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21 December 2006 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- The San Diego critics might have picked a familiar pic for their best film of the year, but they’ve indeed bucked the trend with at least 3 of their 4 choices for acting awards – finally The Proposition is remembered and Dick Pope gets a worthy kudos for Best Cinematography for The Illusionist. Here are San Diego Film Critics Society top choices of the year. Best Film: Letters From Iwo Jima Best Director: Clint Eastwood Best Actor: Ken Takakura - Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Best Actress: Helen Mirren - The Queen Best Supporting Actor: Ray Winstone - The Proposition Best Supporting Actress: Lili Taylor - Factotum Best Ensemble Performance: Babel Best Original Screenplay: Karen Moncrieff - The Dead Girl Best Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman Thank You for Smoking Best Non-Fiction Film: Shut Up & Sing Best Animated Film: Cars Best Cinematography: Dick Pope The Illusionist Best Editing: Christopher Rouse, »

4 September 2006 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Every season we folks here at ioncinema.com like to extract 20 options for your viewing pleasure from the thick list of weekly offerings. The season we had several of our regular contributors involved with a 2 tier voting process giving us 20 films worth you spending your hard earned cash on. Films such as Casino Royale or A Good Year didn’t make the cut and choices like Shortbus and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes just barely weere on the cusp of being included in our top 20. So today we present picks 20 thru 11 and be sure to come back tomorrow as we count down our top 10 positions. 20. All The Kings Men Release date: Sept.22 Limited ReleaseDistributor: Columbia Pictures Ioncinema Preview : View here The Gist: This remake combines a solid cast and a message that is just has pertinent today. Fact: Film was pushed back a full year. See It: Steven »

2 articles from 2006