Daniel Radcliffe’s Alan Rickman Tribute

Daniel Radcliffe paid touching tribute to departed friend and Harry Potter co-star Alan Rickman in these poignant words:

Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. He is also, one of the loyalest and most supportive people I’ve ever met in the film industry. He was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I’m pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn’t have to do that. I know other people who’ve been friends with him for much much longer than I have and they all say “if you call Alan, it doesn’t matter where in the world he is or how busy he is with what he’s doing, he’ll get back to you within a day”.

People create perceptions of actors based on the parts they played so it might surprise some people to learn that contrary to some of the sterner(or downright scary) characters he played, Alan was extremely kind, generous, self-deprecating and funny. And certain things obviously became even funnier when delivered in his unmistakable double-bass.

As an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child. Working with him at such a formative age was incredibly important and I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career. Film sets and theatre stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man.

 

Oscars 2016 Full Nominations List

Revenge western The Revenant leads the way at this year’s Oscars with 12 nominations. Mad Max Fury Road also managed 10 nominations with films like The Martian, Spotlight, Bridge of Spies and Carol also featuring prominently.The 88th Academy Awards ceremony will be hosted by Chris Rock and take place on 28th February at the famed Dolby Theatre.

Nominations list below:

Best film

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

Best actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo

Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Matt Damon – The Martian

Best director

Alejandro G Inarritu – The Revenant

Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

Adam McKay – The Big Short

George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road

Lenny Abrahamson – Room

Best actress

Brie Larson – Room

Cate Blanchett – Carol

Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Jennifer Lawrence – Joy

Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years

Best supporting actor

Sylvester Stallone - Creed

Christian Bale – The Big Short

Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight

Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Tom Hardy – The Revenant

Best supporting actress

Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight

Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl

Rooney Mara – Carol

Rachel McAdams – Spotlight

Best documentary

Amy

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Best adapted screenplay

The Big Short – Charles Randolph, Adam McKay

Brooklyn – Nick Hornby

Carol – Phyllis Nagy

The Martian – Drew Goddard

Room – Emma Donaghue

Best original screenplay

Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman, Ethan & Joel Coen

Ex Machina – Alex Garland

Inside Out – Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley

Spotlight – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy

Straight Outta Compton – Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff

Best animation

Anomalisa

Inside Out

Boy and the World

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Marnie Was There

Best original song

Writing’s on the Wall (Spectre)

Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)

Simple Song #3 ( Youth)

Till It Happens to You (The Hunting Ground)

Manta Ray (Racing Extinction)

Foreign Language Film

Embrace of The Serpent (Columbia)

Mustang (France)

Son of Saul (Hungary)

Theeb (Jordan)

A War (Denmark)

Film Editing

The Big Short

Mad Max Fury Road

The Revenant

Spotlight

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Production Design

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girk

Mad Max Fury Road

The Martan

The Revenant

Original Score

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Visual Effects

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Cinematography

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Sicario

Documentary Short Subject

Body Team 12

Chau Behind the Lines

Claude Lanzmann

A Girl in the River

Last Day of Freedom

Documentary Feature

Amy

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Costume Design

Carol

Cinderella

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Sound Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound Mixing

Bridge of Spies

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Makeup & Hairstyling

Mad Max: Fury Road

The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared

The Revenant

Live Action Short Subject

Ave Maria

Day One

Everything Will Be Okay

Shok

Stutter

Animated Short Film

Bear Story

Prologue

Sanjay’s Super Team

We Can’t Live Without Cosmos

World of Tomorrow

 

Alan Rickman Dies At 69

In yet another piece of tragic and utterly unexpected news Die Hard and Harry Potter star Alan Rickman has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Aged 69 Rickman leaves behind an astonishing body of work that almost single handily made British thespians Hollywood’s go to choice for memorable movie villains.

Becoming an instant global star as Die Hard’s droll criminal mastermind Hans Gruber, Rickman went on to shamelessly steal scenes in Harry Potter, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and cult favorite Galaxy Quest.

Tributes have poured in from fans and co-stars alike, leaving little doubt about how badly his unique voice and talents will be missed.

 

Golden Globe 2016 Winners

The winners for the 73rd annual Golden Globe awards have been announced in Los Angeles. Full List of winners below:

Film categories

Best motion picture – drama

The Revenant

Best motion picture – comedy or musical

The Martian

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – drama

Brie Larson, Room

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – comedy or musical

Matt Damon, The Martian

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – comedy or musical

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best director – motion picture

Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant

Best screenplay – motion picture

Steve Jobs

Best animated feature film

Inside Out

Best foreign language film

Son of Saul

Best original score – motion picture

The Hateful Eight

Best original song – motion picture

Writing’s On the Wall, Sam Smith – Spectre

 

Television categories

Best television series – drama

Mr Robot

Best television series – comedy or musical

Mozart in the Jungle

Best mini-series or motion picture made for television

Wolf Hall

Best performance by an actor in a television series – drama

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Best performance by an actress in a television series – drama

Taraji P Henson, Empire

Best performance by an actor in a television series – comedy or musical

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle

Best performance by an actress in a television series – comedy or musical

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Best performance by an actor in a mini-series or motion picture made for television

Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero

Best performance by an actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television

Christian Slater, Mr Robot

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television

Maura Tierney, The Affair

 

Game Of Thrones Season 7 & 8 Planned

HBO has confirmed the premiere date for the much anticipated sixth season of Game of Thrones. The new series will kick off on April 24th this year on the same night other HBO success stories like Veep and Silicon Valley also premiere their latest offerings.

It’s also being reported that HBO, regardless of recent delays to the release of George RR Martin’s next book, the television version of Game Of Thrones will be pushing on into the as yet uncharted territory of season seven and eight. Talk are apparently ongoing to secure the casts return for season eight as their contractual obligations allegedly only original ran as far as seven seasons.

Perhaps finally explaining why the show runners have seemed so determined to kill off every recognizable character as quickly and brutally as possible…