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Jonas Brothers and ‘Gossip Girl’ Rule Teen Choice Awards

andPOP Staff — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:08:30 +0000

Teens know what they want, and what they want is “Gossip Girl” and the Jonas Brothers.

The pop culture sensations each garnered six surfboard trophies on Sunday at the 10th annual Teen Choice Awards.

“Gossip” stars Blake Lively, Chace Crawford and Ed Westick each took home their own awards, for Best Breakout Actress, Actor and Villain, respectively. Lively was also named the best TV Drama Actress.

The Jonas Brothers got an obscene amount of love from the crowd, picking up the titles of “choice breakout group, love song, music single, song of the summer, male red carpet fashion icons and male hotties,” CBC News reports.

Miley Cyrus, who reportedly once dated one the Jonas bros, picked up three awards herself, despite the fact that she was hosting. She won for best TV comedy, best TV comedy actress and best female artist.

Canadian cutie Ellen Page picked up the awards for choice breakout movie female and choice movie actress in a comedy for her performance in “Juno,” which also won for best film comedy.

Ellen Page Is ‘Jane Eyre’

Eva Lam — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:47:32 +0000

Ellen Page is set to bring one of the most iconic characters in 19th century literature to life on the big screen.

BBC Films has signed the Halifax native, who nabbed an Oscar nomination this year for her starring role in “Juno,” to play the lead in a movie adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre.”

The 1847 novel tells the story of the romance between the titular orphan-turned-governess and her master, Edward Rochester.

A lead actor and a director have yet to be chosen.

Bronte’s novel has been the subject of many adaptations over the years, including BBC-produced miniseries in 1973 and 2006, as well as a 1996 Hollywood version starring Anna Paquin as young Jane and Charlotte Gainsbourg as adult Jane.

Page, 20, has been keeping busy since “Juno” – this latest project aside, she has also signed onto the Drew Barrymore-directed comedy “Whip It!” and the dramatic thriller “Peacock.”

She can currently be seen in theatres in the dramedy “Smart People,” which also stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Dennis Quaid.

More Juno Music To Come

andPOP Staff — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:45:24 +0000

Juno can do no wrong.

The Academy Award winning teen-pregnancy comedy released a chart-topping soundtrack shortly after its release that proved so popular, the film is putting out a follow-up album.

Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs will be 15 tracks of quirky Juno-inspired songs that didn’t make it onto the first soundtrack.

ITunes will release the digital-only album April 8 while other digital music retailers will have it as of May 13, according to CBC.ca.

This follow-up will feature music by songwriter Kimya Dawson, Yo La Tengo, the Bristols, Trio Los Panchos, Astrud Gilberto, Barry Louis Polisar, Buddy Holly, Belle and Sebastian and Juno star, Ellen Page.

“None of these songs made the movie, but they are all essential members of the Junoverse,” Juno director Jason Reitman says in the liner notes.

Ellen Page Drops out of ‘Hell’

andPOP Staff — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:23:10 +0000

Ellen Page will no longer be going to hell – and that’s a bad thing.

Due to scheduling conflicts, Page has dropped out of Sam Raimi’s upcoming film “Drag Me To Hell.” She was set to star as a woman under a curse, reports the CBC.

Raimi was so determined to have Page star that the filming schedule was set for her. However, the film wasn’t ready to shoot and has had to be pushed back. Page will be working on Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It!” at that time, and will also have to go through intense physical training to play a competitive roller derby skater.

Fresh off her success with “Juno,” Page also has a film called “Peacock,” co-starring Cillian Murphy, in the works.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, “White Oleander” star Alison Lohman will take Page’s place in “Hell.”

Juno Gets Indie Honours

andPOP Staff — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:53:45 +0000

It was no surprise that Juno, the little indie flick about a pregnant teen, took home top honours at the Film Independent’s 2008 Spirit Awards.

The picture walked away with three major awards, including the nod for Best Feature.

Canada’s sweetheart Ellen Page was there to accept her Best Lead Actress award and humbly thanked Best First Screenplay winner Diablo Cody.

“This is so, so special, but this is pretty much all Diablo Cody’s fault,” Page said. E! Online reports. “She wrote one of the best screenplays I have ever read and created a teenage female lead I feel like we’ve never seen before.”

Cody was just as praise giving to the director and cast but also to the ceremony itself.

“This is the coolest award in the coolest category,” she said. “There is nothing like writing a first screenplay.”

Other winners included Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Javier Bardem and Cate Blanchett.

Ellen Page Going To Sam Raimi’s ‘Hell’

Eva Lam — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:57:27 +0000

Canadian It-girl Ellen Page has landed a starring role in Sam Raimi’s upcoming horror movie “Drag Me To Hell.”

Page, who could win a Best Actress Oscar this month for her performance in “Juno,” will play a woman who falls victim to a curse.

Raimi co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Ivan and will also direct.

The movie marks Raimi’s return to horror after helming the successful “Spider-Man” series. Raimi launched his film career in the ’80s with the Evil Dead films, which have since become cult classics.

Shooting for “Hell” will begin next month in Los Angeles.

Afterwards, Page will start preparing for her role in “Whip It,” Drew Barrymore’s directing debut about a small-town Texas girl who joins a roller derby league.

“Juno” has grossed a whopping $117 million so far.

Ellen Page Graces Vanity Fair Cover

andPOP Staff — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:02:56 +0000

Home grown girl Ellen Page is officially one of today’s hottest actresses.

The Canadian star of “Juno” is set to share the coveted cover of Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood Issue with 10 other young female stars.

The spread, shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, hits newsstands Wednesday will feature “Enchanted” actress Amy Adams , “Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Zoe Saldana of the upcoming Star Trek movie and other up and coming starlets.

John Galliano for Dior exclusively designed traditional ball gowns and vintage swimsuits for the actresses to wear for the photo shoot.

Gosling, Page Honoured at Santa Barbara Film Festival

andPOP Staff — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:12:20 +0000

Ryan Gosling and Ellen Page have both been honoured at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.

Gosling was given the Independent Award Tribute for “significant and unique contribution to independent film.” While his role in “Lars and the Real Girl” makes the award timely, his performances in indie flicks like “Half Nelson” and “The Slaughter Rule” collectively earned him the award.

Meanwhile, Page was one of five actors who received the Virtuosos Award. The award is a new addition to the festival because there were so many “young actors who have distinguished themselves through performances in film this past year,” states the Festival’s official web site.

Page shares the award with Casey Affleck, James McAvoy, Marion Cotillard and Amy Ryan, which was handed out last night.

Page, Polley Continue Sweeping Nominations with the Genies

andPOP Staff — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:37:16 +0000

How many award nominations can Ellen Page and Sarah Polley accumulate over one season? Apparently, quite a lot!

The Canadian actresses continued their sweep with the Genie Award nominations, announced yesterday.

This time it was Page’s performance in “The Tracy Fragments” that had garnered acclaim for the 20-year-old. Not only will she be competing for best lead actress against Julie Christie, who took home the SAG award over the weekend, but she is also up against Molly Parker. Page credits Parker with inspiring her love of acting, after working together on the Canadian Independent film “Marion Bridge.”

The nod for Christie is good news for Polley, as she directed Christie in “Away From Her.” Polley herself was nominated for Achievement in Direction and Adapted Screenplay.

Here’s a complete list of all the nominees.

BEST MOTION PICTURE
L’AGE DES TENEBRES / DAYS OF DARKNESS – Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
AWAY FROM HER – Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss
CONTINENTAL, UN FILM SANS FUSIL / CONTINENTAL, A FILM WITHOUT GUNS – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
EASTERN PROMISES – Robert Lantos, Paul Webster
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL – Laszlo Barna, Michael Donovan

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
DENYS ARCAND – L’Age des tenebres / Days of Darkness
SARAH POLLEY – Away From Her
DAVID CRONENBERG – Eastern Promises
ROGER SPOTTISWOODE – Shake Hands With the Devil
BRUCE MCDONALD – The Tracey Fragments

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
ROY DUPUIS – Shake Hands With the Devil
MARC LABRÈCHE – L’Age des tenebres / Days of Darkness
CLAUDE LEGAULT – Les 3 P’tits Cochons / The 3 Little Pigs
VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises
GORDON PINSENT – Away From Her

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
ANNE-MARIE CADIEUX – Toi / You
JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her
ELLEN PAGE – The Tracey Fragments
MOLLY PARKER – Who Loves the Sun
BÉATRICE PICARD – Ma tante Aline / My Aunt Aline

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
MARIE-GINETTE GUAY – Continental, un film sans fusil / Continental, a Film Without Guns
VÉRONIQUE LE FLAGUAIS – Surviving My Mother / Comment survivre à sa mère
LAURENCE LEBOEUF – Ma fille mon ange
FANNY MALLETTE – Continental, un film sans fusil / Continental, a Film Without Guns
KRISTEN THOMPSON – Away From Her

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
DANNY GLOVER – Poor Boy’s Game
GUILLAUME LEMAY-THIVIERGE – Les 3 P’tits Cochons / The 3 Little Pigs
ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL – Eastern Promises
MICHEL ANGE NZOJIBWAMI – Shake Hands With the Devil
GILBERT SICOTTE – Continental, un film sans fusil / Continental, a Film Without Guns

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
PIERRE LAMOTHE, CLAUDE LALONDE – Les 3 P’tits Cochons / The 3 Little Pigs
DENYS ARCAND – L’Âge des ténèbres / Days of Darkness
MARC-ANDRÉ LAVOIE, SIMON OLIVIER FECTEAU, DAVID GAUTHIER – Bluff
STEVE KNIGHT – Eastern Promises
DOUGLAS COUPLAND – Everything’s Gone Green

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
SARAH POLLEY – Away From Her
MICHAEL DONOVAN – Shake Hands With the Devil
MAUREEN MEDVED – The Tracey Fragments

BEST DOCUMENTARY
PANACHE / ANTLERS – André-Line Beauparlant, Danielle Leblanc
RADIANT CITY – Gary Burns, Jim Brown, Bonnie Thompson, Shirley Vercruysse
SHARKWATER – Robert Stewart

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA
APRES TOUT – Alexis Fortier Gauthier, Élaine Hébert
FAIRE CHALUIM MHIC LEÒID / THE WAKE OF CALUM MACLEOD – Marc Almon, Nona MacDermid
REGARDING SARAH – Michelle Porter, Amy Belling
SCREENING – Anthony Green, Philip Svoboda
THE TRAGIC STORY OF NLING – Jeffrey St. Jules, Larissa Giroux

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
HERE AND THERE – Diane Obomsawin, Marc Bertrand
JEU – Georges Schwizgebel, Michele Belanger, Marcel Jean
MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI – Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis, Marcy Page

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
JEAN-FRANCOIS BERGERON – Les 3 P’tits Cochons / The 3 Little Pigs
SUSAN MAGGI – Poor Boy’s Game
JEREMIAH MUNCE, GARETH C. SCALES – The Tracey Fragments
RONALD SANDERS – Eastern Promises
DAVID WHARNSBY – Away From Her

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE
DAVID HIRSCHFELDER – Shake Hands With the Devil
STEVE LONDON – That Beautiful Somewhere
DON MACDONALD – FIDO
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Silk
HOWARD SHORE – Eastern Promises

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG
ALAN DOYLE – Young Triffie’s Been Made Away With – Young Triffie’s Been Made Away With
VALANGA KHOZA, DAVID HIRSCHFELDER – Shake Hands With the Devil – Kaya
BYRON WONG, LUKE NICHOLSON – Poor Boy’s Game – Breathe

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
ANDRE LINE BEAUPARLANT – Continental, un film sans fusil / Continental, a Film Without Guns
LINDSEY HERMER-BELL, JUSTIN S.B. CRAIG – Shake Hands With the Devil
ROB GRAY, JAMES WILLCOCK – FIDO
FRANCOIS SEGUIN – Silk
CAROL SPIER – Eastern Promises

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
DOLLY AHLUWALLIA – Partition
DENISE CRONENBERG – Eastern Promises
CARLO POGGIOLI, KAZUKO KUROSAWA – Silk
MARY E. MCLEOD – FIDO
JOYCE SCHURE – Shake Hands With the Devil

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
MIROSLAW BASZAK – Shake Hands With the Devil
BRUCE CHUN – Nitro
ALAIN DOSTIE – Silk
VIC SARIN – Partition
PETER SUSCHITZKY – Eastern Promises

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND
CLAUDE LA HAYE, OLIVIER CALVERT, HANS PETER STROBL, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL – Silk
ERIC FITZ, JO CARON, GAVIN FERNANDES, BENOÎT LEDUC – Shake Hands With the Devil
JOHN J. THOMSON, STEPHAN CARRIER, MARTIN LEE – Citizen Duane
JOHN HAZEN, MATT CHAN, BRAD DAWE – The Tracey Fragments
STUART WILSON, CHRISTIAN COOKE, OREST SUSHKO, MARK ZSIFKOVITS – Eastern Promises

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
MARTIN PINSONNAULT, PIERRE-JULES AUDET, MICHELLE CLOUTIER, SIMON MEILLEUR, LOUIS MOLINAS – Nitro
WAYNE GRIFFIN, ROBERT BERTOLA, TONY CURRIE, ANDY MALCOLM, MICHAEL O’FARRELL – Eastern Promises
MARIE-CLAUDE GAGNÉ, DIANE BOUCHER, GUY FRANCOEUR, CLAIRE POCHON, JEAN-PHILIPPE SAVARD – Roméo et Juliette
MARCEL POTHIER, GUY FRANCOEUR, ANTOINE MORIN, GUY PELLETIER, FRANÇOIS SENNEVILLE – Shake Hands With the Devil
STEVEN MUNRO, JOHN SIEVERT, DAVID DRAINIE TAYLOR – The Tracey Fragments

OSCAR Nods: Ellen Page, Sarah Polley, Jason Reitman

andPOP Staff — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:14:29 +0000

It’s official: Ellen Page and her pregnant alter-ego “Juno” are Oscar worthy.

The film received nods in several category where it will be the only comedy competing against some huge, heavy-hitter dramas. 20-year-old Page is up against the likes of Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age), Julie Christie (Away From Her), Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) and Laura Linney (The Savages) for Best Actress.

“Juno” is nominated for Best Picture against the critical favourites “Atonement,” “Michael Clayton,” “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood.”

Screenwriter Diablo Cody and Canadian director Jason Reitman also scored a nomination for “Juno.”

Sarah Polley will also be representing Canada at the awards. She was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for her film, “Away From Her.”

With so many fantastic performances, it will be especially hard to guess the winners this year. The Best Actor category is an exciting list: George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood), Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) and Tommy Lee Jones (In The Valley of Elah).

Other notable nominations are 13-year-old Saoirse Ronan (Atonement), Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) and Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James?).

James McAvoy and Keira Knightley were noticably snubbed for their lead performances in “Atonement.”

Here is a complete list of the nominations:

BEST PICTURE
“Atonement”
“Juno”
“Michael Clayton”
“No Country for Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie, “Away From Her”
Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”
Laura Linney, “The Savages”
Ellen Page, “Juno”

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”
Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd”
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”
Tommy Lee Jones, “In the Valley of Elah”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Ruby Dee, “American Gangster”
Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”
Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”
Hal Holbrook, “Into The Wild”
Tommy Lee Jones, “No Country For Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Tom Wilkinson, “Michael Clayton”

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Tony Gilroy, “Michael Clayton”
Jason Reitman, “Juno”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, “Juno”
Nancy Oliver, “Lars and the Real Girl”
Tony Gilroy, “Michael Clayton”
Brad Bird, Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird, “Ratatouille”
Tamara Jenkins, “The Savages”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood”
Christopher Hampton, “Atonement”
Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Sarah Polley, “Away From Her”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Beaufort” (Israel)
“The Counterfeiters” (Austria)
“Katyn” (Poland)
“Mongol” (Kazakhstan)
“12″ (Russia)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Persepolis”
“Ratatouille”
“Surf’s Up”

BEST ART DIRECTION
“American Gangster”
“Atonement”
“The Golden Compass”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
“There Will Be Blood”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” Roger Deakins
“Atonement,” Seamus Mcgarvey
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” Janusz Kaminski
“No Country For Old Men,” Roger Deakins
“There Will Be Blood,” Robert Elswit

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Across the Universe,” Albert Wolsky
“Atonement,” Jacqueline Durran
“Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” Alexandra Byrne
“La Vie En Rose,” Marit Allen
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street,” Colleen Atwood

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“No End in Sight”
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience”
“Sicko”
“Taxi to the Dark Side”
“War/Dance”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
“Freeheld”
“La Corona” (”The Crown”)
“Salim Baba”
“Sari’s Mother”

BEST FILM EDITING
“The Bourne Ultimatum,” Christopher Rouse
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” Juliette Welfling
“Into the Wild,” Jay Cassidy
“No Country for Old Men,” Roderick Jaynes
“There Will Be Blood,” Dylan Tichenor

BEST MAKEUP
“La Vie en Rose”
“Norbit”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Atonement”, Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner”, Alberto Iglesias
“Michael Clayton”, James Newton Howard
“Ratatouille”, Michael Giacchino
“3:10 to Yuma”, Marco Beltrami

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Falling Slowly” from “Once”
“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted”
“Raise It Up” from “August Rush”
“So Close” from “Enchanted”
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted”

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“I Met the Walrus”
“Madame Tutli-Putli”
“Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)”
“My Love (Moya Lyubov)”
“Peter & the Wolf”

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“At Night”
“Il Supplente (The Substitute)”
“Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)”
“Tanghi Argentini”
“The Tonto Woman”

BEST SOUND EDITING
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“No Country For Old Men”
“Ratatouille”
“There Will Be Blood”
“Transformers”

BEST SOUND MIXING
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“No Country For Old Men”
“Ratatouille”
“3:10 to Yuma”
“Transformers”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Golden Compass”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
“Transformers”