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The $11 Billion Year

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by Anne Thompson

Bernard, Tom, 13, 14–15, 92, 94, 239, 241

  Bernstein, Ron, 126

  Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The, 256

  Bevan, Tim, 180–81, 241

  Beverly Hilton Hotel, 227, 229–30

  Bewkes, Jeff, 241

  Beyond the Hills, 92, 106

  Bichir, Demián, 220

  Bickford, Laura, 13, 27–28

  Bier, Susanne, 134, 161

  Big Beach, 22

  Bigelow, Kathryn, 161, 162–63; The Hurt Locker, 102, 157–58, 161–64, 220; Zero Dark Thirty, 102, 130, 157, 164–78, 218–21, 223, 236, 238

  Big Miracle, 260

  Billy Elliott, 180

  Binoche, Juliette, 95

  biodoc: defined, 264

  biopic: defined, 264

  Birbiglia, Mike, 40

  Birth of a Nation, The, 153, 198, 202

  Biskind, Peter, 3, 44

  Björk, 15

  Black, Shane, 119

  Black List, The, 249

  Black Rock, 21, 25–26

  Black Swan, 124

  Blair, Wayne, 103

  Blair Witch Project, The, 23

  Blanchett, Cate, 180

  Bleecker Street Cinema (New York City), 4

  Blind Side, The, 137, 155

  Blockbuster, ix

  blockbusters: defined, 264

  Blue Steel, 162

  Blue Valentine, 7

  Blunt, Emily, 21, 24, 25–26

  Boal, Mark, 162–64; Zero Dark Thirty, 157–58, 164–78, 219–20, 238

  Bocco, Arianna, 13

  Bogdanovich, Peter, 161, 183–84

  Bolt, 72

  Bondurant, Matt, 100

  Boone-Isaacs, Cheryl, 230

  Bosworth, Kate, 9, 25, 26, 116

  Bottle Rocket, 89

  Boublil, Alain, 185

  Bourne Legacy, The, 66, 78, 258

  Bowden, Mark, 177

  Bowles, Eamonn, 13

  Boxer, The, 150

  Boyer, Charles, 99

  Boyle, Danny: Slumdog Millionaire, 70, 125, 206

  Boys Don’t Cry, 17

  Branagh, Kenneth, 223

  Brave, 48, 50, 78, 230, 231–32, 238–39, 257

  Braveheart, 123

  Breaking Bad (TV show), 245, 248

  Bridesmaids, 103, 158

  Bridget Jones’s Diary, 180–81

  Briggs, Tony, 103

  British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), 175

  Broadcast Film Critics Association, 222

  Broccoli, Barbara, 46

  Broccoli, Cubby, 46

  Brokeback Mountain, 123, 128, 135, 235

  Brooks, James L., 161

  Brothers McMullen, The, 6, 210

  Bruckheimer, Jerry, xiii, 50, 56

  Bubble, 31

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 118

  Bujalski, Andrew, 267

  Bullock, Sandra, 68, 155

  Burke, Steve, 250

  Burnett, T-Bone, 63

  Burns, Edward, 6

  Burns, Ken, 125

  Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 47, 52–53

  Burton, Tim: Alice in Wonderland, 47, 50–51, 72; Frankenweenie, 51, 114, 231–32

  Bush, George W., 172–73

  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 4

  Butler, Chris, 231

  Butter, 126

  C

  Cabin in the Woods, The, 259

  Cablevision, 31

  Caché, 95

  Cage, Nicholas, 50

  Callahan, Steven, 139

  Cameron, James, 66, 71; Avatar, 46, 52, 55, 65, 66, 72, 73, 75, 136, 154, 157, 206; Titanic, 44, 46, 74

  Campaign, The, 258

  Campion, Jane, xii, 88, 158, 161

  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 33

  Canal Plus, 33

  Cannes International Film Festival, xvi, 85–108; Amour wins Palme d’Or, 106–7, 217–18; Harvey Weinstein factor, 97–106; origins of, 86–87; the results, 106–8

  Cape Fear, 224–25

  Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 119

  Captain Phillips, xiv

  Capturing the Friedmans, 27

  Carax, Leos, 93

  Card, Orson Scott, 64

  Carlos (TV show), 28, 172

  Carmike Cinemas, 82

  Carney, John, 13

  Carney, M. T., 52–54, 56

  Caroline, or Change, 147

  Carr, David, 83

  Carter, Graydon, 87

  Carter, Helena Bonham, 187

  Carter, Rick, 154, 235

  Casino Royale, 191

  Cassidy, Jay, 104

  Cast Away, 137

  Castillo, Gary, 114

  Catch .44, 102

  Cave, Nick, 100

  Cave of Forgotten Dreams, 213

  Cavill, Henry, 65, 116–17

  CBS Films, 39

  Celebration, The, 70

  “Celluloid Ceiling, The” (Lauzen), 159

  Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, 159

  CGI: defined, 264

  Chabon, Michael, 48

  Chandler, Kyle, 165

  Chandor, J.C., 29

  Chapman, Brenda, 232, 238–39

  Charlie Rose (TV show), 152, 154, 177

  Chartier, Nicolas, 176

  Chasing Mavericks, 261

  Chastain, Jessica, 170; Lawless, 99, 100; Zero Dark Thirty, 164–78, 219–20, 238, 241

  Che, 98

  Cheadle, Don, 119

  Chernobyl Diaries, The, 259

  Chevalier, Maurice, 99

  Chicago, 97

  Chicken Little, 72

  Chiller Theatre, 2

  Chimpanzee, 259

  Choke, 10

  Chronicle, 257

  Chuck Jones Cinema (Telluride), 126

  Chute, David, 110

  Cider House Rules, The, 122

  Cinderella Man, xiii

  Cinedigm, 40

  CinemaCon (Las Vegas), xvi, 67–68, 72–75, 78, 216–17

  Cinetic Media, 8, 10

  Cioca, Kori, 33

  Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, 259

  Clarke, Jason, 99, 165, 166, 171

  Clarkson, Patricia, 4

  Clash of the Titans, 72

  Clennon, David, 174

  Clerks, 6

  Cliffhanger, 87

  Clinton, Bill, 227–28

  Clooney, George, 124, 223, 243; Argo, 127, 234; The Descendants, 17, 64, 208–9, 240

  Cloud Atlas, xiii–xiv, 123, 260

  Coca-Cola, 43, 102, 162

  Cogan, Dan, 37

  Cogan’s Trade (Higgins), 100

  Cohen, Bruce, 227

  Cohen, Howard, 13, 29

  Cohen, Sacha Baron, 88, 187, 195

  Cold Light of Day, The, 261

  Cole, Maria Cuomo, 33

  collaborators, 20–26

  Collider, 14, 113

  Colligan, Megan, 125–26

  Collins, Lynn, 52, 54–55

  Collins, Suzanne, 47, 59–64

  Color Purple, The, 233

  Columbia Pictures, 43, 102, 162

  Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, 115

  Comic-Con International

  (San Diego), xvi, 110–19

  Condon, Bill, 112

  Conformist, The, 94

  Connery, Sean, 46, 242

  Connolly, Billy, 103

  Connolly, Derek, 21–22, 39–40

  Conran, Kerry, 48

  Contraband, 257

  Cook, Dick, 48, 49, 53, 59

  Coolidge Corner (Boston), 38

  Cooper, Bradley, 39, 131; American Hustle, 102–3; Silver Linings Playbook, 104, 131–34, 224–26, 237

  Cooper, John, 8–9

  Coppola, Francis Ford, 92, 158

  Coppola, Roman, 89, 90, 108

  Coppola, Sofia, 124, 158

  Corbucci, Sergio, 192–93, 199

  Coriolanus, 170

  Corliss, Richard, 88, 124

  Cosmopolis, 93

  Costner, Kevin, 223, 233

  Cotillard, Marion, 94, 103, 218

>   Couric, Katie, 225

  Court 13, 18

  Courtney, Joe, 228

  Cousins, Mark, 125

  Cowboys & Aliens, 53, 115

  Craig, Daniel, 46

  Cranston, Bryan, 128

  Crash, 122, 123, 235

  Creative Artists (CAA), 8

  Cries and Whispers, 95

  Critics’ Choice Awards, 222, 223, 225, 226–27, 229

  Criticwire, 14, 113

  Cronenberg, David, 93

  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 135, 217

  Crowe, Cameron, 50

  Crowe, Russell, 116, 181; Les Misérables, 184–85, 187, 236

  Cruise, Tom, xiii, 45, 68, 171

  Crumb, Robert, 110

  Cruz, Penelope, 50

  Crying Game, The, 97

  Cuban, Mark, 31

  Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The, 206, 227

  Curtis, Richard, 180–81

  Cyrus, Miley, 49, 72

  D

  D23 Expo (Anaheim), 53

  Dafoe, Willem, 54

  Daldry, Stephen, 180

  Dalton, Timothy, 46

  Daly, Bob, 55

  Damon, Matt, x–xi, 66, 127, 129–30, 181

  Dancer in the Dark, 88

  Danes, Claire, xii

  Daniels, Lee, 91

  d’Arbeloff, Eric, 13, 29

  Dargis, Manohla, 241

  Darjeeling Limited, The, 89, 90

  Dark Knight, The, 60, 61, 123, 205–6

  Dark Knight Returns, The, 110

  Dark Knight Rises, The, 70, 78, 116, 256

  Dark Shadows, 260

  dating: defined, 264

  Davis, Bette, 230

  Davis, Geena, 158, 159, 160

  Davis, Viola, 180

  day-and-date release, 29–32; defined, 264

  Day-Lewis, Cecil, 150

  Day-Lewis, Daniel, 150, 180; Lincoln, 146, 148–55, 226–28, 230, 235, 236

  Days of Future Past, 66

  DC Comics, 64–65, 111

  Deadline, 207, 223

  Dead Man Walking, 180

  Death Proof, 191

  de Boer, Erik-Jan, 142–43

  Debt, The, 170

  Delon, Alain, 87

  Delpy, Julie, 221

  del Toro, Benicio, 91, 119

  del Toro, Guillermo, 48

  De Niro, Robert, 188, 191; Silver Linings Playbook, 104, 133–34, 224–26

  Depardieu, Gérard, 99

  Depp, Johnny, xiii, 50, 91, 160

  Dern, Bruce, 240

  Descendants, The, 17, 64, 209, 240

  Deschanel, Zooey, 131

  Desowitz, Bill, 199

  Detropia, 35–39, 212, 215

  Devil Inside, The, 257

  Devos, Emmanuelle, 92

  DeWitt, Rosemarie, 21, 24

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, 259

  Diaz, Cameron, 161

  DiCaprio, Leonardo: Django Unchained, 105, 197–98, 199

  Dick, Kirby: The Invisible War, 32–35, 40, 212

  Dictator, The, 258

  Die Hard, 46, 48

  Diesel, Vin, 68

  Digital, 180

  digital, xv, 67–83, 250

  Digital Cinema Initiatives, 71

  Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs), 38, 75; defined, 264

  digital piracy, 76–77

  Dilemma, The, xiii

  Dillane, Stephen, 166

  Diller, Barry, 55

  Dinerstein, David, 25

  Directors Guild of America, 158

  Directors Guild of America Awards, 177, 220, 233, 235

  DirectTV, 80

  Disney, xiv–xv, 64, 72, 98, 114, 246; John Carter, 47, 48–59

  Divergent, 64

  Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The, 63

  Django, 192–93

  Django Unchained, 104–6, 190–203, 256; black community’s reaction, 202–3; at Comic-Con, 114–15; foreign markets, x, 176; Oscar race, 221–23, 236

  Dr. No, 46

  documentaries: agitprop, 32–35; and Oscar race, 211–15; self-releasing model, 35–41. See also specific documentaries

  Dodd, Christopher “Chris,” 172, 175, 240

  Do-Deca-Pentathlon, The, 25

  Dolan, Chuck, 31

  Dominik, Andrew: Killing Them Softly, 99–103, 107–8

  Donner, Dick, 46, 116, 117–18

  Donner, Lauren Shuler, 117

  Donnie Darko, 91

  Douglas, Kirk, 87

  Douglas, Michael, x–xi, 27

  Down and Dirty Pictures (Biskind), 3

  Downey, Robert, Jr., 117, 118–19, 160

  Dracula 2000, 103

  Drake, Joe, 61

  DreamWorks, 50, 56, 65, 151, 227, 247

  Dredd, 261

  Driskill Hotel (Austin), 83

  Driving Miss Daisy, 222

  Dujardin, Jean: The Artist, 98–99, 104

  Dumb and Dumber, 245

  Dunham, Lena, xii, 221, 233

  Dunst, Kirsten, 93

  Duplass, Jay, 21, 25

  Duplass, Mark, 21–25

  DuVernay, Ava, 12, 202–3, 221

  DVDs, 77, 81

  E

  Eastwood, Clint, 106, 127, 155, 233, 235

  Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (Biskind), 44

  eBay, 8

  Ebert, Roger, 88

  Eccles Theatre (Park City), 7–8, 13, 17

  Edgerton, Joel, 166

  Education, An, 7

  Edward Scissorhands, 231

  Efron, Zac, 49

  Egg, 18

  Ehle, Jennifer, 165, 166

  Eisner, Michael, 55, 98

  Elise, Kimberly, 221

  Elizabeth, 180

  Ellis, Bret Easton, 27

  Ellison, David, 103

  Ellison, Larry, 100

  Ellison, Megan, 8, 100, 101–3; The Master, 101–2, 238; Zero Dark Thirty, 102, 172, 176, 178

  Emigrants, The, 217

  Emmett, Randall, 102

  Ender’s Game, 64

  End of Watch, 258

  Entertainment Weekly, 177, 209

  Ephron, Nora, 161

  Eragon, 46

  E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, 44

  Evans, Chris, 117, 119

  Ewing, Heidi, 35–39, 212

  Expendables, The, 68, 257

  Extant (TV show), xii

  Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 180

  F

  Fahrenheit 9/11, 98, 101

  fall film festivals, 121–55

  Falling Skies (TV show), xii

  fanboys: defined, 264–65

  Fantastic Mr. Fox, 89, 180

  Fassbender, Michael, 181

  Fast & Furious, 66

  Favreau, Jon, 48, 79, 115, 119

  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 91

  Feig, Paul, 159

  Feige, Kevin, 64, 65, 117–18

  Feinberg, Scott, 150

  Feinstein, Dianne, 172–73, 175, 219

  Feinstein, Michael, 243

  Fell, Sam, 231

  Fellner, Eric, 180–81, 184

  Fey, Tina, 240

  Field, Sally: Lincoln, 153–54, 235

  Field, Todd, 6–7

  Fiennes, Ralph, 108, 170

  Fighter, The, 104, 130–31

  Film Comment, 209

  FilmDistrict, 23, 40

  Film Independent, 206

  FilmNation, 100, 102

  Film School Rejects, 14

  Films Incorporated, 15

  Fincher, David, 69–70; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 66, 180; House of Cards, 77, 249; The Social Network, 135, 180

  Finding Nemo, 51, 258

  Finding Neverland, 138

  Finish, The: The Killing of Osama bin Laden (Bowden), 177

  Firefly, 118

  First Wives Club, The, 158

  Firth, Colin, 181

  Fisher, Lucy, 100

  Fithian, John, 75, 78, 80, 82

  Fitzpatrick, Emma, 217

  5 Broken Cameras, 215

  Five-Year Engagement, The, 260

>   Fleischer, Richard, 200

  Fleming, Ian, 46

  Fleming, Mike, 223

  Flight, 256

  Flirting with Disaster, 130

  Flixster, 83, 113

  Flutur, Cristina, 106

  Focus Features, 10–11, 13, 16, 23, 59, 89, 92

  Fogelson, Adam, 58, 66, 78–79, 81–82, 250

  Fontaine, Anne, 161

  Ford, Harrison, 64, 68

  Ford, John, 202

  Ford Foundation, 36

  Foster, Jodie, 134

  Foundas, Scott, 14

  4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, 92

  Four Weddings and a Funeral, 180

  47 Ronin, 59

  Foursquare, 83

  four-wall, 29; defined, 265

  Fox Searchlight, 10, 11, 13, 16–18, 23, 76, 92; Beasts of the Southern Wild, 16, 18–20, 39, 41, 91, 210–11, 235, 237, 240; The Sessions, 17–18, 240

  Fox TV, 16

  Foxx, Jamie, 66; Django Unchained, 104–6, 115, 195–96

  frames per second (fps), 74–75

  franchises, 43–66; defined, 265

  Frankenweenie, 51, 114, 231–32, 260

  Frears, Stephen, 124, 150, 180

  Freebie, The, 25–26

  Frémaux, Thierry, 89, 91–92, 98, 99

  Freston, Tom, 56

  Friedman, Rob, 13, 63, 64, 114, 230–31, 241

  Frost/Nixon, xiii

  Fun Size, 261

  G

  Gabler, Elizabeth, 135, 137–38, 243

  Gambon, Michael, 103

  Gandolfini, James, 101, 166

  Gangs of New York, 150

  Garner, Jennifer, 126

  Gatekeepers, The, 215

  Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., 193, 196, 200, 201–2

  Gaultier, Jean Paul, 88, 92

  Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, 159

  Geffen, David, 175

  gender politics in Hollywood, 157–78

  Gere, Richard: Arbitrage, xiv, 13, 26–30, 31, 123–24

  GetGlue, 83

  Ghost Rider, 64, 66, 258

  G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 59, 65

  Giamatti, Paul, 110

  Gianopulos, Jim, 66, 73, 80, 229

  Gibney, Alex, 173–74, 175, 177, 214–15

  Gibson, Mel, 68, 223

  Gigli, 127, 234

  Gilliam, Terry, 91

  Gilman, Jared, 89–91

  Gilroy, Tony, 66, 78

  Gilula, Steve, 13, 16–17

  Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The, 66, 180

  Gladiator, 100, 123, 181

  Glass, Ira, 40

  Glass, Philip, 162

  Glasser, David, 13, 226

  Gluck, Sophie, 208

  Godzilla (1998), 53

  Goggins, Walton, 115, 199

  GoldDerby, 207

  Goldenberg, William: Argo, 128–29, 169–70, 230; Zero Dark Thirty, 167–70, 230

  Golden Globe Awards, 175, 203, 210, 220, 227; Brave wins, 231–32; Lincoln introduction by Bill Clinton, 227–28

  Golden State Comic Book Convention (San Diego), 110

  “Goldfinger” (song), 242

  Goldman, William, xi–xii, 4, 252

  Gonda, Nicolas, 83

  Gone, 261

  Gone Baby Gone, 128, 129

 

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