Benedict Cumberbatch continues to dominate the big screen, starring in Headhunters director Morten Tyldum’s historical thriller The Imitation Game. Master mathematician and cryptanalyst Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) finds himself plunged into the underbelly of World War II when he’s hired by the British government – along with a team of code breakers – to crack Nazi Germany’s supposedly impenetrable Enigma code and end the war. Continue reading “Review: The Imitation Game (2014)”
Victor Hugo’s decades-spanning novel Les Misérables has been the subject of countless adaptations since its initial publication in 1862, the latest of which hails from The King’s Speech director, Tom Hooper. He has stripped the tale of ex-convict Jean Valjean’s quest for redemption through revolution-era France down to its core and captured the fraught emotion and difficult subject matter – poverty, prostitution, crime and corruption – through powerful, live on-set Continue reading “Review: Les Misérables (2012)”
Margaret Thatcher is, and always will be, a controversial figure. In her time it was unheard of for a woman to climb the political ladder, let alone to reach the top and remain in power for as long as she did. Never one for deferring to tradition, she spent her time in office changing society as she deemed fit, with her ruthless, self-assured nature losing voters, friends and colleagues along the way.
To most people, this would be an excellent conceit for a straightforward, politically charged biopic. However, in the eyes of director Phyllida Lloyd Continue reading “Review: The Iron Lady (2011)”
The King’s Speech
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush
Blue Valentine
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling and Faith Wladyka
The Way Back
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris and Colin Farrell
I Saw The Devil
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi and Gook-hwan Jeon
Biutiful
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez and Hanaa Bouchaib
Archipelago
Director: Joanna Hogg
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Christopher Baker and Kate Fahy
Chico & Rita
Director: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba
Starring: Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses and Eman Xor Oña
Waiting For Superman
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Starring: The Black Family, Geoffrey Canada and The Esparza Family
1. Battle: Los Angeles – £1,792,913
2. Rango – £1,539,809
3. Unknown – £1,038,522
4. The Adjustment Bureau – £911,863
5. Hall Pass – £900,936
6. The King’s Speech – £689,809
7. Paul – £559,856
8. Gnomeo & Juliet – £553,485
9. Fair Game – £304,297
10. West Is West – £248,432
1. Rango – £1,638,613
2. The Adjustment Bureau – £1,395,715
3. Unknown – £1,356,345
4. Paul – £1,109,766
5. The King’s Speech – £1,076,381
6. Gnomeo & Juliet – £842,278
7. I Am Number Four – £498,822
8. True Grit – £463,320
9. West Is West – £452,076
10. Yogi Bear – £435,564
1. Rango – $38,000,000
2. The Adjustment Bureau – $20,900,000
3. Beastly – $10,100,000
4. Hall Pass – $9,000,000
5. Gnomeo & Juliet – $6,900,000
6. Unknown – $6,600,000
7. The King’s Speech – $6,500,000
8. Just Go With It – $6,400,000
9. I Am Number Four – $5,700,000
10. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – $4,300,000
1. Gnomeo & Juliet – £2,502,806
2. Paul – £2,073,462
3. I Am Number Four – £1,628,523
4. Yogi Bear – £1,465, 863
5. Tangled – £1,352,104
6. The King’s Speech – £1,207,963
7. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son – £993,485
8. No Strings Attached – £978,974
9. True Grit – £862.260
10. West Is West – £758,226
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Documentary
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Visual Effects
Best Costume Design
Best Editing
Best Makeup
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Best Short Film (Animated)
Best Short Film (Documentary)
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
1. Gnomeo & Juliet – $14,200,000
2. Hall Pass – $13,400,000
3. Unknown – $12,400,000
4. Just Go With It – $11,100,000
5. I Am Number Four – $11,000,000
6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – $9,200,000
7. The King’s Speech – $7,700,000
8. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son – $7,600,000
9. Drive Angry 3D – $5,100,000
10. True Grit – $1,900,000
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