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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Nine</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/nine/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 02:03:27 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Those with Fewer Nominations Than Expected</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-invictus-the-lovely-bones-398/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-invictus-the-lovely-bones-398/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:27:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21576</guid> <description><![CDATA[Clint Eastwood's Invictus was expected to land a Best Picture Oscar nod and was a possibility for Best Director. The sentimental political drama's only two Oscar 2010 nominations were for best actor Morgan Freeman (above) and best supporting actor Matt Damon. &#34;We didn't get a best picture nomination? Well that's a big letdown. Well there you go. That's my problem, I thought we should get [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-invictus-the-lovely-bones-398/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</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>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>SAG Awards 2010 Prediction: THE HURT LOCKER, Best Cast</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-the-hurt-locker-best-cast-998/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-the-hurt-locker-best-cast-998/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:15:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19965</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 SAG Award Prediction Best Cast in a Motion Picture The Hurt Locker &#8212; Christian Camargo, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner Many consider the Screen Actors Guild's Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Award as SAG' best film equivalent. Generally speaking, that ain't true. A &#34;cast,&#34; or &#34;ensemble,&#34; is exactly what the name implies: a group of performers interacting with one another [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-the-hurt-locker-best-cast-998/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mo&#039;Nique, Nicole Kidman: Golden Globes Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/monique-nicole-kidman-golden-globes-899/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/monique-nicole-kidman-golden-globes-899/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:25:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21075</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mo'Nique (Golden Globe Awards / © HFPA) Mo'Nique's speech at the Golden Globes this past Sunday was the evening's highlight for some. According to Brian Brooks at indieWIRE, the best supporting actress winner had already delivered a memorable speech the previous evening at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's awards dinner, held at the Century City Intercontinental Hotel. (About a stone's throw from the Globes' [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/monique-nicole-kidman-golden-globes-899/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jeff Bridges, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman: Golden Globes 2010 Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/jeff-bridges-kate-hudson-nicole-kidman-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/jeff-bridges-kate-hudson-nicole-kidman-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:54:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21068</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeff Bridges (Golden Globe Awards / © HFPA) “You're really screwing up my under-appreciated status here,&#34; said 40-year film veteran Jeff Bridges as he accepted his Golden Globe for best actor (drama) of the year. In Scott Cooper's Crazy Heart, Bridges plays an aging, troubled country singer who has a &#34;healing&#34; affair with a much younger journalist (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Although he's been mentioned as a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/jeff-bridges-kate-hudson-nicole-kidman-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mel Gibson Not Heckled, Meryl Streep/Speech, Penélope Cruz/Legs: Golden Globes 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/mel-gibson-meryl-streep-penelope-cruz-555/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/mel-gibson-meryl-streep-penelope-cruz-555/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:15:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20989</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Nine Speeches at the 2010 Golden Globes ranged from the moving to the mundane. Mostly the mundane. The awards show itself wasn't the most exciting thing on planet Earth, but at least it was over in about three hours. What I was most curious about wasn't who was going to win best actor (drama) or best director or best screenplay or best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/mel-gibson-meryl-streep-penelope-cruz-555/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:07:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19616</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Golden Globes Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 2010 Golden Globe nominations: Dec. 15, 2009 2010 Golden Globe winners: Jan. 17, 2010 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Stephen Lang, Sam Worthington in Avatar (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox) &#160; BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA * AVATAR Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox THE HURT LOCKER Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS The Weinstein [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NINE, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, AVATAR Lead Critics Choice Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nine-inglourious-basterds-avatar-143/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nine-inglourious-basterds-avatar-143/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:36:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20838</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rob Marshall's Nine and Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds; each with ten nominations, and James Cameron's Avatar with nine, are the leading nominees for the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics Choice Awards, which will be handed out this evening at the Hollywood Palladium. The show will be hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. In addition to the aforementioned three films, the other seven best picture nominees are: Lone [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nine-inglourious-basterds-avatar-143/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IT&#039;S COMPLICATED &#8211; Best Picture (Comedy or Musical): Golden Globe Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/its-complicated-best-picture-comedy-194/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/its-complicated-best-picture-comedy-194/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20742</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Picture &#8211; Comedy or Musical It's Complicated None of the five nominees in the best picture (comedy or musical) category has a matching best director nomination. Only one of them has a matching best screenplay nod, It's Complicated. That shouldn't be enough for this Nancy Meyers comedy to win, but this may well be the Year of the Woman at the Golden Globes. A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/its-complicated-best-picture-comedy-194/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, THE WHITE RIBBON, THE HURT LOCKER: ASC Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-the-white-ribbon-the-hurt-locker-444/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-the-white-ribbon-the-hurt-locker-444/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:06:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20629</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Stacy Ferguson, Sophia Loren, Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine (David James / The Weinstein Co.) (top); Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon (Films du Losange / Sony Pictures Classics) (middle); Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore in Avatar (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox) (bottom) The American Society of Cinematographers has announced its list of nominees. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-the-white-ribbon-the-hurt-locker-444/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR In, Oprah Out: PGA Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-in-oprah-out-pga-awards-2010-443/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-in-oprah-out-pga-awards-2010-443/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:43:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20353</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sam Worthington in Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) The Academy is probably hoping that Oscar voters will follow the Producers Guild of America' lead, as their top-ten list features one mega-blockbuster, James Cameron's Avatar (more than $1 billion worldwide), and no less than four blockbusters: J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, Pete Docter's Up, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Neill Blomkamp's District 9. The rationale is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-in-oprah-out-pga-awards-2010-443/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marion Cotillard, Quentin Tarantino to Be Honored in Palm Springs</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/marion-cotillard-quentin-tarantino-palm-springs-989/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/marion-cotillard-quentin-tarantino-palm-springs-989/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:05:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20180</guid> <description><![CDATA[Marion Cotillard (right) and Quentin Tarantino will be honored at the 2010 Palm Springs Film Festival. Cotillard, one of the stars of Rob Marshall's Nine, will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award while Tarantino will get the Sonny Bono Visionary Award. Presented by Cartier, the Palm Springs Awards Gala will take place on Tuesday, January 5, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The event [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/marion-cotillard-quentin-tarantino-palm-springs-989/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER Is US Critics&#039; Favorite</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-american-critics-favorite-654/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-american-critics-favorite-654/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:44:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20131</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) Thus far, The Hurt Locker is the top choice among American film critics. The Iraq War drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, has won about a dozen awards from US-based critics' groups, including those from the country's three largest metropolitan areas: New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Although The Hurt [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-american-critics-favorite-654/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR, Robert Downey Jr, Chipmunks, Meryl Streep Top Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-meryl-streep-box-office-998/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-meryl-streep-box-office-998/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:12:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20061</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Cameron’s Avatar prevailed at the North American box office this weekend as the sci-fi action spectacle regained the No. 1 spot with another stunning $75 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Even though Avatar was dethroned Friday by new entry Sherlock Holmes, the film regained momentum Saturday and Sunday to emerge as the weekend’s winner. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-meryl-streep-box-office-998/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR to Beat SHERLOCK HOLMES at Christmas Weekend Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-sherlock-holmes-christmas-box-office-1256/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-sherlock-holmes-christmas-box-office-1256/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:20:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20045</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Cameron's Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) (top); Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes (Alex Bailey / Warner Bros.) (bottom) Probably because of both the enormous publicity surrounding its production costs and the nearly mythical place of Titanic in box-office history, Avatar's box-office fate has been a major topic among film-related publications, whether online or elsewhere. So, here we go again. According [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-sherlock-holmes-christmas-box-office-1256/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, NINE Win Satellite Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-nine-satellite-awards-949/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-nine-satellite-awards-949/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19869</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) (top); Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren in Nine (David James / The Weinstein Co.) (bottom) The Hurt Locker and Nine were named, respectively, best film drama and comedy/musical by the International Press Academy on Sunday evening, Nov. 20. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who won the IPA's Satellite Award for best director, The Hurt Locker follows a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-nine-satellite-awards-949/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>Oscar 2010: Best Song Submissions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-best-song-submissions-994/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-best-song-submissions-994/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19686</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jim Carrey in A Christmas Carol (top); The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus by Terry Gilliam (middle); Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson in Nine (bottom) Sixty-three songs are contending for a nomination in the Best Original Song category for the 2010 Academy Awards. Needless to say, there are songs from Disney movies &#8212; A Christmas Carol, The Princess and the Frog &#8212; in addition to songs from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-best-song-submissions-994/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SAG Awards 2010: Predictions &#8211; Best Ensemble</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-predictions-best-ensemble-9894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-predictions-best-ensemble-9894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:10:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19682</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Cameron's Avatar: best long-toothed ensemble blue cast The nominations for the 2010 SAG Awards will be announced tomorrow morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell. As usual, expect some surprises. In the past, SAG voters &#8212; only a relatively small group of SAG members vote on the nominations &#8212; have made unexpected choices such as Dev Patel for best supporting actor in Slumdog Millionaire, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sag-awards-2010-predictions-best-ensemble-9894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NINE, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, AVATAR Top 2010 Critics Choice Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nine-avatar-2009-critics-choice-awards-984/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nine-avatar-2009-critics-choice-awards-984/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19539</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kate Hudson, Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine (top); Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds (middle); Giovanni Ribisi, Sigourney Weaver in Avatar (bottom) Two The Weinstein Co. releases are the Broadcast Film Critics Association's top nominees for the 2009 Critics Choice Awards. Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Rob Marshall's Nine lead the race with ten nominations each. James Cameron's soon-to-be blockbuster (how big a blockbuster remains to be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/nine-avatar-2009-critics-choice-awards-984/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2009 Satellite Awards &#8211; Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-satellite-awards-nominations-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-satellite-awards-nominations-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:29:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18967</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why should anyone give a damn about the (Golden) Satellite Awards? Well, how often will you see a small, little-seen indie like The Stoning of Soraya M. (above) listed as one of the best films of the year? Or Hugh Dancy shortlisted for his performance in Adam? Or Mozhan Marno listed as best supporting actress, also for The Stoning of Soraya M.? Or the absence [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-satellite-awards-nominations-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010 Predictions &#8211; Best Supporting Actress</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-supporting-actress-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-supporting-actress-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:46:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18796</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Supporting Actress Mariah Carey, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (with Gabourey Sidibe) An unglamorous social worker Penélope Cruz, Nine A film director’s seductive mistress Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (with Gabourey Sidibe) A Mom from Hell Julianne Moore, A Single Man A married alcoholic in love with a distraught gay professor Emma Thompson, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-supporting-actress-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</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>Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Actor &#8211; Comedy or Musical</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-actor-comedy-or-musical-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-actor-comedy-or-musical-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:55:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18743</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actor &#8211; Comedy or Musical George Clooney, Up in the Air (with director Jason Reitman) A professional downsizer finds his ideal frequent-flying partner right when he's about to get grounded. Sacha Baron Cohen, Brüno An Austrian fashionista wants to become the next red-white-and-blue sensation. Matt Damon, The Informant! A pathological liar helps the FBI nab a law-breaking agribusiness conglomerate. Daniel [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-predictions-best-actor-comedy-or-musical-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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 Supporting Actress</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-supporting-actress/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-supporting-actress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:56:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17556</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Supporting Actress Penélope Cruz, Nine A film director's seductive mistress (if she's half as tantalizing in the film as she is in the above photo, Cruz deserves not only a nod but the golden statuette itself) Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air A professional downsizer's trainee Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire A pregnant, illiterate teen's Mom from Hell Julianne Moore, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-supporting-actress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Actor</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actor/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:34:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actor/</guid> <description><![CDATA[BEST ACTOR George Clooney, Up in the Air A professional downsizer finds the frequent-flying love of his life while having to come to terms with his long-lost humanity. Matt Damon, The Informant! A pathological liar helps the FBI nab his employer, a dishonest agribusiness conglomerate. Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine (with Marion Cotillard) In this musicalized remake of Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, Daniel Day-Lewis plays the old [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-actor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Picture</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-picture/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-picture/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:40:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-picture/</guid> <description><![CDATA[BEST FILM An Education, d: Lone Scherfig; scr: Nick Hornby In Swinging (suburban) London, a teenager decides to have her first sexual experience with a man in his thirties. The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow; scr: Mark Boal An elite unit of the US Army must disarm bombs during combat in an &#34;enemy&#34; city in Iraq. The Informant!, d: Steven Soderbergh; scr: Scott Z. Burns A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-picture/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
