In Theaters This Weekend (12/14)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Fox Searchlight, Magnolia, Warner Bros, Yari Film Group Releasing, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Musicals, Political, Religious, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG):  starring Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson (directed by Tim Hill)
• I Am Legend (PG-13):  starring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield (directed by Francis Lawrence)
• The Perfect Holiday (PG):  starring Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut (directed by Lance Rivera)
• Goodbye Bafana* (NR):  starring Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger (directed by Bille August)
• Juno* (PG-13):  starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner (directed by Jason Reitman)

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‘No Country for Old Men’ Earns Big Honor

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Miramax, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Musicals, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Awards, Lists

Although there’s a large slate of movies yet to be released, the National Board of Review kicked off awards season this week with its list of honorees.  Joel and Ethan Coen’s film, No Country for Old Men, walked away with NBR’s prize for Best Film along with two other categories.

The NBR is not necessarily known for predicting Oscar success.  Nevertheless, the group consisting of educators, historians and film industry professionals did select Forrest Whitaker and Helen Mirren as its winners last year.

Here’s a list of the 2007 NBR honorees.  Even if you can’t use these selections in your Academy Awards betting pool, you now know which films you should become familiar with:

• Best Film: No Country for Old Men
• Best Director: Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd
• Best Directorial Debut: Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
• Best Actor: George Clooney, Michael Clayton
• Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her  (Read the FilmCrunch review here.)
• Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Gone Baby Gone

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In Theaters This Weekend (12/7)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, New Line, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Music, Period, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• The Golden Compass (PG-13):  starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue (directed by Chris Weitz)
• Atonement* (R):  starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saorise Ronan (directed by Joe Wright)
• Billy the Kid* (NR):  (directed by Jennifer Venditti)
• Dirty Laundry* (PG-13):  starring Loretta Devine, Rockmond Dunbar, Jenifer Lewis (directed by Maurice Jamal)
• Grace is Gone* (PG-13):  starring John Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Zach Grey (directed by James C. Strouse)

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