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  • ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Ted’, ‘Silver linings Playbook’ compete for top honours at MTV Movie Awards

    ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Ted’, ‘Silver linings Playbook’ compete for top honours at MTV Movie Awards

    MUMBAI: US broadcaster MTV has announced the categories and nominees for the ‘2013 MTV Movie Awards‘. This will honour actors and films.

    Leading the pack with seven nominations each are Quentin Tarantino‘s sweeping American slavery Western ‘Django Unchained‘ and Seth MacFarlane‘s bromantic comedy ‘Ted‘, followed by the critically acclaimed ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘ with six nods and the blockbuster conclusion to the Batman trilogy ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ with five. All are competing for best film.

    Rounding out the most nominated films are ‘The Avengers‘ also a best picture nominee, ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower‘, ‘Pitch Perfect‘ and ‘Skyfall with four‘ each. Fans will have the Power of the Popcorn in their hands as voting has begun.

    The show takes place on 14 April from the Sony Pictures Studios Lot in Culver City, California. The 2013 MTV Movie Awards will serve as the official kick off to the Summer Blockbuster season with its trademark irreverent celebration of the movies, actors and music that audiences love. Previously announced, rising superstar Rebel Wilson, nominated for Best Female Performance and Breakthrough Performance as Fat Amy in ‘Pitch Perfect‘ will star as host and be joined by MTV‘s Inaugural Comedic Genius Award recipient Will Ferrell, who is nominated for Best On-Screen Duo with Zach Galifianakis for ‘The Campaign‘.

    Keeping with the show‘s tradition of celebrating current cultural memes, this year‘s telecast will introduce two new categories. Abdominally blessed nominees Channing Tatum ‘Magic Mike‘, Taylor Lautner ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2‘, Daniel Craig ‘Skyfall‘ and Christian Bale ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ will sweat it out against fan-favourite stuffed bear Seth MacFarlane as ‘Ted‘ for the crown of Best Shirtless Performance.

    Meanwhile moments from ‘Les Misérables‘, ‘Magic Mike‘, ‘Pitch Perfect‘, ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘ and ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower‘ will compete to win the inaugural Best Musical Moment award.

    Recent Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘ and ‘House at the End of the Street‘ joins fellow female front-runners Emma Watson ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower‘, Rebel Wilson ‘Pitch Perfect‘, Anne Hathaway ‘Les Misérables‘ and Mila Kunis ‘Ted‘ for the chance to take home the most Golden Popcorns. At the head of the pack for the men are Seth MacFarlane in ‘Ted‘, Jamie Foxx in ‘Django Unchained‘, Bradley Cooper in ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘ and Channing Tatum in ‘Magic Mike‘. As in previous years, the category of Movie of the Year will remain an ongoing battle throughout the telecast. Additional presenters, performers and special award recipients will be announced at a later date.

    Emma Watson who has been nominated for Best Female Performance, Best Kiss and Best Musical Moment") said, "I am so excited to have been nominated for three MTV Movie Awards for Perks of Being a Wallflower! I love the show and I love this movie! I‘m so thrilled."

  • Django Unchained sticks to no. 1 spot for third week

    Django Unchained sticks to no. 1 spot for third week

    MUMBAI: With Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained staying at the no. 1 spot for the third week consecutively grossing $30.6 million at 6,060 screens in 65 markets, it seems that Oscar-related films continued to dominate the foreign theatrical circuit.

    Unchained maintained its number one status in at least 10 territories and for the third straight weekend. The biggest single market remained Germany ($6.35 million drawn from 865 locations, down only about 20 per cent from the prior round; market cume $29.8 million).

    The action westerner that costars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo Di Caprio has got as many as five Oscar nominations.

    20th Century Fox‘s release of Steven Spielberg‘s historical epic Lincoln, that has a dozen of nominations expanded its foreign run by more than 20 territories and drew $13 million from 3,510 situations in 43 markets.

    Fox‘s Life of Pi pulled in $10.1 million from 5,224 situations in 48 territories lifting its foreign total to $443.5 million. The film, based on Yann Martel‘s novel, now ranks as Fox‘s ninth biggest foreign grosser.

    On the other hand, Kathryn Bigelow‘s Zero Dark Thirty also expanded its foreign footprint via Universal and other distributors. The film‘s weekend take was $3.7 million at 1,400 play dates in eight markets handled by Universal.

  • Fifteen films hog ADG excellence awards nominations

    Fifteen films hog ADG excellence awards nominations

    MUMBAI: Fifteen films, divided among three different categories, have been nominated for the 17th annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Excellence in Production Design Awards. The nominees were announced on Wednesday.
    The nominees for best period design include four entries that depict life in the 19th century — Anna Karenina, Django Unchained, Les Miserables and Lincoln — as well as Argo.
    In the contemporary film category, the fight is between Flight, Skyfall, The Best Exotic Margiold Hotel, The Impossible and Zero Dark Thirty.
    Among the fantasy films, the ADG nominated Cloud Atlas, Life of Pi, Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
    The honors recognize production design in nine categories of film, TV and commercials and music videos.
    The ceremony is set to take place on 2 February.

  • DiCaprio injured on the sets of Django Unchained

    DiCaprio injured on the sets of Django Unchained

    MUMBAI: Leonardo DiCaprio has been injured on the sets of his upcoming film Django Unchained when he banged his hand hard on a table and injured himself.
    The actor needed stitches after smashing the glass that sliced open his hand while filming a dramatic scene as ruthless plantation owner Calvin Candie in the Quentin Tarantino film.
    "Leo had slammed his hand on the table countless times and he moved his hand further and he crushed a crystal cordial glass," producer Stacey Sher said. "Blood was dripping down his hand. He never broke character. He kept going. He was in such a zone. It was very intense. He required stitches," she added.
    Sher is confident that audiences will love DiCaprio‘s performance, adding, "Quentin has this great tradition of villains in his films and Calvin Candie is one of the most vibrant he‘s ever created."Leonardo didn‘t shy away from playing all of the different facets of a truly horrible human being. Their collaboration raised the stakes and made for an exciting atmosphere on set."

  • Django Unchained to release in January 2013

    Django Unchained to release in January 2013

    MUMBAI: Quentin Tarantino’s much awaited film Django Unchained will release in India in January 2013.

    Set in the Deep South, Django Unchained follows Django, a freed slave who treks across America with Dr. King Schultz, a German dentist turned bounty hunter. Together, they try to retrieve Django‘s wife from the charming but sadistic Francophile plantation owner Calvin Candie and his band of ruthless slaves.

    Written and directed by Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained has been produced by Stacey Sher, Pilar Savone and Reginald Hudlin. The executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Michael Shamberg, Shannon McIntosh, and James Skotchdopole.

    The star cast of the film includes Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson.

    The film is scheduled to release worldwide on 25 December.