An Introduction to Film

TABLE 11.7 Production and Distribution Data for the 2011*

Oscar Nominees for Best Picture

Number of

Coproduction

Title Producersa Companies U.S. Distributor

The Artist Thomas Langmann 10 Weinstein Company

The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, 2 Fox Searchlight Pictures

and Jim Taylor

Extremely Loud & Scott Rudin 3 Warner Bros. Pictures

Incredibly Close

The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, 6 Walt Disney Studios

and Michael Barnathan Motion Pictures

Hugo Graham King and Martin Scorsese 3 Paramount Pictures

Midnight in Paris Letty Aronson and Stephen 5 Sony Pictures Classics

Tenenbaum

Moneyball Michael De Luca, Rachael 5 Columbia Pictures

Horovitz, and Brad Pitt

The Tree of Life Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, 4 Fox Searchlight Pictures

Dede Gardner, and Grant Hill

War Horse Steven Spielberg and 5 Touchstone Pictures

Kathleen Kennedy

aNames recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for legal and award purposes; thus, this table

does not include the names of the executive, associate, and line producers.

* 2011 (as recognized by the Academy) is the year these films were released; the 84th Annual Academy Awards, where

these films were nominated, however, took place in 2012.

3. Bill Condon’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking
   Dawn, Part 1: rated PG-13 for disturbing
   images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity,
   and some thematic elements.


4. Todd Phillips’s The Hangover, Part 2: rated
   R for pervasive language, strong sexual
   content including graphic nudity, drug use,
   and brief violent images.


5. Rob Marshall’s Pirates of the Caribbean:
   On Stranger Tides: rated PG-13 for sexual
   content/nudity, language, and some
   violence.

None of the five films that attracted the largest
audiences of the year were deemed suitable for the
entire family. Their PG-13 and R ratings place large
responsibilities on parents who are concerned with
the movies their children see.

3-D Movies: Gimmick or Trend

of the Future?

Although 3-D production and exhibition is a major

issue facing movie producers today, it is not a new

process. In 1900, the Lumière brothers experi-

mented with it; in 1922, The Power of Love(Nat G.

Deverick and Harry K. Fairall, directors) became

the first full-length film in 3-D; and the fascinating

timeline of 3-D projection will show you that while

we often associate 3-D with the 1950s, it has been a

part of motion picture history ever since. In the

past, several first-rate directors and stars have been

associated with 3-D, including Alfred Hitchcock’s

Dial M for Murder(1954) with Ray Milland and Grace

Kelly; Curtis Bernhardt’s Miss Sadie Thompson

(1953) with Rita Hayworth; John Farrow’s Hondo

(1953) with John Wayne, and George Sidney’s Kiss

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