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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Xavier Dolan</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/xavier-dolan/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>Xavier Dolan&#039;s HEARTBEATS at AFI FEST 2010: &quot;New Auteurs,&quot; &quot;Young Americans&quot; Line-Up</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/xavier-dolan-heartbeats-afi-fest-2010-new-auteurs-young-americans/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/xavier-dolan-heartbeats-afi-fest-2010-new-auteurs-young-americans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:58:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25263</guid> <description><![CDATA[Xavier Dolan, Niels Schneider, Monia Chokri in Dolan's ménage à trois drama Les amours imaginaires / Heartbeats, which was screened at Cannes earlier this year. AFI FEST 2010 presented by Audi announced today the line-up of their new &#34;Young Americans&#34; section and the films showing in the &#34;New Auteurs&#34; section. Also, much like last year, when the rotten US economy forced the shortening of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/xavier-dolan-heartbeats-afi-fest-2010-new-auteurs-young-americans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gregg Araki&#039;s KABOOM Wins Cannes&#039; First Queer Palm</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/gregg-araki-kaboom-wins-cannes-queer-palm/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/gregg-araki-kaboom-wins-cannes-queer-palm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 01:02:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24310</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thomas Dekker, who should pick better-quality hallucinogenic cookies, in Gregg Araki's Kaboom On Saturday, Gregg Araki's Kaboom took home the Cannes Film Festival's first (unfortunately named) Queer Palm, awarded to &#8212; what? queers? Actually, it's given to a film's &#34;contribution to lesbian, gay, bi or trans&#34; issues. About a dozen movies were &#34;eligible&#34; for the award; in other words, films screened at Cannes featuring non-heterosexual [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/gregg-araki-kaboom-wins-cannes-queer-palm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2010: Xavier Dolan&#039;s Bisexual Romantic Triangle HEARTBEATS</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/xavier-dolan-bisexual-heartbeats/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/xavier-dolan-bisexual-heartbeats/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 01:53:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alessandro Moretti</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24264</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCPIof4kNQ[/youtube] With his debut feature I Killed My Mother, Quebecois filmmaker Xavier Dolan won three awards at the 2009 edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Dolan, 21, was less lucky at home, where he was all but ignored by the Genie Awards, Canada's Oscars. Anyhow, he's back at the Cannes festival with Les amours imaginaires / Heartbeats, about a romantic triangle involving two friends (Dolan, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/xavier-dolan-bisexual-heartbeats/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2010 Un Certain Regard: Manoel de Oliveira, 101, Xavier Dolan, 21</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cannes-un-certain-regard-manoel-de-oliveira-xavier-dolan/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cannes-un-certain-regard-manoel-de-oliveira-xavier-dolan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:11:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23946</guid> <description><![CDATA[More from Cannes 2010. The Un Certain Regard sidebar promises to be about as interesting as &#8212; if not more interesting than &#8212; the main competition. What with Jean-Luc Godard's documentary Socialisme and Cristi Puiu's Aurora. Not to mention 101-year-old Manoel de Oliveira (Angelica) competing with 21-year-old Xavier Dolan (Heartbeats). PALME D'OR JURY Tim Burton, President Kate Beckinsale / Actress / United Kingdom Giovanna Mezzogiorno [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cannes-un-certain-regard-manoel-de-oliveira-xavier-dolan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Genie Awards 2010: I KILLED MY MOTHER&#039;s Absence &quot;An Aberration&quot;</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/genie-awards-2010-i-killed-my-mother-furor/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/genie-awards-2010-i-killed-my-mother-furor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:42:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23932</guid> <description><![CDATA[I Killed My Mother Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval POLYTECHNIQUE: Genie Awards 2010 At the other extreme, Xavier Dolan probably can't believe he won nothing. Or almost. As previously reported, Dolan's acclaimed J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother &#8211; winner of three of Quebec's Jutra Awards two weeks ago, including Best Picture (Polytechnique had also been in the running) &#8211; was totally shut [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/genie-awards-2010-i-killed-my-mother-furor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I KILLED MY MOTHER Tops 2010 Jutra Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/i-killed-my-mother-jutra-awards-polytechnique/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/i-killed-my-mother-jutra-awards-polytechnique/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:16:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23865</guid> <description><![CDATA[Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval I Killed My Mother Xavier Dolan's J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother may have fared quite poorly at Canada's Genie Awards &#8212; it was totally shut out of the competitive categories &#8212; and at the Oscars, having lost out on a Best Foreign Language Film nomination. At the 2010 Prix Jutra ceremony, however, Dolan's comedy drama about a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/i-killed-my-mother-jutra-awards-polytechnique/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jutra Awards 2010 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/jutra-awards-winners-i-killed-my-mother/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/jutra-awards-winners-i-killed-my-mother/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:09:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23864</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anne Dorval in I Killed My Mother Best film J’ai tué ma mère Best animated film Robe de guerre by Michèle Cournoyer Best documentary film Last Train Home Best director Denis Villeneuve for Polytechnique Best actress Anne Dorval for J’ai tué ma mère Best actor Sébastien Ricard for Dédé à travers les brumes Best supporting actress Sandrine Bisson for 1981 Best supporting actor Maxim Gaudette [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/jutra-awards-winners-i-killed-my-mother/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Xavier Dolan&#039;s I KILLED MY MOTHER Snubbed: Genie Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/xavier-dolan-i-killed-my-mother-genie-44980/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/xavier-dolan-i-killed-my-mother-genie-44980/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:41:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22586</guid> <description><![CDATA[Xavier Dolan in I Killed My Mother POLYTECHNIQUE Leads Genie Awards 2010 &#34;This year's nominations reflect a national cinema that is courageous in its storytelling,&#34; said Sara Morton, CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema &#38; Television, referring to this year's nominees for the 2010 Genie Awards, the Canadian Oscars. &#34;They are films created from the wealth of cultures, communities, and historical moments that make [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/xavier-dolan-i-killed-my-mother-genie-44980/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan Win in Vancouver</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-colin-firth-carey-mulligan-112/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-colin-firth-carey-mulligan-112/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:14:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20644</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air won three awards at the 10th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, held at the Railway Club in downtown Vancouver on Monday night. Reitman's socially conscious comedy-drama won awards for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga) and Best Screenplay (Reitman and Sheldon Turner).  In Up in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-colin-firth-carey-mulligan-112/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I KILLED MY MOTHER Wins Toronto Film Critics&#039; Special Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/i-killed-my-mother-toronto-film-critics-award-877/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/i-killed-my-mother-toronto-film-critics-award-877/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:28:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20494</guid> <description><![CDATA[Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud in I Killed My Mother (Regent Releasing) Xavier Dolan, whose I Killed My Mother is Canada's submission for the 2010 best foreign language film Academy Award, has been chosen as the Toronto Film Critics Association's first recipient of the Jay Scott Prize for emerging talent. The honor includes a cash prize of $5,000. I Killed My Mother premiered at last year's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/i-killed-my-mother-toronto-film-critics-award-877/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth: Vancouver Film Critics Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-streep-firth-vancouver-film-843/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-streep-firth-vancouver-film-843/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:48:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20342</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Montreal-born Jason Reitman's comedy-drama Up in the Air is the top nominee for the 2010 Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards. Starring George Clooney as a corporate-downsizing expert, Up in the Air is in the running for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Reitman and Sheldon Turner) Best Actor (Clooney) and Best Supporting [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-streep-firth-vancouver-film-843/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top Ten Canadian Films of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/top-ten-canadian-films-of-2009-445/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/top-ten-canadian-films-of-2009-445/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:37:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19306</guid> <description><![CDATA[Adam Scott in Passenger Side Toronto Festival's Top Ten Canadian Films of 2009 Top Ten Canadian Feature Films of 2009 (in alphabetical order) Cairo Time &#8211; Ruba Nadda Carcasses &#8211; Denis Côté Crackie &#8211; Sherry White Defendor &#8211; Peter Stebbings La Donation / The Legacy &#8211; Bernard Émond J'ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother &#8211; Xavier Dolan Passenger Side &#8211; Matthew Bissonnette [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/top-ten-canadian-films-of-2009-445/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Toronto Festival&#039;s Top Ten Canadian Films of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/top-ten-canadian-films-2009-568/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/top-ten-canadian-films-2009-568/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:26:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19273</guid> <description><![CDATA[Patricia Clarkson in Cairo Time (top); Joel Bissonnette, Adam Scott in Passenger Side (middle, upper); Danse Macabre by Pedro Pires (middle, lower); Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica by Cam Christiansen (bottom) The Toronto Film Festival has announced the lists of the top 10 Canadian features and shorts of 2009. Among the selected features are Denis Côté's Carcasses, Xavier Dolan's I Killed My Mother, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/top-ten-canadian-films-2009-568/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Foreign Language Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-foreign-language-film/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-foreign-language-film/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:16:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17583</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Foreign Language Film Baaria, Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy) An autobiographical tale set in the director's Sicilian hometown Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige (China) Biopic chronicling the life of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star. I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan (Canada) A young gay man has some serious issues with his mother. A Prophet, Jacques Audiard (France) Prison drama in which a young hood learns what [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-foreign-language-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I KILLED MY MOTHER d: Xavier Dolan</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/i-killed-my-mother-xavier-dolan/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/i-killed-my-mother-xavier-dolan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:47:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Waterfield</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14807</guid> <description><![CDATA[J'ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother (2009) Direction and Screenplay: Xavier Dolan Cast: Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément &#160; &#160; Xavier Dolan’s semi-autobiographical J'ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother has been getting a lot of attention, mostly because Dolan is 19 and has won three awards at Cannes for his first film. A former child actor, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/reviews/i-killed-my-mother-xavier-dolan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2009 Cannes Winners II</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/2009-cannes-winners-ii/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/2009-cannes-winners-ii/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 22:33:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15724</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cannes 2009 Winners: Part I Among the other Cannes festival winners at the various sidebars and competitions were: Best short Arena (above, top), directed by João Salaviza. Arena, the only Portuguese production in competition at the festival, tells the story of a young man under house arrest. Xavier Dolan's J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother (above, lower photo) won the Directors Fortnight [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/2009-cannes-winners-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
