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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Up</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/up/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 02:34:09 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Pete Docter&#039;s Oscar Acceptance Speech</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pete-docter-oscar-acceptance-speech-190/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pete-docter-oscar-acceptance-speech-190/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:29:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22940</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature Up: Pete Docter's Oscar Acceptance Speech &#34;Boy, never did I dream that making a flip book out of my third grade math book would lead to this. Boy. It's incredible being here, it's just me right now, but please picture this whole stage full of the most amazing cast and crew you've ever experienced. Jonas Rivera, producer. Bob Peterson, co-director. You guys [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pete-docter-oscar-acceptance-speech-190/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pete Docter to Be Honored at Dallas Film Festival</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pete-docter-dallas-film-festival-45335/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pete-docter-dallas-film-festival-45335/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22660</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE The DALLAS International Film Festival (April 8-18) announces Pete Docter, director and writer of Academy Award® Best Picture nominee UP as the recipient of the 2010 Texas Avery Animation Award presented by REEL FX ENTERTAINMENT. 12 official selections were also announced, including 3 films (A SURPRISE IN TEXAS, THE RIVER WHY and WE ARE THE SEA) that will be making their world premieres [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pete-docter-dallas-film-festival-45335/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AVATAR Wins Six Visual Effects Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-visual-effects-awards-59012/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-visual-effects-awards-59012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:49:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22523</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic Avatar won six Visual Effects Society Awards on Sunday. Among those was the top VES Award for visual effects in a visual effects-driven feature. Avatar's competition was District 9, Star Trek, 2012, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Additionally, James Cameron received the VES Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Bill Paxton. Avatar is obviously the favorite to win this year's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/avatar-visual-effects-awards-59012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Animated Feature UP</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-animated-feature-up-oscar-predictions-71908/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-animated-feature-up-oscar-predictions-71908/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22520</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature, Up Pete Docter's Up as the next Best Animated Feature Oscar winner is a foregone conclusion. The film about an old man traveling to the Amazon with his house (!) received excellent reviews, has won tons of awards, and became a blockbuster hit. You can't have a more Academy-friendly pedigree than that. The competition this year, however, is unusually strong. The other [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-animated-feature-up-oscar-predictions-71908/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, THE HANGOVER, THE COVE, UP: American Cinema Editors Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-the-hangover-the-cove-28766/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-the-hangover-the-cove-28766/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:39:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21967</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker was voted the best edited feature film (drama) by the American Cinema Editors on Sunday night. Previously, The Hurt Locker won awards from the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, and the Art Directors Guild. James Cameron's super blockbuster Avatar has thus far won only one guild award, for art direction in the &#34;fantasy&#34; category. Bob Murawski and Chris Innis were [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-the-hangover-the-cove-28766/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP Wins Annie Award for Best Animated Feature</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:49:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21769</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up was the best picture winner and Docter was the best director at the Annie Awards ceremony held Saturday evening at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The favorite movie did win the top two prizes &#8212; but that was it. With three awards each, Coraline and The Princess and the Frog were the evening's top animated feature winners. But at least Up's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Annie Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:11:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19026</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Annie Awards International Animated Film Society's 2010 Annie Award nominations: Dec. 1, 2009 2010 Annie Award winners: UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2010 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Up by Pete Docter &#160; PRODUCTION CATEGORIES Best Animated Feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs &#8212; Sony Pictures Animation Coraline &#8212; Laika Fantastic Mr. Fox &#8212; 20th Century [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Kathryn Bigelow vs. James Cameron</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-kathryn-bigelow-vs-james-cameron-776/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-kathryn-bigelow-vs-james-cameron-776/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:31:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21564</guid> <description><![CDATA[Among the Oscar 2010 curiosities are the following: Ex Husbands and Wives James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow (above) are both competing in the best director category. About two decades ago, they were married for a couple of years. Cameron's Avatar cost one trillion dollars to make and has earned about two trillion dollars at the box office. It's now the biggest, all-time, for all eternity [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-kathryn-bigelow-vs-james-cameron-776/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Grammy Winners: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, UP</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/grammy-winners-slumdog-millionaire-up/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/grammy-winners-slumdog-millionaire-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:19:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21488</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) The early-bird 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony is currently taking place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The televised portion of the ceremony will begin at 8pm this evening. Organizers have to do it in two installments: the Grammys hand out 21,389 awards. Those couldn't all be part of the televised show, or it'd run well into the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/grammy-winners-slumdog-millionaire-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, THE COVE, UP: Producers Guild Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-the-cove-up-pga-awards-289/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-the-cove-up-pga-awards-289/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:11:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Following James Cameron's best director upset at the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild of America one-upped the Hollywood Foreign Press Association by choosing not the blockbuster Avatar, but Kathryn Bigelow's independently made Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker (above, top photo) as the best film (or best producers) of the year. Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal, Nicholas Chartier, and Greg Shapiro are the film's credited producers. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-the-cove-up-pga-awards-289/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP &#8211; Best Animated Feature: Golden Globes 2010 Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-best-animated-golden-globes-119/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-best-animated-golden-globes-119/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:31:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20734</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature Pete Docter's Up Peter Docter's Up should take the Golden Globe for best animated feature. It's a huge box-office success that has been greeted by some of the best reviews of the year. Although Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox has its fans and has won a number of awards from film critics' groups, it doesn't really stand much of a chance here. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-best-animated-golden-globes-119/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP, THE HURT LOCKER Win Golden Tomatoes</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-the-hurt-locker-golden-tomatoes-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-the-hurt-locker-golden-tomatoes-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:22:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20651</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) (top); Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) (bottom) And the Golden Tomato goes to&#8230; Pete Docter's animated feature Up and Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker. In the former, a old widower travels to South America carrying his house along with him; in the latter, a bomb-squad unit goes about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-the-hurt-locker-golden-tomatoes-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meryl Streep, George Clooney, UP IN THE AIR Win in Texas</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-up-in-the-air-554/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-up-in-the-air-554/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:33:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20614</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Pegasus News reports that Jason Reitman's Up in the Air was the best picture of 2009 according to the ten members of the North Texas Film Critics Association that got together at a Dallas cafe this past Saturday. Matching the choices of numerous other US-based critics' groups, the NTFCA chose Kathryn Bigelow [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-george-clooney-up-in-the-air-554/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, Jeremy Renner, Melanie Laurent: Online Film Critics Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-jeremy-renner-melanie-laurent-444/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-jeremy-renner-melanie-laurent-444/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:26:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20411</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker has just won another best picture award, this one from the Online Film Critics Society. The other nominees in that category were Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Joel and Ethan Coen's A Serious Man, Pete Docter's Up, and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air. Additionally, The Hurt Locker won for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-jeremy-renner-melanie-laurent-444/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, Meryl Streep, George Clooney: Kansas City Critics&#039; Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-up-in-the-air-george-clooney-543/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-up-in-the-air-george-clooney-543/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:44:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20327</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vera Farmiga, George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Usual suspects Up, Up in the Air, Kathryn Bigelow, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Mo'Nique, and Christoph Waltz are the Kansas City Film Critics Circle's choices for best of 2009. Jason Reitman's comedy-drama Up in the Air was voted the best film, but as it's happened before Kathryn Bigelow was the best director [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meryl-streep-up-in-the-air-george-clooney-543/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP, FANTASTIC MR. FOX: US Critics&#039; Top Animated Features</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:56:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20192</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) (top); Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight Pictures) (bottom) Although Pete Docter's Up was expected to have the animation year-end awards field all to itself, it ultimately had to face tough competition from Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, which features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Jason Schwartzman, among others. Up has won awards from at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, George Clooney, Meryl Streep Win in Phoenix</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/inglourious-basterds-george-clooney-meryl-streep-776/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/inglourious-basterds-george-clooney-meryl-streep-776/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19932</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds (François Duhamel / The Weinstein Co.) Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's violent World War II fantasy, was the Phoenix Film Critics Society's best picture of 2009. (See full list below.) Tarantino was chosen best director, while the film's cast, which includes Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, and Christoph Waltz, was cited as the year's best ensemble cast. Although [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/inglourious-basterds-george-clooney-meryl-streep-776/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, George Clooney Win in Florida</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-florida-984/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-florida-984/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:48:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19892</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anna Kendrick, George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Up in the Air was the top choice of the Florida Film Critics Circle 2009 awards. Jason Reitman's comedy-drama about an expert corporate downsizer who travels the United States to fire people won a total of three awards; the other two were for Best Director Reitman and Best Actor George Clooney. Lee [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-florida-984/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>St. Louis Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/st-louis-film-critics-awards-2009-948/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/st-louis-film-critics-awards-2009-948/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:47:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19543</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2009 St. Louis Film Critics nominations: Dec. 14, 2009 2009 St. Louis Film Critics winners: Dec. 21, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; George Clooney in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) &#160; Best Film (500) Days of Summer An Education The Hurt Locker Invictus Precious Up * Up in the Air Best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/st-louis-film-critics-awards-2009-948/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HURT LOCKER, UP IN THE AIR Are the Big Winners in Houston</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-houston-989/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-houston-989/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:25:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19834</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are no surprises, major or otherwise, in the Houston Film Critics Society's list of the best 2009 had to offer. Critics' faves The Hurt Locker (above) and Up in the Air won three prizes each. The former for best film, best director (Kathryn Bigelow), and best cinematography (Barry Ackroyd); the latter for best actor (George Clooney), best supporting actress (Anna Kendrick), and best screenplay [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-hurt-locker-up-in-the-air-houston-989/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Detroit Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:07:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19429</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2009 Detroit Film Critics nominations: Dec. 11, 2009 2009 Detroit Film Critics winners: Dec. 18, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Peter Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) &#160; Best Film (500) Days of Summer The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds * Up Up in the Air Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker * Pete Docter, Up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dallas-ft-worth-film-critics-awards-2009-9894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dallas-ft-worth-film-critics-awards-2009-9894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:43:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19654</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2009 San Diego Film Critics winners: Dec. 15, 2009 &#160; Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds &#160; Best Film: Inglourious Basterds Best Foreign Language Film: Il Divo Best Documentary: The Cove Best Animated Film: Up Best Director: Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds Best Actress: Michelle Monaghan for Trucker Best Actor: Colin Firth for A Single Man Best Supporting Actress: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/san-diego-film-critics-awards-2009-984/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Austin Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:53:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19640</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Austin Film Critics winners: Dec. 15, 2009 &#160; Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker &#160; Best Film: The Hurt Locker Runners-Up: Star Trek Up A Serious Man Up in the Air Avatar Inglourious Basterds District 9 Where the Wild Things Are (tie) Moon, The Messenger Best Foreign Language Film: Sin Nombre, Cary Fukunaga Best Documentary: Anvil! [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/southeastern-film-critics-awards-2009-984/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/southeastern-film-critics-awards-2009-984/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:18:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19578</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: Dec. 14, 2009 &#160; Vera Farmiga, George Clooney in Up in the Air &#160; BEST PICTURE 1. Up in the Air 2. The Hurt Locker 3. Up 4. Inglourious Basterds 5. A Serious Man 6. (500) Days of Summer 7. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire 8. The Messenger 9. Fantastic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/southeastern-film-critics-awards-2009-984/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New York Film Critics Online Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-online-awards-2009-494/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-online-awards-2009-494/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:12:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19508</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 New York Film Critics Online Awards 2009 New York Film Critics Online Award winners: Dec. 13, 2009 &#160; Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington in Avatar &#160; BEST PICTURE Avatar (20th Century Fox) BEST 11 PICTURES (alphabetical) Adventureland (Miramax Films) Avatar (20th Century Fox) Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight) The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company) The Messenger (Oscilloscope) Precious (Lionsgate) A Serious [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/new-york-film-critics-online-awards-2009-494/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
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19496</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 AFI Awards 2009 AFI Awards: Dec. 13, 2009 &#160; Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton in Precious &#160; AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order) CORALINE THE HANGOVER THE HURT LOCKER THE MESSENGER PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE A SERIOUS MAN A SINGLE MAN SUGAR UP UP IN THE AIR &#160; AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order) THE BIG [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/afi-top-ten-films-of-2009-765/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/boston-society-of-film-critics-awards-2009-493/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/boston-society-of-film-critics-awards-2009-493/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:40:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19464</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2009 Boston Society of Film Critics Award winners: Dec. 13, 2009 &#160; The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow &#160; Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Best Foreign Language Film: Summer Hours Best Documentary: The Cove Best Animated Film: Up Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker Best Actor: Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker Best Actress: Meryl Streep [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/boston-society-of-film-critics-awards-2009-493/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Washington D.C. Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/washington-film-critics-awards-2009-843/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/washington-film-critics-awards-2009-843/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:28:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19201</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Washington Film Critics winners: Dec. 6, 2009 UP IN THE AIR, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan Win in Washington (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; George Clooney, Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air &#160; Best Film The Hurt Locker &#124; Summit Entertainment Inglourious Basterds &#124; Weinstein Company Precious &#124; Lionsgate Up &#124; Walt Disney [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/washington-film-critics-awards-2009-843/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Animated Feature Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/animated-feature-semi-finalists-oscar-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/animated-feature-semi-finalists-oscar-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:41:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18417</guid> <description><![CDATA[Up by Pete Docter (top); A Town Called Panic by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar (middle); Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson (bottom) Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 2010 Academy Awards. They are: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Astro Boy Battle for Terra Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline Disney's A Christmas Carol [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/animated-feature-semi-finalists-oscar-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: More Best Picture Contenders</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-best-picture-contenders/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-best-picture-contenders/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:45:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17221</guid> <description><![CDATA[Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw in Bright Star Oscar 2010: Early Predictions for Best Picture Part I Among the top runners-up in that category are: Jane Campion's period romance Bright Star, which would have a much better chance had its box-office figures been more impressive; Quentin Tarantino's dark World War II fantasy Inglourious Basterds; Marc Webb's quirky 500 Days of Summer; Tom Hooper's The Damned United, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-best-picture-contenders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-tops-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-tops-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:17:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14066</guid> <description><![CDATA[Though massacred by critics, Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen crushed the North American box office this week with an impressive $201.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel, the anticipated sequel to Transformers opened at 4,234 locations Wednesday and scored a daily gross of $60.6 million, the highest ever for a Wednesday. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-tops-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sandra Bullock&#039;s THE PROPOSAL Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/sandra-bullock-the-proposal-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/sandra-bullock-the-proposal-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:14:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13840</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anne Fletcher’s romantic comedy The Proposal debuted in first place at the North American box office this weekend with $34.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, the film scored an average of $11,163 per theater at 3,056 locations. The plot follows an overbearing book editor who forces her assistant into marrying her when she faces deportation [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/sandra-bullock-the-proposal-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE HANGOVER Hangs on at the Top of the Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-hangover-the-taking-of-pelham-1-2-3/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-hangover-the-taking-of-pelham-1-2-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:06:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13536</guid> <description><![CDATA[Todd Phillips’ R-rated hit comedy The Hangover topped the North American box office for a second consecutive week with $33.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Hangover successfully fought off this week’s new releases, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and Imagine That, lifting its domestic total to a solid $105.3 million. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helm and Zach Galifianakis star [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-hangover-the-taking-of-pelham-1-2-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP and THE HANGOVER Top Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-and-the-hangover-top-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-and-the-hangover-top-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:38:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13115</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pixar’s Up topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $44.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Playing at 3,818 locations, the Pete Docter-directed animated adventure brought its domestic gross to $137.3 million after a strong two-week run. The plot follows a 78-year-old widower who takes his entire house on a trip to South America. Debuting in second [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-and-the-hangover-top-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-drag-me-to-hell-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-drag-me-to-hell-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:03:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12751</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pixar’s Up safely landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $68.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Directed by Peter Docter, the animated adventure tale opened at 3,766 locations, scoring an average of $18,109 per theater. The story follows a 78-year-old widower who, wishing to fulfill his dream, takes his entire house on a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-drag-me-to-hell-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films, Special Screenings</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-out-of-competition-films/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-out-of-competition-films/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12316</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films / Special Screenings Below is a sample of out-of-competition films, special screenings, and midnight screenings at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Click on the photos to enlarge them. &#160; Pete DOCTER, UP (Opening Night Film) Anne AGHION, MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER Alejandro AMENABAR, AGORA Terry GILLIAM, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Robert GUÉDIGUIAN, L'ARMÉE DU CRIME (The Army of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-out-of-competition-films/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
