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	<title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Alejandro Amenabar</title>
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		<title>CELL 211, AGORA Top Spanish Academy Awards; Pedro Almodóvar Gets Standing Ovation at Goyas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lola Dueñas]]></category>
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Juan Oliver, Luis Tosar in Cell 211 (top); Rachel Weisz in Agora (middle, upper); Lola Dueñas, Pablo Pineda in Me Too (middle, lower); Penélope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar&#8217;s Broken Embraces (bottom)

Daniel Monzón&#8217;s Celda 211 / Cell 211, a drama set during a prison riot, was the big winner at the 2010 Goya Awards ceremony held in Madrid on Sunday. Cell 211 won eight Goyas, including best film, best director, best actor (Luis Tosar), best supporting actress (Marta Etura), and best adapted screenplay (Monzón and Jorge Guerricaechevarría).
The Goyas&#8217; runner-up was Alejandro Amenábar&#8217;s historical drama and box-office smash  Agora, starring Rachel Weisz, which received seven trophies, including best original screenplay for eight-time winner Amenábar and Mateo Gil. 
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		<title>Penélope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar, Rachel Weisz for the Goyas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator>
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Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Rachel Weisz in Agora (Mod Producciones) (middle); Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darin in The Secret in Their Eyes (Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom)

The Spanish Academy&#8217;s 2010 Goya Award nominations &#8212; that&#8217;s Spain&#8217;s Oscars &#8212; will be announced on Jan. 9. Among the potential nominees are Broken Embraces, director-screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar, actor Lluís Homar,  actress Penélope Cruz, and supporting actress Blanca Portillo. In Broken Embraces, which has won a few awards from US critics&#8217; groups, Penélope Cruz plays a secretary/sex worker who becomes her wealthy boss&#8217; lover only to fall for a film director (Homar). Cruz has been touted as a potential best actress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Box Office Tops US$10 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Niels Arden Oplev]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]></category>
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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Chris Weitz&#8217;s The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Kimberley French / Summit Entertainment) (top); Rachel Weisz in Alejandro Amenábar&#8217;s Agora (Mod Producciones) (middle); Noomi Rapace in  Niels Arden Oplev&#8217;s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Nordisk Films) (bottom)

A total of $10.7 billion. That&#8217;s the 2009 box-office take  overseas for Hollywood&#8217;s six major studios according to early estimates published  in The Hollywood Reporter. That&#8217;s also an all-time record and an increase of 7% from 2008. Top Hollywood hits overseas include Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2012, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Avatar, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Only three of the top ten domestic  grossers &#8212; The Hangover, Star Trek, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films, Special Screenings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don't Look Back]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jan Kounen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mads Mikkelsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marina de Van]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Guédiguian]]></category>
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Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films / Special Screenings
Below is a sample of out-of-competition films, special screenings, and midnight screenings at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Click on the photos to enlarge them.
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Pete DOCTER, UP (Opening Night Film)

Anne AGHION,  MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER

 Alejandro AMENABAR,  AGORA

 Terry GILLIAM,  THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

 Robert GUÉDIGUIAN,  L&#8217;ARMÉE DU CRIME   (The Army of crime)

Sam RAIMI, DRAG ME TO HELL

 Marina de VAN,  NE TE RETOURNE PAS  (Don&#8217;t look back)

Jan KOUNEN, COCO CHANEL &#38; IGOR STRAVINSKY (Closing Night Film)
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Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes

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