Last week the big news was that the Oscars changed their rules for the best picture category. The Weinstein companies response to this news was setting release dates for their new films. Fresh off last years victory for "The King's Speech" the Weinstein company has now schedule four films to compete for this years big award.
Opening November 4, "My Week with Marilyn", a biopic about Marilyn Monroe starring Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Dominic Cooper and Judi Dench. weinstein will definitely push Michelle Williams for Best Actress and possibly some tech awards. The film is directed by Simon Curtis who was nominated for an Emmy in 2004 for the show Pride.
Next up is "The Artist," which opens November 11. This film opened in Cannes to rave reviews and won Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. The film is about A former silent film star who has descended into alcoholism after the rise of the "talkies", but with the encouragement of his lover, an actress on the rise in the new industry, he reenters the business as a dancer. The film is directed by Michael Havanavicius. With lots a buzz already surrounding this film, it may just be the surprise at the Oscars.
The highly anticipated Margaret Thatcher biopic "The Iron Lady" opens November 23. The film stars Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent. There is already talk of Meryl Streep receiving her 17th nomination and possibly her third win. In addition after "the Kings Speech", many are saying "the Iron Lady" will be this years "King's Speech". However I doubt it, considering the director is the Phillipa Llloyd, the director of "Mamma Mia", a
terrible movie. I'll be watching this movie very closely.
Last but not least is the Shakespeare adaptation of Coriolanus, directed by Ralph Fiennes. The film opened at Berlin Film Festival to very good reviews and received a lot of buzz. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave, Gerard Butler and Jessica Chastain. The film is about the life of the legendary Roman leader, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. The film opens December 2.
I am interested in seeing which of these films receives a Best Picture and how successful Weinstein is this year at the Oscars. As for excitement level. I must say, I feel its a week line up compared to last years.
No comments:
Post a Comment