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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; The Messenger</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/the-messenger/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>Woody Harrelson, CRAZY HEART: Spirit Awards 2010 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/woody-harrelson-crazy-heart-spirit-awards-766/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/woody-harrelson-crazy-heart-spirit-awards-766/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:53:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20249</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mo'Nique in Precious (Anne Marie Fox / Lionsgate) Like Christoph Waltz in the best supporting actor category, Mo'Nique &#8212; who plays a nasty mother in Lee Daniels' Precious &#8212; is by far the North American critics' top choice for best supporting actress of 2009: 17 wins and counting, in addition to awards at both the Sundance and Stockholm film festivals. Mo'Nique has also nabbed SAG, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/monique-critics-top-supporting-actress-128/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Christoph Waltz: US Critics&#039; Favorite Supporting Actor of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/christoph-waltz-critics-favorite-supporting-actor-889/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/christoph-waltz-critics-favorite-supporting-actor-889/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:36:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20219</guid> <description><![CDATA[Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (François Duhamel / The Weinstein Co.) If US critics found only two lead actresses to vote for in 2009 (Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan), they had an even tougher time finding a supporting actor. Or perhaps it was just his own thespian brilliance that made Christoph Waltz walk away with nearly every critics' award out there. With more than 90 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/christoph-waltz-critics-favorite-supporting-actor-889/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Satellite Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2009-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2009-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:20:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18958</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Satellite Awards International Press Academy's 2009 Satellite Award nominations: Nov. 29, 2009 2009 Satellite Award winners: Dec. 20, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine (David James / The Weinstein Co.) &#160; Best Motion Picture (Drama) Bright Star An Education * The Hurt Locker [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2009-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, UP, Meryl Streep and Surprises: St. Louis Film Critics 2009 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-st-louis-film-critics-2009-876/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-st-louis-film-critics-2009-876/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:11:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19559</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson in The Messenger There were quite a few surprises among the nominees for the St. Louis Film Critics Association 2009 Awards. I mean, Kim So Yong's Treeless Mountain for best foreign language film? Jeff Stilson's Good Hair for best documentary? Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) and Oren Moverman (The Messenger) for best director? Patton Oswald (Big Fan) and Ben Foster (The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-st-louis-film-critics-2009-876/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AFI Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/afi-top-ten-films-of-2009-765/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/afi-top-ten-films-of-2009-765/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:39:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19434</guid> <description><![CDATA[Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer The Detroit Film Critics Society has announced its list of 2009 nominees. Those competing for the best picture award are Marc Webb's sleeper hit (500) Days of Summer, Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, Quentin Tarantino's anti-Nazi fantasy Inglourious Basterds, Pete Docter's animated Up, and Jason Reitman's socially conscious Up in the Air. All [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-2009-nominations-765/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson in THE MESSENGER Trailer</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/ben-foster-woody-harrelson-in-the-messenger-trailer/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/ben-foster-woody-harrelson-in-the-messenger-trailer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:41:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Edwige Andersson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17173</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnm885kLggY[/youtube] Directed by Oren Moverman, and written by Moverman and Alessandro Camon, The Messenger stars Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Jena Malone. The film chronicles the emotional struggles of an American soldier after he becomes involved with the widow of a fallen officer. The Messenger won both the Silver Bear for best screenplay and the Peace Award at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/ben-foster-woody-harrelson-in-the-messenger-trailer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster in THE MESSENGER Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/woody-harrelson-ben-foster-the-messenger-photos/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/woody-harrelson-ben-foster-the-messenger-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
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