Crazy Heart Premiere

Tuesday December 8, 2009 FOX SEARCHLIGHT SAMUEL GOLDWYN THEATRE, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA Four-time Academy Award® nominee Jeff Bridges stars as the richly comic, semi-tragic romantic anti-hero Bad Blake in the debut feature film CRAZY HEART from writer-director Scott Cooper. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Golden Globe® nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart.
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Stephanie Samuelson and Gary Busey	Olivia Wilde
Gregg Allman	Dwight Yoakam	Thomas Cobb
Stefanie Powers	Sharon Stone	Frances Fisher
Scott Cooper	Jeff Bridges	Robert Duvall
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Invictus Premiere

Thursday December 3, 2009 WARNER BROS. PICTURES AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES SAMUEL GOLDWYN THEATRE, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA From director Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Spyglass Entertainment, a Revelations Entertainment / Mace Neufeld production, a Malpaso production, “Invictus,” starring Oscar® winners Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby,” “The Dark Knight”) and Matt Damon (“Good Will Hunting,” the “Bourne” franchise). The film is produced by Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz and Mace Neufeld. The screenplay is by Anthony Peckham, based upon the book Playing the Enemy, by John Carlin. Freeman, Tim Moore, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum are the executive producers. Visit the official Invictus website This movie is a hot topic, check out all the tweets at Twitter
John Carlin	Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon	Clint Eastwood
Zwelabo Mandela and Zinfzi Mandela	Francois Pienaar	Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
Michelle Monaghan	Scott Eastwood	Alison Eastwood
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Film Independent’s 25th Spirit Awards Nomination Announcements

December 1, 2009 FILM INDEPENDENT HOTEL SOFITEL, BEVERLY HILLS, CA Film Independent’s Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience. The Spirit Awards nominations are chosen on the basis of uniqueness of vision, original, provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources. Nominees were announced in the following categories: Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Director, Best Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for a budget under $500,000), Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Film, and Best Documentary. In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Spirit Awards, this year’s winners will be unveiled at a late-night celebration on Friday, March 5, 2010, at LA Live’s panoramic event deck in downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel). This year's ceremony is sponsored by Premier Sponsors IFC, ELLE, Piaget, Acura, Jameson Irish Whiskey and Principal Sponsor Netflix. ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT Film Independent is a non-profit arts organization whos mission is to champion the cause of independent film and support a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. Click here for more on the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
Taraji P. Henson	Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson	Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson	Taraji P. Henson	Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson
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