"The Office" Spinoff Starring Rainn Wilson is in the Works

According to Deadline, NBC is working on an Office spinoff that will star Rainn Wilson. Fans of the show will know that Wilson plays Dwight Schrute, the assistant to the Regional Manager.

The show will be set at Schrute Farms, a beet farm and bed & breakfast. A source close to The Office says, "Paul [Lieberstein] and Rainn have been joking for years about Dwight's life on the farm, his family and how ill-suited he is to run a B&B." NBC liked their idea and are working on making it happen.

Wilson and Lieberstein ("Toby" and executive producer) are set to executive produce the spinoff which is set for a launch in midseason of 2013. The potential spinoff will be introduced during an episode of The Office later this season.

The Razzies Shake Up Their Schedule

On Tuesday, January 24th, the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced. The day before, the nominations for the 32nd Razzie Awards were supposed to be announced. That didn't happen because this year, the co-owners of the Razzies, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, decided to shake things up.

This year, April Fool's Day will fall on a Sunday, so it's been decided that the winners will be announced on that day. The nominations will be announced on the eve of the Oscars, Saturday, February 25th.

In the statement, the change is explained:

"When they got a look at the 2012 calendar, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, co-owners of the RAZZIES, saw a unique opportunity to do something they’ve wanted to do since their awards were created in 1980: Emphasize the RAZZIES’ comedic intent by unveiling the “winners” of Tinsel Town’s Tackiest Trophy on APRIL FOOLS’ DAY (Sunday, April 1, 2012)."

The Razzies "honor" the worst achievement in film...in a light-hearted way, of course. Last year, The Last Airbender "won" for Worst Picture of 2010. Something tells me that Jack and Jill is going to take home that honor this year. We'll find out on April Fool's Day!

The 84th Academy Awards: And the Nominees Are...

This morning, the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced. The winners will be announced on Sunday, February 26th at 7pm EST on ABC.

Let's get on with the list of nominees...


Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Steven Spielberg, "War Horse"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."

Best Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

69th Annual Golden Globes: The Results (Film)

This post is going to serve two purposes: 1) list the winners of the 69th Annual Golden Globes and 2) see how I did with my predictions.

It should be noted that I'm only going to be featuring the film categories here since that's what I focused on for my predictions.

Here we go...

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
My prediction: Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Winner: Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
My prediction: John Williams - War Horse
Winner: Ludovic Bource - The Artist

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
My prediction: "The Living Proof" - The Help
Winner: "Masterpiece" - W.E.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
My prediction: Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Winner: Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

Best Animated Feature Film
My prediction: Rango
Winner: The Adventures of Tintin

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
My prediction: Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Winner: Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris

Best Foreign Language Film
My prediction: The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Winner: A Separation (Iran)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
My prediction: Jessica Chastain - The Help
Winner: Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Director - Motion Picture
My prediction: Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Winner: Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
My prediction: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Winner: Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
My prediction: Viola Davis - The Help
Winner: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
My prediction: The Artist
Winner: The Artist

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
My prediction: George Clooney - The Descendants
Winner: George Clooney - The Descendants

Best Motion Picture - Drama
My prediction: The Descendants
Winner: The Descendants

So, I went 8 for 14 or 57%. Hopefully I'll do better with my Oscar predictions.

Before I end this post, read THIS and learn why one shouldn't be upset if they're favorite didn't win.

2012 Golden Globes: My Predictions

The 69th Annual Golden Globes will take place this Sunday, so I think I'll make my predictions of who I think will win in the film categories.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse


Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

Dark horse: Bridesmaids


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

I wouldn't be surprised if Meryl Streep's name is called on Sunday, though.


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage

Dark horse: Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
Brad Pitt - Moneyball


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

Dark horse: Ryan Gosling for Crazy, Stupid, Love.


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

This was a toss up for me between Chastain and Spencer.  Either one of them could hear their name called on Sunday.


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer - Beginners


Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
George Clooney - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo


Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - The Descendants
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - Moneyball


Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore - Hugo
John Williams - War Horse


Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet
"The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher
"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs
"The Living Proof" - The Help
"Masterpiece" - W.E.


Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango


Best Foreign Language Film
The Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (United States)
The Kid With a Bike (Belgium)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Happy Friday the 13th

Happy Friday the 13th!



With it being Friday the 13th, I'll be watching one of the movies from the Friday the 13th series. I'm kind of leaning towards Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). Of course, most know that it wasn't the final chapter for Jason because he comes back for a few more sequels.

Impractical Jokers

A couple months ago, I saw a commercial for a new show called Impractical Jokers on TruTV. I thought it looked funny, so I caught the premiere on December 15th. It wasn't funny...it was hilarious! So far, eight episodes have aired and all have cracked me up. I highly recommend the show which is why I'm featuring it on my blog.

Here is the premise of the show from the website:

"They have to SAY it. They have to DO it. You have to SEE it. Once you start watching, you just can't stop! Q, Sal, Joe and Murr have entertained each other for years with the most hilarious dares they could imagine. Now you get to watch them in a series of outrageous stunts (recorded by hidden cameras) to make each other (and you) howl with laughter. You gotta see this to believe it!"

One of my favorite challenges is when they are cashiers at Costco and are told by the others what to say and/or do to the customers in line.

Check it out if you haven't. It airs on Thursdays at 10pm on TruTV. To get you started and give you an idea of what you're in for, here is a clip.

A Director Has Been Found for the "Police Academy" Remake

It looks like the remake of Police Academy (1984) might actually happen because Deadline is reporting that New Line has hired Scott Zabielski to direct.

This will be Zabielski's first time directing a feature film, but he does have directing experience seeing that he has directed several episodes of Tosh.0.

These movies were no Oscar contenders, but I found them to be fun and hilarious in a mindless entertainment type of way which is why I've enjoyed the majority of them. I say majority because I haven't seen Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) because I've heard it's the worst of the series, so I've stayed away from it. Anyways, I really don't think a remake would work, but the original will always be there, so a remake doesn't bother me.

Just because I can, I'm going to post the trailer for the original.

Sequel to "Bridesmaids" Could Happen...Without Kristen Wiig

Universal is thinking about doing a sequel to Bridesmaids, but it would be done without star and co-writer Kristen Wiig.

The Hollywood Reporter talked to Wiig about whether she and her co-writer, Annie Mumolo, are working on a sequel.

"We aren't working on that. Annie and I aren't planning a sequel. We are writing something else."

Why isn't she and her writing partner working on a sequel to the box office hit? The word is that Wiig and her co-stars (Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne) weren't too happy with a bonus of only $100,000 which they and others felt was pretty low considering how much the film made. Wiig declined to comment when asked if she was disappointed with the bonus.

With Wiig out, Universal isn't giving up hope for a sequel according to a rep for the studio.

"We are over the moon with the success of Bridesmaids, and if we do a sequel we want to get it right. We are talking to filmmakers now about concepts, and if the right one emerges, we'll move forward."

On a budget of $32 million, the film grossed $288 worldwide. The film has received award nominations including the Golden Globes where it's been nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.

As much as I loved Bridesmaids, I really don't think a sequel is necessary. Would I watch it if it did happen? Sure, but without Wiig and Mumolo on board as writers, I won't be expecting anything close to the original.