'An Education,' a sensitive and introspective look at a young woman's coming of age in early 1960 England, is generating lots of Oscar buzz, especially for its breakout star Carey Mulligan.So what's the next move for the film's director, Lone Scherfig? A time-spanning romantic comedy, of course. Scherfig is set to direct 'One Day,' which tells the story of a couple that meets one day each year for 20 years, a la 'Same Time, Next Year,' and follows their lives until they realize they were meant for each other, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Oscar race handicappers don't usually complain about a dearth of supporting actor contenders; there's usually plenty of buddies, sidekicks, dads, and villains to fill the bill. Not this year, though. Aside from one or two sure things, there's no telling who might sneak into the category, or how deep the Academy and Globes voters may have to dig to find the rest of the supporting actor slate.
Avatar is so close now you can almost smell it. Well, that would be weird, but you get my point. Anyway, we're a matter of days from James Cameron's sci-fi adventure arriving and, whaddyaknow, we have another collection of new videos to analyse and generally drool over.
It failed to dislodge The Twilight Saga: New Moon from the summit of the charts when it came out the previous weekend, but now Paranormal Activity has belatedly grabbed the top spot. That's all down to a slim 29% decline for the micro-budget horror, as against a 62% drop for New Moon.
Over the decades David Bowie has been no stranger to awards ceremonies. Now his son Duncan Jones is getting in on the act. The 38-year-old movie maker, formerly known as Zowie Bowie, scooped two big prizes at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday night for his highly regarded sci-fi picture Moon: Debut Director and Best Film.
Iron Man himself took another step toward movie immortality Monday morning in Hollywood.
