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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; District 9</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/district-9/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 04:26:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>J. J. Abrams&#039; SUPER 8 Overperforms: Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/j-j-abrams-super-8-overperforms-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/j-j-abrams-super-8-overperforms-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:55:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Zac Gille</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=27231</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kyle Chandler, Super 8 If studio estimates are correct, J. J. Abrams' Super 8, a Spielbergian horror flick co-produced by Steven Spielberg himself, performed better than expected at the North American box office this weekend (June 10-12), raking in $38m &#8212; including $1.5m from Thursday sneak/midnight screenings &#8212; at 3,379 locations, according to estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Starring Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/j-j-abrams-super-8-overperforms-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sandra Bullock: From Razzie to Oscar</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sandra-bullock-razzie-oscar-451/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sandra-bullock-razzie-oscar-451/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:29:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21595</guid> <description><![CDATA[What a difference a day makes. Sandra Bullock went from a Razzie nod to an Oscar nod in less than 24 hours. Bullock is up for a Razzie for the year's Worst Actress for All About Steve (top photo, with Bradley Cooper). She's up for an Oscar for the year's best actress for The Blind Side (above, lower photo). Her performance in The Proposal earned [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sandra-bullock-razzie-oscar-451/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: AVATAR, THE HURT LOCKER Lead the Pack</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-avatar-the-hurt-locker-908/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-avatar-the-hurt-locker-908/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:15:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21542</guid> <description><![CDATA[Avatar (top) and The Hurt Locker (above, lower photo, with Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie) are the leaders at the 2010 Academy Awards. James Cameron's sci-fi adventure and Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War drama received nine nominations apiece, including best picture, best director, and best original screenplay. Curiously, Cameron and Bigelow were married for a couple of years about two decades ago. The other best picture [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-avatar-the-hurt-locker-908/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Original Score, Original Song, etc.</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-cinematography-883/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-cinematography-883/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:04:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21533</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (top); James Cameron, Sam Worthington on Avatar set (middle, upper); J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (middle, lower); Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend in The Young Victoria (bottom) Oscar 2010 Predictions: The Winners The 2010 Academy Award nominations will be announced in a few hours. So we're wrapping up our list of predictions in every category we can think of, from best cinematography [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-cinematography-883/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar Predictions: Best Film Editing</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-film-editing-190/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-film-editing-190/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:19:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21527</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160;2010 Oscar Predictions Best Film Editing Avatar District 9 The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Up in the Air Other possibilities: (500) Days of Summer, Star Trek, Nine, Up, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Cove, Julie &#38; Julia, It's Complicated. Not every American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award nominee will get a matching Academy Award nomination &#8212; even if only because the Eddies have many more motion-picture [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-best-film-editing-190/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar Predictions 2010: Best Adapted Screenplay</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-2010-best-adapted-screenplay-338/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-2010-best-adapted-screenplay-338/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:39:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21496</guid> <description><![CDATA[Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard in An Education (Kerry Brown / Sony Pictures Classics) District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell An Education, Nick Hornby Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Other possibilities: Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche, In the Loop; Nora Ephron, Julie &#38; Julia; Anthony [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-2010-best-adapted-screenplay-338/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-picture-891/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-picture-891/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:05:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21387</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Oscar Predictions Best Picture Avatar (Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington), James Cameron Broken Embraces (Penelope Cruz), Pedro Almodóvar District 9, Neill Blomkamp An Education (Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard), Lone Scherfig The Hurt Locker (Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie), Kathryn Bigelow Inglourious Basterds (Melanie Laurent), Quentin Tarantino Nine (Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Fergie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren), Rob Marshall Precious (Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique), [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-picture-891/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, THE HURT LOCKER, AN EDUCATION: BAFTA 2010 Nominees</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-an-education-bafta-2010-889/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-an-education-bafta-2010-889/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:10:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21136</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some people complain that the Hollywood Academy is enamored of British productions and talent. Well, then perhaps Hollywood and the United Kingdom should switch academies, for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts can't get enough of Hollywood fare. (See full list of BAFTA nominations here.) James Cameron's Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, and Lone Scherfig's British-made coming-of-age [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-an-education-bafta-2010-889/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR &#8211; Best Screenplay: Golden Globe Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-best-screenplay-golden-globe-289/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-best-screenplay-golden-globe-289/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:15:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20673</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Screenplay Jason Reitman &#38; Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air The Golden Globe for best screenplay is trickier to predict than the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's choices for best supporting actress (Mo'Nique) and best supporting actor (Christoph Waltz). Up in the Air would be our choice for a couple of reasons: Unlike The Hurt Locker (scr: Mark Boal), which is perceived as a director's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-best-screenplay-golden-globe-289/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
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20647</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stephen Lang in Avatar (ILM / 20th Century Fox) More sci-fi films are up for major Hollywood awards. Three of the nominees for the American Cinema Editors' ACE Eddie Awards are Avatar, District 9 and Star Trek. The two other dramatic feature entries are The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air. Two Meryl Streep vehicles directed by women are in the running in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-its-complicated-148/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>STAR TREK, IL DIVO, THE ROAD (But Not AVATAR): Oscar 2010 Makeup Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/star-trek-il-divo-the-road-oscar-2010-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/star-trek-il-divo-the-road-oscar-2010-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:34:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20634</guid> <description><![CDATA[Toni Servillo in Il Divo (MPI) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists in the Makeup category for the 2010 Academy Awards. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: District 9 Il Divo The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian The Road Star Trek The Young Victoria The biggest and best surprise [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/star-trek-il-divo-the-road-oscar-2010-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, STAR TREK, 2012 &#8211; Oscar 2010 Visual Effects Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-2012-district-9-112/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-2012-district-9-112/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:57:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20422</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Cameron's Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) (top); Roland Emmerich's 2012 (Columbia TriStar Marketing Group) (middle); J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (Industrial Light &#038; Magic / Paramount) (bottom) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 2010 Academy Awards. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: Avatar District [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-2012-district-9-112/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DISTRICT 9, UP IN THE AIR, PRECIOUS: Scripter Award Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/district-9-up-in-the-air-precious-scripter-112/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/district-9-up-in-the-air-precious-scripter-112/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:54:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20407</guid> <description><![CDATA[Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper in An Education (Kerry Brown / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) (bottom) Crazy Heart, District 9, An Education, Precious, and Up in the Air are this year's five USC Libraries Scripter Award nominees, as reported by Steve Pond in The Wrap. For the last 22 years, the Scripter Award has gone [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/district-9-up-in-the-air-precious-scripter-112/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, THE HURT LOCKER, STAR TREK: Producers Guild 2010 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-the-hurt-locker-star-trek-876/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-the-hurt-locker-star-trek-876/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:58:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20347</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stephen Lang, Sam Worthington in Avatar (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox) (top); Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton in Precious (Anne Marie Fox / Lionsgate) (middle); George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) (bottom) James Cameron's Avatar, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, and Neill Blomkamp's sleeper hit District 9 are three science-fiction films included in the Producers Guild of America's list of nominees [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-the-hurt-locker-star-trek-876/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Austin Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:53:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19640</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Austin Film Critics winners: Dec. 15, 2009 &#160; Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker &#160; Best Film: The Hurt Locker Runners-Up: Star Trek Up A Serious Man Up in the Air Avatar Inglourious Basterds District 9 Where the Wild Things Are (tie) Moon, The Messenger Best Foreign Language Film: Sin Nombre, Cary Fukunaga Best Documentary: Anvil! [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boston Society of Film Critics 2009 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/boston-society-of-film-critics-2009-winners-948/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/boston-society-of-film-critics-2009-winners-948/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:17:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19475</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker The Boston Society of Film Critics has announced its 2009 winners. The Hurt Locker was the Boston critics' top film in more ways than one. Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama about a bomb squad was chosen best picture of the year, winning a total of five awards including best director for Bigelow and best actor for Jeremy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/boston-society-of-film-critics-2009-winners-948/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Visual Effects Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-visual-effects-semi-finalists-885/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-visual-effects-semi-finalists-885/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:02:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19387</guid> <description><![CDATA[2012 by Roland Emmerich (top); Star Trek by J.J. Abrams (middle); Avatar by James Cameron (bottom) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for 2010 Academy Awards. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: Angels &#38; Demons Avatar A Christmas Carol Coraline District 9 G-Force G.I. Joe: The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-visual-effects-semi-finalists-885/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/inglourious-basterds-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/inglourious-basterds-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:52:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15508</guid> <description><![CDATA[Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds stormed the North American box office, securing the No. 1 spot this weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in ticket sales, the biggest opening ever for a Tarantino film. Inglourious Basterds was screened at 3,165 locations, scoring a solid average of $11,881 per theater. In the R-rated WWII drama, Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, who assembles a gang of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/inglourious-basterds-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DISTRICT 9 Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/district-9-tops-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/district-9-tops-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:13:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
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