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    National Society of Film Critics Takes A Shine To “Moonlight”

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    A scene from "Moonlight" (photo courtesy of A24 Films)

    Barry Jenkins' feature earns best picture, best director and best cinematography distinction

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The National Society of Film Critics has voted “Moonlight” the best picture of 2016.

    Society members who gathered Saturday at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York also gave Barry Jenkins the best director award and James Laxton the best cinematography honor for the film.

    The movie is a coming-of-age tale about a young, gay, black kid growing up in a poor, drug-ridden neighborhood of Miami.

    The critics also passed out best acting awards to Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea” and Isabelle Huppert for both “Elle” and “Things to Come.”

    Best supporting actor and actress are Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight” and Michelle Williams in “Manchester by the Sea.”

    In addition to best actor and supporting actress, “Manchester by the Sea” earned the best screenplay honor for writer-director Kenneth Lonergan.

    Here’s a full rundown of National Society of Film Critics’ honors with vote totals in parentheses showing the winner and runners-up in each category

    BEST ACTOR
    *1. Casey Affleck (65) – Manchester by the Sea
    Denzel Washington (21) – Fences
    Adam Driver (20) – Paterson

    BEST ACTRESS
    *1. Isabelle Huppert (55) – Elle and Things to Come
    Annette Bening (26) – 20th Century Women
    Sandra Hüller (26) – Toni Erdmann [tied with Bening]

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    *1. Mahershala Ali (72) – Moonlight
    Jeff Bridges (18) – Hell or High Water
    Michael Shannon (14) – Nocturnal Animals

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    *1. Michelle Williams (58) – Manchester by the Sea
    Lily Gladstone (45) – Certain Women
    Naomie Harris (25) – Moonlight

    BEST SCREENPLAY
    *1. Manchester by the Sea (61) – Kenneth Lonergan
    Moonlight (39) – Barry Jenkins
    Hell or High Water (16) – Taylor Sheridan

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    *1. Moonlight (52) – James Laxton
    La La Land (27) – Linus Sandgren
    Silence (23) – Rodrigo Prieto

    BEST PICTURE
    *1. Moonlight (54)
    Manchester by the Sea (39)
    La La Land (31)

    BEST DIRECTOR
    *1. Barry Jenkins (53) – Moonlight
    Damien Chazelle (37) – La La Land
    Kenneth Lonergan (23) – Manchester by the Sea

    FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
    *1. Toni Erdmann (52)
    The Handmaiden (26)
    Elle (19) and
    Things to Come (19) tied

    BEST NON-FICTION FILM
    *1. O.J.: Made in America (64)
    I Am Not Your Negro (36)
    13th (20)

    SPECIAL CITATION for a film awaiting American distribution: Sieranevada (Romania) Cristi Puiu

    FILM HERITAGE AWARD: Kino Lorber’s 5-disc collection “Pioneers of African-American Cinema”

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    “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

    "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.

    It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.

    "Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."

    Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.

    "Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.

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