Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" emerged victorious in what had been touted as a David vs. Goliath showdown with her ex-husband James Cameron and "Avatar," the biggest moneymaker in box-office history. Each entered the competition with nine nominations, with Bigelow's Iraq War saga netting six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, as well as a trio in technical categories. Meanwhile, "Avatar" had to settle for just three Oscars, in Cinematography, Visual Effects and Art Direction.
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Weekly Previews for Movies Opening March 5, 2010
- Alice in Wonderland (PG for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's classic revolving around now 19 year-old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror. Ensemble voice cast includes Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee and Crispin Glover.
Weekly previews for movies opening Feb. 26, 2010
BIG BUDGET FILMS- Cop Out (R for pervasive profanity, sexual references, violence and brief sexuality) Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan buddy-up in this madcap comedy directed by Kevin Smith about a couple of NYPD detectives who take the law into their own hands in order to retrieve a priceless baseball card from a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed mobster. Cast includes Seann William Scott, Ana de la Reguera, Fred Armisen, Adam Brody, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jason Lee and Kevin Pollak.
- The Crazies (R for profanity and graphic violence) Remake of George Romero’s high body count horror flick about a tight-knit Iowa community suddenly plagued by insanity and death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their town’s water supply. Starring Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell.
Weekly previews for movies opening Feb. 19, 2010
BIG BUDGET FILMS
- Blood Done Sign My Name (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes and intense violence) Historical drama recounting the role civil rights activist Reverend Ben Chavis (Nate Parker) played in his backwoods North Carolina town during the trial of a Ku Klux Klan-sympathizer (Nick Searcy) for the murder of a black Vietnam vet (A.C. Sanford). Cast includes Ricky Schroeder, Lela Rochon and Omar Benson Miller.
- The Ghost Writer (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, nudity violence and drug use) Roman Polanski directed this adaptation of Robert Harris' best seller about a ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) who uncovers secrets which put his life in jeopardy while doing research for the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Pierce Brosnan). With Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Timothy Hutton, Jim Belushi, Tom Wilkinson and Eli Wallach.
Weekly previews for movies opening Feb. 12, 2010
BIG BUDGET FILMS
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (PG for violence, peril, scary images, suggestive images and mild epithets) screen adaptation of Rick Riordan's children's best-seller about a troubled, NYC teenager (Logan Lerman) who embarks on the odyssey of a lifetime to Mount Olympus after learning that he's a Greek demigod and the son of Poseidon (Kevin McKidd). Cast includes Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Katherine Keener, Rosario Dawson and Joe Pantoliano.
- Valentine's Day (PG-13 for sexuality and brief nudity) Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) directed this serendipitously-interlocking series of romantic vignettes unfolding over the course of one very eventful holiday in Los Angeles during which couples confront a variety of relationship issues ranging from infidelity to a teen crush to loneliness to coming out of the closet. Ensemble includes Bradley Cooper, Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, George Lopez, Kathy Bates, Topher Grace, Emma Roberts and Grammy Award-winner Taylor Swift.
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