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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; A Prophet</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/a-prophet/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Tahar Rahim, Jennifer Lawrence, Jacques Audiard&#039;s A PROPHET: Dublin Film Critics&#039; Unusual Choices</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/tahar-rahim-jennifer-lawrence-jacques-audiard-dublin-film-critics-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/tahar-rahim-jennifer-lawrence-jacques-audiard-dublin-film-critics-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:36:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26008</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim, A Prophet Unlike most of their American counterparts, the Dublin Film Critics Circle came up with a number of interesting &#34;Best of&#34; selections this year &#8212; which includes several 2009 releases in the United States. [List of Dublin Film Critics winners and runners-up.] First of all, Jacques Audiard's prison drama A Prophet was voted 2010's Best Film. David Fincher's The Social Network was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/tahar-rahim-jennifer-lawrence-jacques-audiard-dublin-film-critics-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A PROPHET, Jennifer Lawrence, Tahar Rahim: Dublin Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/a-prophet-jennifer-lawrence-tahar-rahim-dublin-film-critics-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/a-prophet-jennifer-lawrence-tahar-rahim-dublin-film-critics-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:53:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26006</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet BEST FILM 1. A Prophet 2. Winter's Bone 3. Toy Story 3 4. The Social Network 5. Dogtooth 6. Inception 7. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His Past Lives 8. The Road / Bad Lieutenant 9. Mother 10. The Illusionist /A Room and a Half / Of Gods and Men BEST DIRECTOR 1. Jacques Audiard, A Prophet 2. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/a-prophet-jennifer-lawrence-tahar-rahim-dublin-film-critics-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>James Franco, Natalie Portman, CATFISH, Many Ties: Utah Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-natalie-portman-catfish-utah-film-critics-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-natalie-portman-catfish-utah-film-critics-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:15:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25819</guid> <description><![CDATA[Natalie Portman in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan Lots of ties at the Utah Film Critics Association's 2010 awards. The Best Films (plural) were Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, in which James Franco resorts to desperate measures after getting trapped in a cave, and David Fincher's The Social Network, about the all the animosity behind the creation of Facebook. The Social Network also earned Aaron Sorkin the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-natalie-portman-catfish-utah-film-critics-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Danny Boyle&#039;s 127 HOURS-David Fincher&#039;s THE SOCIAL NETWORK Best Film Tie: Utah Film Critics Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/127-hours-the-social-network-best-film-tie-utah-film-critics-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/127-hours-the-social-network-best-film-tie-utah-film-critics-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:45:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25817</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, 127 Hours James Franco, Natalie Portman, CATFISH, Many Ties: Utah Film Critics Winners Best Picture (tie) 127 Hours and The Social Network Nominees: Inception Toy Story 3 True Grit Best Non-English Language Feature (tie) Micmacs and A Prophet Nominees: Biutiful The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Terribly Happy Best Director (tie) Christopher Nolan, Inception and David Fincher, The Social [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/127-hours-the-social-network-best-film-tie-utah-film-critics-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mila Kunis, FOUR LIONS Surprise; SEX AND THE CITY 2 &quot;Obviously Worst&quot;: Oklahoma Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mila-kunis-four-lions-oklahoma-film-critics-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mila-kunis-four-lions-oklahoma-film-critics-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:38:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25814</guid> <description><![CDATA[Max Minghella, The Social Network After slipping in Austin, where it won only an award for Best Adapted Screenplay, David Fincher's The Social Network resumed its U.S. film critics' sweep by way of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle picked The Social Network as their choice for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin) of 2010. [List of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mila-kunis-four-lions-oklahoma-film-critics-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>David Fincher&#039;s THE SOCIAL NETWORK Sweeps Oklahoma Film Critics&#039; 2010 Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-social-network-oklahoma-film-critics-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-social-network-oklahoma-film-critics-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:26:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25813</guid> <description><![CDATA[Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, The Social Network Mila Kunis, FOUR LIONS Surprise; SEX AND THE CITY 2 "Obviously Worst": Oklahoma Film Critics Winners Best Film: The Social Network Top Ten Films: The Social Network Inception Black Swan The Fighter Winter’s Bone True Grit The King’s Speech Toy Story 3 The Kids Are All Right 127 Hours Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet Best Director: David [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-social-network-oklahoma-film-critics-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, A PROPHET: Austin Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/colin-firth-natalie-portman-a-prophet-austin-film-critics-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/colin-firth-natalie-portman-a-prophet-austin-film-critics-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:26:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25809</guid> <description><![CDATA[Natalie Portman, Black Swan Darren Aronofsky's psychological ballet thriller/drama Black Swan swept the Austin Film Critics Association's 2010 awards. Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Vincent Cassel, and Winona Ryder, won a total of five awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Portman), Best Original Screenplay (Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin), and Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique). [List of Austin [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/colin-firth-natalie-portman-a-prophet-austin-film-critics-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BLACK SWAN Sweeps Austin Film Critics Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/black-swan-austin-film-critics-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/black-swan-austin-film-critics-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:03:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25808</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Black Swan Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, A PROPHET: Austin Film Critics Winners Best Film: Black Swan Top 10 Films: 1. Black Swan 2. The Social Network 3. Inception 4. Toy Story 3 5. The King's Speech 6. True Grit 7. The Fighter 8. A Prophet 9. Winter's Bone 10. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet (Un [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/black-swan-austin-film-critics-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE SOCIAL NETWORK, A PROPHET: Chicago Film Critics Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-social-network-a-prophet-chicago-film-critics-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-social-network-a-prophet-chicago-film-critics-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:43:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25802</guid> <description><![CDATA[Andrew Garfield, Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network The Chicago Film Critics Association went for their fellow critics groups' popular choices: David Fincher's The Social Network for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin); Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan; Colin Firth as Best Actor for Tom Hooper's The King's Speech. [List of Chicago Film Critics winners.] In the supporting [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-social-network-a-prophet-chicago-film-critics-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Natalie Portman, Colin Firth Win More Awards: Chicago Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/natalie-portman-colin-firth-awards-chicago-film-critics-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/natalie-portman-colin-firth-awards-chicago-film-critics-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:24:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25801</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jesse Eisenberg, Brenda Song, Andrew Garfield, The Social Network THE SOCIAL NETWORK, A PROPHET: Chicago Film Critics Awards Best Picture: The Social Network Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet Best Director: David Fincher for The Social Network Best Actor: Colin Firth in The King’s Speech Best Actress: Natalie Portman in Black Swan Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale The Fighter Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/natalie-portman-colin-firth-awards-chicago-film-critics-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2010 Predictions: THE SOCIAL NETWORK for Best Film?</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/los-angeles-film-critics-awards-2010-predictions-the-social-network-best-film/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/los-angeles-film-critics-awards-2010-predictions-the-social-network-best-film/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:52:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25696</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jesse Eisenberg, Brenda Song in David Fincher's The Social Network The Los Angeles Film Critics Association will announce their 2010 winners Sunday afternoon. Last year, LAFCA's picks were mostly predictable &#8212; The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, Mo'Nique, Christoph Waltz &#8212; but there were a few surprises as well, e.g., Best Actress Yolande Moreau and Best Cinematography for The White Ribbon (Christian Berger). Expect the same [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/los-angeles-film-critics-awards-2010-predictions-the-social-network-best-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kristen Stewart&#039;s THE RUNAWAYS, Ben Stiller&#039;s GREENBERG: Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/kristen-stewart-the-runaways-ben-stiller-greenberg/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/kristen-stewart-the-runaways-ben-stiller-greenberg/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:58:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23810</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett The Runaways A holdover from last week, the Kristen Stewart-Dakota Fanning vehicle The Runaways dropped 43%, collecting only $455K at 237 North American screens this past weekend. Average per screen: a paltry $1,920. Here's wondering what's going to happen when the rock biopic opens wide in April. The Runaways' total to date is $1.58 million. Much like Robert Pattinson's Remember [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/kristen-stewart-the-runaways-ben-stiller-greenberg/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Box Office: Roman Polanski&#039;s THE GHOST WRITER, Oscar-Nominated THE SECRET OF KELLS</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/the-ghost-writer-the-secret-of-kells/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/the-ghost-writer-the-secret-of-kells/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:10:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23308</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ewan McGregor in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer (top); Tomm Moore's The Secret of Kells (bottom) This weekend at the North American box office, a major blockbuster &#8212; that's Alice in Wonderland &#8212; had the highest per screen average among the top 40 or so hits found at Box Office Mojo. The closest to the $16,631 average achieved by Tim Burton's fantasy adventure was the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/the-ghost-writer-the-secret-of-kells/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Box Office: Polanski&#039;s THE GHOST WRITER, A PROPHET; MY NAME IS KHAN Breaks Khan Record</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-ghost-writer-a-prophet-polanski-audiard-77771/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-ghost-writer-a-prophet-polanski-audiard-77771/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:46:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22487</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ewan McGregor in The Ghost Writer (top); Hichem Jacoubi, Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (bottom) Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island grossed (or rather, is grossing) millions this weekend. The same goes for Cop Out, The Crazies, Avatar and its $700 million, Percy Jackson &#38; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and Valentine's Day. But forget those Hollywood flicks for a moment. In fact, if you look at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-ghost-writer-a-prophet-polanski-audiard-77771/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A PROPHET: Césars for Best Picture, Director, Actor</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-cesar-best-picture-audiard-rahim-34348/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-cesar-best-picture-audiard-rahim-34348/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:32:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22437</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Prophet, Jacques Audiard's internationally acclaimed prison drama, was the big winner at the 2010 César Awards ceremony held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard served as the ceremony's honorary president. She was assisted by co-presenters Gad Elmaleh and Valérie Lemercier. Starring relative newcomer Tahar Rahim as a new inmate who must fend off for himself while prison, A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-cesar-best-picture-audiard-rahim-34348/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cesar 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cesar-nominations-2010-776/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cesar-nominations-2010-776/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:22:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21206</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (Roger Arpajou / Sony Pictures Classics) The Cesar winners will be announced on Feb. 27. MEILLEUR FILM / BEST FILM A L’ORIGINE / IN THE BEGINNING, Edouard Weil and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam; directed by Xavier Giannoli LE CONCERT / THE CONCERT, Alain Attal; directed by Radu Mihaileanu LES HERBES FOLLES / WILD GRASS, Jean-Louis Livi; directed by Alain Resnais LA [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cesar-nominations-2010-776/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan, FISH TANK, A PROPHET: BAFTA 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/colin-firth-carey-mulligan-fish-tank-71712/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/colin-firth-carey-mulligan-fish-tank-71712/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:13:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22231</guid> <description><![CDATA[Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender in Fish Tank (top); Carey Mulligan in An Education (upper middle); Colin Firth in A Single Man (lower middle); Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (bottom) The BAFTA surprises weren't major surprises, except for one: the Outstanding British Film was Andrea Arnold's gritty Fish Tank instead of the more internationally recognized An Education. Nominated for eight BAFTAs, An Education ended up winning [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/colin-firth-carey-mulligan-fish-tank-71712/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A PROPHET Beats AVATAR, THE HURT LOCKER: London Film Critics&#039; Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-avatar-london-critics-awards-31387/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-avatar-london-critics-awards-31387/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:36:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22107</guid> <description><![CDATA[Avatar may be the king of the box office, but it surely wasn't king of anything at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards held this evening in, where else, London. The London Critics' best film of 2009? Jacques Audiard's prison drama A Prophet, the first French-made production to win the Circle's top award in its 30-year history. Starring European Film Award winner Tahar Rahim (above), [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-avatar-london-critics-awards-31387/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Foreign Language Film THE WHITE RIBBON</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-foreign-language-film-the-white-ribbon-58192/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-foreign-language-film-the-white-ribbon-58192/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:59:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21914</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Foreign Language Film: Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon Other nominees: Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani's Ajami (Israel), Juan José Campanella's The Secret of Her Eyes (Argentina), Claudia Llosa's The Milk of Sorrow (Peru), Jacques Audiard's A Prophet (France). Because only a relatively small group of Academy members vote in the special categories &#8212; short films, documentaries, foreign language films &#8212; winners often surprise and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-foreign-language-film-the-white-ribbon-58192/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar Predictions: Best Foreign Language Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-foreign-language-film-910/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-foreign-language-film-910/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:19:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21402</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Oscar Predictions Best Foreign Language Film Ajami, Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani (Israel) A Prophet, Jacques Audiard (France) The Secret in Their Eyes, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina) The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke (Germany) Winter in Wartime, Martin Koolhoven (The Netherlands) The best foreign language film category is especially difficult to predict because only a group of about 20 Academy members will decide on the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-foreign-language-film-910/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A PROPHET, WELCOME, Isabelle Adjani, AVATAR: Cesar 2010 Nominees</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-welcome-isabelle-adjani-avatar-448/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-welcome-isabelle-adjani-avatar-448/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:31:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21212</guid> <description><![CDATA[Adel Bencherif, Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (top); Vincent Lindon, Farit Ayverdi in Welcome (middle); Yvan Atall in Rapt (bottom) With 13 nods, Jacques Audiard's prison drama A Prophet &#8212; one of the semi-finalists for this year's best foreign language film Oscar, leads the 2010 Cesar Award nominations. In addition to best film and best director mentions, A Prophet is also up for best actor [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/a-prophet-welcome-isabelle-adjani-avatar-448/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Prestigious Foreign Language Film Contenders</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-best-foreign-language-film-881/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-best-foreign-language-film-881/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:52:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21122</guid> <description><![CDATA[This year, Scott Foundas won't be asking, &#34;how do you say 'Oscar scandal' in French (or German)?&#34; Two of the most widely acclaimed non-English language films released in 2009 &#8212; Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon and Jacques Audiard's A Prophet &#8212; are to be found in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' list of semi-finalists for the best foreign language film Academy Award. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-best-foreign-language-film-881/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: THE WHITE RIBBON, A PROPHET, AJAMI &#8211; Foreign Language Film Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-the-white-ribbon-a-prophet-776/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-the-white-ribbon-a-prophet-776/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:42:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21120</guid> <description><![CDATA[The nine semi-finalists in the Foreign Language Film category for the 2010 Academy Awards have been announced. They are: Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos / The Secret of Her Eyes, Juan Jose Campanella, director; Australia, Samson &#38; Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director; Bulgaria, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, Stephan Komandarev, director; France, A Prophet, Jacques Audiard, director; Germany, The White [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-the-white-ribbon-a-prophet-776/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE WHITE RIBBON &#8211; Best Foreign Language Film: Golden Globe Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:13:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20732</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Foreign Language Film Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon This is another category (see best actor &#8211; comedy or musical) that is hard to predict because of the absence of a clear front-runner. The closest to a &#34;favorite&#34; is Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and of several critics' awards in the United States. Working for it: Prestige, relevance, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meryl Streep, George Clooney, UP IN THE AIR Win in Texas</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-up-in-the-air-554/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-up-in-the-air-554/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:33:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20614</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Pegasus News reports that Jason Reitman's Up in the Air was the best picture of 2009 according to the ten members of the North Texas Film Critics Association that got together at a Dallas cafe this past Saturday. Matching the choices of numerous other US-based critics' groups, the NTFCA chose Kathryn Bigelow [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-up-in-the-air-554/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BROKEN EMBRACES, THE WHITE RIBBON, A PROPHET: Golden Globe Screenings</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:18:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20503</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz, José Luis Gómez in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Catalina Saavedra in The Maid (Elephant Eye) (middle); Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (Roger Arpajou / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Los Angeles' American Cinematheque will host the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's series of screenings devoted to the films and filmmakers nominated for the 2010 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SIN NOMBRE, THE WHITE RIBBON, SUMMER HOURS: Foreign Language Film Favorites of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:53:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20138</guid> <description><![CDATA[Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores in Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre (Focus Features)(top); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (Films du Losange / Sony Pictures Classics) (middle); Penelope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Sin Nombre, a Mexican-American co-production directed by Cary Fukunaga and featuring Stockholm Film Festival best actor winner Edgar Flores, has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, A PROPHET, THE WHITE RIBBON Nominated in London</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-a-prophet-the-white-ribbon-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-a-prophet-the-white-ribbon-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:07:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19878</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (Roger Arpajou / Sony Pictures Classics) The London Film Critics’ Circle's 2009 nominations have been announced. The best thing about this year's crop of nominees is their &#34;internationality&#34;: As usual, Hollywood productions dominate the nominations, but the London critics have found plenty of room for non-American films as well. Jacques Audiard's French prison drama A Prophet managed to land five [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-a-prophet-the-white-ribbon-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009: Tahar Rahim, Kate Winslet, Ken Loach, Isabelle Huppert</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/tahar-rahim-kate-winslet-isabelle-huppert-948/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/tahar-rahim-kate-winslet-isabelle-huppert-948/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:17:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19455</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best actor European Film Award winner Tahar Rahim was present at the Dec. 12 ceremony in Bochum, Germany, to receive his trophy for his performance as a prison inmate at odds with the local Corsican mafia in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet. However, much like last year's best actress winner Helen Mirren (for The Queen), Kate Winslet was nowhere to be found in the auditorium. Winslet [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/tahar-rahim-kate-winslet-isabelle-huppert-948/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jacques Audiard&#039;s A PROPHET Wins Louis Delluc Prize</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/jacques-audiard-a-prophet-louis-delluc-prize-876/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/jacques-audiard-a-prophet-louis-delluc-prize-876/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:36:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michele Colbert</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19439</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jacques Audiard’s tough prison drama A Prophet, winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, received the Louis Delluc Prize at a ceremony held Friday, Dec. 11, in Paris. Starring Tahar Rahim (above) as a 19-year-old inmate who must fend off the Corsican mafia, A Prophet has also won the best foreign language film award from the National Board of Review and has been nominated for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/jacques-audiard-a-prophet-louis-delluc-prize-876/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:55:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17277</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 European Film Awards 2009 European Film Award nominations: Nov. 7, 2009 2009 European Film Award winners: Bochum, Germany, on Dec. 12, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke &#160; BEST EUROPEAN FILM Fish Tank, UK written and directed by Andrea Arnold produced by Kees Kasander &#38; Nick Laws Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009 Predictions: Best Actress, Actor</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-predictions-best-actress-actor-446/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-predictions-best-actress-actor-446/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:33:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19404</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz has already won a best actress European Film Award (for Volver in 2006) and since her role in Broken Embraces is borderline supporting, my guess is that Cannes winner Charlotte Gainsbourg (above, with Willem Dafoe) will be the one taking home the prize for her bereaved sexed-out mother in Lars von Trier's Antichrist. But who knows? Oscar winner Kate Winslet (for The Reader) [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-predictions-best-actress-actor-446/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009 Predictions: Best Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-predictions-best-film-765/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-predictions-best-film-765/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:31:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19403</guid> <description><![CDATA[What movie is going to dominate the 2009 European Film Awards, to be held tonight in Bochum, in Germany's Rhein-Ruhr region? Well, three films will be battling it out for both the best picture and the best director awards: Jacques Audiard's French prison drama A Prophet, Michael Haneke's Austrian-German psycho-political drama The White Ribbon (above), and Danny Boyle's Anglo-American-Indian Bollywoodish Slumdog Millionaire. All three have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-predictions-best-film-765/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010: Best Foreign Language Film Longlist</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-best-foreign-language-film-884/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-best-foreign-language-film-884/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:47:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19294</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ulrich Tukur in John Rabe (top); City of Life and Death (middle); Lebanon (bottom) A record 69 foreign language films are in the running for the 2010 Golden Globes, Philip Berk, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has announced. Among the films in the longlist are Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces, starring Penelope Cruz; Costa-Gavras socially conscious drama Eden Is West; Xavier Dolan's I Killed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-best-foreign-language-film-884/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>National Board of Review 2009: Carey Mulligan, A PROPHET, THE COVE</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-2009-carey-mulligan-493/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-2009-carey-mulligan-493/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:03:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19109</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim in A Prophet National Board of Review 2009: Top Winners Other National Board of Review 2009 winners: Jacques Audiard's tough prison drama A Prophet, a likely Oscar candidate in the best foreign language film category, was named best foreign-language film. Michael Haneke's widely acclaimed The White Ribbon and Sebastian Silva's The Maid, which earned star Catalina Saavedra a breakthrough performer Gotham award, were [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-2009-carey-mulligan-493/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009: Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-european-film-award-nominations/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-european-film-award-nominations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:59:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18358</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (top); Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (middle); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (bottom) Six films are vying for the top prize at the 2009 European Film Awards. They are: Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, about a teenager (best actress nominee Katie Jarvis) upset that her mother has found herself a new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender) Stephen Daldry's The Reader, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-european-film-award-nominations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>London Film Festival Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/london-film-festival-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/london-film-festival-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:55:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18090</guid> <description><![CDATA[Star of London for Best Film: Jacques Audiard’s A PROPHET On behalf of the London Film Festival jury, Anjelica Huston stated: “A masterpiece: Un prohète has the ambition, purity of vision and clarity of purpose to make it an instant classic. With seamless and imaginative story-telling, superb performances and universal themes, Jacques Audiard has made a perfect film.” In A Prophet, Tahar Rahim stars as [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/london-film-festival-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Foreign Language Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-foreign-language-film/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-foreign-language-film/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:16:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17583</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Foreign Language Film Baaria, Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy) An autobiographical tale set in the director's Sicilian hometown Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige (China) Biopic chronicling the life of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star. I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan (Canada) A young gay man has some serious issues with his mother. A Prophet, Jacques Audiard (France) Prison drama in which a young hood learns what [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-foreign-language-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AFI FEST 2009: THE WHITE RIBBON / THE PROPHET Swap</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/afi-fest-2009-the-white-ribbon-the-prophet-swap/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/afi-fest-2009-the-white-ribbon-the-prophet-swap/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17530</guid> <description><![CDATA[AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi has announced that Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winner and Oscar contender The White Ribbon will replace Jacques Audiard's Cannes Grand Prix winner A Prophet in the festival's line-up. Reason for the AFI FEST swap: &#34;a recent change in the release date for A Prophet.&#34; Both films are being distributed in the US by Sony Pictures Classics. The White Ribbon [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/afi-fest-2009-the-white-ribbon-the-prophet-swap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cannes-2009-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cannes-2009-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 22:32:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12495</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival's clear favorites, Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, a stark tale about a small northern German town beset by strange happenings right before the beginning of World War I, took the Palme d'Or for best film. (Cannes 2009 winners list.) &#34;Happiness is very rare,&#34; said Haneke upon accepting his prize. &#34;This is one moment in my life in which [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cannes-2009-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cannes-2009-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cannes-2009-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:07:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12380</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Cannes Film Festival Awards 2009 Cannes Film Festival: May 13&#8211;24 &#160; IN COMPETITION &#8211; FEATURE FILMS Palme d'Or DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) directed by Michael HANEKE Grand Prix UN PROPHÈTE (A Prophet) directed by Jacques AUDIARD Jury Prize (tie) FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD and BAK-JWI (Thirst) directed by PARK Chan-Wook Best Director Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY Best Actor Christoph WALTZ [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cannes-2009-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Best Actor Favorites</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-actor-favorites/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-actor-favorites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:46:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12407</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Actor Tahar Rahim as a young man behind bars in A Prophet. Ben Whishaw as John Keats in Bright Star. André Dussollier as the elderly hero in Wild Grass. François Cluzet as a con man in In the Beginning. &#160; Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-actor-favorites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Best Director Favorites</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:39:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12400</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Director Pedro Almodóvar for Broken Embraces Jacques Audiard for A Prophet Jane Campion for Bright Star Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon Alain Resnais for Wild Grass &#160; Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Palme d&#039;Or Favorites</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-palme-dor-favorites/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-palme-dor-favorites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:35:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Derek Elley on Looking for Eric (above, Ken Loach and Eric Cantona) in Variety: &#34;&#8230; helmer Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty's ninth feature together is a curious hybrid: Three movies &#8212; boilerplate, socially aware Loach; personal fantasy; romantic comedy &#8212; wrap around a central core of a hopeless soccer fanatic who's given a second chance to sort out his life. As in many of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/ken-loach-ang-lee-arnold-audiard/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Competition Films</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-competition-films/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-competition-films/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:14:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11905</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cannes Film Festival 2009: Competition Line-Up Click on the photos to enlarge them. Los abrazos rotos (Broken Embraces), Pedro Almodóvar, Spain Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold, UK Un prophète (A Prophet), Jacques Audiard, France Vincere, Marco Bellocchio, Italy Bright Star, Jane Campion, UK Bakjwi (Thirst), Park Chan-wook, South-Korea Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Isabel Coixet, Spain À l'origine (In the Beginning), Xavier Giannoli, France Das [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-competition-films/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
