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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; A Serious Man</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/a-serious-man/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>PRECIOUS Sweeps 25th Spirits Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/precious-sweeps-spirits-awards-189/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/precious-sweeps-spirits-awards-189/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:41:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22741</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique in Precious (top); Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (bottom) Lee Daniels' urban family drama Precious swept the 25th Spirit Awards held this evening at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. Precious won a total of five awards out of five nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique), and Best First Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher). Upon receiving his [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/precious-sweeps-spirits-awards-189/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mo&#039;Nique, Roger Deakins Win Spirit Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/monique-roger-deakins-spirit-awards-478/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/monique-roger-deakins-spirit-awards-478/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:06:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22720</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mo'Nique won Precious its second Spirit Award. The Best Supporting Actress winner was present to receive her award at a ceremony being held in downtown Los Angeles. Previously known for her comedy work, Mo'Nique's highly dramatic turn as an abusive mother has made her the odds-on favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on Sunday evening. "Gabby, you are truly a special [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/monique-roger-deakins-spirit-awards-478/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spirit Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spirit-awards-2009-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spirit-awards-2009-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:15:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21353</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Oscar Predictions Best Actor &#160; Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart George Clooney, Up in the Air Colin Firth, A Single Man Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man In the last fifteen years, only four times have the nominees in the Academy Awards' best actor category matched those up for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Two of those times took place in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-actor-454/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Critics Choice Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/critics-choice-awards-2010-765/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/critics-choice-awards-2010-765/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:40:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20712</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Denver Film Critics Society 2010 Nominations. Winners: Jan. 27, 2010. Best Film: A Serious Man, directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow Best Foreign Language Film: Thirst, directed by Chan-wook Park Sin [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/denver-film-critics-2010-nominations-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, STAR TREK, JULIE &amp; JULIA: Film Editors&#039; 2010 Nominees</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-its-complicated-148/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-its-complicated-148/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:38:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19917</guid> <description><![CDATA[Juliette Binoche in Summer Hours ( Jeannick Gravelines / IFC Films) Olivier Assayas’ family drama Summer Hours has been named the best film of 2009 in indieWIRE’s annual poll of 114 film critics and bloggers, Eugene Hernandez reports. Also, David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. was chosen the best film of the decade. Starring Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, and Jérémie Renier, Summer Hours tells the story of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/summer-hours-best-film-of-2009-indiewire-poll-998/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New York Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-awards-2009-475/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-awards-2009-475/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:01:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michele Colbert</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19496</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 AFI Awards 2009 AFI Awards: Dec. 13, 2009 &#160; Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton in Precious &#160; AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order) CORALINE THE HANGOVER THE HURT LOCKER THE MESSENGER PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE A SERIOUS MAN A SINGLE MAN SUGAR UP UP IN THE AIR &#160; AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order) THE BIG [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/afi-top-ten-films-of-2009-765/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spirit Awards 2010: Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spirit-awards-2010-nominations-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spirit-awards-2010-nominations-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:50:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19027</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (top); James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren in The Last Station (middle); Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer (bottom) The nominees for the 25th annual Spirit Awards have been announced. Two of the best picture nominees also happen to be this year's most nominated films: Lee Daniels' Precious and Michael Hoffman's The Last Station, with five [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spirit-awards-2010-nominations-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gotham Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-gotham-awards-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-gotham-awards-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:28:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18865</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Gotham Awards 2009 Gotham Award nominations: Oct. 19, 2009 2009 Gotham Award winners: Nov. 30, 2009 in New York City (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow &#160; Best Feature Amreeka Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment) Big Fan Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures) * The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-gotham-awards-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gotham 2009 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/gotham-2009-nominations/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/gotham-2009-nominations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:15:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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