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THE ARTIST and A SEPARATION Win Big at London Film Critics Circle Awards

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 19th, 2012 at 2:14 pm

Another awards ceremony, another The Artist triumph. Michel Hazanavicius’ silent film continues its near sweep of awards season as it took home the Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor prize from the London Film Critics Circle Awards. Surprisingly, the other film to tie The Artist with three awards was the Iranian drama A Separation. The foreign film has been riding a wave of immense positive word of mouth, and the London Film Critics awarded the pic with Foreign Language Film of the Year, Best Screenwriter, and Best Actress.

Nearly shut out of the awards was Britain’s own Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The espionage drama failed to pick up any major prizes and was sent home with a win for Best Production Design. Elsewhere, We Need to Talk About Kevin was named Best British Film, Anna Paquin shared the Best Actress prize with Meryl Streep for her work in Margaret (quickly becoming the little engine that could), and Michael Fassbender won British Actor of the Year for his stellar work in Shame and A Dangerous Method. Full list of winners after the jump, which includes the critics’ top 10 films of 2011.

Cam Gigandet Joins Anna Paquin in FREE RIDE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 12th, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Cam Gigandet is joining the cast of the indie drama Free Ride. Written and directed by Shana Sosin, the indie drama tells the true story of an abused single mother in the 1970s who moves her two daughters to Florida to make a new life for herself. Anna Paquin stars as the mother, and also has a hand behind the scenes as Free Ride marks the first production for her production company SCAMP. Variety reports that Gigandet will play Paquin’s love interest. The film also stars Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos), Liana Liberato (Tresspass), Ava Acres (Five), Jeff Hephner (Hellcats) and Paquin’s fellow True Blood alum Brit Morgan. Paquin is producing alongside Cerise Hallam Larkin, Susan Dynner, and her husband/True Blood star Stephen Moyer. Production is set to begin later this month in Sarasota, Florida. Paquin will go straight into Free Ride after filming Straight A’s with Ryan Phillippe.

Trailer and Poster for MARGARET Starring Anna Paquin and Matt Damon

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 1st, 2011 at 9:52 am

The trailer and poster for Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret have gone online.  The long-awaited and long-delayed follow-up to Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me, Margaret centers on a high school student (Anna Paquin) who discovers that watching Alison Janney get hit by a bus will really throw you for a loop.  There’s definitely going to be a tough balance here between hitting honest emotions of a teenager who witnesses and feels responsible for a tragedy and going too melodramatic.  Hopefully Lonergan and his excellent cast, which also includes Mark Ruffalo and Matt Damon, can keep the story grounded.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer and poster.  The film also stars J. Smith-Cameron, Jean Reno, Jeannie Berlin, and Matthew Broderick.  Margaret opens September 30th.

Anna Paquin and Ryan Phillippe to Star in STRAIGHT A’S [UPDATED]

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 16th, 2011 at 8:23 am

Anna Paquin and Ryan Phillipe have signed on to star in the indie comedy Straight A’s for Nu Image/Millenium Films.  According to Variety, “Phillippe portrays a man who’s been in and out of rehab for 10 years and is haunted by the ghost of his dead mother pressing him to return home to the family he turned his back on years ago. Outfitted with nothing more than a bag of pills and a sack of weed, he trots back to Shreveport, only to be faced with his brother’s wife, who’s still pining for him, her first love.”  Presumably Paquin plays the brother’s wife.  Also, if a drug addict being haunted by his dead mother and pining to screw his sister-in-law isn’t comedy, then I don’t know what is.

James Cox (Wonderland) will direct from a script by David Cole.  Production began today on location in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Paquin will next be seen in Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret co-starring Matt Damon and Mark Ruffalo.  Phillippe will next be seen in your local gas station’s $5 DVD bin in Set Up co-starring 50 Cent and Bruce Willis.

[Update: Variety reports that Luke Wilson has joined the cast as well. He will play Paquin’s husband and Phillippe’s brother.

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Interview TRUE BLOOD Season 4

by Christina Radish    Posted: August 1st, 2011 at 7:07 am

Six episodes into Season 4 of True Blood, things are definitely heating up in the small, sexy town of Bon Temps, where vampires, werewolves, witches and all things supernatural are becoming more commonplace than the humans. Although everyone with the show is always very tight-lipped, when it comes to plot reveals, during the HBO portion of the TCA Press Tour, co-stars and real-life husband and wife, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, talked about Sookie’s stubborn streak, how they enjoys the tension in the relationship between Bill and Sookie because it makes for interesting television, the ability to pitch possible storylines, how the cast is always trying to get tidbits about the story and their characters out of the writers, and how incredibly talented the entire cast is. Check out what they had to say after the jump.

Comic-Con 2011: TRUE BLOOD Panel Recap; Alan Ball Promises Ghosts in Season 4 and More Supernatural Creatures in Season 5 [Updated with Trailer]

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: July 22nd, 2011 at 8:41 pm

In a massively attended panel, the cast and creator of the ever-popular HBO series True Blood teased audience members with scenes from the current season and hints about upcoming seasons. Attended by Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alan Ball, as well as Alexander Skarsgard (Eric Northman), Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse), Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette), Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby), Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam) and Kevin Alejandro (Jesus), the cast took fan questions as well as shedding some light on some interesting turns we can expect in the quaint town of Bon Temps. Hit the jump to check out the Q&A.

[Update: HBO has uploaded a new trailer.  Watch it after the break.]

TRUE BLOOD Season Four Premiere Review

by Ashley Landers    Posted: June 25th, 2011 at 10:10 am

Not unlike any other first episode of a new season, True Blood once again reminds us that if we think it didn’t happen, it probably did. Every premiere, we are thrown in the fantastical world of Bon Temps and wondering what else there is lurking behind the lush vegetation of this Louisiana town. This season, however, takes us out of our comfort zone and immediately throws us into what I can only describe as a science-fiction landscape. The fast rising climax of the opening scene without delay takes us from this reverie scene of realization and literally drops us back down to earth, where Sookie (Anna Paquin) is instantly bombarded with a slew of questions and a sudden catharsis like you’ve never imagined.  More after the jump.

TRUE BLOOD Season Three DVD Review

by Rob Vaux    Posted: June 19th, 2011 at 8:00 am

True Blood hasn’t become a breakout hit by resting on its laurels. Each season seemingly reinvents the wheel: taking another in the series of Sookie Stackhouse novels and interpreting it in a way that places its characters in an entirely new light. Season 3 has its ups and downs, but – as the new DVD set shows – when it hits its stride, it can’t be beat. Hit the jump for my full review.

Comic-Con 2011: GAME OF THRONES and TRUE BLOOD

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 17th, 2011 at 12:08 pm

HBO has announced two extremely exciting panels that will appear at this year’s Comic-Con: Game of Thrones and True Blood. The cable channel’s new hit series Game of Thrones is making its first appearance at the convention. George R.R. Martin, who wrote the books off of which Thrones is based and serves as a producer/writer on the show, will be moderating the panel. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B Weiss will be joined by stars Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Jason Momoa and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will appear at the panel which is scheduled for Thursday, July 21^st, just days before season two begins production.

Additionally, Alan Ball’s True Blood is making its fourth consecutive appearance at the Con, with Ball and stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Kevin Alejandro, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello and Deborah Ann Woll scheduled to appear at the panel on Friday, July 22^nd. Hit the jump to read HBO’s full press release.

New Trailer and Poster for Season Four of TRUE BLOOD

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: May 25th, 2011 at 8:47 am

Summer is almost here which means it’s almost time for some steamy and bloody (though hopefully not at the same time) vampire encounters with the fourth season of True Blood on HBO. And to keep getting you excited we have an all-new trailer and poster for the season premiere coming on June 26th at 9/8c on HBO. This season seems to be getting really political with the vampire species attempting to win over certain sects of the human population and obviously witches are coming into play now too. This season should really mix things up a bit, and I know fans are foaming at the mouth for as much True Blood as they can get, so without further adieu, checkout the new trailer and poster after the jump.

New Trailer for Season Four of TRUE BLOOD

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 12th, 2011 at 6:06 pm

HBO has released a new trailer for the upcoming season of True Blood, giving us our first look at quite a bit of footage from the fourth season. When we left off at the end of last season, Sookie was all up in her fairy business, Bill was fly-fighting with fellow vampire Sophie-Anne, and we were teased with the existence of witches. If we’ve learned anything from past seasons of the Alan Ball series, we can expect some batshit-craziness from pretty much every episode.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Season four of True Blood begins June 26^th.

New TV Spot for SCREAM 4

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 8th, 2011 at 2:13 pm

A new TV spot for Scream 4 has been released, this one giving Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin a little bit of screen time. Helmed by franchise staple Wes Craven, the film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Alison Brie, and Adam Brody. Hit the jump to check out the spot. Scream 4 hits theaters April 15^th.

TRUE BLOOD PaleyFest Recap: Includes Spoilers on Season Four

by Tommy Cook    Posted: March 6th, 2011 at 8:21 am

At PaleyFest Saturday night, the cast (and by cast, I mean the whole cast – as in pretty much every featured player on the show) and creator Alan Ball stopped by to preview the upcoming fourth season of True Blood and reminisce on the unapologetically “soapy” show. Besides Ball, in attendance were Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse), Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton), Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte), Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse), Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton), Chris Bauer (Andy Bellefleur), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Jim Parrack (Hoyt Fortenberry), Carrie Preston (Arlene Fowler), Alexander Skarsgård (Eric Northman), Todd Lowe (Terry Bellefleur), Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby), Kristin Bauer (Pam De Beaufort), Marshall Allman (Tommy Mickens), Kevin Alejandro (Jesus Velasquez) and Joe Manganiello (Alcide Herveaux)…whew. For spoilers/teasers on the upcoming season, hit the jump.

Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell Join SCREAM 4

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 25th, 2010 at 8:21 am

Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell are set to appear in Wes Craven’s Scream 4.  Of course, their late inclusion (filming is already well underway in Michigan) raises questions as to whether these two name-actresses will be the Drew Barrymores of the fourth installment (the inclusion of Barrymore in the first Scream was an homage to Janet Leigh’s unexpected demise in Psycho).  Of course, if you saw these two actresses in the very first scene of the movie and yet didn’t see them on the poster, what would your conclusion be as to their fate?  Granted, the final poster for the film hasn’t arrived, but in any event I wouldn’t bet on their characters to survive the slaughter.

As previously announced, original cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette are reprising their roles, and joining them are Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Marielle Jaffe, Rory Culkin, Nico Tortorella, Erik Knudsen, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Marley Shelton, Alison Brie and Mary McDonnell.  Scream 4 is slated to open on April 15, 2011. [USA Today, EW, and confirmed by The Weinstein Company]

TRUE BLOOD Recap: “Everything is Broken”

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: August 15th, 2010 at 7:14 pm

I’ve been of the opinion that True Blood has suffered from the mid-season doldrums in recent episodes, where the shocking and exciting trademarks of the show were too infrequently spread out among a scattershot season arc.  “Everything is Broken” — the ninth episode of season three — didn’t fully break the pattern, but featured a higher ratio of hits to misses, plus a few promises that episodes 10-12 will be vintage True Blood. Hit the jump for a review.

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