Selasa, 19 Oktober 2010

Gold Derby nuggets: Fest faves James Franco & Carey Mulligan | Tom Bosley dead ...

leading man JAMES FRANCO will receive the outstanding performance prize from the Santa Barbara filmfest on Jan. 29. In making the announcement, fest exec ROGER DURLING described him thus: exceptional actor who embraces the character and lives the story to tell it, James Franco eases onto the screen, seducing the audience no matter if he is the hero, the villain or the victim." Among the roster of talent that has taken home this prize in the past: COLIN FIRTH (2010), PENELOPE CRUZ (2009), ANGELINA JOLIE (2008), HELEN MIRREN (2007), HEATH LEDGER (2006), KATE WINSLET (2005) and CHARLIZE THERON (2004). SBIFF

CAREY MULLIGAN will be feted by the Palm Springs filmfest with the breakthrough award on Jan. 8. Previous recipients include MARIAH CAREY who made headlines last year with her wobbly acceptance speech at the event FREIDA PINTO, MARION COTILLARD and JENNIFER HUDSON. PSIFF

STEVE POND reports, ShowEast conference in Orlando, Florida. And judging from conversations with exhibition executives who attended the four-day conference, the news is good for 'The Fighter' 'Tangled' and 'Morning Glory,' but not so much for 'Due Date' and 'Fair Game.'" THE ODDS

Lionsgate marketing chief TIM PALEN has captured the stars of JANET JACKSON, THANDIE NEWTON, KERRY WASHINGTON, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, ANIKA NONI ROSE, PHYLICIA RASHAD and LORETTA DEVINE in a series of They will be displayed at the Lehman Maupin gallery in Gotham between October 24 and 27. HIT FIX

TOM BOSLEY, best known as the kindly patriarch on the classic sitcom died Tuesday at age 83. The veteran actor won the Tony Award in 1960 for his performance as colorful New York Mayor FIORELLO LAGUARDIA in the Pulitzer-winning tuner Over the 11 seasons of Bosley contended only once for the supporting Emmy, losing that 1978 race to ROB REINER who won his second of two trophies for Since signed off in 1984, Bosley kept busy with several more series ("Murder, She Wrote" and) as well as returning repeatedly to his first love, the stage, most recently in a tour of with Emmy champ MICHAEL LEARNED ("The Waltons"). TV GUIDE

ANTHONY BREZNICAN sits down with Oscar champ JEFF BRIDGES ("Crazy Heart") to discuss the remake of which reunites him with the COEN BROTHERS 12 years after USA TODAY

will be showcasing two potential guest actress contenders in upcoming episodes. Oscar winner GWYNETH PALTROW appears on Nov. 16 as a substitute teacher who takes over the New Directions while six-time Emmy champ CAROL BURNETT debuts the following week as Sue Sylvester's (JANE LYNCH) Nazi-hunting mother. PLAYBILL

In anticipation of the Blu-ray release of his 1979 best picture nominee director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA chats with ALONSO DURALDE. MOVIELINE

SASHA STONE assesses the derby in light of the Gotham Award nominations and says,'s Bone' didn t look like it would be one of the ten. 'Secretariat' did. Now, 'Winter's Bone' looks good, and 'Secretariat' will need something extra to push it through. When the Los Angeles and New York film critics make their announcements, things will again shift. They will keep shifting through the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild, and most importantly, the Directors Guild." AWARDS DAILY

After making note of the four films sent out by Sony Pictures Classic, SCOTT FEINBERG says,'s screeners is the decision which admittedly may not have been the studio's alone to promote ANNETTE BENING's performance in 'Mother and Child' for best actress. Bening is terrific in the film, but the studio and Bening have to know that she stands an infinitely better chance at a best actress nod for her performance in the much higher-profile 'The Kids Are All Right' and that they unlike the people pushing her for that film could actually justify pushing her for 'Mother and Child' in the supporting category, which is wide open, because she's but one member of a large ensemble." SCOTT FEINBERG

RYAN ADAMS passes along a post from a reader that reviews possible contenders for the cinematography award and finds 40 names in the mix. AWARDS DAILY

Photo: Tom Bosley in a promotional still for Credit: ABC.

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