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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Pedro Almodóvar</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/pedro-almodovar/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>Gay Romance WEEKEND, BREAKING DAWN, Woody Allen, Justin Bieber: Gay &amp; Lesbian Critics Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/weekend-breaking-dawn-justin-bieber-gay-lesbian-critics/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/weekend-breaking-dawn-justin-bieber-gay-lesbian-critics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:51:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36576</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tom Cullen, Chris New, Weekend The Gay &#38; Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association has announced its list of Dorian Award nominations for film, television, and pop figures in various categories. Though dominated by movies and characters featuring/playing gays/lesbians/bisexuals/etc., the Gay &#38; Lesbian Critics have made some eclectic choices. [Full list of Gay &#038; Lesbian Critics' nominations.] For Film of the Year, for instance, only Andrew Haigh's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/weekend-breaking-dawn-justin-bieber-gay-lesbian-critics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, Woody Allen, THE SKIN I LIVE IN, MELANCHOLIA: Goya Award Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-woody-allen-melancholia-goya-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-woody-allen-melancholia-goya-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:49:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36554</guid> <description><![CDATA[Elena Anaya, Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In Best Film La Piel que habito / The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodóvar No habrá paz para los malvados / No Rest for the Wicked, Enrique Urbizu La Voz dormida / The Sleeping Voice, Benito Zambrano Blackthorn. Sin destino / Blackthorn, Mateo Gil Best Foreign Film in the Spanish Language Boleto al paraíso (Cuba), Gerardo [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-woody-allen-melancholia-goya-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards: Odd Men Out Christopher Nolan, Pedro Almodóvar, Peter Jackson</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/dga-awards-academy-awards-2000s-christopher-nolan-pedro-almodovar/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/dga-awards-academy-awards-2000s-christopher-nolan-pedro-almodovar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:31:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25980</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's DGA- (but not Oscar-) nominated Moulin Rouge! DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards 1990s: Odd People Out Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman 2000 DGA Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous AMPAS Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot DGA/AMPAS Steven Soderbergh, Traffic Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ridley Scott, Gladiator Steven Soderbergh, Erin Brockovich &#160; 2001 DGA Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge! Christopher Nolan, Memento [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/dga-awards-academy-awards-2000s-christopher-nolan-pedro-almodovar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE ARTIST, Jean Dujardin, Elizabeth Olsen, THE SKIN I LIVE IN: Phoenix Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-artist-jean-dujardin-elizabeth-olsen-phoenix-film-critics-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-artist-jean-dujardin-elizabeth-olsen-phoenix-film-critics-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:51:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36353</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jean Dujardin, The Artist Michel Hazanavicius/THE ARTIST Tops Phoenix Film Critics Awards BEST FILM * The Artist The Descendants Drive The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball My Week with Marilyn Super 8 The Tree of Life BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Incendies Point Blank * The Skin I Live In BEST DIRECTOR Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris * Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-artist-jean-dujardin-elizabeth-olsen-phoenix-film-critics-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Michelle Williams/Marilyn Monroe a Hit, Michael Bay/TRANSFORMERS 3 a Flop: Oklahoma Film Critics Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michelle-williams-marilyn-monroe-michael-bay-transformers-3-oklahoma-critics/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michelle-williams-marilyn-monroe-michael-bay-transformers-3-oklahoma-critics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:17:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36333</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, My Week with Marilyn The Artist, a French-made, mostly silent, black-and-white has won fans far from the two coasts. The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle chose Michel Hazanavicius' homage to silent films as the year's Best Film. Hazanavicius, for his part, was cited as Best Director and for Best Original Screenplay. The Artist features Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Malcolm McDowell, Missi [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michelle-williams-marilyn-monroe-michael-bay-transformers-3-oklahoma-critics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE ARTIST, Michelle Williams, George Clooney, THE SKIN I LIVE IN: Oklahoma Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-artist-michelle-williams-george-clooney-oklahoma-film-critics-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-artist-michelle-williams-george-clooney-oklahoma-film-critics-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:22:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36330</guid> <description><![CDATA[Bérénice Bejo, Malcolm McDowell, The Artist Michelle Williams/Marilyn Monroe a Hit, Michael Bay/TRANSFORMERS 3 a Flop: Oklahoma Film Critics Awards Best Film The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius Top 10 Films 1. The Artist 2. Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn 3. The Descendants by Alexander Payne 4. Hugo by Martin Scorsese 5. Shame by Steve McQueen 6. Moneyball by Bennett Miller 7. Midnight in Paris by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-artist-michelle-williams-george-clooney-oklahoma-film-critics-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE DESCENDANTS, Michelle Williams, Michael Fassbender, THE SKIN I LIVE IN: Florida Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-descendants-michelle-williams-michael-fassbender-florida-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-descendants-michelle-williams-michael-fassbender-florida-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36256</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, The Descendants Alexander Payne's The Descendants, a dysfunctional family tale starring George Clooney, topped the Florida Film Critics' awards, winning Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress (Shailene Woodley). Pedro Almodóvar's gender-bending drama The Skin I Live In, starring Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya, was the Best Foreign Language Film, while Martin Scorsese was the Best Director for the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-descendants-michelle-williams-michael-fassbender-florida-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards: Little Oscar Influence</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/european-film-awards-oscar-influence/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/european-film-awards-oscar-influence/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:15:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35711</guid> <description><![CDATA[Helen Mirren, Sylvia Syms in Stephen Frears' The Queen The European Film Awards usually don't have much of an influence on the Academy Awards. Part of the reason is that many of the European Academy's nominated movies aren't eligible for the Hollywood Academy's awards, whether because they were in the running earlier in the year or because they won't have their qualifying Los Angeles run [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/european-film-awards-oscar-influence/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar Selects Four Classics, LAW OF DESIRE Screening: AFI FEST 2011</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-afi-fest-2011-law-of-desire/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-afi-fest-2011-law-of-desire/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:44:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35551</guid> <description><![CDATA[AFI FEST 2011 Guest Artistic Director Pedro Almodóvar has selected the following classic thrillers to be presented at the festival: Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face, Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge, Edmund Goulding's Nightmare Alley, and Robert Siodmak's The Killers. Why this particular quartet? &#34;Because in some way, albeit tangentially, they have a relationship with my present.&#34; Eyes Without a Face, in which a doctor [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-afi-fest-2011-law-of-desire/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Michael Fassbender, Pedro Almodóvar, Jean Dujardin, Susan Sarandon, Roland Emmerich: Toronto 2011</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michael-fassbender-pedro-almodovar-roland-emmerich-toronto/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michael-fassbender-pedro-almodovar-roland-emmerich-toronto/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:48:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>D. Zhea</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=27460</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michael Fassbender in Steve McQueen's Shame The Artist &#8212; Michel Hazanavicius, Toronto Premiere &#8212; Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a very successful silent movie star. The arrival of talking pictures will mark the end of his career. Peppy Miller, a young woman extra, becomes a major movie star. Starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Malcolm McDowell, James Cromwell and John Goodman. Shame &#8212; Steve McQueen, North [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michael-fassbender-pedro-almodovar-roland-emmerich-toronto/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2011 Selects Veterans: von Trier, Almodóvar, Dardenne Brothers, Kaurismäki, Sorrentino</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cannes-2011-von-trier-almodovar-kaurismaki-sorrentino/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cannes-2011-von-trier-almodovar-kaurismaki-sorrentino/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:22:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26848</guid> <description><![CDATA[Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya in Pedro Almodóvar's La piel que habito / The Skin I Live In The list of 19 films in competition for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or was announced earlier today. According to festival artistic director Thierry Fremaux and festival president Gilles Jacob, 1,715 entries were considered for Cannes 2011. But instead of opting for something new and risky, Fremaux [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cannes-2011-von-trier-almodovar-kaurismaki-sorrentino/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, Terrence  Malick, Lars von Trier: Cannes 2011 Palme d&#039;Or Competition</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-terrence-malick-cannes-2011-palme-dor-competition/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-terrence-malick-cannes-2011-palme-dor-competition/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:43:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26847</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brad Pitt, Cole Cockburn in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life Opening Film Woody ALLEN, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Out of Competition) &#160; Competition Pedro ALMODÓVAR, LA PIEL QUE HABITO Bertrand BONELLO, L'APOLLONIDE &#8211; SOUVENIRS DE LA MAISON CLOSE Alain CAVALIER, PATER Joseph CEDAR, HEARAT SHULAYIM (Footnote) Nuri Bilge CEYLAN, BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA (Once upon a time in Anatolia) Jean-Pierre and Luc DARDENNE, LE GAMIN AU [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-terrence-malick-cannes-2011-palme-dor-competition/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Review Pt.2 &#8211; Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/oscar-movies/no-country-for-old-men-javier-bardem-122/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/oscar-movies/no-country-for-old-men-javier-bardem-122/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:29:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20024</guid> <description><![CDATA[Josh Brolin in Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Review Part I: The Pros The Cons: I was unable to either relate to or care about any of the &#34;good&#34; characters. Josh Brolin's Llewelyn Moss is supposed to be just an &#34;ordinary guy&#34; who acts the way ordinary guys would act under similar circumstances. Well, perhaps [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/oscar-movies/no-country-for-old-men-javier-bardem-122/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>Pedro Almodóvar&#039;s WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN on Broadway</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown-broadway/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown-broadway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:54:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alessandro Moretti</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24859</guid> <description><![CDATA[Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Pedro Almodóvar's Academy Award-nominated Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios / Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) will become a Broadway musical, Lincoln Center Theater has announced. To be directed by Bartlett Sher, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown will have book by Jeffrey Lane, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/pedro-almodovar-women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown-broadway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, John Hughes&#039; Alumni: Oscar Ceremony 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-john-hughes-oscar-ceremony-787/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-john-hughes-oscar-ceremony-787/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:02:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23138</guid> <description><![CDATA[On the positive side, it was good to see Pedro Almodóvar (above, with Quentin Tarantino) introducing some of the Best Foreign Language Film nominees, the speech by art director Robert Stromberg &#8212; who survived some unspecified deadly illness &#8212; was quite moving, and it was interesting to see John Hughes' alumni in 2010 in an otherwise poorly presented tribute. (A tribute for the recently deceased [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-john-hughes-oscar-ceremony-787/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, Tom Hanks, Cameron Diaz, Zoe Saldana: Oscar 2010 Presenters</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-tom-hanks-cameron-diaz-891/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-tom-hanks-cameron-diaz-891/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:06:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22768</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pedro Almodóvar (above, with Penelope Cruz), Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Demi Moore, and Zoe Saldana will be presenters at the 2010 Academy Awards ceremony. Almodóvar, whose Broken Embraces was snubbed by Spain &#8212; their committee opted to submit Fernando Trueba's The Dancer and the Thief instead &#8212; will probably be presenting the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, which [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-tom-hanks-cameron-diaz-891/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar at the 2010 Goya Awards: Audience Record</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-goya-awards-audience-record-22233/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-goya-awards-audience-record-22233/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:58:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22003</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziex4QPTBw0[/youtube] The Spanish public station TVE's telecast of the 2010 Goya Awards ceremony on Sunday night reached the Goyas' largest TV audience ever. On average, approximately 4.65 million people watched Daniel Monzón’s prison drama Cell 211 win eight trophies; more than 14.7 million people &#8212; or about one third of the Spanish population &#8212; watched at least part of the awards ceremony hosted by entertainer [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-goya-awards-audience-record-22233/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CELL 211, AGORA Top Spanish Academy Awards; Pedro Almodóvar Gets Standing Ovation at Goyas</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-pedro-almodovar-goya-48719/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-pedro-almodovar-goya-48719/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:57:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21959</guid> <description><![CDATA[Juan Oliver, Luis Tosar in Cell 211 (top); Rachel Weisz in Agora (middle, upper); Lola Dueñas, Pablo Pineda in Me Too (middle, lower); Penélope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (bottom) Daniel Monzón's Celda 211 / Cell 211, a drama set during a prison riot, was the big winner at the 2010 Goya Awards ceremony held in Madrid on Sunday. Cell 211 won eight Goyas, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-pedro-almodovar-goya-48719/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Those That Didn&#039;t Make It</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-its-complicated-julianne-moore-190/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-its-complicated-julianne-moore-190/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:51:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21571</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin in It's Complicated (top); Penelope Cruz, Lluís Homar in Broken Embraces (middle); Agnes Varda in The Beaches of Agnes (bottom) Which movies were totally ignored by the Academy? Which performers and filmmakers were ignored? The list is quite long, of course. Below are the most notable omissions from the Oscar 2010 shortlist. Marc Webb's (500) Days of Summer, Pedro Almodóvar's Broken [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-its-complicated-julianne-moore-190/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE WHITE RIBBON &#8211; Best Foreign Language Film: Golden Globe Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:13:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20732</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Foreign Language Film Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon This is another category (see best actor &#8211; comedy or musical) that is hard to predict because of the absence of a clear front-runner. The closest to a &#34;favorite&#34; is Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and of several critics' awards in the United States. Working for it: Prestige, relevance, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, THE CONSUL FROM SODOM: Controversial Goya Award Choices</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-the-consul-from-sodom-goya-awards-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-the-consul-from-sodom-goya-awards-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:46:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20560</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Jordi Mollà in El cónsul de Sodoma (Steinweg Emotion Pictures) (bottom) In the Spanish-language website Filmin, &#34;questions without answers&#34; are asked about the selections for the Spanish Academy's 2010 Goya Awards. A few of the questions, e.g., &#34;who will win best actress this year&#34; can only be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-the-consul-from-sodom-goya-awards-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CELL 211, AGORA, Penélope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar: 2010 Goya Award Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-penelope-cruz-goya-awards-889/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-penelope-cruz-goya-awards-889/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:39:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20535</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rachel Weisz in Agora (Mod Producciones) (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#038; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Daniel Monzón's prison drama Cell 211 and Alejandro Amenábar's historical blockbuster Ágora (aka Mists of Time), with respectively 16 and 13 nominations, are the two leaders in the race for the 2010 Premios Goya (or Goya Awards), the Spanish Academy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-penelope-cruz-goya-awards-889/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Goya, WGA Award Nominations: Awards Schedule</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-wga-award-nominations-awards-schedule-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-wga-award-nominations-awards-schedule-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:29:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20510</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) The Spanish Academy's Goya Award nominations, the Writers Guild nominations, and the Vancouver Film Critics' winners are some of the film-award announcements to come in the next few days. Potential Goya nominees include Broken Embraces, Pedro Almodóvar, and Penélope Cruz. The Toronto Film Critics will also announce their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-wga-award-nominations-awards-schedule-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BROKEN EMBRACES, THE WHITE RIBBON, A PROPHET: Golden Globe Screenings</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:18:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20503</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz, José Luis Gómez in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Catalina Saavedra in The Maid (Elephant Eye) (middle); Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (Roger Arpajou / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Los Angeles' American Cinematheque will host the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's series of screenings devoted to the films and filmmakers nominated for the 2010 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Penélope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar, Rachel Weisz for the Goyas?</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-rachel-weisz-113/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-rachel-weisz-113/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:11:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20340</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Rachel Weisz in Agora (Mod Producciones) (middle); Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darin in The Secret in Their Eyes (Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) The Spanish Academy's 2010 Goya Award nominations &#8212; that's Spain's Oscars &#8212; will be announced on Jan. 9. Among the potential nominees are Broken Embraces, director-screenwriter [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-rachel-weisz-113/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SIN NOMBRE, THE WHITE RIBBON, SUMMER HOURS: Foreign Language Film Favorites of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:53:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20138</guid> <description><![CDATA[Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores in Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre (Focus Features)(top); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (Films du Losange / Sony Pictures Classics) (middle); Penelope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Sin Nombre, a Mexican-American co-production directed by Cary Fukunaga and featuring Stockholm Film Festival best actor winner Edgar Flores, has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009: Michael Haneke&#039;s THE WHITE RIBBON Victorious</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-the-white-ribbon-999/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-the-white-ribbon-999/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:22:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19450</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon was the big winner at the 2009 European Film Awards, which took place on Sat., Dec. 12, in Bochum, in Germany's Rhein-Ruhr region. A stark drama about mysterious and violent occurrences that take place in a small German town shortly before the outbreak of World War I, The White Ribbon won trophies for best picture, best director, and best screenplay [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-the-white-ribbon-999/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Not to Shatter Weekend Box-Office Records</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-records-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-records-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:33:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18736</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (middle); Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (bottom) The Twilight Saga: New Moon's estimated take of $140.7 million broke (or rather, is breaking) several box-office records, but not the one for best opening weekend ever. That one still belongs to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, followed by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-records-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz &#8211; BROKEN EMBRACES Set</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-set/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-set/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17665</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz on the set of Broken Embraces. Photos: &#169; Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-set/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Penélope Cruz &#8211; BROKEN EMBRACES Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-photos/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17664</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pedro Almodóvar's noirish (in color) Broken Embraces, which was screened in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in New York City on November 20 and in Los Angeles on December 11. Broken Embraces star several Almodóvar alumni: Muse Penélope Cruz (a potential Oscar 2010 contender in the best actress category), Lluís Homar of Bad Education, Blanca Portillo and Lola Dueñas of Volver, Rossy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BROKEN EMBRACES Trailer</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/broken-embraces-trailer/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/broken-embraces-trailer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:52:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Edwige Andersson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17654</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN0SlBE8yGQ[/youtube] Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Broken Embraces stars Penélope Cruz and Lluís Homar. Cruz is a potential Oscar 2010 best actress contender for this film. Broken Embraces synopsis from the press release: A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/broken-embraces-trailer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Roman Polanski Petition</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/roman-polanski-petition/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/roman-polanski-petition/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:08:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16831</guid> <description><![CDATA[Veteran filmmakers Marco Bellocchio, Wim Wenders, and Claude Lelouch; Oscar winners Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Pedro Almodóvar; the French Film Academy; the Cannes Film Festival; and hundreds of other individuals and organizations have signed a petition demanding the release of Roman Polanski, who was arrested by Swiss police &#8212; at the behest of the American Justice Department &#8212; following his arrival at the Zurich [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/roman-polanski-petition/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>39</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Best Director Favorites</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:39:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12400</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Director Pedro Almodóvar for Broken Embraces Jacques Audiard for A Prophet Jane Campion for Bright Star Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon Alain Resnais for Wild Grass &#160; Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Pedro Almodóvar&#039;s BROKEN EMBRACES</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cannes-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cannes-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:43:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12221</guid> <description><![CDATA[Broken Embraces: Pedro Almodóvar on the set (top); Penélope Cruz as the heroine (bottom). In the mystery-melodrama, a director and his female star begin a passionate love affair that leads to all sorts of trouble. Wendy Ide in The [London] Times: &#34;Certainly, it is unmistakably an Almodovar film. Nobody else does richly-textured melodrama quite like him; nobody else can encourage such overwrought performances without unbalancing [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cannes-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar&#039;s BROKEN EMBRACES Inspired by Darkness</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cruz/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cruz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:41:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6110</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz, seen above in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, will not look like this in Pedro Almodóvar's next film, Los Abrazos rotos, for the director asserts he doesn't want his leading lady to &#34;repeat those [hairstyles] she has worn in other films.&#34; &#160; Pedro Almodóvar, on his website: &#34;Regarding the English translation of the original title, Los abrazos rotos, I have seen in some [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cruz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Penélope Cruz to Star for Pedro Almodóvar and Woody Allen</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-woody-allen/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-woody-allen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:11:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/02/06/penelope-cruz-to-star-for-pedro-almodovar-and-woody-allen/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz, Yohana Cobo in Volver Two of the best film news of late: Spanish Academy Goya winner and Academy Award nominee Penélope Cruz will star in Woody Allen's next film, to be shot in Barcelona during the summer. Spanish Academy Goya winner and Academy Award nominee Penélope Cruz will star in Pedro Almodóvar's next film, La Piel que habito (&#34;The Skin I Live In&#34;). [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-woody-allen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Goya Awards 2007 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2007-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2007-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:17:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/02/06/goya-awards-2007-winners/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yohana Cobo, Penélope Cruz in Volver (top); Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (bottom) The Spanish Academy's Goya Awards were presented on Jan. 28. Although best picture winner Volver seemed like an easy pick, it actually faced stiff competition from both Agustín Díaz-Yanes' adventure period piece Alatriste and Guillermo del Toro's dark fantasy Pan's Labyrinth. Ultimately, Volver took home five Goyas: best film, best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2007-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Goya Awards 2007</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:57:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006/</guid> <description><![CDATA[2007 Goya Awards Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2007 Goya Award nominations: Dec. 18, 2006 2007 Goya Award winners: Palacio Municipal de Congresos del Campo de las Naciones in Madrid on Jan. 28, 2007 Nominees consist of films released in Spain between Dec. 1, 2005, and Nov. 30, 2006. (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Penélope Cruz, Yohana Cobo, Lola [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2007 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-nominations-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-nominations-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:48:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/01/23/oscar-nominations-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz told Academy members to vote for her &#8212; or else. Pedro Almodóvar should have used the same vote-getting technique. &#34;There's so many Mexicans!&#34; exclaimed Mexican actress Salma Hayek, too excited to conjugate her verbs properly, upon announcing &#8212; along with Academy president Sid Ganis &#8212; some of the nominees for the 2007 Academy Awards. Indeed. Best supporting actress nominee Adriana Barraza (for Babel); [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-nominations-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spanish Film Writers Awards 2007</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spanish-film-writers-awards-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spanish-film-writers-awards-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:11:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11503</guid> <description><![CDATA[2007 Spanish Film Writers Circle Awards 2007 Spanish Film Writers Circle Awards: January 16, 2007 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz in Volver &#160; Best Film * Volver, by Pedro Almodóvar El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth, by Guillermo del Toro La noche de los girasoles, by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo Un franco, 14 pesetas, by Carlos Iglesias Best Foreign [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/spanish-film-writers-awards-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2007 Goya Awards: Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006-nominations/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006-nominations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:05:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/19/goya-awards-2006-nominations/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Viggo Mortensen in Alatriste (top); Lola Dueñas, Yohana Cobo, Penélope Cruz in Volver (bottom) Agustín Díaz Yanes'17th-century tale of a Spanish soldier turned mercenary, Alatriste, and Pedro Almodóvar's story of the women of La Mancha, Volver, dominated the Spanish Film Academy's 2007 Goya Award nominations announced yesterday, Dec. 18, by actors Pilar López de Ayala and Juan José Ballesta. Alatriste, the most expensive Spanish film [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/goya-awards-2006-nominations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2006 National Board of Review Award Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-awards-2006-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-awards-2006-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:36:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-awards-2006-winners/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The biggest surprise found in the list of winners of the 2006 National Board of Review awards was the choice of Clint Eastwood's View from the Other Side, the Japanese-language World War II drama Letters from Iwo Jima, as the best film of the year. This marked only the third time that the NBR's best film award has gone to a non-English-language production. The last [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/national-board-of-review-awards-2006-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2006</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:45:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006/</guid> <description><![CDATA[2006 European Film Awards 2006 European Film Award nominations: Seville Film Festival on Nov. 4, 2006 2006 European Film Award winners: EXPO XXI in Warsaw on Dec. 2, 2006. Sophie Marceau and Maciej Stuhr hosted the awards ceremony. &#8224; Eligible films had to be released in their countries of origin between July 2005 and April/May 2006. (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) Photos: JaczekTurczyk/PAP [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2006 European Film Awards Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:54:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/02/european-film-awards-2006-winners/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The European Film Academy, whose awards ceremony was held this evening in Warsaw, has opted for conventionality by giving its best European film award to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others, a Cold War spy-thriller-cum-melodrama lacking both thrills and drama. Additionally, The Lives of Others star Ulrich Mühe (above, top photo), the one saving grace in the film, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2006-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SIDEWAYS, Paul Giamatti, Clint Eastwood: New York Film Critics Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2004/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2004/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:54:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2004/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sideways Best Film: Sideways Best Foreign Film: La Mala educación / Bad Education Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, Sideways Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake Best Supporting Actor: Clive Owen, Closer Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen, Sideways Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways Best Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle, Ying xiong / Hero Best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2004/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HEAD-ON Tops, Pedro Almodóvar Biggest Loser: European Film Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2004-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2004-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2004-winners/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Head-On The German drama Gegen die Wand / Head-On was selected as Best European Film at the 2004 European Film Awards ceremony held in Barcelona. Directed by Fatih Akin, Head-On tells the story of a young Turkish-German woman (Sibel Kekilli) who marries an older Turkish man (Birol Ünel) in order to escape from her strict Muslim family. Earlier this year, Head-On [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2004-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HOTEL RWANDA, GAY REPUBLICANS, DUCK SEASON: AFI FEST Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/afi-fest-awards-2004-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/afi-fest-awards-2004-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:41:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/afi-fest-awards-2004-winners/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda Terry George's Hotel Rwanda, starring Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo, won the top Audience Award at the 2004 AFI FEST, held at the ArcLight theater complex at Sunset and Vine, in the heart of Hollywood. Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke's Temporada de patos / Duck Season received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film in competition. The Jury Prize in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/afi-fest-awards-2004-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
