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BAFTA 2010 Winners

By Fiona | Feb 22, 2010 | BAFTA Awards (0) Comment

Kathryn Bigelow, BAFTA winner

Looks like we are not the only one that got caught up in Oscar night fever. British had their own BAFTA fever!

The 63rd British Academy of Film and Television Arts, equivalent of our Academy Awards, hosted by  Jonathan Ross, was held the 21st of February at the Royal Opera House. It was a special night for those who worked hard during the preceding year, and gave their best effort to justify British cinema confidence.

The Hurt Locker is the big winner with 6 wins. Maybe this could be the good indicator for our upcoming show?

Enjoy the list bellow, because here are the awarded ones:

Best Film:
The Hurt Locker

Outstanding British Film:
Fish Tank

Fish Tank Movie Photo

Director:
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Leading Actor:
Colin Firth – A Single Man

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Short Oscar 2010 Preview

By Fiona | Feb 21, 2010 | OSCAR - Academy Awards (2) Comment

The Hurt Locker

Where will you be on March 7th? Are you guys ready for the 82nd Academy Awards? Filmofilia is right here to remind you that glamorous red carpet has never been closer! Concurrence is very tough, especially because of the fact that this year, instead of traditional five, we have exactly ten movies that will fight for this prestige award. Nominations came, and nobody was surprised…

The adventures of Jake Sully, as we all expected, went very well. Avatar won nine nominations so we guess that James Cameron has a lots of reasons to be satisfied! He’s biggest wish, as he said, was to give people movie, that will make them have a feeling they lived Avatar during the cinema projection. Guess he’s wish came truth, since the movie won  a whole bunch of “technical” nominations. Among them, Avatar managed to win nomination for the best movie, and Cameron could go home with statue for the best director. Seems like excited action is moving from Pandora to Los Angeles, but this time without virtual cameras.

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2010 BAFTA Nominations

By Allan Ford | Jan 26, 2010 | BAFTA Awards (0) Comment

BAFTA

The 2010 BAFTA nominations have been announced. The British film awards, celebrating talent both homegrown and international has become the main precursor to The Oscars.”The Hurt Locker,” “An Education” and “Avatar” leading the way with eight nods

The surprise on this year’s list is the Peter Jackson-produced and South Africa-set sci-fi film “District 9,” which secured seven nominations, one more than “Inglourious Basterds” and “Up in the Air.

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“The Hurt Locker” Triumphs at Producers Guild Awards (PGA)

By Allan Ford | Jan 25, 2010 | Movie News (0) Comment

"The Hurt Locker" Triumphs at PGA Awards

After Avatar‘s victory at the Golden Globes and Inglorious Bastards‘ success at the Screen Actors Guild, Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker,” has now locked in the top prize at the Producers Guild. it looks like this years Academy Awards ceremony is bound to have some surprises and excitement.

Up” won the animated feature award and “The Cove” won the documentary trophy.

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Inglourious Basterds and Nine Top BFCA Noms

By Allan Ford | Dec 14, 2009 | Movie News (0) Comment

BFCA

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards live on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. This year’s event will take place at the Hollywood Palladium and will be hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. For the third year in a row, VH1 will broadcast the gala live on the network.

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“The Hurt Locker” Poster

By Allan Ford | Jun 11, 2009 | Movie Posters (0) Comment

The Hurt Locker

The final  poster for the upcoming “The Hurt Locker” has been released.

Iraq-set action drama “The Hurt Locker,” which follows the exploits of an elite bomb disposal unit. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

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New THE HURT LOCKER Poster and Pictures

By Allan Ford | Apr 29, 2009 | Movie Photos, Movie Posters (0) Comment

The Hurt Locker

We earlier posted trailer and poster of Iraq War movie “The Hurt Locker” and today we have new poster and pictures.

The Hurt Locker was inspired by true events and recently declassified information. The film follows an elite Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal team in present-day Baghdad that fights an onslaught of bombs and snipers. Jeremy Renner plays the leader of the team, while Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty are members of it. Ralph Fiennes is a mercenary; Guy Pearce is another member of the team.

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Brand New Hurt Locker Trailer and Poster

By Allan Ford | Apr 17, 2009 | Movie Posters, Movie Trailers (0) Comment

The Hurt Locker

A brand new trailer for Kathryn Bigelow‘s highly-anticipated Iraq War movie “The Hurt Locker” has been premiered via Apple.

“The Hurt Locker,” winner of the 2008 Venice Film Festival SIGNIS Grand Prize, follows three elite members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in the streets of Baghdad. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he quickly surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, when he recklessly plunges them into a deadly game of urban combat, to seek out and disarm deadly bombs in a thrilling race against time.

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