She's right, Paramount doesn't market its films in the same way WB does. I think it would have done a bit better domestically if WB handled it, but then again they had domestic distribution on Edge of Tomorrow and that one struggled to make $100m.Aili wrote:The Nolans, McC, Anne and Jessica are all out campaigning with the Academy! Is it just me, or is the comment about Chris talking to Brad Gray of Paramount about how they've been releasing Interstellar implied criticism?? Warner's has done such a great job internationally.
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Yeah, Zimmer FTW.Nomis1700 wrote:I never dare to say anything about sound mixes or anything of that matter, I'm hearing impaired so I rule myself out of that lol.
But not when it comes to soundtracks, my god, Zimmer should definitely win the Oscar for that. It's glorious. Mansell deserves a nom for Noah imo.
I think he should have won it for Interstellar instead of Trent (Social Network). I really hope he gets it this time, the stand alone soundtrack is really great but it also complements the movie incredibly well very much in the same way that Inception's did.Nomis1700 wrote:But not when it comes to soundtracks, my god, Zimmer should definitely win the Oscar for that. It's glorious. Mansell deserves a nom for Noah imo.
Right. We'll just forget about the movies which have real chance of winning - Selma and Boyhood.lcbaseball22 wrote:I've started looking into various stats and since the dawn of the 21st Century only the following production/distribution companies have produced/distributed Best Picture winning films…
Warner Brothers (3 films – Million Dollar Baby, The Departed, Argo)
Fox Searchlight (2 Films – Slumdog Millionare, 12 Years a Slave)
Weinstein Company (2 films- The King’s Speech, The Artist)
Dreamworks/Universal (2 films- Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind)
Mirimax (2 films- Chicago, No Country For Old Men)
Summit (1 film- The Hurt Locker)
New Line Cinema (1 film- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King)
DEJ Productions (1 film- Crash)
Many of these no longer exist or have merged with larger companies so can we say it’s a foregone conclusion that this year’s Best Pic winner is going to be one of the following…
Interstellar (WB)
Unbroken (Universal)
The Imitation Game (Weinstein)
Birdman (Fox Searchlight)
Yes I know Interstellar is a real long shot since Paramount is actually the main player and they have not done shit since the 90's, but then again Forrest Gump, Braveheart, and Titanic were their WINNERS and I see a bit of each of these in Interstellar
Right now my prediction for nominees would:Nomis1700 wrote:I never dare to say anything about sound mixes or anything of that matter, I'm hearing impaired so I rule myself out of that lol.
But not when it comes to soundtracks, my god, Zimmer should definitely win the Oscar for that. It's glorious. Mansell deserves a nom for Noah imo.
Well, Selma could have a chance, but again it's Paramount. As for Boyhood, there are a lot of skeptics, it has no big studios behind it, and it has the curse of being considered the front-runner for most of the year, so I don't see that happening and quite frankly I would not be surprised to see Boyhood miss out on a picture nomination all-together because IFC Films has NEVER had a film in the Best Pic race, IIRCMeLVaNoaTe wrote:Right. We'll just forget about the movies which have real chance of winning - Selma and Boyhood.lcbaseball22 wrote:I've started looking into various stats and since the dawn of the 21st Century only the following production/distribution companies have produced/distributed Best Picture winning films…
Warner Brothers (3 films – Million Dollar Baby, The Departed, Argo)
Fox Searchlight (2 Films – Slumdog Millionare, 12 Years a Slave)
Weinstein Company (2 films- The King’s Speech, The Artist)
Dreamworks/Universal (2 films- Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind)
Mirimax (2 films- Chicago, No Country For Old Men)
Summit (1 film- The Hurt Locker)
New Line Cinema (1 film- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King)
DEJ Productions (1 film- Crash)
Many of these no longer exist or have merged with larger companies so can we say it’s a foregone conclusion that this year’s Best Pic winner is going to be one of the following…
Interstellar (WB)
Unbroken (Universal)
The Imitation Game (Weinstein)
Birdman (Fox Searchlight)
Yes I know Interstellar is a real long shot since Paramount is actually the main player and they have not done shit since the 90's, but then again Forrest Gump, Braveheart, and Titanic were their WINNERS and I see a bit of each of these in Interstellar
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/o ... und-751459Oscars: Why 'Interstellar's' Unorthodox Sound Mixing Could Win It an Oscar
Most awards contenders are already in the hands of voters, but Nolan insists that they see his film in theaters
Awards voters were bombarded with DVD screeners in the days leading up to the Thanksgiving break. It was all part of the annual rush to put awards hopefuls in the hands of Academy, guild and critics-group members who may tote a stack of screeners as they prepare for a long work-free weekend on vacation or with family.
In the week before Thanksgiving, for example, deliveries included “Birdman” from Fox Searchlight, “Boyhood” from IFC, “The Theory of Everything” from Focus, “Gone Girl” from Fox, “Foxcatcher” from Sony Classics and “Inherent Vice” from Warner Bros. Also included were several films that aren't in theaters yet, among them Disney's “Into the Woods,” Searchlight's “Wild,” Relativity's “Black or White” and WB's “American Sniper.”
Among the top contenders that are already in theaters, only Christopher Nolan‘s “Interstellar” is conspicuous in its absence from the screener stacks. (Weinstein's “The Imitation Game” has not sent screeners, either, but it just opened in Los Angeles on Friday.)
But Paramount has gone out of its way to make sure that voters know they don't have to pay to see the film in theaters: On Monday, members of at least one large critics’ group, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, received vouchers good for admission to public screenings of the film in any theaters except AMC.
On Thanksgiving Day, an email from a Paramount awards consultant followed, offering to arrange admission to the voter and his or her “family and friends” to any theater. AMPAS and most guild members are already admitted free to any screening – and for those who don't want to mingle with regular moviegoers, the studio is hosting two private screenings this weekend in Los Angeles and one each in San Francisco and New York.
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Nolan's film is avoiding the screener route for now, even though the director's “Inception” sent out screeners in 2010 and “The Dark Knight Rises” did the same in 2012.
Nolan is a notable proponent of the theatrical experience, shooting “Interstellar” for IMAX and giving theaters that show the movie on film rather than digital a two-day head start on the release.
“I think it's much better to have people see it on a big screen [than a screener],” Nolan said this week in an interview conducted for TheWrap's print edition. “That's my theory, anyway.”
He previously sent out screeners during awards season, he added, because those films were released earlier in the year, meaning he'd already had time to prepare the movies for home video.
“We'd never done a November release before – we're usually in the summer,” he said. “So I've only just started doing the video master. And the way my process works, it would be a bit counter-intuitive to be inviting people to watch it at home when it's in the theaters.”
Added Nolan's producer, Emma Thomas, “Particularly given the sort of movie it is. It's very much a big screen experience.”
“I think more than any film we've made, it's an experience as much as a film,” agreed Nolan. “It's very much about trying to take the audience on a ride, and it's a theatrical experience.
“So yeah, we're certainly trying to get people to see it in theaters as much as possible.”
