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Now Playing – February 5, 2010

Each Thursday, we will feature the trailers for all the new movies opening in our neck of the woods (i.e. the Seattle area).  Blockbusters, Indies, or something in between, preparation for your weekend moviegoing is all in one place.

“DEAR JOHN”   (Romantic Drama – Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins)

“DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM”   (Action/Science Fiction (French) – Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Philippe Torreton)

“AN EDUCATION (Re-Release)”   (Drama – Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Peter Sarsgaard)

“FROM PARIS WITH LOVE”   (Action – John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers)

Oscar Nominations - February 2, 2010

Anne Hathaway and new Academy President Tom Sherak made the announcement of nominees for the 82nd Oscar ceremony, early the morning of February 2, 2010.  In the announced nominations, a couple of surprises were definitely on display (“The Secret of Kells?); however, by and large Should I See It’s panel research netted some pretty favorable results, certainly in the big categories.  Many surprises came in the technical categories not announced live on television.  Here’s a look at the nominees and a summary of Should I See It’s first attempt at predicting the nominees…

As far as our panel’s prognosticating was concerned, overall, the 13 panelists in reviewing all categories, hit 92/121 possible for 76%. Most impressively, in the Top 10 categories – namely, the 4 Acting categories, Foreign, Animated Feature, the 2 Screenplays, Directing and Best Picture, the panel scored a stunning 49/55 possible for 89%. Had it not been for “The Secret of Kells” nudging out the virtual consensus choice of “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs” in Animated Feature, the panel would have hit over 90%. An easy year to predict, perhaps.  A ton of fun to research and dig up contenders and track their progress?  Absolutely.  Stay tuned for updates throughout Oscar season, with the ceremony coming on March 7, 2010.

Check back with us often as we will be reviewing or re-posting reviews of all 10 Best Picture nominees leading up to the ceremony, as well as many other nominated films as possible to get you ready for the big night.

And the nominees are…

Actor in a Leading Role

  • Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
  • George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
  • Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
  • Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
  • Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Matt Damon in “Invictus”
  • Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
  • Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
  • Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
  • Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
  • Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
  • Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
  • Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
  • Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
  • Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
  • Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
  • Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

  • Coraline” Henry Selick
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
  • The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
  • The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
  • Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

  • Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
  • Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
  • Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
  • The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

  • Avatar” Mauro Fiore
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
  • The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
  • Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
  • The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

  • Bright Star” Janet Patterson
  • Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
  • Nine” Colleen Atwood
  • The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

  • Avatar” James Cameron
  • The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
  • Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
  • Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

  • Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
  • The Cove” Nominees to be determined
  • Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
  • The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
  • Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

  • China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
  • The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
  • The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
  • Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
  • Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

  • Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
  • District 9” Julian Clarke
  • The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
  • Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

  • Ajami” Israel
  • El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina
  • The Milk of Sorrow” Peru
  • Un Prophète” France
  • The White Ribbon” Germany

Makeup

  • Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
  • Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
  • The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

  • Avatar” James Horner
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
  • The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
  • Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
  • Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

  • Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
  • Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
  • The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

  • Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
  • The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined
  • District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
  • An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
  • The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined
  • Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
  • A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
  • Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
  • Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

  • French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
  • Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
  • The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
  • Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
  • A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

  • The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
  • Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
  • Kavi” Gregg Helvey
  • Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
  • The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

  • Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
  • Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
  • Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
  • Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

  • Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
  • Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
  • Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

  • Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
  • District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
  • Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
  • An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
  • In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
  • Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
  • Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
  • The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
  • A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
  • Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

2010 Final Oscar Predictions

PREDICTIONS PER CATEGORY:

Predictions updated Midnight, February 2, 2010

Best Picture Of The Year (10 Nominees this year)

“Avatar”

“District 9″

“An Education”

“The Hurt Locker”

“Inglourious Basterds”

“Invictus”

“Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”

“A Serious Man”

“Up”

“Up In The Air”

Best Directing

Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”

James Cameron, “Avatar”

Lee Daniels, “Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”

Jason Reitman, “Up In The Air”

Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Actor In A Leading Role

Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”

George Clooney, “Up In The Air”

Colin Firth, “A Single Man”

Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”

Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”

Best Actress In A Leading Role

Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”

Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”

Carey Mulligan, “An Education”

Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious…”

Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Matt Damon, “Invictus”

Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”

Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”

Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”

Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

Penelope Cruz, “Nine”

Vera Farmiga, “Up In The Air”

Anna Kendrick, “Up In The Air”

Mo’Nique, “Precious…”

Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”

Best Original Screenplay

(500) Days Of Summer

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

A Serious Man

Up

Best Adapted Screenplay

Crazy Heart

District 9

An Education

Precious…

Up In The Air

Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year (5 Nominees this year)

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Princess And The Frog

Up

Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year

Ajami (Israel)

A Prophet (France)

Samson And Delilah (Australia)

The Secret In Her Eyes (Argentina)

The White Ribbon (Germany)

REMAINING CATEGORIES

Best Documentary Feature: The Beaches Of Agnes, Burma VJ, The Cove, Every Little Step, Food, Inc.

Best Art Direction:  Avatar, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Sherlock Holmes, Where The Wild Things Are

Best Cinematography:  Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Nine, The White Ribbon

Best Costume Design:  Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, Inglourious Basterds, Nine, The Young Victoria

Best Film Editing:  Avatar, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air

Best Makeup:  District 9, The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus, Star Trek

Best Original Score:  Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Informant!, Sherlock Holmes, Up

Best Original Song:  Avatar (“I See You”), Crazy Heart (“The Weary Kind”), Everybody’s Fine ((“I Want To) Come Home”), Nine (“Cinema Italiano”), The Princess And The Frog (“Almost There”) 

Best Sound Editing:  Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Star Trek, Up

Best Sound Mixing:  Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Best Visual Effects:  Avatar, District 9, 2012

Best Documentary Short:  China’s Unnatural Disaster: Tears Of The Sizchaun Province, The Last Truck: Closing Of A G.M. Plant, Lt. Watada, Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak

Best Animated Short:  The Cat Piano, French Roast, The Lady And The Reaper, A Matter Of Loaf And Death, Partly Cloudy

Best Live Action Short:  The Door, The Ground Beneath, Hotel, Miracle Fish, The Response

OFFICIAL PROJECTED NOMINATION TALLY PER FILM:

10 Nominations: Avatar

8 Nominations: District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds

7 Nominations: Up In The Air

5 Nominations: Precious…, Up

4 Nominations: Nine

3 Nominations: Crazy Heart, An Education, Invictus, Star Trek

2 Nominations: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Last Station, The Princess And The Frog, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Sherlock Holmes, The White Ribbon

1 Nomination: Ajami, The Blind Side, Bright Star, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Coco Before Chanel, Coraline, (500) Days Of Summer, Everybody’s Fine, The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus, The Informant!, Julie & Julia, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, A Prophet, Samson And Delilah, The Secret In Her Eyes, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, 2012, Where The Wild Things Are, The Young Victoria, and all Animated Shorts, Documentary Shorts, Live-Action Short Films, and Documentary Feature Nominees.

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

               

Starring:  Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, B.J. Novak, Omar Doom, Martin Wuttke, Mike Myers, Rod Taylor, Samuel L. Jackson.
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Director:  Quentin Tarantino
Rating:  R
Running Time:  153 Mins.
Release Date:  August 21, 2009
DVD Release Date:  December 15, 2009
Box Office: $120,540,719
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A Band Apart, Zehnte Baabelsberg Film, Visiona Romatica, Universal Pictures and The Weinstein Company

Written By:  Quentin Tarantino

“…I’m aware of what tremendous feats human beings are capable of once they abandon dignity” – Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz)

An audacious, over-the-top, violent, thrill ride of a movie, Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” is another of Tarantino’s polarizing revenge films.  Revenge is the one interweaving thread between all 7 of Quentin’s films, and with “Inglourious Basterds” Tarantino chooses to reinvent the end of World War II.  Of course he does.  And of course he pulls it off with one of the most inventive and entertaining films of 2009.

Now to be fair, if Tarantino films leave you cold or you are simply not a fan, I cannot really find much in “Inglourious Basterds” that will change your mind.  There are moments of graphic violence and shocking images that catch you offguard and make you want to turn your head.  If you can stomach the moments that make you cringe, you cannot help but stay engaged with the dialogue, the intensity, the performances, and the carnival-like atmosphere of the film.

The Basterds are American Jewish soldiers who are working just beneath the Nazi radar in their effort to hunt and kill “Natzees” (as Brad Pitt’s character says in his ridiculous Southern accent).  Lead by Lt. Aldo Raine (Pitt), the Basterds have earned their distinction as a group of mercenary boogeymen who have staked such a reputation that the Third Reich are beginning to worry about their increased successes in achieving their goal.  Raine is unrelenting is his desire to acquire Nazi scalps and challenges his men to gain 100 each.

Concurrent to the Basterds recruiting for their next mission, we are introduced to Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), a Jewish cinema owner, whose family were discovered years earlier hiding out with a French farmer and executed by the Nazis.  Several years removed from escaping that horror, Shosanna is courted by a Nazi soldier (Daniel Brühl) who believes that he shares in her love of the cinema.  When the soldier coordinates a meeting between Shosanna and the head of the German film industry, the one and only Joseph Goebbels, past memories come flooding back when she meets Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz).  Landa was the SS Officer who orchestrated the murder of her family and as the Nazis wish to host a film premiere of their latest propaganda film “Nation’s Pride” at her theater, Shosanna sees an opportunity to gain her revenge.

As the film unfolds chapter by chapter, we learn that the most famous German actress of the era, Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) is a secret double spy working with the English government to bring down the Nazis.  We learn backstories of a handful of the Basterds in effective use of flashback and exposition, and not-so effective and rather silly moments of voiceover by Samuel L. Jackson.  Eventually, the Basterds are brought into the fold with von Hammersmark and upon learning that Hitler, Goebbels, and all the Nazi dignitaries will be present at the film premiere, the opportunity to end the war is a very real one for the Basterds, von Hammersmark, and Shosanna.  How the two competing plots co-exist is one of the more compelling elements to the elaborate fantasy Tarantino has created.

From its thrilling and pulse-pounding opening 20-minute dialogue between that French dairy farmer and the charismatic, frightening leader of the SS, Col. Hans Landa, Tarantino separates his work in 5 distinct chapters.  Each chapter packs its own distinct punch and could almost survive as five distinctive mini-films in their own right.  In the past, Tarantino has championed a non-linear writing style, leaping back and forth in time and leaving the viewer juggling the puzzle pieces to the picture laid before them.  Here, the film works better when the ensemble are allowed to live in their moments.  And what moments he gives them.

Equally as chilling with the opening sequence are the final moments in Chapter 4 where von Hammersmark and some new recruited Basterds meet in an underground pub to develop their plans.  A group of Nazi soldiers are in the same pub unexpectedly and the cat-and-mouse game between the Nazis and the Basterds is flawless in its execution.

“Inglourious Basterds” is not Tarantino’s best work.  The film runs a bit too long and Tarantino cannot help himself with some of his unnecessary directorial whims.  The violence comprised of scalpings, massive bloody shootouts, and various other fateful events will wear on some viewers.  Flaws acknowledged and all things considered, Quentin Tarantino is a button-pushing director whose obsession with film pours out of every frame in “Inglourious Basterds.”

In Tarantino’s world, he lives with playing in your emotions.  He revels in making you laugh when you normally would not and he masterfully, at times, makes you question whether your reaction to a situation is the right one.  Part of appreciating Tarantino is to think about how everyone who works with them ends up praising him as a director, writer, and creator.  In “Inglourious Basterds” it is easy to see why.  He believes in his actors and has perhaps, become the best at directing large ensembles.  Every significant character gets a moment and relishes it.

By all accounts — from the subject matter to the premise to the film’s sheer unpredictability from one moment to the next, this should not have worked.  However, just like any good roller coaster ride, you laugh, you scream, you close your eyes and peer through your hands.  “Inglourious Basterds” if you can stomach it, is the cinematic equivalent.

“Inglourious Basterds” received the following Academy Award Nominations for 2009:
  • Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Christoph Waltz)
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Directing (Quentin Tarantino)
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Picture Of The Year
  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Sound Mixing
  • Best Original Screenplay (Quentin Tarantino)

Should I See It?

YES

While fantastical, it is intricately constructed and when combined with Tarantino’s trademark flair for dialogue, the film is a captivating watch.

The cast is clearly having a ball and their enthusiasm adds to the overall entertainment the film provides.

Christoph Waltz.  A mesmerizing, immersive performance, joining the likes of Heath Ledger and Javier Bardem as the best villains of the last decade.

It is an edgy, crazed, wild ride and like much of Quentin Tarantino’s films, unlike anything you have ever seen.

NO

If you fall on the side of disliking Tarantino’s approach, this will only further your dislike.  This really is vintage Tarantino.

While the film’s premise is completely over-the-top and rather ridiculously staged, we are talking about some sensitive material regarding World War II and Nazi Germany.  Some may find this trivializing a dark period in world history.

Strong violence occurs throughout the film and often unexpectedly.  Close ups of scalpings and other jarring images will undoubtedly turn off those with a weak stomach.

Edge Of Darkness (2010)

                  

Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, David Aaron Baker, Jay O. Sanders, Denis O’Hare, Caterina Scorsone, Gabriella Pope.
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Director:  Martin Campbell
Rating:  R
Running Time:  117 Mins.
Release Date:  January 29, 2010
DVD Release Date:  TBD
Box Office: $TBD
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GK Films, BBC Films, Icon Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures

Written By:  William Monahan and Andrew Bovell, adapted from the BBC Mini-Series written by Troy Kennedy-Martin

“You had better decide whether you’re hangin’ on the cross… or bangin’ in the nails.” – Det. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson)

Faced with the sudden, bloody death of his daughter at his doorstep, Mel Gibson sets out to answer the questions surrounding her death in “Edge Of Darkness”.  Gibson’s return to the big screen has been delayed and stuttered by a handful of well-documented controversies in his personal life, as well as his making of two controversial films, 2004’s “The Passion Of The Christ” and 2006’s “Apocalypto”.  Clearly, “Edge…” is arriving with an agenda; namely, rehabilitate Gibson in the court of public opinion and show that he remains, despite his public embarrassments of recent years, a bankable action star who can deliver the goods.  And the answer as to whether this is successful in meeting that agenda is, well…maybe.

Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a hardened Boston police detective (with accent to match), who is on pins and needles at the train station, waiting for his daughter’s long overdue return home.  Emma (Bojana Novakovic) is a young, smart, recent college graduate is so thankful to be home that Craven is humbled to see her so happy.  However, things quickly become troubling for Craven as Emma shows signs that she might be terribly ill – succumbing to bouts of vomiting and sudden nosebleeds.  As her first night back home leads to some dire medical circumstances, Craven and Emma leave to head to the ER.  As soon as the door opens, the last name “Craven” is shouted from someone in a dark vehicle and Emma is gunned down immediately.  (Editor’s note:  This death occurs in the trailer – so no spoiler alert given…)

From this point on, the stunning opening sequence dovetails into rather familiar and paint-by-numbers movie storytelling.  Craven is despondent but shows up to work the next day.  He is told he is too close to the case, and it is assigned to another detective.  Craven decides that he is going to do his own parallel investigation and take matters into his own hands.  Wasting its opening act thrills, “Edge of Darkness” is really premised upon a film you have seen dozens of times, most commonly within the last 20 years or so.

What keeps the film afloat are a handful of intriguing elements in the storyline, which arrive courtesy of Martin Campbell’s adaptation of his own 1985 award-winning BBC 6-part miniseries of the same name.  Oscar winning screenwriter WIlliam Monahan (The Departed) collaborates on an adaptation that seems to fail more than succeed on compressing 6 hours of movie into 2.  In support of the film, Campbell has cast some interesting role players to flesh out his adaptation.

Ray Winstone arrives with a whispery, gravelly British accent and becomes the mysterious man in the shadows who refuses to reveal whether he is friend or foe to Gibson’s character and research.  Emma, we learn, worked for Northmoor, a government weapons contractor, and she has unearthed some damning information about its business dealings.  As the mysteries unfold, Gibson’s investigation uncovers connections to illegal and deplorable business practices within Northmoor and specifically in the dealings of its chairman (a well-cast Danny Huston). How far up the ladder the corruption goes becomes the dominate theme of not only Craven’s investigation, as well as within the film.  For every positive step forward, the film leaps back into safe and familiar trappings, common to the whistle-blowing conspiracy-laden thriller which are all too frequent in the last 20 or so years.

With its mixture of action, suspense, and some eye-rolling final scenes, “Edge of Darkness” delivers formula and familiarity, yet is engaging enough to rope you into playing along for most of its running time.  Gibson asserts himself passably well and clearly loves being back in front of the camera.  We will see where it all goes from here.  Thankfully for him and his fans, “Edge of Darkness” allows him to just act again.  And for stretches of time, we are reminded just why and how he became such a big movie star in the first place.

Should I See It?

YES

Engaging suspense films, when executed well, are usually a pretty good time.  This is a pretty good time.

Even with its formulaic happenings, there are a couple of gotcha moments and some interesting twists that make this a much different film than the action-heavy promotion would indicate.

Mel Gibson still has a huge fan base.  This is candy for the Gibson sweet tooth if you are in that camp.

NO

This is nothing too original.  In 1985, the ideas and concepts were novel and fresh with the BBC mini-series, here much of the storyline feels recycled and remade.

To warn sensitive viewers:  There is a fair amount of blood spilled in the film.  The degree of violence on screen is arguably unnecessary.

If you are not a fan of Mel Gibson, or are bored with the government-is-evil conspiracy film, you might want to move along.

Now Playing - January 29, 2010

Each Thursday, we will feature the trailers for all the new movies opening in our neck of the woods (i.e. the Seattle area).  Blockbusters, Indies, or something in between, preparation for your weekend moviegoing is all in one place.

“EDGE OF DARKNESS”   (Drama/Suspense/Thriller – Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston)

“WHEN IN ROME”  (Romantic Comedy – Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston)

9/11 (2002)

                

Documentary Featuring: Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet, Tony Benetatos.
(Robert DeNiro and Steve Buscemi are excised from the DVD release, but were featured in the TV broadcast).
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Directors:  Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet, James Hanlon, and Rob Klug
Rating:  NR – Made for TV Film
Running Time:  112 Mins. / 128 Mins. for DVD
Release Date:  March 10, 2002
DVD Release Date:  September 12, 2002
Box Office: N/A
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Goldfish Pictures, Reveille Productions, Silverstar Productions, and the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Written By:  Tom Forman and Greg Kandra

“There was a person that was on fire just out of the shot and I decided I did not want to film that.  I said, ‘no one should see this’” — Jules Naudet, documentarian.

After numerous films, documentaries, investigative reports, television specials, books and other media relating to the terrorist attacks against America on September 11, 2001, I continue to reference the CBS Television documentary, “9/11″ as the most extraordinary portrait of the events of the day.

Setting out to make a documentary about their friend and his training to become a  New York City firefighter, brothers Jules and Gédéon Naudet happened to have their camera rolling when, after hearing a loud roar overhead, they captured footage of the first plane slamming into Tower 1 at the World Trade Center.  Then, they simply kept rolling.  Not only did the Naudets capture the footage of the first plane, they also have the only publicly seen footage of the chaos and confusion of what occurred in the lobby of Tower 1 immediately thereafter.  Every emotion, every ounce of uncertainty and fear, and distressingly, the collage of crashes and thuds which begin to populate the soundtrack to the chaos is something you will not and cannot ever shake from your memory.

“9/11″ is perhaps comparable in some ways to the Zapruder film of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, inasmuch as its existence is generated completely by chance or from luck or by accident.  This is not a film, it is history.  Everything captured by the Naudet brothers on this particular September 2001 morning is a microcosm of everything that transpired that day, not just in New York City, but also in Washington, D.C. and that field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

A completely immersive and harrowing experience, “9/11″ never trivializes or sensationalizes the horrors of that early September morning.  Instead, it serves as a historical record – one that is as honest, real, and true as any tangible historical document could ever be.

“9/11″ received Emmy Awards for 2002 in the following categories:

  • Outstanding Non-Fiction Special
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming
“9/11″ also received Emmy Award nominations for 2002 in the following categories:
  • Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming
  • Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming
  • Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming

Should I See It?

YES

Maybe one of the most honest and pure films ever made.

A vital historical piece of the September 11, 2001 discussion.

NO

Simply said, it is an extremely difficult film to watch.  “9/11″ is unflinching and real, and may be too overwhelming to view, even several years out.

2010 Producers Guild Awards

If you surveyed my thoughts on the Screen Actors Guild Awards where I indicated that “The Hurt Locker” was in trouble for the Oscar win, well…the game has potentially changed again in 24 short hours.  The Producers Guild has awarded “The Hurt Locker” with its Best Film prize.

To many film fans, the Producers Guild is of little interest.  To Oscarwatchers, the Producers, Actors, and Directors foretell much of what is to transpire on Oscar night.  The Directors are still yet to announce (January 30, 2010), and they hold the last major awards presentation before the Oscar nominations arrive on February 2, 2010.  What is most significant about the Producers are the frequency in which they match up with the Best Picture recipient from the Academy, a respectable 13 for 20 in their awards existence.  Additionally, they selected “Brokeback Mountain” and “Saving Private Ryan” in years where those films not winning the Academy’s Best Picture Oscar was viewed as a shocking upset.

For a group who tend to award great films, but also keep a keen eye on films which have a strong Return-On-Investment (they are Producers after all…), the smart money was on “Avatar” to take this prize.  Nothing in their history would indicate they would honor a film that earned less than its production budget, much less one with a $12 million box office gross.  Thus, their 2009 selection for Best Picture is a stunner.  “The Hurt Locker” is definitely back in the race.

(Also of note, “Up” and “The Cove” win important Animated Feature and Documentary Feature prizes as well.)

MOTION PICTURES

The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures

**WINNER** The Hurt Locker

Avatar

District 9

An Education

Inglourious Basterds

Invictus

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Star Trek

Up

Up in the Air

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

**WINNER** Up

9

Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Princess and the Frog

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

**WINNER** The Cove

Burma VJ

Sergio

Soundtrack for a Revolution


TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS

The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television—Comedy

***WINNER**30 Rock

Californication

Entourage

The Office

Weeds

The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television—Drama

**WINNER** Mad Men

Breaking Bad

Dexter

Lost

True Blood

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television

**WINNER** 60 Minutes

Deadliest Catch

Intervention

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the “D” List

This American Life

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television

**WINNER** The Colbert Report

Amazing Race

American Idol

Project Runway

Top Chef

The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television

**WINNER** Grey Gardens

Georgia O’Keeffe

Little Dorrit

Prayers for Bobby

The Prisoner

Taking Chance

2010 Screen Actors Guild Winners

The actors have made their feelings known and in somewhat surprising fashion.  First, the Actors Guild surprised many by not nominating “Up In The Air” for its Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture award.  The first signs that “Up In The Air” may not have saturated deeply within the Academy’s voters as experts thought.  Then, the awards took place and the largest voting body within the Academy bestowed Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” with its highest honor.

What this means for the Oscars is still to be determined.  The critics selected “The Hurt Locker”.  Publicists and journalists checked the “Avatar” box more than any other.  And now the actors have gone for a third option.  Here’s the thing however, “Inglourious Basterds” is the only film to receive an award from a voting block of the Academy.

Tonight, the Producers Guild will award their Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Documentary winners.  The Directors Guild announce on January 30, 2010.  Once the Actors, Producers, and Directors have their say, we turn all eyes to Oscar nomination morning on February 2, 2010.

The regional critics awards lined up with “The Hurt Locker” and “Up In The Air” in large numbers.  Their status as nominees is solid…their potential to win Best Picture is starting to feel somewhat shaky.

SAG awarded Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique their supporting acting prizes, while honoring Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock for lead performances.  Waltz, Mo’Nique and Bridges have been on a tidal wave of winning throughout all of awards season and appear to be rolling to their first Oscars.  Sandra Bullock’s victory gives her 3 high profile wins in a row when looking at the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, and SAG.  Is she a lock for the win now as well?  Remember, Meryl Streep has 2 high profile prizes of her own.

Truth be told, SAG has not matched up with Oscar all that often.  But remember this, SAG named “Crash” Best Ensemble in 2005, the year everyone (and I mean, everyone) expected “Brokeback Mountain” to win Best Picture.  We all know how that turned out.  For “Brokeback” fans, that was a rather “inglourious” night indeed…

16th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® – THE WINNERS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

JEFF BRIDGES /Bad Blake – “CRAZY HEART” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

SANDRA BULLOCK /Leigh Anne Tuohy – “THE BLIND SIDE” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

CHRISTOPH WALTZ /Col. Hans Landa – “INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS” (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

MO’NIQUE / Mary – “PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

DANIEL BRÜHL /Fredrick Zoller

AUGUST DIEHL /Major Hellstrom

JULIE DREYFUS /Francesca Mondino

MICHAELFASSBENDER / LT. Archie Hicox

SYLVESTER GROTH /Joseph Goebbels

JACKY IDO /Marcel

DIANE KRUGER / Bridget von Hammersmark

MÉLANIE LAURENT /Shosanna

DENIS MENOCHET /Perrier LaPadite

MIKE MYERS /General Ed French

BRAD PITT / LT. Aldo Raine

ELI ROTH / SGT. Donny Donowitz

TIL SCHWEIGER /SGT. Hugo Stiglitz

ROD TAYLOR /Winston Churchill

CHRISTOPH WALTZ /COL. Hans Landa

MARTIN WUTTKE /Hitler

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

KEVIN BACON / Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl – “TAKING CHANCE” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

DREW BARRYMORE /Little Edie – “GREY GARDENS” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

MICHAEL C. HALL /Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN /Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

TINA FEY / LizLemon  – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

MAD MEN (AMC)

ALEXA ALEMANNI /Allison

BRYAN BATT /Salvatore Romano

JARED S. GILMORE/ Bobby Draper

MICHAEL GLADIS /Paul Kinsey

JON HAMM / DonDraper

JARED HARRIS /Lane Pryce

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / Joan Holloway (Harris)

JANUARY JONES /Betty Draper

VINCENT KARTHEISER / Peter Campbell

ROBERT MORSE /Bertram Cooper

ELISABETH MOSS /Peggy Olson

KIERNAN SHIPKA /Sally Draper

JOHN SLATTERY /Roger Sterling

RICH SOMMER /Harry Crane

CHRISTOPHER STANLEY / Henry Francis

AARON STATON /Ken Cosgrove

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

GLEE (FOX)

DIANNA AGRON /Quinn Fabray

CHRIS COLFER /Kurt Hummel

PATRICK GALLAGHER/ Ken Tanaka

JESSALYN GILSIG /Terri Schuester

JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester

JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury

KEVIN McHALE /Arty Abrams

LEA MICHELE /Rachel Berry

CORY MONTEITH /Finn Hudson

HEATHER MORRIS /Brittany

MATTHEW MORRISON/ Will Schuester

AMBER RILEY /Mercedes

NAYA RIVERA /Santana Lopez

MARK SALLING /Puck

HARRY SHUM JR. /Mike Chang

JOSH SUSSMAN /Jacob Ben Israel

DIJON TALTON /Matt Rutherford

IQBAL THEBA /Principal Figgins

JENNA USHKOWITZ /Tina

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

STAR TREK (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

24 (FOX)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 46th Annual Life Achievement Award

Betty White

2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards

And now the Actors have their say.  Tonight’s Screen Actors Guild will give some insight into what the actors’ votes may be on those Oscar ballots that are due today.

The show airs tonight on TNT and TBS at 5:00 p.m.  Below are the nominees for both film and television…

16th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

JEFF BRIDGES /Bad Blake – “CRAZY HEART” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

GEORGE CLOONEY /Ryan Bingham – “UP IN THE AIR” (Paramount Pictures)

COLIN FIRTH / George Falconer – “A SINGLE MAN” (The Weinstein Company)

MORGAN FREEMAN /Nelson Mandela – “INVICTUS” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

JEREMY RENNER /Staff Sgt. William James – “THE HURT LOCKER” (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

SANDRA BULLOCK /Leigh Anne Tuohy – “THE BLIND SIDE” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

HELEN MIRREN /Sofya – “THE LAST STATION” (Sony Pictures Classics)

CAREY MULLIGAN /Jenny – “AN EDUCATION” (Sony Pictures Classics)

GABOUREY SIDIBE /Precious – “PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE”(Lionsgate)

MERYL STREEP /Julia Child – “JULIE & JULIA” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

MATT DAMON /Francois Pienaar – “INVICTUS” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

WOODY HARRELSON /Captain Tony Stone – “THE MESSENGER” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Tolstoy – “THE LAST STATION” (Sony Pictures Classics)

STANLEY TUCCI /George Harvey – “THE LOVELY BONES” (Paramount Pictures)

CHRISTOPH WALTZ /COL. Hans Landa – “INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS” (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

PENÉLOPE CRUZ /Carla – “NINE” (The Weinstein Company)

VERA FARMIGA /Alex Goran – “UP IN THE AIR” (Paramount Pictures)

ANNA KENDRICK /Natalie Keener – “UP IN THE AIR” (Paramount Pictures)

DIANE KRUGER /Bridget von Hammersmark – “INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS” (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

MO’NIQUE / Mary – “PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

AN EDUCATION (Sony Pictures Classics)

DOMINIC COOPER /Danny

ALFRED MOLINA /Jack

CAREY MULLIGAN /Jenny

ROSAMUND PIKE /Helen

PETER SARSGAARD /David

EMMA THOMPSON /Headmistress

OLIVIA WILLIAMS /Miss Stubbs

THE HURT LOCKER (Summit Entertainment)

CHRISTIAN CAMARGO/ Col. John Cambridge

BRIAN GERAGHTY /Specialist Owen Eldridge

EVANGELINE LILLY/ Connie James

ANTHONY MACKIE /Sgt. J.T. Sanborn

JEREMY RENNER /Staff Sgt. William James

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

DANIEL BRÜHL /Fredrick Zoller

AUGUST DIEHL /Major Hellstrom

JULIE DREYFUS /Francesca Mondino

MICHAELFASSBENDER / LT. Archie Hicox

SYLVESTER GROTH /Joseph Goebbels

JACKY IDO /Marcel

DIANE KRUGER / Bridget von Hammersmark

MÉLANIE LAURENT /Shosanna

DENIS MENOCHET /Perrier LaPadite

MIKE MYERS /General Ed French

BRAD PITT / LT. Aldo Raine

ELI ROTH / SGT. Donny Donowitz

TIL SCHWEIGER /SGT. Hugo Stiglitz

ROD TAYLOR /Winston Churchill

CHRISTOPH WALTZ /COL. Hans Landa

MARTIN WUTTKE /Hitler

NINE (The Weinstein Company)

MARION COTILLARD/ Luisa Contini

PENÉLOPE CRUZ /Carla

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/ Guido Contini

JUDI DENCH /Lillian

FERGIE /Saraghina

KATE HUDSON /Stephanie

NICOLE KIDMAN /Claudia

SOPHIA LOREN /Mamma

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE (Lionsgate)

MARIAH CAREY /Ms. Weiss

LENNY KRAVITZ /Nurse John

MO’NIQUE / Mary

PAULA PATTON /Ms. Rain

SHERRI SHEPHERD /Cornrows

GABOUREY SIDIBE /Precious

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

KEVIN BACON / Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl – “TAKING CHANCE” (HBO)

CUBA GOODING, JR./ Ben Carson – “GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY” (TNT)

JEREMY IRONS /Alfred Stieglitz – “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE” (Lifetime)

KEVIN KLINE /Cyrano de Bergerac – “GREAT PERFORMANCES: CYRANO de BERGERAC” (PBS)

TOM WILKINSON /Salter – “A NUMBER” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

JOAN ALLEN /Georgia O’Keeffe – “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE” (Lifetime)

DREW BARRYMORE /Little Edie – “GREY GARDENS” (HBO)

RUBY DEE / Mrs.Harper – “AMERICA” (Lifetime)

JESSICA LANGE /Big Edie – “GREY GARDENS” (HBO)

SIGOURNEY WEAVER/ Mary Griffith – “PRAYERS FOR BOBBY” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

SIMON BAKER /Patrick Jane – “THE MENTALIST” (CBS)

BRYAN CRANSTON /Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

MICHAEL C. HALL /Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)

JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)

HUGH LAURIE /House – “HOUSE” (FOX)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

PATRICIA ARQUETTE/ Allison Dubois – “MEDIUM” (NBC/CBS)

GLENN CLOSE /Patty Hewes – “DAMAGES” (FX)

MARISKA HARGITAY/ Det. Olivia Benson – “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” (NBC)

HOLLY HUNTER /Grace Hanadarko – “SAVING GRACE” (TNT)

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)

KYRA SEDGWICK /Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN /Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

STEVE CARELL /Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)

LARRY DAVID /Himself – “CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM” (HBO)

TONY SHALHOUB /Adrian Monk – “MONK” (USA NETWORK)

CHARLIE SHEEN /Charlie Harper – “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – “SAMANTHA WHO?” (ABC)

TONI COLLETTE /Tara Gregor – “UNITED STATES OF TARA” (Showtime)

EDIE FALCO /Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)

TINA FEY / LizLemon  – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Christine Campbell – “THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE”(CBS)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

THE CLOSER(TNT)

G.W. BAILEY / Lt. Provenza

MICHAEL PAUL CHAN/ Lt. Mike Tao

RAYMOND CRUZ /Det. Julio Sanchez

TONY DENISON /Lt. Andy Flynn

ROBERT GOSSETT /Commander Taylor

PHILLIP P. KEENE/ Buzz Watson

COREY REYNOLDS /Sgt. David Gabriel

KYRA SEDGWICK /Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson

J.K. SIMMONS /Asst. Police Chief Will Pope

JON TENNEY / FBI Special Agent Fritz Howard

DEXTER (Showtime)

PRESTON BAILEY /Cody

JULIE BENZ / Rita Bennett

JENNIFER CARPENTER / Debra Morgan

BRANDO EATON / Jonah Mitchell

COURTNEY FORD / Christine

MICHAEL C. HALL /Dexter Morgan

DESMOND HARRINGTON / Joey Quinn

C.S. LEE / Vince Masuka

JOHN LITHGOW /Arthur Mitchell

RICK PETERS /Elliot

JAMES REMAR /Harry Morgan

CHRISTINA ROBINSON / Astor

LAUREN VÉLEZ /Lt. Maria Laguerta

DAVID ZAYAS /Angel Batista

THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)

CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Diane Lockhart

JOSH CHARLES /Will Gardner

MATT CZUCHRY /Cary Agos

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick

ARCHIE PANJABI /Kalinda Sharma

GRAHAM PHILLIPS /Zach Florrick

MAKENZIE VEGA /Grace Florrick

MAD MEN (AMC)

ALEXA ALEMANNI /Allison

BRYAN BATT /Salvatore Romano

JARED S. GILMORE/ Bobby Draper

MICHAEL GLADIS /Paul Kinsey

JON HAMM / DonDraper

JARED HARRIS /Lane Pryce

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / Joan Holloway (Harris)

JANUARY JONES /Betty Draper

VINCENT KARTHEISER / Peter Campbell

ROBERT MORSE /Bertram Cooper

ELISABETH MOSS /Peggy Olson

KIERNAN SHIPKA /Sally Draper

JOHN SLATTERY /Roger Sterling

RICH SOMMER /Harry Crane

CHRISTOPHER STANLEY / Henry Francis

AARON STATON /Ken Cosgrove

TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

CHRIS BAUER /Andy Bellefleur

MEHCAD BROOKS /Eggs

ANNA CAMP / Sarah Newlin

NELSAN ELLIS /Lafayette Reynolds

MICHELLE FORBES /Maryann Forrester

MARIANA KLAVENO /Lorena

RYAN KWANTEN /Jason Stackhouse

TODD LOWE / Terry Bellefleur

MICHAEL McMILLIAN/ Steve Newlin

STEPHEN MOYER /Bill Compton

ANNA PAQUIN /Sookie Stackhouse

JIM PARRACK /Hoyt Fortenberry

CARRIE PRESTON /Arlene Fowler

WILLIAM SANDERSON/ Bud Dearborne

ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Eric Northman

SAM TRAMMELL /Sam Merlotte

RUTINA WESLEY /Tara Thornton

DEBORAH ANN WOLL/ Jessica Hamby

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

30 ROCK (NBC)

SCOTT ADSIT /Pete Hornberger

ALEC BALDWIN /Jack Donaghy

KATRINA BOWDEN /Cerie

KEVIN BROWN / Dot Com

GRIZZ CHAPMAN /Grizz

TINA FEY / Liz Lemon

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER/ Frank Rossitano

JANE KRAKOWSKI /Jenna Maroney

JOHN LUTZ / Lutz

JACK McBRAYER /Kenneth Parcell

TRACY MORGAN /Tracy Jordan

KEITH POWELL /Toofer

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO)

LARRY DAVID /Himself

SUSIE ESSMAN /Susie Greene

JEFF GARLIN /Jeff Greene

CHERYL HINES /Cheryl David

GLEE (FOX)

DIANNA AGRON /Quinn Fabray

CHRIS COLFER /Kurt Hummel

PATRICK GALLAGHER/ Ken Tanaka

JESSALYN GILSIG /Terri Schuester

JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester

JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury

KEVIN McHALE /Arty Abrams

LEA MICHELE /Rachel Berry

CORY MONTEITH /Finn Hudson

HEATHER MORRIS /Brittany

MATTHEW MORRISON/ Will Schuester

AMBER RILEY /Mercedes

NAYA RIVERA /Santana Lopez

MARK SALLING /Puck

HARRY SHUM JR. /Mike Chang

JOSH SUSSMAN /Jacob Ben Israel

DIJON TALTON /Matt Rutherford

IQBAL THEBA /Principal Figgins

JENNA USHKOWITZ /Tina

MODERN FAMILY(ABC)

JULIE BOWEN /Claire Dunphy

TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy

JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett

NOLAN GOULD /Luke Dunphy

SARAH HYLAND /Haley Dunphy

ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett

RICO RODRIGUEZ /Manny Delgado

ERIC STONESTREET/ Cameron

SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett

ARIEL WINTER /Alex Dunphy

THE OFFICE(NBC)

LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson

BRIAN BAUMGARTNER/ Kevin Malone

CREED BRATTON /Creed Bratton

STEVE CARELL /Michael Scott

JENNA FISCHER /Pam Beesly

KATE FLANNERY /Meredith Palmer

ED HELMS/ Andy Bernard

MINDY KALING /Kelly Kapoor

ELLIE KEMPER /Kellie Erin Hannon

ANGELA KINSEY /Angela Martin

JOHN KRASINSKI /Jim Halpert

PAUL LIEBERSTEIN/ Toby Flenderson

B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard

OSCAR NUÑEZ /Oscar Martinez

CRAIG ROBINSON /Darryl Philbin

PHYLLIS SMITH /Phillis Lapin-Vance

RAINN WILSON /Dwight Schrute

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

PUBLIC ENEMIES (Universal Pictures)

STAR TREK (Paramount Pictures)

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

24 (FOX)

THE CLOSER (TNT)

DEXTER (Showtime)

HEROES (NBC)

THE UNIT (CBS)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 46th Annual Life Achievement Award

Betty White