DVD & Blu-ray: THE BIG SHORT (2015)

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Product Description: When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (The Blind Side, Moneyball), and directed by Adam Mckay (Anchorman, Step Brothers) The Big Short stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.

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2016 Oscars Winners Announced

The 88th Annual Academy Awards winners were announced in a traditionally boring ceremony hosted by Chris Rock. The show was mostly a one-joke affair focused on the diversity issue which opened nicely with Rock's great monologue, but just dragged on as the ceremony piled on more social commentary ranging from ecology to sexual assaults. As a result the Oscar ratings have dropped to an 8-year low. To be more exact, the 2016 show earned the worst ratings since the 2008 Oscars hosted by Jon Stewart.

As far as the awards go, it was a pretty interesting ride. "Mad Max: Fury Road" earned the most awards, wiping out the competition in six technical categories, but missed out on the big ones. "The Revenant" picked up three trophies for Director (Alejandro G. Inarritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), breaking two records in the process: first back-to-back Best Director win for Inarritu and first Oscars hattrick for Lubezki.

The Academy managed to give out awards to everyone from "Ex Machina" and "The Danish Girl" to "The Hateful Eight", while Spotlight" won Best Picture and became the second film in Oscars history to do that with only two total wins (the other was 1952's "The Greatest Show on Earth").

Well, almost everyone got something. Sylvester Stallone lost Best Supporting Actor to Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies") and Lady Gaga lost Best Song to Sam Smith for "Spectre". Also, "The Martian" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" went home empty-handed. Overall, it was a pretty crazy night.

Read the full list of Oscar winners after the jump.

2016 WGA Winners Announced

The winners of this year's WGA awards have been announced. The Writers Guild of America chose "Spotlight" and "The Big Short" for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Two major films, however did not compete. "The Hateful Eight" and "Room" were deemed ineligible according to the WGA's rules. In the TV categories the top winners include "Mad Men", "Veep", "Mr. Robot", "Better Call Saul" and "Silicon Valley".

Read the complete list of winners after the jump.

2016 PGA Awards Winners

The Producers Guild of America has announced the winners of the 27th annual PGA Awards. In the theatrical motion picture category, the winner is Adam McKay's "The Big Short", a big surprise considering that "The Revenant" was a frontrunner following the Golden Globes win. Pixar's "Inside Out" won the Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures award and "Amy" scored a win for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures. In the television categories the winners include "Game of Thrones" and "Fargo".

Read the complete list of winners after the jump.

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 WGA and PGA Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 2016 Writers Guild and Producers Guild awards have been announced. Most of the candidates are rather obvious, including films like "Spotlight, Steve Jobs, Sicario, The Big Short, The Martian, The Revenant" and "Mad Max: Fury Road". Some weren't as lucky, however, like Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" and "The Danish Girl", while "Carol" missed out on a PGA nod.

Some surprises include the nods received by "Straight Outta Compton" at both the WGA and PGA, as well as a nomination for Original Screenplay scored by the Amy Schumber comedy "Trainwreck". Another big surprise is the inclusion of "True Detective" Season 2 on the PGA Long-Form Television category, since it was mostly derided for being, well, pretty bad.

TV candidates include "The Good Wide", "American Horror Story: Hotel", "Fargo", "Game of Thrones", "Better Call Saul", "Mad Men", "Veep", "Transparent", "Silicon Valley" and "Modern Family".

The PGA winners will be announced on January 23rd, while the WGA winners will be revealed on February 13th.

Read the full list of nominations after the jump.

Box-Office: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA Flops; MOCKINGJAY PART 2 Still Champ

The high-seas adventure "In the Heart of the Sea" failed to make much of an impression despite almost taking the top spot at the box-office. "The Hunger Games: Mockingkay Part 2" continues to reign supreme.

Find out more about the weekend box office after the jump.

THE BIG SHORT Soundtrack (Nicholas Britell)

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Composer
Nicholas Britell

Total Time:
38:34

Label:
Paramount Pictures

Format:
MP3

Release Date
December 11, 2015

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In Theaters: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, THE BIG SHORT, DON VERDEAN, BOY AND THE WORLD

This week in theaters we have the high-seas adventure "In the Heart of the Sea", a new spin on the Moby Dick tale, and the financial true story drama "The Big Short" based on the book written by the author of "Moneyball". In limited release you can check out the comedy "Don Verdean" from the director of "Napoleon Dynamite", or, if you're looking for something a little bit more colourful, go with the animated feature "The Boy and the World", a charming Film Festival winner. More about each movie after the jump.

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.

THE BIG SHORT - 5 Clips and 32 Pictures

A batch of five clips and thirty-two images for the financial drama "The Big Short" have been released. Based on "Moneyball" author Michael Lewis' book of the same name, this adaptation is proving to be a big hit with the critics, as evidenced not only by the great reviews, but also by its four Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations.

Directed by Adam McKay ("Anchorman"), the film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Tracy Letts, Finn Wittrock, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater and Karen Gillan.

Check out the clips and images 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.

New THE BIG SHORT Trailer, Featurettes and Posters

Parmount Pictures has released a new trailer, four featurettes and two posters for the drama "The Big Short". The film is based on "Moneyball" author Michael Lewis' book of the same name, and it tells the story of four outsiders (Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt) who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and decided to make a profit off of it.

Directed by Adam McKay ("Anchorman"), the film stars Melissa Leo, Tracy Letts, Finn Wittrock, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater and Karen Gillan.

"The Big Short" will open in limited release on December 11th and expand nationwide on December 23rd.

Check out the trailer, featurettes and posters after the jump.

THE BIG SHORT Trailer and Images

Today we have the first trailer and images for the drama "The Big Short". Based on "Moneyball" author Michael Lewis' book of the same name, the film marks director Adam McKay's ("Anchorman") first dramatic project, and it tells the story of four outsiders who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and decided to take on the big banks for their lack of foresight and greed. The film kind of has a bit of "The Wolf of Wall Street" vibe, but with a lot more righteous indignation. The spectacular cast includes Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Tracy Letts, Finn Wittrock, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater and Karen Gillan.

"The Big Short" will premiere at AFI Fest, followed by a limited release on December 11th and an expanded run in theaters on December 23rd.

Check out the trailer and images after the jump.

Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale Join THE BIG SHORT

Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale are set to star in the financial drama "The Big Short". The film, which will reportedly be an ensemble drama in the vein of "Traffic", is based on the book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" by Michael Lewis ("Moneyball") and it follows the key players who were responsible for the crippling 2008 financial crisis. The script is being written by Adam McKay ("Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues") who is also attached to direct. There is no information available at the moment as to when filming might begin. While Pitt and Gosling are not currently involved in any projects, Bale is filming "The Deep Blue Goodbye".

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