The Oscars 2013: The Nominees

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Nominees:

Amour (2012): To Be Determined

Argo (2012): Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald

Django Unchained (2012): Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone

Les Misérables (2012): Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh

Life of Pi (2012): Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark

Lincoln (2012): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon

Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees:

Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln (2012)

Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables (2012)

Joaquin Phoenix for The Master (2012)

Denzel Washington for Flight (2012/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Nominees:

Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Emmanuelle Riva for Amour (2012)

Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Naomi Watts for The Impossible (2012)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)

Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (2012)

Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)

Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained (2012)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Master (2012)

Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)

Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)

Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)

Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Sneak Peak: Les Miserables

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.

Transformers 4' gets a new logo -- and a new star

Hey, Optimus Prime — say hello to your motherboard for me.

Michael Bay has officially confirmed that the star of Transformers 4 will be Mark Wahlberg, who worked with the director on his upcoming crime tale Pain and Gain.

The Transformers sequel, planned to debut June 27, 2014, also has a sleek new logo based on the Decepticon insignia.

“Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on Pain and Gain and I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy,” said Bay.

Last week, the director denied rumors that he was looking to have Wahlberg take over the blockbuster robot franchise from Shia Labeouf, and said he was considering him for another film — not in the Transformers franchise.

Then he followed up on his website, saying … maybe that wasn’t such a bad idea after all: “Let’s say some ideas are gaining traction with me and my writer – so I’m here to say thanks internet chatter.”

Source:  Insidemovies

Sneak Peak: Skyfall

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.




On Cinema November 9, 2012

PSY brings Gangnam to Oxford University

LONDON (AFP) - South Korean pop sensation Psy was mobbed by screaming fans as he arrived in Britain to bring a touch of his “Gangnam Style” to the prestigious Oxford University debating society.

Wearing his trademark dapper suit and sunglasses, the rapper attracted a horde of fans and photographers as he walked into the 189-year-old Oxford Union club. Asked by reporters at the entrance how it felt to be in the historic city, the 34-year-old said, “It’s an honour,” before adding: “It’s kind of weird - why did they call me?”

Psy, whose single “Gangnam Style” has more than 665 million views on YouTube and has spawned countless videos copying his distinctive dance moves, arrived in Britain from France on Monday for a three-day visit.

Former boxing champion Chris Eubank was among the crowds that turned out to greet him in Oxford. The rapper, whose full name is Park Jae-sang, was invited to address the Oxford Union by its president John Seung-yoon Lee, who is also South Korean.

“The president and Psy are both from Gangnam - the area (of the South Korean capital Seoul) where the eponymous hit song takes its name,” a spokesman for the debating society said.

Psy is already an established star in South Korea with six albums under his belt, but the song - which parodies the extravagant lifestyle of the residents of Gangnam - has turned him into a global star.

His address to the Oxford Union, due later on Wednesday, was to be his first public speech in English. The debating society’s previous guests include US presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa. On Monday, a flash mob of some 20,000 fans joined Psy in Paris to perform his “horse-riding dance”.

His new album is set to feature a new single half in Korean, half in English and a selection of songs from his 12-year career in his home country.

South Korea awarded Psy on Tuesday with one of its highest cultural honours, the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit, as a reward for taking the world by storm. 

Nation.com.pk

Another Filipino radio broadcaster killed

A radio anchor was shot dead in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija on Thursday morning.

Julius Cauzo, radio anchor of Radio DWJJ, was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding gunman at around 8:30 a.m., according to PO2 Fernando Cacayurin of Cabanatuan Police.

Police said Cauzo, 51, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Good Samaritan Hospital.

Cauzo sustained three gunshot wounds to his chest.

Police have yet to determine the motive for the shooting.

National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Secretary General Rowena Paraan said if Cauzo's killing was work-related, it would be the fifth this year, and 14th under the Aquino administration.

- Umagang Kay Ganda, November 9 2012

Source: ABS-CBN News

KZ is The First XFactor Philippines Grand Winner

Its KZ Tandingan of the girls, the first grand winner of the XFactor Philippines with a total of 55.45 percent of the text and online votes. Taking 4 million worth of cash prizes and and exclusive contract from the ABS-CBN  Management.