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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Oscar 2006</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/oscar-2006/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>PAN&#039;S LABYRINTH Review d: Guillermo del Toro</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/pans-labyrinth-by-guillermo-del-toro/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/pans-labyrinth-by-guillermo-del-toro/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:20:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/pans-labyrinth-by-guillermo-del-toro/</guid> <description><![CDATA[EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO / PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006) Direction and screenplay: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo Oscar Movies Recommended Ivana Baquero, Pan's Labyrinth &#34;If you expect to get laid after this screening,&#34; Guillermo del Toro told the midnight (actually, closer to 1 a.m.) audience at the AFI FEST Los Angeles 2007 premiere [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/pans-labyrinth-by-guillermo-del-toro/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LITTLE CHILDREN Review &#8211; Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson d: Todd Field</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/little-children-kate-winslet-todd-field/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/little-children-kate-winslet-todd-field/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:15:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/10/06/little-children-2006-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[LITTLE CHILDREN (2006) Direction: Todd Field Cast: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, Phyllis Somerville, Gregg Edelman, Sadie Goldstein, Ty Simpkins Screenplay: Todd Field and Tom Perrotta; from Perrotta's novel Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Little Children Synopsis: Suburbia, U.S.A.: A married man (Patrick Wilson) and a married woman (Kate Winslet) have an affair, while an [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/little-children-kate-winslet-todd-field/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NOTES ON A SCANDAL Review &#8211; Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett d: Richard Eyre</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/notes-on-a-scandal-judi-dench-cate-blanchett/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/notes-on-a-scandal-judi-dench-cate-blanchett/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:09:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rosemary Westwell</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/02/07/notes-on-a-scandal-by-richard-eyre-film-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[NOTES ON A SCANDAL (2006) Direction: Richard Eyre Cast: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Phil Davis, Anne-Marie Duff Screenplay: Patrick Marber; from Zoe Heller's novel Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal Directed by Richard Eyre, Notes on a Scandal is a must-see for those who enjoy a cleverly constructed plot that explores human relationships to the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/notes-on-a-scandal-judi-dench-cate-blanchett/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE QUEEN Review &#8211; Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen d: Stephen Frears</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-queen-helen-mirren-stephen-frears/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-queen-helen-mirren-stephen-frears/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:49:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/10/08/the-queen-2006-capsule-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE QUEEN (2006) Direction: Stephen Frears Cast: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Sylvia Syms, Helen McCrory, Roger Allam, Julian Firth Screenplay: Peter Morgan Oscar Movies, European Film Award Movies Recommended Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, The Queen A more sober tone would have made Stephen Frears' filmization of Peter Morgan's The Queen screenplay less appealing to a mass audience. However, it would also [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-queen-helen-mirren-stephen-frears/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Review d: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/little-miss-sunshine-jonathan-dayton-valerie-faris/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/little-miss-sunshine-jonathan-dayton-valerie-faris/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/01/film-review-little-miss-sunshine/</guid> <description><![CDATA[LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) Direction: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Cast: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano Screenplay: Michael Arndt Oscar Movies Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Little Miss Sunshine More often than not, &#34;independent film&#34; merely indicates that an American production received its financing from sources outside &#8212; or somewhere in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/little-miss-sunshine-jonathan-dayton-valerie-faris/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE BLACK DAHLIA Review d: Brian De Palma</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/black-dahlia-brian-de-palma-josh-hartnett/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/black-dahlia-brian-de-palma-josh-hartnett/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:10:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/19/review-the-black-dahlia-2006/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006) Direction: Brian De Palma Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Scarlett Johansson, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Fischler Screenplay: Josh Friedman; from James Ellroy's novel Oscar Movies Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, The Black Dahlia THE BIG SNOOZE Stylized without being stylish, intricate without being intriguing, heavy without being dramatic. That pretty much sums up director Brian De Palma [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/black-dahlia-brian-de-palma-josh-hartnett/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Review &#8211; Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway d: David Frankel</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/devil-wears-prada-frankel-streep-hathaway/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/devil-wears-prada-frankel-streep-hathaway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:12:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/07/19/the-devil-wears-prada/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) Direction: David Frankel Screenplay: Aline Brosh McKenna; from Lauren Weisberger's novel Cast: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Adrian Grenier Oscar Movies Recommendation: Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, The Devil Wears Prada There are two good reasons to watch the otherwise dismal film version of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada, the story [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/devil-wears-prada-frankel-streep-hathaway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HALF NELSON Review &#8211; Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps d: Ryan Fleck</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/half-nelson-ryan-fleck-ryan-gosling/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/half-nelson-ryan-fleck-ryan-gosling/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:00:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/08/25/half-nelson-opens-in-the-us/</guid> <description><![CDATA[HALF NELSON (2006) Direction: Ryan Fleck Cast: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima, Nathan Corbett, Tina Holmes Screenplay: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden Oscar Movies Recommended Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson Although Ryan Fleck's raw, edgy drama Half Nelson could use a little trimming, it is nevertheless a compelling drama rooted on Ryan Gosling's mesmerizing performance as Dan Dunne, a crack-addicted, inner-city high-school history teacher [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/half-nelson-ryan-fleck-ryan-gosling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE DEPARTED Review &#8211; Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson d: Martin Scorsese</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-departed-scorsese-dicaprio-damon/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-departed-scorsese-dicaprio-damon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:48:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/10/26/the-departed-2006-film-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE DEPARTED (2006) Direction: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Vera Farmiga, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale Screenplay: William Monahan; from Alan Mak and Felix Chong's screenplay for the 2002 film Infernal Affairs Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed Best Picture Academy Award winner The Departed boasts [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-departed-scorsese-dicaprio-damon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar&#039;s VOLVER: Biggest Oscar Snubs #4c</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-volver-biggest-oscar-snubs-990/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-volver-biggest-oscar-snubs-990/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:43:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20913</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver Fernando Meirelles' CITY OF GOD: Biggest Oscar Snubs #4b &#34;A touching, beautifully plotted film, full of memorable images and jokes, it zips along without a wasted second in its 121 minutes,&#34; wrote Philip French in The Guardian. &#34;Peopled with superbly drawn, attractive characters smoothly integrated into a well-turned, low-tricks plotline, Volver may rep Almodóvar's most conventional piece to date, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-volver-biggest-oscar-snubs-990/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Catherine O&#039;Hara – FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Biggest Oscar Snubs #8d</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/for-your-consideration-catherine-ohara-oscar-snub-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/for-your-consideration-catherine-ohara-oscar-snub-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:53:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20599</guid> <description><![CDATA[Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration Biggest Oscar Snubs #8c: Al Pacino &#8211; THE GODFATHER PART III Catherine O'Hara has been included here because of the irony (and the sheer injustice!!) of her Academy Award nominationlessness in early 2008. After all, Christopher Guest's 2007 satire For Your Consideration revolves around a bunch of performers obsessed with getting touched by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/for-your-consideration-catherine-ohara-oscar-snub-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
