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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Jason Reitman</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/jason-reitman/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>JUNO Review &#8211; Ellen Page, Michael Cera d: Jason Reitman</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/juno-jason-reitman-ellen-page/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/juno-jason-reitman-ellen-page/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:36:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reginald Williams</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/juno-jason-reitman-ellen-page/</guid> <description><![CDATA[JUNO (2007) Direction: Jason Reitman Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J. K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson Screenplay: Diablo Cody Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Juno Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Academy Award-winner Diablo Cody, Juno is what most teen movies are not: non-commercial, with an &#34;agenda&#34; between the pages of its screenplay. In [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/juno-jason-reitman-ellen-page/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jason Reitman Photo: 2010 Oscar Ceremony</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/jason-reitman-oscar-ceremony-908/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/jason-reitman-oscar-ceremony-908/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:10:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23006</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jason Reitman (Ivan Reitman in the foreground) Photos: Matt Pettit / ©A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photo to enlarge it.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/jason-reitman-oscar-ceremony-908/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Screenplay THE HURT LOCKER / UP IN THE AIR</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-best-screenplay-71719/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-best-screenplay-71719/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:34:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22531</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Original Screenplay, The Hurt Locker Best Adapted Screenplay, Up in the Air Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner's win for Up in the Air, about an expert corporate-downsizer played by George Clooney, is all but assured. Reitman and Turner's screenplay has been the most honored by US film critics and it has won the Writers Guild Award. Mark Boal's The Hurt Locker screenplay is somewhat [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-best-screenplay-71719/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, UP IN THE AIR: WGA Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-wga-awards-41411/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-wga-awards-41411/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:30:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22182</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (top); Anna Kendrick, George Clooney in Up in the Air (bottom) The Writers Guild of America came up with some pretty shocking choices at their 2010 awards held this evening: Mark Boal's The Hurt Locker (directed by Kathryn Bigelow) for best original screenplay, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner's Up in the Air (directed by Reitman) for best adapted screenplay, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-wga-awards-41411/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron: Oscar Nominees Luncheon Photo</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/kathryn-bigelow-tarantino-cameron-nominees-luncheon-53901/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/kathryn-bigelow-tarantino-cameron-nominees-luncheon-53901/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:26:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21976</guid> <description><![CDATA[Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, Lee Daniels, and Jason Reitman at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon held earlier today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This year's five Oscar-nominated directors are in the running for the following movies: Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino), The Hurt Locker (Bigelow), Avatar (Cameron), Precious (Daniels), and Up in the Air (Reitman). [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/kathryn-bigelow-tarantino-cameron-nominees-luncheon-53901/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colin Firth, George Clooney, Sandra Bullock: 2010 Oscar Nominees Luncheon</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/colin-firth-oscar-nominees-luncheon-54871/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/colin-firth-oscar-nominees-luncheon-54871/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:21:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21965</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air Fourteen Academy Award nominees in the acting categories are expected to be among more than 120 nominees gathering today at noon for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. [Oscar Nominees Luncheon Group Photo.] Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/colin-firth-oscar-nominees-luncheon-54871/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Director Kathryn Bigelow</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-director-kathryn-bigelow-oscar-56044/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-director-kathryn-bigelow-oscar-56044/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:08:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21910</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Other nominees: James Cameron, Avatar; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air; Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds. Kathryn Bigelow is about to become the first woman to win the Best Director Academy Award. She has already won the Directors Guild Award, while The Hurt Locker has won the Producers Guild Award. The Iraq War drama has also [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-director-kathryn-bigelow-oscar-56044/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>James Cameron, Scott Cooper, Mark Boal at WGA Panel</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/james-cameron-scott-cooper-mark-boal-87665/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/james-cameron-scott-cooper-mark-boal-87665/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:45:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21887</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney in Up in the Air The Writers Guild of America's &#34;Beyond Words&#34; panel will be held at the Writers Guild Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, two days before the announcement of the 2010 WGA Awards. Confirmed panelists include: Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart), Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire), [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/james-cameron-scott-cooper-mark-boal-87665/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR Wins Scripter Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-scripter-award-77654/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-scripter-award-77654/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:29:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21790</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, and author Walter Kirn won USC's 2010 Scripter Award for the socially conscious comedy drama Up in the Air this past Saturday. The Scripter Award goes both to the screenwriter(s) of an adapted screenplay from a literary work and to the author of the source material. Directed by Reitman, and starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick, Up in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-scripter-award-77654/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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>DGA Awards: First Female Best Director?</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/directors-guild-dga-awards-woman-director-449/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/directors-guild-dga-awards-woman-director-449/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:30:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21466</guid> <description><![CDATA[The five nominees for the 2010 Directors Guild Award are Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker, James Cameron for Avatar, Lee Daniels for Precious, Jason Reitman for Up in the Air, and Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds. The likely winner? Following the Producers Guild Award going to The Hurt Locker (box-office gross: less than $13 million) instead of Avatar (box-office gross: more than $560 million), [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/directors-guild-dga-awards-woman-director-449/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Director</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-director-759/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-director-759/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21377</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker James Cameron, Avatar (with Sam Worthington) Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon Jason Reitman, Up in the Air (with George Clooney) Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds (with Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz) Four of the directors above were nominated by the Directors Guild of America. European Film Award winner Michael Haneke [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-director-759/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>George Clooney, Elisabetta Canalis, Cameron Diaz: Golden Globes Red Carpet Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/george-clooney-elisabetta-canalis-cameron-diaz-885/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/george-clooney-elisabetta-canalis-cameron-diaz-885/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:52:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21014</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Elisabetta Canalis (Golden Globe Awards / © HFPA) George Clooney took some time away from his &#34;Hope for Haiti&#34; telethon to show up at the Golden Globes ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Clooney was up for a best actor (drama) Globe for his role as a corporate-downsizing expert who spends much of his time either [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/george-clooney-elisabetta-canalis-cameron-diaz-885/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kathryn Bigelow &#8211; Best Director: Golden Globe Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-best-director-golden-globes-489/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-best-director-golden-globes-489/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:16:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20737</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow is by far the US critic's favorite director of 2009, but she isn't a star like Quentin Tarantino or James Cameron &#8212; or Barbra Streisand, the only woman to win a Golden Globe for best director (Yentl, 1983). Could Bigelow become the second female director to take home a Globe? Well, we think so. Bigelow has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-best-director-golden-globes-489/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, THE HANGOVER: WGA 2010 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-the-hangover-wga-2010-489/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-the-hangover-wga-2010-489/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:38:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20624</guid> <description><![CDATA[Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms in The Hangover (Frank Masi / Warner Bros.) (top); Meryl Streep in Julie &#38; Julia (Columbia Pictures) (bottom) The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 2010 WGA Awards. Both Avatar (James Cameron) and The Hangover (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore) have been nominated in the best original screenplay category. Wow. They'll be competing with the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-star-trek-the-hangover-wga-2010-489/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels: DGA Awards &amp; Women, Blacks, Gays</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dga-awards-kathryn-bigelow-lee-daniels-768/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dga-awards-kathryn-bigelow-lee-daniels-768/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:46:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20467</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow directing The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) is a first-time Directors Guild of America nominee, but her former husband James Cameron (Avatar) won the DGA Award for his megablockbuster Titanic back in early 1998. Lee Daniels (Precious) and Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) are two other first-timers, while this is Quentin Tarantino's second nod (Inglourious [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dga-awards-kathryn-bigelow-lee-daniels-768/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, Jason Reitman: DGA Awards 2010 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-james-cameron-jason-reitman-489/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-james-cameron-jason-reitman-489/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:43:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20468</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver on the Avatar set (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox) Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Lee Daniels (Precious), Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) are the Directors Guild of America's five nominees for their best motion picture director of 2009 award. Among those not shortlisted by DGA voters were Joel and Ethan Coen [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-james-cameron-jason-reitman-489/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR &#8211; US Critics&#039; Top Screenplay</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-critics-top-screenplay-889/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-critics-top-screenplay-889/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:40:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20248</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner's screenplay for Up in the Air is the #1 winner among North American critics groups, with Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds coming in second place. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber's (500) Days of Summer, a boy meets girl tale in which things don't quite go as planned, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-critics-top-screenplay-889/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kathryn Bigelow: US Critics&#039; Top Director</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-critics-top-director-112/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-critics-top-director-112/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:22:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20202</guid> <description><![CDATA[Although The Hurt Locker was eligible for last year's Spirit Awards, neither the Iraq War drama nor director Kathryn Bigelow (above) were nominated. But a year &#8212; and lots of good buzz &#8212; can make a hell of a difference. That's why Bigelow is now considered the front-runner for the best director Oscar even if Jason Reitman's Up in the Air or (Bigelow's former husband) [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kathryn-bigelow-critics-top-director-112/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, Jeremy Renner, Carey Mulligan Win in Chicago</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-jeremy-renner-carey-mulligan-989/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-jeremy-renner-carey-mulligan-989/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:50:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19901</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker, which follows a bomb disposal unit as they go about doing their work, was the big winner with the Chicago Film Critics Association. The film won in each of the five categories it was nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay (for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-jeremy-renner-carey-mulligan-989/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan Win in St. Louis</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-carey-mulligan-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-carey-mulligan-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:27:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19897</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anna Kendrick, George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Up in the Air bagged one more US film critics' award: The St. Louis Film Critics have chosen it as the best film of 2009. The runner-up was the Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker. George Clooney was voted best actor for Up in the Air, with Patton Oswalt for Big Fan [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-carey-mulligan-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, George Clooney Win in Florida</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-florida-984/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-florida-984/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:48:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19892</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anna Kendrick, George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Up in the Air was the top choice of the Florida Film Critics Circle 2009 awards. Jason Reitman's comedy-drama about an expert corporate downsizer who travels the United States to fire people won a total of three awards; the other two were for Best Director Reitman and Best Actor George Clooney. Lee [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-florida-984/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR Is Tops in Utah</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-is-tops-utah-9894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-is-tops-utah-9894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19804</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) The Utah Film Critics have revealed their list of winners, which includes both the predictable and the unexpected. In the former category are best picture Up in the Air, best animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox, best documentary The Cove, and best supporting actress Mo'Nique for Precious. In the latter category are best actor Viggo [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-is-tops-utah-9894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Utah Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/utah-film-critics-awards-2009-774764/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/utah-film-critics-awards-2009-774764/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:37:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19763</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Utah Film Critics winners: Dec. 18, 2009 &#160; George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) &#160; Best Picture Up in the Air Runners-up: The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds Best Non-English Language Feature Thirst Runner-up: Sin Nombre Best Documentary Feature The Cove Runner-up: Anvil! The Story of Anvil Best Animated Feature Fantastic Mr. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/utah-film-critics-awards-2009-774764/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dallas-ft-worth-film-critics-awards-2009-9894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dallas-ft-worth-film-critics-awards-2009-9894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:43:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19727</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards &#160; George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) &#160; Best Film: Up in the Air Runners-up: The Hurt Locker, Precious, Up, An Education, A Serious Man, Inglourious Basterds, District 9, Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox Best Foreign Language Film: Sin Nombre Runners-up: Broken Embraces, Summer Hours, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Red Cliff Best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dallas-ft-worth-film-critics-awards-2009-9894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR Tops Golden Globes 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-golden-globes-2010-984/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-golden-globes-2010-984/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:04:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19635</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney in Jason Reitman's Up in the Air Topping the crowded and highly eclectic Golden Globe field with six nominations, Jason Reitman's Up in the Air was shortlisted as a drama, not a comedy (or musical). James Cameron's blockbuster-in-the-making Avatar also made the cut in that category, which basically meant that Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones and Clint Eastwood's Invictus went out the window. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-golden-globes-2010-984/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, George Clooney, Meryl Streep: Southeastern Film Critics 2009 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-meryl-streep-998/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-meryl-streep-998/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:33:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michele Colbert</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19605</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, the tale of a corporate-downsizing expert and frequent flyer who begins to question both his ethics and his life's purpose, was voted best film of 2009 by the Southeastern Film Critics Association. Among the other Southeastern Film Critics award winners were George Clooney as the downsizing guy in Up in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-meryl-streep-998/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/los-angeles-film-critics-awards-2009-118/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/los-angeles-film-critics-awards-2009-118/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:15:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michele Colbert</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19248</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Los Angeles Film Critics winners: Dec. 13, 2009 &#160; Kathryn Bigelow directing The Hurt Locker &#160; Best Film: The Hurt Locker Runner-Up: Up in the Air Best Foreign Language Film: Summer Hours Runner-Up: The White Ribbon Best Documentary (tie): The Beaches of Agnès and The Cove Best Animated Feature: Fantastic Mr. Fox Runner-Up: Up Best Director: Kathryn [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/los-angeles-film-critics-awards-2009-118/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jason Reitman, Jeremy Renner, T Bone Burnett: Palm Springs Film Festival 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/reitman-renner-burnett-palm-springs-2010-989/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/reitman-renner-burnett-palm-springs-2010-989/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:16:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19370</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jason Reitman (above), Jeremy Renner, and T Bone Burnett will each receive a special award at the 2010 edition of the Palm Springs Film Festival. Reitman will be handed the Director of the Year Award for Up in the Air, Renner the Breakthrough Performance Award for The Hurt Locker and Burnett the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing for Crazy Heart, whose star, Jeff Bridges, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/reitman-renner-burnett-palm-springs-2010-989/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>National Board of Review 2009 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-2009-winners-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-2009-winners-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19107</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney in Up in the Air The fact that Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, which opens in the US tomorrow, was named best picture of 2009 by the National Board of Review should come as no surprise. On the other hand, the fact that Lee Daniels' Precious earned only one mention &#8212; breakthrough performance by an actress for Gabourey Sidibe as the film's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-2009-winners-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Director</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-director-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-director-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:08:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18785</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Director Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire Clint Eastwood, Invictus (above, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon) Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones (above, Saoirse Ronan) Rob Marshall, Nine (above, Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson) Jason Reitman, Up in the Air &#160; Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish in Bright Star (top);Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin in It's Complicated (middle); Sam Worthington in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-director-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Vera Farmiga, Jason Reitman, Anna Kendrick: London &#039;09</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/vera-farmiga-jason-reitman-anna-kendrick-london-09/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/vera-farmiga-jason-reitman-anna-kendrick-london-09/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:10:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17691</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vera Farmiga arrives for the premiere of Up in the Air, a potential Oscar nominee, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 18. Photos: Samir Hussein/Getty Images Anna Kendrick, Jason Reitman, Vera Farmiga Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick at the Up in the Air photocall]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/vera-farmiga-jason-reitman-anna-kendrick-london-09/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Director</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-director/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-director/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:26:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17321</guid> <description><![CDATA[BEST DIRECTOR The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson (above, with Saoirse Ronan) A Serious Man, Joel and Ethan Coen Up in the Air, Jason Reitman (above, with George Clooney) The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke In all honesty, I don't know who the hell will get a best direction nod this year &#8212; though I'm pretty sure it'll be five of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-director/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Toronto 2009: UP IN THE AIR, YOUNG VICTORIA, Israel Controversy</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/toronto-2009-up-in-the-air-young-victoria/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/toronto-2009-up-in-the-air-young-victoria/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:03:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16405</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney in Up in the Air Nomi Morris on Up in the Air in GlobalPost, via The Huffington Post: &#34;This year, the film that has generated the greatest buzz is Up in the Air, the latest by [Jason] Reitman, director of the hits Juno and Thank You for Smoking, and son of Hollywood director Ivan Reitman (Ghost Busters). Up in the Air stars [George] [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/toronto-2009-up-in-the-air-young-victoria/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nastri d&#039;Argento 2008</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nastri-dargento-2008/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nastri-dargento-2008/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:51:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12742</guid> <description><![CDATA[2008 Nastri d'Argento National Union of Italian Film Journalists' 2008 Nastri d'Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 11, 2008 2008 Nastri d'Argento winners: Teatro Antico di Taormina, Sicily, on June 14, 2008 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Isabella Ragonese plays a college grad who struggles to find work in A Whole Life Ahead &#160; Best Director Antonello GRIMALDI &#8211; Caos calmo Daniele LUCHETTI [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nastri-dargento-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2008: George Clooney, Quincy Jones, Alex Gibney</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/george-clooney-quincy-jones-alex-gibney/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/george-clooney-quincy-jones-alex-gibney/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:14:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17957</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Quincy Jones Alex Gibney Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman, Jon Stewart Photos: Greg Harbaugh / © A.M.P.A.S.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/george-clooney-quincy-jones-alex-gibney/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2008: Saoirse Ronan, Laura Linney, Josh Brolin</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/saoirse-ronan-laura-linney-josh-brolin/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/saoirse-ronan-laura-linney-josh-brolin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:19:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17984</guid> <description><![CDATA[Saoirse Ronan, Robert Osborne Laura Linney, Jason Reitman Josh Brolin (with Javier Bardem's Oscar statuette?) Photos: Richard Harbaugh (Ronan), Greg Harbaugh (Brolin), Darren Decker (Linney). All photos: &#169; A.M.P.A.S.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/saoirse-ronan-laura-linney-josh-brolin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2006</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/las-vegas-film-critics-awards-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/las-vegas-film-critics-awards-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:20:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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