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Wallace and Gromit Coming to a Console Near You

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:00:46 -0700

Buzz and I both love Wallace and Gromit! And what a better way for us to continue the love-fest than to play along with their crazy adventures, game style. A series of Wallace and Gromit episodic games is headed our way soon, but on which console?

Developer Telltale Games is keeping mum on that bit of info for now, but I have a feeling that this will be a WiiWare download-able title. Just a guess. Check out the super cute Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures teaser trailer, and then tell me: Are you as excited to play this game as I am? And if the answer is no, then I must know how you can possibly resist the cuteness?

New Wallace and Gromit Story in the Works!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:30:00 -0700

It's not a feature-length film, but the folks behind the lovable duo Wallace and Gromit are back to work on a 30-minute short! This next TV feature will be titled "Trouble At' Mill" and will air over BBC1 around the Christmas holidays in 2008.

According to Variety, "The film sees the pair open a bakery business before Wallace becomes sidetracked by a love interest, Piella Bakewell. With his master distracted, Gromit is left to solve a murder."

I love these guys! It's also neat to know how excited writer/director Nick Park is about the project. He says he enjoyed doing the full-length Curse of the Were-Rabbit, but it took about five years to complete, and it sounds like he had to compromise some of his ideas to make the film more palatable for American audiences. He can't wait to create a new TV adventure for the die-hard fans of the buck-toothed, cheese-loving Wallace and his loyal friend Gromit.

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"Creature Comforts": My New Favorite Thing

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:00:29 -0700

Sometimes an idea comes along that's so brilliant, I can't even believe it exists. That's how I feel about "Creature Comforts," the animated series from Aardman Animation, best known as the folks behind Wallace and Gromit. The show - which aired for two seasons in England and will premiere June 4 on CBS - features interviews with ordinary folks about work, health and love. The words are then put in the mouth of animated animals that fit the situations they're talking about - the "lovebirds" in the photo at right, for example.

Here's what CBS has to say about it:

In upcoming episodes, interviews with hundreds of ordinary Americans from across the United States cover a variety of subjects, such as the trials and tribulations of doctor's visits and being sick, what animal magnetism is and what they look for in a mate, as well as the truth about lies and what it takes to keep a secret. Told through the mouths of animated animals, insects and other un-human species, they reveal their thoughts in a new and distinct way: an older married couple listing their ailments as portrayed by two lovebirds, the couple who talk about their great height difference as portrayed by two dachshunds, and two men who seem to be examining the bouquet of a fine wine as portrayed by two dogs sniffing, well, another dog.

Basically, it's Studs Terkel meets Shaun the Sheep. What did I tell you? Brilliant!

I'm totally obsessed with "Creature Comforts," so to read more and see some videos, read more

The series is based on creator Nick Park's Oscar-winning 1989 short film that features zoo animals talking about their captivity. Both seasons of the British series are available on Netflix, and several segments from the series can be seen on YouTube. The creators have kept a blog about production on the U.S. series, complete with video clips and still photos, and the official "Creature Comforts" site has several short previews of the show. Here are two of my favorites:

Photo courtesy of CBS

Fab Ad: Wallace & Gromit for Harvey Nichols

FabSugarUK — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:00:47 -0700

If you've missed Wallace & Gromit appearing on our screens in recent years then you'll be pleased to know that they're fronting the latest Harvey Nichols campaign. Wallace, who usually dons a green tank top and brown trousers has had quite the makeover now sporting Paul Smith suits, and D&G shirts! Gromit too gets to experience a fashionable makeover with a Duchamp scarf and ray-bans.

The ad campaign is being used to promote the new Harvey Nichols store in Bristol which has just opened. Bristol is the place where Wallace & Gromit were created by Nick Park.

Lady Campanula Tottington, Wallace’s love interest from the last film, Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, also features in the ad campaign. Pictured here (left) she wears a black draped dress by Alexander McQueen, red patent shoes by Christian Louboutin and a Zagliani metallic bronze ‘Puffy’ bag.

You can see more of the adverts below. They will appear on posters and in magazine adverts in the run up to the new store opening at the end of September. Do you like the idea?

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FABTV: Making of Harvey Nichols Ads

FabSugarUK — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:50 -0700

Last week I showed you the latest Wallace and Gromit for Harvey Nichols ads which have been produced for the new Bristol store. The pair were chosen as the face because Aardman animation are famously from Bristol (also because they lend themselves nicely to plenty of 'right trousers' jokes). In this short clip you see the pair getting a make-over for the shoot and you can see the immense detail which goes in to making such an ad campaign.

What To Sky+: Good Friday

PopSugarUK — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:00:00 -0700

BBC1 has Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death and The Real Swiss Family Robinson
BBC2 has Great British Menu and Chelsea Pensioners: Girls Allowed
ITV2 has American Idol and Gone in Sixty Seconds
Ch4 has A Place in the Sun: Home or Away, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA and Wedding Crashers
Film4 has The Shawshank Redemption
Living has Boston Legal
Sky Comedy has Sleepless in Seattle
Sky Classics has A Streetcar Named Desire
Sky Family has Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

All The Winners From The 2009 BAFTA Awards!

PopSugarUK — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:58:49 -0800

What a night! I've just got back from the BAFTA Awards 2009, so - without further ado - here are all the winners! Slumdog Millionaire had a very successful evening, winning seven awards including Best Film and Director for Danny Boyle, Kate Winslet took home the Leading Actress award for her role in The Reader, while Mickey Rourke made a fantastic amusing speech when he picked up the award for Leading Actor.

The late Heath Ledger was awarded Supporting Actor, Penelope Cruz took home Supporting Actress and the lovely Noel Clarke was awarded the Orange Rising Star Award. The long list of award presenters included Shia LaBeouf, Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, Emma Watson, Jim Sturgess and Kylie Minogue while Jonathan Ross presided over the ceremony itself.

Stay tuned for more gossip and photos from the night itself - and don't forget to vote in our love it or hate it polls - but for a full list of who got what, plus plenty of photos of the presenters and winners backstage, just read more.

BAFTA Award Winners 2009

Short Animation
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Short Film
September

Music
Slumdog Millionaire

Sound
Slumdog Millionaire

Editing
Slumdog Millionaire

Production Design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Make Up and Hair
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire

Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire

The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement
Steve McQueen - Hunger

Original Screenplay
In Bruges

Costume Design
The Duchess

Film Not In The English Language
I've Loved You So Long

Outstanding British Film
Man on Wire

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Special Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Animated Film
Wall-E

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Orange Rising Star Award
Noel Clarke

Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Leading Actress
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best Film
Slumdog Millionaire

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Images include: Sir David Frost, Michael Sheen, Kylie Minogue, Goldie Hawn, Terry Gilliam, Sharon Stone, Mickey Rourke, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Penelope Cruz, Danny Boyle, Kate Winslet, Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, Nick Park, Daniel Craig, Shia LaBeouf, Noel Clarke.

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2009 Bafta Awards - The Nominations

PopSugarUK — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:00:00 -0800

Jonathan Ross will host the Bafta Awards this year, he announced via his Twitter yesterday, and all of the nominations for this year's ceremony have now been released. The ceremony will take place at the Royal Opera House in London on February 8, and Kate Winslet continues her awesome awards season with two nominations in the best actress category, and Slumdog Millionaire has an enormous 11 nominations including Best Actor for lovely Dev Patel! There's a full list of nominations after the jump, so check them out and see if your favourites made it.

BEST FILM

* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin
* FROST/NIXON – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
* MILK – Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen
* THE READER – Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Christian Colson

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

* HUNGER – Laura Hastings-Smith, Robin Gutch, Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh
* IN BRUGES – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh
* MAMMA MIA! – Judy Craymer, Gary Goetzman, Phyllida Lloyd, Catherine Johnson
* MAN ON WIRE – Simon Chinn, James Marsh
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

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THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD

for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film

* SIMON CHINN (Producer) – Man On Wire
* JUDY CRAYMER (Producer) – Mamma Mia!
* GARTH JENNINGS (Writer) – Son of Rambow
* STEVE McQUEEN (Director/Writer) – Hunger
* SOLON PAPADOPOULOS, ROY BOULTER (Producers) – Of Time And The City

DIRECTOR

* CHANGELING – Clint Eastwood
* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – David Fincher
* FROST/NIXON – Ron Howard
* THE READER – Stephen Daldry
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

* BURN AFTER READING – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
* CHANGELING – J. Michael Straczynski
* I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Philippe Claudel
* IN BRUGES – Martin McDonagh
* MILK – Dustin Lance Black

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Eric Roth
* FROST/NIXON – Peter Morgan
* THE READER – David Hare
* REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Justin Haythe
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Simon Beaufoy

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

* THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX – Bernard Eichinger, Uli Edel
* GOMORRAH – Domenico Procacci, Matteo Garrone
* I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Yves Marmion, Philippe Claudel
* PERSEPOLIS – Marc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault, Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Parannaud
* WALTZ WITH BASHIR – Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahl Ieli, Ari Folman

ANIMATED FILM

* PERSEPOLIS – Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Parannaud
* WALL•E – Andrew Stanton
* WALTZ WITH BASHIR – Ari Folman

LEADING ACTOR

* FRANK LANGELLA – Frost/Nixon
* DEV PATEL – Slumdog Millionaire
* SEAN PENN – Milk
* BRAD PITT – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* MICKEY ROURKE – The Wrestler

LEADING ACTRESS

* ANGELINA JOLIE – Changeling
* KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I’ve Loved You So Long
* MERYL STREEP – Doubt
* KATE WINSLET – The Reader
* KATE WINSLET – Revolutionary Road

SUPPORTING ACTOR

* ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – Tropic Thunder
* BRENDAN GLEESON – In Bruges
* PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Doubt
* HEATH LEDGER – The Dark Knight
* BRAD PITT – Burn After Reading

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

* AMY ADAMS – Doubt
* PENÉLOPE CRUZ – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* FREIDA PINTO – Slumdog Millionaire
* TILDA SWINTON – Burn After Reading
* MARISA TOMEI – The Wrestler

MUSIC

* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Alexandre Desplat
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
* MAMMA MIA! – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – A. R. Rahman
* WALL•E – Thomas Newman

CINEMATOGRAPHY

* CHANGELING – Tom Stern
* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Claudio Miranda
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Wally Pfister
* THE READER – Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Anthony Dod Mantle

EDITING **

* CHANGELING – Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach
* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Lee Smith
* FROST/NIXON – Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
* IN BRUGES – Jon Gregory
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Chris Dickens

**As there was a tie in this category there are six nominations
PRODUCTION DESIGN

* CHANGELING – James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
* REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Mark Digby, Michelle Day

COSTUME DESIGN

* CHANGELING – Deborah Hopper
* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Jacqueline West
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Lindy Hemming
* THE DUCHESS – Michael O'Connor
* REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Albert Wolsky

SOUND

* CHANGELING – Walt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Lora Hirschberg, Richard King, Ed Novick, Gary Rizzo
* QUANTUM OF SOLACE – Eddy Joseph, Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Mark Taylor
* SLUMDOG MILLIONARE – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
* WALL•E – Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Matthew Wood

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, – Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber
* INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL – Pablo Helman
* IRON MAN – Shane Patrick Mahan, John Nelson, Ben Snow
* QUANTUM OF SOLACE – Chris Corbould, Kevin Tod Haug

MAKE UP & HAIR

* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Jean Black, Colleen Callaghan
* THE DARK KNIGHT – Peter Robb-King
* THE DUCHESS – Daniel Phillips, Jan Archibald
* FROST/NIXON – Edouard Henriques, Kim Santantonio
* MILK – Steven E. Anderson, Michael White

SHORT ANIMATION

* CODSWALLOP – Greg McLeod, Myles McLeod
* VARMINTS – Sue Goffe, Marc Craste
* WALLACE AND GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH – Steve Pegram, Nick Park, Bob Baker

SHORT FILM

* KINGSLAND #1 THE DREAMER – Kate Ogborn, Tony Grisoni
* LOVE YOU MORE – Adrian Sturges, Sam Taylor-Wood, Patrick Marber
* RALPH – Olivier Kaempfer, Alex Winckler
* SEPTEMBER – Stewart le Maréchal, Esther May Campbell
* VOYAGES D’AFFAIRES (THE BUSINESS TRIP) – Celine Quideau, Sean Ellis

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD

* MICHAEL CERA
* NOEL CLARKE
* MICHAEL FASSBENDER
* REBECCA HALL
* TOBY KEBBELL

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What To Sky+: Friday

PopSugarUK — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0800

BBC1 has D2: the Mighty Ducks, Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out and Morecambe & Wise: the Show What Paul Merton Did
BBC2 has Dances With Wolves
Ch4 has A Place in the Sun: Down Under, Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch and Rude Tube 2009
E4 has Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth
4Music has Every Number One Of 2008
Five has Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 and World's Strongest Man finale
Sky Family has Stardust
Sky Indie has Little Miss Sunshine

What To Sky+: New Year's Day

PopSugarUK — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:00:00 -0800

BBC1 has Doctor Who at the Proms, Shrek 2, Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death and Jonathan Creek
BBC2 has New Year's Day Concert and Three Men in More than One Boat
BBC3 has Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl
ITV1 has a new series of The Krypton Factor
ITV2 has Creature Comforts
Ch4 has Fantastic Four, Why I Love Celebrity Big Brother and 8 out of 10 Cats: Big Brother Special
Five has Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008, World's Strongest Man and Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 21st Century
Living has an all-day catch up of Grey's Anatomy Series Four
Sky1 has Boyzone Live
Sky Drama has Atonement
Sky Action/Thriller has Ocean's Thirteen
Sky Premiere has The Golden Compass