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Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
Ranking This Christmas’ Oscar Movies, From ‘The Post’ to Hugh Jackman’s Vanity Musical
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
Christmas movies suggest family-friendly, heartwarming tales, designed for peak holiday family moviegoing. And then there’s the other kind — the late-breaking, high-profile, A-list titles designed to hit the box office and Oscar voters’ consciousness. Some of these launched at prestige fall film festivals (“Downsizing,” “Molly’s Game,” “Hostiles,” “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”); others are bonafide awards contenders (Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” and Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread”); and some, like Hugh Jackman vanity musical “The Greatest Showman,” will soon skid into either bad reviews or audience reaction, or both.

Herewith, a ranking of the Christmas movies in order of their likely Oscar prospects.

“The Post” (Fox, December 22)

Metascore: 82.

Strengths: Steven Spielberg’s riveting paean to newspaper journalism and freedom of the press couldn’t be more timely. Early reviews are strong for this true story about The Washington Post’s publication of the Pentagon Papers,...
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  • 12/18/2017
  • by Anne Thompson
  • Indiewire
George Clooney is Returning to TV + More Industry News 11/11-11/17
George Clooney is coming back to the small screen.The actor has signed on to direct and star in a limited series adaptation of “Catch-22,” the Joseph Heller novel about a U.S. Air Force bombardier in WWII Italy. No network is attached but filming will likely begin early next year. (Variety) “The Lion King” celebrated 20 years on Broadway.And in those years, hundreds of performers have taken the stage. Here are some of their stories. (New York Times) After pulling his next film the Weinstein Company, Quentin Tarantino’s “#9” lands at Sony.A fierce bidding war took place for the director’s ninth film, a drama set in L.A. during the time of the Charles Manson murders. Warner Bros., Fox, Universal, Lionsgate, and Annapurna all vied for distribution rights, with the film ultimately landing with Sony. (Deadline) The Academy opens film season with 9th annual Governors Awards.This...
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  • 11/17/2017
  • backstage.com
Adrienne Becker named Annapurna COO
Annapoorna at an event for Oka Laila Kosam (2014)
Executive will work across all aspects of Megan Ellison’s company.

Adrienne Becker arrives from Killer Content where she served as CEO for the last three years.

Becker will lead Annapurna’s business strategy across Annapurna Pictures, Annapurna TV and Annapurna Interactive. She reports to founder and CEO Megan Ellison.

At Killer, Becker set up the development apparatus and broadened the company into a creator of television and digital media and added the Killer Films Media brand and digital arm.

She also secured corporate investment and raised funds to build a library of owned IP under Killer Impact, some of which she brings to Annapurna.

Becker will remain on the Killer Board and oversee the transition to a new CEO to be named in the coming weeks.

“Annapurna is a stand-out, unique enterprise that persists, reinvents, and innovates, towards lasting value and impact,” Becker said. “I am excited and humbled to be joining the very talented team assembled...
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 3/29/2017
  • by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
  • ScreenDaily
Sacha Baron Cohen to Remake Danish Cult Comedy ‘Klown’ with Annapurna
Annapoorna at an event for Oka Laila Kosam (2014)
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna has won a bidding war at the American Film Market to remake the 2010 Danish comedy “Klown” with Sacha Baron Cohen attached to star, ScreenDaily reports.

Read More: Review: ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Penelope Cruz, Rebel Wilson, Ian McShane, More

Baron Cohen and Todd Schulman’s production company Four By Two will produce alongside Annapurna. Scott Stuber will also serve as a producer on the project.

Directed by Mikkel Norgaard and produced by Lars Von Trier’s Zentropa, “Klown” is the highest-grossing film in Danish history. The film centers on a man trying to prove his worth as a father-to-be by taking his pregnant girlfriend’s 12-year-old nephew on a weekend canoe trip with his best friend. Baron Cohen and Annapurna are expected to shop the project to buyers together at Afm on Friday. Norgaard also directed a sequel to the film,...
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  • 11/4/2016
  • by Graham Winfrey
  • Indiewire
Gravity (2013)
Deadline’s Oscars Blog: ‘12 Years A Slave’, ‘Gravity’ And Boredom Reign Supreme
Gravity (2013)
Here we are again after the Golden Globes, Mike Fleming and Anita Busch taking on the task of play by play during the most wide-open Oscar race we can remember. Even on the party circuit, industry insiders who usually have a grasp of who’ll walk away with Oscars were evenly torn between Alfonso Cuaron’s 3D masterpiece Gravity and Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave. Then again, there were so many terrific films that got Best Picture nominations, and all of them have at least a puncher’s chance at an upset. Related: Oscars: Pete Hammond’s Absolute Final Predictions That includes American Hustle, where David O Russell co-wrote the Best Original Script nominee with Eric Warren Singer and got tour de force performances and nominations for Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Perfs so strong there was no room on the nomination roster for perennial Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner.
See full article at Deadline
  • 3/3/2014
  • by MIKE FLEMING JR
  • Deadline
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