14th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

February 13, 2010 ART DIRECTORS GUILD BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA The Art Directors Guild is a local union of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) representing approximately 2,000 motion picture and television professions based in the Western United States. Local 800 is also known as the ADG. “The Hurt Locker,” “Avatar” and “Sherlock Holmes” were honored by the Art Directors Guild for excellence in production design Saturday night. Karl Júlíusson won for contemporary film for “The Hurt Locker” at the gala ceremony at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Sarah Greenwood won for period film for “Sherlock Holmes,” and Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg received the award for fantasy film for “Avatar.” On the television front, Joseph P. Lucky won in half-hour single camera for the “Ducks and Tigers” episode of “Weeds,” Dan Bishop won in one-hour single camera series for the “Souvenir” episode of “Mad Men” and “Hell’s Kitchen” won for multi-camera variety or unscripted series. Kalina Ivanov won television movie or miniseries for “Grey Gardens.” Absolut Anthem and Absolut World won in the commercial or music video category while the 51st Annual Grammy Awards won for awards, music or game show. Art director Paul Sylbert presented the award for outstanding contribution to cinematic imagery to Warren Beatty. Terence Marsh was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and Michael Baugh took home the Creative Leadership Award.
Warren Beatty	James Cameron and Suzy Amis	Gene Wilder
Naomi Shohan	Richard Chamberlain	Paula Poundstone
CCH Pounder	Rich Sommer	Angela Kinsey
Karl Juliusson	Gregory Van Horn	Neville Page
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The Wolfman Premiere

Tuesday February 9, 2010 UNIVERSAL PICTURES ARCLIGHT CINEMAS, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of an American who experiences an unsettling transformation after returning to his ancestral home in Victorian--era Great Britain and being attacked by a rampaging werewolf. His brother having recently vanished without a trace, haunted nobleman Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) returns to his family estate to investigate. What he discovers upon reuniting with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), however, is a destiny far darker than his blackest nightmares. As a young boy, the untimely death of his mother caused Talbot to grow up before his time. Though Talbot would attempt to bury his pain in the past by leaving the quiet Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor behind, the past returns with a vengeance when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), convinces him to return home and aid the search for his missing brother. But something monstrous has been stalking the residents of Blackmoor from the nighttime shadows, something not quite human. Not even recently arrived Scotland Yard inspector Aberline (Hugo Weaving) can dream up a rational explanation for the gruesome spell that has been cast over Blackmoor, yet rumors of an ancient curse persist to this very day. According to legend, the afflicted will experience a horrific transformation by the light of the full moon, their animal rage becoming far too powerful for their human bodies to contain. Now, the woman Talbot loves is in mortal danger, and in order to protect her he must venture into the moonlit woods and destroy the beast before it destroys her. But this isn't your typical hunt, because before the beast can be slain, a simple man will uncover a primal side of himself that he never knew existed. Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker pens a film directed by Joe Johnston and featuring creature effects by special-effects makeup legend Rick Baker. Set in the late 1880s, the film keeps the plotline of the original, with Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) meeting his father (Anthony Hopkins) following the death (and in the remake, disappearance) of his brother. The film details events during Lawrence's past that led to his estrangement from his father (which includes Gwen), and the setting is changed from the mythical Welsh village of Llanwelly to the English village of Blackmore and the city of London. The official synopsis states Talbot was traumatized by his mother's death as a child, while Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt) is his brother's fiancée. Following his brother's disappearance, Talbot hunts a murderer, which turns out to be a werewolf, and the curse is passed on.
Anthony Hopkins	John Krasinski and Emily Blunt	Benicio Del Toro
Hugo Weaving	David Self	Rick Baker
Terri Seymour	Maya Stogan	Ashley Edner
Ryan McPartlin	Omar Benson Miller	Derek Hough
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Valentines Day Premiere

February 8, 2010 NEW LINE CINEMA GRAUMANS CHINESE THEATRE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA An all-star ensemble cast comes together in "Valentine's Day," which follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love. Directed by veteran filmmaker Garry Marshall, the film stars Jessica Alba ("Fantastic Four"), Academy Award® winner Kathy Bates ("Misery"), Jessica Biel ("I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"), Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover"), Eric Dane (TV's "Grey's Anatomy"), Patrick Dempsey ("Enchanted"), Hector Elizondo (the "Princess Diaries" films), Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx ("Ray"), Jennifer Garner ("Juno"), Topher Grace ("Spider-Man 3"), Academy Award® nominee Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married"), Ashton Kutcher ("What Happens in Vegas"), Academy Award® nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago"), Taylor Lautner ("The Twilight Saga: New Moon"), George Lopez ("Beverly Hills Chihuahua"), Academy Award® winner Shirley MacLaine ("Terms of Endearment"), Emma Roberts ("Hotel for Dogs"), Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts ("Erin Brockovich") and award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, in her feature film debut. Marshall directed "Valentine's Day" from a screenplay by Katherine Fugate, story by Fugate and Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein. The film is produced by Mike Karz and Wayne Rice, with Toby Emmerich, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Diana Pokorny and Josie Rosen serving as executive producers. The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Charles Minsky, production designer Albert Brenner, editor Bruce Green, costume designer Gary Jones and composer John Debney. New Line Cinema presents, a Wayne Rice/Karz Entertainment Production, a Garry Marshall Film, "Valentine's Day," to be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. "Valentine's Day" has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for some sexual material and brief partial nudity.
Jessica Biel	Katherine Fugate	Jessica Alba
Emma Roberts	Anne Hathaway	Julia Roberts
Jewel	Bradley Cooper	Barbara Eden
Jill Fink and Patrick Dempsey	Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane	Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
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Dear John Premiere

Monday February 1, 2010 SCREEN GEMS GRAUMANS CHINESE THEATRE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA Directed by Lasse Hallström and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, DEAR JOHN tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments.  While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas -- correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.
Channing Tatum	Amanda Seyfried	Scott Porter
Shelby Young	Gregg Sulkin	Bella Thorne
Haylie Duff	Rachel Hunter	Olivia Munn
Jenna Dewan	Kathryn Newton and Amanda Seyfried	Tiffany Thornton
ALL PHOTOS © 2010  MICHAEL GERMANA / SUPERSTAR IMAGES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED NO REPRODUCTION