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AWARDS NEWS: No major surprises in Golden Globe nominations

2009-12-15T09:32:25-05:00

Nominees for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards: Best Drama: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglorious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "Up in the Air." Best Musical or Comedy: "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover," "It's Complicated," "Julie & Julia," "Nine." Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Tobey Maguire, "Brothers." Actress, Drama: Emily Blunt, "The Young Victoria"; Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen...

AWARDS NEWS: San Fran sticks with "Hurt Locker", but also awards several surprises

2009-12-15T08:57:33-05:00

The San Francisco Film Critics have announced their 2009 year end awards. Of note, they broke away from the usual choice for supporting actor, naming Christopher McKay of Me And Orson Welles in that catagory, and gave Coraline its first win for Best Animated film. They also recognized "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" as best documentary. Personally, I love the fact that they gave one of this year's best (and often overlooked) films, the animated wonder Sita Sings The Blues,...

AWARDS NEWS: Hoosiers flying high, naming "Up In The Air" best pic

2009-12-14T15:41:37-05:00

We have a newbie this year! The Indiana Film Journalists Association was formed in February 2009 with six founding members, and has since expanded its roster to nine. Members must reside in the Hoosier State and produce consistent, quality film criticism or commentary in any medium. This is the first year-end list they have issued, and includes the winner and the runners-up. Best Film of the Year Up in the Air Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox Best Animated Film Fantastic Mr....

AWARDS NEWS: SouthEast Film Critics are "Up In The Air" with their winners

2009-12-14T15:40:24-05:00

The Southeastern Film Critics Association have announced their list of winners and runners-up for 2009. The SFCA is a group of 40+ film critics from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The Winners: 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 Mr. Fox...

AWARDS NEWS: Chances for an Oscar in the "locker" grow as New York Film Critics Circle names winners

2009-12-14T13:41:28-05:00

"The Hurt Locker" lands another win, named Best Picture by the New York Film Critics Circle today. That makes all but the New York Online critics in the Locker; they chose the sci-fi epic Avatar as best picture. Also beginning to line up for possible Oscars are Meryl Streep as best Actress (all but LA so far in that catagory for Julie And Julia), and the sweep continues for Supporting actor and actress as Christoph Waltz and MoNique are once...

AWARDS NEWS: BFCA Nominations for 2009

2009-12-14T11:50:09-05:00

Nominations for the Critics Choice awards, handed out by The Broadcast Film Critics Association, which consists of 235 television, radio and online film critics, were announced this morning. BFCA is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada. The Critics Choice Movie Awards will take place on Friday, January 15 at the Hollywood Palladium, and will be broadcast live on VH1. The complete list of nominees: BEST PICTURE “Avatar” “An Education” “The Hurt Locker” “Inglourious Basterds” “Invictus” “Nine”...

American Film Institute names surprises "Coraline", "The Hangover" on 2009 Top Ten list

2009-12-13T18:36:08-05:00

The American Film Institute has named it's top ten for 2009. The list includes two films that have been ignored as too "Hollywood" for most critics' groups - the animated hit "Coraline" and the somewhat raunchy wedding comedy "The Hangover". Notable by its absence from the list - "Inglorious Basterds". And also documentary "The Cove", which was considered a shoo in for the list. Ah, well...you can't have everything I guess... AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS CORALINE THE HANGOVER...

NY Online Critics virtually snub "Hurt Locker", awards "Avatar" best picture

2009-12-13T18:25:21-05:00

In a major upset, the film that has been running away with all the first round of critics awards this afternoon, The Hurt Locker, managed only Best Director from the New York Film Critics Online this evening. James Cameron's epic Avatar was named best picture. A trend for the supporting catagories is beginning to develop, with Inglorious Basterds' Christoph Waltz and Precious' MoNique winning all the awards in the supporting actor and actress catagories given out today so far. The...

LA Critics putting the "Hurt" on other films; Bigelow named best director

2009-12-13T18:16:48-05:00

LA Film Critics picked "The Hurt Locker" as best picture of 2009 this afternoon. Full list of winners and runners-up. as traditionally announced by LA each year: Best Picture “The Hurt Locker” Runner-up: “Up in the Air” Best Actor Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart” Runner-up: Colin Firth, “A Single Man” Best Actress Yolande Moreau, “Séraphine” Runner-up: Carey Mulligan, “An Education” New Generation Award Neill Blomkamp, “District 9” Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” Runner-up: Peter Capaldi, “In The Loop” Best...

Subject:CINEMA #202 - "Zany To The Max - A Tribute to 'Animaniacs'!"

2009-12-13T18:06:19-05:00

TC and Kim head to the small screen to pay tribute to one of their favorite series - ANIMANIACS!! Plus: your email, the latest news and site info, and a brand new edition of the GrinchWatch! Subject :CINEMA is brought to you by: E-music , with over 3 million choices for great tunes - and by visiting http://emusic.com/cinema , you will get 35 FREE DOWNLOADS during your 14 day trial! Check it out today! AND BY GoDaddy.Com , the world's...

Boston critics pick indie fave "The Hurt Locker" as best picture

2009-12-13T15:38:00-05:00

Boston Film Critics Society have named Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq drama The Hurt Locker as best picture of 2009, and also awarded Bigelow best director. Meryl Streep and Jeremy Renner were named best actress and actor respectively for "Julie and Julia" and "The Hurt Locker". Best ensemble was a tie for "Precious" and, in somewhat of a stunner, "Star Trek". The complete winners list: Best Picture Hurt Locker Best Actor Jeremy Renner for Hurt Locker Best Actress Meryl Streep for Julie...

Subject:CINEMA's Flashback Flicks #1 - December 12, 2009!

2009-12-12T17:55:16-05:00

IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE! Subject:CINEMA's Flashback Flicks is on the air! Subject:CINEMA's Flashback Flicks is a showcase for some of the best reviews and features that are a part of our weekly podcast, Subject:CINEMA! THIS WEEK FROM THE ARCHIVES: Review - "Cloverfield" (January 2008) Kung Fu Flix - "Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave" (February 2008) Attack Of the B Movies - "They Came From Beyond Space" (October 2007) Review - "Hairspray" (July 2007) Each week, SCFF will...

AWARDS NEWS: DC Critics are "Up In The Air"

2009-12-10T15:02:41-05:00

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) today announced their 2009 winners, awarding Best Film to Up in the Air. The film's star, George Clooney, took home the Best Actor award, his second win (Michael Clayton, 2007). In a WAFCA first, Kathryn Bigelow took home the prize for Best Director for the Iraq War film, The Hurt Locker, the first woman to do so. Relative newcomer Carey Mulligan took home the Best Actress award...

Hollywood Reporter, Billboard sold to new publishing conglomerate

2009-12-10T14:30:15-05:00

e5 Global Media LLC, a new company formed jointly by private equity partner Pluribus Capital Management and financial services firm Guggenheim Partners, has reached an agreement to purchase The Hollywood Reporter , Billboard, and several other publications from the Nielsen Co. In addition to The Hollywood Reporter, the other brands included in the sale by Nielsen Business Media are: Billboard, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, the Clio Awards, Backstage and Film Journal. e5 Global Media will also acquire the Film Expo business,...

Subject:CiNEMA #201 - "Scrooged! 'A Christmas Carol' Then And Now!"

2009-12-06T18:54:34-05:00

TC and Kim salute Dickens with this overview of the many different versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL! Plus: a full full show this week with the latest news in Cinema Subjects; The first Awards of Awards season - nominees for the Spirit Awards, the Annie Awards, and the Satellite Awards, as well as winners of the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review year end picks; the latest site news in the PNR Pipeline; this weeks' Bonehead Of The...

THR's Friedman bashes NBR for not naming "Precious" among years' best films

2009-12-04T12:01:29-05:00

The shockwaves have started....right on schedule.... As usual, THR's "Showbiz 411" columnist Roger Friedman - you remember, the gossip troll, er, columnist FIRED by Fox News last spring for reviewing an unfinished bootleg of Wolverine that he illegally downloaded from the internet - has launched his annual assault on the selections made by the National Board of Review. He does this every year, usually because they tend to sometimes pick a popular movie over a critically acclaimed indie for their...

Lambert/ABC controversy dangerously close to blacklist

2009-12-03T16:38:24-05:00

We were planning to address this on Subject:CINEMA's next episode, but it's gotten out of hand and it's time to call a spade a spade, as it were... ABC has gone beyond the boundaries of censorship when it comes to their recent actions concerning singer and American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert. Way beyond. It is now bordering dangerously close to blacklisting the performer. And it has to STOP. NOW. After a particularly raunchy performance on The American Music Awards, ABC...

Nat'l Board Of Review names "Up In The Air" best picture of 2009

2009-12-03T14:30:58-05:00

The National Board of Review has named "Up In The Air" best picture of 2009. "Air" star George Clooney shared lead actor with Morgan Freeman for "Invictus". THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS: Best Picture: Up in the Air by Jason Reitman Ten Best Films (in alphabetical order) AN EDUCATION (500) DAYS OF SUMMER THE HURT LOCKER INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS INVICTUS THE MESSENGER A SERIOUS MAN STAR TREK UP WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Best Director Clint Eastwood, Invictus Best Actor Morgan...

AWARDS NEWS: "Hurt Locker" tops Gotham/IFP awards

2009-12-01T23:21:00-05:00

"The Hurt Locker" emerged as the big winner at Monday's Gotham Independent Film Awards at New York's Cipriani Wall Street. It wasn't a clean sweep as many predicted but it picked up prizes for feature -- the night's top prize -- as well as for ensemble cast. Feature prize went to producer-helmer Kathryn Bigelow, producer-scribe Mark Boal, and producers Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, with the cast trophy went to Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce,...

AWARDS NEWS: "Nine" , "Red Cliff" lead Satellite Award noms

2009-12-01T12:50:06-05:00

Rob Marshall's "Nine" scored a whopping 11 Satellite Award nominations, including best picture in the comedy or musical category. The bigscreen adaptation of the Broadway tuner also scored acting nods for stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Daniel Day-Lewis, as well as best ensemble. Marshall was also nominated for best director. John Woo's expansive historical epic "Red Cliff"came in second with seven nods. In the best actor field, the nominees are Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart"), Hugh Dancy ("Adam"), Johnny Depp...

AWARDS NEWS: "Precious", "The Last Station" lead Spirit Award nominations

2009-12-01T12:03:53-05:00

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces 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...