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	<title>Rope of Silicon &#187; Vicky Cristina Barcelona</title>
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		<title>&#039;The Wrestler&#039; Takes Top Nod at 2009 Independent Spirit Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Spirit Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Franco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man on Wire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Leo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mickey Rourke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards were held today and while I decided to watch my beloved Tar Heels go down to Maryland just as my hometown (sort of) WSU Cougars beat UCLA it didn&#039;t stop me from keeping one eye open as The Wrestler took more than one award including Best Feature. Mickey Rourke won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Slumdog&#039; Takes Home Seven at the BAFTAs while Winslet Continues Her Streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BAFTA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Boyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heath Ledger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 BAFTA Award winners have been announced and once again Slumdog Millionaire has taken on all comers and come out ahead with seven awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. On the acting side Kate Winslet has once again taken home hardware winning Best Actress for her performance in The Reader while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Oscar Goes to the Prettiest Actress that Made a Sex Joke and Starred in &#039;Volver&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taraji P. Henson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Wells at Hollywood-Elsewhere has never been one to shy from delivering his blunt opinion and today he has delivered a death blow to the illusion that the Oscars are about the actual best performances and films from each year and more about &#8230; well, more about anything but that. In a post highlighting Penelope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: January 27, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-january-27-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fireproof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundhog Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakeview Terrace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pride and Glory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RocknRolla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bourne Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bourne Supremacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bourne Ultimatum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Lucky Ones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pink Panther]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rocker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zodiac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS &#124; RELEASE DATES &#124; NEW DVDS &#124; REVIEWS &#124; RSS FEED This week is a breath of fresh air compared to recent weeks as we have more than just one title to talk about with Jason Bourne coming to Blu-ray and the film I deemed to be the best of 2008 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions 7.5: Just Over One Week to Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-75-just-over-one-week-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Fincher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost/Nixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems weird doing an Oscar prediction article only a few days after the last one, but with the nominations coming out next Thursday morning I felt it was best to do another update today and then again next Wednesday morning just before the noms are announced. On top of that, this past week threw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete List of 2009 Golden Globe Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/complete-list-of-2009-golden-globe-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/complete-list-of-2009-golden-globe-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golden Globe Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Farrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Boyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy-Go-Lucky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heath Ledger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Bruges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mickey Rourke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sally Hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Hollywood Foreign Press Association The 2009 Golden Globes were held tonight at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and there were a few surprises to say the least. Of course I would say the big winner was Kate Winslet who went home with two Golden Globe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Golden Globe User Predictions are In</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2009-golden-globe-user-predictions-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2009-golden-globe-user-predictions-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golden Globe Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mamma Mia!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past day-and-a-half RopeofSilicon readers have voted on who they think will be taking home the Golden Globe awards tonight and the votes are in as the show is set to begin in less than five hours. Should the voting hold true it means Slumdog Millionaire will be the night&#039;s big winner with four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USER POLL: Predicting the 2009 Golden Globe Award Winners!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/user-poll-predicting-the-2009-golden-globe-award-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/user-poll-predicting-the-2009-golden-globe-award-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golden Globe Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anne Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Boyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gomorrah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy-Go-Lucky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Javier Bardem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sally Hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Penn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Hollywood Foreign Press Association Earlier this week Tom O&#039;Neil at the &#034;Los Angeles Times&#034; and running their Gold Derby Blog asked for everyone&#039;s Golden Globe predictions, they are online right here. I sent mine in, but I knew I would have a change of heart on at least one pick come time to actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Dark Knight&#039; Gets a Screenplay Nod from WGA and Woody Gets His 19th</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/dark-knight-gets-a-screenplay-nod-from-wga-and-woody-gets-his-19th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Those Other Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burn After Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost/Nixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Visitor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and have offered up The Dark Knight as a legitimate contender for Best Adapted Screenplay by making it one of their five nominees in the category. On top of that my favorite film of the year, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Film Criticism: The Impossible Task of Satisfying Everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/online-film-criticism-the-impossible-task-of-satisfying-everyone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/online-film-criticism-the-impossible-task-of-satisfying-everyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=11974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since switching the comment system from one where you need to register to comment to the more traditional and online friendly version I use now there has not only been a VAST increase in comments, but also an increase in mudslinging in my direction. For the most part it&#039;s not that much of a problem. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Movies of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-movies-of-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Lists]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[I've Loved You So Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Bruges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantum of Solace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Edge of Heaven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Incredible Hulk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 10 Movies of 2008 Trying to figure out my personal list of favorite, top ten, exceptional, &#034;best&#034; movies of 2008 was not an easy task. 2008 was an odd year for film. So many have gone on record saying it was a down year, but I don&#039;t entirely agree with that. While 2008 didn&#039;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Film Critics Cop-Out and Vote &#039;WALL-E&#039; and &#039;Slumdog Millionaire&#039; Best Picture</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/boston-film-critics-cop-out-and-vote-wall-e-and-slumdog-millionaire-best-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/boston-film-critics-cop-out-and-vote-wall-e-and-slumdog-millionaire-best-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Let the Right One In]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Society of Film Critics have weighed in and show their inability to make a decision by coming up with two ties, one for Best Picture and another for Best Actor. After all, if you give out a tie no one can fault you for snubbing anyone. The big winner, despite the fact it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Milk&#039; and &#039;Happy-Go-Lucky&#039; Win Big with New York Film Critics</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/milk-and-happy-go-lucky-win-big-with-new-york-film-critics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/milk-and-happy-go-lucky-win-big-with-new-york-film-critics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Josh Brolin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Leigh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After yesterday&#039;s surprise with the Los Angeles Film Critics bestowing the title of Best Picture on WALL&#8226;E and naming The Dark Knight the runner-up I guess it would have been too much to expect the same from the New York Critics, but they have in turn gone a different route and awarded Happy-Go-Lucky a pair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;WALL-E&#039; Voted Best Picture By Los Angeles Film Critics</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wall-e-voted-best-picture-by-los-angeles-film-critics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best of 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frozen River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy-Go-Lucky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man on Wire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Walt Disney/Pixar The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) announced their winners today and in a surprise turn the group voted to award Disney/Pixar&#039;s WALL&#8226;E as their Best Picture of 2008 and astonishingly have The Dark Knight as their runner-up. I say the decision is a surprise only because WALL&#8226;E had basically been counted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Slumdog Millionaire&#039; Takes National Board of Review Best Film Kudos</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/slumdog-millionaire-takes-national-board-of-review-best-film-kudos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/slumdog-millionaire-takes-national-board-of-review-best-film-kudos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Burn After Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost/Nixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frozen River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let the Right One In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man on Wire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mongol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Changeling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Edge of Heaven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Visitor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the National Board of Review manages to confuse us all with their picks and not because they are all that much of a surprise, but more because the film they consider to be the best film of 2008 doesn&#039;t make it into their list of Top Ten Films. Can someone explain that to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Frozen River&#039; Takes Top Nod at Gothams</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/frozen-river-takes-top-nod-at-gothams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/frozen-river-takes-top-nod-at-gothams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Those Other Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am kicking myself for forgetting to add Melissa Leo to my Oscar predictions last week, but rest assured the correction will be made this Thursday when a fresh batch of predictions are released. This is not to say Leo is my pick to win it all, but it I am saying her name is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2009 Gotham Award Nominees</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-2009-gotham-award-nominees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-2009-gotham-award-nominees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Award Show Nominees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Those Other Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frozen River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man on Wire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Leo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synecdoche, New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Visitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On top of this morning&#039;s announcement of the Independent Spirit Award nominees the IFP have announced their nominees for the Gotham Awards. You will notice a few common themes such as love for Frozen River, Ballast and Rachel Getting Married. The one thing that really catches my eye is the nomination of Melissa Leo in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-2009-spirit-award-nominations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-2009-spirit-award-nominations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Those Other Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frozen River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gomorrah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synecdoche, New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Take]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Visitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wackness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Towelhead]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=11202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Film Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced this morning by Jason Bateman and Sandra Oh and there is a three-way tie at the top of the pack as Ballast, Frozen River and Rachel Getting Married each received six nominations each. All three films will compete in the Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actress and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best of 2008 With One Month to Go</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-best-of-2008-with-one-month-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-best-of-2008-with-one-month-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Tens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I've Loved You So Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Bruges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Edge of Heaven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Incredible Hulk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo: Paramount Pictures Can you believe it? There are only 30 days left in 2008! Every year I get together with my family at Thanksgiving and that realization hits you and you ask, &#034;Can you believe it&#039;s Thanksgiving already?&#034; The reply typically comes, &#034;Well can you believe we have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions: My First Stab, All Top Eight Categories</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-my-first-stab-all-top-eight-categories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-my-first-stab-all-top-eight-categories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I've Loved You So Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Changeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=10890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So far this week I have added The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon and Australia to my lists of films seen and tomorrow I will see Defiance capping off a week in which I will see eight films in the span of four days. Yet, just know as you read my first official list of predictions for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Oscar Sites Updated with Scripts and Such</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/studio_oscar_sites_updated_with_scripts_and_such_20081030/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/studio_oscar_sites_updated_with_scripts_and_such_20081030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bolt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost/Nixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy-Go-Lucky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Last Chance Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mamma Mia!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miracle at St. Anna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nothing But the Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Changeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Duchess]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Tale of Despereaux]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Disney / Pixar Studios are ramping up to begin their major Oscar push and as a result it means they are setting up their &#034;For Your Consideration&#034; sites which gives Academy members (and us too) a chance to get more information on each film, what categories they are pushing as well as an occasional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie_review_vicky_cristina_barcelona/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie_review_vicky_cristina_barcelona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=10280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Hall as Vicky and Scarlett Johansson as Cristina in Vicky Cristina Barcelona Photo: The Weinstein Co. I am not a veteran Woody Allen watcher so I won&#039;t be able to draw elaborate comparisons to his earlier work compared to his most recent films. I have seen a handful of Allen films and realize I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Sep. 5 &#8211; Sep. 7, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_oracle_sep_5_sep_7_2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_oracle_sep_5_sep_7_2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Box-Office Oracle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babylon A.D.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangkok Dangerous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mamma Mia!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The House Bunny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traitor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks in a Row 1. Tropic Thunder Why not a month straight? It&#039;s NFL opening weekend which should hurt the actioner (Bangkok Dangerous) more than the comedy. Also, if you look at Nic Cage&#039;s September history it isn&#039;t pretty. Lord of War, Matchstick Men, and The Wicker Man are all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: The Contender Section is Now Online and Updating</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_the_contender_section_is_now_online_and_updating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_the_contender_section_is_now_online_and_updating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Teen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appaloosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body of Lies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burn After Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Che]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elegy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost/Nixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frozen River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy-Go-Lucky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I've Loved You So Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lake City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miracle at St. Anna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nothing But the Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Getting Married]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seven Pounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synecdoche, New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Brothers Bloom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Burning Plain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Changeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Duchess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Other Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Secret Life of Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Soloist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Visitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wrestler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valkyrie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has taken a ton of work over this Labor Day Weekend, but thanks to the slow news cycle I was able to get the RopeofSilicon &#034;The Contenders&#034; section online and officially updating. You can begin your tour right here, but first let me give you a break down as well as you can download [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Aug. 29 &#8211; Aug. 31, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_wrap_up_aug_29_aug_31_2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_wrap_up_aug_29_aug_31_2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Box-Office Wrap-Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babylon A.D.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mamma Mia!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pineapple Express]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The House Bunny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tropic Thunder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get why Brad bashed me in his Friday box office column. If I had to stay up late and report on this miserable weekend I&#039;d be lashing out too. It was a $75m weekend (for the top twelve); the lowest since December of 2007. So it&#039;s simple math as to why my predictions were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Aug. 15 &#8211; Aug. 17, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_wrap_up_aug_15_aug_17_2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Box-Office Wrap-Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mamma Mia!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mirrors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pineapple Express]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Step Brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tropic Thunder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My inclination is to say it was a very slow box office weekend &#8211; but then I look and see last weekend was even slower. Perhaps I&#039;m just disappointed in Tropic Thunder&#039;s lack of domination. #1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week In A Row 1. Tropic Thunder The good news: It won the weekend. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Aug. 15 &#8211; Aug. 17, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_oracle_aug_15_aug_17_2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box_office_oracle_aug_15_aug_17_2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Box-Office Oracle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mamma Mia!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mirrors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pineapple Express]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Step Brothers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=10129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks in a Row 1. Tropic Thunder Brad noted today that the early returns for Tropic Thunder aren&#039;t good. But this one is going to build. I can feel it. Estimate: $33.1 million 2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars This one is not going to build. I can feel that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest MPAA Ratings: #107</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest_mpaa_ratings_107/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ratings Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bottle Shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goal II: Living the Dream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spinning Into Butter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring Breakdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Buck Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bottle Shock Rated PG-13 For brief strong language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use. Release Date: August 8, 2008 Defiance Rated R For violence and language. Release Date: TBA 2008 Goal II: Living The Dream Rated PG-13 For some sexual content. Release Date: TBA 2008 Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Looks at &#039;Blindness&#039; and &#039;Vicky Cristina Barcelona&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/more_looks_at_blindness_and_vicky_cristina_barcelona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 17:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie Pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blindness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Vicky (Hall) and Cristina (Johansson) Did you check out the first trailer for Woody Allen&#039;s Vicky Cristina Barcelona? Wow, what a lovefest. Anyway, I just added three more pictures from the flick that will be showing at Cannes along with two more pictures from another Cannes feature, Fernando Meirelles&#039;s Blindness. Vicky Cristina Barcelona stars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIRST LOOK: Pics from Woody Allen&#039;s &#039;Vicky Cristina Barcelona&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie Pictures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the film that will probably best be known for the lesbian love scene between Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson. Unfortunately I don&#039;t have any steamy shots of the two actresses in the midst of sharing their love for one another, but I do have for you the first two official looks [...]]]></description>
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