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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Oscar movies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/oscar-movies/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 05:22:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>GOING MY WAY Review: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald d: Leo McCarey</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/going-my-way-bing-crosby-barry-fitzgerald-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/going-my-way-bing-crosby-barry-fitzgerald-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:35:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36950</guid> <description><![CDATA[GOING MY WAY (1944) Direction: Leo McCarey Cast: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Risë Stevens, Frank McHugh, Gene Lockhart, James Brown, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova Screenplay: Frank Butler and Frank Cavett; from a story by Leo McCarey Oscar Movies Barry Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Going My Way Director Leo McCarey and screenwriters Frank Butler and Frank Cavett poured a whole bottle of syrup into their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/going-my-way-bing-crosby-barry-fitzgerald-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE LETTER (1929) Review: Jeanne Eagels d: Jean de Limur</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/letter-jeanne-eagels-limur/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/letter-jeanne-eagels-limur/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:28:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/letter-jeanne-eagels-limur/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE LETTER (1929) Direction: Jean de Limur Cast: Jeanne Eagels, O.P. Heggie, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall, Irene Browne, Lady Tsen Mei, Tamaki Yoshiwara Screenplay: Garrett Fort; from W. Somerset Maugham's 1927 play, itself based on a Maugham story found in the 1924 collection The Casuarina Tree Oscar Movies, Pre-Code Movies Jeanne Eagels, Herbert Marshall, The Letter Having watched William Wyler's masterful 1940 film adaptation of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/letter-jeanne-eagels-limur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE WHALES OF AUGUST Review: Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-whales-of-august-lillian-gish-bette-davis/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-whales-of-august-lillian-gish-bette-davis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:26:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Danny Fortune</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26842</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE WHALES OF AUGUST (1987) Direction: Lindsay Anderson Cast: Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern, Harry Carey Jr, Mary Steenburgen, Frank Grimes, Margaret Ladd, Tisha Sterling Screenplay: David Berry; from his own play Oscar Movies, Highly Recommended Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Lillian Gish, Ann Sothern, The Whales of August According to my math, the careers of the three leading ladies &#8212; Lillian Gish, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-whales-of-august-lillian-gish-bette-davis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FACES Review: d: John Cassavetes</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/faces-john-cassavetes-marley-rowlands/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/faces-john-cassavetes-marley-rowlands/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:34:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/faces-john-cassavetes-marley-rowlands/</guid> <description><![CDATA[FACES (1968) Direction and screenplay: John Cassavetes Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery Oscar Movies Gena Rowlands, John Marley, Faces After playing Mia Farrow's husband in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (1968), John Cassavetes reportedly threw the money he made as an actor into the finishing touches on Faces, a personal project he had begun filming in 1966. Cassavetes [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/faces-john-cassavetes-marley-rowlands/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE Review: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk d: John Cassavetes</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/woman-under-the-influence-john-cassavetes/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/woman-under-the-influence-john-cassavetes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:40:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/woman-under-the-influence-john-cassavetes/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974) Direction and screenplay: John Cassavetes Cast: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Eddie Shaw Oscar Movies Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence Steven Spielberg is a respected film director. Many will even call him an auteur. When you watch a Spielberg film, you know it's a Spielberg film &#8212; or at least [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/woman-under-the-influence-john-cassavetes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Israel-Set Documentaries PRECIOUS LIFE, STRANGERS NO MORE Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/precious-life-movie-strangers-no-more-documentary/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/precious-life-movie-strangers-no-more-documentary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:36:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35460</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two Israel-set documentaries, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon's Oscar-winning short subject Strangers No More and Shlomi Eldar's feature Precious Life (right), will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 30th annual &#34;Contemporary Documentaries&#34; series on Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/precious-life-movie-strangers-no-more-documentary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar Winner THE GREAT ZIEGFELD: American Cinematheque Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/oscar-winner-the-great-ziegfeld-luise-rainer/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/oscar-winner-the-great-ziegfeld-luise-rainer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:28:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35177</guid> <description><![CDATA[Luise Rainer as Anna Held, The Great Ziegfeld Best Picture Academy Award winner The Great Ziegfeld (1936) will be screening tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the American Cinematheque's Aero Theater in Santa Monica. Robert Z. Leonard directed this sumptuous MGM production, starring William Powell as theatrical showman Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld, Myrna Loy as Ziegfeld's wife Billie Burke (the good witch Glinda in The Wizard of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/oscar-winner-the-great-ziegfeld-luise-rainer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Janet Gaynor-Charles Farrell 7TH HEAVEN, Fragment of Lost Academy Award Winner THE PATRIOT Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/janet-gaynor-charles-farrell-7th-heaven-the-patriot/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/janet-gaynor-charles-farrell-7th-heaven-the-patriot/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:59:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=27497</guid> <description><![CDATA[Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, 7th Heaven Frank Borzage's 7th Heaven, starring late '20s lovebirds Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, was the 1927 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner and will thus be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Summer of Silents” series on Monday, August 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The 7th [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/janet-gaynor-charles-farrell-7th-heaven-the-patriot/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>RAN Review d: Akira Kurosawa</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/ran-akira-kurosawa-112/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/ran-akira-kurosawa-112/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:28:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21179</guid> <description><![CDATA[RAN (1985) Direction: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Hisashi Igawa Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide, and Hideo Oguni Oscar Movies Akira Kurosawa's Ran By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: &#34;Critical cribbing&#34; is a term I coined in regard to the tendency of critics, in all fields, to not engage a work of art directly, but rather [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/ran-akira-kurosawa-112/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE SWEET HEREAFTER Review d: Atom Egoyan</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-sweet-hereafter-ian-holm-sarah-polley/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-sweet-hereafter-ian-holm-sarah-polley/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:22:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15754</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE SWEET HEREAFTER (1997) Direction: Atom Egoyan Cast: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks, Maury Chaykin Screenplay: Atom Egoyan; from Russell Banks' novel Oscar Movies Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Some films are well crafted but lifeless. Others err by believing they can too readily make an audience care for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-sweet-hereafter-ian-holm-sarah-polley/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE WAR GAME Review d: Peter Watkins</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-war-game-peter-watkins/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-war-game-peter-watkins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:28:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18248</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE WAR GAME (1965) Direction and Screenplay: Peter Watkins Narration: Michael Aspel and Peter Graham Oscar Movies Peter Watkins' The War Game By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: For anyone who thinks that those 50-pack mega-DVD sets of public domain films put out by several different video companies are worthless, I would argue that the amount of films you get for the money is worth it, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-war-game-peter-watkins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE GODDESS Review &#8211; Kim Stanley d: John Cromwell</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-goddess-kim-stanley-john-cromwell-1958/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-goddess-kim-stanley-john-cromwell-1958/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:10:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Doug Johnson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18437</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE GODDESS (1958) Direction: John Cromwell Cast: Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, Steven Hill, Betty Lou Holland, Joan Copeland, Gerald Hiken, Patty Duke Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky Oscar Movies Recommended Kim Stanley, The Goddess Paddy Chayefsky evokes a cynical Tennessee Williams in his screenplay for The Goddess, a Hollywood cautionary tale directed by veteran John Cromwell. Episodic in progression &#8212; the film is broken into three pulpy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/the-goddess-kim-stanley-john-cromwell-1958/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Review &#8211; Lew Ayres d: Lewis Milestone</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-lew-ayres-lewis-milestone-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-lew-ayres-lewis-milestone-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:19:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18889</guid> <description><![CDATA[ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) Direction: Lewis Milestone Cast: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, Russell Gleason, John Wray, William Bakewell, Raymond Griffith, Beryl Mercer, Ben Alexander, Slim Summerville, Yola D'Avril Screenplay: Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott, Del Andrews; from Erich Maria Remarque's novel Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Lew Ayres, All Quiet on the Western Front Synopsis: World War I: A group of German schoolboys soon [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-lew-ayres-lewis-milestone-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BLADE RUNNER Review d: Ridley Scott scr: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:52:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7304</guid> <description><![CDATA[BLADE RUNNER (1982) Direction: Ridley Scott Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, Joanna Cassidy, Brion James Screenplay: Hampton Fancher and David Peoples; from Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Oscar Movies Harrison Ford, Blade Runner By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Ridley Scott's dystopian 1982 sci-fi drama Blade Runner is one of those [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE MERRY WIDOW Review &#8211; Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier d: Ernst Lubitsch</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/the-merry-widow-ernst-lubitsch-chevalier-macdonald/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/the-merry-widow-ernst-lubitsch-chevalier-macdonald/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:46:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=10214</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE MERRY WIDOW (1934) Direction: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Minna Gombell, Sterling Holloway Screenplay: Ernest Vajda and Samson Raphaelson; from Franz Lehár's operetta Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier, The Merry Widow The Merry Widow is neither one of Ernst Lubitsch's most discussed nor best-liked films. Film critics and historians generally tend to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/the-merry-widow-ernst-lubitsch-chevalier-macdonald/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A TALE OF TWO CITIES Review &#8211; Ronald Colman d: Jack Conway</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/a-tale-of-two-cities-ronald-colman/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/a-tale-of-two-cities-ronald-colman/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:02:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=10316</guid> <description><![CDATA[A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1935) Direction: Jack Conway Cast: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Donald Woods, Lucille La Verne, Henry B. Walthall, H. B. Warner, Walter Catlett, Fritz Leiber, Isabel Jewell, Tully Marshall, Mitchell Lewis, Robert Warwick Screenplay: W. P. Lipscomb and S. N. Behrman; from Charles Dickens' novel Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Jack Conway's A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/a-tale-of-two-cities-ronald-colman/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CASABLANCA Review d: Michael Curtiz</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/casablanca-d-michael-curtiz/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/casablanca-d-michael-curtiz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6005</guid> <description><![CDATA[CASABLANCA (1942) Direction: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Conrad Veidt, S. Z. Sakall, Dooley Wilson, Joy Page Screenplay: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch; from Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play &#34;Everybody Comes to Rick's&#34; Oscar Movies Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: About three years ago, I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/casablanca-d-michael-curtiz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA Review &#8211; Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson d: Woody Allen</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/vicky-cristina-barcelona-d-woody-allen/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/vicky-cristina-barcelona-d-woody-allen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:10:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Waterfield</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4272</guid> <description><![CDATA[VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008) Direction and Screenplay: Woody Allen Cast: Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Chris Messina Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona I saw Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona at its Canadian premiere at the 32nd Montreal World Film Festival to a sold-out crowd in the beautiful Italian [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/vicky-cristina-barcelona-d-woody-allen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD Review d: Alain Resnais</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/last-year-in-marienbad-d-alain-resnais/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/last-year-in-marienbad-d-alain-resnais/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:51:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2785</guid> <description><![CDATA[L'ANNÉE DERNIÈRE À MARIENBAD / LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (1961) Direction: Alain Resnais Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff Screenplay: Alain Robbe-Grillet Oscar Movies Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Forget all prior claims you've read about Alain Resnais,&#34; 90-minute, black-and-white effort L'année dernière à Marienbad / Last Year at Marienbad (1961) &#8212; from the bad to the good, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/last-year-in-marienbad-d-alain-resnais/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Review d: Joel and Ethan Coen</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/no-country-for-old-men-joel-ethan-coen-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/no-country-for-old-men-joel-ethan-coen-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:28:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19989</guid> <description><![CDATA[NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) Direction: Joel and Ethan Coen Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, Stephen Root Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen; from Cormac McCarthy's novel Oscar Movies Josh Brolin, No Country for Old Men Synopsis: West Texas, 1980: A hunter (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon numerous dead bodies, a stash of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/no-country-for-old-men-joel-ethan-coen-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meditations on BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN: Multilayered Love Story</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/meditations-on-brokeback-mountain-love-story/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/meditations-on-brokeback-mountain-love-story/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nathan Donarum</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26711</guid> <description><![CDATA[Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain As I sit here writing, I am finding it hard to gather my thoughts together. Most of this essay has already been outlined, and yet I’m still not sure if it fully expresses my feelings toward Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. I realize that although there is a certain amount of objectivity that goes into judging the merits of a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/meditations-on-brokeback-mountain-love-story/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>POSSESSED Review &#8211; Joan Crawford, Van Heflin d: Curtis Bernhardt</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/possessed-joan-crawford-van-heflin/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/possessed-joan-crawford-van-heflin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:39:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Danny Fortune</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2685</guid> <description><![CDATA[POSSESSED (1947) Direction: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Moroni Olsen Screenplay: Silvia Richards and Ranald MacDougall; from a story by Rita Weiman Oscar Movies Recommended Van Heflin, Joan Crawford, Possessed From the moment we see her shuffling across town in a comatose stupor to the homicidal climax, Possessed is Joan Crawford's picture all the way. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/possessed-joan-crawford-van-heflin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE GANG&#039;S ALL HERE Review &#8211; Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda d: Busby Berkeley</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-gangs-all-here-alice-faye-carmen-miranda/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-gangs-all-here-alice-faye-carmen-miranda/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:16:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Danny Fortune</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2652</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943) Direction: Busby Berkeley Cast: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, James Ellison, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman, Charlotte Greenwood, Edward Everett Horton, Sheila Ryan, Eugene Pallette, Tony De Marco, Bando da Lua Screenplay: Walter Bullock; from a story by Nancy Wintner, George Root Jr., and Tom Bridges Oscar Movies Highly Recommended From the moment The Gang's All Here opens with a nightclub production [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-gangs-all-here-alice-faye-carmen-miranda/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <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>SHANKS Review &#8211; Marcel Marceau d: William Castle</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/shanks-william-castle-marcel-marceau/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/shanks-william-castle-marcel-marceau/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:11:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Danny Fortune</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2556</guid> <description><![CDATA[SHANKS (1974) Direction: William Castle Cast: Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay, Cindy Eilbacher, Larry Bishop, Don Calfa Screenplay: Ranald Graham Oscar Movies Recommended Schlock-master William Castle's Shanks, a little-known curiosity piece, is the story (written by Ranald Graham) of Malcolm Shanks, a deaf-mute puppeteer who leaves his abusive family to go to work for the creator of a device that brings the dead back [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/shanks-william-castle-marcel-marceau/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE FALLEN IDOL Review d: Carol Reed</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-fallen-idol-carol-reed-ralph-richardson/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-fallen-idol-carol-reed-ralph-richardson/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:41:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-fallen-idol-carol-reed-ralph-richardson/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE FALLEN IDOL (1948) Direction: Carol Reed Cast: Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Denis O'Dea, Jack Hawkins, Walter Fitzgerald Screenplay: Graham Greene, from his short story &#34;The Basement Room&#34;; additional dialogue by Lesley Storm and William Templeton Oscar Movies Michèle Morgan, Ralph Richardson, The Fallen Idol By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: The 1948 drama The Fallen Idol is the third film I've [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-fallen-idol-carol-reed-ralph-richardson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <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>MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN Review d: Frank Capra</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/mr-deeds-goes-to-town-frank-capra-gary-cooper/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/mr-deeds-goes-to-town-frank-capra-gary-cooper/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:49:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/mr-deeds-goes-to-town-by-frank-capra/</guid> <description><![CDATA[MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) Direction: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Douglass Dumbrille, Lionel Stander, H. B. Warner, Ruth Donnelly, Raymond Walburn, Margaret Seddon, Margaret McWade Screenplay: Robert Riskin; from Clarence Budington Kelland "Opera Hat" Oscar Movies Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, Frank Capra By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: There is a tendency among some to think that all the art [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/mr-deeds-goes-to-town-frank-capra-gary-cooper/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Review d: Frank Capra</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/it-happened-one-night-frank-capra/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/it-happened-one-night-frank-capra/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:17:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/it-happened-one-night-frank-capra/</guid> <description><![CDATA[IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) Direction: Frank Capra Cast: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns Screenplay: Robert Riskin; from Samuel Hopkins Adams' short story &#34;Night Bus&#34; Oscar Movies Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, It Happened One Night By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: It is a very rare thing when a light-hearted comedy, something that is quintessentially the stuff of a &#34;good movie,&#34; breaches into [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/it-happened-one-night-frank-capra/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE 400 BLOWS Review d: François Truffaut</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-400-blows-francois-truffaut/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-400-blows-francois-truffaut/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:26:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/03/09/the-400-blows-1959-by-francois-truffaut-dvd-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS / THE 400 BLOWS (1959) Direction: François Truffaut Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Georges Flamant Screenplay: François Truffaut and Marcel Moussy Oscar Movies Jean Pierre Léaud, The 400 Blows By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: In 1959, a pair of newly released French films were instantly hailed as classics, going on to become the twin pillars of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-400-blows-francois-truffaut/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</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>STRAW DOGS Review d: Sam Peckinpah</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/straw-dogs-sam-peckinpah/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/straw-dogs-sam-peckinpah/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:31:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/02/28/straw-dogs-1971-by-sam-peckinpah-dvd-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[STRAW DOGS (1971) Direction: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison, Len Jones, Sally Thomsett, Robert Keegan, Peter Arne Screenplay: David Zelag Goodman and Sam Peckinpah; from Gordon Williams' novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm Oscar Movies Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Straw Dogs By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: If there has ever [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/straw-dogs-sam-peckinpah/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AMARCORD Review d: Federico Fellini</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/amarcord-federico-fellini/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/amarcord-federico-fellini/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:59:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/01/24/amarcord-1974-by-federico-fellini-dvd-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[AMARCORD (1973) Direction: Federico Fellini Cast: Bruno Zanin, Magali Noël, Pupella Maggio, Armando Brancia, Ciccio Ingrassia, Nando Orfei, Luigi Rossi, Gianfilippo Carcano, Josiane Tanzilli, Maria Antonietta Beluzzi , Giuseppe Ianigro, Ferruccio Brembilla Screenplay: Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra Oscar Movies Amarcord By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Federico Fellini's Amarcord has often been linked with Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander as films made by old men [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/amarcord-federico-fellini/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FORBIDDEN PLANET Review &#8211; Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen d: Fred M. Wilcox</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/forbidden-planet-anne-francis-leslie-nielsen/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/forbidden-planet-anne-francis-leslie-nielsen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:45:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/01/09/forbidden-planet-50th-anniversary-two-disc-special-edition/</guid> <description><![CDATA[FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) Direction: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Robby the Robot, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman, Richard Anderson, Jack Kelly, George Wallace, Robert Dix Screenplay: Cyril Hume; from a story by Irving Block and Allen Adler inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest Oscar Movies Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Robby the Robot, Forbidden Planet By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: When one [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/forbidden-planet-anne-francis-leslie-nielsen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</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>THE CONVERSATION Review d: Francis Ford Coppola</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-conversation-francis-ford-coppola/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-conversation-francis-ford-coppola/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:46:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/11/29/the-conversation-1974-dvd-review/</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE CONVERSATION (1974) Direction and Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Allen Garfield, John Cazale, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr, Harrison Ford Oscar Movies Gene Hackman, The Conversation By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica There are some works of art that are both obviously derivative and just as obviously inferior to the originals. Those simply ape the earlier [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/the-conversation-francis-ford-coppola/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UMBERTO D. Review d: Vittorio De Sica</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/umberto-d-vittorio-de-sica/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/umberto-d-vittorio-de-sica/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:25:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/10/dvd-review-vittorio-de-sicas-umberto-d-1952/</guid> <description><![CDATA[UMBERTO D. (1952) Direction: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Carlo Battisti, Maria-Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari Screenplay: Cesare Zavattini Oscar Movies Flike, Carlo Battisti, Umberto D. By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica Lost between the glare of The Bicycle Thief (1948) and his later films with Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica's 1952 drama Umberto D. stands as an almost forgotten masterpiece of Italian neorealism and one of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/umberto-d-vittorio-de-sica/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BLOWUP Review d: Michelangelo Antonioni</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/blowup-michelangelo-antonioni/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/blowup-michelangelo-antonioni/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:59:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/17/dvd-review-michelangelo-antonionis-blowup-1966/</guid> <description><![CDATA[BLOWUP (1966) Direction: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle, Veruschka, Jane Birkin, Gillian Hills, Peter Bowles Screenplay: Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond Oscar Movies David Hemmings, Veruschka, Blowup By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Made in Great Britain in 1966, the flat-out great Blowup was Michelangelo Antonioni's first English-language effort. &#34;Inspired&#34; by Argentinean writer Julio Cortazar's short story Las babas [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/blowup-michelangelo-antonioni/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INCEPTION Review d: Christopher Nolan</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/inception-review-christopher-nolan/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/inception-review-christopher-nolan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:01:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nathan Donarum</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26632</guid> <description><![CDATA[INCEPTION (2010) Direction: Christopher Nolan Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Pete Postlethwaite, Dileep Rao, Lukas Haas Screenplay: Christopher Nolan Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Ken Watanabe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception Christopher Nolan's Inception is a summer blockbuster that doesn't act like one. Unlike so many of the tedious, one-note Big Movies that get [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/inception-review-christopher-nolan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THREE COLORS: RED Review d: Krzysztof Kieslowski</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/red-krzysztof-kieslowski-trintignant-jacob/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/red-krzysztof-kieslowski-trintignant-jacob/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:54:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/22/dvd-review-trois-couleurs-rouge-three-colors-red-1994/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TROIS COULEURS: ROUGE / THREE COLORS: RED (1994) Direction: Krzysztof Kieslowski Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irène Jacob, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan Screenplay: Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz Oscar Movies, European Film Award Movies Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irène Jacob, Three Colors: Red By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica The final film of Krzysztof Kieslowski's &#34;Three Colors&#34; trilogy, the 1994 release Rouge/ Red, is almost universally acclaimed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/red-krzysztof-kieslowski-trintignant-jacob/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</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>SEVEN SAMURAI Review d: Akira Kurosawa</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/seven-samurai-akira-kurosawa/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/seven-samurai-akira-kurosawa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:47:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/08/17/dvd-review-akira-kurosawas-seven-samurai/</guid> <description><![CDATA[SHICHININ NO SAMURAI / SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) Direction: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Isao Kimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yoshio Tsuchiya Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni Oscar Movies Toshiro Mifune, Seven Samurai By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica Some films get better after repeated viewings. Akira Kurosawa's 1954 black-and-white drama Shichinin no samurai / Seven Samurai is one of them. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/seven-samurai-akira-kurosawa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</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>WALK THE LINE Review &#8211; Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon d: James Mangold</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/walk-the-line-mangold-phoenix-witherspoon/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/walk-the-line-mangold-phoenix-witherspoon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:17:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=416</guid> <description><![CDATA[WALK THE LINE (2005) Direction: James Mangold Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts Screenplay: Gill Dennis and James Mangold; from Johnny Cash's The Man in Black and Cash: The Autobiography Oscar Movies Recommendation: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line First of all, I must admit that before watching Walk the Line I knew nothing about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/walk-the-line-mangold-phoenix-witherspoon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Review &#8211; Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe d: Rob Marshall</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/memoirs-of-a-geisha-rob-marshall/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/memoirs-of-a-geisha-rob-marshall/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:50:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/memoirs-of-a-geisha-rob-marshall/</guid> <description><![CDATA[MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (2005) Direction: Rob Marshall Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Mako, Tsai Chin Screenplay: Robin Swicord; from Arthur Golden's novel Oscar Movies Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Memoirs of a Geisha There are some movies that are released before their time. Only years or decades later, do they come to be appreciated. In the case [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/memoirs-of-a-geisha-rob-marshall/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MATCH POINT Review d: Woody Allen</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/match-point-woody-allen/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/match-point-woody-allen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:42:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=232</guid> <description><![CDATA[MATCH POINT (2005) Direction and screenplay: Woody Allen Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton Oscar Movies Recommended Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Match Point If Alfred Hitchcock were to direct a screenplay written by Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, and Stanislaw Lem, and based on Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, the result would be something like Woody Allen's latest opus, Match Point. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/match-point-woody-allen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>KING KONG Review &#8211; Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black d: Peter Jackson</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/king-kong-peter-jackson/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/king-kong-peter-jackson/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:25:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=262</guid> <description><![CDATA[KING KONG (2005) Direction: Peter Jackson Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Craig Hall, Evan Parke Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson; from Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace's story for the 1933 film Oscar Movies Recommendation: Naomi Watts Naomi Watts, King Kong The biggest disappointment about Peter Jackson's King Kong is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/king-kong-peter-jackson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
