Movie Playlist: Josh Peck
Welcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I’ve always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I’ve always love talking to people about their favorite films. So talking to the people who make the movies about their favorite films just seemed like a natural idea.
This week’s edition is with Josh Peck, the star of The Wackness. I first saw The Wackness at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where the movie went on to win the audience award. I’ve seen the film three times since January, and it still remains on my list of the top five films of 2008. Everyone is predicting that Peck will become one of the breakout stars of the year.
Basquiat by Julian Schnabel
“That movie is awesome.”
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Terry Gilliam
“It’s just… Terry Gilliam… I’ve just never have seen a world created like that. From the second they walk into what was Circus Circus, just how unbelievable it gets where he starts talking about the early sixties in San Francisco going to an acid rave. And Flea from the Chilli Peppers is licking acid off ofhis shirt sleeve and ‘with any luck his life is ruined forever’ I think that will just always live for me.”
25th Hour by Spike Lee
“This Spike Lee joint never fails.”
Bottle Rocket by Wes Anderson
“It’s like a real toss up between any of Wes Anderson’s first three movies. I feel like Bottle Rocket was so brilliant in its ingenious way where like Luke goes into this… ‘her name’s Inez’ and he goes ‘My name’s Dignan’. You know? I’ve geeked out and listed to like the director’s commentary on the Criterion Collection for Royal Tenenbaums and like heard about how Wes did three years of notes on the movie and how it was going to look and like his brother Eric Anderson did all the artwork for the movie and did like designed the suitcases for Darjeeling and whatnot. And Hackman… My favorite? I got to say… Bottle Rocket. I think it set the tone, but I love all three of those movies.”
The Wackness director Jonathan Levine adds: “But see Tenenbaums was the beginning of the end, or the beginning of the bad phase, I think.”
Fresh by Boaz Yakin
“Fresh is my favorite movie. It’s my favorite movie of all time.”
Jodie Foster Hits Behind the Camera Awards
Jodie Foster Hits Behind the Camera Awards
As a celebrity, there’s a constant pressure to look your best at ever red carpet event in town. And Jodie Foster went for the classic black dress-look at the Behind the Camera Awards last night.
The Highlands in Hollywood was the setting for the awards ceremony, and the “Silence of the Lambs” actress was in good company. Sean Penn, Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, James Woods, Julian Schnabel, Charlie Kaufman, Jason Reitman, Colleen Atwood, Jon Kilik, Mark Friedberg, and Philippe Rousselot all showed up for the evening.
Foster’s new film, “Nim’s Island” is already getting some serious attention from the press. Though it’s not due until next April, USA Today released pictures from the film last week.
“Nim’s Island” is based on the children’s book of the same name. In addition to Foster, it stars Abigail Breslin and Gerard Butler.
2008 Golden Globe Winners Announced
2008 Golden Globe Winners Announced
While the ceremony was canceled due to the ongoing writers’ strike, winners of the 2008 Golden Globe Awards were announced last night at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
Among the big winners this year were two “Pirates Of the Caribbean” stars, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp - as Knightley’s film “Atonement” picked up Best Drama, while Depp’s “Sweeney Todd” collected the trophy for Best Musical or Comedy.
The complete list of winners is as follows:
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Atonement
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men
Best Director - Motion Picture
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Best Animated Feature Film
Ratatouille
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Drama
Mad Men
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Glenn Close – Damages
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Extras
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
David Duchovny – Californication
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Queen Latifah – Life Support
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Samantha Morton – Longford
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Award Winners
2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Award Winners
The 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards have come and gone, with the quirky comedy “Juno” winning the prize for best feature at the Santa Monica ceremony.
The movie’s star, Ellen Page, also earned the best lead actress statuette, while writer Diablo Cody took home the award for best first screenplay.
Other Spirit Award winners included Philip Seymour Hoffman, who took the prize for best lead actor for his work in “The Savages,” along with Cate Blanchett, who picked up the statuette for best supporting actress for playing music icon Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There.”
The complete list of 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Award winners is as follows:
Best Feature
‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’
‘I’m Not There’
WINNER: ‘Juno’
‘A Mighty Heart’
‘Paranoid Park’
Best Director
Todd Haynes, ‘I’m Not There’
Tamara Jenkins, ‘The Savages’
Jason Reitman, ‘Juno’
WINNER: Julian Schnabel, ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’
Gus Van Sant, ‘Paranoid Park’
Best Male Lead
Pedro Castaneda, ‘August Evening’
Don Cheadle, ‘Talk to Me’
WINNER: Philip Seymour Hoffman, ‘The Savages’
Tony Leung, ‘Lust, Caution’
Frank Langella, ‘Starting Out in the Evening’
Best Female Lead
Angelina Jolie, ‘A Mighty Heart’
Sienna Miller, ‘Interview’
WINNER: Ellen Page, ‘Juno’
Parker Posey, ‘Broken English’
Tang Wei, ‘Lust, Caution’
Best Supporting Male
WINNER: Chiwetel Ejiofor, ‘Talk to Me’
Marcus Carl Franklin, ‘I’m Not There’
Kene Holliday, ‘Great World of Sound’
Irfan Khan, ‘The Namesake’
Steve Zahn, ‘Rescue Dawn’
Best Supporting Female
WINNER: Cate Blanchett, ‘I’m Not There’
Anna Kendrick, ‘Rocket Science’
Jennifer Jason Leigh, ‘Margot at the Wedding’
Tamara Podemski, ‘Four Sheets to the Wind’
Marisa Tomei, ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’
Best Screenplay
Ronald Harwood, ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’
WINNER: Tamara Jenkins, ‘The Savages’
Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner, ‘Starting Out in the Evening’
Adrienne Shelly, ‘Waitress’
Mike White, ‘Year of the Dog’
Best Cinematography
‘The Savages’
WINNER: ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’
‘Vanaja’
‘Youth Without Youth’
‘Lust, Caution’
Best Foreign Film
‘4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 3 Days’ (Romania)
‘The Band’s Visit’ (Israel)
‘Lady Chatterley’ (France)
WINNER: ‘Once’ (Ireland)
‘Persepolis’ (France)
Best Documentary
WINNER: ‘Crazy Love’
‘Lake of Fire’
‘Manufactured Landscapes’
‘The Monastery’
‘The Prisoner Or: How I Planned To Kill Tony Blair’
Best First Feature
‘2 Days in Paris’
‘Great World of Sound’
WINNER: ‘The Lookout’
‘Rocket Science’
‘Vanaja’
Best First Screenplay
Jeffrey Blitz, ‘Rocket Science’
Zoe Cassavetes, ‘Broken English’
WINNER: Diablo Cody, ‘Juno’
Kelly Masterson, ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’
John Orloff, ‘A Mighty Heart’
Robert Altman Award ‘I’m Not There’
Director: Todd Haynes
Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
Ensemble Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood, David Cross, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams
John Cassavetes Award
WINNER: ‘August Evening’
‘Owl and the Sparrow’
‘The Pool’
‘Quiet City’
‘Shotgun Stories’
IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
WINNER: Laura Dunn, Director of ‘The Unforeseen’
Gary Hustwit, Director of ‘Helvetica’
John Maringouin, Director of ‘Running Stumbled’
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
WINNER: Ramin Bahrani, Director of ‘Chop Shop’
Lee Isaac Chung, Director of ‘Munyurangabo’
Ronnie Bronstein, Director of ‘Frownland’
Axium Producers Award
Anne Clements, Producer of ‘Ping Pong Playa’ and ‘Quinceañera’
Alexis Ferris, Producer of ‘Cthulhu’ and ‘Police Beat’
WINNER: Neil Kopp, Producer of ‘Paranoid Park’ and ‘Old Joy’
To see the entire gallery from the 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards (February 23) - !