New Behind the Scenes Featurette Pumps Up the Magic of 'Hugo'

Monday, 06 February 2012 15:55 Written by  Jordan DeSaulnier
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New Behind the Scenes Featurette Pumps Up the Magic of 'Hugo'

So The Artist emerged as the odds-on favorite to win this year's big awards at the Oscars, what with the critical adulation and consistent wins in all manner of prize-giving ceremonies.  But Hugo racked up more Academy Award nominations than any other film, be it a silent film homage or a Hawaii-set familial drama.  So Paramount isn't about to let The Weinsteins Company snag all those potentially profitable awards, and the studio is pushing Hugo in a big way. 

A new behind the scenes featurette, for example, plays up nearly every aspect of the film in six convenient minutes, playing up Martin Scorsese's masterful work, the movie's love of cinema, and the technical merits of the film.  You'll find plenty of footage from the film, as well as talking head interviews with the likes of producer Graham King, screenwriter John Logan, Art Directors Guild Award winner Dante Ferretti, and stars Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen.  Of course, there's also the master himself.

The film, which stars newly-minted Ender Wiggin Asa Butterfield and Chloe Grace Moretz, is based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe movie arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on February 28th, just two days after the Oscar ceremony, but I'd encourage you to catch in theaters, in 3D, while you can.

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