The Tourist 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

The Tourist 2010

The Tourist is a 2010 thriller film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. It is a remake of the 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer.

Director:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writers:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (screenplay), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Paul Bettany

The project went through a number of directorial changes. Originally, the film was set with Lasse Hallström, but he left over scheduling conflicts. Bharat Nalluri then came on but later left. When Jolie accepted her role, so did Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, but he left over "creative differences" along with Sam Worthington. After many names were mooted, including Alfonso Cuarón, Donnersmarck returned.

Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

Storyline

Elise (Angelina Jolie) sits next to an American tourist, Frank (Johnny Depp), on a train going to Venice. She has chosen him as a decoy, making believe that he is her lover who is wanted for police. Not only will they need to evade the police, but also the mobster whose money her lover stole.

Despite its critical reception, the film was nominated for three Golden Globes: Best Musical or Comedy, Depp for Actor Musical or Comedy and Jolie for Actress Musical or Comedy.

Box office performance

The Tourist opened at $16,472,458 on its first weekend at #2 spot behind The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. As of 1/9/11, the film has grossed $64,579,000 domestically and $122,000,000 internationally for a total of $186,579,000 worldwide.

Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$16,472,458 (USA) (12 December 2010) (2756 Screens)
Gross:
$61,157,944 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Red 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Red 2010 film

Red is an American action-comedy film loosely inspired by the three-issue comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis with Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.

Director:
Robert Schwentke
Writers:
Jon Hoeber (screenplay), Erich Hoeber (screenplay), and 2 more credits
Stars:
Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman

In the film version, the title of the film, "Red", is derived from designation for the retired status of agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), meaning "retired, extremely dangerous".

When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive.

Storyline

When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive. The final scene shows Frank and Marvin in Moldova, fleeing from Moldovan Army troops with a stolen nuclear device, in a wooden wheelbarrow with Marvin wearing a dress being pushed by Frank, as part of returning a favor to Ivan for his help.

Box office

On its opening weekend Red earned an estimated $22.5 million on around 4,100 screens at 3,255 locations, coming in second behind Jackass 3-D. As of January 18, 2011, the film had grossed over $90 million in the United States and with worldwide total of over $164 million.

Budget:
$58,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$21,761,408 (USA) (17 October 2010) (3255 Screens)
Gross:
$89,842,937 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Burlesque 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Burlesque 2010

Burlesque is a 2010 Golden Globe-winning musical film directed and written by Steven Antin and starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. The film was released on November 24, 2010 in North America. Cher and Aguilera contributed to the soundtrack album, with Aguilera contributing to eight out of the ten songs with Cher taking the remaining two. The album was released in the USA on November 22, 2010.

Director:
Steve Antin
Writer:
Steve Antin
Stars:
Cher, Christina Aguilera and Alan Cumming

Diane Warren won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me", which is performed by Cher.

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Storyline

The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself.

The soundtrack album features ten tracks: eight performed by Aguilera including the album's first single Express; and two performed by Cher which are her first original recordings in 7 years. Both the ballads from the soundtrack - Bound to You performed by Aguilera and You Haven't Seen The Last of Me performed by Cher - were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Composer Diane Warren won the Award for You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me.

Burlesque was released on Wednesday, November 24, 2010; it opened in 3,037 theaters in the United States and Canada, during the Thanksgiving week. It was the third highest grossing film during its first day, getting $2.86 million;[26] and by the end of the week it had grossed $17.3 million, $11.9 million of which were from the weekend alone, ranking the movie in fourth place behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Disney’s Tangled, and Megamind.

Box Office

Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$11,947,744 (USA) (28 November 2010) (3037 Screens)
Gross:
$38,239,917 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Alice in Wonderland 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Alice in Wonderland 2010

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American computer-animated/live action fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, written by Linda Woolverton, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, and Stephen Fry.

Director:
Tim Burton
Writers:
Linda Woolverton (screenplay), Lewis Carroll (books)
Stars:
Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

The film is a sequel to Lewis Carroll's 1865 fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and by association, the 1951 Disney film based on that novel. Wasikowska plays the now nineteen-year-old Alice who, 13 years after her previous visit, returns for the first time as a young woman. She is told that she is the only one who can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon-like creature controlled by the Red Queen who terrorizes Underland's inhabitants.

The film premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010, and was released in Australia on March 4, 2010, and the United States and the United Kingdom on March 5, 2010, through IMAX 3D and Disney Digital 3D, as well as in traditional theaters. The film grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

Storyline

Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called "Underland," she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches.

19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Box office

Alice in Wonderland opened at number one with $40,804,962 in North America, setting a new March opening-day record. Alice earned $116.1 million in its opening weekend, handily topping the previous record held by 300 ($70.9 million) for the largest opening weekend in March[81] and the record for the largest opening weekend during springtime - the latter previously held by Fast and Furious ($71.0 million). It is currently the eighth highest-grossing opening weekend of all time, the highest opening weekend for a non-sequel - taking the record from Spider-Man - and the highest one as well for a non-holiday, non-summer period. The film also became the highest-grossing film of 2010 within the first three days of release beating Valentine's Day's $106 million gross. The film made an additional $94 million in 40 other countries in its opening weekend, putting its worldwide total at $210 million.

Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$116,101,023 (USA) (7 March 2010) (3728 Screens)
Gross:
$334,185,206 (USA) (4 July 2010)

The Kids Are All Right - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

The Kids Are All Right 

The Kids Are All Right is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by Lisa Cholodenko and written by Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg.

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.

One of Sundance 2010's breakout hits,it opened in limited release on July 9, 2010, expanding to more theaters on July 30, 2010. The film was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and Annette Bening was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.


Director:
Lisa Cholodenko
Writers:
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
Stars:
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo

Storyline

Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. During their relationship, Jules has floundered in her "nine to five" life, sometimes trying to start a business - always unsuccessfully - or being the stay at home mom. She is currently trying to start a landscape design business. They have two teen-aged children, Joni and Laser, Nic who is Joni's biological mother, and Jules who is Laser's biological mother. Although not exact replicas, each offspring does more closely resemble his/her biological mother in temperament. Joni and Laser are also half-siblings, having the same unknown sperm donor father.

Box office

Opening in limited release at seven theaters, The Kids Are All Right grossed $491,971 in its first weekend. At $70,282 per theater, the film scored the highest average gross in the year to date. It expanded to 38 theaters on July 16, then 201 on July 23 and finally 847 on July 30. As of December 20, the film had grossed a total of $29,365,490 worldwide.

Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$491,971 (USA) (11 July 2010) (7 Screens)
Gross:
$20,803,237 (USA) (17 October 2010)

The King's Speech - Oscar Awards 2011

The King's Speech

The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper from a script by David Seidler. The film won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award.

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

Director:
Tom Hooper
Writer:
David Seidler (screenplay)
Stars:
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter

The film stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as speech therapist Lionel Logue, who helped George VI overcome a stammer. Filming commenced in the United Kingdom in November 2009. The film was given a limited release in the United States on 26 November 2010 before giving it a wide release on 10 December 2010 and it was given general release across the UK on 7 January 2011.

Storyline

Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.

The King's Speech opened with $355,450 in four theatres, averaging $88,863 per theatre. It holds the record for the highest per theatre gross of 2010.[26] In the UK and Ireland, the film became box office number one, and took in £3,510,000 in its opening weekend from 395 cinemas.

Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$355,450 (USA) (28 November 2010) (4 Screens)
Gross:
$32,896,665 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Inception - Oscar Awards 2011

Inception

Inception is a 2010 American science fiction film, which was written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialized spy or corporate espionage thief. His work consists of secretly extracting valuable commercial information from the unconscious mind of his targets while they are asleep and dreaming.

Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writer:
Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page

Storyline

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Box Office
Budget:
$160,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$62,785,337 (USA) (18 July 2010) (3792 Screens)
Gross:
$292,568,851 (USA) (2 January 2011)

The nominees for the 68th Golden Globe Awards were announced on December 14th, 2010, and Inception was nominated for four awards, including Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.

The Fighter

The Fighter (2010 film)

The Fighter is a 2010 biographical sports film directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams. The film centers on the life of professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale). Amy Adams co-stars as a love interest of Ward. The Fighter is Russell and Wahlberg's third film collaboration, following Three Kings and I ♥ Huckabees.

Director:
David O. Russell
Writers:
Scott Silver (screenplay), Paul Tamasy (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams



The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime. Written by anonymous

Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$300,010 (USA) (12 December 2010) (4 Screens)
Gross:
$57,845,946 (USA) (9 January 2011)

The film was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards. Best Picture (Drama), Best Actor (Drama) for Wahlberg, Best Supporting Actress for Leo and Adams, Best Supporting Actor for Bale, and a nomination for Best Director for Russell. The film was nominated for four SAG awards, Best Supporting Actor for Bale, Best Supporting Actress for Adams and Leo, and Best Ensemble. The film received three Chicago Film Critics award nominations, Best Supporting Actor for Christian Bale, and Best Supporting Actress nominations for Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. Christian Bale won a Satellite Award, the Critics' Choice Award, and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Melissa Leo won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

The Social Network - Oscar Awards 2011

The Social Network is a 2010 drama film about the founding of the social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The film was directed by David Fincher and features an ensemble cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello, and Rooney Mara.

Director:
David Fincher
Writers:
Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book)
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake

Storyline

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

The film won the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards on January 16, 2011. The film also won the awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score, making it the film with the most wins of the night.

Golden Globe Awards 2011 Winners

Golden Globe Awards 2011 Winners

Best Motion Picture
Drama Musical or Comedy

* The Social Network
o Black Swan
o The Fighter
o Inception
o The King's Speech



* The Kids Are All Right
o Alice in Wonderland
o Burlesque
o Red
o The Tourist

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama
Actor Actress

* Colin Firth - The King’s Speech as King George VI
o Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg
o James Franco - 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
o Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine as Dean
o Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter as Micky Ward



* Natalie Portman - Black Swan as Nina Sayers
o Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice as Frankie/Alice
o Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole as Becca Corbett
o Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone as Ree Dolly
o Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine as Cindy

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Actor Actress

* Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
o Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland as Mad Hatter
o Johnny Depp - The Tourist as Frank Tupelo
o Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs as Jamie Randall
o Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack as Jack Abramoff



* Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right as Nic
o Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs as Maggie Murdock
o Angelina Jolie - The Tourist as Elise Ward
o Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right as Jules
o Emma Stone - Easy A as Olive Penderghast

Supporting Actor Supporting Actress

* Christian Bale - The Fighter as Dicky Eklund
o Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Gordon Gekko
o Andrew Garfield - The Social Network as Eduardo Saverin
o Jeremy Renner - The Town as James "Jem" Coughlin
o Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech as Lionel Logue



* Melissa Leo - The Fighter as Alice Eklund
o Amy Adams - The Fighter as Charlene Fleming
o Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech as Queen Elizabeth
o Mila Kunis - Black Swan as Lily
o Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom as Janine 'Smurf' Cody

Best Director Best Screenplay

* David Fincher - The Social Network
o Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
o Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
o Christopher Nolan - Inception
o David O. Russell - The Fighter



* Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
o Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
o Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
o Christopher Nolan - Inception
o David Seidler - The King's Speech

Best Original Score Best Original Song

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Social Network
o Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
o Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
o A.R. Rahman - 127 Hours
o Hans Zimmer - Inception



* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque
o "Bound to You" - Burlesque
o "Coming Home" - Country Strong
o "I See the Light" - Tangled
o "There's a Place For Us" - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Best Animated Feature Film Best Foreign Language Film

* Toy Story 3
o Despicable Me
o How to Train Your Dragon
o The Illusionist
o Tangled



* In a Better World • Denmark
o Biutiful • Mexico/Spain
o The Concert • France
o The Edge • Russia
o I Am Love • Italy

Television
Best series
Drama Musical or Comedy

* Boardwalk Empire
o Dexter
o The Good Wife
o Mad Men
o The Walking Dead



* Glee
o 30 Rock
o The Big Bang Theory
o The Big C
o Modern Family
o Nurse Jackie

Best performance in a television series - drama
Actor Actress

* Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson
o Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad as Walter White
o Michael C. Hall - Dexter as Dexter Morgan
o Jon Hamm - Mad Men as Don Draper
o Hugh Laurie - House as Dr. Gregory House



* Katey Sagal - Sons of Anarchy as Gemma Teller Morrow
o Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick
o Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men as Peggy Olson
o Piper Perabo - Covert Affairs as Annie Walker
o Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer as Brenda Leigh Johnson

Best performance in a television series - musical or comedy
Actor Actress

* Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory as Sheldon Cooper
o Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy
o Steve Carell - The Office as Michael Scott
o Thomas Jane - Hung as Ray Drecker
o Matthew Morrison - Glee as Will Schuester



* Laura Linney - The Big C as Cathy Jamison
o Toni Collette - United States of Tara as Tara Gregson
o Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
o Tina Fey - 30 Rock as Liz Lemon
o Lea Michele - Glee as Rachel Berry

Best performance in a mini-series or TV film
Actor Actress

* Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack as Jack Kevorkian
o Idris Elba - Luther as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther
o Ian McShane - The Pillars of the Earth as Waleran Bigod
o Dennis Quaid - The Special Relationship as President Bill Clinton
o Édgar Ramírez - Carlos as Carlos the Jackal



* Claire Danes - Temple Grandin as Temple Grandin
o Hayley Atwell - The Pillars of the Earth as Aliena
o Judi Dench - Return to Cranford as Matty Jenkyns
o Romola Garai - Emma as Emma Woodhouse
o Jennifer Love Hewitt - The Client List as Samantha Horton

Best supporting performance in a series, mini-series, or TV film
Actor Actress

* Chris Colfer - Glee as Kurt Hummel
o Scott Caan - Hawaii Five-0 as Danny Williams
o Chris Noth - The Good Wife as Peter Florrick
o Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family as Cameron Tucker
o David Strathairn - Temple Grandin as Professor Carlock



* Jane Lynch - Glee as Sue Sylvester
o Hope Davis - The Special Relationship as Hillary Clinton
o Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder
o Julia Stiles - Dexter as Lumen Pierce
o Sofía Vergara - Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett

Best mini-series or TV film

* Carlos
o The Pacific
o The Pillars of the Earth
o Temple Grandin
o You Don't Know Jack