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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Julie and Julia</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/julie-and-julia/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>Oscar 2010: Meryl Streep Breaks Oscar Record</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-meryl-streep-record-981/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-meryl-streep-record-981/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:23:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21563</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep breaks acting record Meryl Streep has broken her own record for most Oscar nominations for acting: 16 in all. They are: The Deer Hunter (supporting, 1978), Kramer vs. Kramer (supporting, 1979), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-meryl-streep-record-981/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</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>Meryl Streep, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: National Society of Film Critics Contenders</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-inglourious-basterds-888/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-inglourious-basterds-888/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:22:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20316</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep in Julie &#38; Julia (Columbia Pictures) (left); Yolande Moreau in Séraphine (Music Box Films) (right) Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan, Quentin Tarantino, Abbie Cornish, Inglourious Basterds, and Everlasting Moments were a few of the top contenders for the 2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, announced earlier today. Both indieWIRE and The Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil have full lists of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-inglourious-basterds-888/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan: US Critics&#039; Best Actresses of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-carey-mulligan-best-actress-889/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-carey-mulligan-best-actress-889/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:22:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20215</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep in Julie &#38; Julia (Columbia Pictures) (top); Carey Mulligan in An Education (Kerry Brown / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Only two actresses delivered great performances in 2009, at least as far as most US-based critics' groups were concerned: veteran Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie &#38; Julia, and newcomer Carey Mulligan as a daring schoolgirl in 1960s London in An Education. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-carey-mulligan-best-actress-889/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Satellite Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2009-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2009-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:20:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18958</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Satellite Awards International Press Academy's 2009 Satellite Award nominations: Nov. 29, 2009 2009 Satellite Award winners: Dec. 20, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine (David James / The Weinstein Co.) &#160; Best Motion Picture (Drama) Bright Star An Education * The Hurt Locker [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2009-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SAG Awards 2010: Predictions &#8211; Best Actress</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-predictions-best-actress-9894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-predictions-best-actress-9894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19696</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station (above, with Anne-Marie Duff and Paul Giamatti) Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire Meryl Streep, Julie &#38; Julia Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan are definitely in for the SAG Awards' best actress category, the former for her London student in An Education, the latter for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-predictions-best-actress-9894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep Win in San Francisco</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-meryl-streep-colin-firth-9894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-meryl-streep-colin-firth-9894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:32:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19595</guid> <description><![CDATA[Another major critical surprise: The Hurt Locker (above, with Jeremy Renner) was voted best picture of 2009 by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle. The Iraq War drama's director, Kathryn Bigelow, received top honors as well. All kidding aside, a more unique choice &#8212; though not all that unexpected considering that it's San Francisco &#8212; was Colin Firth for best actor. In Tom Ford's A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-meryl-streep-colin-firth-9894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Mo&#039;Nique, Christoph Waltz: New York Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-monique-christoph-waltz-998/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-monique-christoph-waltz-998/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:19:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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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>Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Actress &#8211; Comedy or Musical</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-actress-comedy-musical-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-actress-comedy-musical-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:18:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18725</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actress &#8211; Comedy or Musical Sandra Bullock, The Proposal A bossy Canadian businesswoman forces her American assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her so she can stay in the US. Marion Cotillard, Nine The wife of an Italian filmmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis, above) must cope with both his infidelities and his artistic temper. Zooey Deschanel, (500) Days of Summer A young woman [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-actress-comedy-musical-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Picture – Comedy or Musical</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-picture-comedy-musical-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-picture-comedy-musical-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18692</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Golden Globes Predictions: Best Picture &#8211; Comedy or Musical The Informant! (above, with Matt Damon), d: Steven Soderbergh; scr: Scott Z. Burns A pathological liar helps the US government nab a nefarious agribusiness conglomerate. Julie &#38; Julia (above, with Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci), d &#38; scr: Nora Ephron Julia Child starts cooking decades ago, while in the early 21st-century blogger Julie Powell decides to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-picture-comedy-musical-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Actress</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actress/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:53:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17448</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Actress Abbie Cornish, Bright Star Frances 'Fanny' Brawne has a relatively brief but intense love affair with poet John Keats Carey Mulligan, An Education In 1960s London, a schoolgirl falls for a man in his 30s Michelle Pfeiffer, Cheri An older courtesan introduces a young man to the art of lovemaking Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire An abused [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/i-can-do-bad-all-by-myself-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/i-can-do-bad-all-by-myself-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:18:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15170</guid> <description><![CDATA[Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi actioner District 9 flew past its competition to the top spot at the North American box office this weekend with $37 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Pulling strong reviews, the Peter Jackson-produced film scored a solid average of $12,135 per theater at 3,049 locations. District 9 is set in a world where unwelcomed aliens are living as refugees [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/district-9-tops-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>G.I. JOE, JULIE &amp; JULIA Top Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/g-i-joe-julie-and-julia-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/g-i-joe-julie-and-julia-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:35:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
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