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New reports suggested Marvel Studios has moved from one key cog in the Avengers: Doomsday machine. Production on the next Avengers film is now happening in London, England. The film, directed by returning MCU filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo, has been branded as one of the biggest to ever come from the franchise, as classic characters from the MCU team up with legacy Marvel actors like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. 

This reality-bending degree of difficulty, paired with Marvel's up-and-down output since the end of the Infinity Saga, has ratcheted up the pressure for Doomsday to perform, making every decision that much more critical. This has made the margin for error razor-thin. If something is not working, Kevin Feige and co. will not be afraid to set it aside, as the Marvel Studios brass knows just how vital the new team-up is. 

A new report from insider Daniel Richtman revealed...

The production of the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday is in full swing, but news of the release of one of its production associates, Robert Alonzo, has been reported by Marvel Studios recently. Seeing the recent performance of the MCU, it’s safe to say that they need all hands on deck for this conclusive project.

As reported by industry insider Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK), Alonzo’s release has been reported to be due to recent unsatisfactory performance and contributions to the production of the films in the franchise. At the same time, after looking at his credentials, it feels like this decision might not be the right one.

How Robert Alonzo’s Expertise Shaped Some Of The Best Superhero Films Robert Pattinson in and as The Batman | Credits: Warner Bros.

Marvel Studios has reasoned the release of successful stunt coordinator and second unit director Robert Alonzo due to dissatisfaction with his contributions,...

We have another leak from the set of Avengers: Doomsday, this time confirming what most of us already suspected: the movie will take us back to the Time Variance Authority.

The Tva was a focal point of both Loki and Deadpool & Wolverine, so this isn't a shock. Some might consider it a spoiler (hence the tags above), especially as it likely means both the Multiverse's Mightiest Heroes and its greatest threat, Doctor Doom, make it to the temporal law enforcement agency.

This looks like the entrance to the Temporal Loom, meaning Loki is somewhere on the other side, still attempting to hold the Multiverse together by powering up countless branches.

"[I’m] very, very excited," Tom Hiddleston said of his return as Loki earlier this year. "It’s really remarkable that I can talk about it because mostly I’m in a position of knowing and not being able to say anything.

Chris Pine just locked in his next project, and it is not Star Trek 4, with him back aboard the Enterprise as the heroic Captain James T. Kirk. According to the Hollywood trade paper Variety, the actor will star in and produce a film called Run the Night.

Variety states that Run the Night is an action tale to be directed by veteran second unit director and stunt coordinator Robert Alonzo. His many credits include Deadpool and The Batman, as well as Star Trek (2009). He worked on the film as second unit stunt coordinator and fight choreographer.

“Run the Night follows a banker, accused of betraying the Penose (the Dutch mob), who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head,” Variety revealed. “Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the...

Chris Pine has been set to lead the cast and produce Lionsgate’s upcoming action movie ‘Run The Night.’

The story follows a banker, accused of betraying the Penose (the Dutch mob), who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head. Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the lives of his wife and child — a mission that reveals he was never just the money guy.

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Robert Alonzo will make his directorial debut with the movie. John Glenn and Alex Davidson have penned the screenplay, which is based on a story by Glenn. Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures will produce alongside Hidden Pictures president Alex Young; Pine and Ian Gotler, via their Barry Linen banner, and Glenn.

Alonzo has previously...

Star Trek star Chris Pine is all set to lead a new action thriller from Lionsgate, the studio behind the likes of the John Wick franchise. Coming courtesy of Lionsgate and Hidden Pictures, Pine will take the lead in the movie, which finds the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves star fighting his way across the city of Amsterdam to save his wife and child...and revealing a particular set of skills along the way.

Pine will both star in and produce Run the Night, an action thriller that finds the actor in the lead as a banker who is forced to save his family. Of course, as the official synopsis for Run the Night reveals (you can check it out below), he’s far more than just the money man.

““Run the Night” follows a banker, accused of betraying the Penose (the Dutch mob), who is dumped naked in...

Chris Pine will lead and produce Run the Night, an upcoming action film from Lionsgate and Hidden Pictures, with worldwide rights secured by the studio ahead of its sales launch at the Cannes Film Market.

Set in Amsterdam, the film follows a banker who becomes the target of the city’s criminal underworld. Accused of betraying the Dutch mob—referred to as the Penose—he is left without clothes in the center of the city and hunted by violent gangs. With a $10 million bounty on his head, he must cross the city by dawn to protect his wife and child, revealing that his role in the criminal network was more complex than it appeared.

The project marks the directorial debut of Robert Alonzo, a veteran second unit director and stunt coordinator known for work on Deadpool, The Flash, and The Batman. Alonzo previously collaborated with Pine on Star Trek (2009) and...

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Let the Squid Game begin (again)

The rebellion failed, but the game isn't over. Netflix has dropped the teaser trailer for the third and final season of the streamer's international sensation Squid Game. Following the events of Season 2, in which the Front Man shut down Player 456 (Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae) and his allies, the contest is set to resume with the usual deadly consequences. The final run of episodes will drop June 27.

Read: How Lee Jung-jae and the rest of the Season 2 ‘Squid Game’ squad are submitting for Emmy acting categories

Jenna Ortega and Robert De Niro team up for David O. Russell

The biggest stars of Gen Z and the Silent Generation are teaming up for an American hustle. Jenna Ortega and Robert De Niro are set to star in Shutout, from director David O. Russell (The Silver Linings Playbook) and prominent indie producer Black Bear.

Lionsgate International will launch sales in Cannes on the upcoming action filmRun The Night to star Chris Pine.

Experienced second unit director Robert Alonzo, whose credits include Deadpool, The Batman, and The Flash, makes his feature directorial debut. The story centres on a banker accused of betraying the Dutch mob who gets dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10m bounty on his head and must fight his way across the city by dawn to save his wife and child.

John Glenn and Alex Davidson co-wrote the screenplay from a story by Glenn.

Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures...

According to Variety, Chris Pine is set to star in Run the Night, an upcoming action thriller for Lionsgate and Hidden Pictures.

Run the Night follows a banker, who is “accused of betraying the Penose (the Dutch mob), who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head. Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the lives of his wife and child — a mission that reveals he was never just the money guy.“

The film will mark Robert Alonzo’s feature directorial debut. He is a second-unit director and stunt coordinator who has worked on Star Trek, Deadpool, Den of Thieves, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Batman, and more. He’s also serving as second-unit director on Avengers: Doomsday, which is currently filming. The script comes from John Glenn and Alex Davidson.

Run the Night, a new action film starring and to be produced by Chris Pine, has landed at Lionsgate in a deal for worldwide rights.

The story centers on a banker, accused of betraying the Dutch mob, who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head. Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the lives of his wife and child — revealing he was never just the money guy.

Veteran second unit director Robert Alonzo will direct, in his feature debut, from a script by John Glenn & Alex Davidson, based on a story by Glenn. Todd Lieberman and Alex Young will produce for Hidden Pictures, alongside Pine and Ian Gotler, via their Barry Linen banner, and Glenn. Lorenzo De Maio and Evan Gelb of De Maio Entertainment are also producing, with...

Chris Pine is set to star in and produce the upcoming action film “Run the Night” for Lionsgate and Hidden Pictures.

The movie marks the feature directorial debut of Robert Alonzo, a hugely well-respected second unit director and stunt coordinator who had worked on major titles including “Deadpool,” “The Batman” and “The Flash,” to name a few. Lionsgate has acquired worldwide rights to the title and will launch sales in Cannes.

“Run the Night” follows a banker, accused of betraying the Penose (the Dutch mob), who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head. Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the lives of his wife and child — a mission that reveals he was never just the money guy.

The screenplay comes from John Glenn and Alex Davidson, with a story by Glenn.

Apart from being a highly appreciated cult classic movie, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio has delivered a few of the most memorable scenes in the history of cinema. One among them is the intense scene involving DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton and the iconic flamethrower.

Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Columbia Pictures

While the flamethrower scene became memorable for its dramatic flair, considering how Leonardo DiCaprio incinerated Manson cult member Susan Atkins (Mikey Madison) to death, it wasn’t as effortless as it was portrayed. Apparently, DiCaprio’s experience filming it was far from ordinary and bordered on a nightmare for the actor.

Stunt Coordinator Revealed Leonardo DiCaprio’s Fear About Using the Flamethrower

Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his dedication to roles, found himself in a particularly unnerving situation while shooting Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Exclusive: Robert Alonzo, a two-time SAG Award winner known as one of the top action design professionals in Hollywood, is getting into producing at the action-focused production company Tremor House. His partner in the endeavor is longtime friend and collaborator Jonathan Spano, an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose film technology and stunt work have also earned him a SAG Award.

Tremor House will develop, produce, and/or finance mid-range budget action films. As its first deal, Tremor House has entered into a joint venture to co-finance and co-produce commercial action projects with CAT5, the burgeoning action label from Alexis Garcia.

“Tremor House provides us an opportunity to combine our talents, experience, relationships and resources to create projects with maximum entertainment impact,” said Alonzo and Spano in a joint statement to Deadline. “Using the precision and perspective that comes with understanding how to run a business and putting the right people in the right jobs,...

Written by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder, Heart of Stone is a big action film in a classic sense. Starring Gal Gadot as Rachel Stone -- a secret agent working for an A.I.-assisted global peacekeeping organization -- the film throws Stone into a globetrotting mission to save the world. In many ways, Heart of Stone embraces a kind of archetypical action that defined previous generations of action-espionage films, taking cues from the legacy of James Bond and exploring the genre from a very modern perspective.

One of the film's most compelling elements is the near-death misses and big beats that help carry the plot, boasting some particularly impressive (and largely practical) fears. During an interview with Cbr, Heart of Stone's Stunt Coordinator Jo McLaren broke down the appeal of working with a blockbuster star like Gal Gadot, the importance of having a strong script for the film,...

Matt Reeves' 2022 film "The Batman" featured the title character in yet another rebooted continuity, this time even darker and grittier than ever before. Batman (Robert Pattinson) was seen as a pale-skinned, stoic outsider, rarely making public appearances as Bruce Wayne, preferring to use his fists to ignite fear in the hearts of the criminal underground. He didn't smile and seemed incapable of experiencing happiness. The Riddler (Paul Dano) was reimagined to resemble the real-life Zodiac Killer, and murdered people on the regular. Gotham City was more corrupt than ever, and it is tantalizingly suggested at one point that Bruce Wayne's late father might have opened the door for massive corruption to leak into the city's legislature. Sadly, that moment is walked back. 

Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz), meanwhile, is a stolid and bitter woman living in poverty with multiple cats and her at-risk girlfriend Annika (Hana Hrzic). Technically, the screenplay never...

Brad Pitt has won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance as stunt double Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

In a fairly competitive category, Pitt beat out fellow nominees Tom Hanks (Fred Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Anthony Hopkins (Pope Benedict XVI in “The Two Popes”), Al Pacino (Jimmy Hoffa in “The Irishman”), and Joe Pesci (Russell Bufalino in “The Irishman”).

This is Pitt’s fourth nomination as an actor, and his first acting Oscar win. Previously, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for “12 Monkeys,” for Best Actor in 2009 for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” for Best Actor in 2012 for “Moneyball.”

As a producer, he has three Best Picture nominations: “Moneyball” (2012), “12 Years a Slave” (2014), and “The Big Short” (2016). He won for “12 Years a Slave,” which was his first ever Oscar win.

Pitt...

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood character Rick Dalton played a flamethrower-wielding Nazi hunter in one of his movies, The 14 Fists of McCluskey. There’s a whole story revolving around this flamethrower that is set up over the course of the film.

While watching the movie, DiCaprio seemed very comfortable using the the Flamethrower, but he wasn’t comfortable with it at all! You see, DiCaprio had to use a real flamethrower to really set some of his co-stars on fire. We see this scene in the trailer for the film.

DiCaprio was concerned that he would hurt someone, and it was the film’s co-stunt coordinator Robert Alonzo, who worked on easing DiCaprio’s concerns by having himself be set on fire first. Alonzo recalled in an interview with Huff Post:

“Leo was not very gung-ho with all the flamethrower stuff. Literally, he doesn’t want to hurt anyone.

[Editor’s note: The following post contains spoilers for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”]

Of all the reimagined bits of history that round out Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” there’s one sequence that continues to divide moviegoers. The scene — a wild, on-set, hand-to-hand battle between Brad Pitt’s stuntman Cliff Booth and Mike Moh as the legendary Bruce Lee — involves plenty of elements worth unpacking, including the use of a historical figure. But some audiences are struggling to understand where it fits in the film’s narrative.

The Bruce Lee/Cliff Booth fight has become one of the film’s biggest points of controversy since “Hollywood” hit theaters late last month. Both Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee and protégé Dan Inosanto have spoken out against Tarantino for his portrayal of the martial arts and acting legend in the scene.

Actor Mike Moh, who plays Lee in the film, recently admitted that he was conflicted at first about taking on the part as written,...

There’s been a lot of talk regarding how Quentin Tarantino handled Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Some people enjoyed it because it was fun, entertaining, and unexpected, while others didn’t care for how Lee was portrayed seeing it as an insult to the character.

Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon previously talked about her dislike for how her father was portrayed saying:

“He comes across as an arrogant asshole who was full of hot air, and not someone who had to fight triple as hard as any of those people did to accomplish what was naturally given to so many others.”

“I can understand all the reasoning behind what is portrayed in the movie. I understand that the two characters are antiheroes and this is sort of like a rage fantasy of what would happen… and they’re portraying a period of time that clearly...

[Editor’s note: The following post contains spoilers for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”]

Few moments in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” are as memorable as when Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton gets a flamethrower and incinerates Manson cult member Susan Atkins (Mikey Madison) to death. Rick has a flamethrower in his possession due to his role in the WWII movie “The 14 Fists of McCluskey,” a scene from which is shown early on in “Hollywood” that memorably features Rick’s character burning a group of Nazis. While Rick effortlessly wields the flamethrower, DiCaprio was not as gung-ho about it as his onscreen character.

In an interview with HuffPo, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” stunt coordinator Robert Alonzo says DiCaprio was a little freaked out about using the flamethrower himself and burning up actors on set. Alonzo said he “has a lot of experience with fire-burning” after working as a stunt coordinator for 23 years, so he tried to ease DiCaprio...

When it comes to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” one scene that is proving to be most controversial is the fight between Bruce Lee (Mike Moh) and Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Bruce Lee’s daughter and protégé have already spoken out against the film, condemning Quentin Tarantino for his portrayal of the martial arts and acting legend. In an interview with HuffPo, “Hollywood” stunt coordinator Robert Alonzo reveals Tarantino originally wrote a much longer version of the Bruce Lee fight scene.

In the film, Bruce Lee challenges Cliff to a three-round fight on the set of “The Green Hornet” after Cliff insults him by laughing when he says his fists have been registered as lethal weapons. Lee quickly wins the first round by knocking Cliff to the ground, then Cliff wins round two by launching Lee into the side of a car. Just before the two men can engage in the final round,...

Every movie nominated this year for a best picture Oscar employed a stunt coordinator. Yet not one of these individuals will have the opportunity to receive Academy Award recognition.

The Oscars acknowledge categories ranging across multiple disciplines that support a film’s story and visual dynamics. But the stunt department’s contributions remain unsung. This might be due to misperceptions about what stunt performers actually do these days. Stunt coordinator Melissa R. Stubbs (“Tully”) has been a voting member of the Academy since 2007. When she began her career, stunt actors were viewed as adrenaline junkies with “Kodak courage” — her term for the desire to do the biggest, most dangerous stunt sequences just for the glory of having it captured on film.

In a world of pricey digital effects, stunt departments present themselves differently now. Their mission: to advance the narrative by means of repeatable, safe sequences that are also budget-friendly.

This Friday, Tom Cruise returns to theaters in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, a sequel to his 2012 action thriller. This time, he works to clear the name of a government colleague (How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders), gets embroiled in a conspiracy, and discovers that he may have a teenage daughter he never knew about.

I had the opportunity to speak with co-writer/director Ed Zwick by phone about the new film, including bringing his more humanist touch to the franchise, how he went about topping the action scenes from the first movie, what he thinks Cruise responds to about working with him (this is their second collaboration, following 2003's The Last Samuari), and more.

GeekTyrant: Thanks for speaking with me. Let me start with this: I heard reports that Chris McQuarrie (who directed the first film) was initially going to direct this movie before he slid into...

While Tom Cruise flogs the so-so reviewed Oblivion, his last feature effort, Jack Reacher, is coming to home video on May 7. According to the PR: One of the most compelling heroes ever to step from novel to screen makes his highly-anticipated home entertainment debut when Jack Reacher blasts his way onto Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on May 7, 2013 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film will be available for Digital Download on April 23rd. Tom Cruise tackles the title role with the brute force his character is known for and his “tightly controlled performance holds our attention all the way through to the tense finale” (Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News). Based on best-selling author Lee Child’s wildly popular series of novels, Jack Reacher was adapted for the screen and directed by Academy Award-winner Christopher McQuarrie (Best Original Screenplay, The Usual Suspects, 1995). Filled with heart-pounding action, thrills and a “killer chase scene” (Chris Vognar,...

Los Angeles, April 20: Hollywood star Tom Cruise is better and competent than most professional stuntmen in the industry, says Rob Alonzo, assistant stunt coordinator in "Jack Reacher".

"Tom is so well rounded, he's better than most stuntmen. He's an incredible driver, an incredible fighter and stunt performer," contactmusic.com quoted Alonzo as saying.

"He flies planes, he knows how to ride horses, he rides motorcylces, so any director would be lucky to have a guy like that because they can keep the camera on him the whole time and it's more engaging," he added.

Alonzo also said that Cruise, 50, prefers to do his own.

Tom Cruise is ''the most intense individual''. The 50-year-old actor throws himself fully into the physical aspect of his action roles, often performing jaw dropping stunts and 'Jack Reacher' assistant stunt coordinator, Rob Alonzo, revealed Tom was completely focused on set. Speaking at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Rob said: ''You do kind of worry sometimes about what he's going through but I have to harness Tom back more than I have to push him forward. Sometimes we'll be told to tone it down a bit by those in charge but you never have to tell him to give more, it's give...

Tom Cruise is 'the most intense individual'. The 50-year-old actor throws himself fully into the physical aspect of his action roles, often performing jaw dropping stunts and 'Jack Reacher' assistant stunt coordinator, Rob Alonzo, revealed Tom was completely focused on set. Speaking at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Rob exclusively told Bang Showbiz: 'You do kind of worry sometimes about what he's going through but I have to harness Tom back more than I have to push him forward. Sometimes we'll be told to tone it down a bit by those in charge but you never have to tell him to give more, it's give less because he is so into it. He is the most intense individual I have...

Tom Cruise is ''better than most stunt men''. The 50-year-old actor is famous for doing his own stunts in his action movies and Rob Alonzo, assistant stunt coordinator on 'Jack Reacher' - in which Tom plays the title character, a drifter and former Military Police Corps officer - believes Tom is more competent than most professionals. Speaking at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Rob said: ''Tom is so well rounded, he's better than most stunt men. He's an incredible driver, an incredible fighter and stunt performer. He flies planes, he knows how to ride horses, he rides motorcylces, so any director would...

Tom Cruise is 'better than most stunt men'. The 50-year-old actor is famous for doing his own stunts in his action movies and Rob Alonzo, assistant stunt coordinator on 'Jack Reacher' - in which Tom plays the title character, a drifter and former Military Police Corps officer - believes Tom is more competent than most professionals. Speaking at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Rob exclusively told Bang Showbiz: 'Tom is so well rounded, he's better than most stunt men. He's an incredible driver, an incredible fighter and stunt performer. He flies planes, he knows how to ride horses, he rides motorcylces, so any director would be lucky to have a guy like that because they can keep the camera on...

Is it a comedy? Or is Akshay Kumar back in action for Housefull 2? According to sources the script for the sequel has devised some of the scariest action sequences ever. Apparently, Akshay's introductory stunt in Housefull 2 would be directed by Robert Alonzo who is Tom Cruise's stunt co-ordinator in Mission Impossible 4. Forget the nerd who gets conned into marriage by a woman who elopes with her boyfriend on their honeymoon. Akshay is done with his nerdy avatar. According to a reliable source, in Housefull 2, he plays a character twice as wicked, destructive and devilish as the one he played in the Sajid Nadiadwala's production Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. According to a source, Akshay's character in Housefull 2 is an extension of the smartass who dupes Salman Khan in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi than the wimp who loses love each time in Housefull. Akshay Kumar's nerdy act done to facetious heights...

Is it a comedy? Or is Akshay Kumar back in action for Housefull 2? According to sources the script for the sequel has devised some of the scariest action sequences ever. Apparently, Akshay's introductory stunt in Housefull 2 would be directed by Robert Alonzo who is Tom Cruise's stunt co-ordinator in Mission Impossible 4. Forget the nerd who gets conned into marriage by a woman who elopes with her boyfriend on their honeymoon. Akshay is done with his nerdy avatar. According to a reliable source, in Housefull 2, he plays a character twice as wicked, destructive and devilish as the one he played in the Sajid Nadiadwala's production Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. According to a source, Akshay's character in Housefull 2 is an extension of the smartass who dupes Salman Khan in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi than the wimp who loses love each time in Housefull. Akshay Kumar's nerdy act done to facetious heights...

16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Recipients Theatrical Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake - "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Sandra Bullock / Leigh Anne Tuohy - "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Christoph Waltz / Col. Hans Landa - "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Mo’Nique / Mary - "Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire" (Lionsgate) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures) Daniel BRÜHL / Fredrick Zoller August Diehl / Major Hellstrom Julie Dreyfus / Francesca Mondino Michael Fassbender / Lt. Archie Hicox Sylvester Groth / Joseph Goebbels Jacky Ido / Marcel Diane Kruger / Bridget von Hammersmark MÉLANIE Laurent / Shosanna Denis Menochet / Perrier Lapadite...

The SAG Awards sparkled. Women in beautiful dresses, perfectly accessorized; men crisply attired in suits or tuxes; and flash cameras and video everywhere—it was quite a scene. There was drama …

… and romance:

Boldface names made their way down the red carpet: the bolder the name, the faster they moved. Oops, there went Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button). Too late. But Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) did pause for a moment:

He picked up an award later that evening for male actor in a comedy series. Meanwhile, the unofficial award for cutest kids went to the ones playing adman Don Draper’s children in Mad Men. Kiernan Shipka looks sweet …

… but advised me that if she won an award (she did, as part of an ensemble), it would go next to her Tae Kwon Do trophies. Easy there tiger! Meanwhile, her cast-mate and fellow winner Aaron Hart is a handsome little fellow …

… but...

The winners for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® have been announced. The ceremony was held on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center and was simulcast by TNT and TBS. Dany Boyle's acclaimed "Slumdog Millionaire" took home the best Cast of a Motion Picture, Sean Penn won for his dramatic performance in "Milk" and Heath Ledger was recognized again for his work as 'The Joker' in "The Dark Knight." Actresses taking home top honors were Meryl Streep who impressed most again with a win for her performance in Miramax Films' "Doubt" and Kate Winslet added another award for her work on The Weinsten Company's "The Reader." As announced by the Screen Actors Guild, here are the winners: 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Recipients Theatrical Motion PICTURESOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Sean Penn Harvey Milk "Milk" Focus FeaturesOutstanding Performance...