Golden Globes ICYMI 12/1-12/5: Into the Woods, Unbroken, TV, Animation, Jennifer Aniston and Oscar Isaac

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Rob Marshall On Producing-Directing the Modern, Darker Fairy Tale ‘Into The Woods’ For Disney

The director has directed adaptations of two Broadway musicals: Chicago and Nine. Now, he’s back with his third musical, an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. The ensemble cast includes Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Pine, among others. (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: ‘Unbroken’ Producer Matt Baer On Trusting Angelina Jolie’s Instincts and the True Meaning Of “Passion Project”

Hollywood is full of producers who struggle for years to get their passion projects off the ground. Unbroken producer Baer stuck with Lou Zamperini and his story for nearly fifteen years, and the result is a beautifully directed film with Angelina Jolie at its helm. (SSN)

Awards 2015: ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ and More Make SSN’s Golden Globes TV Noms Predictions

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association—all 100 or so of them—like to see themselves as rugged individualists, and their choices in the television categories tend to reflect precisely that. (SSN)

Awards 2015: Golden Globes Animated Feature Race Heats Up With ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘The LEGO Movie’ and More

This year’s field is quite different, without offerings from usual heavy hitters like Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman, or Pixar. Today, we run down the potential nominees in what will be a fiercely competitive and interesting race. (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Composer Antonion Sanchez Takes SSN Into the Jam Sessions That Created ‘Birdman’s’ Percussion Score

Fox Searchlight’s acclaimed film stands out from the rest with its look of one continuous shot, intense acting by Michael Keaton, sharp commentary on the blockbuster superhero genre, and a score that solely features percussion.  (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Screenwriter James Lapine On Adapting ‘Into The Woods’ From His Broadway Play

The writer teamed with Stephen Sondheim to originate the long-running Broadway musical, and when filmmaker Rob Marshall wanted to bring the stage production to the big screen, he got the duo’s blessing and enlisted Lapine to adapt the screenplay. (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Jennifer Aniston Opens Up On the Struggles Of Shooting ‘Cake’

In the new indie, the actress stars as a woman unable to move on from an accident that has left her physically and emotionally scarred, and addicted to pain pills.(SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Oscar Isaac On His Character In ‘A Most Violent Year’

A Golden Globe nominee last year for the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis says of his performance in writer-director J.C. Chandor’s latest, “The idea that everything was a calculation was helpful to me.” (SSN)