Up in the Air is up on top of the Golden Globe award contenders (full list after the jump), receiving six nominations, including props for best drama and nominations for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. The tense Iraq war drama, The Hurt Locker, which just scored with the critics' awards in New York and LA, was also nominated for best drama, and Kathryn Bigelow was nominated for best director. James Cameron (Avatar), Clint Eastwood (Invictus), Jason Rietman (Up in the Air), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) were also nominated for best director. more ›

The Hurt Locker is picking up critical momentum as Hollywood heads into Academy Awards season. After nabbing the "best film" prize from the LA Film Critics Association, director Kathryn Bigelow's taut Iraq war drama has been named best film by the New York Film Critics Circle, which also declared Bigelow best director. The NYFCC voted George Clooney best actor for Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox, Meryl Streep won best actress for Julie & Julia, Christoph Waltz got best supporting actor for Inglourious Basterds, and Mo'Nique picked up best supporting actress for her widely-acclaimed performance in Precious. But nowhere on this list is our favorite film of '09, the Coen brothers' A Serious Man, which was also snubbed by LA critics. more ›

Click on the stills above for more details and reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which also include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Afghan Star, My Sister's Keeper, The Stoning Of Soraya M., Surveillance, Chéri , Quiet Chaos, Repo! The Genetic Opera, The Killing, 10 Rillington Place. more ›