National Society of Film Critics Picks Waltz with Bashir

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Period, Political, Comedy, Awards, Lists

One year after honoring There Will Be Blood, the National Society of Film Critics has named its favorite film of 2008. Although it’s primarily been considered in the Best Animated or Best Foreign Language categories, Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir was selected as this group’s top film of 2009.

The animated Israeli film - Folman’s memoir of his country’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon - is currently up for a Golden Globe.

Here are the remaining 43rd Annual National Society of Film Critics Awards winners:

• Best Film: Waltz With Bashir
• Best Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
• Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
• Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

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In Theaters This Weekend: October 10, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Miramax, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Period, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Body of Lies (R): starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Carice van Houten (directed by Ridley Scott)
• City of Ember (PG): starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan (directed by Gil Kenan)
• The Express (PG): starring Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Omar Benson Miller (directed by Gary Fleder)
• Quarantine (R): starring Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short (directed by John Erick Dowdle)

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In Theaters This Weekend: August 1, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sony, Touchstone, Universal, Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PG-13): starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello (directed by Rob Cohen)
• Swing Vote (PG-13): starring Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer (directed by Joshua Michael Stern)
• America the Beautiful* (R): starring Gerren Taylor, Ted Casablanca, Eve Ensler (directed by Darryl Roberts)
• Frozen River* (R): starring Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O’Keefe (directed by Courtney Hunt)

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