DVD & Blu-ray: THE WHALE (2022) Starring Brendan Fraser

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Product Description: From Darren Aronofsky comes The Whale, the story of a reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. Starring Brendan. Fraser and based on the acclaimed play by Samuel D. Hunter.

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Oscar Winners 2023 - The Complete List

"Everything Everywhere All At Once" was the big winner at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. The film won 7 trophies, including Best Picture, Director (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Original Screenplay, Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan).

"All Quiet on the Western Front" missed out on the major awards (Picture, Director, Screenplay), but scored four wins (Best International Feature Film, Original Score, Cinematography and Production Design). A24's "The Whale" won Best Actor (Brendan Fraser) and Makeup.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spread the wealth with the rest of its trophies: "Women Talking" won Best Adapted Screenplay, "Avatar: The Way of Water" scored a Visual Effects win, "Top Gun: Maverick" took home the trophy for Best Sound, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" nabbed the Costume Design award, and "RRR" won Best Original Song ("Naatu Naatu").

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PGA Awards Nominations 2023: THE WHALE, AVATAR 2, TOP GUN: MAVERICK

The nominations for the 2023 Producers Guild of America Awards feature some of the usual suspects, but also a few surprises. The feature film lineup includes "Avatar: The Way of Water", "The Banshees of Inisherin", "Black Banther: Wakanda Forever", "Elvis", "Everything Everywhere All at Once", "The Fabelmans", "Glass Onion", "Tar", "Top Gun: Maverick" and "The Whale".

The 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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THE WHALE (2022) - Trailers, Clip, Featurette, Images and Poster

"The Whale" is a psychological drama directed by Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler", "Black Swan") from a script by Samuel D. Hunter based on his 2012 play of the same name. The cast features Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins and Samantha Morton. The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and opened in theaters nationwide on December 21, 2022.

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New Trailers: SCREAM VI, 65, WOMEN TALKING, THE WHALE, A GOOD PERSON and JURASSIC PUNK

Today we have new trailers for:

• "Scream VI", the sequel to the 2022 reboot/sequel "Scream". The new installment stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, Courteney Cox, Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney and Samara Weaving.
• The sci-fi thriller "65" from the writers of "A Quiet Place" and producer Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man", "Evil Dead"). The film stars Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, and Chloe Coleman.
• The awards hopeful drama "Women Talking" starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand and Ben Whishaw. Directed by Sarah Polley ("Away from Her"), the film is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by award-winning author Miriam Toews.
• Yet another awards season contender, Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale" starring Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink.
• Writer/director Zach Braff's new film "A Good Person" starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman.
• The documentary "Jurassic Punk" that tells the story of pioneering ILM animator Steve "Spaz" Williams.

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Weekend Box-Office: BLACK PANTHER WAKANDA FOREVER Tops Fifth Consecutive Frame

Marvel's superhero flick "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" spends its fifth weekend at the box-office on top, probably for the last time before "Avatar: The Way of Water" steamrolls the competition next week. It was an otherwise slow weekend with no wide theatrical releases, ranking second as the lowest box-office weekend of the year with a total gross of $38.3 million.

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New Soundtracks: THE WHALE (Rob Simonsen)

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Composer:
Rob Simonsen

Total Time:
36:39

Label:
A24 Music

Purchasing Links:
MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
December 9, 2022




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New Trailers: THE WHALE, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, SPIRITED, CHEVALIER, DEVOTION and DETECTIVE KNIGHT: REDEMPTION

Today we have new trailers for:

• A24's acclaimed drama "The Whale" directed by Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler", "Black Swan", "Requiem for a Dream"), and starring Brendan Fraser in an Oscar-hyped role.
• Rian Johnson's Netflix murder mystery comedy "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista.
• Apple TV's Christmas musical comedy "Spirited" starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell.
• The biopic "Chevalier" starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. ("Elvis", "Cyrano") as 18th-century violinist-composer Joseph Bologne, also known as Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
• The true story Korean War fighter pilot drama "Devotion" starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell.
• The action thriller "Detective Knight: Redemption" starring Bruce Willis and Paul Johansson.

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.