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27 December 2009 5:44 PM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »

Interesting to see The Hurt Locker not only making an appearance on nearly every year-end Top 10 — but on many Best of the Decade lists as well. Ann Hornaday, The Washington »

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20 December 2009 1:18 PM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

[Our thanks to Michel Thein for the following review.]

Considering Fatih Akin's catalog of films, one might not think that he could write and direct a comedy that wouldn't  feel bleak like Head-on or excessively passionate like Solino. One might go as far as to say that it might turn out to be not that much of a funny movie. Then came the trailer  and it looked exactly like the man's films always look, a sense for detail in composition of frame and a sense for color and colorfulness of life and sure enough there were some laughs in the trailer that looked clever and natural but would he be able to pull it off for 99minutes?

Going into the movie the cast list is already impressive; it's a real who's who of Akin's previous movies. We follow Adam Bousdoukos and Moritz Bleibtreu as Greek brothers from Hamburg as they transform their snack shop into a real thriving hot spot for music, »

4 January 2009 6:14 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Israeli film Waltz With Bashir has scooped the Best Picture honour at the annual National Society of Film Critics awards.

The film, which chronicles the 1982 Lebanon War, was named the best movie of 2008 at Saturday's event.

Sean Penn received the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Harvey Milk, San Francisco's first openly gay elected official.

Mike Leigh walked away with Best Director and Screenplay for his comedy Happy-Go-Lucky, while the film's Sally Hawkins won Best Actress and Eddie Marsan was handed Best Supporting Actor.

The list of main winners is as follows:

Best Picture - Waltz With Bashir

Best Actor - Sean Penn for Milk

Best Actress - Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actor - Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actress - Hanna Schygulla for The Edge of Heaven

Best Director - Mike Leigh for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Experimental Film - Razzle Dazzle »

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3 articles from 2009