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Anne Hathaway Named Best Actress
December 4, 2008
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Anne Hathaway looks like she’s a shoe-in for Oscar contention after today’s news. Her latest film Rachel Getting Married is already get a lot of attention after leading the upcoming Spirit Awards with six nominations, including one for best picture.

And today Anne has officially been named Best Actress by the National Board of Review for her role in the film. For those of you unfamiliar, the National Board of Review is is comprised of film historians, film pros and others, and is best known for presenting the first nationally recognized awards of Oscar season.

Here’s the full list of today’s winners from the NBR. Look out Keira Knightley and Kate WInslet, our own girl next door may be some tough competition in this year’s Oscar race.

* Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
* Best Director: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Best Actor: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
* Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
* Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
* Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Best Foreign Language Film: Mongol
* Best Documentary: Man on Wire
* Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
* Best Ensemble Cast: Doubt
* Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
* Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt
* Best Directorial Debut: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
* Best Original Screenplay: Nick Schenk, Gran Torino
* Best Adapted Screenplay: (tie) Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire and Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Spotlight Award: Melisssa Leo, Frozen River and Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
* BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: Trumbo

* Top 10 Films: (In alphabetical order)

Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Gran Torino
Milk
Wall-E
The Wrestler
Box Office Recap
October 6, 2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua rocked the box office this weekend bringing in $29 million dollars opening weekend. Who else made the cut? Check out the top 10 movies this past weekend:

Beverly Hills Chihuahua:$29 million
Eagle Eye: $17.7 million
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist: $12 million
Nights in Rodanthe: $7.3 million
Appaloosa: $5 million
Lakeview Terrace: $4.5 million
Burn After Reading: $4 million
Fireproof: $4 million
An American Carol: $3.8 million
Religulous: $3.5 million
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Box Office Recap
September 29, 2008
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Eagle Eye rocked the box office this past weekend bringing in $29.2 million dollars opening weekend! The romantic date movie Nights In Rodanthe came in at second with $13.5 million, while Lakeview Terrace rounded out the top three with $7 million. Here is the top ten movies for Sep 26-28 weekend:

1. Eagle Eye: $ 29.2 million
2. Nights In Rodanthe: $ 13.5 million
3. Lakeview Terrace: $7 million
4. Fireproof: $6.5 million
5. Burn After Reading: $6.1 million
6. Igor: $5.5 million
7. Righteous Kill: $3.8 million
8. My Best Friend's Girl: $3.8 million
9. Miracle at St. Anna: $3.5 million
10. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys: $3.1 million
Box Office Recap
September 22, 2008
Lakeview Terrace reigned at the box office, bringing in $15.6 million dollars opening weekend. Brad Pitt and George Clooney's Burn After Reading came in second with $11.3 million, and My Best Friend's Girl rounded out the top three with $8.3 million.

Here are the top 10 movies for Sept 19-21 weekend:

Lakeview Terrace: $15.6 million
Burn After Reading: $11.3 million
My Best Friend's Girl: $8.3 million
Igor: $8 million
Righteous Kill: $7.7 million
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys: $7.5 million
The Women: $5.3 million
Ghost Town: $5.1 million
The Dark Knight: $2.9 million
The House Bunny: $2.8 million
Box Office Recap
September 15, 2008
Brad Pitt's still got it! His latest flick 'Burn After Reading' reigned at the box office this past weekend bringing in $19.4 million. 'Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys' came in at second place with $18 million, and the DeNiro/Pacino flick 'Righteous Kill' came in third with $16.5 million.

Here are the top 10 box office flicks for the Sep 12-14 weekend...

1. Burn After Reading--$19,404,000
2. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys--$18,020,000
3. Righteous Kill--$16,500,000
4. The Women--$10,088,000
5. The House Bunny--$4,300,000
6. Tropic Thunder--$4,180,000
7. The Dark Knight--$4,015,000
8. Bangkok Dangerous--$2,400,000
9. Traitor--$2,132,000
10. Death Race--$2,017,000
Clooney And Pitt Star In Burn After Reading
August 19, 2008
It's time to stop obsessing over how good The Dark Knight was, and focus your attention on a new flick that's out next month.

From the Cohen Brothers come Burn After Reading, a dark spy-comedy starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, and Tilda Swinton.

A disk containing the memoirs of CIA agent Osbourne Cox (Malvovich) ends up in the hands of two lowlife gym employees who then decide to try and cash in on the deal and attempt to sell it.

Whenever you put Clooney and Pitt in a movie together, we're immediately sold! Burn After Reading is in theaters September 12th.

Pitt and Clooney Off to Venice Film Festival
July 30, 2008
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The 65th annual Venice Film Festival kicks off on August 27 and George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway and Charlize Theron are among the celebrities expected on the red carpet.

This will be the first public appearance Brad will make after the birth of the twins.

Pitt and Clooney co-starred in Ethan Coen's Burn After Reading, which is being featured at the festival.

The movie won't be released until September 12, 2008 here in the states, but promos for the movie are already in full swing.

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