In Theaters This Holiday Weekend (12/25)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Miramax, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Mystery, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases,

Here are some possible suggestions for your holiday enjoyment:

• Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (R):  starring Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, Gina Holden (directed by Greg Strause, Colin Strause)
• The Great Debaters (PG-13):  starring Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jermaine Williams (directed by Denzel Washington)
• The Water Horse (PG):  starring Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin, Alex Etel (directed by Jay Russell)
• The Bucket List* (PG-13):  starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Serena Reeder (directed by Rob Reiner)
• Honeydripper* (PG-13):  starring Danny Glover, Gary Clark Jr., Keb Mo (directed by John Sayles)

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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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