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Teaser Trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Coming Friday!

Super exciting! The first teaser trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is hitting the ‘net this Friday according to the film’s director, Timur Bekmambetov. He tweeted:

 

“Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter” teaser coming this FRIDAY.

Let the countdown begin! I’ll be sure to add the trailer & make any caps of Mary when it’s released. Stay tuned!

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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to Smashed!!

Yes! Exciting news! A studio has finally picked up the rights to Mary’s new film, SMASHED. Here’s the report via The Wrap:

Sony Pictures Classics is about to buy the Sundance movie “Smashed,” starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as an alcoholic schoolteacher who decides to get sober. James Ponsoldt directed the film, which he wrote with Susan Burke.

Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling and Jennifer Cochis produced.

“Smashed” is about Kate and Charlie, a married couple whose alcoholism sends their lives spinning out of control. Winstead plays Kate and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) plays Charlie. When Kate decides to get sober, she has to confront the lies she has been teling at work and the true nature of her relationship with her husband.

Schwartz and Sperling also produced “Nobody Walks,” which Magnolia picked up at this year’s Sundance. Myriad Pictures has acquired international rights to that movie, and will shop it at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Schwartz and Sperling, of Super Crispy Entertainment, were honored at Sundance with a special jury prize for excellence in independent film producing for “Smashed” and “Nobody Walks.” They also produced last year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning movie, “Like Crazy.”

In January, Winstead told TheWrap that “I was trying to find something that would challenge me. … I was getting jealous of other actors who were doing what they believe in, who were not working within a box. I was getting scared of not being a better actor, of not growing and changing.”

Hopefully a release date isn’t too far off as well as a trailer! 🙂

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Mary Talks Smashed, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter & Charles Swan in New Video Interview

Collider sat down with Mary during her Sundance Film Festival press day junket and during the interview, Mary talked about all her upcoming films including Smashed, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and her small role in A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan.

She also said that she’s looking to find more projects like Smashed that’ll allow her to grow as an actor. Check out the full interview below:

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Positive Reviews for Smashed Continue

Sundance 2012 is over and final reviews and wrap-ups of people who’ve attended Sundance have released their recaps and favorite films of the festival.

Here’s what ComingSoon had to say about Smashed:

James Ponsoldt’s look at alcoholism featured an absolutely fantastic performance by Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a school teacher whose fun-loving alcohol-fueled life style with her husband (Aaron Paul from “Breaking Bad”) leads to her guiltily joining AA. There’s lots of drama but it’s also a movie with lots of humor especially in some of the things Winstead gets into while drunk, and Ponsoldt’s ability to mix humor and drama is rounded out by great supporting roles by Megan Mullaly, Octavia Spencer and especially Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson from “Parks and Recreation”) who is fantastic in a role that mixes the two. We’re shocked this hasn’t been picked up for distribution yet because it has a cool indie tone that could appeal to a wider audience similar to last year’s 50/50.

And here’s FirstShowing‘s top 5 favorite, the first one for Smashed coming in at #2 from Alex Billington and the second from another writer on the same site:

#2Smashed – The top performance of the Sundance 2012 in my opinion – Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Smashed. She is absolutely amazing in this, one of her greatest performances ever, I truly mean it. This film balances comedy/drama perfectly and addresses alcoholism in an intelligent, brave, even entertaining, way. I love this film for everything it stands for, on top of the performances and the filmmaking, and I’m excited for it to get released. Everyone involved should be very proud of what they’ve made.

Ethan’s Top 5 Favorite Films:
#5Smashed – Many films chronicle the ugliness of alcoholism and the triumph of sobriety, but rarely does one focus on the consequences of both in such a practical way. It’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s performance, a great supporting cast and a real and honest script from a former alcoholic that made this one of my favorite films of the festival.

 

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Smashed Wins Special Jury Prize at Sundance; Bevy Dinner Photos added

Last night at the Sundance Awards Ceremony, Smashed took home the award for U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Independent Film Producing–Andrea Sperling and Jonathan Schwartz for Smashed and Nobody Walks

And of course, Mary tweeted how happy she was for the win:
Yes!!!! RT @EliseSalomon: Special Jury Prize!!!! US Dramatic Competition!!!! SMASHED WON!!!!!
Congrats to Smashed. This is no doubt just the first of many awards!
Also, I’ve added some new pics of Mary attending the Bevy Dinner from about a week ago which you can check out in the gallery:
And here’s a super short video of Mary at Sundance signing autographs:

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FirstShowing Names Mary’s Performance in Smashed Astounding

Way to blow everyone out of the water with your acting talent, Mary! It doesn’t come as a surprise that Mary’s always been a talented actress, but it’s taken the indie film Smashed to show critics what’s up. The latest review for Smashed comes from FirstShowing, where they call call Mary’s performance “astounding”:

Keeping the film from venturing into cheesy drama is a finely tuned script from Ponsoldt and screenwriter Susan Burke, who actually struggled with alcoholism on her own. While most films that deal with alcoholic characters only deal with the monstrous, ugliness of the disease, Smashed dabbles with the struggles, benefits and sometimes difficult consequences of becoming sober as well. Simply doing away with alcohol isn’t a path to sunshine, rainbows and a care-free life. In fact, it only makes your problems more apparent and hard to deal with, and Burke and Ponsoldt have accurately brought those elements to light with this story. The film isn’t always dark and dramatic as there’s some great laughs to be had from certain drunken behavior, but it never celebrates it.

However, the words on the page wouldn’t be so agonizing in their portrayal if it wasn’t for a phenomenal breakthrough performance by Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Hannah. This is easily the most challenging role in her career up to this point, but the actress’ dramatic chops are nothing short of astounding. Winstead is one of the most charming drunks to grace the big screen since Dudley Moore in Arthur, and it’s her bewitching, fun-loving personality that makes her fall from grace that much more afflicting. The difference between Kate while absolutely wasted and sober is honest and real, a refreshing departure from the overacting that usually comes with these kind of portrayals. On a dime Winstead turns from a jovial drinker to a sad and angry drunk, and it’s just mesmerizing and heartbreaking.

Smashed is not just another sappy tale of alcoholism and a broken family. The film is a story about redemption, but without the cut and dry contrast of the drunk life versus the sober life. Winstead has an almost monologue about her life, the affect sobering up can have on a person’s life without only positive outcomes, and the image of Alcoholics Anonymous that encapsulates what makes this film one of the best presentations of alcoholism captured on film. Ponsoldt and Winstead should both get pretty busy once this film gets a bigger audience because both talents have achieved something special with Smashed.

Read the full review at the link provided above. So happy for you, Mary!

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2012 Sundance Film Festival Awards Happening Tonight!

Oooh. Here’s to Mary getting an award or two after receiving an insanely amount of great reviews for her performance in SMASHED.

The 2012 Sundance Film Festival is ending and will be holding an award ceremony tonight. That said, they tweeted the following:

Awards Alert: Tune in tonight to our Awards Night Ceremony live stream at 7pm MST and lets get #sundance trending bit.ly/sundancelive

Be sure to check back later tonight for updates! 🙂 If you live within an Eastern time zone & I’m not mistaken, it should begin around 9pm. You can see the awards streaming live here.

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Mary Says Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is Mind-Blowing; New Interview Also Released

MTV caught up with Mary Elizabeth Winstead at Sundance and asked her about Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. She says,

“I’m kind of on the sidelines, but I’m very suspicious of my husband’s [actions] and what’s going on in his life,” she said. “I know that he’s hiding something from me. You sort of see me piecing things together.”

Check out the clip below:

Also, here’s an excerpt of a new interview Mary did with Connect2Utah about Smashed. Be sure to read the full interview by clicking on the link provided:

Your character, Kate Hannah, is a little different from the sort of roles that you’ve had in the past. For one thing, there aren’t any monsters or CGI in this movie. Was that something that attracted you to the project?

Winstead: Yes, definitely. I was really burnt out on studio films. I just didn’t see how I was going to continue to be a better actor doing the kind of stuff I was doing. I was so grateful to have the jobs and to be there and be a part of it, but I wasn’t feeling challenged anymore. I got to a place where I was kind of stalled.

Winstead explains that over the years she has wanted to do something smaller and independent of the major studios but has been told time and again that she wasn’t a “big enough name” to get an independent film financed. Undaunted she simply continued making studio films until she could become a “name” or whatever it was she had to do.

Winstead: I woke up one day and thought, “I might never be a name.” Was I going to allow that to force me to never do what I really want to do? It didn’t make any sense to me.

Having established yourself as a “genre film actress” are you worried about what your fan base might think of the change of direction?

Winstead: I think Smashed has a lot of appeal. I think it is entertaining and funny, but it’s also sad. It really feels like something that a lot of people can relate to. It’s not just some exclusive art film. I hope that they will get into it, but at the same time the reason I did the film was to try and make myself a better actor. So anything that comes from it beyond that is icing.

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New Smashed Stills and Maxim Hot 100 2012

Ah, such a good way to start off the day! Some new SMASHED stills have been released and you can now view them in the gallery.

Also, Maxim’s Hot 100 2012 is in full voting mode & Mary is among the many nominees. Feel free to vote as many times as you want & tell everyone to vote for Mary!

 

 

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