
The 37th Annual Saturn Awards were held last night. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films honored the best in film, television, special effects and more. Inception was the big winner of the night, taking home five awards including Best Science Fiction Film. Other winners in the top categories include Fringe for Best Network Series, Breaking Bad for best Cable Series, Let Me In for Best Horror Film, Alice in Wonderland for Best Fantasy Film and Salt for Best Action/Adventure Film.
Hit the jump to see the full list of winners, and don’t forget to check out Collider’s interviews from the red carpet at the event. We spoke with Brandon Routh, Fringe’s Lance Reddick, and producer Dean Devlin.
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Some of the most demanding challenges for a filmmaker are to adapt a novel for the screen, translate a foreign work for an English-speaking audience and to put their own mark on a remake without demeaning the original. Matt Reeves’ Let Me In manages to accomplish all three tasks.
The adolescent-centric vampire film, a remake of Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, is an adaptation of the John Ajvide Lindqvist novel by the same name. Reeves’ Let Me In is actually less a remake and more a shot for shot tribute to the original with his own interpretations placed strategically throughout the film. To see how the American film differs from the original and just why this works, hit the jump.
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If you’re among the folk who believe the Academy Awards are too stodgy, too reluctant to embrace sci-fi, fantasy, and horror — the Saturn Awards are for you. Sure, Best Picture nominee Inception led the field with nominations, but Let Me In and Tron: Legacy (just one Oscar nomination between them) fall close behind with 7 Saturn nominations apiece. Hereafter, Alice in Wonderland, Black Swan, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Never Let Me Go, and Shutter Island all landed 5 or more nominations.
The Walking Dead racked up the most television nominations with 6, followed by Breaking Bad, Fringe, and Lost with 5 each. Hit the jump for the full list of nominees and a breakdown of the number of nominations by film/series.
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The haunting thriller Let Me In is out this week on DVD/Blu-ray with a generous amount of bonus features, including deleted scenes, audio commentary with writer/director Matt Reeves, the much-talked-about visual effects piece “Car Crash Sequence Step-By-Step,” “From the Inside: A Look at the Making of Let Me In,” “The Art of Special Effects,” the greenband and redband trailers, a trailer gallery, and a poster and still gallery. It also includes an original comic book with an exclusive cover designed by award-winning comic book artist Sean Phillips.
Let Me In tells the coming of age story of a bullied young boy named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends his mysterious young neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), only to find out that she is a vampire that needs blood to live and that the man who seems to be her father (Richard Jenkins) goes out to drain local residents to feed her. In this exclusive phone interview with Collider, writer/director Matt Reeves talked about his process for choosing the special features and extras included on the DVD/Blu-ray, how much he loved the performances of his two lead actors, Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee, and his hope that the film will find a life that wasn’t reflected in the box office numbers when it was in theaters. He also talked about what he would like to do next. Check out what he had to say after the jump:
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On Collider, we bring you a lot of posters. Sure, it’s marketing but that doesn’t mean they can’t be the stuff you want to hang on your walls at home. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of my top 10 posters of 2010. The only rule is that the posters had to come from a studio. So if you’re wondering, “Where the hell are all the Mondo posters?!”, that’s why (they also would have taken up the entire list).
Hit the jump to check out my picks for the Top 10 Posters of 2010.
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The nominations for the 2010 Gotham Independent Film Awards have been announced. It’s a little too early to begin the award prognostications and the Gotham Awards aren’t a good indicator, but it is interesting to see the films they’ve singled out. Winter’s Bone leads the pack with three nominations, including Best Feature, Best Ensemble Performance, and Breakthrough Actor (Jennifer Lawrence). The other nominees for best feature were Black Swan, Blue Valentine, The Kids Are All Right, and Let Me In.
Hit the jump for a full list of nominees. The Gotham Independent Film Awards will be held on November 29th.
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With some of the lowest totals I’ve seen since, um, Labor Day; Columbus Day 2010 got off to a weak start at the box office. Sure, The Social Network made a good showing in its second week, falling just 31% to push Life as We Know It into second place – but those two films combined could not match last year’s single debut Couple’s Retreat. Meanwhile Disney’s Secretariat stumbled badly, coming in a distant third in a race they hoped to win.
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Title |
Weekend |
Total |
| 1 |
The Social Network |
$15,500,000 |
$46 |
| 2 |
Life as We Know It |
$14,600,000 |
$14.6 |
| 3 |
Secretariat |
$12,600,000 |
$12.6 |
| 4 |
Legends |
$7,015,000 |
$39.4 |
| 5 |
My Soul to Take 3D |
$6,900,000 |
$6.9 |
| 6 |
The Town |
$6,350,000 |
$73.7 |
| 7 |
Wall Street 2 |
$4,625,000 |
$43.6 |
| 8 |
Easy A |
$4,200,000 |
$48.1 |
| 9 |
Case 39 |
$2,630,000 |
$9.6 |
| 10 |
You Again |
$2,470,000 |
$20.7 |
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We’re always running tons of interviews here at Collider, but this past week has been especially crazy. When you pair all the interviews Steve did during his visit to the sets of The Thing and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, coupled with the number of interviews we run on a daily basis, there’s probably some stuff you may have missed. With this in mind, we’ve created a handy catch-all recap article that contains links to every interview we’ve posted over the last week. Here’s some of them, but hit the jump for the rest:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows On Set Interviews
The Thing On Set Interviews
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So, let’s have some fun. If you have seen the original Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In by Tomas Alfredson, read the original novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and saw Matt Reeves’ Let Me In this week, this is the place for you. I figured one thing that is missing from reviews (for good reason) is a thorough explanation of the differences between some of the different stories, so why don’t we get some discussion going? I will be throwing in my two cents in the comments as well, so, this is your final warning if you don’t want to be spoiled about the two films and the novel that inspired them both. After the jump I will break down some key difference between all three, and I am counting on you to take this and run with it.
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When actress Chloe Grace Moretz says that she’s not just a normal 13-year-old girl, it’s very easy to believe her. Having begun her entertainment career at the age of five, as a model in New York City, she moved with her family to Los Angeles and has been booking acting jobs non-stop ever since.
After various television and film roles, she was brought to the attention of adult audiences with her role as Hit Girl, a ferocious, potty-mouthed 11-year-old in Kick-Ass, the action-packed adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book of the same name. She then decided to follow up that memorable performance with her current feature, the haunting horror film Let Me In, in which she plays the eerie and mysterious 12-year-old Abby, who turns out to be a vicious vampire that needs blood to survive.
While doing promotion on that film’s opening weekend, Chloe Moretz spoke to Collider in this exclusive phone interview about relating to a character like Abby, doing her own physical stunts and being very proud of her work in the film. She also talked about her work in the psychological thriller The Fields, the experience of shooting in 3D with Martin Scorsese for Hugo Cabret, her first two leading roles in the upcoming features The Rut and Hick (she says Kirsten Dunst is in talks for this), bringing the popular goth character Emily the Strange to life in live-action form and the chance of a Kick-Ass 2 ever happening. Check out what she had to say after the jump.
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If you haven’t heard by now, there was an uproar when it was announced that Tomas Alfredson’s incredible Let The Right One In would be remade for an American audience the same year it was released. Based on the acclaimed Swedish novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Alfredson’s film was a critical darling but it failed to make much money. Now that Matt Reeves’ remake Let Me In has been released (read my review here) to critical praise of its own, Lindqvist has written a note to Reeves in praise of the film. Hit the jump for an excerpt of the clip and a preview of what is to come.
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One of fall’s most anticipated films had an auspicious start, befitting its legacy as “The Facebook Movie.” The Social Network had no trouble placing first with an estimated $23 million. Meanwhile, horror releases Let Me In and Case 39 continued to inspire little fear and even less money after their anemic Friday debuts.
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Title |
Weekend |
Total |
| 1 |
The Social Network |
$23,000,000 |
$23 |
| 2 |
Legends of the Guardians |
$10,500,000 |
$29.7 |
| 3 |
Wall Street 2 |
$10,200,000 |
$35.9 |
| 4 |
The Town |
$9,800,000 |
$64.1 |
| 5 |
Easy A |
$7,000,000 |
$42.4 |
| 6 |
You Again |
$5,600,000 |
$16.4 |
| 7 |
Let Me In |
$5,200,000 |
$5.2 |
| 8 |
Case 39 |
$5,100,000 |
$5.1 |
| 9 |
Devil |
$3,900,000 |
$27.6 |
| 10 |
Alpha & Omega |
$3,000,000 |
$19 |
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David Fincher’s The Social Network seemed like a stretch when Sony announced it; after all, how much drama could be wrung out of Mark Zuckerberg writing code? Turns out quite a bit. With the inimitable Aaron Sorkin handling the script, The Social Network has been garnering great reviews and today it finds itself as Friday’s number one film by quite a comfortable margin. With $8 million estimated from 2,771 locations, SN is on track to take in $23 million this weekend… right in line with studio expectations. But if you are looking below for signs of the week’s other two major ‘new’ releases, don’t bother. Both Let Me In, the adaptation of the fan-favorite Swedish vampire book/film Let the Right One In, and Case 39, the three year-old horror film starring Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper, failed to break Friday’s top five. For Paramount’s 39 a stop at number eight is no surprise; but Let Me In had higher aspirations than the paltry $1.9 million that currently puts it at number six. Weekend projections aren’t looking much better at this point, but I’ll have full details when you check back tomorrow.
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Title |
Friday |
Total |
| 1 |
The Social Network |
$8,000,000 |
$8 |
| 2 |
Wall Street 2 |
$3,300,000 |
$29 |
| 3 |
The Town |
$3,100,000 |
$57.4 |
| 4 |
Legends of the Guardians |
$2,600,000 |
$21.7 |
| 5 |
Easy A |
$2,200,000 |
$37.6 |

Last week I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss Let Me In with writer/director Matt Reeves and the star of the film, Kodi Smit-McPhee, during Fantastic Fest. I had a notepad full of questions to ask, as I loved the original Swedish film, had finished reading the book a week prior, and screened the remake the day before, but I was given a small window to talk to them so I tried to make my questions count. Join me after the break as we discuss the plot points he wanted to keep from the original film, the decision behind the use of CGI and the vampire aesthetic, and how long Kodi can really hold his breath.
If you haven’t already, check out my review of Let Me In from Fantastic Fest here and look for my interview with Dylan Minnette and Elias Koteas in the coming days. For now, enjoy the interview and look for Let Me In tomorrow.
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Richard Jenkins is one of those actors that’s always working. While never top billing, he can always be counted on to deliver exceptional work no matter what part he plays. However, over the past few years, it seems like more people are recognizing his talent, as directors such as the Coen Brothers, Adam McKay, the Farrelly Brothers, and now Matt Reeves have cast Jenkins in important parts in their movies. As a big fan of his work, it’s great to see. At any rate, I was able to speak with Jenkins about Let Me In and you can read what he had to say after the jump. We also talked about his other projects.
Finally, by now you’ve probably heard the great buzz on Let Me In, but if you haven’t…Let Me In is one of the best films of the year and absolutely worth your hard earned money. Absolutely recommended.
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