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Oscar Profile: David Lynch Revisited
Born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, David Lynch’s father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture and his mother an English language tutor. Because of his father’s job, the family moved around a lot, the future writer-director having spent most of his formative years in Virginia. After attending the School of the…
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Oscars Move from Longtime Host ABC
For the first time in more than 50 years, a network other than ABC will have exclusive broadcast rights to the Oscars. The ABC partnership began in 1975 with the 48th Academy Awards and will persist through the 100th. From there on, it will move to streaming on YouTube, though there’s an open question for…
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Oscar Profile: Robert Redford Revisited
Born August 18, 1936 in Santa Monica, California, (Charles) Robert Redford (Jr.) began his acting career in 1959. First on Broadway with a minor role in Tall Story, Redford had an uncredited role in the 1960 film version. His first major role was in the 1960 TV version of The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards (Jr.) In numerous…
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Oscar Profile: Elia Kazan Revisited
Born in Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey, to Greek parents in 1909, Elia Kazan emigrated with his parents to America as a child. An actor before he became a director, he was a co-founder of the Group Theatre in 1932 and the founder of the Actor’s Studio in 1947. As an actor he was best known…
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Oscar Profile: Charles Laughton Revisited
Born July 1, 1899 in Yorkshire, England, young Charles Laughton followed his father into the hotel management business, but in his late twenties enrolled as a student in London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) where he excelled. Soon appearing on the London stage, he was the first actor to play Agatha Christie’s Hercule…
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534 New Academy Members Incoming
THE ACADEMY INVITES 534 TO MEMBERSHIP LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 534 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures. “We are thrilled to invite this esteemed class of artists, technologists, and professionals to join…
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Oscar Profile: Ronald Colman Revisited
Born February 9, 1891 in Richmond, Surrey, England, Ronald Colman made his professional acting debut in 1914. An ankle injury in World War I left him with a slight limp which he tried to hide for the rest of his life. In America from 1920 on, “the longer he stayed”, opined Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., “the…
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98th Oscars: Rules and Dates Set
There’s not a lot to say about these rule changes. The AI stance is weak and the mandating of viewership of all nominees is overdue but flawed. Their rules regarding AI needed to be a more in depth rather than leaving it up to the individual voter to decide. The viewership requirement sucks for active…
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97th Oscars: More Presenters Announced
MORE STARS TAKE THE STAGE TO PRESENT AT THE 97TH OSCARS®: HALLE BERRY, PENÉLOPE CRUZ, ELLE FANNING, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOHN LITHGOW, AMY POEHLER, JUNE SQUIBB AND BOWEN YANG THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC AND HULU LOS ANGELES, CA – Halle Berry, Penélope…
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Oscar Profile: Thanksgiving 2024
This year, Thanksgiving at the Movies means catching up with either Wicked or Gladiator II. If you’re looking for something that celebrates the holiday itself, don’t look to current theatrical listings or what’s streaming on your TV, look to your home video collection which should contain a smattering of holiday movies. Holidays have been celebrated in…