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The ten best documentaries of 2009

26 December 2009 12:50 PM, PST | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

Some of the best documentaries of 2009 hardly seemed to exist. "What's the matter with Kansas," based on a best-seller, is still awaiting its fifth vote at IMDb. "The Beaches of Agnes," a luminous film by the New Wave pioneer Agnes Varda, grossed $127,605. "Of Time and the City," by a great British director, grossed $32,000. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," a hit in terms of buzz and critical reception, brought in $666,659. "Tyson," $827, 046.

Such figures come from IMDb, which may be wrong, but if it's $1 million off, we're still not talking big numbers. What we're really talking about is eyeballs, or, as old Jewish exhibitors used to ask, "how many toochis on the seats?" The audiences for these films were found first at film festivals, and will now be found on DVD and video on demand. None

of them played more than one theater in Chicago -- five of them at Facets. Yet »

- Roger Ebert

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THR Critics’ Top 10 Films of 2009

20 December 2009 10:35 PM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »

via… THR Kirk Honeycutt The White Ribbon Up Precious The Hurt Locker District 9 Avatar The Cove In the Loop A Serious Man Up in the Air After the cut, »

- Ryan Adams

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New York Post’s Top Ten

19 December 2009 6:05 PM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »

Thanks to Red Wine: Lou Lumenick 1. Up In The Air 2. Up 3. A Serious Man 4. Inglourious Basterds 5. Avatar 6. Invictus 7. Precious 8. Fantastic Mr. Fox 9. In The Loop 10.Ponyo Kyle Smith’s after the jump. »

- Sasha Stone

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New York Times Critics Top Ten

18 December 2009 3:24 PM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »

Avatar makes two out of three of the lists, The Hurt Locker all three,  (thanks to Hisham for sending) A.O. Scott 1) Where the Wild Things Are 2) The Hurt Locker »

- Sasha Stone

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Nyt's Manohla Dargis Offers Her Top 13 of 2009

18 December 2009 1:38 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Just recently New York Times critic Manohla Dargis made some waves with an interview she gave using some salty language and calling out a few people here and there. Today she delivers a list of her favorite films of 2009.

While beating the dead horse that is the hatred for such films as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen she also has a few kind words for some films that didn't make her ultimate list such as Star Trek, Julie and#038; Julia (agree keep the Julie), Duplicity, A Perfect Getaway, Up and A Single Man.

I have listed her top 13 directly below as she listed them, "in order of their domestic release" with links to my reviews where available. Following that is a list of her "other favorites." Like I said when I linked to her interview, "I have mixed feelings when it comes to »

- Brad Brevet

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100 best films of the noughties: Nos 11-90

18 December 2009 2:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The Guardian film team's pick of the top 100 movies of the decade. Check back from 21 December as we unveil the top 10 day by day

11-20

11. Waltz With Bashir

12. Dig!

13. The Beat That My Heart Skipped

14. The Consequences of Love

15. No Country for Old Men

16. Silent Light

17. Japon

18. The Sun

19. What Time Is It There?

20. Before Sunset

21-30

21. Unrelated

22. One and a Two

23. Ivansxtc

24. Let the Right One In

25. Of Time and the City

26. When the Levees Broke

27. You Can Count on Me

28. A Serious Man

29. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

30. Control

31-40

31. The Death of Mr Lazarescu

32. Grizzly Man

33. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

34. Être et Avoir

35. Far from Heaven

36. Hidden

37. The Hurt Locker

38. Oldboy

39. The New World

40. The Piano Teacher

41-50

41. Spirited Away

42. Vera Drake

43. American Splendor

44. Capturing the Friedmans

45. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

46. Crimson Gold

47. A History of Violence

48. In the Mood for Love

49. Movern Callar

50. The Night of the Sunflowers »

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Golden Idol: Nyfcc, Bfcs, Bfca

15 December 2009 5:01 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

"The Hurt Locker" continues its strong momentum of wins amongst high-profile critics groups while Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is becoming a dark horse in the animated feature category as it takes notice away from Pixar's "Up".

The New York Film Critics Circle

Best Film: "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Best Non-Fiction Film: "Of Time and the City"

Best Foreign Language Film: "Summer Hours"

Best First Feature: "Hunger"

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker")

Best Screenplay: "In the Loop"

Best Actress: Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia")

Best Actor: George Clooney ("Up In The Air," "Fantastic Mr. Fox")

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique ("Precious")

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds")

Boston Society of Film Critics

Best Film: "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film: "Up"

Best Documentary Film: "The Cove"

Best Foreign Language Film: "Summer Hours"

Best New Filmmaker: Neill Blomkamp ("District 9")

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow »

- Garth Franklin

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Golden Idol: Nyfcc, Bfcs, Bfca

15 December 2009 5:01 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

"The Hurt Locker" continues its strong momentum of wins amongst high-profile critics groups while Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is becoming a dark horse in the animated feature category as it takes notice away from Pixar's "Up".

The New York Film Critics Circle

Best Film: "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Best Non-Fiction Film: "Of Time and the City"

Best Foreign Language Film: "Summer Hours"

Best First Feature: "Hunger"

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker")

Best Screenplay: "In the Loop"

Best Actress: Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia")

Best Actor: George Clooney ("Up In The Air," "Fantastic Mr. Fox")

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique ("Precious")

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds")

Boston Society of Film Critics

Best Film: "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film: "Up"

Best Documentary Film: "The Cove"

Best Foreign Language Film: "Summer Hours"

Best New Filmmaker: Neill Blomkamp ("District 9")

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow »

- Garth Franklin

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New York Film Critics Circle Awards

15 December 2009 4:44 AM, PST | Deadline Hollywood | See recent Deadline Hollywood news »

Film: "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker" Screenplay: "In The Loop" Actress: Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia" Actor: George Clooney for "Up In The Air" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique for "Precious" Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds Cinematography: Christian Berger for "The White Ribbon" Animated Film: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" Non-fiction Film: "Of Time And The City" Foreign Language Film: "Summer Hours" First Feature: "Hunger," director Steve McQueen »

- Nikki Finke

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Nyfcc: The Hurt Locker Switches Status from Dark Horse to Front Runner

14 December 2009 8:40 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

While A Serious Man appears to be making no blips on any critic group's radar (a real shame that it's not even claiming any of these "ensemble acting" prizes either), Up in the Air and Precious aren't fairing that well either, as The Hurt Locker assault this weekend (tops on a couple of critic groups on both coasts) has indeed placed the film from 'dark horse' status to Oscar 'front-runner'. It's the dream scenario for Summit Ent. who tried their best in promoting the picture this summer, but ultimately failed to reach the larger segment of the population who might not read newspapers but are willing to see the next Vin Diesel film. - While A Serious Man appears to be making no blips on any critic group's radar (a real shame that it's not even claiming any of these "ensemble acting" prizes either), Up in the Air and Precious aren't fairing that well either, »

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Films Of The Decade – Martyn’s List

14 December 2009 5:30 PM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The first decade of the new millennium would see an abundance of cinematic treasures, disasters and all things in between. It was the decade in which the Webbed-Wonder swung through the streets of New York and battled the Green Goblin, Doc-Ock, Sandman and Venom. It would be the decade of torture porn. It would be the decade in which The Matrix sequels thoroughly disappointed. It would be the decade Michael Bay came into his own as the purveyor of crash-bang action flicks and discovered the photogenic quality of Megan Fox’s ass. It would be the decade that many screen icons left us, whilst others were made. It would be the decade that belonged to high school musicals, vampires, wizards, hobbits and superheroes. It would be the decade that saw the return of Indiana Jones and would see the last screen performance of Clint Eastwood. So many films, so many hours. »

- Martyn Conterio

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New York Film Critics Awards 2009

14 December 2009 3:01 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics winners: Dec. 14, 2009   The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow   Best Film – The Hurt Locker Best Foreign Language Film – Summer Hours Best Non-fiction Film – Of Time and the City Best First Feature – Hunger, director Steve McQueen Best Animated Film – Fantastic Mr. Fox Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker Best Actress – Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia Best Actor – George Clooney for Up In The Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox Best Supporting Actress – Mo’Nique for Precious Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds Best Screenplay – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche for In the Loop Best Cinematography – Christian Berger for The White Ribbon Special Award – Andrew [...] »

- Michele Colbert

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N.Y. critics pick 'Hurt Locker' as best picture

14 December 2009 2:51 PM, PST | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »

link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i323ddc5ff8ac614282d183b9c1ead588

Gregg Kilday. The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 14, 2009, 11:59 Am Et

The New York Film Critics Circle named the Iraq-set war drama "The Hurt Locker" its best film of the year at its annual voting meeting on Monday.

It also hailed the film's director, Kathryn Bigelow, as the year's best director.

In a rare instance of critical agreement, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn., which met Sunday, also bestowed its top prizes on "Hurt" and Bigelow.

The New Yorkers gave best actress honors to Meryl Streep for embodying Julia Child in "Julie & Julia." George Clooney was singled out as best actor for his work in both the zeitgeist comedy drama "Up in the Air" and the animated "Fantastic Mr. Fox." "Fox" was also chosen best animated film of the year.

In the supporting categories, »

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'Hurt Locker' and Bigelow Top New York Critics List as Well

14 December 2009 12:27 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Yesterday there was a little confusion when some people thought the New York Film Critics Circle had chosen Avatar as thier winner for the year's best film. In fact that was the New York Film Critics Online and not the long-standing NYC critics. Today, they have weighed in and awarded The Hurt Locker yet another Best Picture win as well as director Kathryn Bigelow. In my opinion this now makes Bigelow the front-runner for Best Director, but I'm still not convinced the film itself will take the top prize.

Christoph Waltz continues his domination in the Best Supporting Actor category and Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox gets an animated win. Is it possible for Fox to take the top prize from Pixar's Up? I would love to see it happen, but not so sure it will.

I am not a fan of Meryl Streep winning Best Actress for Julie and Julia, »

- Brad Brevet

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The New York Film Critics Circle Opens Up The Hurt Locker as Best Film of 2009

14 December 2009 11:47 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Is it too soon to say that The Hurt Locker is the film to beat in 2009?  After being named film of the year by the Lafca and the Bsfc, the New York Film Critics Circle (Nyfcc) has added another accolade to Kathryn Bigelow’s intense war drama.  Bigelow herself also took yet another win for Best Director, while Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique each took home another accolade for Best Supporting Actor (Inglourious Basterds) and Best Supporting Actress (Precious), respectively.  George Clooney was named Best Actor for his performances in Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox, which is impressive considering the latter is only a vocal performance.  Speaking of Fox, the film pulled another surprise upset by taking Best Animated Film over Pixar’s Up following yesterday’s announcement that Lafca chose Anderson’s stop-mo flick over Pete Docter’s delightful 3D adventure.

Hit the jump for the full list of winners. »

- Matt Goldberg

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"The Hurt Locker" Invades New York Film Critics Circle

14 December 2009 11:11 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" is the critics' favorite from coast to coast. Over the weekend, the La Film Critics hailed the Iraq-war drama the Best Film of the year, and now, the New York Film Critics Circle gave "The Hurt Locker" the Best Picture award and Bigelow, the Best Director.

Meryl Streep won Best Actress for "Julie and Julia," while George Clooney won Best Actor for "Up in the Air" and his voice work for the animated "Fantastic Mr. Fox."

And the Best Supporting Acting categories are shaping up to be the most predictable ones. Mo'Nique won Best Supporting Actress for "Precious," while Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for "Inglourious Basterds."

The New York Observer film critic, Andrew Sarris, is receiving a Special Award.

Here are the winners of the 2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards:

Best Picture "The Hurt Locker"

Best Director Kathryn Bigelow

"The Hurt Locker »

- Manny

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Three Animated Movies Top Time Magazine’s Best Movies of 2009

10 December 2009 2:25 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

There has been some discussion lately about how the tightest race at the Oscars next year could very well be the Best Animated Feature category. This week Time Magazine revealed their Top 10 Movies of 2009 [1], and it certainly contained a few surprises -- not the least of which is the fact that the three films at the very top are all animated! Richard Corliss chose Disney's The Princess and the Frog as his number 1 pick, followed by Up and Fantastic Mr. Fox. He writes: "a straight-faced argument could be made — and is, here — that 2009 boasted a richer crop of animated features than of live-action movies." Do you agree with this statement? And do you think we'll see any animated films nominated in other categories at the Academy Awards? Check out the full Top 10 list after the jump. 1. The Princess and the Frog 2. Up 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 4. The Hurt Locker 5. Up in the Air »

- Sean

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Box sets for Christmas | Gift ideas

28 November 2009 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Stumped for what to buy your friends and family this year? Forget the socks and chocs and bubble bath – our critics have chosen 40 of the best music, film and TV box sets

Pop by Kitty Empire

1 The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set (Parlophone)

At £145, the Beatles box set probably costs roughly what a small car did in the early 1960s. But the startling detail on these CDs will repay the outlay for Beatles nerds and mere mortals alike. Its sister release, The Beatles in Mono – 1960s scooter prices, at a guess – is even more desirable, audiophiles reckon.

2 Kraftwerk The Catalogue (Mute/Emi)

Eight albums by the electronic Beatles, dating from 1974's Autobahn, all gleamingly remastered. Costing considerably less than one of Ralf Hütter's beloved bicycles, this is the master text of most electronic genres – electro, techno, even hip-hop – today.

3 Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Deluxe »

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This week's DVD and Blu-ray releases

13 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Star Trek, Moon

DVD & Blu-ray, Paramount, Sony

Two science-fiction movies, in many ways polar opposites, but both successful at what they do. After all, there's room for everyone in outer space. Star Trek sets out to make the franchise cool; something its many fans seem to have worked against, regardless of how fluent they are in Klingon. Jj Abrams's update is so fast you barely have time to notice how clumsy it is, such as when Kirk lands on the icy Planet Of Huge Coincidences, but it is what all the other blockbusters this year failed to be: fun. It's a sleek, futuristic vessel designed to introduce a great set of characters as efficiently as possible and it certainly is dazzling - literally as most scenes are awash with lens-flaring white light. And it's striking how its best moments are all lifted almost intact from the original 1960s TV show. »

- Phelim O'Neill

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Terence Davies Lecture at National Film School

3 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

Award winning British writer/director Terence Davies (Children) will present an upcoming National Film School (Nfs) lecture on Thursday, November 5th. Described as “Britain's greatest living film director” by The Evening Standard, Terence Davies' credits include 'Children', 'Madonna and Child', 'Death and Transfiguration', 'Distant Voices', 'Still Lives' (which received a European Film Award nomination), 'The Long Day Closes', 'The Neon Bible', the BAFTA nominated 'The House of Mirth' and the documentary, 'Of Time and the City'. »

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