The 34th Annual Golden Raspberry Award winners

Will and Jaden Smith sat in a spaceship
A Golden Raspberry Award

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On the 1st March this year, the glorious 34th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony took place. A little different to its more glamorous cousin, the Oscars, the Razzies were held the night before and featured prestigious awards such as “Worst Combo” and “Worst Remake/Rip-off or Sequel”.

Here are the winners for each category at this years Razzies:

Worst Picture – Movie 43

Worst Lead Actor – Jaden Smith (After Earth)

Worst Lead Actress – Tyler Perry in drag (A Madea Christmas)

Worst Supporting Actor – Will Smith (After Earth)

Worst Supporting Actress – Kim Kardashian (Temptation)

Worst Combo – Will and Jaden Smith (After Earth)

Worst Screenplay – Movie 43

Worst Director – Movie 43

Worst Remake/Rip-off or Sequel – The Lone Ranger

Last of Us movie WILL be a game adaptation.

The team behind the Last of Us video game have confirmed that the movie adaptation will closely follow the original plot.

Last of Us movie will be a game adaptation. image via relyonhorror.com

Last of Us movie will be a game adaptation.
image via relyonhorror.com

IGN have reported that creator, Niel Druckmann, announced that there will be a film version of the game which is critically acclaimed for its creative story telling.

“It’s an adaptation of the story of The Last of Us, as far as where we go and how we make it fit into a film, how it takes into account the unique properties of film… We’re not sure yet. We’re only just scratching the surface.”Druckmann told IGN, during last nights Bafta Game Awards 2014.

“We’re still trying to figure it out. We’re brainstorming some stuff, so we’ll see where that goes.”

Druckmann also spoke about plans for potential game sequels, which may or may not be incorporated in the film.

 

Behind the Best Costume Design Academy Awards

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan looks into the distance wearing a stunning crystal Prada dress and Tiffany & Co headpiece
Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan looks into the distance wearing a stunning crystal Prada dress and Tiffany & Co headpiece

Carey Mulligan as daisy Buchanan wearing the crystal dress from Prada and a Tiffany & Co headpiece

This year there were some outstanding nominees for the Best Costume Design Academy Award. We take a look at the sparkling dresses, period pieces and flapper fashion in the films.

Firstly, this year’s winner was Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby. The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgeralds 1920s novel was always going to be visually impressive, directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan and featuring pieces from the archives of Prada and Miu Miu.

Martin has said that she thinks there were up to 1000 costumes in total used in the film and 1,400 metres of French lace. While the costumes were certainly in the 1920s flapper style, they weren’t ‘old fashioned’. Baz Luhrmann said from the beginning ‘I want it to feel as viscerally alive and sexy as New York felt to Fitzgerald back in the Twenties’, not a sepia toned New-York.

Catherine Martin worked closely with Miuccia Prada on the wardrobe producing pieces that that were slightly modernised styles of fashions from the 1920s and sometimes the 1930s. Martin selected forty dresses from the Prada and Miu Miu archives that were adapted and worn in the film by various actresses including the Carey Mulligan as protagonist Daisy Buchanan.

The stunning crystal dress worn by Mulligan when Daisy finally attends one of Gatsby’s infamous parties was adapted from a Spring Summer 2010 Prada dress. Martin also partnered with Brooks Brothers for the men’s suits and Tiffany & Co for the spectacular jewellery. Tiffany & Co are now selling a range of jewellery inspired by the pieces in the film, the Jazz Age Glamour collection.

Michael Wilkinson was the designer behind the American Hustle wardrobe. Set decades after The Great Gatsby, the costume in the seventies film is equally striking.

There is a strong connection between the characters and their clothes in American Hustle and as they are conning and changing their game, their wardrobe fluctuates. “Each character has such a powerful and direct connection with their clothes and they’re really using them to reinvent themselves constantly as part of their hustle,” said Wilkinson in an interview with the Telegraph.

Amy Adams’ character Sydney is a strong female con artist (for the most part of the film) and her wardrobe reflects her demeanour; full of plunging necklines and powerful pieces. Most of Adams’ wardrobe was bespoke, created in the style of stars from the time (think Faye Dunaway and Jerry Hall). Several pieces were also sourced vintage from Gucci, Diane von Furstenberg and Valentino.

Jennifer Lawrence’s Rosalyn is a complete juxtaposition; she is chaotic, messy and over the top. Wilkin said of her character, “with her clothes she wasn’t quite getting it right, she was so in her own mixed-up, mental landscape that she was never quite sure what was appropriate to wear “. One of Lawrence’s most striking dresses was a very tight white piece worn later in the film in a pivotal scene.

Wilkinson also had fun designing the male characters wardrobe, “It was a rather expressive and exuberate time for clothes for men”. For Bradley Cooper’s FBI worker Ritchie Wilkinson chose ill-fitting polyester suits and ‘garish ties’ to match his (impressive) perm. But as he gets to know Sydney and Irv (Christian Bale) he begins to understand the effect that clothes have on other people. He wears silk shirts and three piece suits, exploring the power that his clothes can have on the people around him.

Other Oscar nominees for this year’s Best Costume Design Award were William Chang Suk Ping for The Grandmaster, Michael O’Connor for The Invisible Woman and Patricia Norris for 12 years a Slave. 

Events, offers and releases – 10/3/14

Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn in a prison cell.
Aaron Paul's character Tobey Marshall sat in a car.

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This week will bring two great looking films to cinemas in the UK – Need for Speed and Veronica Mars.

On Friday the 14th, Need for Speed will hit the cinemas. Starring Aaron Paul, the video game adaptation tells a tale of revenge as Tobey Marshall races across the US. If you want something action packed and fast paced, this is for you.

If you want your Friday night to be a little more mysterious, check out Veronica Mars. Returning to her hometown, Veronica gets herself tied up in a murder mystery with an old flame. Sounds interesting, right?

Showcase Insider members can get their hands on a cracking deal this week. For only £6, members can head to the Showcase website to order a ticket for the advance screening of Starred Up, a brand new prison drama starring Jack O’Connell. The advance screening will be shown on the 17th of March, so get your hands on some tickets before they all go!