BAFTA Awards 2012 - Winners list

Yesterday's night was very exciting, because it was time for British Academy of Film and Television Arts to name its favourite films, directors and performances of 2011. I didn't write my predictions, but I wasn't surprised when discovered the winners of the main nominations. It was the Golden Globe awards all over again, and I don't mind it.

I'm very glad that "The Artist" won over "The Descendants", because I heart the silent films era. It also won in a few leading categories - Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin accepted awards for Best Director and Best Leading Actor. In total, this film got 7 awards that night. Not bad, huh?

Losing a shoe for Meryl Streep was a lucky moment, because she won again. Christopher Plummer was amazing in "Beginners" and now he is the oldest actor, who ever got a BAFTA award.

"Rango" is the Best Animated Film, and I like it, because two other nominees didn't impress me in a good way. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" isn't all about special effects, but it is a bit weird, how every award keeps ignoring it, though it is one of the best films of the past year.

Now I'm hoping that Oscar ceremony will award the same people and the same films, because they truly deserve it. You can't find my Oscar predictions here.

Also John Hurt and Martin Scorsese were honored for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema and Academy Fellowship. British actor Adam Deacon was named the Rising Star of the year.

Best Film

"The Artist"

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist")

Outstanding British Film

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Best Leading Actor

Jean Dujardin ("The Artist")

Best Leading Actress

Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady")

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer ("Beginners")

Best Supporting Actress

Octavia Spencer ("The Help")

Outstanding Debut

Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw ("Tyrannosaur")

Best Documentary

"Senna"

Best Film Not in the English Language

"The Skin I Live In" by Pedro Almodóvar

Best Animated Film

"Rango"

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist")

Best Adapted Screenplay

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Best Original Music

Ludovic Bource ("The Artist")

Best Cinematography

Guillaume Schiffman ("The Artist")

Best Editing

Gregers Sall, Chris King ("Senna")

Best Production Design

"Hugo"

Best Costume Design

Mark Bridges ("The Artist")

Best Sound

"Hugo"

Best Make Up and Hair

Marese Langan ("The Iron Lady")

Best Special Visual Effects

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"

Best Short Animation

"A Morning Stroll" by Grant Orchard

Best Short Film

"Pitch Black Heist" by John Maclean

Pictures - Official BAFTA website

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2011 - Day 6

Monday, September 5

The main event of this day was certainly a premiere of the criminal drama by Tomas Alfredson, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Hurt, Mark Strong and Tomas Alfredson came to the festival to support their latest movie. From the very beginning, when I discovered about it, I was sure this movie will be great. All these talented actors just couldn't make it bad. But I have no idea that critics will love it! I guess that's what people call a real success.

Release dates - September 16, 2011 (UK), November 10, 2011 (Germany), November 18, 2011 (USA), November 24, 2011 (Russia), December 15, 2011 (Ukraine).

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Critics about "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy":
"The film is a triumph." (Daily Telegraph)
"A classy, very British affair." (Clothes on Film)
"Oldman gives a deliciously delicate, shaded performance, flitting in and out of the wings like some darting grey lizard." (Guardian)

Gary Oldman on "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"



Colin Firth on "Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy"



Benedict Cumberbatch on "Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy"



"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Photocall - John Hurt, Colin Firth, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gary Oldman, Mark Strong

"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Premiere

Gary Oldman, Alexandra Edenborough

Colin Firth, Livia Giuggioli

Mark Strong

Tomas Alfredson

Benedict Cumberbatch

Photos - ZIMBIO

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) - First clip

Empire released the first clip from the upcoming spy drama "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". It shows a scene, when Control (John Hurt) tells Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) that he has to find all suspects. And he is giving them the code names.

Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciaran Hinds. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Based on the novel written by John Le Carre.

Release dates - September 16, 2011 (UK), November 10, 2011 (Germany), November 18, 2011 (USA).

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TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY (2011) - Character posters

If you haven't seen them already - here are 5 new characters posters of the upcoming spy drama "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Every character is made from many numbers and looks like a secret code.

This movie will be presented at the 68th Venice Film Festival, which starts on 31st August.

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Gary Oldman as George Smiley

Colin Firth as Bill Haydon

Mark Strong as Jim Prideaux

Benedict Cumberbatch as Peter Guillam

Tom Hardy as Ricki Tarr

Posters - Empire

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011) - Trailer #2

The new "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" trailer becomes more specific about the plot than the first one, which just showed us the great cast and a presence of a lot of mysteries. This time it shows how Gary Oldman's ex-spy is investigating them. And we've been introduced to a new character Belinda, played by Amanda Fairbank-Hynes. It looks like she is important link in discovering the truth. Also starring Colin Firth, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciaran Hinds. The movie will be presented In Competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival.

More about "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011). (trailers, pictures, synopsis, interviews etc.)
Full program of the 68th Venice Film Festival.

Venice Film Festival 2011 - Interesting movies

It's left just one month till the next big film festival will begin. I was looking forward to it since Cannes Film Festival came to an end. After an official program of the upcoming festival was revealed, I've got a chance to choose which movie I would like to watch in the first place. Unfortunately, trailers of some of these movies still haven't been released and maybe my opinion will change in a month, but I doubt it.

Official program of the 68th Venice Film Festival.

"The Ides of March" by George Clooney
Yes, you understood right - George Clooney not only just starred in this movie, but also directed it. It's not the first time he's playing in being director. The previous one was movie called "Leatherheads" and only the half of the critics liked it (audience liked it even less). "The Ides of March" are about a politician and his assistant, who really helps him to become the President of the USA. Of course, George Clooney kept for himself the big part and due to trailer he looks confident playing the one who is about to be the President. I'm more interested in someone, who is portraying his successful assistant. Ryan Gosling is one of the best actors nowadays, so it's not a big surprise that this is the third movie he presents this year. His character looks more interesting and complicated, because he has to choose between loyalty and his beliefs.



"Carnage" by Roman Polanski
The story takes place in New York, where two parent couples meet for a dinner to discuss their children and an accident they've been involved in. But it's not going to be very serious drama - something comic is going to happen as well. The first couple is played by Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. The second one is portrayed by Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly. So we shouldn't worry about the acting and directing parts. I hope this movie will surprise me in a good way.

"Wilde Salome" by Al Pacino
Oscar Wilde is becoming popular again, when Al Pacino is adapting his tragedy called "Salome". Originally it is a Biblical story about a stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who wants the head of Jokanaan on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. Salome is played by Jessica Chastain, who is going to present six movies she starred in this year, and King Herod is portrayed by Al Pacino. Despite the fact that we don't know how he is going to re-interpret this story, it has to be both impressive and dramatic.

"Contagion" by Steven Soderbergh
Returning to the 'virus which will kill all humanity' theme, Steven Soderbergh presents a new drama, which is slightly different from apocalyptic movies like "Resident Evil" or "I'm a Legend". It shows more how virus spreads day by day all around the world. There is no 'Chose One' who will save the world, but there are many people (from doctors to politicians), who want to find out how to conquer this disease. But the main advantage of this movie is its cast. Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne and Gwyneth Paltrow are playing serious parts and they're are doing it very persuasively.



"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by Tomas Alfredson
Incredible cast is telling us a very mysterious story about ex-spy, which again proves that you can never quit this job. Colin Firth, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciaran Hinds are going to play in dangerous games to solve a mystery. Their characters should to discover what is true and what is hidden from them, meanwhile trying to find the weaknesses in their enemies.



"A Dangerous Method" by David Cronenberg
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung are trying to manage their work and relationship while they are searching for a new method in treating a troubled patient. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel and Keira Knightley, this story shows how a woman can influence men's life.

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011) - Trailer

This fall one very mysterious story will hit our theaters. An ex-British agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is brought out of retirement to rout out a MI6 double agent in this adaptation of John Le Carre's novel called "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". Why should we be interested in this movie? Because its cast is great (I never thought I’ll see all these talented British actors together in one movie.). Colin Firth, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciaran Hinds round out the starring cast, with Tomas Alfredson helming a script by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan. But it isn’t the first time, when this novel is filmed. In 1979, the BBC aired a highly-acclaimed mini-series adaptation starring Alec Guiness in a rare small-screen appearance. (Rotten Tomatoes) 

Этой осенью в наших кинотеатрах мы увидим еще одну полную загадок историю. Бывший британский шпион Джордж Смайли (Гари Олдман) вынужден вернуться с пенсии, что бы вновь стать двойным агентом MИ-6 (служба внешней разведки) в экранизации романа Джона Ле Карре «Шпион, выйди вон!». Почему же этот, с первого взгляда столь предсказуемый, фильм должен быть нам интересен? Потому что актерский состав его превосходен (никогда не думала, что увижу всех этих талантливых британских актеров в одной кинокартине). Колин Ферт, Джон Херт, Том Харди, Марк Стронг, Бенедикт Камбербэтч и Киаран Хайндс исполняют основные роли, в то время как режиссером выступил Томас Альфредсон, а сценаристами стали Бриджет О’Коннор и Питер Строхан. Но это произведение экранизовали и раньше. В 1979 году телеканал BBC выпустил мини-сериал с актером Алеком Гиннессом в главной роли.

Release dates - September 16, 2011 (UK), November 10, 2011 (Germany), November 18, 2011 (USA)

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