Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Boyhood of Harvey by Stephen Turner Inside Steve Harvey’s $15 Million Atlanta Mansion. First Madea, now Steve Harvey. Those walls will never be short of a laugh. An Atlanta, Ga., mansion formerly owned by movie mogul and actor Tyler Perry, in the affluent Buckhead area, has just been purchased by funnyman-turned-talk-show-host and self-help author Harvey and his wife Marjorie for $15 million, as first reported by TMZ. Harvey and Perry alone could probably start their own TV network with all the content they produce. The former, 63, is an omnipresent face on the small screen, hosting “Showtime at the Apollo,” “Celebrity Family Feud” and the Miss Universe competition. As for Perry, he has shows running on BET, Netflix, OWN, Nickelodeon and more. Both also have rags to riches back stories, having been homeless and, at times, laving lived in their cars before making it big in entertainment. Perry sold the unabashedly opulent 35,000-square-foot behemoth in 2016 for $17.5 million, after having had it on the market for almost two years with an unrealistic initial asking price of $25 million. Despite the multimillion-dollar difference between the original asking price and the recorded sale price, the property nonetheless made real estate waves as the most expensive residential sale in Atlanta history. It’s worth taking a gulp of air before reading through the plethora of features in the 7-bed, 9.5-bath spread. First, there’s the setting: 17 acres of manicured lawns bordered by trimmed gardens, a 70,000-gallon infinity-edged swimming pool, a lighted tennis court, fully equipped gym and separate spa. The unabashedly decadent estate also offers a guesthouse, a guardhouse and detached caretakers suite, along with an advanced security system and a backup generator capable of of powering the entire estate. In addition to numerous formal and informal living and entertaining spaces, the French Provincial inspired main residence contains a state-of-the-art theater, an indoor swimming pool, wine cellar and an underground ballroom complete with catering kitchen. The buyer from Perry and the seller to Harvey, according to real estate site buckhead.com, was David Turner, a former businessman turned evangelist who made his fortune manufacturing dried fruit and nuts. His reason for shelling out $17.5 million on a home appear almost as nutty as his business. “I went online and I saw this house, and that’s when I felt like God told me, ‘This is your house,’” he told the site. God must’ve also told him the mansion would need to go at any cost, because Turner took a eye-watering $2.5 million loss when he sold the property, not counting carrying costs, improvements and hefty realtor fees. Harvey’s other holdings also include another large house in Atlanta and a 6,500 sq. ft., 5-bedroom, 6.5-bath mansion in Little Elm, Texas, which he currently has for sale at close to $1.1 million. But before buying the former Perry estate, he and his family primarily resided in the mountains above Beverly Hills, Calif., in a $100,000/month rental mansion in the exclusive Beverly Park guard-gated community. As for Perry, he owns several other supersized homes, including a 24,000 sq. ft. manor in the Beverly Hills area that’s currently occupied by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The agent for the Buckhead property was Chase Mizell of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. Oscar Speech Revelations: And the Most Thanked in Academy Award History Is … Sorry, God: You’re No. 6 on the list of individuals historically thanked in Oscars acceptance speeches — apparently you just can’t complete with the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Steven Spielberg, among other Hollywood heavy-hitters. Spielberg is the most-thanked person ever during Academy Award podium time — the “Saving Private Ryan” director has been acknowledged a whopping 42 times, according to a study by Vocativ. Weinstein — who produced “Shakespeare in Love” — is the runner-up, scoring 34 of his own “Thank Yous.” In third place historically is “Titanic” director James Cameron, with 28 thanks. “Star Wars” visionary George Lucas is fourth with 23, Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings”) is in fifth place, just one nod behind. Next up is God, pulling in 19 grateful mentions — readers can add one more for a thanks to “Jesus.” Rounding out the Top 10 are Fran Walsh (18), Sheila Nevins (17), and a tie between Francis Ford Coppola and Barrie Osborne, both with 16. Honorable mentions are Martin Scorsese and Saul Zaentz, who had 15 apiece. Vocativ went through all 1,396 Academy Award acceptance speeches for the data. Read the full story here. The 87th Annual Academy Awards air live Sunday on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Watch the video: Oscars 2015: The Nominees (Photos) Best Motion Picture of the Year: “American Sniper," “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” “Boyhood" (pictured), "The Grand Budapest Hotel," “The Imitation Game" (pictured), “Selma" (pictured), “The Theory of Everything," “Whiplash” Best Director: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Alejandro G. Iñárritu; “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater ( pictured ); “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller; “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson; “The Imitation Game,” Morten Tyldum. Best Animated Feature Film: “Big Hero 6,” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli; “The Boxtrolls” ( pictured ), Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight; “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold; “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura. Best Original Screenplay: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo; “Boyhood" by Richard Linklater; “Foxcatcher” by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; “The Grand Budapest Hotel” by Wes Anderson, story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; “Nightcrawler” ( pictured ) by Dan Gilroy. Best Adapted Screenplay: “American Sniper” by Jason Hall, “The Imitation Game” ( pictured ) by Graham Moore; “Inherent Vice” by Paul Thomas Anderson; “The Theory of Everything” by Anthony McCarten; “Whiplash” by Damien Chazelle. Best Foreign Language Film: “Ida,” ( pictured ) Poland; “Leviathan,” Russia; “Tangerines,” Estonia; “Timbuktu,” Mauritania; “Wild Tales,” Argentina. Best Documentary Feature: "Citizenfour," "Finding Vivian Maier," "Last Days in Vietnam," "Salt of the Earth," "Virunga" (pictured) Best Film Editing: "American Sniper" (pictured) , "Boyhood," "Grand Budapest Hotel," Imitation Game," Whiplash" Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher," Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper," Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game," Michael Keaton (pictured) in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Duvall in “The Judge,” Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood," Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher," J.K. Simmons ( pictured ) in “Whiplash” Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night,” Felicity Jones ( pictured ) in “The Theory of Everything," Julianne Moore in “Still Alice," Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl," Reese Witherspoon in “Wild” Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood," Laura Dern in “Wild," Keira Knightley ( pictured ) in “The Imitation Game," Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods” Achievement in Cinematography: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Emmanuel Lubezki; “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ( pictured ), Robert Yeoman; “Ida,” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski; “Mr. Turner,” Dick Pope; “Unbroken,” Roger Deakins. Best Costume Design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Milena Canonero; “Inherent Vice” ( pictured ), Mark Bridges; “Into the Woods,” Colleen Atwood; "Maleficent,” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive; “Mr. Turner,” Jacqueline Durran. Best Makeup and Hairstyling: “Foxcatcher” ( pictured ), Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard; “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier; “Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White. Best Original Song: “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie," music and lyric by Shawn Patterson; “Glory” from “Selma” ( pictured ), music and lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn; “Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights,” music and lyric by Diane Warren; “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me,” music and lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond; “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again,” music and lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois. Best Original Score: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Alexandre Desplat; “The Imitation Game,” Alexandre Desplat; “Interstellar,” Hans Zimmer ( pictured ); “Mr. Turner,” Gary Yershon; “The Theory of Everything,” Jóhann Jóhannsson. Best Production Design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game," “Interstellar," “Into the Woods," “Mr. Turner” ( pictured ) Best Sound Editing: "American Sniper," "Birdman," "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," "Interstellar" (pictured) , "Unbroken" Best Sound Mixing: “American Sniper,” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin; “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga; “Interstellar,” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten; “Unbroken” ( pictured ), Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee; “Whiplash,” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley. Best Visual Effects: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick; “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist; “Guardians of the Galaxy” ( pictured ), Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould; “Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher; “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer. Best Live Action Short Film: “Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis; “Boogaloo and Graham” ( pictured ), Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney; “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei and Julien Féret; “Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger; “The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas. Best Animated Short Film: “The Bigger Picture” ( pictured ) Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees; “The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi; “Feast,” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed; “Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove; “A Single Life” Joris Oprins. Best Documentary Short: “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry; “Joanna,” Aneta Kopacz; “Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki; “The Reaper (La Parka),” Gabriel Serra Arguello: “White Earth” ( pictured ), J. Christian Jensen. See the nominees that have a shot at Oscar gold when the 87th annual Academy Awards airs Feb. 22 on ABC. Best Motion Picture of the Year: “American Sniper," “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” “Boyhood" (pictured), "The Grand Budapest Hotel," “The Imitation Game" (pictured), “Selma" (pictured), “The Theory of Everything," “Whiplash” Gold Derby Film Awards winners: ‘Boyhood’ takes top prize, wealth spread to ‘Birdman,’ ‘Gone Girl’ and … “Boyhood” took top honors at the Gold Derby Film Awards, claiming three of its seven nominations: Best Picture, Best Director ( Richard Linklater ), and Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ). But there were quite a lot of big winners. Gold Derby’s users spread the wealth evenly to a number of top contenders. “Birdman” also came away with three prizes: Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ), Best Ensemble, and Best Cinematography. It had led the nominations with 13. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” won three of its 10 bids: Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. One other film took three: “Whiplash,” which received Best Supporting Actor ( J.K. Simmons ), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. The indie drama had five nominations overall. “Gone Girl” was better loved by Gold Derby than by most industry and critics’ groups this season. Our users nominated it eight times and awarded it twice: Best Actress ( Rosamund Pike ) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Pike was a double winner, also taking Best Breakthrough Performer. “Interstellar” was the last film with multiple victories. It was nominated seven times, including Best Picture, and prevailed twice below the line: Best Score and Best Visual Effects. Winning once each were “Citizenfour” (Best Documentary), “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Best Makeup/Hairstyling), “Ida” (Best Foreign Language Film), “The Lego Movie” (Best Animated Feature) and “Selma” (Best Original Song for “Glory“). The complete list of winners is below, along with the full video of our awards announcement. Click here for the complete history of the Gold Derby Awards. BEST PICTURE. “Birdman” Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole. “Gone Girl” Cean Chaffin, Joshua Donen, Arnon Milchan, Reese Witherspoon. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven M. Rales, Jeremy Dawson. “The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman. “Interstellar” Christopher Nolan, Lynda Obst, Emma Thomas. “Nightcrawler” Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak. “Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner. “Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster. BEST DIRECTOR Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Ava DuVernay, “Selma” David Fincher, “Gone Girl” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Birdman” X — Richard Linklater, “Boyhood” BEST ACTOR Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game” Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler” X — Michael Keaton, “Birdman” Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” BEST ACTRESS Jennifer Aniston, “Cake” Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night” Julianne Moore, “Still Alice” X — Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl” Reese Witherspoon, “Wild” BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood” Edward Norton, “Birdman” Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher” Andy Serkis, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” X — J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS X — Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood” Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year” Emma Stone, “Birdman” Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods” Tilda Swinton, “Snowpiercer” BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “Birdman” – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo “Boyhood” – Richard Linklater X — “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness “Nightcrawler” – Dan Gilroy “Whiplash” – Damien Chazelle. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY X — “Gone Girl” – Gillian Flynn “Guardians of the Galaxy” – James Gunn, Nicole Perlman “The Imitation Game” – Graham Moore “Inherent Vice” – Paul Thomas Anderson “The Theory of Everything” – Anthony McCarten. BEST ENSEMBLE X — “Birdman” – Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts. “Boyhood” – Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Brad Hawkins, Lorelei Linklater, Marco Perella, Jenni Tooley. “Gone Girl” – Ben Affleck, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Neil Patrick Harris, Boyd Holbrook, Lola Kirke, Tyler Perry, Rosamund Pike, Missi Pyle, Emily Ratajkowski, Sela Ward, Casey Wilson. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tony Revolori, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson. “Into the Woods” – Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Lilla Crawford, Johnny Depp, Daniel Huttlestone, Anna Kendrick, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy, Chris Pine, Lucy Punch, Meryl Streep, Tracey Ullman. BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER Carrie Coon David Oyelowo X — Rosamund Pike Chris Pratt Miles Teller. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY X — “Birdman” – Emmanuel Lubezki “Gone Girl” – Jeff Cronenweth “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Robert D. Yeoman “Ida” – Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski “Interstellar” – Hoyte Van Hoytema “Mr. Turner” – Dick Pope. BEST COSTUME DESIGN X — “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Milena Canonero “Guardians of the Galaxy” – Alexandra Byrne “Into the Woods” – Colleen Atwood “Maleficent” – Anna B. Sheppard “Mr. Turner” – Jacqueline Durran. BEST FILM EDITING “Birdman” – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione “Boyhood” – Sandra Adair “Gone Girl” – Kirk Baxter “Interstellar” – Lee Smith X — “Whiplash” – Tom Cross. BEST MAKEUP/HAIR “Foxcatcher” – Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier X — “Guardians of the Galaxy” – Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White “Into the Woods” – Peter King, J. Roy Helland “Maleficent” – Paul Gooch, David White. BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN “Birdman” – Kevin Thompson X — “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Adam Stockhausen “Interstellar” – Nathan Crowley “Into the Woods” – Dennis Gassner “Snowpiercer” – Ondrej Nekvasil. BEST SCORE “Birdman” – Antonio Sanchez “Gone Girl” – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Alexandre Desplat X — “Interstellar” – Hans Zimmer “The Theory of Everything” – Johann Johannsson. BEST SONG “Begin Again” (“Lost Stars”) – Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois “Big Eyes” (“Big Eyes”) – Lana Del Rey, Dan Heath “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” (“Yellow Flicker Beat”) – Lorde, Joel Little “The Lego Movie” (“Everything is Awesome”) – Shawn Patterson X — “Selma” (“Glory”) – Common, John Legend. BEST SOUND “American Sniper” – Bub Asman, Walt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff “Birdman” – Aaron Glascock, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montano, Jon Taylor, Thomas Varga “Interstellar” – Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, Mark Weingarten “Into the Woods” – John Casali, Michael Keller, Blake Leyh, Mike Prestwood Smith, Renee Tondelli X — “Whiplash” – Thomas Curley, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins. BEST VISUAL EFFECTS “Birdman” – Jake Braver, Conrad Brink, Ara Khanikian Johann Kunz. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist. “Godzilla” – Jeff Capogreco, Peter Chiang, Don Lee, Ken McGaugh, Andrew Morley, Darren Poe, Guillaume Rocheron, Katherine Rodtsbrooks, Patrick Roos, Jim Rygiel, Joel Whist. “Guardians of the Galaxy” – Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould. X — “Interstellar” – Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R. Fisher. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE “Big Hero 6” – Don Hall, Chris Williams “The Boxtrolls” – Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Dean DeBlois X — “The Lego Movie” – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” – Isao Takahata. BEST DOCUMENTARY “The Case Against 8” – Ben Cotner, Ryan White X — “Citizenfour” – Laura Poitras “Jodorowsky’s Dune” – Frank Pavich “Life Itself” – Steve James “Virunga” – Orlando von Einsiedel. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “Force Majeure” – Ruben Östlund (Sweden) X — “Ida” – Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland) “Leviathan” – Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia) “Mommy” – Xavier Dolan (Canada) “Two Days, One Night” – Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (Belgium) Boyhood. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. AMCTheatres.com or AMC App New. Cinemark Coming Soon. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Regal Coming Soon. 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We can quibble with small stuff in Boyhood. Supporting performances are variable, the sister drops out as a dramatic character . I could go on. But the cumulative power is tremendous. While everything about Boyhood is done with extraordinary care, the master stroke was clearly the casting, 13 years ago, of a little Texas boy named Ellar Coltrane. Still, Linklater's optimism is still very much American and it annoys me sometimes for a fact that we never see Mason cry or having a real tragedy in life. But I also understand it's called Boyhood, not Boyz 'n' da Hood. The production of the film was something of an experiment, and it is a tribute to Linklater's strong feelings about human beings and the essential humaneness of the project that it succeeded. A remarkable film but not a perfect one. At almost three hours it occasionally feels aimless, but as a chronicle of life it's an ambitious undertaking, a moving experience about the individual moments that make a life. Boyhood is a moment of cinema that cannot be duplicated. By the end, it's basically just a documentary. It is most certainly a rarity when ambition is met by remarkable achievement.