 If luck is a lady, we might be seeing two of the rising stars of the silver screen in a movie musical. Earlier today, reports came out that Fox was planning to remake Guys and Dolls. Not surprising given the rampant remake culture in Hollywood and the enduring popularity of the musical, but was surprising was the rumors that Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon Levitt are being courted to star in the picture, playing the roles Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando played in the 1955 film. Producers no doubt are trying to capture some of the charisma both men showed in their brief moments during the past Academy Award ceremony.
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 As April has completely come out of nowhere and become fully present, I’ve updated the new Oscar Tracker to keep in mind everything that has already been released this year so far or have screened at major festivals like Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca.
There’s no super-duper “out there” contender that looks like it can go all the way as of today with the exception of Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight. While the film is an absolute marvel, it won’t be determined until the autumn if it can sustain throughout the summer and become a leading contender like last year with Moonrise Kingdom and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Obviously, the latter was the only film to crack the Best Picture lineup but if we’re in store for a change like AMPAS going back to five Best Picture nominees, as some have speculated, a small indie film like Linklater’s could get lost throughout the summer and fall months. As of now, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy could show up with Linklater in Adapted Screenplay but on their performances alone, they will warrant some consideration. Both are superb in their roles and will have their champions throughout the year. Read more on First Quarter Round-Up – Are There Any Oscar Contenders?…
Categories: Article, Editor, Oscar Circuit, Oscar Predictions Tags: Academy Awards, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, AMPAS, Before Midnight, Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, Chris O'Dowd, Dane DeHaan, Derek Cianfrance, Editor, Ethan Hawke, Fruitvale, Julie Delpy, Kill Your Darlings, Matthew McConaughey, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Mud, Octavia Spencer, oscar predictions, Oscar Tracker, Oz the Great and Powerful, Richard Linklater, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Sarah Polley, Side Effects, Steven Soderbergh, Stories We Tell, The Iceman, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Sapphires
 Directed By: Bennett Miller
Written By: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
Cast: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave
Synopsis: Foxcatcher tells the story about how John du Pont suffered paranoid schizophrenia and killed Olympic wrestler David Shultz in 1997.
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Categories: Award Profile Tags: Academy Award, Award Profile, Bennett Miller, Channing Tatum, dan futterman, E. Max Frye, Foxcatcher, Mark Ruffalo, sienna miller, Steve Carell, vanessa redgrave
- Hello again, Awards Circuit readers! Like most weeks here, we had news aplenty. We began with a brand new episode of Power Hour, where the staff discussed their thoughts on the Oscar ceremony — notably Seth MacFarlane’s hosting duties — and previewed the coming movie year. Also included is an exclusive interview with American Idol Season 11 alum Hallie Day, who shares with us her experience on Idol and what she’s currently doing to make a splash in the music industry. Read more on Circuit Round-Up (Week Ending 3/10)…
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 The alternate title for this post was going to be ‘Why Channing Tatum is our Next Great Movie Star (and could win an Oscar soon)’ but I decided to spare you all the righteous indignation of it all. I decided to publish this after a lengthy Twitter discussion with Joseph, Joey, Robert, Mark and reader extraordinaire John Rivera regarding Channing Tatum. It started with me asking Joey if C-Tates, who is going to be in the presumed Oscar contender Foxcatcher, would be in a position to be nominated for an Oscar given that most people seem to be predicting big things from the film. It unraveled from there all in 140 characters (you can view the convo here and here) and I thought it might be fun to offer up a defense of the actor and really dig into his awards potential.
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 If Side Effects represents the final time that a new Steven Soderbergh film will debut in theaters, then the filmmaker has gone out with an effective thriller that certainly doesn’t rank among his top tier works, but is easily one of his most digestible. Teaming up once again with scribe Scott Z. Burns, Soderbergh has made an impeccably crafted genre entry that reminded me a lot of Alfred Hitchcock’s work. While the material isn’t as unique as I would have preferred for this farewell for the man sometimes known as Peter Andrews (at least when he does his own cinematography), there are some very nice performances to take note of. To be fair, the screenplay is more than smart and twisty enough than you’d expect for a February release, but the acting of Jude Law and Rooney Mara are really what I found most engaging. I honestly don’t have a lot of complaints about this movie, unless you count hoping that Soderbergh wasn’t wrapping up with this one (not counting his HBO movie about Liberace). It’s somewhat workmanlike, but the workman is so good you quickly get wrapped up in this story of prescription pills, therapy, and anxiety.
Read more on Side Effects (***)…
Categories: Film Reviews Tags: Ann Dowd, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, David Paymer, Jude Law, Mamie Gummer, Rooney Mara, Scott Z. Burns, Side Effects, Steven Soderbergh, Vinessa Shaw
The winter movie drought continues this week with a meager sprinkling of notable new releases. The new Steven Soderbergh thriller, Side Effects, joins the dwindling fray, as does the crime comedy, Identity Thief, and Australian foreign film, Lore.
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Categories: Blog Tags: Channing Tatum, Identity Thief, jason bateman, John Cho, Jude Law, Lore, Melissa Mc, Rooney Mara, seth gordon, Side Effects, Steven Soderbergh, WWII
I’m not exactly sure what this means. Unlike every other announcement so far, AMPAS has unveiled today that Charlize Theron, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe will make “special appearances” at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony. Not presenters. Not performers. Just… appearances. Anyone else care to take a gander at what they could be involved in? Maybe something to do with the introduction? Sometimes the host likes to go into the crowd and embarrass a few stars, though normally it involves the nominees. Perhaps they are doing a musical number together (since that is their theme this year)? I really don’t know. Have a look at the press release after the jump, then leave your best guess at what they might be involved with at the ceremony in the comments.
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 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
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Categories: Article, Editor, News, Precursors Tags: alexandre desplat, Amy Adams, ang lee, Ann Dowd, Ann Maskrey, Anna Lynch-Robinson, Anna Pinnock, Anne Hathaway, Barker Hangar, Ben Affleck, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Bob Buck, Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, Chris Dickens, Chris Terrio, Christian Bale, Cinema of the United States, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Claudio Miranda, Dan Hennah, Dan Hennah/Production, Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny Cohen, David Gropman, David Gropman/Production, david magee, David O. Russell, Denzel Washington, Designer, Director, Dylan Tichenor, elle fanning, Emily Blunt, Emmanuelle Riva, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Eve Stewart, Eve Stewart/Production, Gina Carano, Helen Hunt, Herbert Kretzmer, Hugh Jackman, Jack Black, Jacqueline Durran, Jake Gyllenhaal, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Jim Erickson, Joanna Johnston, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, John Hawkes, John Williams, Jonny Greenwood, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, judi dench, kara hayward, kathryn bigelow, Katie Spencer, Keith Urban, Kym Barrett, Leslie Mann, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Madagascar, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, mark wahlberg, Matthew McConaughey, Melanie Ann Oliver, Memphis, Michael Kahn, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Mila Kunis, Monty Powell, Mumford & Sons, naomi watts, Nationality, Paul Epworth, paul rudd, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Queen, Quentin Tarantino, Ra Vincent, Rebel Wilson, Richard Taylor, Rick Carter, Rick Carter/Production, Robert De Niro, robert downey jr, Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Sally Field, Sarah Greenwood, Sarah Greenwood/Production, Set Decorator, Shirley MacLaine, Simon Bright, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Spielberg, Tim Squyres, TOM HOLLAND, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Valor Denmark A/S, William Goldenberg, Young Actor/Actress
For someone who has a tremendous fear of flying, I can say that the opening act of Robert Zemeckis’ Flight is one of the most terrifying film experiences I’ve had in years, as Denzel Washington flies a malfunctioning plane completely inverted in an attempt to save the lives on board his craft. From here, the film becomes less of a story about the survival of a plane crash and the legal proceedings that follow, and more of a story about a man trying to survive his own personal crash landing as he deals with inner demons in the same vein as Leaving Las Vegas or Days of Wine and Roses before it. Denzel plays Whip Whitaker, a charming and brilliant pilot afflicted by alcoholism, and does so with the usual casual grace and tender ease we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from the two-time Oscar winner. Flight is a capable film about hitting rock bottom, coming to terms with that bottom, and finding a way towards recovery and salvation. Sure, this is something we have seen before, but few times have we seen it carried by such a strong and magnetic performance as we do this time around from one of this generation’s finest actors. (***)
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Categories: Film Reviews Tags: Channing Tatum, Denzel Washington, Disney, Film, Flight, Flight review, John C. Reilly, Magic Mike, Robert Zemeckis, Snippet Reviews, Wreck-It Ralph, Wreck-It Ralph Review
 Steven Soderbergh’s next film, Side Effects, debuted a brand new trailer today. Somewhat similarly themed to last year’s medical drama, Contagion, this psychological thriller deals with the unexpected side effects caused by an anxiety pill. See the official trailer after the jump.
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 Seeking a home somewhere between ‘The Big Chill’ and ‘American Reunion’ (though far superior to its most structurally similar film ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’) in terms of high school reunion flicks, ’10 Years’ manages to be a charmer that succeeds because of the chemistry of its cast. The film is sometimes a bit of a mess, but it’s an enjoyable mess that deftly keeps things from ever getting too heavy or too silly. It’s truly an ensemble piece, though we begin by focusing in on Channing Tatum, who continues his surprisingly good 2012 (‘The Vow’ excluded, of course) with another solid piece of acting. Even though I liked the latest sequel in the ‘American Pie’ franchise, this movie captures the reunion spirit in a more authentic way and doesn’t feel the need to shortchange that aspect of the story. Read more on 10 Years (***)…
Categories: Film Reviews Tags: Anthony Mackie, Ari Graynor, Aubrey Plaza, Channing Tatum, Chris Pratt, Entertainment/Culture, Films, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Lynn Collins, Max Minghella, oscar isaac, Ron Livingston, Rosario Dawson
 Ever since enraging me earlier this year in ‘The Vow’, Channing Tatum has been slowly softening my stance on him by impressing me in both ’21 Jump Street’ and ‘Magic Mike’. Now, he’s going the indie route again by starring in and producing the reunion comedy ‘Ten Years’, and we have a Trailer that you can see after the jump. I’m actually seeing the film today, but can’t talk about it until next month, so take a gander and try and guess what my take on the flick will be. I will say this…the cast (which includes Rosario Dawson, Justin Long, Anthony Mackie, Kate Mara, Oscar Isaac, and Chris Pratt) is pretty good as a starting point. Time will tell though. Give it a look below…
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 Channing Tatum has done his part to change my opinion of him this year. He hit a new low for me with ‘The Vow’ back in February, but a month later he surprised me with his comic aptitude in ’21 Jump Street’. Finally, last month Tatum had what I might call his career high point with ‘Magic Mike’. Of course, he now has even more options in terms of the next step in his acting, and according to The Hollywood Reporter here, 2 of the projects are going to be a sequel to ‘Magic Mike’ and also a biopic of the stunt man Evel Knievel. After the jump you can see the details of these ventures, but I certainly think both (especially if the sequel isn’t just a quick cash grab, which Tatum’s involvement suggests it won’t be) have potential…
Read more on Sequel to ‘Magic Mike’ in the works…
Looks like this weekend will go down in the books as one of pleasant surprises, both financially and quality-wise. Whether that will translate into Oscar nominations may happen for at least one of them…
Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum take us into the world of male strippers in Magic Mike, about a seasoned dancer who takes a rookie under his wing and shows him the ropes. Based on the star’s own beginnings as a club dancer, critics have been very positive on the film, including our own Joey Magidson, who praised its writing, performances and direction from Soderbergh. Rather than being a bubbly dance flick aimed squarely at female audiences, Joey instead relayed back an offbeat and surprisingly in-depth character study of men in an odd profession. Nevertheless, the presence of handsome men taking their clothes off will certainly draw in one kind of audience and turn off another, no matter how different the actual film is. Online and Friday ticket sales were strong and should give the film a good $30-35 million haul. The critical acclaim, however, raises even more intriguing possibilities for its awards prospects. Too racy for the Academy, you say? Tell that to The Full Monty. I would not be surprised to see this among the Best Original Screenplay nominees next January. The performances are less of a certainty, and will probably require a focused campaign to give the well-received work of Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum or Alex Pettyfer a shot at an Academy Award nomination. My opinion is that good-looking men already have a hell of a time getting noticed by the Academy when they don’t draw attention to how attractive they are, so I am not betting on any of them any time soon, but that could change… Read more on Weekend Openings (June 29-July 1)…
Categories: Weekend Openings Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Channing Tatum, Magic Mike, Matthew McConaughey, Oscar hopefuls, People Like Us, Quvenzhané Wallis, Sarah Polley, Seth MacFarlane, Steven Soderbergh, Take This Waltz, Ted, Tyler Perry, Weekend Openings
 If Robert Altman had chosen to make a film about the lives of male strippers, the end result might have resembled ‘Magic Mike’, a shockingly great flick that’s far better than it probably has any right to be (I’ll talk more about the Altman connection in a bit). A ton of credit goes to filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, who turns in his best film in quite some time. The movie is funny and full of life, but also knows when to get dark, resulting in a rather complete cinematic experience. I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to like this film, considering my issues with Channing Tatum and the distinct feeling that the thing just wasn’t aimed at me whatsoever, but boy was I wrong. Tatum gives one of his best performances (though I won’t say that’s amazing praise…but he’s very good here, I swear) as part of this ensemble cast, and the script that he was the inspiration for and that Reid Carolin penned is surprisingly insightful. I won’t call this an Oscar player right now, but it’s likely going to do fantastic business when it opens on Friday, and I wouldn’t be shocked if the screenplay manages to sneak into a few precursors here and there. This is one of the biggest surprises of the year for me.
Read more on Magic Mike (***½)…
 In a choice that’s sure to make Clayton very annoyed and irritated happy, Django Unchained himself, Jaime Foxx, has been cast as the President in actioner White House Down. He’ll join actors Channing Tatum and Maggie Gyllenhaal in the Robert Zemeckis directed flick. - Indiewire
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos) is gearing up to star in another biopic. This time, he’ll be playing Simon Bolivar, the legendary Venezuelan military and political leader who helped secure independence from the Spanish empire. – Variety
Wolf of Wall Street casting is in full effect. Jon Bernthal, no longer a member of the undead, is joining the film as well as Rob Reiner, who will play Leo’s father.
There’ll be no needles or double sided dildos around Jennifer Connelly’s next pairing with Darren Aronofsky. Connelly is set to star alongside Russell Crowe as Noah’s wife in Aronofsky’s retelling of the biblical story. – Variety
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 The Wachowski siblings’ projects have been very successful at not only redefining science fiction narratives, but in the secrecy their films maintain up until opening. Even the dreadful Speed Racer was able to keep all of it’s plot secrets hidden until the movie came out. But given the high profile nature of their next two projects, people have been clamoring for details. Vulture has found out some crazy new details regarding their new film Jupiter Rising, starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis. Be warned the following synopsis could be a bit spoilery, but the info after the jump.
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 It was only a matter of time before the success of The Avengers and The Hunger Games had an affect on the industry. In a relatively last minute move, Variety is reporting Paramount is pulling G.I. Joe Retaliation from this summer’s movie line up to convert the film into 3D. The movie will now be released on Mar 29, 2013. Paramount was apparently motivated to make the move because focus groups questioned why the film wasn’t in stereo and that the movie would make even more money oversees.
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 The Magic Mike promo swing is in full effect. Not only have the stars done a full article and photo shoot in Entertainment Weekly, but a new trailer from the film has been released. The trailer after the jump is much better than the first at giving away bits of the plot but really focusing on what people are actually going to see this movie for, the male strippers. We get glimpses of all the main cast and their routines (Matt Bomer as Ken doll, hilarious) as well as the relationship between Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike and Alex Pettyfer’s character.
Read more on New ‘Magic Mike’ trailer gives us more beefcake and Pettyfer…
 What a difference having a couple of $100 million hits in your back pocket can make. With two more films due out this year and three films either filming or in pre-production, Channing Tatum is well on his way to becoming the male Jessica Chastain. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Tatum is in final negotiations to star in the action thriller White House Down. The script, which was bought by Columbia for $3 million, is set to be directed by Roland Emmerich and would see Tatum play a Secret Service agent who happens to be a single dad and must save the president when 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is take over by a paramilitary group.
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 With Cinema Con in full force out in Las Vegas, more information regarding many of the summer blockbusters is being released. The folks over Paramount Pictures have been hard at work promoting G.I. Joe: Retaliation and just recently released a new trailer to give us a better glimpse at what we should expect from the sequel.
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 Channing Tatum is having a 2012 many actors dream of. With Haywire, The Vow and 21 Jump Street, Tatum starred in 3 highly anticipated films, two of which made $100 million domestically. He has two major films coming in June with G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Magic Mike, the trailer for which just arrived today. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike is a film derived from Channing’s past as a stripper in an all male revue in Florida. (Trailer and commentary after the jump)
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 21 Jump Street, based on the hit 80s series, is the latest spinoff to make it on the big screen, and boy is it fantastic.
Being a huge fan of the 80s sitcom that made Johnny Depp a star, I had many worries when I first heard that Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum would be in the new updated version. My first concern was the casting of Channing Tatum; he isn’t known as the most talented actor but this is by far the best decision he’s ever made. I always said this guy was good at comedy, mainly because he’s great at playing dumb. Let’s be honest, it’s true. My second concern was Jonah Hill going over the top and taking the original series and turning it into a raunchy movie that had nothing to do with the show, but he proved me wrong as well.
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