New on DVD & Blu-ray: CAROL (2015)

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Product Description: CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) come to light.

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2016 BAFTA Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 69th annual BAFTA awards have been announced. Leading the count are Todd Haynes' 1950s lesbian romance "Carol" and Steven Spielberg's cold war drama "Bridge of Spies", tied with nine nominations each, followed by Alejandro González Iñárritu's "The Revenant" with eight nods, all including Best Picture. Other Best Picture nominees are "The Big Short" and "Spotlight", while Outstanding British Film nominees include "The Danish Girl" and "Ex Machina".

Despite missing out on the major categories, Mad Max: Fury Road nabbed seven nominations in technical categories including Visual Effects, Cinematograhy, Editing, Sound and Visual Effects. And, fear not, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was not forgotten, receiving four nods for Music, Production Design, Sound and Visual Effects.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will announced its winners on February 14th.

Read the full list of nominations after the jump.

2016 Golden Globe Nominations

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has revealed the nominees for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards. The film with the most nominations this year is Todd Haynes' "Carol" with five nods for Best Picture, Director, a double for Leading Actress (Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara), and Score (Carter Burwell). Close behind are "The Revenant", "Steve Jobs" and "The Big Short" with four nominations each.

A big surprise, though, is that "Mad Max: Fury Road" scored two major nods (Best Picture and Director). "The Martian" is also present in three Comedy or Musical categories (Picture, Director and Leading Actor). It's a strange choice to call it a Comedy, but I guess it should be thankful, otherwise two of its three nominations would have probably disappeared.

It was a good year for Alicia Vikander who scored two nominations, one for "The Danish Girl" in the Lead Role category, and one for "Ex Machina" for Supporting Role.

The TV nominees include "Game of Thrones", "Empire", "Narcos", "Mr. Robot", "American Horror Story: Hotel", "Mozart in the Jungle", "Casual", "Fargo", "Outlander", "Transparent", "Veep" and more.

The winners will be announced Sunday, January 10th on NBC and the show will be hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Read the full list of nominees after the jump.

CAROL Soundtrack (Carter Burwell)

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Composer
Carter Burwell

Conducted by
Carter Burwell

Total Time:
52:27

Label:
Varese Sarabande

Format:
CD, MP3

Release Date
November 20, 2015

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Teaser Trailer for CAROL Starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara

The first trailer and images for the drama "Carol" have been released. Directed by Todd Haynes ("Mildred Pierce") and based on Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Price of Salt", the film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York.

Mara won the Best Actress actress award at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Haynes won the Queer Palm and was nominated for the Palme d'Or.

The cast also includes Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, and Cory Michael Smith.

"Carol" opens in theaters on November 20th.

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Cannes 2015 Winners Announced

The 2015 Cannes Film Festival has come to a close and the winners of the prestigious awards have been revealed. The honor of the Palme d'Or was bestowed upon Jacques Audiard's "Dheepan", a crime drama that tells the story of a Sri Lankan Tamil freedom fighter who flees to France and ends up working as the caretaker of a run-down housing block in the suburbs. This year's jury was headed by Joel and Ethan Coen and featured Guillermo del Toro, Jake Gyllenhaal, Xavier Dolan, Sophie Marceau, Rossy de Palma, Rokia Traoré, and Sienna Miller.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Palme d'Or: Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard

Grand Prix: Son of Saul, directed by Laszlo Nemes

Best Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien for The Assassin

Best Actor: Vincent Lindon for The Measure of a Man

Best Screenplay: Chronic, written by Michel Franco

Camera d'Or (Best First Feature): La Tierra y la Sombre, directed by Cesar Acevedo

Best Actress: Rooney Mara for Carol and Emmanuelle Bercot for Mon Roi (Shared Prize)

Palme d'Or (Short Film): Waves ’98, directed by Ely Dagher

Jury Prize: The Lobster, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

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