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Drama, Fantasy, HorrorRelease Date :
December 29, 2006 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Guillermo del ToroStarring :
Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi Lopez, Ariadna Gil, Maribel Verdu, Aex Angulo, Roger Casamajor, Sebastian Haro, Mina Lira, Federico Luppi
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The 22nd Imagen Awards Movie Winners Named
July 30, 2007 02:07:06Preserving its tradition in encouraging and recognizing the positive portrayal of Latinos in all media as well as increasing Latino representation at all levels of the entertainment industry, the Imagen Foundation once again listed out the honorees of its Imagen Awards for this year's celebration held on Saturday, July 28 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Coming out as the top scorer in film slot was surrealistic feature "Pan's Labyrinth" which triumphantly got deemed Best Picture, beating out strong competitors like "Babel" and "Apocalypto." Pic also led helmer Guillermo del Toro and star Ivana Baquero to receive Best Director and Actress honor, respectively.
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Winners in Film Slots Named at the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards
May 11, 2007 11:05:50Picking up the best among notable big screen titles and names for its 33rd annual Saturn Awards, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films finally listed out those worthy for the honors in movie categories as it held the ceremony yesterday, May 10 at the Universal Hilton.
Most kudos wonderfully went to Warner. Bros Pictures' "Superman Returns" for the superhero flick made its way to collect five prizes altogether, namely Best Fantasy Film, Best Actor for Brandon Routh, Best Director for Bryan Singer, Best Writing for Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, plus Best Music for John Ottman.
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The 2007 Empire Awards Recipients Announced
March 28, 2007 03:03:05Collecting the votes from its readers, Britain's biggest selling film magazine Empire has finally listed out the honorees of its Empire Awards of which ceremony was held in London for the twelfth time.
Based on the votes, collected from over 50,000 people, the magazine proudly gave the top prize of Best Film to latest installment of 007 series "Casino Royale", in the meantime also named stars Daniel Craig and Eva Green the Best Actor and Best Female Newcomer, respectively.
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"Labyrinth" Scored Big at the 2007 Ariel Awards
March 22, 2007 04:03:20A fanciful and chilling story set against the backdrop of a fascist regime in 1944 rural Spain, "Pan's Labyrinth" gloriously came out as the big winner at this year's Ariel Awards ceremony, held Tuesday, March 20 at Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts.
Nominated in twelve categories, the flick wonderfully scooped up nine honors altogether, notably the best picture and director for Guillermo del Toro. The rest were best actress trophy for Maribel Verdu, best cinematography, art direction, original score, makeup, costume design, and special effects.
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More Taking Honors at the 2007 Oscar
February 26, 2007 11:02:42The clock keeps ticking and one by one, the winners at this year's Oscar claimed their prizes gloriously onstage.
Following the triumph of Alan Arkin, Jennifer Hudson joyously came out as the recipient of Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role honor, thanks to her convincing enactment as Effie White in "Dreamgirls."
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Early Winners of the 79th Annual Academy Awards
February 26, 2007 10:02:12As the most prestigious event in filmmaking is finally held, the list of Oscar honorees begins to roll out and coming early in the lineup delightfully were the crew of "Pan's Labyrinth", "Dreamgirls", "Letters from Iwo Jima", and "The Departed" with Alan Arkin taking home one prize for his appearance in "Little Miss Sunshine."
Presenting the tale of a girl who concocts an elaborate fantasy world to escape her harsh reality in 1940s Fascist Spain, "Labyrinth" successfully scooped up two prizes of Best Achievement in Makeup and Art Direction while Arkin nabbed the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, beating out the likes of Eddie Murphy, Jackie Earle Haley, Djimon Hounsou, and Mark Wahlberg.
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"Labyrinth", "Cronicas" Collect 2007 Ariel Awards Nominations
February 22, 2007 04:02:02Both have made their way in Hollywood and now are vying to be the best in Mexican film industry.
Yes, "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Cronicas" have just been announced by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences to be the leading contenders at the 49th annual Ariel Awards, Mexico's equivalent to Academy Awards.
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The 33rd Annual Saturn Awards Nominees Unveiled
February 21, 2007 10:02:11Keeps carrying out its tradition in recognizing the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films officially revealed yesterday, February 20, the contenders for its 2007 Saturn Awards, set to take place in Universal City on May 10.
Showing up as the leader of the pack is "Superman Returns" which amazingly gains ten nominations, five of them being in acting categories besides those of Best Fantasy Film, Best Director for Bryan Singer, Best Special Effects, Best Music, and Best Writing.
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Winners Announced at the 60th Annual BAFTA Awards
February 12, 2007 11:02:25It was held at the Royal Opera House in a country known for its royalty and this year bestowed its top prize to a lauded drama about royal family.
Yes, BAFTA Awards, also known as the Orange British Academy Film Awards, ultimately saw "The Queen" came out as the Best Film with its star Helen Mirren being crowned the Best Actress in a Leading Role as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts listed the event's honorees yesterday, February 11.
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Weekend U.S Box Office of February 9-11, 2007
February 12, 2007 10:02:03All the pros, give way to the rookies, please as two new releases have triumphantly soared high in their debut to lead the weekend box office ended Sunday, February 11, 2007.
Strikes great despite a critical battering, "Norbit" fabulously exceeded industry observers' low-$20 million range expectations with $34.1 million in claiming the top spot of the chart, easily beating out "Hannibal Rising" which scores way down below at $13 million as the runner-up.
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Weekend U.S Box Office of February 2-4, 2007
February 05, 2007 10:02:41The Asian star is displaying its bright light in North America as Hong Kong filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang score great success on the box office with their latest work "The Messenger." Revolving around a city family that moves into a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, the horror flick has gloriously dominated movie ticket sales at $14.7 million to top the chart for Super Bowl weekend ended February 4, 2007.
The latest in a string of horror hits from Sony, "Messengers" marks the studio's seventh straight year of reigning the box office on Super Bowl weekend, becoming the second No. 1 debut so far this year for the company after urban dance drama "Stomp the Yard" that falls to the sixth spot this time for only taking up a fair amount of $4.05 million.
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The 2007 Goya Awards Recipients Unveiled
January 29, 2007 01:01:46Finally ran its Goya Awards on Sunday, January 28, 2007, Academia of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences (AACCE) delightfully gave high marks on both "Volver" and "Pan's Labyrinth", bestowing the former Best Picture title (Mejor pelicula) while handing out seven prizes to the latter.
Telling about the tragicomic tale of a mother's survival, "Volver" altogether gained five nods; two of which, apart from the aforementioned honor, were key awards of Best Director (Mejor direccion) for Pedro Almodovar and Best Leading Actress (Mejor interpretacion femenina protagonista) for Penelope Cruz.
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Weekend U.S Box Office of January 26-28, 2007
January 29, 2007 10:01:41Looks like most moviegoers tend to have fun spending their weekend in theaters instead go for some gun-banging actions judging from their inclination toward "Epic Movie."
Exceeding industry expectations, the comedy spoof satisfyingly emerges as the top holder of weekend box office ended January 28, 2007, selling $18.6 million worth of tickets to soar above the solid $14.6 million its fellow newcomer "Smokin' Aces" has collected. Nevertheless, the gangland saga sure has made its way to push "Night at the Museum" one step down as the Fox release scores far below at $9.55 million.
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Weekend U.S Box Office of January 19-21, 2007
January 22, 2007 10:01:31The step dancing fever has indeed become an epidemic among the moviegoers if looking on the prolonged success of "Stomp the Yard." Yes, the urban dance drama again comes out as the No. 1 movie in its second round on the weekend box office after satisfyingly gathering $12.2 million, slightly above "Night at the Museum" that still manages to add $12 million into its second place-feedbag.
Behind the family-friendly comedy pops up musical drama "Dreamgirls" on the heels of its Golden Globe Award last Monday for the best comedy or musical feature title. Rises one notch from its last-week position, the Paramount Pictures release this time collects $8 million to firmly put newcomer "The Hitcher" on the fourth place as the thriller remake opens below pundits' expectation at $7.8 million.
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Nine Running for Oscar's Foreign Film Shortlist
January 17, 2007 04:01:44The temperature in the race for slots in Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film of the Year category this year is rising as there remain only nine titles advancing to the final voting phase.
Those making their way up to this point, called Phase I, are Algeria's "Days of Glory", Canada's "Water", Denmark's "After the Wedding", France's "Avenue Montaigne", Germany's "The Lives of Others", Mexico's "Pan's Labyrinth", the Netherlands' "Black Book", Spain's "Volver", and Switzerland's "Vitus."
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The 60th Annual BAFTA Awards Nominees Listed
January 13, 2007 12:01:15Following the announcement of its Orange Rising Star Award Finalist, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has finally revealed yesterday, January 12 at 195 Piccadilly the full list of nominees for this year's BAFTA Awards, represented by the Academy Chairman Hilary Bevan Jones and actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Hugely acclaimed royal drama "The Queen" came out to be the one that landed most nominations as it gloriously swept ten nods altogether, notably that in Best Film alongside "Babel", "The Departed", "The Last King of Scotland", and "Little Miss Sunshine."
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Films Up for Oscar Make-Up Race
January 10, 2007 04:01:13Continues to unveil titles vying for Oscar slots, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that its members have compiled a shortlist of movies considered for Best Make-Up nomination for the upcoming 79th Academy Awards.
Seven titles have made their ways to the list and they are "Apocalypto", "Click", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", "The Prestige", "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause", and "X-Men The Last Stand."
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Winners Named at the 10th Annual OFCS Awards
January 09, 2007 11:01:44An international association of Internet-based cinema journalists, the Online Film Critics Society has officially announced yesterday, January 8, the list of recipients for its OFCS Awards, helping narrowing names and titles seen as leading contenders for the Academy Awards, the film industry's highest honors.
Matched those named in December by the New York Critics Circle, the organization cast its choice on documentary-style movie "United 93" to be the Best Picture, Martin Scorsese to be the Best Director for his work in "The Departed", plus Helen Mirren of "The Queen" and Forest Whitaker of "The Last King of Scotland" to receive the top performance honors.
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The 41st Annual NSFC Awards Recipients Announced
January 08, 2007 11:01:56One of the most well respected professional film critics groups in North America that is also the U.S representative in the FIPRESCI, the National Society of Film Critics has finally come out with the list of winners for its NSFC Awards this year as the members celebrate the event for the 41st time.
Making a totally different choice from other fellow critics in taking Best Picture pick, the organization surprisingly bestowed the title to Spanish-language fantasy film "Pan's Labyrinth" while generating the same favor in naming "An Inconvenient Truth" the Best Non-Fiction Film.
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The 15th Annual SEFCA Awards Winners
December 22, 2006 11:12:38A professional organization of over forty film journalists in the print media representing the Southeastern section of the United States, the Southeastern Film Critics Association solemnly bestowed its honors of SEFCA Awards to a number of noted film titles and individuals Tuesday, December 19, 2006.
The top honor of Best Picture was given to "The Departed" which also won Best Adapted Screenplay category while the title of Best Foreign Language Film went to Guillermo del Toro's fantasy horror drama "Pan's Labyrinth" with "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Cars" being deemed Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature, respectively.
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Winners at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
December 20, 2006 01:12:24Once again, "The Queen" shines brightly atop the throne. Repeating the achievement it scored at NYFCO Awards held earlier this month, the British royal drama feature triumphantly swept most honors from The Toronto Film Critics Association as the organization handed on its TFCA Awards yesterday, December 19, 2006.
The Miramax release won five categories altogether for those of Best Picture, Best Performance - Female for Helen Mirren, Best Screenplay for Peter Morgan, Best Supporting Performance - Male for Michael Sheen, and Best Director for Stephen Frears, who shared the honor with "L'Enfant" helmers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
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The 2007 Goya Awards Nominees
December 19, 2006 02:12:57Recognized as the one who holds the award event equivalent to Academy Awards, Spain's Academia of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences (AACCE) made public the contenders for its Goya Awards to later announce the winners in the final week of January 2007 in Madrid, Spain.
Topping the list was action-adventure flick "Alatriste" with fifteen nominations followed by "Volver" and "Pan's Labyrinth" aka "El laberinto del Fauno" with fourteen and thirteen nods, respectively, all vying for Best Picture title (Mejor pelicula) alongside honors for the production design (Mejor direccion artistica) and director (Mejor direccion), among others.
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The 2006 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Winners
December 13, 2006 11:12:23Coming up with the result of their votes for recognizing the finest achievements in filmmaking, the members of San Francisco Film Critics Circle unveiled yesterday, December 12, their picks for the winners of the 2006 SFFCC Awards.
Most prizes surprisingly were secured by Todd Field's dramatic feature of "Little Children" as it proudly took home three awards for the categories of Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Jackie Earle Haley.
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The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Contenders
December 13, 2006 10:12:36The largest critics' organization in U.S and Canada, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) revealed yesterday, December 12, the nominees of its Critics' Choice Awards to compete for being the best as it holds the ceremony on January 12 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
"Dreamgirls", "Babel", "The Departed", and "Little Miss Sunshine" scored most nominations with seven nods apiece, including that for Best Picture. Those four were joined by six other movies in the category namely "Blood Diamond", "Little Children", "Notes on a Scandal", "The Queen", "Letters From Iwo Jima", and "United 93", the latter two already snatching two film awards each.
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The 2006 BSFC Awards Winners
December 12, 2006 12:12:20Honoring those that "offer outstanding film programming", the Boston Society of Film Critics proudly announced the recipients of its BSFC Awards for year 2006 on Sunday night, December 10.
Though staying with the majority on who the best actor and actress of 2006 are by naming Forest Whitaker of "The Last King of Scotland" and Helen Mirren of "The Queen" in those respective categories, the group really made different selections from other award events this time as it bestowed most honors to "The Departed" instead.
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Winners Announced at the 2006 WAFCA Awards
December 12, 2006 11:12:23Giving more buzz to the award season, Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association has picked up a number of notable names and titles to be deemed the winners of its 2006 WAFCA Awards.
Like the New York Film Critics Circle, the group cast its favor on 9/11-drama "United 93" for Best Film title while taking the same picks as the New York Film Critics Online in selecting "An Inconvenient Truth", "Pan's Labyrinth", and "Happy Feet" as Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film, and Best Animated Feature, respectively.
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2006 NYFCO Awards Honorees Revealed
December 11, 2006 11:12:46Held the event annually based on votes conducted by 26 Internet film critics, the New York Film Critics Online announced yesterday, December 10, the winners of its NYFCO Awards for year 2006 at O'Neals' Restaurant on the Upper West Side in Manhattan.
The group gave most prizes to Stephen Frears' "The Queen", bestowing five which included the Best Picture, Best Actress for Helen Mirren, and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Sheen.
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The 2007 Spirit Awards Nominees Announced
November 29, 2006 11:11:49Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers, has officially announced at a press conference held yesterday, November 28 the nominees of its 2007 Spirit Awards, formerly known as the Independent Spirit Awards.
Gaining the most nominations are "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Half Nelson" as each landed five nods, notably the top honor of Best Feature together with "American Gun", "The Dead Girl", and "Pan's Labyrinth."
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