The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards were held on Feb. 12 at the Royal Opera House in London, and the movies Rango and Hugo got some awards:
– Production Design: “Hugo”
– Sound: “Hugo”
– Best Animated Feature Film: “Rango”
Please click on more to see an image of Eva Green and Johnny Depp
A new Mag Update much great Japan Magazines and some more interesting Scans in the January, February and March Gallery.
And lots of other old valuable Reports in Gallerys 1987 – 2008. Enjoy!
The exhibition will take place in Paris from March, 7th to August, 5th 2012 at the Cinematheque.
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Soriyya, who works with Tribute Entertainment, just told me, they recently opened up a contest to win a free copy of The Rum Diary on DVD/blu-ray: Unfortunately, it is for Canadians, only, but as some of you are, good luck with the contest!!
Click here to enter
As I received a little package from Ginny today with a card with Happy Birthday greets, I first thought “huh?” and then “omg which date?” and I realized it is February 8th already. Thank you so much, Ginny!
Which means, that this site, Johnny-Depp.org, has its 8th Birthday today.
Let us all celebrate here in the comments!
Oh and before I forget, there’s still our wish list…which is not much different from our Christmas Wishlist
so if anyone wants to contribute something, really, we’d be so happy!!
Also, I wish some new active members for Deppheads.com
More music from The Rum Diary! Featuring Christopher Young, Dick Dale, Patti Smith Hound Dog Taylor and much more.
Available first at iTunes Feb 28th! (and on CD in March)
01. Telstar – The Tornados
02. Nuthin’ But Lovin’ – Eugene Ruffolo
03. Charmaine – Mantovani & His Orchestra
04. A Dozen Roses – Joe Lervold and Shanna Carlsen
05. Volare (Instrumental) – Cortijo y Su Combo and Ismael Rivera
06. Surfing Drums – Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
07. Kitchen Sink Boogie – Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers
08. Let’s Get Funky – Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers
09. Col Legno – Marc Johnson
10. After All (I Live My Life) – Frankie Miller
11. The Mermaid Song – Patti Smith
12. The Mermaid Song (Strings Version) – Benmont Tench
13. Three Legged Dogs – Christopher Young
14. Young Hacks In Love – Christopher Young
15. Spasmic Lampshades – Christopher Young
16. Judsa Goat (Meat Me Rumba) – Christopher Young
EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp and his producing partner Christi Dembrowski and their Infinitum Nihil production shingle have yet another interesting project in development. They’ve optioned film rights to the soon-to-be-published and as-yet-untitled book by Damien Echols which reveals his experiences on death row after his wrongful conviction and subsequent wrongful 18-year imprisonment for the 1993 murder of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The memoir will be published in September 2012 by Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Books. The injustice of the West Memphis Three story drew badly needed support from the entertainment community’s Peter Jackson, Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, Henry Rollins, and of course Depp. The actor and his producing partner have long been wanting and waiting to explore this story and will develop the narrative as a feature film with Echols and his wife Lorri Davis, who will be executive producers. Their collective take is to spotlight the controversial conviction and imprisonment of the then 18-year-old who’s now in his mid-30s and to present his life before conviction as well its twists and turns leading to release.
Read more here
Thanks to Ginny!
“Rango” is an oddly philosophical tale of a little lizard, voiced by Johnny Depp, who finds himself wearing the sheriff’s badge in a harsh outpost known as Dirt. The Gore Verbinski film is a mash-up of the classic western and a postmodern sensibility –- it’s far less cuddly or cookie-cutter than most animated features, which Verbinski says is by design.
So far, “Rango” has found success, whether at the box office or in awards season. The movie is nominated for an Oscar in the animated feature category, and it just picked up the top prize Saturday at the Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood.
Verbinski admits, though, that taking chances is never easy. “In a world of data of what works and what doesn’t work, when a producer’s intuitive responses are trusted less than research, I think it’s forgotten that an audience wants something new,” he said.
To that point: Verbinski and Depp are re-teaming for a revival of “The Lone Ranger,” which would be something of a dusty counterpart to their three “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. Expect a wholly different take on the classic western radio and TV series.
So how did Verbinski come up with those loopy characters? And did the voice cast really wear costumes and meet on a set rather than a recording booth?
The director will join at 11 a.m. Friday (Feb. 10) for a live chat about “Rango,” the Oscar race and more.
Gore Verbinski’s inventive and unconventional animated Western “Rango” won the top prize at the revamped Annie Awards on Saturday night.
Best Animated Feature: “Rango”
Member’s Favorite Award: “Rango”
Writing in a Feature Production: John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit, “Rango”
Character Design in a Feature Production: Mark “Crash” McCreery, “Rango”
Editing in a Feature Production: Craig Wood, “Rango”
Congratulations!