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THE FINAL DESTINATION Remains #1 at Box Office

The Final Destination held on to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend with $12.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
New Line Cinema’s David R. Ellis-directed horror sequel scored an average of $3,984 per theater at 3,121 locations, bringing its domestic total to $47.5 million after a little more than one week in release.

At No. 2, new entry All About Steve brought in a disappointing $11.2 million from ticket sales at 2,251 locations. Starring Sandra Bullock, the comedy follows a hyperactive crossword-puzzle constructor who stops at nothing to be close to the love of her life (Bradley Cooper).

The [...]

THE FINAL DESTINATION Tops Box Office

New Line Cinema’s The Final Destination slashed its competition at the North American box office, as the horror sequel took the No. 1 spot with a solid $28.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The David R. Ellis-directed fourth installment in the popular series delivered a better opening weekend than its predecessors, scoring an average of $9,079 per theater at 3,121 locations. The Final Destination is currently playing in both 3D and standard format.

Last week’s winner, Inglourious Basterds, slipped to No. 2, fending off Rob Zombie’s new entry Halloween II. Starring Brad Pitt (above), Quentin Tarantino’ World War II drama delivered another strong performance at the box office, earning [...]

FAST & FURIOUS Races to the Top of the Box Office

Fast & Furious easily outraced its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a stunning $72.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The return of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the lead roles proved to be quite lucrative, as the fourth installment in the popular series delivered a better opening weekend than any of its three predecessors.

Also doing pretty well was DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens, which took home another $33.5 million for a domestic total of $105.7 million after only two weeks in release.

At No. 3, The Haunting in Connecticut pulled in $9.5 million, reaching a total gross of $37.2 million. [...]

North Texas Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 North Texas Film Critics Association Awards
 

 

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary: Young @ Heart
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Frank Langella, in Frost/Nixon
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, in Doubt
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, in The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, in Doubt
Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards: 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Golden Globes 2009: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Susan Sarandon

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Susan Sarandon © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Amy Adams © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Golden Globes 2009: Sandra Bullock, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore

Sandra Bullock © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Susan Sarandon, Amy Adams © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

MARLEY & ME Again Tops Box Office

Marley & Me topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
David Frankel’s comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston easily dominated the competition all week long, bringing its domestic total to an impressive $106.5 million after barely two weeks in release.

At No. 2, Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Bedtime Stories, picked up another $20.3 million, reaching a total haul of $85.3 million. In the film, Sandler plays a hotel handyman whose bedtime stories become true the next day.

Meanwhile, David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button picked up $18.4 million in third place, lifting its cumulative [...]

Meryl Streep, Amy Adams at DOUBT Premiere: AFI FEST 2008

AFI FEST 2008 opening night premiere of Miramax Film’s Doubt held at ArcLight Hollywood on October 30, 2008
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Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, John Patrick Shanley

Meryl Streep

Amy Adams

Amy Adams, Meryl Streep

 

Oscar 2008: George Clooney, Amy Adams, Helen Mirren

Amy Adams performs "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted

George Clooney

Helen Mirren, best actor winner Daniel Day-Lewis
Photos: Michael Yada / © A.M.P.A.S.
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Oscar 2008: Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz, Amy Adams

Cate Blanchett

Anne Hathaway

Penélope Cruz

Amy Adams
Photos: Matt Petit (Adams), Richard Harbaugh (Blanchett), Michael Yada (Hathaway), Armando Flores (Cruz). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.

Oscar 2008: Best Song Longlist

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey in Enchanted. Three songs from this romantic fantasy have been shortlisted.

Fifty-nine songs from eligible feature films will be vying for a Best Original Song nomination at the 2008 Academy Awards.
In all honesty, I don’t think I know any of those songs. Some of the titles, however, are quite something, e.g., "Atkozott Egy Elet," "I Was Zapped by the Lucky Super Rainbow," "The Tale of the Horny Frog," "The Devil’s Lonely Fire," "First Amendment Blues." I’m just not sure if they make me more or less willing to hear the melody and lyrics.
According to the Academy’s press release, "on Tuesday, January 15, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for [...]

Vancouver Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 Vancouver Film Critics winners: Main Street’s Heritage Hall on February 7, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
 

Best Film:
* Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Good Night and Good Luck.
Best Canadian Film:
* C.R.A.Z.Y.
It’s All Gone Pete Tong
Water
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Kung Fu Hustle
* Paradise Now
Downfall
Best British Columbian Film:
Eve and the Fire Horse
* It’s All Gone Pete Tong
A Simple Curve
Best Director:
George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck.
David Cronenberg, A History of Violence
* Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Director of a Canadian Film:
Michael Dowse, It’s All Gone, Pete Tong
* Deepa Mehta, Water
Jean-Marc Vallée, C.R.A.Z.Y.
Best Actor:
Terrence Howard, Hustle and Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
* Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actor in a Canadian Film:
* Marc-André [...]

Central Ohio Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners: January 12, 2006
 

Viggo Mortensen, Mario Bello in A History of Violence
 
Best Film: A History of Violence
Runner-up: Brokeback Mountain
Others in the Top-Ten List:
Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Good Night and Good Luck.
Munich
Murderball
Crash
Sin City
Pride & Prejudice
Batman Begins
Best Director: David Cronenberg, A History of Violence
Runner-up: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Lead Performance: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Performance: Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Runner-up: Amy Adams, Junebug
Actor of the Year: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain, Casanova, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm
Runner up: Terrence Howard
Best Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain
Runner [...]

Critics’ Choice Awards 2006

2006 Critics’ Choice Awards
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards winners: January 9, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

 

Best Film
* Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Good Night and Good Luck.
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line
Best Foreign-Language Film
2046
Caché / Hidden
* Kung Fu Hustle
Oldboy
Paradise Now
Best Documentary Feature
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Grizzly Man
Mad Hot Ballroom
* La Marche de l’empereur / March of the Penguins
Murderball
Best Animated Feature
Chicken Little
Corpse Bride
Howl’s Moving Castle
Madagascar
* Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Director
George Clooney – Good Night and Good Luck.
Paul Haggis – Crash
Ron Howard – Cinderella Man
Peter Jackson – King Kong
* Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Steven Spielberg – Munich
Best Actor
Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man
* Philip Seymour Hoffman – [...]

National Society of Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 National Society of Film Critics Awards
2006 National Society of Film Critics award winners: New York City on January 7, 2006
 

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener in Capote
 

Best Film: Capote (12, on sixth ballot)
Runners-up: A History of Violence (11, on sixth ballot); 2046 (fifth ballot)
Best Foreign-Language Film: Head-On by Fatih Akin (26)
Runner-up: 2046 by Wong Kar Wai (23); Hidden by Michael Haneke (18)
Best Documentary: Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog (60)
Runners-up: Darwin’s Nightmare by Hubert Sauper (27); Ballets russes by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine (19)
Best Director: David Cronenberg, A History of Violence (32)
Runners-up: Wong Kar Wai, 2046 (26); Bennett Miller, Capote (23)
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote (68)
Runners-up: Jeff Daniels, The Squid and [...]

Florida Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2005 Florida Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 24, 2005
 

Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
 

Best Film: Brokeback Mountain
Best Foreign-Language Film: Kung Fu Hustle by Stephen Chow
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Junebug
Best Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain
Best Documentary: Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog
Best Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit by Nick Park and Steve Box
Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto, Brokeback Mountain
Paul Kael Award for Breakthrough Performance: Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow, Crash, and Get Rich or Die Tryin’
 
Florida Film Critics [...]

Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: December 19, 2005
 

Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
 

Best Film: Brokeback Mountain
Runners-up: Good Night and Good Luck., Capote, Crash, A History of Violence, The Constant Gardener, Syriana, Cinderella Man, King Kong, Walk the Line
Best Foreign-Language Film: Hidden directed by Michael Haneke
Best Documentary: March of the Penguins by Luc Jacquet
Best Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit by Nick Park and Steve Box
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Junebug
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, [...]

San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 12, 2005
 

 

Best Film: Brokeback Mountain
Best Foreign-Language Film: Hidden directed by Michael Haneke
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Costner, The Upside of Anger
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Junebug
Best Screenplay: George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night and Good Luck.
Best Documentary: Grizzly Man directed by Werner Herzog
Marlon Riggs Award (for local talent): Jenni Olson for The Joy of Life
 
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Site
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
 

Washington Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association winners: December 12, 2005
 

Above, Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush in the political thriller Munich. The most surprising aspect of the Washington Film Critics’ list was the total exclusion of critics’ fave Brokeback Mountain.
 

Best Film: Munich
Best Foreign-Language Film: Kung Fu Hustle directed by Stephen Chow
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, Munich
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Junebug
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Dan Futterman, Capote
Best Documentary: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room by Alex Gibney
Best Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of [...]

New York Film Critics Online Awards 2005

2005 New York Film Critics Online Awards
2005 New York Film Critics Online Award winners: December 12, 2005
 

Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels, William Baldwin in The Squid and the Whale
 

Best Film: The Squid and the Whale
Runners up (in alphabetical order):
The Best of Youth
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Good Night and Good Luck.
Munich
Syriana
Best Foreign-Language Film: Downfall, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Best Director: Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress: Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Best Supporting Actor: Oliver Platt, Casanova
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Junebug
Best Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash
Best Documentary / Nonfiction Film: Grizzly Man directed by Werner Herzog
Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of [...]

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