More... Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations.

The movie, however, according to Wickham, "frequently undermines Ford. [69], During its marketing campaign, 12 Years a Slave received unpaid endorsements by celebrities such as Kanye West and P.

“Kill Your Darlings,” in which Daniel Radcliffe stars as young beat poet Allen Ginsberg, averaged $14,431 after taking in $57,722 from four theaters in its first weekend for Sony Pictures Classics. "[11], Noah Berlatsky wrote in The Atlantic about a scene in McQueen's adaptation. McQueen reportedly had asked Ridley for shared credit, which he declined. [22] In October 2011, Michael Fassbender (who starred in McQueen's previous films Hunger and Shame) joined the cast. (On a side note, except for changing the links and using another poster, this is an exact cut and paste from last year. Ford takes a liking to Northup and gives him a violin. The Book Thief was a surprise top spot with an average of $26,251 in four theaters.

Neither thanked the other during their respective acceptance speeches at the event. Robert Redford has drawn Best Actor buzz for his performance in director J.C. Chandor’s spare and nearly dialogue-free tale of a a man lost at sea.

The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. He also admired the film's "gorgeous" cinematography and the musical score, as "one of Hans Zimmer's more moving scores in some time". He is told by the others that if he wants to survive in the South, he must adapt to being a slave and not tell anyone he is a free man. Playing in 123 locations, “12 Years a Slave” grossed a solid $2.1 million, and the film’s performance was strong throughout the dozen cities where it was showing.

It had a very similar weekend at the box office in Germany with $5.49 million on 597 screens, while it is $14.11 million in that market, also after two weeks of release. [7] In addition, the motion picture has been named as one of the best films of 2013 by various ongoing critics, appearing on 100 critics' top-ten lists in which 25 had the film in their number-one spot. There's a clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest.

The following weekend, the film entered the top ten after expanding to 123 theatres and grossing an additional $2.1 million.

[61] However, instead of paying for the distribution rights, Fox Searchlight made a deal in which it would share box-office proceeds with the financiers of the independently financed film. Many analysts compared the film's content to other drama films of a similar vein such as Schindler's List (1993) and The Passion of the Christ (2004), which became box office successes despite their respective subject matters. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them.

More... With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated.

This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor.

No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were.

[50] A soundtrack album, Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave, was released digitally on November 5 and received a physical format release on November 11, 2013, by Columbia Records.

Then for Benedict [Cumberbatch], I found some real upper-class New Orleanians from the '30s. Fellow Oscar-hopefuls 12 Years a Slave, All is Lost and Kill Your Darlins are the other films making waves this weekend (literally in one case). The film is also playing in nine other markets, where it earned about $100,000 for a total weekend haul of $33.1 million. There were no true upsets, but it didn't go exactly as I anticipated it would go. [66] Despite its content, the film's critical success has assisted its domestic distribution by Fox Searchlight that began with a limited release aimed primarily towards art house and African-American patrons.

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"[84], Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praised it as "a new movie landmark of cruelty and transcendence" and as "a movie about a life that gets taken away, and that's why it lets us touch what life is". Shortly after Northup's kidnapping, he is sent on a slave ship. [21] McQueen compared Ejiofor's conduct "of class and dignity" to that of Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. While there, Northup gains the favor of the plantation's owner, Judge Turner, who allows him to play the fiddle at a neighbor's wedding anniversary celebration and to keep his earnings. [59] In April 2012, a few weeks before principal photography, New Regency Productions agreed to co-finance the film. They believed the Bible sanctioned slavery, and that it was their 'Christian duty' to preach the scriptures to their slaves. More... Last weekend, Thor: The Dark World made its debut.

More... WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. "[91] Peter Malamud Smith of Slate criticized the story, saying, "12 Years a Slave is constructed as a story of a man trying to return to his family, offering every viewer a way into empathizing with its protagonist.

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. More... 300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release.

More... RoboCop debuted in China this past weekend and that helped it climb into first place internationally with $30.2 million in 75 markets for a total of $136.0 million internationally after a month of release.

While praising Ejiofor's work, she stated: "It's a picture that stays more than a few safe steps away from anything so dangerous as raw feeling. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide.

[20], After a lengthy development process, during which Brad Pitt's production company Plan B Entertainment backed the project, which eventually helped get financing from various other film studios.

Although Bass is hesitant at first because of the risks, he agrees to send it.

Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Stephen Whitty. The Wolf of Wall Street remained in first place with $35.27 million on 5,472 screens in 40 markets for an international total of $125.49 million. Northup gives an emotional farewell to Patsey and rides off to his freedom.

This isn't a bad start and its reviews suggest long legs, but it might get overshadowed by 12 Years a Slave. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steven Rea. He continued by praising the performances of Fassbender and Nyong'o, citing Nyong'o as "the film's breakthrough performance [that] may find Nyong'o making her way to the Dolby Theater next March".

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