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Watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen High Quality Official Trailer

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an upcoming science fiction/action film due for release on June 24, 2009. It is the sequel to 2007′s Transformers, which was the first live action Transformers film. Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg return respectively as director and executive producer, while Shia LaBeouf reprises the role of Sam Witwicky, the human caught in the war between Autobots and Decepticons. The film introduces many more robots and the scope has been expanded to numerous countries, the most important of which is Egypt.

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Oscars 2009: 81st Annual Academy Awards

The 81st Annual Academy Awards watch it on Sunday, February 22,2009 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on ABC.

and the nominees are…

Best Picture

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Milk
  • The Reader
  • Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director

  • Danny Boyle
  • Ron Howard
  • Gus Van Sant
  • David Fincher
  • Stephen Daldry

Best Actor

  • Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
  • Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
  • Sean Penn – Milk
  • Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress

  • Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
  • Angelina Jolie – Changeling
  • Melissa Leo – Frozen River
  • Meryl Streep – Doubt
  • Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Supporting Actor

  • Josh Brolin – Milk
  • Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
  • Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
  • Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt

Best Supporting Actress

  • Amy Adams – Doubt
  • Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • Viola Davis – Doubt
  • Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
  • Taraji Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Original Screenplay

  • Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
  • Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
  • Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
  • Dustin Lance Black – Milk
  • Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter – WALL-E

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Eric Roth and Robin Swicord – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • John Patrick Shanley – Doubt
  • Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
  • David Hare – The Reader
  • Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature

  • Bolt
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • WALL-E

Best Animated Short

  • La Maison en Petits Cubes
  • Lavatory — Lovestory
  • Oktapodi
  • Presto
  • This Way Up

Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Baader Meinhof Complex
  • The Class
  • Departures
  • Revanche
  • Waltz With Bashir

Best Art Direction

  • Changeling
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Duchess
  • Revolutionary Road

Best Cinematography

  • Changeling
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Reader
  • Slumdog Millionaire

Best Costume Design

  • Australia
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Duchess
  • Milk
  • Revolutionary Road

Best Documentary Feature

  • Man on Wire
  • The Garden
  • Encounters at the End of the World
  • Trouble the Water
  • The Betrayal

Best Documentary Short

  • The Conscience of Nhem En
  • The Final Inch
  • Smile Pinki
  • The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306

Best Editing

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Milk
  • Slumdog Millionaire

Best Live Action Short

  • Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
  • Manon on the Asphalt
  • New Boy
  • The Pig
  • Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Best Makeup

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Original Score

  • Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • James Newton Howard – Defiance
  • Danny Elfman – Milk
  • A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
  • Thomas Newman – WALL-E

Best Original Song

  • “Down to Earth,” Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman – WALL-E
  • “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar – Slumdog Millionaire
  • “O Saya,” A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Editing

  • The Dark Knight
  • Iron Man
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • WALL-E
  • Wanted

Best Sound Mixing

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • WALL-E
  • Wanted

Best Visual Effects

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Iron Man
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Summary of 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2009 Winners

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Steven Spielberg

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Colin Farrell – In Bruges

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Animated Feature Film
Wall-E
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
The Country of Israel
Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics

Best Director – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
Written by Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
Composed by A. R. Rahman

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen

Best Television Series – Drama
Mad Men (AMC)
Lionsgate

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)

Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Adams (HBO)
Playtone in association with HBO Films

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO)

source: goldenglobes.org

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Top 10 Box Office Movies of 2008

In 2008, superheroes, spies, and animated animals dominated the box office, with moviegoers flocking to theaters to see a little bit of everything, from new heroes to old favorites. Here are the top ten highest grossing films at the domestic box office this year.

10. HORTON HEARS A WHO
Total Gross: $154,529,439

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Featuring the voice talents of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, and based on Dr. Seuss’ storybook classic, the computer-animated Horton hit it big in March with one of the top spring opening weekends ever.

9. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Total Gross: $166,800,000

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Picking up where 2006′s “Casino Royale” left off, Daniel Craig returned to action as 007 and raked in a cool sum in ticket sales, making James Bond the second most successful movie franchise behind “Star Wars.”

8. TWILIGHT
Total Gross: $176,815,000

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Fueled by an enthusiastic fanbase, Stephanie Meyer’s hit literary phenomenon jumped from the page to the big screen to take a bite out of the annual box office, grabbing the number 9 spot during the last weeks of the year.

7. MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA
Total Gross: $176,934,000

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In the sequel to 2005′s animated animal hit, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra and the rest of the zoo crew crash landed in uncharted territory, and “moved it, moved it” at the box office, kicking off the holiday movie season.

6. KUNG FU PANDA
Total Gross: $215,434,591

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Armed with all the right moves and an all-star voice cast, DreamWorks’ unlikely kung fu hero battled his way to box office greatness, nabbing the animation studio one of its biggest, fattest, fuzziest hits yet.

5. WALL-E
Total Gross: $223,749,872

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The animation wizards at Pixar rocketed to critical and box office success again with the biggest family movie of the year, an out-of-this-world tale of a lonely little robot with a really big heart.

4. HANCOCK
Total Gross: $227,946,274

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Once again, Will Smith proved to be king of Independence Day, starring as a high-flying superhero with some really bad public relation problems, and smashing his way to his biggest summer opening weekend ever.

3. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Total Gross: $317,023,851

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Nearly twenty years after his last Crusade, Harrison Ford returned as everyone’s favorite whip-cracking archaeologist to don the famed fedora once more, raiding a large trove of box office treasure but falling short of record-breaking expectations.

2. IRON MAN
Total Gross: $318,313,199

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Director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. brought Marvel Comics’ popular armored superhero to the big screen, kicking off the summer blockbuster season, defying expectations and blasting off all the way to the number two spot.

1. THE DARK KNIGHT
Total Gross: $530,917,814

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Christian Bale faced off against Heath Ledger for the highly-anticipated, action-packed follow-up to 2005′s “Batman Begins,” conquering the box office with not only the biggest movie of the year, but also the second highest-grossing movie of all time — behind “Titanic” — sending the Joker laughing all the way to the bank.

source: movies.yahoo.com

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Angels & Demons Official Movie Trailer

This is the official high definition movie trailer from the movie ‘Angels and Demons‘.

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