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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Xan Brooks</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/xan-brooks/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>Meryl Streep Criticized, Praised for Margaret Thatcher/THE IRON LADY Portrayal</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/meryl-streep-thatcher-movie-the-iron-lady-accuracy/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/meryl-streep-thatcher-movie-the-iron-lady-accuracy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:42:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35905</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady Oscar veteran Meryl Streep may have her name already engraved on the Best Actress statuette for the 2012 Academy Awards &#8212; well, barring a Glenn Close upset &#8212; but those associated with former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher are none too pleased with Streep's performance as the free-marketeering Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, as reported [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/meryl-streep-thatcher-movie-the-iron-lady-accuracy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: Thumbs Down from Several British Tintin Fans</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-adventures-of-tintin-negative-reviews/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-adventures-of-tintin-negative-reviews/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:22:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35589</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tintin (Jamie Bell), Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), Snowy, The Adventures of Tintin Despite a number of positive reviews and solid box office receipts, some in the United Kingdom, where Tintin is apparently a cultural icon, haven't been at all pleased with the way director Steven Spielberg and screenwriters Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, and Joe Cornish have brought Hergé's intrepid reporter to the big screen. See [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-adventures-of-tintin-negative-reviews/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SHAME Reviews: Raves for Michael Fassbender, Steve McQueen</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-reviews-michael-fassbender-steve-mcqueen/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-reviews-michael-fassbender-steve-mcqueen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:28:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35095</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michael Fassbender, Shame Steve McQueen-Michael Fassbender's SHAME: Sex Addiction at the Movies Directed by Steve McQueen (no relation to the star of Bullitt and The Getaway), and written by McQueen and playwright Abi Morgan, Shame was screened at the Venice and Telluride film festivals. Its next stop is the Toronto Film Festival later this month. McQueen's drama revolves around the dangers of sex addiction and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-reviews-michael-fassbender-steve-mcqueen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INCEPTION Reviews: Cooling Down</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/christopher-nolan-inception-reviews/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/christopher-nolan-inception-reviews/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:27:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Zac Gille</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24819</guid> <description><![CDATA[Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception Christopher Nolan's sci-fi/thriller Inception opens Friday. Initially hailed as a masterpiece, Inception has now received several negative reviews that have lowered its Rotten Tomatoes score down from near 100% to 83%. Among RT's top critics, the score is even lower: 74%. For comparison's sake: The Dark Knight's overall score is 93% positive; 91% among top critics. Batman Begins got 84% [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/christopher-nolan-inception-reviews/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Robert Pattinson, Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan at BAFTA Ceremony</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/robert-pattinson-colin-firth-carey-mulligan-22218/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/robert-pattinson-colin-firth-carey-mulligan-22218/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:06:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22238</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FquzcTQJdSg[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pljn15KiMGs[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxcsl7ezVFQ[/youtube] Robert Pattinson (top); Mickey Rourke presents Best Actress award to Carey Mulligan (middle); Kate Winslet presents Best Actor award to Colin Firth (bottom) Robert Pattinson, with lightning speed, said as he took to the podium at the 2010 BAFTA awards ceremony: &#34;Congratulations to Jenny? she's a fantastic makeup artist.&#34; The &#34;Jenny&#34; in question is Jenny Shircore, who won a BAFTA for Best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/robert-pattinson-colin-firth-carey-mulligan-22218/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kristen Stewart Wins Orange Rising Star Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kristen-stewart-orange-rising-star-award-54985/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kristen-stewart-orange-rising-star-award-54985/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:32:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22224</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon Kristen Stewart's Orange Rising Star Award victory would only surprise someone who has been living in some parallel universe where the Twilight Saga franchise movies haven't played at local movie houses. Anyone could vote for the Orange Rising Star Award. I voted for Tahar Rahim, knowing full well he had no chance. But I wanted to make [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kristen-stewart-orange-rising-star-award-54985/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Robert Pattinson at BAFTAs; Mo&#039;Nique is a No Show</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/robert-pattinson-bafta-monique-1099876/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/robert-pattinson-bafta-monique-1099876/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:53:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22210</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGC3W3_-QOs[/youtube] More Robert Pattinson at the BAFTAs. Fans go crazy as can be attested by the clip above. Mo'Nique is a no-show, but I wonder if any of the fans outside noticed or cared. Precious director Lee Daniels had to hop onstage to collect her Best Supporting Actress Award for playing Gabourey Sidibe's abusive mom. Xan Brooks, who, I might add, is no Twilight fan, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/robert-pattinson-bafta-monique-1099876/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Michael Haneke&#039;s THE WHITE RIBBON</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/michael-haneke-the-white-ribbon-cannes-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/michael-haneke-the-white-ribbon-cannes-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:16:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12220</guid> <description><![CDATA[Antichrist: Filmmaker Lars von Trier (top); Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe (bottom). In this pyshcological horror-drama, a married couple struggles to come to terms with the accidental death of their son. Wendy Ide in The [London] Times: &#34;Von Trier has moved away from the sparse, rough and ready work of the Dogme era and embraced a stylised and visually sumptuous look for Antichrist. The movie is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/lars-von-trier-antichrist-cannes-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
