Nanny McPhee, 181
National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), 67–68, 78, 80
National Board of Review, 176, 212, 217, 218–19, 225
National Geographic Channel, 176
Natural Born Killers, 191
Near Dark, 162
Nebraska, 240
Needham, Col, 83, 86
negative pickup: defined, 267
Netflix, ix, 77–78, 245–46, 249
Netter, Gil, 137
New Girl (TV show), 22, 24
Newman, Paul, 4
Newsom, Gavin, 34
Newsom, Jennifer Siebel, 34
New Yorker, 54, 245
New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 175, 176, 218–19, 226
New York Film Festival, 124, 134–35, 146
New York Times, 83, 86, 90, 113, 177, 207–8, 213, 241, 246
Nichols, Jeff, 91
Nicholson, Bill: Les Misérables, 79, 181–90
Nicholson, Jack, 155
Nine, 184
9 to 5, 158
No, 94
No Country for Old Men, 106, 180
Nolan, Christopher, 223; The Dark Knight, 61, 65, 70, 116, 205–6; Inception, 70, 206
Norton, Edward, 89, 90, 108
Notting Hill, 180
O
Obama, Barack, 33–34, 167, 173
Obama, Michelle, 238
Oblivion, 171
Odd Life of Timothy Green, The, 259
Oddlot Entertainment, 8
O’Dowd, Chris, 103
O’Keefe, Michael, 125
Oldman, Gary, 99, 181
Olympic Games, 81–82
Once, 13, 210
One Day, 59, 61
One for the Money, 260
$100 Million Reel, 78–79
On the Road, 92–93, 106
opening weekends, xv–xvi
Orion Classics, 15
Orlando, 6
Oscar race, 205–44; Amour grabs Cannes Palme d’Or, 217–18; animated category, 231–32; Anne Hathaway’s “I Dreamed a Dream,” 186, 189, 216–17; directors’ category, 221–24; documentary category, 211–15; nominees lunch, 228–31; online balloting, 206–7; preferential balloting system, 206; Silver Linings Playbook four acting nods, 224–26; and Sundance Film Festival, 210–15; winners and losers, 234–44; Zero Dark Thirty controversy, 174, 175, 176–77, 218–21. See also Academy Awards
Outsider, The, 27
Overture, 10
P
Pacific Theatres at the Grove (Los Angeles), 75
Pacino, Al, 170
Pakula, Alan, 127
Palen, Tim, 61
Palme d’Or, 6, 91, 94, 99; Amour wins, 106–7, 217–18
Paltrow, Gwyneth, 119
P&A (prints and advertising), 38; defined, 267
Panetta, Leon, 34, 166
Panorama, 8, 101
Paperboy, The, 91
Paramount Pictures, 44, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55–57, 59, 65
Paramount Vantage, 10, 16, 102
Paranormal Activity 4, 256
ParaNorman, 114, 231, 259
Parental Guidance, 259
Paris Is Burning, 213
Paris Movie Theatre (New York City), 3
Parker, Nate, 28
Parker, Richard, 137, 145, 229
Participant Media, 8, 147, 247
Pascal, Amy, 161, 162, 164, 175, 179, 220
Passi de Preposulo, Gian Luca, 241
Passman, David, 82
Pattinson, Rob, 93, 112, 115
Paul, Skip, 64
Payne, Alexander, 92, 125, 240
Pearce, Guy, 99, 119, 157
Pearl Harbor, 127
Peck, Raoul, 92
Pekar, Harvey, 110
Peña, Michael, 221
People (magazine), 149, 208
People Like Us, 261
performance capture: defined, 266
Perks of Being a Wallflower, 259
Phantom Menace 3-D, 258
Phoenix, Joaquin, 102, 103, 125, 230, 237–38
Piano, The, 88, 158
Piano Teacher, The, 94, 106–7
Pieces of April, 4
Pieta, 125
Pine, Chris, 68
Pinochet, Augusto, 94
Pirates! Band of Misfits, The, 231, 259
Pirates of the Caribbean, xiii, 50, 54, 56
Pitch Perfect, 79, 257
Pitt, Brad, 68, 101, 181, 212; Inglourious Basterds, 105; Killing Them Softly, 99–101, 107–8; World War Z, 59
Pixar, 48, 50, 51, 231–32
Planet of the Apes, 65, 73
platform release, 45; defined, 267
Platt, Oliver, 4
Platt, Polly, 161
Playing for Keeps, 261
Playlist, The, 14, 55
Plaza, Aubrey, 21–22
Podhoretz, John, 44
Poehler, Amy, 240
Pohlad, Bill, 125
Point Break, 162
Polar Express, The, 71–72
Pollack, Sydney, 5, 127, 131
Polley, Sarah, 221
Poseidon (2006), 53
Possession, The, 257
Potter, Sally, 6
Powell, Amy, 250
Pratt, Chris, 119
Precious, 7, 91, 132, 206, 210
Premium Rush, 260
premium video on demand (PVOD), 79
Price, Frank, 55
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 209
Prieto, Rodrigo, 128
Prince of Persia, xiii, 50
Pritzker, Gigi, 8
Project X, 257
Prom, 50, 56
Prometheus, 65, 258
Promised Land, 261
Prophet, A, 94, 99
Proposition, The, 100
Protect Our Defenders, 34–35
Pulp Fiction, 97, 106, 190, 191, 200
Purcell, Steve, 232
Purefoy, James, 52
Putnam, Keri, 11, 12
Puzos, Jean-Vincent, 96–97
Pynchon, Thomas, 102–3
Q
Quartet, 103
Queen, The, 124
Queen of Versailles, The, 212
Quick, Matthew, 104, 131
Quinto, Zachary, 68, 161
R
RADiUS VoD, 30–31
Raging Bull, 224
Rainbow Media, 31
Ramírez, Édgar, 166
Raskin, Fred, 201
Ratner, Brett, 79–80
Raven, The, 260
Ray, Billy, 60
Ray, Bingham, 2–4, 86; death of, 1, 2; memorial for, 2, 3, 4
Real Steel, 50, 56
Red Dawn, 260
Redford, Robert, 119, 223, 233; on Ray, 4; and Sundance, 4–5
Red Granite, 8
Redgrave, Vanessa, 170
Red Hook Summer, 28
Redmayne, Eddie, 187–88; Les Misérables, 187–89, 241
Redstone, Sumner, 56
Red Tails, 260
Red Wagon, 100
Reeve, Christopher, 117
Reeves, Keanu, 59
Regal Entertainment Group, 79, 80, 159
Reilly, John C., 232
Reitman, Jason, 125
Reliance, 50, 147, 247
Renner, Jeremy, 66, 103, 117, 134, 157, 162, 163
Renoir, Jean, 86
Reservoir Dogs, 6, 190, 191
Resident Evil: Retribution, 257
Resnais, Alain, 96
review aggregators, 14, 113
Reynolds, Ryan, 78
Rhythm & Hues, 143, 229, 231, 235
Rice, Peter, 16
Rice, Tom, 8
Richardson, Ben: Beasts of the Southern Wild, 41, 210, 237
Richardson, Robert, 199
Riefenstahl, Leni, 174
Riley, Sam, 93
R.I.P.D., x, 46
Rise of the Guardians, 231, 260
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 65, 73
“Risky Business” (column), 6, 252
Riva, Emmanuelle, 221; Amour, 94–97,
106–7, 208, 217–18, 236; Hiroshima Mon Amour, 94, 96, 218
Rivera, José, 92
Roadside Attractions, 13, 28–30, 123–24
Robbins, Tim, 180, 190
Robinov, Jeff, 65, 129
Rock of Ages, 260
Rockwell, Sam, 6
Rodriguez, Robert, 48
Rolling Stone (magazine), 113
Root, The, 193
Rose, The, 158
Ross, Gary, 60–61, 63–64; The Hunger Games, 47, 60–64, 78
Ross, Rich, 47, 49–57
Ross, Rick, 201
Roth, Veronica, 64
Rothman, Tom, 65–66, 73, 137, 241, 248
rotoscoping, 143; defined, 267
Rotten Tomatoes, 14, 58–59, 83, 107, 113, 203
Rourke, Mickey, 98
Routh, Brandon, 116
Rowling, J. K., 60
Royal Affair, A, 126, 241
Royal Tenenbaums, The, 89
Ruby in Paradise, 6
Rudin, Scott, xiii, 21, 179–80
Ruffalo, Mark, 118
run and gun, 63; defined, 268
Rush, xiii
Rushmore, 89
Russell, David O., 130–31; American Hustle, 102–3, 134; The Fighter, 104, 130–31; Silver Linings Playbook, 104, 130–34, 221–22, 224–26
Russell, Matthew, 131
Rust and Bone, 93–94, 99, 106, 218
S
Safe, 260
Safe House, 78, 258
Safety Not Guaranteed, 21–23, 39–40
Safford, Tony, 17
Saldana, Zoe, 119
Salles, Walter, 92–93
Salmon Fishing in the Yukon, 259
Samberg, Andy, 9
Same Time, Next Year, 21
Sandler, Adam, 68
San Francisco Film Society, 19
San Francisco International Film Festival, 4
Santa Barbara Film Festival, 150
Sapphires, The, 103
Sarandon, Susan, 28, 180
Satter, Michelle, 5
Savages, 260
Saving Private Ryan, 154, 176, 237
Schamus, James, 11, 13, 89
Scherfig, Lone, 59
Schindler’s List, 154
Schnack, A. J., 39
Schneider, Romy, 87
Schoenaerts, Matthias, 94
Schönberg, Claude-Michel, 185
Schwartzman, Jason, 89
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 68
Scorsese, Martin, 73, 127; Gangs of New York, 150; Hugo, 72, 73, 135
Scott, A. O., 246
Scott, Tony, 191
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 115
Screen Actors Guild, 233–34
screeners, 203, 213, 214; defined, 268
Screen International, 93
Seabiscuit, 47
SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden, 176
Searching for Sugar Man, 14–16; Oscar race, 211–12, 215, 239; Sundance prizes, 40, 211–12
Season, The (Goldman), xi–xii
Secret World of Arrietty, 259
Seed&Spark, 83, 249
Segel, Jason, 51
Sehring, Jonathan, 13, 92–93
Seidler, David, 17
Seinfeld, Jerry, 88
self-releasing model, 11–12, 35–39
Sellars, Peter, 125
Senate Intelligence Committee, 172, 173, 219
Senna, 213
Sense and Sensibility, 135
Serena, 134
Serenity, 118
Serra, Richard, 162
Sessions, The, 16, 17–18, 40–41, 123, 211, 237, 240
Seven Beauties, 158
Seven Psychopaths, 259
sex, lies, and videotape, 5–6, 91
Sex and the City, 159
Sexual Harassment/Assault Prevention Summit, 35
Seyfried, Amanda, 187, 241
Shaft, 193
Shakespeare in Love, 97, 176, 237
Shannon, Michael, 116, 170
Sharma, Suraj, 135–36, 141–45
Shattered Glass, 60
Shaun of the Dead, 119
Shearmur, Alli, 61
Sheen, Charlie, 86
Sheen, Martin, 174
Shell, Jeff, 250
Shelton, Lynn, 21, 23–25
Shepard, Dax, 25
Sher, Stacey, 199
Sheridan, Jim, 150
Shields, Willow, 62
Shinseki, Eric, 34
Side by Side, 69
Sidibe, Gabourey, 7
Sierra/Affinity, 8
Signoret, Simone, 87
Silence of the Lambs, 123
Silent Hill: Revelation, 259
Silent House, 259
Silkwood, 158
Silver, Nate, 208
Silver Linings Playbook, 104, 130–34, 256; Oscar race, 208, 221–22, 224–26, 236–37
Sin City, 110
Singer, Bryan, 65–66, 116
Sinister, 257
Sister Act, 158
Sixth Sense, The, 227
60 Minutes (TV show), 40, 147, 212
Skoll, Jeff, 8
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, 48
Skydance Productions, 103
Skyfall, 46, 65, 236, 240, 246, 256
“Skyfall” (song), 240, 242
Slacker, 6
Slashfilm, 14, 113
Slated, 83, 249
sleepers: defined, 268
Sleepwalk with Me, 40
Sloss, John, 8, 10
Slumdog Millionaire, 70, 125, 206
Smith, Kevin, 6, 114
Smith, Maggie, 103
Smith, Will, xiii, 68, 160
SnagFilms, 83, 245
Snider, Stacey, 50, 56, 149, 152, 154, 162
Snow White and the Huntsman, 257
Snyder, Zack, 65, 115–17, 119
Social Network, The, 135, 180
Soderbergh, Steven, 63; Behind the Candelabra, x–xi; Bubble, 31; Che, 98; sex, lies, and videotape, 5–6, 91
Somewhere, 124
Sony Pictures, 66, 68, 80, 161, 172, 176, 177, 219, 220, 248, 250
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC), 11, 13, 66, 89, 92, 93–97; Amour, 94–97, 107, 126, 208, 217–18, 239; Rust and Bone, 93–94, 99, 106, 218; Searching for Sugar Man, 14–16, 40, 211–12, 215, 239
Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The, 50
Sound of My Voice, 6
South by Southwest (SXSW; Austin), xvi, 82–83
Southland Tales, 91
Spacey, Kevin, 77, 116, 249
Spall, Rafe, 137
Spanking the Monkey, 130
Sparkle, 260
Spec Count, 249
Speed, 191
Spencer, Octavia, 171, 220, 240
Spielberg, Steven, xii, 50, 56, 92, 233; The Adventures of Tintin, 72–73; E.T., 44; Indiana Jones, 65, 110; Jaws, 44; Lincoln, x, 78, 145–55, 175–76, 223–24, 226–28, 230–31, 235, 236, 247; prediction at USC panel, x, 247–48; Saving Private Ryan, 154, 176, 237
Spitfire Grill, 10
split rights, 36; defined, 268
Spurlock, Morgan, 83, 115, 118
Spy Kids, 48
Squyres, Tim, 137, 144
Stahl, Lesley, 147
Stallone, Sylvester, 68, 87
Stanton, Andrew, 47, 48, 51–59
Stark, Peter, 248
Star Wars, 46, 52, 57, 71, 110, 154
State of Play, 181
Steadicam: defined, 268
Steel, Dawn, 162
Step Up Revolution, 257
Stewart, Jimmy, 4
Stewart, Jon, 186
Stewart, Kristen, 93, 112
Stewart, Rod, 15
Stiles, Julia, 104
Stiller, Ben, 68, 79
Sting, 15
Stockwell, John, 176
Stone, Oliver, 70, 191
Stoppard, Tom, 181
Strange Days, 162
Stratan, Cosmina, 106
Strathairn, David, 151, 152
Strauss, Ricky, 54
Streep
, Meryl, 99, 161
Streetcar Named Desire, A, 224
Streisand, Barbra, 162
Strickler, Yancey, 83
Strong, Mark, 166
studio: defined, 268
StudioCanal, 181
Sugarland Express, The, 154
Summit Entertainment, 63–64, 114, 115, 132, 157
Sundance Artists Services, 12
Sundance Film Festival, xvi, 1–41; agitprop documentary, 32–35; the breakout, 18–20; collaborators and multitaskers, 20–26; founding of, 4–5; and Oscar race, 210–15; sales, 39–41; self-releasing model, 35–39; the studio pickup, 14–18; supplying films, 8–14; VOD model, 26–32
Sundance Institute, 4–5
Sunset Boulevard, 224
Sunshine Cleaning, 10
Superman Returns, 66, 116
Super Size Me, 29, 83
Surrogate, The. See Sessions, The
Sutherland, Donald, 62
Swanberg, Joe, 12
Swank, Hilary, 17
Sweeney Todd, 187, 189
Swinton, Tilda, 6, 89, 108
Sy, Omar, 99
Sycamore Pictures, 8
T
Taken 2, 256
Take Shelter, 11, 91, 170
Tarantino, Quentin, 190–91, 243; Django Unchained, 104–6, 114–15, 191–203, 221–23, 236; Inglourious Basterds, 105, 191–92, 194–95, 200, 201; Pulp Fiction, 97, 106, 190, 191, 200; Reservoir Dogs, 6, 190, 191
Tartikoff, Brandon, 55–56
Tatum, Channing, 59
Taxi to the Dark Side, 173, 214
Taylor, Alan, 119
Taylor, Elizabeth, 87
Taylor, Ken, 129
Taylor-Johnson, Aaron, 181
Team of Rivals (Goodwin), 146, 148
Ted, 79, 239, 256
Telluride Film Festival, 125–30
tentpoles, x, 57–58, 66, 111; defined, 268
Terminal, The, 16
Terminator, 103
Terms of Endearment, 155
Terrio, Chris, 127, 233
That’s My Boy, 260
theatrical window, 79–82
Thelma and Louise, 159
There Will Be Blood, 150, 155
Thin Blue Line, The, 213
Think Like a Man, 257
Third Golden Age of Television, xii–xiii
35-millimeter film, 69–70, 76
This American Life, 40
This Film Is Not Yet Rated, 32
This Is Forty, 260
This Means War, 258
Thompson, Emma, 181
Thompson, Keith, 103
Thompson On Hollywood (TOH!), xi, 199, 209
Thor: The Dark World, 119
Thornton, Warwick, 103
Thousand Words, A, 260
3-D revolution, 71–78, 136–37
Three Kings, 130
Three Stooges, The, 260
300, 110, 115
Thurman, Uma, 191
Tichenor, Dylan, 167
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 181
Titanic, 44, 46, 74, 258
Toback, James, 27
Today Show, The (TV show), 216
Tolstoy, Leo, 181
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