General Hospital

Michel Hazanavicius Wins Feature Film Directors Guild Award for THE ARTIST

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 29th, 2012 at 10:28 am

The Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year will go to The Artist. It’s over. Call off the dogs. The little silent film that could will be crowned the winner at next month’s ceremony. After riding a pretty solid frontrunner status throughout the past two months, the film has now picked up two of the most important Oscar precursor awards: the Producers Guild Award and the Directors Guild Award. Michel Hazanavicius was given the Best Feature Film director award at last night’s DGA ceremony, besting the likes of Hugo’s Martin Scorsese and The Descendants’ Alexander Payne.

The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but with the PGA and DGA in hand, there’s virtually zero chance of anything upsetting The Artist for Best Picture. I’m not saying Hazanavicius isn’t deserving of the DGA, as his crafting of the silent pic is certainly commendable (though I’m partial to Scorsese’s work on Hugo), I’m just pointing out that we’re most likely in for an incredibly predictable ceremony come next month. Hit the jump to see the full list of DGA winners in both film and television. The 84th Academy Awards will be held February 26th.

A Fistful of News – 10 Extra News Stories to Wind Down Your Week

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 13th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

It’s been a pretty crazy week for news here at Collider as Steve landed the first photos and full synopses from dozens of upcoming films.  If you haven’t seen them, you can check them out here, here, here, and here.  That was on top of all the good stuff we bring you on a regular basis.  But even with all the news we posted this week, there’s still more and while we didn’t have time to give these stories their own articles, we wanted to make sure you knew about some other cool stuff from the past few days.

Hit the jump to read about how James Franco’s General Hospital stint folds into a larger art project he’s doing, South Park taking their shot at James Cameron’s Avatar, Spider-Man finally arrested for being a menace, and more.

First Video of James Franco Checking In to GENERAL HOSPITAL

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 11th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

When it was announced that James Franco would be guest starring on the long-running daytime soap, General Hospital, it seemed like a joke but no one was thinking, “Man, that guy is desperate for work.”  Franco has a great career and when he does something silly like a daytime soap, it’s no different than when he’s asked to completely destroy a room, receiving Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Award, or has trouble pronouncing the word Gucci.  Franco could have easily coasted on his looks and talent but one of the reasons he’s one of the most confident actors out there isn’t because he can’t do anything else, but because he’s willing to jump in with both feet, have fun, and not care about what’s considered to be acceptable for young, talented actors.

A minute-long promo for the beginning of Franco’s two-month guest role on General Hospital came online today and even though he’s playing his role completely straight even though you can just sense that he’s grinning his ass off (and it does look like his character likes to grin too).  His story apparently involves assassins and photography but there’s no mention of a hospital anywhere.  Hit the jump to check out the promo, get some more details on his character, and maybe you can make more sense out of it than I can.

James Franco is Admitted into GENERAL HOSPITAL

by David Corbin    Posted: October 2nd, 2009 at 12:20 am

It’s about to get sudsy.  Fresh off of nominated turns as a lovable stoner (“Pineapple Express” and a lovable activist (“Milk”), James Franco has decided to join the popular soap opera “General Hospital.”  The details from Variety are scarce but it has been confirmed that Franco will play a mysterious person who enters Port Charles, the primary setting for “General Hospital.”  The man’s intentions, of course, are unclear but the same cannot be said for the show’s producers–Franco’s two month story arc begins during November 20, coinciding with November sweeps.

“GH,” as the fans call it, is no stranger to big time stars.  In the old days, the show had guest stars like Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr. and even Leonard Nimoy.  More recently, however, the biggest draw has been Billy Dee Williams.  That said, I am happy to see Franco restoring honor to the title of GH Guest Star.  I have a feeling my mother is going to enjoy his two months.

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