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Synopsis
Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) creates a groundbreaking movie event about a young man who survives a tragic disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While marooned on a lifeboat, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with the ship's only other survivor -- a fearsome Bengal tiger. Credits
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Life Of Pi Blu-ray Sponsors Some Stunning 3D Sidewalk ArtTracy Lee Stum is kind of a badass. The 3D-chalk artist has been creating temporary street art for years, but this time around she has been commissioned by the Life of Pi crew to create art to raise awareness for Ang Lee’s film’s Blu-ray and DVD release....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-03-13 13:53:14comments
This Week In Home Entertainment: Rise Of The Guardians, Willow And MoreThis week’s Oscar-winning release, Life of Pi has sort-of been overshadowed by a bunch of re-releases from companies as varied as Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount. There should be a little something out there for everyone this week. Read on to learn about some of this week’s best releases, and maybe even a few that slipped under your radar....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-03-12 12:17:41comments
Ang Lee Criticized After Oscar Win As Visual Effects Artists Continue ProtestsFar from the cameras that were trained on starlets and their gowns, more than 400 visual effects artists were protesting the awards. When Life of Pi won for Best Visual Effects, winner Bill Westenhofer attempted to bring attention to the fact that his company is facing bankruptcy… and was cut off by the theme from Jaws...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-26 14:36:13comments
Life Of Pi Visual Effects Artists Protest Oscar Red CarpetTechnicians who contributed to Ang Lee’s Life of Pi gathered outside the Dolby theater in Hollywood. The protest was organized after the popular Rhythm & Hues effects house filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy shortly after winning a BAFTA award for the work they did on Lee’s mystical film....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-02-24 18:56:01comments
Oscar Winners 2013: Full List Of Academy Award ResultsThe biggest night in Hollywood is over, and now we've got another year in movies remembered with a whole bunch of big gold trophies. Argo was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Picture in addition to Best Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing, but there were plenty of statues to go around...by Katey, Eric & Sean | published: 2013-02-24 18:01:03comments
The Hobbit And Life Of Pi Lead Saturn Award NominationsIt's famously difficult to get a sci-fi or fantasy film any major Oscar nominations, with the Lord of the Rings trilogy standing out as the one massive exception. But that's where the Saturn Awards can come in. The awards handed out by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the Saturns find a way to honor the best in genre every year, and this year they've produced a list of nominees with a huge range...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-20 07:05:33comments
For Your Consideration: Life Of Pi Is The Best 3D Picture, Not Best PictureLife of Pi is an absolutely breathtaking movie. I won't pretend otherwise. When I saw it at the New York Film Festival last fall, I wholeheartedly believed it was a serious contender for the Academy Awards' most prestigious honor of Best Picture. And yet when the Oscars were finally announced, I had no enthusiasm for Life of Pi's nomination. Worse yet, I realized I'd be angry if it actually won. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2013-02-18 16:35:14comments
Life Of Pi Drifts On To 3D Blu-ray In MarchIt’s that time of year when Oscar talk is everywhere. For some releases, the Oscars present an opportunity to slap a bunch of “winner” stickers or notes on a Blu-ray or DVD box, which is why the months following the awards often feature some of the home releases of the previous year’s best films. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, Life of Pi very much falls into this category and will be hitting 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 12. ...by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-01-29 18:02:27comments
Argo, Lincoln, And Life Of Pi Score ACE Editing NominationsIndividual guilds often help paint the picture of which films are going to emerge triumphant on Oscar night. Case in point, the movie that takes home the top award at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards honoring achievements in editing likely have to be considered the frontrunner for the Academy Awards....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-11 11:01:04comments
Honest Posters For The Best Picture NomineesNow that the year's Best Picture Oscar nominees have been announced, we've got a long six weeks to go before the awards ceremony-- which means, of course, that it's time to start making fun of the nominees. Some of them are familiar to everyone, like Django Unchained and Argo, but plenty of people only heard of Amour and Beasts of the Southern Wild...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-11 09:47:28comments
Skyfall, Lincoln And More Nominated By The American Society Of CinematographersSkyfall may be seen by some as just another silly blockbuster action movie, but the truth is that it really was one of the most beautiful films to be released in 2012, the Shanghai sequence alone deserving tons of recognition. But do you think that he deserves the top prize from the ASC?...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-09 13:23:18comments
Lincoln, Les Miserables And Life Of Pi Lead BAFTA Award NominationsThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts, aka BAFTA, is roughly the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, honoring the best in English-language film with a slight bend toward homegrown product. The group announced their award nominations today, just one day before the Academy Award nominations go out...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-09 07:25:47comments
President Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies Of 2012These past couple of weeks hundreds if not thousands of film critics have worked to try and put together their top 10 lists for 2012, determining which titles, above all the rest, stood out over the last 12 months. These personal lists are great because they really help audiences understand critics' individual tastes, and it's also a great way to discover movies that otherwise may have been missed....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-31 15:25:46comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Mack's ListThe following ten movies are the ones that have really stuck with me. They’re the ones that have gotten better with months or weeks of age and have separated themselves from the pack. Some of them will definitely be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and others will not even be considered. Some of them you’ll probably agree with, and some of them will probably make you laugh and doubt my credibility. ...by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-12-28 14:10:06comments
Life Of Pi And Breaking Dawn Stay Strong At Thanksgiving Box OfficeIs this going to be the best Thanksgiving ever? Well if we're talking about your family, that's pretty much already been determined-- either you guys got in a blow-out fight over the right way to carve the turkey, or you had a merry and wine-fueled dinner that ended with naps on the couch for everyone. But if we're talking about Hollywood and the box office, it might still be happening...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-23 08:25:46comments
9 Big Differences Between The Life Of Pi Movie And BookThe movie works because it takes all of the visions readers have created in their heads while reading Life and Pi and makes those visions bigger, bolder, and brighter. It works because it streamlines a lengthy tale without making us feel as we are missing anything key to the narrative. As a film, Life of Pi is a visual masterpiece, but isn’t better than the book....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2012-11-21 16:46:57comments
To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Life Of Pi TicketLife of Pi is being sold as this year's Avatar, the 3D movie explosion that must be seen on the big screen, that must be seen more than once, and that must be considered the holiday moviegoing event for the entire family. That's a whole lot of pressure, but with director Ang Lee behind it and a lot of critical raves...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-21 15:09:08comments
Thanksgiving Movie Guide: How To Choose Between Life Of Pi, Rise Of The Guardians, And MoreLuckily there's one solution out there for all of us, every year: the movies! Hollywood, a place that understands better than anyone how your family can make you nuts, obliges us every year by releasing a whole ton of movies around the holiday, at least one of which is bound to appeal to everybody. And while there are a few films you can take almost anyone to and guarantee a success...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-21 11:20:04comments
Operation Kino 90: At Sea With Life Of Pi And Trying To Take Our Families To The MoviesThis week on Operation Kino, we're only got each other, a lifeboat, and this giant Bengal tiger, as we review Ang Lee's Life of Pi. From there we talk about the dilemma on the minds of many movie fans this week, as we attempt to take our families and loved ones to the movies and toe the line between picking movies everyone will like and actually trying to seek out the good stuff...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-21 10:22:23comments
Oscar Eye: Life Of Pi And Silver Linings Playbook Make Their Case For Best PictureIf your Thanksgiving is going anything like mine, you're realizing with a mix of excitement and dread that the movie year is almost over, and there's a lot left to catch up on. Without even digging into movies that are on DVD, there are a ton of films out in theaters right now or on VOD that at least deserve awards consideration...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-20 15:12:01comments
5 Oscar Hopefuls You Should Catch Up With Over The HolidayThis time of year you're probably overwhelmed figuring out your holiday plans and making a list of everyone you need to give presents, but there's another list you probably have in mind as a movie buff: the Oscar nominations. No, the nominees won't be announced until January 10, but now is the time to start catching up on the names that will probably be read that day...by CB Staff | published: 2012-11-19 10:05:06comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Life of Pi, Red Dawn And Rise of the Guardians ReviewsWe are headed into the greatest holiday ever created by anyone ever. Black Friday. I can’t wait. There’s a 103” Beovision 4 on sale for $3 at Best Buy that’s got my name written all over it. But until then we’ve got Tigers, Wolverines and Guardians...by Doug Norrie | published: 2012-11-18 14:00:04comments
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Life Of Pi, Hitchcock & Silver Linings PlaybookFor the Thanksgiving holiday, we looked to Life Of Pi, Hitchcock, & Silver Linings Playbook for inspiration, and so have provided a selection of fantastical tales, scandalous showbiz stories, and loony love yarns for your home viewing entertainment. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-11-16 21:03:24comments
New Clip From Life Of Pi Has Fighting Flying FishEarlier this year I had the chance to trek down to Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon convention and while attending the 20th Century Fox presentation I got to see some pretty amazing stuff from Life of Pi. One of those scenes involved the pain character, Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) simultaneous battling a school of flying fish as well as a stowaway tiger on his lifeboat....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-18 17:08:21comments
Oscar Eye: Beasts Of The Southern Wild Hits A Hurdle While Life Of Pi Dazzles In 3DLast Friday I lined up two hours early, with an early autumn rainstorm crashing down, to catch the New York Film Festival press screening of Life of Pi, because the festival has exactly one press screening for all of their films, and there was no way I was going to miss that one. Even on the surface the movie seemed to tick all the boxes of Oscar season...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-02 12:23:39comments
Review: Life Of Pi Opens The New York Film Festival With Heartfelt SpectacleLike Scorsese did with Hugo, Lee uses Pi's simple story to spin off in bold visual directions, balancing on the razor's edge between fantasy and outright surrealism that provides some of the most gripping and gorgeous images on screen this year. And it's not all just glittery poetry like seen in the image above...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-09-28 13:29:03comments
Ang Lee's Life Of Pi Shares Beautiful Mosaic Poster Ahead of NY PremiereAng Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi opens the New York Film Festival later this week, meaning that Fox has just a few days left to ramp up its promotional campaign to capitalize on the exposure of a splashy film-fest premiere, setting the stage for the film’s eventual November 21 release date....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-25 15:03:40comments
Life of Pi Lands Second Gorgeous Trailer Ahead Of New York PremiereThankfully, Ang Lee’s anticipated Life of Pi isn’t only going to be the story of a boy trapped on a raft with a tiger - not that it wouldn’t make for a compelling cinematic challenge for the director. I mean, how do you make that story interesting for the bulk of a movie’s run time? But the latest trailer for the film suggests more scope to the narrative, and the presence of Irrfan Khan, which always makes a movie better....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-24 14:59:44comments
Tobey Maguire Has Been Cut Out Of And Replaced In Ang Lee's Life Of PiStudios are always concerned that their movies won't have enough star power to attract big audiences, but apparently the opposite is true in the case of Ang Lee's Life of Pi. While Tobey Maguire was previously cast as author Yann Martel in the upcoming adaptation, apparently it's been decided that Maguire is too well known and he has been cut out of the film and the character has been recast....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-09-06 16:04:00comments
Ang Lee's Life Of Pi To Open This Year's New York Film FestivalLast week we learned that Robert Zemeckis' Flight will be the final film of this year's New York Film Festival, and today we have learned the title that will be kicking the whole thing off. It has been announced by the Film Society and Lincoln Center that Ang Lee's Life of Pi will be opening this year's festival, which also happens to the 50th anniversary of the event....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-13 13:52:38comments
First Gorgeous Trailer For Ang Lee's Life Of PiBased on the Man Booker Prize winning, not to mention best-selling, novel by Yann Martel, Ang Lee's Life of Pi finally has a full trailer. The film from the Academy Award winning director hits theaters in less than four months so it's about time that more than just the Cinema-Con attendees got a look at the highly anticipated literary adaptation. And, as described, it is absolutely gorgeous....by Jesse Carp | published: 2012-07-25 02:09:13comments
Life Of Pi Site Reveals Growling New Footage And Colorful ImagesYann Martel's Life of Pi was one of the ubiquitous reads of the early 2000s. But as much of a bookworm as I am, no amount of friends' urgings and passionate recommendations could get me past its peculiar premise: a boy and a 450 pound tiger trapped on a lifeboat together for 227 days. I just couldn't imagine a story there, but the latest images from Ang Lee's upcoming adaptation have piqued my interest......by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-06-14 06:56:52comments
Life Of Pi Extended Scene To Be Previewed Before 3D Showings Of Prometheus And Other MoviesIf ever there's a story that could benefit from proper use of 3D technology, it's the big screen adaptation of Yann Martel's adventure novel Life of Pi. Martel paints a vivid, colorful picture in the telling of Pi's story, which offers real potential for a visually stunning feature film. Factor in Ang Lee's involvement as director, and Life of Pi may just be one of the must-see-in-3D movies this year....by Kelly West | published: 2012-06-04 14:32:14comments
Ang Li's Life Of Pi Changes Its Release DateFox announced it will potentially dodge all of the Oscar-friendly films that are piling on top of each other for a Christmas Day release by moving Ang Lee’s Life of Pi from Dec. 21 to Nov. 21. Great move. Shifting Pi to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend gives it room to breathe, which it needs....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-05-24 08:37:58comments
Life Of Pi CinemaCon Footage Attacks With Flying FishJust yesterday the first official image for Ang Lee’s The Life of Pi came online. The picture featured a Indian teenager with a turban standing on one end of a lifeboat, with a roaring Bengal tiger on the other. For those that haven’t read Yann Martel’s novel, or are at least not familiar with the story, it could have been perceived as a very odd still. Luckily, I’ve just come back from watching the first footage from the film and I’m happy to explain what it’s all about....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-26 15:10:42comments
First Look At Ang Lee's Life Of PiThere are a lot of unrealistic and surreal things happening in that shot, from the size of the tiger to the stark cleanliness of the boat to even the serene colors of the sky. This picture still gives no indication of how Lee will be telling the story, but the look is intriguing...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-25 07:35:51comments
Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger Gallops To A December 2012 Release DateHeigh Ho Silver, away! Ride like the wind to Dec., 21 2012, which is when Walt Disney intends to open Jerry Bruckheimer’s big-budget reboot of The Lone Ranger.Armie Hammer, last seen playing twins in David Fincher’s The Social Network...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-06-08 14:14:14comments
Tobey Maguire Signs On For A Supporting Role In Life Of PiFor whatever reason Life of Pi will be shot in 3D, and it's set for a December 14 release this year. WIth the Sundance comedy The Details coming later this year, and the Baz Luhrmann-directed Great Gatsby still on the horizon, Maguire will be fairly busy in the coming months...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-04-08 18:37:36comments
Gerard Depardieu Will Go Cannibal For Life Of PiGerard Depardieu will play a cannibalistic chef, while Adil Hussain and Irrfan Khan have also signed on as the main character's father and a grown-up version of the main character himself respectively...by Mack Rawden | published: 2010-12-08 16:33:44comments
Ang Lee Casts Newcomer Suraj Sharma In Life Of PiUnless he was dead set on casting Dev Patel, Ang Lee pretty much had no choice but to go with an unknown when finding a lead actor for Life of Pi, his adaptation of Yann Martel's novel about an Indian boy stuck...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-10-26 08:30:45comments
Ang Lee's Life Of Pi On Hold Thanks To Budget Disputes$70 million honestly already sounds kind of low for a project this elaborate, but given that it's the kind of literary adaptation that almost never makes any money, it's probably even more than the studio can afford...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-05-28 14:34:04comments
Interview: Micmacs Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet Creates His Own ParisIf your summer thus far is lacking a certain amount of whimsy and joy, you need to go directly to a theater this weekend and catch Micmacs, the new film from Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-05-26 15:20:28comments
Ang Lee To Adapt Life Of PiAng Lee will adapt Yann Martel's best seller "Life of Pi," though he has yet to bang out all of the details about the project. The book follows a young Indian boy named Piscine who, while sailing to Canada with his zookeeper father...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2009-10-30 12:10:41comments
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