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		<title>The Dark Knight Tops the 2009 DVD Critics Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results are in for the winners of this year&#8217;s DVD Critics Awards, which honor the best in home entertainment. Thanks to sequels like The Dark Knight and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, comic based films topped the list. The Critics Awards are presented by Home Media Magazine and celebrate the highest rated Blu-ray and [...]]]></description>
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<p>The results are in for the winners of this year&#8217;s DVD Critics Awards, which honor the best in home entertainment. Thanks to sequels like <em><strong>The Dark Knight</strong></em> and <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/hellboy"><em><strong>Hellboy II: The Golden Army</strong></em></a>, comic based films topped the list. The Critics Awards are presented by<a href="http://www.homemediamagazine.com/2009dvdcriticsawards-16960"> Home Media Magazine</a> and celebrate the highest rated Blu-ray and DVD titles from the previous year.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the rest of the winners&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>2009 DVD Critics Award Winners:</strong><br />
• <strong>Title of the Year: </strong><em>The Sopranos: The Complete Series,</em> HBO Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Theatrical Title:</strong> <em>The Dark Knight,</em> Warner Home Video<br />
• <strong>Best TV DVD: </strong><em>Mad Men: Season One, </em>Lionsgate<br />
• <strong>Best Classic/Catalog Title: </strong><em>The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Gift Set, </em>Paramount Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Collection/Multidisc Set: </strong><em>The Sopranos: The Complete Series, </em>HBO Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Nonfiction Title: </strong><em>Young @ Heart, </em>20th Century Fox Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Animation Title: </strong><em>Wall-E, </em>Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Kidvid Title: </strong><em>Tinker Bell, </em>Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Nontheatrical Title: </strong><em>Stargate: Continuum,</em> Fox/MGM<br />
• <strong>Best Extended Cut/Director’s Cut:</strong> <em>Step Brothers, </em>Sony Pictures Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Extras: </strong><em>Hellboy II: The Golden Army,</em> Universal Studios Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Packaging:</strong> <em>Masters of Horror: Season Two,</em> Anchor Bay Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Blu-ray Disc:</strong> <em>Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution, </em>20th Century Fox Home Entertainment</p>
<p><strong>Consumer’s Choice Categories</strong><br />
• <strong>Consumer Favorite DVD/Blu-ray Release: </strong><em>The Dark Knight,</em> Warner Home Video<br />
• <strong>Funniest DVD/Blu-ray: </strong><em>Robot Chicken: Star Wars,</em> Warner Home Video<br />
• <strong>Best Action Title: </strong><em>The Dark Knight, </em>Warner Home Video<br />
• <strong>Best Sci-Fi Title:</strong> <em>Wall-E, </em>Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment<br />
• <strong>Best Superhero Title:</strong> <em>The Dark Knight,</em> Warner Home Video<br />
• <strong>Best Western Title: </strong><em>3:10 to Yuma,</em> Lionsgate<br />
• <strong>Best Period Piece: </strong><em>Band of Brothers </em>(Blu-ray), HBO Home Entertainment<br />
• Best Single Extra: The Making-Of Documentary on Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment</p>
<p>Overall, Warner Bros. won five awards, while Disney earned four, and HBO took home three. Looking at this list makes me want to take a trip to Best Buy or Target asap.</p>
<p><strong>What do you think of the winners from the 2009 DVD Critics Awards?</strong></p>
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		<title>Comic-Con 2009: Gary Oldman Reveals News About A New Batman Movie</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[***Update: In a press conference with Gary Oldman who just commented on what he said earlier &#8220;I&#8217;ve said a lot, I&#8217;ve been a very naughty boy today&#8230;&#8221; Which leads me to believe that what he&#8217;s said is true. He didn&#8217;t say I shouldn&#8217;t have said that or that it wasn&#8217;t true. So apparently what&#8217;s below [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>***Update: In a press conference with Gary Oldman who just commented on what he said earlier &#8220;I&#8217;ve said a lot, I&#8217;ve been a very naughty boy today&#8230;&#8221; Which leads me to believe that what he&#8217;s said is true. He didn&#8217;t say I shouldn&#8217;t have said that or that it wasn&#8217;t true. So apparently what&#8217;s below is true!***</em></p>
<p><em>***2nd Update:  Video of this announcement added after the jump!***<br />
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<p>Right now, I am sitting in the Warner Brothers panel at <strong><a href="http://www.screencrave.com/tag/comic-con" target="_self">Comic-Con</a>.</strong> So far, they have showed us some pretty cool clips, trailers, and had some interesting questions and answers. However, the most exciting bit of news came from the wonderful<strong> <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/gary-oldman">Gary Oldman</a></strong> who just revealed news about the release and production of the next <strong>Batman</strong> movie! We have yet to hear any confirmations about it, but apparently it&#8217;s in the works, with or without Nolan.</p>
<p>Check out his quote after the jump!</p>
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<p><strong>&#8220;We start shooting next year, so we are at least two years away. But you didn&#8217;t hear it from me!&#8221; </strong></p>
<p>Let me tell you, the crowed went absolutely nuts after hearing the news. We all know Nolan is crazy at work with <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/inception"><em><strong>Inception</strong></em></a> and there is no way that he&#8217;ll be able to stop production on one film to start on another.</p>
<p>Directly after he made the statement they ended the panel and he got up and said, <strong>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t hear it from me&#8221;</strong> knowing very well that whatever he said would be blowing up all over the Internet.</p>
<p>Is he just messing with us? There seems to be more rumors about Batman than just about any other movie out there. Oldman revealed just enough information to kind of wet our appetite, but really nothing more than that. Hopefully we will hear more about the next film soon!</p>
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<p><strong>What do you think?</strong></p>
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		<title>Warner Brothers Worried About R Rated Blockbusters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me preface this story by saying I am in no way trying to viciously attack Watchmen. I&#8217;m just informing you of the information that I&#8217;ve learned. With that being said, according to IESB Warner Brothers is beginning to rethink the importance of the MPAA ratings for their tent pole films. After the underwhelming box [...]]]></description>
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<p>Let me preface this story by saying I am in no way trying to viciously attack <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/watchmen/"><em><strong>Watchmen</strong></em></a>. I&#8217;m just informing you of the information that I&#8217;ve learned. With that being said, according to IESB Warner Brothers is beginning to rethink the importance of the MPAA ratings for their tent pole films. After the underwhelming box office performance of this month&#8217;s<em><strong> </strong>Watchmen<strong>, </strong></em>the studio is looking to cut down on big budget R rated material. This would effect several 2009 releases that are still awaiting their ratings approval including this summer&#8217;s <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/terminator-salvation/"><em><strong>Terminator Salvation</strong></em>.</a></p>
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<p>Warner Brother&#8217;s is trying to find a way to repeat the success of <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/dark-knight/"><em><strong>The Dark Knight</strong></em></a>. It was rated PG-13 and became the biggest grossing superhero movie of all time. I don&#8217;t think they were disillusioned enough to think that <em>Watchmen</em> would do that well, but I&#8217;m assuming they thought it would top <em><strong>300</strong></em>. Therefore the studio is afraid of the money they&#8217;ll lose if something as expensive to make as <em>Terminator</em> is stamped with an R. All three of the previous films in the franchise were rated R, and director <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/mcg/">McG</a> wants this one to be as well. Unfortunately, we&#8217;ve only got a little over three months left until it&#8217;s debut and there&#8217;s still no rating.</p>
<p>I can understand Warner&#8217;s apprehension with their money. The economy is horrible and this isn&#8217;t the time for a big gamble. They just went through this costly and tiring <a href="http://screencrave.com/2009-01-12/editorial-can-warner-brothers-outsmart-a-fox/">legal battle</a> with Fox, where they have to pay them a percentage of the gross on a film that probably wont make back its budget. Let me clarify that, it probably wont make back it&#8217;s budget <em>theatrically.</em> Who knows what will happen when the directors cut is released on DVD.</p>
<p><strong>Do you think it&#8217;s wise for Warner Brothers to change the content of their films to save money?</strong></p>
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		<title>Can Anyone Compete With The Dark Knight?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the record breaking opening of The Dark Knight last July, there has been an invisible line drawn in the sand that separates the darker comic book movies from the lighter fare. For the past ten years studios have been shooting out comic based movies for the sole purpose of tapping into their lucrative fanboy audience. Films such as Spiderman, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Since the record breaking opening of <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/dark-knight/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Dark Knight</em></strong> </a>last July, there has been an invisible line drawn in the sand that separates the darker comic book movies from the lighter fare. For the past ten years studios have been shooting out comic based movies for the sole purpose of tapping into their lucrative fanboy audience. Films such as <em><strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/spiderman/" target="_blank">Spiderman</a>, <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/fantastic-four/" target="_blank">Fantastic Four</a></strong></em>, and <em><strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/x-men/" target="_blank">X-Men </a></strong></em>all spawned sequels and big payday&#8217;s, but the films quality suffered as the franchises progressed.In the case of <em>TDK</em>, <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/christopher-nolan/" target="_blank">Christopher Nolan&#8217;s </a>Batman series continued to get better by sticking close to it&#8217;s source material, and concentrating more on story than gimmicks.</p>
<p><span id="more-13191"></span><em><strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/watchmen/" target="_blank">Watchmen</a></strong></em>, which is another DC property, was carefully set up as the successor of <em>TDK</em>. Yet, the film received mixed reviews from both fans and critics including the creator of the book, Alan Moore. Perhaps they tried to do too much at once? The film did have more adult content, and was a lot grittier in some respects, but because of that it overshadowed some of the story. <em>TDK</em> didn&#8217;t have any nudity, harsh language, or overt sexual scenes and it still came across as an ominous, psychotic thriller without being rated R.</p>
<p>With <em>Watchmen</em> being a so-so follow up in this new, darker direction many other studios, especially Marvel seem to be shifting the structure of their comic book roster. There are two obvious routes to go, your either an <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/iron-man/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Iron Man</em></strong> </a>or a <em>Dark Knight</em>. Both were well written, well acted, and entertaining, but each approached audiences in a totally different way. <em>Iron Man</em> being the lighter of the two, is the commercial and critical success that filmmakers consider an easier target to imitate.</p>
<p>I recently read about two comic book films that are in development, <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/green-lantern/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Green Lantern</em></strong> </a>and the reboot of <em>The Fantastic Four</em>. Both films are already claiming that they will in no way compete with the tone and feel of  <em>TDK</em>, but plan to stick closer to that of <em>Iron Man</em>. According to IESB, here&#8217;s what we can expect from the new <em>Fantastic Four</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The franchise is looking to be &#8220;less bubble gum&#8221; this time round following the Iron Man template, which was a complete success in reviews and box office take but a bit darker when it came to its superhero. Iron Man was in no way as dark as The Dark Knight but was funny, action-y as well as a bit on the serious side.</p></blockquote>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Green-Lantern-Will-Be-More-Iron-Man-Than-Dark-Knight-12265.html" target="_blank">Cinemablend</a> the <em>Green Lantern</em> producer Donald De Line stated that his film will more than likely skew towards a lighter direction as well. &#8220;I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s more akin to <em>Iron Man</em>,where there&#8217;s definitely serious stakes in the movie, but there&#8217;s definitely a sense of humor throughout.&#8221;</p>
<p>What happened here? I thought something as well written as <em>The Dark Knight</em> would encourage filmmakers to push the limits of what comic book films can be. Instead it looks as if no one wants to even attempt what <em>TDK</em> did. Granted not every book has such harsh content to pull from, but there&#8217;s nothing wrong with improving the genre as a whole. Did Christopher Nolan and his gang set the bar too high for others to follow? Was the film too serious?</p>
<p><strong>Do you think the success of The Dark Knight can be repeated? If so, by who?</strong></p>
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		<dc:creator>Mali Elfman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, apparently the embargo on Watchmen reviews has been lifted. So! To answer the question I&#8217;ve been asked many times over, &#8220;how was Watchmen?&#8221; Here we go! There is no doubt about it, it&#8217;s epic. It is unlike any other comic book movie you&#8217;ve ever seen. And in honor of Zack Snyder, I&#8217;ve made this review R-rated. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Well, apparently the embargo on <em><strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/Watchmen/" target="_blank">Watchmen</a></strong></em> reviews has been lifted. So! To answer the question I&#8217;ve been asked many times over, &#8220;how was <em><strong>Watchmen</strong><span style="font-style: normal">?&#8221;</span></em> Here we go! There is no doubt about it, it&#8217;s epic. It is unlike any other comic book movie you&#8217;ve ever seen. And in honor of Zack Snyder, I&#8217;ve made this review R-rated. So deal with it. It&#8217;s more real, more gritty, and sorry <em><strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/dark-knight/" target="_blank">Dark Knight</a></strong></em> fans, more dark than any comic book film we&#8217;ve ever seen before. In comparison, it makes <em><strong>TDK</strong></em> look clean and shiny. Now don&#8217;t get out your pitchforks just yet, it&#8217;s depth may also be it&#8217;s biggest problem. I&#8217;m not sure if the box office is ready for such a dark comic book film. But this is a solid film, not just a superhero flick. Recently we stated that we did not think that <em><strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/2009-01-21/the-dark-knight-should-not-receive-an-oscar-nom/" target="_blank">TDK</a></strong></em> was worthy of an Oscar nomination because although is was an amazing film it did not transcend it&#8217;s genre and <em><strong>The Watchmen </strong></em>does. There is far more emphasis on the characters, the background, the relationships than there are fight scenes (although don&#8217;t get me wrong there are plenty of explosions and special effects for you to enjoy). <em><strong>The Dark Knight</strong></em>, opened a door and now <em><strong>The Watchmen</strong></em> has stepped through it.</p>
<p>*** Some minor spoilers ahead for those of you who have NOT read the graphic novel***</p>
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<p>Most of this review is based on the characters because that&#8217;s the way the film works. We move from one characters POV to another, looking at all of their powers and flaws until we get to one final question at the end of the film, which every character has a different answer for.</p>
<p>As for the casting, it was perfect. I loved that <strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/Zack-Snyder/" target="_blank">Zack Snyder</a></strong> went for actors that were right for the roles instead of the &#8220;biggest&#8221; names in Hollywood. My favorite character was the Comedian. And why not? It is so much fun to see a truly evil superhero. He made the Joker look cuddly. From raping his best friend because, damn it he could, to shooting the mother of his child point blank while she&#8217;s 8ish months pregnant because he didn&#8217;t feel like dealing with it, he does not have many, if any, redeeming qualities. He is truly fucked up and yet somehow remarkably charismatic. Thank you <strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/jeffrey-dean-morgan/" target="_blank">Jeffrey Dean Morgan</a></strong> (<a href="http://screencrave.com/2009-02-24/exclusive-interview-with-jeffrey-dean-morgan-aka-the-comedian/" target="_blank">read exclusive interview</a>) for somehow finding a way to mix those things together. It&#8217;s not easy to have a rape and murder scene, and still have women walking out of the theater wanting to bang you. Well done.</p>
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<p><strong>Rorschach</strong>, played by <strong>Jackie Earl Haley</strong> (exclusive interview coming soon) was also remarkable (and the line in the trailer where he says &#8220;the world will look up and scream save us, and I&#8217;ll say no&#8221; which is in the trailer, is far better in the film with an R-rated spin). His ever rotating mask was enjoyable to watch, but it&#8217;s even more fun when he had it taken off. He&#8217;s real, he&#8217;s gritty, and remarkably bad-ass. In fact out of all the characters, he&#8217;s the one you feel the most connected with. He&#8217;s just a dude with a lot of baggage that lives by a code. In the end, he was the character who I felt had the most heart. He was the everymans hero.</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Manhattan</strong> and <strong>Dr. Manhattan&#8217;s penis</strong> were also very good. I understand the need for him naked, that he&#8217;s withdrawn from society and no longer needs to please us peons with clothing, but for the life of me I couldn&#8217;t stop staring at it. <strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/billy-crudup/" target="_blank">Bill Crudup</a>&#8216;</strong>s performance was amazing, he was distant, intelligent beyond comprehension, painfully honest, everything the character called for, but all I could see was his penis (especially when there were three of them at once!). He&#8217;s not like a Ken doll, when he moves it moves, and it&#8217;s mesmerizing.</p>
<p><strong>Malin Akerman</strong> as <strong>Silk Spectre II</strong> was my least favorite part of this film. She does what she needs to do (AKA look hot), but some of her lines, whether it be because of the writing or the delivery felt a touch too old school comic booky for me. &#8220;Look there&#8217;s a fire over there!&#8221; I just needed a touch more authenticity from her. She sure as hell looks good naked though. And when I say naked I mean NAKED people! Again, <strong>Zack Snyder</strong> decided to go for a solid R in terms of nudity. Her relationship with the <strong>Nite Owl</strong> was believable and I liked <strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/Patrick-Wilson/" target="_blank">Patrick Wilson</a></strong> in his role, although he never really blew me away, mainly because that&#8217;s his character. Wilson did what he needed to do, and mainly came off as needy and dorky, except for when he was in his suit, which was pretty much perfect for the Nite Owl.</p>
<p>I really could have used some more <strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/Carla-Gugino/" target="_blank">Carla Gugino</a></strong> as the original <strong>Silk Spectre</strong> though. Man was she smoking and completely fucked up in the head. Perfect combo for a great character. There is one scene which I really needed clarification on, which is, how was her daughter created? We watch the Comedian beat and almost rape her early on in the film and then it is alluded to later that they &#8220;sealed the deal.&#8221; I needed clarification on how the hell that came about. It seemed like such an important part of the story, so one would have preferred a little explanation as to why Silk Spectre would go back and fucked him, instead of the cheesy line like &#8220;I never hated him because he gave me you.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Bottom line, this is a groundbreaking film. After the credits role you question the film because it doesn&#8217;t give you any clear cut answers. It trusts that the audience will be smart enough to come to their own conclusions, unlike the<em><strong> Dark Knight</strong></em>, which spelled out the ending for it&#8217;s audience. In this film, the question really is, who is the hero? What is right for humanity? And did they make the right choice? What I loved about walking out of the theater is that everyone was debating who was right and who was wrong. Everyone was fighting over why Ozy&#8217;s point was better than the Nite Owl&#8217;s or some other combination, and I thought that was brilliant. A comic book film that you and enjoy and then leaves you thinking. Who would have thought!</p>
<p>That all being said, I had one main issue with this film and it&#8217;s a biggy &#8211; it was two movies mashed into one. Perhaps they were too afraid to green-light two rated-R comic book films because they didn&#8217;t know how it would go, but now that I&#8217;ve seen the film, it should have been two films. I would have happily sat through another Snyder <em><strong>Watchmen</strong></em> film. I can&#8217;t see how word of mouth, Internet buzz, and Dr. Manhattan&#8217;s penis won&#8217;t get people into theaters. The film is over 2 hours and 40 minutes and about an hour and a half in, I was ready for the final act and yet I felt like I could have seen more set up. I think there should have been one film of set up and one film of that happened as a result of the set up. Perhaps shoot them together and release them a year apart (we&#8217;ve seen that before). Yes some people would have been upset, but having two awesome movies is better than one good one. And I hate the whole sequel, cashing in on a guaranteed thing as much as the next person, but this film wouldn&#8217;t have been that, this had the opportunity to simply be a two part film, much like <em><strong>Lord of the Rings </strong></em>was a trilogy, not just one film with two sequels.</p>
<p>So. Now, you can get out your pitchforks and do as you will or you can check out some of the awesome picture galleries, TV spots, and trailers we have for you below&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Check out EVERY single </strong><em><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/watchmen/" target="_blank"><strong>Watchmen</strong></a></em><strong> post from ScreenCrave or possibly some of the </strong><em><strong>Watchmen</strong></em><strong> cast history below:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Some ComicCon videos:</strong></p>
<p>Bill Crudup, Malin Akerman, Carla Cugino talk about shooting on Mars:</p>
<p>The Joker asks Zack Snyder about the &#8220;dark side&#8221;:</p>
<p>The history behind the making of <em>Watchmen</em>:</p>
<p>Snyder on staying authentic and his favorite character, Crudup on his attire or lack there of, and Jackie on his character, :</p>
<p>Matthew Goode on his accent with Ozy and taking another &#8220;gay&#8221; role:</p>
<p>All the photos released:</p>

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<p><strong>And of course my three favorite trailers:</strong></p>
<p>The Japanese Version:</p>
<p>The Full Length:</p>
<p>The Teaser Trailer:</p>
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		<title>Round Up: Dark Knight, Eclipse, Tintin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the top news stories you may have missed this Oscar winning weekend. Another box office record has been shattered by The Dark Knight. It has become the fourth film ever to gross over one billion dollars in worldwide box office sales. The film now joins the company of Titanic, Lord of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here are some of the top news stories you may have missed this Oscar winning weekend.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=8108" target="_blank">Another box office record</a> has been shattered by <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/dark-knight/" target="_blank"><em><strong>The Dark Knight</strong></em></a>. It has become the fourth film ever to gross over one billion dollars in worldwide box office sales. The film now joins the company of <em><strong>Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,</strong></em> and <em><strong>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man&#8217;s Chest</strong></em>. [Superherohype]</li>
<li>Check out some exclusive footage from this summer&#8217;s <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/transformers/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen</strong></em></a>. In the promotional video<a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/shia-labeouf/" target="_blank"> Shia Labeouf </a>and Josh Duhamel talk about the film&#8217;s locations, the story, and their director <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/shia-labeouf/" target="_blank">Michael Bay</a>. Be warned it&#8217;s very loud!  [MTV]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/john-williams-and-spielberg-together-again-for-tintin-6226" target="_blank">Two familiar faces are teaming up again</a>. Academy Award winner John Williams will compose the score for <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/steven-spielberg/" target="_blank">Steven Spielberg&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/tintin/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Tintin</strong></em></a>. Williams has previously worked with the director on countless films including, <em><strong>Jurassic Park </strong></em>and <em><strong>E.T.: The Extraterrestrial</strong></em>. [LatinoReview]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9661" target="_blank">An official release date </a>has finally been set for the third installment of the &#8220;<a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/twilight/" target="_blank">Twilight</a> Saga.&#8221;  <em><strong>Eclipse</strong></em> will be released on June 30, 2010. It will be the second sequel in the franchise following <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/new-moon/" target="_blank"><em><strong>New Moon</strong></em></a>, which debuts in theaters this year on November 20. [ShockTillYouDrop]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1118000435.html?nav=news&amp;categoryid=1983&amp;cs=1" target="_blank">The Independent Spirit Awards</a> took place this past Saturday and <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/darren-aronofsky/" target="_blank">Darren Aronofsky&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/the-wrestler/" target="_blank"><em><strong>The Wrestler</strong></em></a> took top honors as Best Picture. <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/mickey-rourke/" target="_blank">Mickey Rourke</a> won Best Actor, and the film&#8217;s director of photography Maryse Alberti also won for Best Cinematography. [Variety]</li>
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		<title>OSCARS: Best Supporting Actor and Actress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the first award of the evening the Academy showed us what we could expect for the rest of the ceremony with their new format. Five past winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, whom included Eva Marie Saint, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Angelica Huston, and Tilda Swinton presented this year&#8217;s five nominees with a [...]]]></description>
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<p>As the first award of the evening the Academy showed us what we could expect for the rest of the ceremony with their new format. Five past winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, whom included <strong>Eva Marie Saint, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Angelica Huston</strong>, and <strong>Tilda Swinton </strong>presented this year&#8217;s five nominees with a monologue describing the significance of their nomination and their role.</p>
<p>And the Oscar went to&#8230;</p>
<p><span id="more-11821"></span><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/penelope-cruz/" target="_blank"><strong>Penelope Cruz</strong></a> for her role as Maria Elena in <em><strong>Vicki, Cristina, Barcelona</strong></em>. The first time winner spoke about how where she came from acting was not a very realistic dream, but she still faithfully watched the Oscars every year.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I always felt that this ceremony was a moment of unity for the world, because art in any form is, has been, and will always be our universal language. And we should do everything we can to protect it&#8217;s survival. So, I thank you so much.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The most anticipated award of the night was for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and it was presented by past winners <strong>Joel Grey, Christopher Walken, Kevin Kline, Alan Arkin, </strong>and<strong> Cuba Gooding, Jr.</strong></p>
<p>And the Oscar went to&#8230;</p>
<p>The late <strong><a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/heath-ledger/" target="_blank">Heath Ledger</a> </strong>for his role as the Joker in <a href="http://screencrave.com/tag/dark-knight/" target="_blank"><strong>The Dark Knight</strong></a>. Ledger&#8217;s award was accepted by three members of his family, and they each gave tribute to the late actor.</p>
<blockquote><p>Heath, we both knew what you created in the Joker was extraordinarily special and had even talked about being here on this very day. We really wish you were, but we proudly accept this award on behalf of your beautiful Matilda. Thank you.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ledger is only the second actor behind Peter Finch to win a posthumous Academy Award.</p>
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		<title>Round Up: Wall-E, Dark Knight, Watchmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the top news stories of the day so far&#8230;. No Wall-E sequel for you! That&#8217;s pretty much what writer/director Andrew Stanton said regarding the buzz surrounding another Wall-E installment. “Personally, I never consider sequels. I always love the idea of something just being contained and done.” [MTV] Dark Knight producer Charles Roven is developing [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here are some of the top news stories of the day so far&#8230;.</p>
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<li><a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/02/03/wall-e-wont-be-charging-up-for-sequel-says-films-director/" target="_blank">No Wall-E sequel for you!</a> That&#8217;s pretty much what writer/director Andrew Stanton said regarding the buzz surrounding another <em><strong>Wall-E</strong></em> installment. “Personally, I never consider sequels. I always love the idea of something just being contained and done.” [MTV]</li>
<li><em>Dark Knight</em> producer Charles Roven is developing a new project entitled, <strong><em>Damascus Gate</em></strong>. The film will be &#8221;a political thriller involving a journalist and a group of extremists in modern-day Jerusalem.&#8221; [THR]</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/04/votd-watchmen-movie-trailer-redubbed/" target="_blank">Someone tapped into the lighter side of the Watchmen</a>, by making fun of the film&#8217;s latest trailer. Phil &amp;Drew, the <a href="http://dubs.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Walking Tacos Dubbs </a>overdubbed the promo dialogue, and took a stab at director Zack Snyder&#8217;s over stylized &#8220;vision&#8221;11.   [/Film]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/03/actors-directors-portfolio200903?slide=1#globalNav" target="_blank">Check out this year&#8217;s Oscar nominee&#8217;s </a>pose for some beautiful portraits, which were taken by the legendary Annie Leibovitz. Her subjects include Mickey Rourke, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, and Heath Ledger. [Vanity Fair]</li>
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		<title>More Batman 3 Script Rumors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at IESB, Jeff Otto tried to break producer Chuck Roven on the current status of the next Batman film. Although they&#8217;re saying that they have inside sources and that they&#8217;re almost sure a script is in the works, it doesn&#8217;t sound like Roven was ready to break. IESB: We&#8217;ve been told that Jonathan, Chris [...]]]></description>
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<p>Over at IESB, Jeff Otto tried to break producer Chuck Roven on the current status of the next Batman film. Although they&#8217;re saying that they have inside sources and that they&#8217;re almost sure a script is in the works, it doesn&#8217;t sound like Roven was ready to break.</p>
<blockquote><p>IESB:  We&#8217;ve been told that Jonathan, Chris and David are working on the new Batman script. Do you know the direction they’re going or do you wait for them to formulate something more complete before you get involved?</p>
<p>Chuck Roven: The creative driver of the project at this point is Chris. There’s really nothing more for me to say about that. When he feels that he’s got something to talk about, then we’ll be able to talk about it.</p></blockquote>
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<p>So although their &#8220;source&#8221; may be giving them accurate information I don&#8217;t think this proves much of anything.</p>
<p>Check out their take on the situation here.</p>
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		<title>Round Up: Charlie&#8217;s Angels 3, Green Hornet, Next Batman Sequel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystal Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the top stories that you may have missed over the weekend&#8230;&#8230; Charlie&#8217;s Angel&#8217;s 3 is on it&#8217;s way! Co-star and producer Drew Barrymore is trying to get a third installment of the Charlie&#8217;s Angel&#8217;s franchise off the ground. Barrymore stated,&#8221;I&#8217;m so into it, they&#8217;re hard movies to make, but they&#8217;re fun.&#8221;[E! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><img class="size-full wp-image-9439 aligncenter" src="http://screencrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/charlies-angels-2-ps01.jpg" alt="charlies angels 2 ps01 Round Up: Charlies Angels 3, Green Hornet, Next Batman Sequel" width="571" height="377" title="Round Up: Charlies Angels 3, Green Hornet, Next Batman Sequel" /></p>
<p>Here are some of the top stories that you may have missed over the weekend&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b80556_drew_barrymore_more_charlies_angels.html" target="_blank">Charlie&#8217;s Angel&#8217;s 3 is on it&#8217;s way</a>! Co-star and producer Drew Barrymore is trying to get a third installment of the <em>Charlie&#8217;s Angel&#8217;s</em> franchise off the ground. Barrymore stated,&#8221;I&#8217;m so into it, they&#8217;re hard movies to make, but they&#8217;re fun.&#8221;[E! Online]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9338" target="_blank">Dakota Fanning has confirmed</a> her interest in the <strong><em>Twilight</em></strong> sequel <em><strong>New Moon</strong></em>. We <a href="http://screencrave.com/2009-01-22/dakota-fanning-to-star-in-twilight-sequel/" target="_blank">reported</a> earlier that there were rumors that the actress auditioned for the part of a vampire named Jane. Fanning herself has stated that she hopes the role works out, because she&#8217;s a huge fan. [Shocktillyoudrop]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52244" target="_blank">The Green Hornet may be dead</a> in the water. According to close sources, ever since the departure of Stephen Chow as <a href="http://screencrave.com/2008-12-19/news-chow-not-directing-green-hornet/" target="_blank">director</a>, the <em>Hornet</em> project has been on shaky ground. It&#8217;s said to be &#8220;highly unlikely&#8221; that the film will even shoot this year. [ComingSoon]</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=8013" target="_blank">Batman 3 in 2011?</a> Executive producer Michael Uslan expect&#8217;s the Caped Crusader to make another appearance on the big screen in two years. As usual, he won&#8217;t reveal any details regarding the plot, or possible villains. [Superherohype]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/new-push-clip-leans-towards-cartoonish-pablum.php" target="_blank">See an exclusive clip</a> from the upcoming sci-fi film <em><strong>Push</strong></em>. The film co-stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, and Djimon Hounsou as reluctant superheroes. Think NBC&#8217;s <em><strong>Heroes</strong></em>, but on the big screen.[FilmSchoolRejects]</li>
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		<title>Movie Science:  Mamma Mia Is #1 in the UK &#8211; Is This a Colony Thing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julio Gagne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe the whole mad cow thing is making a comeback across the pond. Otherwise, I&#8217;m not sure how to explain it. A fluffy, Splenda sweet musical did what James Bond, the Dark Knight or ANY OTHER MOVIE has not been able to do. In 22 weeks, Mamma Mia grossed 69.1 million pounds topping Titanic&#8216;s take by [...]]]></description>
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<p>Maybe the whole mad cow thing is making a comeback across the pond. Otherwise, I&#8217;m not sure how to explain it. A fluffy, Splenda sweet musical did what<strong><em> James Bond</em></strong>,<strong><em> the Dark Knight </em></strong>or ANY OTHER MOVIE has not been able to do. In 22 weeks, <em><strong>Mamma Mia </strong></em>grossed 69.1 million pounds topping <em><strong>Titanic</strong></em>&#8216;s take by 100,000 pounds&#8230;and it&#8217;s still playing there. That&#8217;s without taking inflation into account it, but still!</p>
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<p>So, what is it about a musical wedding movie with a Greek backdrop that swept up our ex-colonists? Their number one film of 2008 is only our twelfth highest grossing film. I predict that if we do a round the world tour we will see a sinister pattern. British colonies will have it in their top ten highest grossing lists (but not in the USA, we had a revolution!) Using data from our friends at <a title="Box office mojo" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/" target="_blank">box office mojo</a>, let&#8217;s take a look around the world and see where <strong><em></em></strong> ranked among other countries.</p>
<p>To see if any of the ex-British colonies are trying to kiss up to their former motherland, I&#8217;ve added all the former colonies in <strong>bold</strong>.</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="argentina box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/argentina/yearly/" target="_blank">Argentina </a>= #22</li>
<li><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/australia/yearly/" target="_blank"><strong>Australia</strong> </a>= #2 (Win!)</li>
<li><a title="Austria box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/austria/yearly/" target="_blank">Austria </a>= #1 (Um, well&#8230;take the &#8220;al&#8221; out and you get Australia!)</li>
<li><a title="Belgium box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/belgium/yearly/" target="_blank">Belgium </a>= #12</li>
<li><a title="Brazil box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/brazil/yearly/" target="_blank">Brazil </a>= #34</li>
<li><a title="France box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/france/yearly/" target="_blank">France </a>= #25</li>
<li><a title="Germany box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/germany/yearly/" target="_blank">Germany </a>= #2 (Yeah, but Hancock was number one, so who can trust German taste)</li>
<li><a title="Greece box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/greece/yearly/" target="_blank">Greece </a>= #1 (IT WAS FILMED THERE FOR PETE&#8217;S SAKE!)</li>
<li><a title="Hong Kong box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/hongkong/yearly/" target="_blank"><strong>Hong Kong</strong> </a>= #21 (Okay, I admit my colonial theory takes a hit with this one.  In science it&#8217;s called an &#8220;outlier&#8221;)</li>
<li><a title="India box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/india/yearly/" target="_blank"><strong>India</strong> </a>= #90 (Ugh. A body blow. British colony. Loves musicals&#8230;)</li>
<li><a title="Italy box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/italy/yearly/" target="_blank">Italy </a>= #17</li>
<li><a title="Kenya box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/kenya/yearly/" target="_blank"><strong>Kenya</strong> </a>= #31 (I got nothing)</li>
<li><a title="South Africa box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/yearly/" target="_blank"><strong>South Africa</strong> </a>= #1 (Yes!)</li>
<li><a title="Sweden box office" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/sweden/yearly/" target="_blank">Sweden </a>= #1 (Sigh. Well, it IS ABBA&#8217;s home country)</li>
</ul>
<p>Sweden, South Africa, Greece, Austria, and of course the UK have all have <strong><em>Mamma Mia!</em></strong> ranked as the number one grossing film of the year and Australia and Germany have ranked it there number two. Ah ha! Well not really.</p>
<p>Looks like my hypothesis failed. It&#8217;s success really doesn&#8217;t have much to do with the British colonies. If it did than how can Kenya, India, and Hong King be so low on the list? And I mean who the hell can explain why Austria has it ranked as number one?</p>
<p>If you have any theories there, let me know!</p>
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		<title>News: Dark Knight and Ledger Win Austin Film Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mali Elfman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here comes some more awards for The Dark Knight. According to Variety, The Austin Film Critics Association has named The Dark Knight best picture and Heath Ledger as the best supporting actor. And that&#8217;s not all. The film earned five awards, including best director for Christopher Nolan, best adapted screenplay by Jonthan Nolan &#38; [...]]]></description>
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<p>Well, here comes some more awards for The Dark Knight. According to <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997466.html?categoryid=3247&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2564" target="_blank">Variety</a>, The Austin Film Critics Association has named <em><strong>The Dark Knight </strong></em>best picture and Heath Ledger as the best supporting actor. And that&#8217;s not all. The film earned five awards, including best director for Christopher Nolan, best adapted screenplay by Jonthan Nolan &amp; Christopher Nolan, and best original score by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmerman.</p>
<p>Other awards went to Sean Penn for <em><strong>Milk</strong></em>, Anne Hathaway for <em><strong>Rachel Getting Married</strong></em>, Taraji P. Henson for <em><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</strong></em>, and even Danny McBride for his work in <em><strong>Pineapple Express</strong></em>,<em><strong> The Foot Fist Way </strong></em>and<em><strong> Tropic Thunder</strong></em>. Who knew Austin was so opened minded!</p>
<p>Although it seems to me for many of the categories they went for the most popular and not necessarily the &#8220;best.&#8221; What do you think?</p>
<p>Check out the full list of winners below&#8230;<span id="more-6613"></span></p>
<p><strong>Top 10 Films:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>&#8220;The Dark Knight</li>
<li>&#8220;Slumdog Millionaire&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Milk&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Synecdoche, New York&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The Curious Case of Benjamin Button&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The Wrestler&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Wall*E&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Frost/Nixon&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Let the Right One In&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Gran Torino&#8221;</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Picture:</strong><br />
&#8220;The Dark Knight&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Director:</strong><br />
Christopher Nolan, &#8220;The Dark Knight&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Actor:</strong><br />
Sean Penn, &#8220;Milk&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Actress:</strong><br />
Anne Hathaway, &#8220;Rachel Getting Married</p>
<p><strong>Supporting Actor:</strong><br />
Heath Ledger, &#8220;The Dark Knight</p>
<p><strong>Supporting Actress:</strong><br />
Taraji P. Henson, &#8220;The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</p>
<p><strong>Original Screenplay:</strong><br />
Charlie Kaufman, &#8220;Synecdoche, New York</p>
<p><strong>Adapted Screenplay:</strong><br />
&#8220;The Dark Knight,&#8221; Jonthan Nolan &amp; Christopher Nolan</p>
<p><strong>Cinematography:</strong><br />
&#8220;The Fall,&#8221; Colin Watkinson</p>
<p><strong>Original Score:</strong><br />
&#8220;The Dark Knight,&#8221; James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmerman</p>
<p><strong>Foreign Language Film:</strong><br />
&#8220;Let the Right One In&#8221; (&#8220;Låt den rätte komma in&#8221;) (Sweden)</p>
<p><strong>Documentary Film:</strong><br />
&#8220;Man on Wire&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Animated Feature:</strong><br />
&#8220;Wall*E&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Breakthrough Artist Award:</strong><br />
Danny McBride, Pineapple Express/The Foot Fist Way/Tropic Thunder</p>
<p><strong>First Film:</strong><br />
Nacho Vigalondo, &#8220;Timecrimes&#8221;  (&#8220;Los Cronocrímenes&#8221;)</p>
<p><strong>Austin Film:</strong><br />
&#8220;Crawford&#8221;</p>
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