Rarely animated family films packaged as a film journey. However, the number one movie at the box-office list this week, "The Croods" (2013), proving that the film is not just a monopoly journey of modern humans. Just to capitalize on foot, prehistoric human family is also wading wild forest, rivers, mountains are also a danger in order to safely get to their destination. Although a very simple plot and structure of the swirling conflict, the film remains a good option to watch with the whole family at the weekend. Besides, what else is interesting about this film produced by DreamWorks Animation? Here are five reasons to watch the film "The Croods".

Beautiful Visualization
Need a little extra imagination to realize the prehistoric world in an animated film. The closest example of a movie with a background similar to "The Croods" is of course the films of the franchise "Ice Age". However, in addition to displays of prehistoric animals and humans live in a world that is constantly changing rapidly, there are similarities between the two films just leave it at that. "The Croods" tries to present itself with a slightly less radical.
The color palette is used to describe the appearance of a family Croods is not flashy. However, the place where they live is a very colorful world. Of mountainous terrain, rocky and barren, we are brought into the jungle filled with colorful plants and animals with unique designs. Both on land, sea, or air, the world Croods family designed the spectacular colors and stark contrast. Visualization is also beautiful to look more majestic in theaters. Interestingly, if you realize that the legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins-filmmakers "Skyfall"-a visual consultant of this movie?

Scenes Action
With experience making movies like "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010), to "Puss in Boots" (2011), DreamWorks Animation has proven that they know how to handle the set piece action thrilling. Simple things like hunting to find food or to escape from the vicious animal has considerable execution and give fun to watch in itself, especially for children who love the exciting scenes.

Design Prehistoric Creatures
If you usually watch display that looks prehistoric animals-that's all, "The Croods" will be very different. The makers of the film are deliberately breaking rule that has been there and experimenting with the look of these animals. Of course, although some animals produced look weird, we are still able to recognize the types of animals like what you want portrayed duo director, Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders.
For example, such small furry Mousephants which is a combination of the mouse and the elephant. There was also the Owl Bear who likes to sleep during the day and of course is a combination of an owl and a bear. Not only in terms of shapes, colors used on these animals also does not use the traditional color palette. So do not be surprised if you see an animal with abnormal colors such as blue, green, or pink flashy.

Voice Cast
DreamWorks Animation animated film production is usually required to bring the voice of famous movie stars. But this time the voice of a row of "The Croods" feels a little more unique. Of course, this movie still featuring famous names. There are the voice of Emma Stone Eep freedom-hungry girl. There's also Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the early humans Guy smart. As was expected, the distinctive sound they managed to give life to these two characters, though still within the limits of the familiar.
Besides them, there are also Cloris Leachman is perfect as the voice of the grandmother Gran hilarious that the law did not get along. What is surprising, of course is the presence of Nicolas Cage are the voice of his father, Grug. Cage known as box-office poison is a figure that you probably never thought would appear costly in the animated film like this. But this time the presence Cage apparently did not ruin the movie. Once you hear the sound coming out of the Cage Grug a stocky figure and a more suitable voice in, for long you will be familiar with this and do not feel weird when the actor was trying to be funny or turn out to be very silly to turn the character's father filled with anxiety this.

3D
3D view of the film "The Croods" deserves to be seen in theaters. With this format, we can see the world's creation De Micco and Sanders became more evident in the layers. Elements such as grain dust, fire, splashes of water, and other objects flying at the screen also reinforces the 3D aspect of it, so what can we see inside and outside the visible screen both live.
With a duration of only 98 minutes, to see this film in 3D format also does not seem so tiring or nauseating. When you are immersed in the visualization are gorgeous and so rich in color, you'll forget when you're wearing 3D glasses.

Sean Connery 1962-1967; 1971

Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. His mother, Euphamia C. Maclean, was a cleaning lady, and his father, Joseph Connery, was a factory worker and truck driver. He also has a brother named Neil Connery, who works as a plasterer in Edinburgh. Before going into acting, Sean had many different jobs, such as a Milkman, lorry driver, a laborer, artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art, coffin polisher and bodybuilder. He also joined the Royal Navy, but was later discharged because of medical problems. At the age of 23, he had a choice between becoming a professional footballer or an actor, and even though he showed much promise in the sport, he chose acting and said it was one of his more intelligent moves.

George Lazenby 1969

George Lazenby was born on September 5th, 1939, in Australia. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army. Before becoming an actor, he worked as an auto mechanic, used car salesman, prestige car salesman, and as a male model, in London, England. In 1968, Lazenby was cast as "James Bond", despite his only previous acting experience being in commercials, and his only film appearance being a bit-part in a 1965 Italian-made Bond spoof. Lazenby won the role based on a screen-test fight scene, the strength of his interviews, fight skills and audition footage. A chance encounter with Bond series producer Albert R. Broccoli in a hair salon in 1966, in London, had given Lazenby his first shot at getting the role. Broccoli had made a mental note to remember Lazenby as a possible candidate at the time when he thought Lazenby looked like a Bond. The lengths Lazenby went to to get the role included spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch.

Roger moore 1973-1985

Perhaps he will always be remembered as the man who replaced Sean Connery in the James Bond series, arguably something he never lived down. Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927 in Stockwell, London, England, the son of a policeman. He first wanted to be an artist, but got into films full time after becoming an extra in the late 1940s. Moore also served in the British military during the Second World War. He came to America in 1953. Suave, extremely handsome, and an excellent actor, he got a contract with MGM . His initial foray met with mixed success, with movies like Diane (1956) and Interrupted Melody (1955), as well as The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).

Timothy Dalton 1987-1989

At a consistently lean 6' 2", green-eyed Timothy Dalton may very well be one of the last of the dying breed of swashbuckling, classically trained Shakespearean actors who have forged simultaneous successful careers in theater, television and film. He has been comparison-shopped roundly for stepping into roles played by other actors, first following Sir Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights (1970), then as "James Bond" in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), and even more brutally, recently, as "Rhett Butler" in "Scarlett" (1994).

Pierce Brosnan 1995-2002

Pierce Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland, and lived in Navan, County Meath, until he moved to England, UK, at an early age (thus explaining his ability to play men from both backgrounds convincingly). His father left the household when Pierce was a child and although reunited later in life, the two have never had a close relationship. His most popular role is that of British secret agent James Bond. The death, in 1991, of Cassandra Harris, his wife of eleven years, left him with three children - Christopher and Charlotte from Cassandra's first marriage and Sean from their marriage. Since her death, he has had two children with his second wife, Keely Shaye Smith.

Daniel Craig 2006-present

Daniel Craig, one of British theatre's most famous faces who was waiting tables as a struggling teenage actor with the NYT, went on to star as "James Bond" in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) and Skyfall (2012).
He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on March 2, 1968, at 41 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. His father, Tim Craig, was a merchant seaman turned steel erector, then became landlord of "Ring O' Bells" pub in Frodsham, Cheshire. His mother, Carol Olivia Craig, was an art teacher. His parents split up in 1972, and young Daniel Craig was raised with his older sister, Lea, in Liverpool, then in Hoylake, Wirral, in the home of his mother. His interest in acting was encouraged by visits to the Liverpool Everyman Theatre arranged by his mother. From the age of 6, Craig started acting in school plays, making his debut in the Frodsham Primary School production of "Oliver!", and his mother was the driving force behind his artistic aspirations. The first Bond movie he ever saw at the cinema was Roger Moore's Live and Let Die (1973); young Daniel Craig saw it with his father, so it took a special place in his heart. He was also a good athlete and was a rugby player at Hoylake Rugby Club.

Source Biography : imdb

Nominasi Oscar sudah diumumkan Secara keseluruhan, saya harus mengakui, saya sangat terkejut oleh nominasi tahun ini. Lincoln menerima nominasi terbanyak dengan 12, Life of Pi menerima 11 nominasi. The Silver Linings Playbook menerima 8  nominasi, disusul dengan Argo dan Les Miserables yang masing-masing menerima 7 nominasi , dan kemudian diikuti oleh Amour, Django Unchained, Skyfall serta  Zero Dark Thirty yang masing-masing menerima 5 nominasi.
Untuk lebih jelasnya bisa di lihat di bawah ini :

Best performance by an actor in a leading role:

Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewisin “Lincoln”
Hugh Jackmanin “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenixin “The Master”
Denzel Washingtonin “Flight”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Alan Arkin in “Argo”
Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in “The Master”
Sally Field in “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway in “Les Misérables”
Helen Huntin “The Sessions”
Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best animated feature film of the year

“Brave” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
“Frankenweenie”Tim Burton
“ParaNorman” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits” Peter Lord
“Wreck-It Ralph” Rich Moore

Achievement in cinematography

“Anna Karenina”Seamus McGarvey
“Django Unchained”Robert Richardson
“Life of Pi” Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” Janusz Kaminski
“Skyfall” Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design

“Anna Karenina”Jacqueline Durran
“Les Misérables”Paco Delgado
“Lincoln” Joanna Johnston
“Mirror Mirror”Eiko Ishioka
“Snow White and the Huntsman”Colleen Atwood

Achievement in directing

“Amour” Michael Haneke
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi” Ang Lee
“Lincoln” Steven Spielberg
“Silver Linings Playbook”David O. Russell

Best documentary feature

“5 Broken Cameras”
Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
“The Gatekeepers”
“How to Survive a Plague”
“The Invisible War”
“Searching for Sugar Man”

Best documentary short subject

“Inocente”
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
“Kings Point”
Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
“Mondays at Racine”
Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
“Open Heart”
Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
“Redemption”
Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

Achievement in film editing

“Argo” William Goldenberg
“Life of Pi” Tim Squyres
“Lincoln” Michael Kahn
“Silver Linings Playbook”Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
“Zero Dark Thirty”Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

Best foreign language film of the year

“Amour” Austria
“Kon-Tiki” Norway
“No” Chile
“A Royal Affair” Denmark
“War Witch” Canada

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

“Hitchcock”
Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
“Les Misérables”
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“Anna Karenina” Dario Marianelli
“Argo” Alexandre Desplat
“Life of Pi” Mychael Danna
“Lincoln” John Williams
“Skyfall” Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice”
Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from “Ted”
Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi”
Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
“Suddenly” from “Les Misérables”
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Best motion picture of the year

“Amour” Nominees to be determined
“Argo” Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
“Django Unchained” Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
“Les Misérables” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
“Life of Pi”Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
“Lincoln” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
“Silver Linings Playbook”Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
“Zero Dark Thirty”Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

Achievement in production design

“Anna Karenina”
Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
“Les Misérables”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
“Life of Pi”
Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Lincoln”
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Best animated short film

“Adam and Dog”Minkyu Lee
“Fresh Guacamole”PES
“Head over Heels”Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
“Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare””David Silverman
“Paperman”John Kahrs

Best live action short film

“Asad” Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
“Buzkashi Boys”Sam French and Ariel Nasr
“Curfew” Shawn Christensen
“Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
“Henry” Yan England

Achievement in sound editing

“Argo” Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
“Django Unchained”Wylie Stateman
“Life of Pi” Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
“Skyfall” Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
“Zero Dark Thirty”Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing

“Argo”
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
“Les Misérables”
Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
“Life of Pi”
Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
“Lincoln”
Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
“Skyfall”
Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Achievement in visual effects

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
“Life of Pi”
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
“Marvel’s The Avengers”
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
“Prometheus”
Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
“Snow White and the Huntsman”
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Adapted screenplay

“Argo” Screenplay by Chris Terrio
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi”Screenplay by David Magee
“Lincoln” Screenplay by Tony Kushner
“Silver Linings Playbook”Screenplay by David O. Russell

Original screenplay

“Amour” Written by Michael Haneke
“Django Unchained”Written by Quentin Tarantino
“Flight” Written by John Gatins
“Moonrise Kingdom” Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
“Zero Dark Thirty” Written by Mark Boal


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Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) kini telah membuat beberapa perubahan aturan untuk Pagelaran Oscar 2013. Aturan baru tersebut nantinya bisa mempengaruhi sebagian kategori Oscar seperti Make Up Terbaik, Music (Original Song), Visual Effect dan Film Asing Terbaik. Perubahan terbesar ada di kategori Make Up Terbaik, yang saat ini diganti menjadi Makeup dan Penata Rambut Terbaik. Dengan kategori baru ini, maka para devisi make up dan penata rambut artis Hollywood, sama-sama memiliki kesempatan untuk meraih penghargaan bergengsi Oscar. Menanggapi perubahan aturan tersebut, salah satu penata rambut terkenal Hollywood Ted Gibson mengatakan, "Ini sudah saatnya para penata rambut bisa lebih dikenal lagi dan kita sudah berhasil mengusulkan itu ke Academy Awards." ujar Ted Gibson "Saya sangat senang pihak academy Awards akhirnya bisa mengakui sumbangsih para penata rambut di industri film. Menurut saya ini adalah awal yang baik. Banyak orang telah pergi ke acara Academy Awards selama puluhan tahun, untuk mencoba mengusulkan kategori penata rambut di kotak suara namun mereka tidak menanggapi sama sekali. Kini saya merasa sangat bangga bisa menjadi bagian dari sebuah gerakan perubahan," tambah Ted. Untuk kategori Music (Original Song), pihak Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, kini telah mengizinkan bagi penulis lagu keempat dalam sebuah karya individu jika saja hal tersebut termasuk langka dan luar biasa. Sebelumnya, pihak panitia hanya mengizinkan dua sampai tiga penulis lagu karena dianggap memiliki kontribusi yang sama. Di kategori Visual Effect, nominatornya akan dipilih dari 10 film oleh cabang komite eksekutif, melalui pemungutan suara yang dilakukan secara tertutup. Sebelumnya, pihak panitia hanya bisa memilih 7 judul film. Sementara itu, di kategori Film Asing Terbaik, karya-karya mereka harus diserahkan kepada pihak MPAA dengan format 35mm atau Digital Cinema Package (DCP). Mereka juga tidak perlu lagi memamerkan karya itu dalam format yang sama di negara asalnya. Semua peraturan baru itu diberlakukan paska acara rapat Dewan MPAA dengan pihak Gubernur pada tangal 26 Juli 2012. Academy Awards ke-85 dijadwalkan berlangsung pada hari Minggu, 24 Februari 2013 di Dolby Theater, Hollywood.