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Best of the Decade #3: No Country for Old Men (2007)

29 December 2009 12:01 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

It's funny to think that two of the decades greatest villains came out of movies that were being filmed simultaneously in the same Texas desert. I've read reports that the plumes of black smoke emitting from the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will be Blood actually interfered with the filming of the Coen Brothers' Academy Award winning No Country For Old Men. I wonder if this occurrence inspired any friendly competition between the two crews during production? If so, certainly not as much as the 2007 awards season. Worthy opponents indeed. Although No Country For Old Men seems to raise more questions than answer them, it still managed to generate a pretty heavy buzz amongst mainstream cinema-goers. I remember seeing it in the theatre and once the closing 'Directed by' credit hit the screen, a few audience members voiced their disdain towards the film's blatant ambiguity. I can only »

- Jay C.

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Top 25 Movies of 2009: Honorable Mentions and Movies #21 - 25

28 December 2009 10:31 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Top 25 Movies of 2009 Introduction, Honorable Mentions and Movies #21 - 25

What's your overall opinion of the movies of 2009? I ask because moving into December I would have called it a downer year, and if you base your opinion of a year's worth of movies on the blockbusters of the year you may be a bit mixed. While films such as Star Trek, District 9 and Avatar found fans all around the world, films such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Terminator Salvation, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Angels and Demons and Watchmen were met with mixed-to-highly-negative reviews from critics and filmgoers alike. A lot of money was made, but I think we all know money doesn't always translate to quality.

There were some out of the blue surprises such as The Hangover and Paranormal Activity and Pixar again impressed us all with Up. Personally, it's the smaller to mid-level films »

- Brad Brevet

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"The Hurt Locker," "Nine" Top 14th Satellite Awards

21 December 2009 10:30 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"The Hurt Locker" and "Nine" took home the big prizes at the International Press Academy's 14th Satellite Awards. "The Hurt Locker" won best drama while "Nine" for best musical.

(Check out the complete list of nominees right here)

And the winners are:

Motion Pictures

Actress in a motion picture, drama

Shohreh Aghdashloo, .The Stoning of Soroya M..

Actor in a motion picture, drama

Jeremy Renner, .The Hurt Locker.

Actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical

Meryl Streep, .Julie & Julia.

Actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical

Michael Shahlbarg, .A Serious Man.

Actress in a supporting role

Mo.Nique, .Precious.

Actor in a supporting role

Christoph Waltz, .Inglourious Basterds.

Motion picture, drama

.The Hurt Locker.

Motion picture, comedy or musical

.Nine.

Foreign language film

tie -- .The Maid. and .Broken Embraces.

Animated or mixed media

.Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Documentary

.Every Little Step.

Director

Kathryn Bigelow, .The Hurt Locker.

Screenplay, »

- Manny

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Sundance Photo Preview: John Wells’ The Company Men

21 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

John Wells' The Company Men will screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Premieres category. The film tells the story of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company, and how that affects them, their families and communities over the course of one year. The film stars  Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Chris Cooper, Maria Bello, Craig T Nelson, and Rosemarie DeWitt. This is the feature directorial debut of Wells, who is best known for writing and producing hundreds of episodes of both ER and The West Wing. A lot of people are interested to see what he will be able to do with a feature film. It's also worth mentioning that eight-time Academy Award nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins shot the film. Here is the official description from Sundance: One of the first casualties of a corporate downsize is Bobby Walker, »

- Peter Sciretta

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Las Vegas Film Critics Named 'The Hurt Locker' Best Picture

17 December 2009 1:21 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Las Vegas Film Critics Society (Lvfcs) has honored "The Hurt Locker" as the Best Picture at its 2009 Sierra Awards. On the list that has been announced on Wednesday, December 16, it has also been known that the action drama won big as it grabbed the most gongs.

Beside the Best Picture prize, "The Hurt Locker" also aided Jeremy Renner and Kathryn Bigelow to receive Best Actor award and Best Director gong respectively. Additionally, the film also took home Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing kudos.

Meanwhile, nabbing two kudos were "Inglourious Basterds" and "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". The Brad Pitt-starring action drama won Best Supporting Actor prize for Christoph Waltz and Best Costume Design award for Anna B. Sheppard. The Wes Anderson-directed animation, in the meantime, was named Best Family Film and Best Animated Film.

Also among the winners at 2009 Lvfcs Sierra Awards were Gabourey Sidibe and Saoirse Ronan. »

- AceShowbiz.com

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San Francisco Film Critics Name "The Hurt Locker" Best Film of the Year

16 December 2009 10:25 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"The Hurt Locker" continues to invade film critics awards nationwide, as the San Francisco Film Critics Circle named the movie the Best Picture of the year, with director Kathryn Bigelow winning the trophy for helming.

Colin Firth received the Best Actor nod for his portrayal of a gay man trying to cope with the death of his partner in "A Single Man," while Meryl Streep's brilliant performance as Julia Childs in "Julie & Julia" garnered her the Best Actress trophy.

Christian McKay for "Me and Orson Welles" bested awards favorite Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" for Best Supporting Actor, while Mo'Nique continued to dominate with her "Precious" performance, receiving the Best Supporting Actress.

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle paid homage to local screenwriter/producer Rose Kaufman, who recently died of cancer.

Here's the full list of winners for the 2009 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards:

Picture: "The Hurt Locker"

Director: Kathryn Bigelow, »

- Manny

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San Francisco Film Critics Circle Helps The Hurt Locker Continue Its Winning Streak

15 December 2009 9:54 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker won best picture and best director again today at the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (Sffcc) awards. The film has already been awarded with both honors by critics in New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.  Meanwhile, the Southeastern Film Critics Association did not give the film best picture, but did award best director to Bigelow.  I really hope that these are all signs that Bigelow will be the first female to win best director come Oscar time.

Other Sffcc winners included Colin Firth for best actor in A Single Man, Meryl Streep for best actress in Julie & Julia, Mo’Nique for best supporting actress in Precious, Christian McKay pulling a surprise win for best supporting actor in Me and Orson Welles, and Quentin Tarantino winning best original screenplay for Inglourious Basterds while Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach  received the award for best adapted screenplay for Fantastic Mr. Fox. »

- Ramses Flores

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'The Hurt Locker' Wins Over San Francisco Critics

15 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST | AMC - Script to Screen | See recent AMC - Script to Screen news »

As the end of the year approaches, more and more "best of" lists are starting to come out. The San Francisco Film Critics Awards have been announced and Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker". That film has been dominating lots of critics lists and it might end up being an Oscar contender.

Other big winners included Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia," Mo'Nique for "Precious" and Colin Firth for "A Single Man."

The complete list:

Best Picture

“The Hurt Locker”

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”

Best Original Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Adapted Screenplay

Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”

Best Actor

Colin Firth, “A Single Man”

Best Actress

Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best Supporting Actor

Christian McKay, “Me and Orson Welles”

Best Supporting Actress

Mo’Nique, “Precious”

Best Animated Feature

“Coraline”

Best Foreign Language Film

“You, the Living” (Sweden)

Best Documentary

“Anvil! The Story of Anvil”

Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins, »

- Christina Warren

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San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2009

14 December 2009 7:26 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

2009 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2009 San Francisco Film Critics winners: Dec. 14, 2009   Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker   Best Picture The Hurt Locker Best Foreign Language Film You, the Living (Sweden) Best Documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil Best Animated Feature Coraline Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Best Actor Colin Firth, A Single Man Best Actress Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Best Supporting Actor Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious Best Original Screenplay Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds Best Adapted Screenplay Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox Best Cinematography Roger Deakins, A Serious Man Special Citation Sita Sings the Blues Marlon Riggs Award for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community Frazer Bradshaw, filmmaker, in recognition of his film Everything Strange and New Barry Jenkins, [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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Mariah Carey's 'Precious' Leads 2010 Spirit Awards Nominations

1 December 2009 8:36 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" has come out as one of the nominations leaders at 2010 Independent Spirit Awards. The drama film, which sees Mariah Carey as a social worker, was on Tuesday, December 1 announced to be collecting five nods from the awards honoring independent filmmakers, and thus shared similar number with another drama "The Last Station".

The movie about an abused teen mother nabbed nominations for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Female Lead, Best First Screenplay and Best Supporting Female. It will battle against "Last Station" in the first three categories. For the Best Feature title, it is also up against "500 Days of Summer" "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre".

"Precious" fails to bring recognition to Carey, but it does land two of its other major cast Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique. Sidibe is listed against Maria Bello, Nisreen Faour, Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Mirren for Best Female Lead, while »

- celebrity-mania.com

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The Independent Spirit Awards

1 December 2009 7:19 PM, PST | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »

The Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees earlier today. Listed below is the complete list of this year's nominated films, cast and crew members. MakingOf would like to congratulate the nominees and applaud the diverse roster of talented filmmakers. Please scroll down for links to exclusive interviews we've conducted with some of the nominated directors and writers.

The Independent Spirit Awards eligibility requirements for consideration are that the feature film must be 70 minutes in length and the total cost must be below $20 million. A film also must have screened at a major film festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theater.

The awards' ceremony has taken place the past 24 years the Saturday afternoon before the Academy Awards in Santa Monica. The ceremony is moving this year to downtown L.A. and will be held in the evening on Friday, March 5th.

This year's Independent Spirit Awards Nominees:

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(95) Days of Spirit

1 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

The Spirit Awards are coming! In 95 days. The nominees have a long time to decide which pair of jeans or casual designer wear would best suit the event. Though the Spirits have traditionally passed out their ever-so-slightly off mainstream prizes the day before the Oscars this year they’re moving to a Friday night situation on March 5th. All the better for partying? Still time to use those hangover cures before the Oscars on Sunday.

Sin Nombre, a 3 time nomineeHere are the nominees

Best Feature(500) Days Of Summer | Amreeka |Precious | Sin Nombre | The Last StationI warned y'all that The Last Station would have more awards strength than many pundits are indicating. I must get around to Sin Nombre before the end of this year. I suspect Precious is your winner since the Spirits generally award the actual Oscar hopefuls.

Best Director

The Coen Bros A Serious Man | Lee Daniels Precious »

- NATHANIEL R

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2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees Announced

1 December 2009 3:00 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Although the nominees for the Academy Awards won't be announced until sometime next year, a few of the other award ceremonies are already in full swing including the Independent Spirit Awards, which recognize the best films shot for $20 million or less. This year's Spirit Award nominees were announced earlier today, and I think there are definitely some interesting choices. First off, the big one that everyone is picking up on is the fact that Paranormal Activity was nominated for Best First Feature. And why shouldn't it be? The Blair Witch Project won the exact same award back in 2000. Anvil! The Story of Anvil has been redeemed somewhat for the Oscar snub by getting a nod here for Best Documentary, and surprisingly, Jemaine Clement picked up a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Gentlemen Broncos. Other than that, some of the movies that scored multiple nominations include Precious, (500) Days of Summer, »

- Sean

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'The Last Station,' 'Precious' Lead Spirit Award Noms

1 December 2009 1:32 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Actors Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon announced the nominees for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Tuesday morning. Dramatic films "The Last Station" and "Precious" lead the pack with five nods each.

The winners will be announced on Friday, March 5, 2010 in L.A.

2010 Spirit Award Nominations

Best Feature (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not listed)

(500) Days of Summer - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

Amreeka - Producers: Paul Barkin, »

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2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees

1 December 2009 1:23 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire and The Last Station led the nominations for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards with five each.

Both were nominated for best feature along with (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.

If you’re wondering where indie favorite and Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker is, the movie was submitted for consideration last year and was no eligible for this year’s list.  Though Kathryn Bigelow picked up “Best Feature” for the film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night.

As far as I know, Duncan Jones’ Moon is considered a British film and was correctly included in the British Indie Film nominees with several other solid picks (though I didn’t care for Fish Tank).

I was glad to see Anvil! included in the documentaries after it was left off the Oscar short list — though where’s The Cove? — plus love for 500 Days and Adventureland, »

- Jeff Leins

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Spirit Awards Nominations Announced! "Precious," "The Last Station" Score!

1 December 2009 12:31 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization behind the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations this morning for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Nominees for Best Feature include "(500) Days Of Summer," "Amreeka," "Precious," "Sin Nombre," and "The Last Station."

Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon also announced finalists for the Acura Someone to Watch Award, the Truer Than Fiction Award, and the Piaget Producers Award.

A Serious Man was selected for the Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.

The awards show will be held March 5, two days before the Oscars. The event will be held at the La Live campus downtown.

Visit the Spirit Awards official site right here.

And now, the nominees of the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards:

Best Feature

"(500) Days Of Summer" - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

"Amreeka" - Producers: Paul Barkin, »

- Manny

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2009 Spirit Award Nominees

1 December 2009 10:47 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Film Independent’s Spirit Awards are meant to honor “indie” films, i.e. no blockbuster movies allowed but if you played at some festivals and didn’t cost a lot of money, you’re in consideration.  The Spirit Awards are a good indicator of what smaller films could be getting a shot at Oscar nominations in various categories.  Usually, their nominees are pretty solid and play like a nice alternative universe where the Oscars went to more deserving nominees (last year The Wrestler won Best Film and Best Actor).

But this year’s choices are obvious mixed with disappointingly bizarre.  In a year where some strong, hard-sell films came out of Sundance with strong buzz, the Spirit Awards have instead shown love to movies like Two Lovers, Cold Souls, and (500) Days of Summer.  It’s not that any of these films are resoundingly bad, but when placed alongside obvious contenders »

- Matt Goldberg

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25th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations

1 December 2009 9:02 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

Precious and The Last Station have the most nods with 5 nominations a piece. So glad to see Jeff Bridges’ nomination for Crazy Heart. Even Paranormal Activity saw a nomination in  Best First feature category.

The ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Pst/11:00 p.m. Est on IFC from downtown Los Angeles.

The complete list of nominations:

Best Feature (Award given to the Producer)

“(500) Days Of Summer,” Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

“Amreeka,” Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan

“Precious,” Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness

“Sin Nombre,” Producer: Amy Kaufman

“The Last Station,” Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer

Best Director

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “A Serious Man”

Lee Daniels, “Precious”

Cary Joji Fukunaga, “Sin Nombre”

James Gray, “Two Lovers”

Michael Hoffman, “The Last Station”

Best First Feature (Award given to the director and producer)

A Single Man »

- Michelle

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"Nine" Dominates Satellite Award Nominations! See Complete List!

30 November 2009 10:52 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"Nine," the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, led the Satellite Award scoring 11 nominations including Best Picture in the Comedy or Musical category.

Rob Marshall also received a Best Director nomination, and stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Acting nods, and the cast got Best Ensemble.

John Woo's "Red Cliff" followed with seven nominations.

Roger Corman is the 2009 Recipient of the Auteur Award while master cinematographer and eight-time Oscar nominee, Roger Deakins, is the 2009 Recipient of the Nikola Tesla Award.

The 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are given by the International Press Academy. Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 20th, at the Grand Salon/Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

Visit the Satellite Awards official site right here.

And the nominees for the 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are:

Film

Motion Picture (Drama)

"Bright Star"

"An Education"

"The Hurt Locker"

"The Messenger"

"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire »

- Manny

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The Satellites Have Launched. What Are They Orbiting?

30 November 2009 6:10 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

The Satellites (formerly Golden) have announced their 2009 nominations for what it's worth. And you might be screaming "not very much".

It's hard to know what to make of this Golden Globe splinter group. There is never much of a narrative thread in their nominations. You can't sense from year to year a type of film they like or whatnot. Which makes them feel a bit suspect. They also do very strange things which you're about to see if you read their nominations. They never get much attention and yet they keep plugging away. This year they were especially kind to 2012 (who knew?), Nine and The Stoning of Soraya M. But they were downright rude to the sci-fi drama Moon which received zero nominations despite their lack of aversion to sci-fi films. I mention this because the moon is a natural satellite and the Satellites are artificial. Maybe they're jealous. What they're orbiting we know not. »

- NATHANIEL R

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