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Why George Clooney is Skipping Early Awards Circuit with 'Monuments Men': See New Poster
Why George Clooney is Skipping Early Awards Circuit with 'Monuments Men': See New Poster
BY ANNE THOMPSON AND BETH HANNA
AUGUST 27, 2013 2:02 PM
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BY ANNE THOMPSON AND BETH HANNA
AUGUST 27, 2013 2:02 PM
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One Oscar trend this year is possible contenders opting out of the usual awards shuffle that can last for months. Three Cannes entries are skipping Toronto ("All Is Lost," "Inside Llewyn Davis," and "Nebraska") in favor of low-key Telluride. And another one-time awards entry is ditching the festival route altogether: George Clooney's European World War II movie "Monuments Men."
While many Oscar pundits are picking up the message (or spin) that the movie is more commercial than awards-worthy, Clooney has decided that he wants to follow the high road taken by Martin Scorsese with "The Departed." He was tired of the awards slog that he had gone through on "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator" and decided to sit that one out. The movie won four Oscars including picture and director. Clooney should be so lucky.
While the producer-actor-director doesn't mind schmoozing, he dislikes sitting down for multiple interviews, and would rather launch a commercial picture and let the chips fall where they may. (Sony could use a hit, too.) It's a smart strategy. No pretension, no hopes on sleeve. Let the critics and audiences tell you what you have. This movie is high-profile enough to be a must-see in any case. No need for extra tub-thumping.
But don't count Clooney out of the Oscar race altogether. He harbors hopes. He's just keeping them under wraps for now. The film, which centers on a small World War II platoon tasked with protecting and retrieving invaluable art stolen by the Nazis, stars a stellar cast of Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville and Clooney himself.
Clooney was last in the director's seat for 2011's "The Ides of March," which nabbed an Adapted Screenplay nomination for Clooney, Heslov and Beau Willimon ("House of Cards"). Clooney also received a Best Picture Oscar for producing last year's "Argo," shared with Heslov and Ben Affleck, as well as a Supporting Actor Oscar for 2005's "Syriana."
The first trailer and stills from the film are here; the Fox 2000/Smokehouse production hits theaters December 18. Sony is releasing stateside.
While many Oscar pundits are picking up the message (or spin) that the movie is more commercial than awards-worthy, Clooney has decided that he wants to follow the high road taken by Martin Scorsese with "The Departed." He was tired of the awards slog that he had gone through on "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator" and decided to sit that one out. The movie won four Oscars including picture and director. Clooney should be so lucky.
While the producer-actor-director doesn't mind schmoozing, he dislikes sitting down for multiple interviews, and would rather launch a commercial picture and let the chips fall where they may. (Sony could use a hit, too.) It's a smart strategy. No pretension, no hopes on sleeve. Let the critics and audiences tell you what you have. This movie is high-profile enough to be a must-see in any case. No need for extra tub-thumping.
But don't count Clooney out of the Oscar race altogether. He harbors hopes. He's just keeping them under wraps for now. The film, which centers on a small World War II platoon tasked with protecting and retrieving invaluable art stolen by the Nazis, stars a stellar cast of Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville and Clooney himself.
Clooney was last in the director's seat for 2011's "The Ides of March," which nabbed an Adapted Screenplay nomination for Clooney, Heslov and Beau Willimon ("House of Cards"). Clooney also received a Best Picture Oscar for producing last year's "Argo," shared with Heslov and Ben Affleck, as well as a Supporting Actor Oscar for 2005's "Syriana."
The first trailer and stills from the film are here; the Fox 2000/Smokehouse production hits theaters December 18. Sony is releasing stateside.
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Re: Why George Clooney is Skipping Early Awards Circuit with 'Monuments Men': See New Poster
Yep, that sounds about right. I think I remember it being reported after the 2012 Oscars campaign for 'The Descendents', that afterwards he had said 'Never again'
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Re: Why George Clooney is Skipping Early Awards Circuit with 'Monuments Men': See New Poster
You could be right.........let's see...........
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Oh, good, he's not-campaigning-for-an-Oscar again. Who do we think he'll be showing the inside of his refrigerator to this year, Barbara Walters?
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So true Missa.... Maybe Oprah???
I think subtle is nicer though than the gag inducing millions of interviews....and I am not really just talking about him....the whole process can be nauseating....
I think subtle is nicer though than the gag inducing millions of interviews....and I am not really just talking about him....the whole process can be nauseating....
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Oh, I agree. I think they should all just release the films and let the chips fall where they may. I just think this George is warming up to sing a very familiar tune for the next six months.
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Oh God, not the non-campaign campaign again? Is that why he's done some nice interviews like the one in El Pais we read a few days ago? Looking forward to seeing him on covers of various international magazines while he's not campaigning too.
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Here's a little something about the importance of the various festivals.
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Which Oscar contenders play at which film festival?
While we have seen several potential Oscar contenders this summer such as "Blue Jasmine" and "The Butler," the awards season really gets going on Wednesday with the opening of the Venice film festival. Following on its heels are three other filmfests on this side of the Atlantic that will also showcase a slew of awards hopefuls.
VENICE (Aug. 28 - Sept. 7)
Last year, Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" won the Silver Lion for best director and co-stars Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman shared the Best Actor award. While the Oscars snubbed Anderson, Phoenix and Hoffman contended in lead and supporting respectively. This year's world premieres of Oscar hopefuls include:
Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity," which stars two-time Oscar winner George Clooney -- feted here for both "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005) and "The Ides of March" (2011) -- alongside another Oscar champ, 2009 Best Actress winner Sandra Bullock, as astronauts stranded in space.
Stephen Frears' "Philomena," which stars 1998 supporting actress champ Judi Dench as a woman searching for the son she long ago gave up for adoption. Frears debuted "The Queen" here in 2006 and Helen Mirren picked up the first of her many prizes, including the Oscar, for playing Elizabeth II.
Jonathan Banks' "Under the Skin," with Scarlett Johansson as an extraterrestrial who comes to earth for nefarious purporses. Despite four Golden Globe bids, she has never been nominated for an Oscar.
Peter Landesman's "Parkland" focuses on the hospital where President John F. Kennedy died in November 1963.
TELLURIDE (Aug. 29 - Sept. 2)
This low-key festival in the Rockies is gaining in import. "Argo" debuted here last year, giving those who make the trek to Telluride bragging rights of being the first to see this eventual Oscar champ.
This year's lineup won't be revealed till the day before the fest kicks off and even that may not be exhaustive as "Argo" was a surprise screening. Among those films that might be unfurled in the mountains are a trio of pics by Americans that did well at Cannes -- "All is Lost," "Inside Llewyn Davis" and "Nebraska."
TORONTO (Sept. 5 - Sept. 15)
The last six Best Picture champs have played this festival, including "Argo," which built on the buzz that began at Telluride. Last year's lineup also included the world premiere of another Best Picture nominee, "Silver Linings Playbook," which won an Oscar for Jennifer Lawrence.
Opening this year's fest will be "The Fifth Estate," Bill Condon's take on the Wikileaks scandal that stars Emmy nominee Benedict Cumberbatch ("Parade's End") as whistleblower Julian Assange.
Cumberbatch also features in "August: Osage County," John Wells' adaptation of Tracy Lett's Pulitzer and Tony-winning play which pits Oscar winners Meryl Streep against Julia Roberts as a battling mother and daughter and is getting the gala treatment in Toronto for its world premiere.
Likewise for:
Justin Chadwick's "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" with Emmy nominee Idris Elba as the South African political leader; and
Ron Howard's "Rush," a high-octane drama set in the world of auto racing with Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl.
Among those films being feted as Special Presentations besides Venice imports "Gravity" and "Philomena" are:
Jean-Marc Vallee's "Dallas Buyers Club" with Matthew McConaughey as a man battling AIDS in the 1980s;
Jason Reitman's "Labor Day" with Oscar champ Kate Winslet as a single mother who shelters an escaped convict (Josh Brolin);
Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" with Hugh Jackman as a father who clashes with the detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) investigating his daughter's disappearance;
Jonathan Teplitzky's "The Railway Man" with Oscar winner Colin Firth as a man hunting down his WWII captor and Oscar champ Nicole Kidman as his stalwart wife; and
Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" with Chiwetel Ejiofor and frequent McQueen collaborator Michael Fassbender clashing this pre-Civil War drama.
NEW YORK (Sept. 27 - Oct. 13)
Last year, two eventual Best Picture nominees -- "Lincoln" and "Life of Pi" -- debuted here as did "Flight" which reaped a Best Actor bid for Denzel Washington.
This year's fest opens with Paul Greengrass' "Captain Phillips," with two-time Oscar champ Tom Hanks as the title character, a man whose ship is overrun with Somali pirates.
Closing night 16 days later is given over to Spike Jonze's unconventional love story "Her."
In between, fare includes the world premiere of Ben Stiller's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," in which he also stars as the milquetoast longing for adventure as well as "Inside Llewyn Davis" and "Nebraska."
Will one of these festival highlights take the top prize at the Oscars next March? Or will the winner be among those films that skip these showcases? Vote below using our easy drag-and-drop menu.
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