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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Oscar 2004</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/oscar-2004/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>RAY Review &#8211; Jamie Foxx d: Taylor Hackford</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/ray-taylor-hackford-jamie-foxx/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/ray-taylor-hackford-jamie-foxx/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:01:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/ray-taylor-hackford-jamie-foxx/</guid> <description><![CDATA[RAY (2004) Direction: Taylor Hackford Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharon Warren, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard Screenplay: James L. White; from an original story by White and Taylor Hackford Oscar Movies Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, Ray Taylor Hackford's prosaic biopic Ray offers no more than a superficial look at the life and career of legendary singer [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/ray-taylor-hackford-jamie-foxx/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE SEA INSIDE Review &#8211; Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas d: Alejandro Amenábar</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sea-inside-amenabar-javier-bardem/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sea-inside-amenabar-javier-bardem/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:49:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sea-inside-amenabar-javier-bardem/</guid> <description><![CDATA[MAR ADENTRO / THE SEA INSIDE (2004) Direction: Alejandro Amenábar Screenplay: Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil Cast: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Joan Dalmau, Tamar Novas, Clara Segura Oscar Movies, European Film Award Movies Recommended with Reservations Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, The Sea Inside Alejandro Amenábar's The Sea Inside often verges on melodrama and features as its centerpiece Javier Bardem's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sea-inside-amenabar-javier-bardem/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CLOSER Review &#8211; Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen d: Mike Nichols</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/closer-mike-nichols/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/closer-mike-nichols/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:33:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/closer-mike-nichols/</guid> <description><![CDATA[CLOSER (2004) Direction: Mike Nichols Cast: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman Screenplay: Patrick Marber; from his own 1997 play Oscar Movies Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Closer THE PERFECT DYSFUNCTIONAL DATE MOVIE Mike Nichols' first feature film, an adaptation of Edward Albee's acclaimed play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is a harrowing dissection of two married couples whose inner [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/closer-mike-nichols/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FINDING NEVERLAND Review &#8211; Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet d: Marc Forster</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/finding-neverland-marc-forster/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/finding-neverland-marc-forster/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:55:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/finding-neverland-marc-forster/</guid> <description><![CDATA[FINDING NEVERLAND (2004) Direction: Marc Forster Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell, Julie Christie, Freddie Highmore, Dustin Hoffman, Joe Prospero, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald Screenplay: David Magee; from Allan Knee's play The Man Who Was Peter Pan Oscar Movies Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland Back in 2001, German-born director Marc Forster brought a much welcome touch of non-Hollywood flavor to the independently made [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/finding-neverland-marc-forster/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE AVIATOR Review &#8211; Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett d: Martin Scorsese</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/aviator-martin-scorsese-leonardo-dicaprio/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/aviator-martin-scorsese-leonardo-dicaprio/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:10:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/aviator-martin-scorsese-leonardo-dicaprio/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE AVIATOR (2004) Direction: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Kelli Garner, Gwen Stefani, Ian Holm, Adam Scott, Frances Conroy, Willem Dafoe, Jacob Davich, Jude Law, John C. Reilly, Edward Herrmann, Stanley DeSantis, Danny Huston, Matt Ross Screenplay: John Logan Oscar Movies Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, The Aviator WHAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE SPRUCE GOOSE. . . [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/aviator-martin-scorsese-leonardo-dicaprio/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>YESTERDAY Review &#8211; Leleti Khumalo d: Darrell Roodt</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/yesterday-by-darrell-roodt/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/yesterday-by-darrell-roodt/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:06:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/yesterday-by-darrell-roodt/</guid> <description><![CDATA[YESTERDAY (2004) Direction and screenplay: Darrell Roodt Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Kenneth Kambule, Harriet Lehabe, Camilla Walker Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Yesterday To date, nowhere has the AIDS pandemic been felt more strongly than in Sub-Saharan Africa, home to approximately 10% of the world's population and to about two-thirds of the planet's 30-35 million AIDS cases. In the past [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/yesterday-by-darrell-roodt/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VERA DRAKE Review d: Mike Leigh</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/vera-drake-mike-leigh-imelda-staunton/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/vera-drake-mike-leigh-imelda-staunton/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:19:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/million-dollar-baby-clint-eastwood/</guid> <description><![CDATA[MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004) Direction: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker Screenplay: Paul Haggis; mostly from &#34;Million $$$ Baby,&#34; one of the six short stories found in F. X. Toole's (aka Jerry Boyd) Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner Oscar Movies Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby Fresh off the multiple Academy Award nominee Mystic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/million-dollar-baby-clint-eastwood/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>KINSEY Review d: Bill Condon</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/kinsey-bill-condon-liam-neeson/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/kinsey-bill-condon-liam-neeson/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:20:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/kinsey-bill-condon-liam-neeson/</guid> <description><![CDATA[KINSEY (2004) Direction and screenplay: Bill Condon (There's a &#34;thank you&#34; credit to Kinsey biographer Johnathan Gathorne-Hardy and his book, Kinsey: Sex the Measure of All Things) Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Lynn Redgrave, Katharine Houghton Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Kinsey At one point in Kinsey, Liam Neeson's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/kinsey-bill-condon-liam-neeson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LES CHORISTES Review &#8211; Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Baptiste Maunier d: Christophe Barratier</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/les-choristes-christophe-barratier/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/les-choristes-christophe-barratier/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:15:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/les-choristes-christophe-barratier/</guid> <description><![CDATA[LES CHORISTES / THE CHORUS (2004) Direction: Christophe Barratier Cast: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad, Marie Bunel, Jacques Perrin, Maxence Perrin, Didier Flamand, Grégory Gatignol, Thomas Blumenthal Screenplay: Christophe Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval; inspired by the 1945 motion picture La cage aux rossignols / A Cage of Nightingales, written by Georges Chaperot, Noël-Noël, and René Wheeler Oscar Movies Kad Merad, François Berléand, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/les-choristes-christophe-barratier/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LEMONY SNICKET&#039;S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS Review &#8211; Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/lemony-snicket-brad-silberling-jim-carrey/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/lemony-snicket-brad-silberling-jim-carrey/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:50:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/lemony-snicket-brad-silberling-jim-carrey/</guid> <description><![CDATA[LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (2004) Direction: Brad Silberling Cast: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Jude Law, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Dustin Hoffman, Craig Ferguson, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Coolidge, Jaimie Harris Screenplay: Robert Gordon; from Daniel Handler's books The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window Oscar Movies Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Lemony Snicket's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/lemony-snicket-brad-silberling-jim-carrey/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN Review &#8211; Daniel Radcliffe d: Alfonso Cuarón</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/harry-potter-prisoner-azkaban-alfonso-cuaron/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/harry-potter-prisoner-azkaban-alfonso-cuaron/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:07:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/harry-potter-prisoner-azkaban-alfonso-cuaron/</guid> <description><![CDATA[HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) Direction: Alfonso Cuarón Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Julie Christie, Pam Ferris Screenplay: Steve Kloves; from J.K. Rowling's novel Oscar Movies Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón may [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/harry-potter-prisoner-azkaban-alfonso-cuaron/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HOTEL RWANDA Review &#8211; Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo d: Terry George</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/hotel-rwanda-terry-george-don-cheadle/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/hotel-rwanda-terry-george-don-cheadle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:40:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/hotel-rwanda-terry-george-don-cheadle/</guid> <description><![CDATA[HOTEL RWANDA (2004) Direction: Terry George Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Desmond Dube, Neil McCarthy, Jean Reno Screenplay: Keir Pearson and Terry George Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Sophie Okonedo, Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda In the second quarter of 1994, while much of the world was gearing up to the World Cup to be held in Los Angeles, one of history's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/hotel-rwanda-terry-george-don-cheadle/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BEING JULIA Review &#8211; Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Shaun Evans d: István Szabó</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/being-julia-istvan-szabo-annette-bening/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/being-julia-istvan-szabo-annette-bening/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:23:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/being-julia-by-istvan-szabo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[BEING JULIA (2004) Direction: István Szabó Cast: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Shaun Evans, Bruce Greenwood, Miriam Margolyes, Juliet Stevenson, Lucy Punch, Michael Gambon, Sheila McCarthy, Leigh Lawson, Rosemary Harris, Rita Tushingham Screenplay: Ronald Harwood; from W. Somerset Maugham's 1937 novel Theatre Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Being Julia A LITTLE ABOUT AVICE In Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 Oscar-winning classic All About [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/being-julia-istvan-szabo-annette-bening/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DOWNFALL Review – Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane Köhler d: Oliver Hirschbiegel</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/downfall-untergang-hirschbiegel-ganz/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/downfall-untergang-hirschbiegel-ganz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:51:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/downfall-untergang-hirschbiegel-ganz/</guid> <description><![CDATA[DER UNTERGANG / DOWNFALL (2004) Direction: Oliver Hirschbiegel Cast: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane Köhler, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Heino Ferch, Thomas Kretschmann Screenplay: Bernd Eichinger; from Joachim Fest's book Untergang: Hitler und das Ende des Dritten Reiches / Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich and Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller's Bis zur letzten Stunde / Until the Final Hour: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/downfall-untergang-hirschbiegel-ganz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SIDEWAYS Review &#8211; d: Alexander Payne scr: Payne, Jim Taylor</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sideways-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sideways-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:46:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sideways-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti/</guid> <description><![CDATA[SIDEWAYS (2004) Director: Alexander Payne Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor; from Rex Pickett's novel Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Oscar Movies Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sideways DAYS OF WINE AND LOSERS With the 1999 Matthew Broderick-Reese Witherspoon vehicle Election, Alexander Payne displayed a flair for satirical comedy the likes of which would have turned Billy Wilder greener (with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/sideways-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
