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On TV Tonight: Watch the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards

Posted by Le on Sunday, September 18, 2011

While UK Fans are lucky to be seeing the Season 2 premiere of Downton Abbey tonight on ITV as well as its competition Spooks (aka MI-5 in the U.S., which our Matthew Macfadyen was an original cast member along with his real-life wife, actress Keeley Hawes at the first few seasons of the long-running British spy drama series before he was cast in Pride & Prejudice) with the premiere of the first episode (of six) of its 10th and final season on BBC. Well, here in the U.S., The 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards is on tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Fox with host Jane Lynch aka Glee's (Sue Sylvester). The following period dramas/miniseries (starring a few of our favorite P&P actors) are nominated for an Emmy Award such as Downton Abbey (Penelope Wilton) with 11 nominations, The Pillars of the Earth (Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland) with 7, and Any Human Heart (Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander) with 4 nominations. See all the categories they are nominated here: Downton Abbey, The Pillars of the Earth, and Any Human Heart nominated for 2011's Primetime Emmy Awards

UPDATE: 4 Wins (and a total of 6 Primetime Emmy Awards including 2 wins at last week's Creative Arts Emmy 2011) for Downton Abbey tonight including Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Maggie Smith and the big prize: Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie! Congrats to Downton Abbey's cast and crew and PBS Masterpiece Classic!!!!!!

Note: Downton Abbey already won 2 Creative Arts Emmy 2011, (which was already handed out a week ago prior to the Emmys) for Costumes and Cinematography For A Miniseries Or TV Movie.
The Pillars of The Earth won Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special.

Best of luck tonight to PBS Masterpiece's Downton Abbey and Any Human Heart and Starz' The Pillars of The Earth!

Primetime Emmy Award Winners 2011

Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

Winner: "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Winner: "Downton Abbey" (2010) - Brian Percival

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Winner: Maggie Smith for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Winner: "Downton Abbey" (2010) - Julian Fellowes

I'll try to LIVE Blog here tonight (if I make it on time at the start of the show or will just randomly live update here, lol) and post/update here the Emmy Winners...

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P&P NewsBits: Keira Knightley to attend TIFF 2011, 'Neverland' gets Syfy premiere date, 'The Pillars of the Earth' coming to Reelz Channel, and more!

Posted by Le on Friday, September 2, 2011

Here's this week's quick news round up of various film news (including casting calls, a film synopsis, trailers, release dates, festival news, etc.) of the following P&P actors (Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Donald Sutherland, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, and P&P director Joe Wright), all in one post!

Again, let's start with...

Keira Keira Knightley To Promote “A Dangerous Method” at TIFF 2011
Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen have been confirmed to attend the 36th Toronto International Film Festial (TIFF) which runs through September 8th – 18th. They will both be promoting “A

Dangerous Method”. [via Hollywood Reporter]

Also, Apple's iTunes Movie Trailers has the exclusive new U.S. official trailer for A Dangerous Method, which you can watch either on iTune's website or below...

More KK (and others) film news after the cut...

Watch the Video: A Dangerous Method Trailer 2011 HD

(source: TheMovieReelTrailers)

Speaking of A Dangerous Method, here's an early Venice ‘11 Review: Cronenberg’s ‘A Dangerous Method’ An Insightful Look At Sexuality & The Mind (via The Playlist)

Syfy Announces “Neverland” Premiere Date
The four-hour movie Neverland, starring Keira Knightley as the voice of Tinker Bell, will premiere on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 4 and 5 at 9/8c each night. [via TV Guide]

Keira Lends Support to Truth Aid at The Box
Keira Knightley and Coldplay’s Guy Berryman will host a glittering star-studded dinner at The Box London in aid of human-rights charity Truth Aid – a worthy cause that creates awareness on gender-based violence in Ethiopia. [source: Harper's Bazaar]

Olivia Williams: Keira will be a great Anna

Olivia Williams has described her Anna Karenina co-star Keira Knightley as a "phenomenal actress". The pair will appear together in the upcoming adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel which is directed by British filmmaker Joe Wright and which will star Aaron Johnson and Jude Law. Olivia said Keira would have no problem taking on the challenging title role.

She added: "In some films you're on your own but in a Joe Wright film you're not on your own, it's a genuinely collaborative event and I think that she's a phenomenal actress with or without this incredible ensemble behind her." [via The Press Association]

The Pillars of the Earth Miniseries Coming to ReelzChannel
The Emmy-nominated The Pillars of the Earth will air on ReelzChannel starting Sunday, December 4. Based on Ken Follet's best selling novel, the nine-part miniseries is a sweeping epic set in 12th-century England that features stellar performances from Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, and Donald Sutherland.
Follet's sensuous story — set against a backdrop of war, religious strife, and power struggles — was an Oprah Book Club selection and has sold nearly 19 million copies worldwide. Three-time DGA award-winner Sergio Mimica-Gezzan directed the miniseries. Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Sam Clafin, and Eddie Redmayne also star.

Pillars is getting the old-school miniseries treatment, with episodes airing on consecutive days. ReelzChannel is Dish 299, DirecTV 238, and available on your cable system.

Episodes 1 and 2 on Sunday, December 4
Episode 1 at 8PM ET and at 8PM PT
Episode 2 at 9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Encore episodes 1 and 2 on Monday, December 5
Episode 1 at 8PM ET and at 8PM PT
Episode 2 at 9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Episode 3 on Tuesday, December 6
8PM ET and at 8PM PT
9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Episode 4 on Wednesday, December 7
8PM ET and at 8PM PT
9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Episode 5 on Thursday, December 8
8PM ET and at 8PM PT
9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Episode 6 on Friday, December 9
8PM ET and at 8PM PT
9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Episode 7 on Saturday, December 10
8PM ET and at 8PM PT
9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Episodes 8 and 9 on Sunday, December 11
Episode 8 at 8PM ET and at 8PM PT
Episode 9 at 9PM ET and at 9PM PT
Encore episodes 8 and 9 on Monday, December 12
Episode 8 at 8PM ET and at 8PM PT
Episode 9 at 9PM ET and at 9PM PT

[source: Reelz Channel]

Speaking of Donald Sutherland, the teaser trailer for his upcoming film, The Hunger Games was shown at the recent MTV Music Awards. You can watch the Video: Hunger Games Official Teaser Trailer. Donald Sutherland's not featured on the teaser though....

Speaking of Matthew Macfadyen...

Watch the following:

Dame Judi Dench makes a `significant` donation towards famine relief efforts in Africa

Actress Dame Judi Dench has made a 'significant' donation towards the famine relief efforts in Africa.

The actress is supporting ShelterBox's campaign to send aid to the people suffering from the famine in countries such as Somalia and Ethiopia. [via Critics and Monsters]

Also...Judi Dench Backing Cancer Awareness Campaign‎

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Quad Poster
A brand new international quad poster has been released for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which will be released in U.K. theaters on September 16, and in North American theaters on November 18. Take a look at this British poster below which features Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, and Colin Firth. [via MovieWeb]

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Kicked Back to December 9th
Over the weekend, Deadline‘s Pete Hammond reported that Focus Features wants to give Tomas Alfredson’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy a serious awards season push. That’s not the tragic part. The tragic part is that they’re moving the film back from November 18th to December 9th in order to do so. [via Collider]

Oldman to cast Firth in new film?
Gary Oldman has revealed plans to return behind the camera, directing Colin Firth in a new project. [via Press Association]

'Bridget Jones's Diary' Will Have Third Chapter‎
Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that the long-gestating third "Bridget Jones's Diary" movie is finally a go. No further details regarding the Working Title Films production—including whether stars Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth or Hugh Grant will return—were available. [via MTV's Hollywood Crush]

Venice film festival: British stars descend on city
The biggest contingent of British stars for years, including Colin Firth, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley and Jude Law will spearhead the British presence as the world's oldest film festival gets under way. [via UK's The Telegraph]

And last, but not least, check out these interesting articles about Joe Wright...
Portrait of the artist: Joe Wright, film director [via UK's The Guardian] and My Secret Life: Joe Wright, film director, 39 [via The Independent]

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Downton Abbey, The Pillars of the Earth, and Any Human Heart nominated for 2011's Primetime Emmy Awards

Posted by Le on Thursday, July 14, 2011

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Nominations has just been announced today and the following period dramas/miniseries (starring a few of our favorite P&P actors) are nominated such as Downton Abbey (Penelope Wilton) with 11 nominations, The Pillars of the Earth (Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland) with 7, and Any Human Heart (Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander) with 4 nominations. The Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out September 18th!

Here are the following categories they are nominated...

Outstanding Miniseries/Made For Television Movie
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
The Kennedys • ReelzChannel • A Muse Entertainment Production in association with Asylum Entertainment
Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
The Pillars Of The Earth • Starz • Tandem Communications and Muse Entertainment in association with Scott Free Films
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Diane Lane as Patricia Loud - Cinema Verite • HBO
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham - Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce - Mildred Pierce • HBO
Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin - Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story • Lifetime
Jean Marsh as Rose Buck - Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS
Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce - Mildred Pierce • HBO
Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler - Mildred Pierce • HBO
Mare Winningham as Ida - Mildred Pierce • HBO
Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland - Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
Julian Fellowes, Written By
Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Todd Haynes, Written By
Jon Raymond, Written By
Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece) • PBS • A Hartswood Films production for BBC cymru wales, co-produced with Masterpiece
Steven Moffat, Written By
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Peter Gould, Written By
Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of BBC Wales and WGBH Boston
Heidi Thomas, Written By

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Carlos • Sundance Channel • Daniel Leconte/Film en Stock with the participation of Canal Plus and ARTE in association with Sundance Channel, co-produced by Egoli Tossel
Olivier Assayas, Directed by
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
Shari Springer Berman, Directed by
Robert Pulcini, Directed by
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • Part 1 • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
Brian Percival, Directed by
Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Todd Haynes, Directed by
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Curtis Hanson, Directed by

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • Part 1 • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
David Katznelson, DFF, Director of Photography
The Kennedys • Life Sentences • ReelzChannel • A Muse Entertainment
Production in association with Asylum Entertainment
David Moxness, C.S.C, Director of Photography
Mildred Pierce • Part Five • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Ed Lachman, ASC, Director of Photography
The Pillars Of The Earth • Legacy • Starz • Tandem Communications and Muse Entertainment in association with Scott Free Films
Atilla Szalay, Director of Photography
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Kramer Morgenthau, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
Sarah Flack, A.C.E., Editor
Robert Pulcini, Editor
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • Part 1 • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
John Wilson, A.C.E., Editor
Mildred Pierce • Part Four • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Camilla Toniolo, Editor
Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece) • PBS • A Hartswood Films production for BBC cymru wales, co-produced with Masterpiece
Charlie Phillips, Editor
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Barbara Tulliver, A.C.E., Editor
Plummy Tucker, A.C.E., Editor

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
Randi Hiller, CSA, Casting Director
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
Jill Trevellick, CDG, Casting Director
Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Laura Rosenthal, Casting Director
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Alexa L. Fogel, CSA, Casting Director
Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of BBC Wales and WGBH Boston
Andy Pryor, CDG, Casting Director

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
Donal Woods, Production Designer
Charmian Adams, Art Director
Gina Cromwell, Set Decorator
The Kennedys • ReelzChannel • A Muse Entertainment Production in association with Asylum Entertainment
Rocco Matteo, Production Designer
Mun Yin Kwun, Art Director
Enrico Campana, Set Decorator
Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Mark Friedberg, Production Designer
Peter Rogness, Art Director
Ellen Christiansen-De Jonge, Set Decorator
Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of BBC Wales and WGBH Boston
Eve Stewart, Production Designer
David Hindle, Art Director
Julia Castle, Set Decorator

Outstanding Main Title Design
Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) • PBS • A Carnival/Channel 4/Masterpiece
co-production
Paul McDonnell, Designer
Hugo Moss, Art Director
Justin Lowings, Animator
Boardwalk Empire • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Karin Fong, Designer/Director
Michelle Dougherty, Designer/Director
Lauren Hartstone, Designer/Art Director
Cara McKenney, Producer/Art Director
Game Of Thrones • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and
Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Angus Wall, Creative Director
Robert Feng, Art Director
Kirk H. Shintani, Animator
Hameed Shaukat, Designer
Rubicon • AMC • Warner Horizon Television
Karin Fong, Creative Director
Jeremy Cox, Designer/Animator
Theodore Daley, Designer
Cara McKenney, Producer/Art Director
Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Michael Riley, Creative Director
Bob Swenson, Creative Lead
Adam Bluming, Editor
Cory Shaw, Designer/Animator

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
Suttirat Anne Larlarb, Costume Designer
Joseph T. Mastrolia, Costume Supervisor
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • Part 1 • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
Susannah Buxton, Costume Designer
Caroline McCall, Assistant Costume Designer
Mildred Pierce • Part Two • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Ann Roth, Costume Designer
Michelle Matland, Assistant Costume Designer
Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece) • Part 1 • PBS • A co-production of BBC Wales and WGBH Boston
Amy Roberts, Costume Designer
Giles Gale, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
Terry Baliel, Department Head Hairstylist
Carol Pershing, Key Hairstylist
Beth Miller, Personal Hairstylist
The Kennedys • ReelzChannel • A Muse Entertainment Production in association with Asylum Entertainment
Jenny Arbour, Department Head Hairstylist
Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Jerry DeCarlo, Department Head Hairstylist
Jerry Popolis, Personal Hairstylist
The Pillars Of The Earth • Starz • Tandem Communications and Muse Entertainment in association with Scott Free Films
Tricia Cameron, Department Head Hairstylist
Loulia Sheppard, Key Hairstylist

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) • Part 2 • PBS • A Carnival/Channel 4/Masterpiece co-production
Adam Armitage, Sound Effects Editor
Alex Sawyer, Dialogue Editor
Laura Lovejoy, Dialogue Editor
Keith Partridge, Sound Editor
Robin Whittaker, Music Editor
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • Part 1 • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece
Adam Armitage, Sound FX Editor
Alex Sawyer, Dialogue Editor
Mildred Pierce • Part Five • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Eliza Paley, Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Tony Martinez, Dialogue/ADR Editor
Thomas Younkman, Sound Effects Editor
Brian Dunlop, Foley Editor
Todd Kasow, Music Editor
Ellen Heuer, Foley Artist
The Pillars Of The Earth • The Work Of Angels • Starz • Tandem Communications and Muse Entertainment in association with Scott Free Films
Marcel Pothier, Supervising Sound Editor
Christian Rivest, Sound Designer
Antoine Morin, Sound Effects Editor
Guy Pelletier, Music and Dialogue Editor
Guy Francoeur, Foley Artist

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Gettysburg • HISTORY • Produced by ScottFree Productions in association with Herzog & Company for HISTORY
Kent Johnson, Visual Effects Supervisor
J. David Everhart, Visual Effects Producer
Mike Yip, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Jon Rhinehardt, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Jason Korber, Visual Effects Compositor
Jared Jones, Visual Effects Compositor
Ethan Summers, Lead Model Maker
Brent Steinberg, CGI Artist
Max Poolman, Special Effects Supervisor
Mildred Pierce • Part Five • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
Lesley Robson-Foster, Visual Effects Supervisor
John Bair, Visual Effects Supervisor
Renuka Ballal, Visual Effects Producer
Constance Conrad, Compositor
Marci Ichimura, Compositor
Nathan Meier, CGI Artist
Josephine Noh, Compositor
Aaron Raff, Compositor
Scott Winston, Compositor
The Pillars Of The Earth • Witchcraft • Starz • Tandem Communications and Muse Entertainment in association with Scott Free Films
Vit Komrzy, Visual Effects Producer
Viktor Muller, Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Stephenson, Special Effects Supervisor
Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece) • PBS • A Hartswood Films production for BBC cymru wales, co-produced with Masterpiece
James Etherington, Visual Effects Supervisor

Deadline has the complete list of Primetime Emmy Nominations here!

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Saturn Award Nominations include Inception, Never Let Me Go, and Robin Hood

Posted by Le on Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films have announced the nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards, which honor excellence in all things gruesome, awesome and everything in between for both movies and television.

Inception leads the Saturn nominations with 9, Never Let Me Go with 5 including in the acting categories for our P&P/Bennet girls Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan, and Matthew Macfadyen's Robin Hood film with 2. The 37th Annual Saturn Awards will take place in Burbank, CA in June.

Here are the Saturn nominations for Inception, Never Let Me Go (including Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley), and Robin Hood from the following categories...

Best Science Fiction Film
"Hereafter"
"Inception"
"Iron Man 2"
"Never Let Me Go"
"Splice"
"Tron: Legacy"

Best Action/Adventure Film
"The Expendables"
"The Green Hornet"
"Red"
"Robin Hood "
"Salt"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable"

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, "Tron: Legacy"
George Clooney, "The American"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Inception"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Shutter Island"
Robert Downey, Jr., "Iron Man 2"
Ryan Reynolds, "Buried"

Best Actress
Cecile De France, "Hereafter"
Angelina Jolie, "Salt"
Carey Mulligan, "Never Let Me Go"
Ellen Page, "Inception"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Noomi Rapace, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
Andrew Garfield, "Never Let Me Go"
Tom Hardy, "Inception"
Garrett Hedlund, "Tron: Legacy"
John Malkovich, "Red"
Mark Ruffalo, "Shutter Island"

Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson, "Iron Man 2"
Keira Knightley, "Never Let Me Go"
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
Helen Mirren, "Red"
Vanessa Redgrave, "Letters to Juliet"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
Clint Eastwood, "Hereafter"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
Matt Reeves, "Let Me In"
Martin Scorsese, "Shutter Island"
David Yates , "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1"

Best Writing
Michael Arndt, "Toy Story 3"
Alex Garland, "Never Let Me Go"
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John McLaughlin, "Black Swan"
Peter Morgan, "Hereafter"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
Matt Reeves, "Let Me In"

Best Music
Daft Punk, "Tron: Legacy"
Clint Eastwood, "Hereafter"
Michael Giacchino, "Let Me In"
Gottfried Huppertz (as Conducted by Frank Strobel), "The Complete Metropolis"
John Powell, "How to Train Your Dragon"
Hans Zimmer, "Inception"

Best Costume
"Alice in Wonderland"
"The Wolf Man"
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
"Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1"
"Tron: Legacy"
"Robin Hood"

Best Production Design
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"Shutter Island"
"Tron: Legacy"
"The Wolf Man"
"Inception"
"Alice in Wonderland"

Best Special Effects
"Tron: Legacy"
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
"Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1"
"Inception"
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Iron Man 2"

Source: MTV Movies Blog

Also, in Television, The Pillars of the Earth (starring Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland) is nominated for...

Best Television Presentation
• Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
• Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special
• The Pillars of the Earth
• Sherlock
• Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
• The Walking Dead

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Colin Firth's 'The King's Speech' film lead with 7 Golden Globe Nominations

Posted by Le on Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The 2011 Golden Globe Awards Nominations were announced LIVE earlier this morning at The Beverly Hilton. The King's Speech (including a nomination for Colin Firth in the Best Actor category) lead with 7 nominations and Inception got 4 nods! Unfortunately, none of our P&P '05 actors in their latest films were nominated for a Golden Globe Awards this year. Only a few of their co-stars did. However, Judi Dench did get nominated for her role in Return to Cranford miniseries, Romola Garai for Emma, and The Pillars of the Earth scored three nominations including for Hayley Atwell and Ian Mcshane.

Here are the following 2011 GG nominees...

In Motion Pictures...

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION (Talulah Riley co-stars)
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Jesse Eisenberg, THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Colin Firth, THE KING’S SPEECH
James Franco, 127 HOURS
Ryan Gosling, BLUE VALENTINE
Mark Wahlberg, THE FIGHTER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE -MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Johnny Depp, ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Johnny Depp, THE TOURIST
Paul Giamatti, BARNEY’S VERSION (Rosamund Pike co-stars)
Jake Gyllenhaal, LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
Kevin Spacey, CASINO JACK

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, BLACK SWAN
David Fincher, THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Tom Hooper, THE KING’S SPEECH
Christopher Nolan, INCEPTION
David O. Russell, THE FIGHTER

BEST SCREENPLAY
Danny Boyle, 127 HOURS
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Hart, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Christopher Nolan, INCEPTION
David Seidler, THE KING’S SPEECH
Aaron Sorkin, THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexander Desplat, THE KING’S SPEECH
Danny Elfman, ALICE IN WONDERLAND
A.R. Rahman, 127 HOURS
Trent Reznor, THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Hans Zimmer, INCEPTION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams, THE FIGHTER
Helena Bonham Carter, THE KING’S SPEECH
Mila Kunis, BLACK SWAN
Melissa Leo, THE FIGHTER
Jacki Weaver, ANIMAL KINGDOM

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Christian Bale, THE FIGHTER
Michael Douglas, WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (Carey Mulligan co-stars)
Andrew Garfield, THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Jeremy Renner, THE TOWN
Geoffrey Rush, THE KING’S SPEECH

In Television...

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL)
THE PACIFIC (HBO)
PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ) (Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-star)
TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)
YOU DON'T KNOW JACK (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hayley Atwell (Pillars of the Earth)
Claire Danes (Temple Grandin)
Judi Dench (Return to Cranford)
Romola Garai (Emma)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Client List)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Idris Alba (Luther)
Ian McShane (Pillars of the Earth)
Al Pacino (You Don't Know Jack)
Dennis Quaid (The Special Relationship)
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos)

Read the full list of the 2011 Golden Globe Nominations here!

The 68th Annual Golden Globe® Awards will air LIVE coast-to-coast on Sunday, January 16, 2011 on NBC from 5:00-8:00 p.m. (PST) /8:00-11:00 p.m. (EST) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with host Ricky Gervais.

A few GG Nominations Reactions...

Colin Firth - The King's Speech:
“I’m truly grateful to be recognized by the Hollywood Foreign press for this film, and euphoric to be in the company of so many of my colleagues.” (Awards Daily)

Paul Giamati - Barney's Version:"Thank you to everyone at The HFPA. It's a great thrill to be honored for this performance," Paul Giamatti said in a statement. He's up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for "Barney's Version." "I believe Richard [Lewis] made a lovely movie, and I am really happy for the film to be recognized. I share this with Rosamund [Pike], Dustin [Hoffman] and all the cast and crew, who were a joy to work with." (MTV.com)

Anne Hathaway - Love And Other Drugs:
"When the phone rang this morning, it was my mom telling me I was nominated — I was thrilled! Well, loopy and thrilled," said "Love and Other Drugs" star Anne Hathaway, who's up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. "I've been traveling and jet lag had me wide awake watching 'Mad Men' all night. So I might celebrate by going back to sleep. Or by watching another episode (it's so good! Damn you, Draper ... ) And I'm so happy and proud to share this honor with Jake! Thanks, Hollywood Foreign Press!" (MTV.com)

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The Pillars of the Earth DVD and Blu-ray Available Now!

Posted by Le on Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The DVD and Blu-ray discs for Starz' 8-part miniseries The Pillars of the Earth was released yesterday (11/23) and is available now! Go get your copy especially if you haven't seen this or missed this wonderful miniseries when it aired on Starz about a month ago or so.

Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast.

Go to Amazon.com to order your copy and read more of the Standard DVD and Blu-ray discs info.

Here's the synopsis and artwork covers for each versions...

(source: Amazon.com)

Also, UK Fans, click the link to enter and Win DVD Active/Sony Pictures' The Pillars of the Earth (UK - DVD R2)!

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On TV Tonight: Watch the 2-Hour Series Finale of "The Pillars of the Earth" on Starz

Posted by Le on Friday, August 27, 2010

Tonight at 10pm e/p on Starz airs the 2-hour "series finale" (episodes 107 and 108) of The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne.

Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast. Be sure to watch tonight the conclusion of this wonderful miniseries.

Read MM's interview on Oprah.com:
Man of the Cloth: Q&A with The Pillars of the Earth's Matthew Macfadyen

Watch the preview trailer for "Series Finale"

[source: Starz]

Also, if you're not subscribe to Starz, worry not and go to Netflix to see the first 6 episodes or Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 106 "Witchcraft" of The Pillars of the Earth on Starz

Posted by Le on Friday, August 20, 2010

Tonight at 10pm e/p on Starz airs another new episode (106 "Witchcraft") of The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne.

Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast.

Read a new MM interview on Oprah.com:
Man of the Cloth: Q&A with The Pillars of the Earth's Matthew Macfadyen

Watch the preview trailer for Witchcraft

[source: Starz]

Also, a clip featuring Prior Philip's (Matthew Macfadyen) announcement of Alfred and Aliena's (Hayley Atwell) marriage fuels Jack (Eddie Redmayne) to explode.

[source: Starz]

Also, if you're not subscribe to Starz, worry not and go to Netflix to see the first 5 episodes or Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 105 "Legacy" of 'The Pillars of the Earth' on Starz

Posted by Le on Friday, August 13, 2010

Tonight at 10pm e/p on Starz airs another new episode (105 "Legacy") of The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne.

Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with

Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast.

Read a new MM interview on Oprah.com:
Man of the Cloth: Q&A with The Pillars of the Earth's Matthew Macfadyen

Watch the preview trailer for Legacy

[source: Starz]

Also, if you're not subscribe to Starz, worry not and go to Netflix to see the first 4 episodes or Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 104 "Battlefield" of The Pillars of the Earth on Starz

Posted by Le on Friday, August 6, 2010

Tonight at 10pm e/p on Starz airs another new episode (104 "Battlefield") of The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne.

Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast.

Read a new MM interview on Oprah.com:
Man of the Cloth: Q&A with The Pillars of the Earth's Matthew Macfadyen

Watch the preview trailer for Battlefield

[source: Starz]

Also, if you're not subscribe to Starz, worry not and go to Netflix to see the first 3 episodes or Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now (for a limited time)!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 103 "Redemption" on Starz at 10 PM e/p

Posted by Le on Friday, July 30, 2010

Tonight at 10pm e/p on Starz airs another episode (103 "Redemption") of The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne.

Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast.

Read a new MM interview on Oprah.com:
Man of the Cloth: Q&A with The Pillars of the Earth's Matthew Macfadyen

Watch the preview trailer for Redemption

[source: Starz]

Also, if you're not subscribe to Starz, worry not and go to Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now (for a limited time)!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

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On TV Tonight: Watch "The Pillars of the Earth" with a 2-hour premiere on Starz

Posted by Le on Friday, July 23, 2010

Tonight at 10pm e/p on Starz is the 2-hour premiere of The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne.

As previously posted here, here's the schedule for " The Pillars of the Earth"...

Starz will air hours 1 & 2 July 23rd and hours 3 - 6 each Friday thereafter. The finale (hours 7 & 8) will air Aug 27th. All at 10pm et/pt.

Also, if you're not subscribe to Starz, worry not and go to Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now (for a limited time) ~~before it officially premieres on Friday (July 23rd)~~!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

Anyone watching POTE tonight (or have you seen them already online)? Feel free to comment here your thoughts about the first two episodes. I've seen the first two episodes on Starz' website two days ago and I thought they were great! Matthew and Donald were great in their roles as Prior Phillip and Bartholemew. Can't wait to see the next episodes!

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Video: Watch the Making of 'The Pillars of the Earth'

Posted by Le on Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Premiering this week, The Pillars of the Earth, the epic tale of passion and greed begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English crown and an unlikely member of King Henry's family takes the throne. Based on the best selling novel by Ken Follett, now an 8-part mini series with Pride & Prejudice actors Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland co-starring along with a huge ensemble cast on Starz. It premieres this Friday, July 23rd with a 2 hour-premiere at 10pm e/p on Starz.

Marketing and Promotions of Pillars are now everywhere, on Starz' Youtube channel, Oprah.com's Spotlight on The Pillars of the Earth, imdb, and the recent issue of TV Guide Magazine (my copy of it has a spread of Pillars promo and article, but I'm too lazy to scan them right now...my scanner's pretty slow to scan too, lol)

Starz will air hours 1 & 2 July 23rd and hours 3 - 6 each Friday thereafter. The finale (hours 7 & 8) will air Aug 27th. All at 10pm et/pt.

Watch the making of The Pillars of the Earth

[source: Starz]

Pillars of the Earth Related links of interest

Update 7/21/10
Great news for those of us who don't have Starz, DirectTV, or Netflix....we can watch the first two episodes online!!!

Go to Starz' The Pillars of The Earth Screening Room to watch the first two episodes now before it officially premieres on Friday (July 23rd)!!!

or Watch Episode 101 - Anarchy and Episode 102 - Master Builder

Enjoy! :)

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Watch an extended trailer for 'The Pillars of the Earth' starring Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland

Posted by Le on Tuesday, June 29, 2010

As previously posted here, Starz is set to premiere the eight-hour “event series” based on the Ken Follett bestselling novel “The Pillars of the Earth.”

The epic miniseries will start off with a two-hour premiere on Friday, July 23rd at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Former P&P co-stars Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy) and Donald Sutherland (Mr. Bennet) are amongst the big cast that will be bringing Follett's characters to life when this miniseries premieres late in July!

Check out and watch the extended trailer for Starz's Pillars of the Earth here or on its official Facebook...or better yet, watch an embedded YT video of it below (as well as screen caps of MM and DS... after the cut)...