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	<title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Robert Downey Jr</title>
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		<title>Pedro Almodóvar, John Hughes&#8217; Alumni: Oscar Ceremony 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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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&#8216; alumni in 2010 in an otherwise  poorly presented tribute. (A tribute for the recently deceased Eric Rohmer at the Oscars would have been unthinkable; but Rohmer did get his due at the Césars.) 
Anyhow, the presence of Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Matthew Broderick et al. was proof positive that, apart from  Kathryn Bigelow and Robert Downey Jr, time doesn&#8217;t stop for anyone.
Photo: Darren Decker / [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Downey Jr Photo: 2010 Oscar Red Carpet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator>
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Robert Downey Jr
Photo: Greg Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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		<title>Barbra Streisand, Kathy Bates, Charlize Theron, Robert Downey Jr: 2010 Oscar Presenters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Barbra Streisand (above in Funny Girl),  Kathy Bates,  and Charlize Theron  &#8212; three former Best Actress winners &#8212; will join former Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson,  Queen Latifah and John Travolta as presenters at the 2010 Academy  Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic have announced.
Kathy Bates won her Academy Award for Misery (1990). Barbra Streisand won a Best Actress Oscar in 1968 for  Funny Girl (the other Best Actress Oscar that year went to Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter) and in 1976 she and Paul Williams won for the Original Song  Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born). In 2003, Charlize Theron received  the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Julia Roberts, Robert Downey Jr, Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski: Golden Globes Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator>
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Julia Roberts (Golden Globe Awards / © HFPA)

Julia Roberts, who had been nominated as best actress (comedy or musical) for Duplicity, handed out the best picture (drama) award. James Cameron&#8217;s science-fiction adventure Avatar was the winner. Roberts will be next seen in Garry Marshall&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day, which features an array of stars, including Taylor Lautner, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Topher Grace, Jessica Biel, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, Anne Hathaway, and Queen Latifah. The film opens in the US on Feb. 12.
Following that, Roberts co-stars with James Franco, Javier Bardem, and Billy Crudup in Ryan Murphy&#8217;s drama Eat, Pray, Love. In the film, Roberts plays a recently divorced woman who goes on a world tour. Richard Jenkins and Viola Davis are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mo&#8217;Nique, Nicole Kidman, Michael C. Hall, Robert Downey Jr: Golden Globes Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator>
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Mo&#8217;Nique, Nicole Kidman (Golden Globe Awards / © HFPA)

Much like Christoph Waltz&#8217;s, Mo&#8217;Nique&#8217;s best supporting actress Golden Globe win for playing Gabourey Sidibe&#8217;s mean mother in Precious was totally expected. Drew Barrymore, who won a Globe for best actress in a TV movie or miniseries for Grey Gardens, said in her acceptance speech that Mo&#8217;Nique&#8217;s statements were both inspirational and a tough act to follow. Mo&#8217;Nique dedicated her award to sexual abuse victims, and was one of many who publicly expressed their love for their respective companions, husbands, wives, and other significant others.
Wearing a skullcap, Michael C. Hall was present to accept his award for best actor in a TV series (drama) for Dexter. Hall has undergone cancer treatment; according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INCEPTION, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, SHUTTER ISLAND: Most Anticipated 2010 Movies</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/inception-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-454/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator>
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Inception,  Iron Man 2, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (above, lower photo), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are some of Metacritics&#8216; choices for the 20 most anticipated movies of 2010.
Directed and written by Christopher Nolan, Inception is a sci-fi thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio (who also stars in Martin Scorsese&#8217;s  upcoming Shutter Island, above top photo), Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, and Tom Berenger. 
Iron Man 2 brings back Robert Downey Jr, hopefully in a well-oiled plot, while The Twilight Saga: Eclipse brings back Robert Pattinson, Orange Rising Star nominee Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner as, respectively, vampire, human, and buffed-up werewolf. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Downey Jr &#8211; Best Actor (Comedy or Musical): Golden Globe Predictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator>
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Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes

This is probably the most difficult motion-picture category to hazard a guess for the very simple fact that none of the five nominated actors have received much esteem and admiration, i.e., year-end awards, from US-based critics&#8217; groups. None of the five is up for an individual SAG Award. On the other hand,  only one of the five starred in a major box-office hit in 2009&#8230;
&#8230; And that&#8217;s why  Robert Downey Jr is our choice to take home the 2010 Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a comedy or musical, even though Sherlock Holmes isn&#8217;t exactly either. Guy Ritchie&#8217;s reinterpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle&#8217;s hero  opened just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVATAR Box Office: #12 Domestic, #2 Worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator>
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Giovanni Ribisi, Sigourney Weaver in Avatar (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox)

James Cameron&#8217;s sci-fi epic Avatar earned another $6.9 million at the US/Canada box office on Wednesday, following a minor 5.7 percent drop from the day before, according to Box Office Mojo. To date, Avatar has earned $374.4m at the domestic box office. It&#8217;s now the #12 highest-grossing movie of all time. When Thursday figures are added in, Avatar will have overtaken The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377m) and perhaps even Star Wars: Episode III &#8211; Revenge of the Sith ($380.2m).
Internationally, Avatar is #2, with $1.131b. About two-thirds of the film&#8217;s box-office take has been generated overseas, partly thanks to the low value of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVATAR, SHERLOCK HOLMES Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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James Cameron’s Avatar  has done it! The sci-fi action adventure raced past $1 billion worldwide this  weekend after earning another stunning $68.3 million domestically and reaching  a total of $670.2 million on the international circuit. On the domestic front, Avatar  lifted its total gross to $352.1 million after only 17 days in release. The  film scored a solid average of $19,724 per theater at 3,461 locations, easily  beating its competition at the North American box office. Avatar stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver.

At No. 2, Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock  Holmes bagged $38.3 million, reaching a cume of $140.6 million after  a superb two-week run. The film starring Robert Downey Jr, Jude [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVATAR, Robert Downey Jr, Chipmunks, Meryl Streep Top Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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James Cameron’s Avatar  prevailed at the North American box office this weekend as the sci-fi action  spectacle regained the No. 1 spot with another stunning $75 million in ticket  sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Even though Avatar  was dethroned Friday by new entry Sherlock Holmes, the  film regained momentum Saturday and Sunday to emerge as the weekend’s winner. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver, Avatar  has brought its domestic total to a solid $212.2 million.

Guy Ritchie’s new take on Sherlock Holmes  also delivered a strong performance at the box office, bagging a superb $65.3  million from ticket sales at 3,626 locations. Starring Robert Downey  Jr. and Jude Law, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVATAR Tops Christmas Weekend Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator>
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Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang in Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) (top); Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes (Alex Bailey / Warner Bros.) (bottom)

After falling behind Guy Ritchie&#8217;s Sherlock Holmes on Christmas Day, Avatar ended up victorious at the Christmas weekend box office. James Cameron&#8217;s sci-fi spectacle grossed $75 million throughout  what turned out to be the most successful weekend ever &#8212; $264.1 million &#8212; at the domestic box office (not counting inflation).
According to the Box Office Mojo  chart, the previous  record-holder was the July 18-20 weekend &#8212; $253.5m &#8212; when The Dark Knight led the pack with $158.4m. Now in third place is the Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart-Taylor Lautner vampire-werewolf-human triangle The Twilight Saga: New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVATAR to Beat SHERLOCK HOLMES at Christmas Weekend Box Office</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/avatar-sherlock-holmes-christmas-box-office-1256/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator>
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James Cameron&#8217;s Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) (top); Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes (Alex Bailey / Warner Bros.) (bottom)

Probably because of both the enormous publicity surrounding its production costs and the nearly mythical place of Titanic in box-office history, Avatar&#8217;s box-office fate has been a major topic among film-related publications, whether online or elsewhere. So, here we go again.
According to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood, James Cameron&#8217;s sci-fi epic will come out on top this Christmas weekend despite having fallen behind Sherlock Holmes on Friday, Christmas Day. In her report, Finke says that as per her sources Avatar grossed anywhere between $28 and $32 million on Saturday. She adds that estimates for the film&#8217;s weekend take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Box Office: SHERLOCK HOLMES Beats AVATAR</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator>
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Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes (Alex Bailey / Warner Bros.) (top); Stephen Lang, Sam Worthington in Avatar (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox) (bottom)

According to the Box Office Mojo daily chart for Friday, for the second time this week James Cameron&#8217;s sci-fi epic Avatar was the #2 movie at the US/Canada box office. On Wednesday, it fell behind Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel; on Christmas Day, it fell behind the Guy Ritchie-directed new release Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law. 
Figures were pretty impressive: Sherlock Holmes took in $24.8 million, while Avatar (with higher ticket prices, but fewer venues) grossed $23.5 million (total $160.7m). Alvin and the Chipmunks was further behind with $14.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturn Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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2009 Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy &#038; Horror Films&#8217; 2009 Saturn Award winners: June 25, 2009
(&#8220;*&#8221; denotes the winner in each category)
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Iron Man (top); Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2nd from top); Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2nd from bottom); Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (bottom)
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FEATURE FILMS
Best Science Fiction Film
  The Day the Earth Stood Still 
  Eagle Eye 
  The Incredible Hulk 
  Indiana Jones &#38; the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 
*  Iron Man 
  Jumper 
Best Fantasy Film
  The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 
*  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 
  Hancock 
  The Spiderwick Chronicles 
  Twilight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANGELS &amp; DEMONS #1, STAR TREK #2 at the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Ron Howard’s Angels  &#38; Demons topped the North American box office with $48 million  in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The latest big-screen adaptation  of one of Dan Brown’s popular novels struggled to beat J. J. Abrams’ Star  Trek (above, top photo), which came in a close second with another $43 million this  weekend. The sci-fi reboot’s domestic total currently stands at $147.6 million. 
In Angels  &#38; Demons, Tom Hanks (above, lower photo, with Ayelet Zurer) reprises his role as professor Robert Langdon, who heads to the  Vatican to solve a murder and help prevent a ruthless terrorist attack. The  film scored $29 million less on opening weekend than its predecessor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Dominates Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Online leak or no, X-Men Origins:  Wolverine slashed its competition at the North American box office  with a remarkable $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates  Sunday. 
Released by 20th  Century Fox, the Gavin Hood-directed action spectacle scored an average of  $21,225 per theater at 4,099 locations. 
Starring Hugh Jackman in the  title role, the film follows Wolverine as he seeks revenge against the  evil-minded Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) and William Stryker (Danny Huston). Also in the cast are Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Kitsch.

Debuting in second place with  $15.3 million was Mark Waters&#8216; latest romantic comedy, Ghosts of  Girlfriends Past, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a celeb  photographer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce&#8217;s OBSESSED at the Top of the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Beyoncé Knowles&#8216;  Obsessed defeated  its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket  sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. 
In the  Steve Shill-directed thriller, Idris Elba co-stars as a  successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his  new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him. 

At No. 2, last week&#8217;s box office winner 17 Again  collected another $11.6 million, lifting its domestic total to $39.9 million.  Starring Zac Efron, the comedy follows a 37-year-old who gets to relive his  past as a 17-year-old. 

New release Fighting debuted in third place  with $11.4 million. Directed by Dito Montiel, the drama follows Channing Tatum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WONDER BOYS &#8211; Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Wonder Boys (2000)
Director: Curtis Hanson
Screenplay: Steve Kloves, from Michael Chabon&#8217;s novel
Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Michael Cavadias, George Grizzard
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SCREWBALL REDUX
A brilliant young writer (Tobey Maguire) who happens to be both a pathological liar (probably not a coincidence) and  obsessed with celebrity suicides. A flamboyant bisexual literary editor (Robert Downey Jr.) who can&#8217;t tell the difference between a ten-feet-tall transvestite and a woman. A pothead English professor (Michael Douglas) with so little sense of ethics that he has the gall to be upset when his wife leaves him, even though he has been having an affair with his boss&#8217; wife. 
Add to that mix a pompous successful writer, an [...]]]></description>
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