Okay all you Community fans…Greendale is going to be animated for three promotional shorts starting on March 7th. Called “Abed’s Master Key” and are written by Dave Seger (Channel 101) and Tom Kauffman (Lil Wayne’s Big House). Remember the last time they did something like this, non-live-action, in 2010 with their Christmas adventure in claymation? Click here to watch this clip.
Community at Saban Theatre for PaleyFest
Here’s our recent coverage from meeting the cast and creators of Community last Saturday
Mingle Media TV and host, Kristyn Burtt, were invited to come out and cover the Community night at the PaleyFest 2012 from the Red Carpet at the Saban Theatre. The annual William S. Paley Television Festival celebrates television’s rich and diverse programming and the creative process behind the medium since 1984. For more info visit The Paley Center for Media at www.paleycenter.org
Cast members of the comedy “Community” on NBC were in attendance as were creator Dan Harmon and Neil Rash, new Oscar winner for co-writing The Descendants. Watch new episodes starting 15 March and keep your fingers crossed for a season IV.
Jim Rash, Community at Saban Theatre for PaleyFest
Mingle Media TV and host, Kristyn Burtt, were invited to come out and cover the Community night at the PaleyFest 2012 from the Red Carpet at the Saban Theatre. The annual William S. Paley Television Festival celebrates television’s rich and diverse programming and the creative process behind the medium since 1984. For more info visit The Paley Center for Media at www.paleycenter.org
Cast members of the comedy “Community” on NBC were in attendance as were creator Dan Harmon and Neil Rash, new Oscar winner for co-writing The Descendants. Watch new episodes starting 15 March and keep your fingers crossed for a season IV.
It’s interesting to see all the commentary by my Facebook friends on who’s going to this movie, or could you believe how horrible that movie was and then to be at events like this, where a group like the BFCA make talking about how good a movie is – an official event.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, also known as the Critics’ Choice Awards, are bestowed by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement at the annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony in January. The awards are currently broadcast live on the VH1 television network.
This year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony will take place on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Mingle Media TV is hoping to be there on the Red Carpet reporting – so stay tuned!!
This year’s nominee list: (notice we’re just going to make comments on the first category… you tell us your thoughts).
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“The Artist” (Fantastic!)
“Bridesmaids” (Not so much!)
“The Descendants” (Clooney!)
“The Help” (Joyful!)
“The Ides of March” (Hot!)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Artist” – Michel Hazanavicius
“50/50” – Will Reiser
“Midnight in Paris” – Woody Allen
“Win Win” – Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
“Young Adult” – Diablo Cody
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Descendants” – Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” – Eric Roth
“The Help” – Tate Taylor
“Hugo” – John Logan
“Moneyball” – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Artist” – Guillaume Schiffman
“Drive” – Newton Thomas Sigel
“Hugo” – Robert Richardson
“The Tree of Life” – Emmanuel Lubezki
“War Horse” – Janusz Kaminski
BEST ART DIRECTION
“The Artist” – Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” – Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
“Hugo” – Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“The Tree of Life” – Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
“War Horse” – Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales
BEST EDITING
“The Artist” – Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion
“Drive” – Matthew Newman
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” – Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“Hugo” – Thelma Schoonmaker
“War Horse” – Michael Kahn
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Artist” – Mark Bridges
“The Help” – Sharen Davis
“Hugo” – Sandy Powell
“Jane Eyre” – Michael O’Connor
“My Week With Marilyn” – Jill Taylor
BEST MAKEUP
“Albert Nobbs”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2”
“The Iron Lady”
“J. Edgar”
“My Week With Marilyn”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2”
“Hugo”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“Super 8”
“The Tree of Life”
BEST SOUND “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2”
“Hugo”
“Super 8”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“The Adventures of Tintin”
“Arthur Christmas”
“Kung Fu Panda 2”
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”
BEST ACTION MOVIE
“Drive”
“Fast Five”
“Hanna”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“Super 8”
BEST COMEDY
“Bridesmaids”
“Crazy, Stupid, Love”
“Horrible Bosses”
“Midnight in Paris”
“The Muppets”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“In Darkness”
“Le Havre”
“A Separation”
“The Skin I Live In”
“Where Do We Go Now”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Buck”
“Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
“George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
“Page One: Inside the New York Times”
“Project Nim”
“Undefeated”
BEST SONG
“Hello Hello” – performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin – “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Life’s a Happy Song” – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – “The Muppets”
“The Living Proof” – performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. – “The Help”
“Man or Muppet” – performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – “The Muppets”
“Pictures in My Head” – performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman – “The Muppets”
BEST SCORE
“The Artist” – Ludovic Bource
“Drive” – Cliff Martinez
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
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