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Screening Room: Adrien Brody's New Film, Seyfried in 'Lovelace,' and Arnie's Comeback

By Joe Robberson on

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Trailer of the Week
Detachment

Tony Kaye's (American History X) newest, Detachment, got a trailer over the holidays. The film stars Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, and Christina Hendricks in a story following the lives of teachers and told through the eyes of one – Henry (Brody). The trailer features Ray LaMontagne's great song "Empty," and shows an especially intense confrontation between Brody and a student (see longer clip here). There have been a slew of "teachers and tough kids" films (The Principal, Stand and Deliver, and Dangerous Minds to name a few), but Detachment seems to offer a glimpse at something more. Brody's character is not your typical cliched sketch. Henry seems to be dealing with much more than a classroom full of apathetic youths. I'm wagering Detachment will be worth a look for Brody's performance alone.

On Set Photo of the Week
Farrell dresses down

Colin Farrell rocks pajama pants and a fedora on the set of his new film Seven Psychopaths. Directed by Martin McDonagh (In Bruges), Seven Psychopaths also stars Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken.

Colin Farrell wears pajama bottoms as he takes a break from filming 'Seven Psychopaths' downtown. Farrell gives his co-star Sam Rockwell a hug before leaving his trailer and getting back to work. (Bauer Griffin)more pics »

Casting Corner
Schwarzenegger gears up for 2013

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Shooting is set to begin on Arnold Schwarzenegger's second comeback film, Black Sands, in April. Right now, he is shooting Last Stand in Mexico with Forrest Whitaker and Rodrigo Santoro. Black Sands is currently listed as Black Sunday on iMDB, but slashfilm disputes the title. The movie is reportedly a supernatural thriller. We hope Arnold has chosen his script wisely and isn't set to make another End of Days. It is encouraging he'll be working with Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, whose military action film Act of Valor is set for a February release. Judging from the trailer, they seem to know their way around an action film set.
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Lovelace is becoming a casting monster. With Amanda Seyfried, Sharon Stone, and Peter Sarsgaard already attached in the main roles, news came this week that Demi Moore, Adam Brody, and Eric Roberts have also signed on. This in addition to last month's reports that Wes Bentley, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Patrick, and James Franco have all been cast as well. Looks like Lovelace is following the Boogie Nights formula of overflowing a porn star film with excellent actors so it must be taken seriously.

2012 Oscar Predictions
PGA nods further cement the Oscar noms

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The Producer's Guild of America (PGA) announced its nominations today and there were few surprises. Oscar front-runners The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo all collected Theatrical Motion Picture (equivilant to Best Picture) nominations, as did Midnight in Paris, War Horse, and Moneyball. The wild card nominees were The Help, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Ides of March, and Bridesmaids. As we draw closer to Oscar time, there appear to be a few lead pipe locks for Best Picture and then the rest of the field – none of which have any real shot at winning. Bridesmaids gets a bump from the PGA noms, but I still don't see it getting nominated for the marquee category. Since the Oscars went to a 10 film format in 2009, no outright comedy has been nominated for Best Pic. Typically the Oscars will throw a movie like Bridesmaids a bone with a Best Supporting Actor nod, as with Tropic Thunder (Robert Downey, Jr.) or Little Miss Sunshine (Alan Arkin and Abigail Breslin).

As we head into the home stretch (Oscar nominations are announced on January 25th), there are definitely a few question marks in the five major categories. My two least-favorite awards darlings (War Horse and The Help) will probably garner nominations, but that's not to say they deserve them. Outsiders like Drive and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy are much more impressive and deserving films, but lack the support of the big studios. Politics will likely leave these two out in the cold, but I'm sticking with them to the bitter end. Likewise, Steven Spielberg will likely be nominated for Best Director for War Horse. The film is a giant can of corn, but the direction isn't the problem, so I can't say he doesn't deserve it. I just hope the Academy recognizes the efforts of Terence Malick and Nicholas Winding Refn as well.

Best Picture:
The Artist
The Tree of Life
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris
Hugo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Drive
War Horse

Best Director:
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Nicholas Winding Refn - Drive
Terence Malick - The Tree of Life
David Fincher - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Actor:
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
George Clooney - The Descendants
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Actress:
Viola Davis - The Help
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Supporting Actor:
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Albert Brooks - Drive
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Jonah Hill - Moneyball

Best Supporting Actress:
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants (replaces Keira Knightley - A Dangerous Method)
Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life (tie)
Jessica Chastain - The Help (tie)