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Entries in The Visitor (4)

Saturday
21Feb2009

'The Wrestler' wins top prize at Spirit Awards

Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" won best picture Saturday at the 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards. The film also won best cinematography for Maryse Alberti and best actor for Mickey Rourke.

The award for best director went to Tom McCarthy for "The Visitor." Woody Allen took home the prize for best screenplay for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Also among the winners were Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York," which was named best first feature, and Dustin Lance Black, who won the award for best first screenplay for "Milk."

The best supporting female award went to Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," while James Franco picked up the prize for "Milk." Meanwhile, Melissa Leo won best actress for "Frozen River."

Other winners included Laurent Cantet's "The Class" (best foreign film) and James Marsh's "Man on Wire" (best documentary).

Alex Holdridge's "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" took home the John Cassvetes Award for the best feature made for less than $500,000.

For more information, check out the official Web site of the Film Independent's Spirit Awards.

Monday
22Dec2008

Ten Best Movie Trailers of 2008

The year 2008 is quickly coming to a close, so I've decided to go back and pick my 10 favorite movie trailers of the year (yes, "The Dark Knight" is one of them). Before I get started, here are some notes about my selection:

I've only looked at trailers for films that were actually released in 2008. Trailers for films that won't be released until 2009 were excluded from my selection, but I will take those into consideration at the end of next year.

Also, the following list is solely based on the quality of the trailers, and they have nothing to do with my opinion about the actual movies.

Lastly, feel free to post your own selections using the comment section below.

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Monday
15Dec2008

13th Annual Satellite Awards

Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" took home the awards for best drama, best director and best score Sunday at the 13th edition of the International Press Academy's Satellite Awards.

Sally Hawkins won best actress in a comedy or musical for "Happy-Go-Lucky," which also receives the award for best comedy or musical.

The prize for best actress in a drama went to Angelina Jolie for her role in "Changeling," while Richard jenkins picked up the win as best actor in a drama for "The Visitor."

Ricky Gervais was named best actor in a comedy or musical for "Ghost Town," beating Sam Rockwell, josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Brendan Gleeson and Mark Ruffalo.

As far as the best male and female supporting roles are concerned, top honors went to Rosemarie DeWitt for "Rachel Getting Married" and Michael Shannon for "Revolutionary Road."

Thomas McCarthy won best original screenplay for "The Visitor," while Peter Morgan took home the prize for best adapted screenplay for "Frost/Nixon."

Other winners included "WALL-E," which won best animated film; "Gomorrah," which received the prize for best foreign film; and "Australia," which won best cinematography, best visual effects and best art direction and production design.

Click here for the complete list of the 13th Annual Satellite Awards.

Sunday
14Sep2008

‘The Visitor’ wins top honors at Deauville

Thomas McCarthy’s critically acclaimed drama “The Visitor” won top honors Sunday at the 34th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival.

Starring Richard Jenkins, the film follows a lonely college professor who forms an unlikely bond with two illegal immigrants. “The Visitor” took home the festival’s grand prize.

The jury awarded its prize to Lance Hammer’s drama “Ballast,” in which the unexpected death of a man’s brother shakes up the lives of three individuals. The film also picked up the Cartier Foundation jury prize.

Meanwhile, Damian Harris’ “Garden of the Night” received the international critics prize. Starring Tom Arnold, Gillian Jacobs and John Malkovich, the film focuses on a 17-year-old girl who struggles with life in the street.

The Michel D’Ornano prize went to Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s war drama “Johnny Mad Dog.”

Here’s more on the Deauville Film Festival.