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David Beckham Cheating Scandal: Ex-Assistant Insists on Affair with Soccer Star
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Will the past come back to haunt David Beckham?

Someone who used to work for the superstar athlete — and who claims she did a lot more than just work for him — seems to hope so.

Speaking with 60 Minutes Australia, Rebecca Loos once again insisted that she carried on a four-month affair with Beckham in 2003… when he was married to wife Victoria.

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the British Fashion Awards 2015 at London Coliseum on November 23, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Loos is a Dutch model who worked as Beckham’s personal assistant over 20 years ago, alleging multiple decades ago that she had been the soccer player’s mistress.

“In my opinion, it was a very brave thing to do to go up against them,” Loos says in this new interview, referring both halves of the very famous and wealthy couple.

She...
See full article at The Hollywood Gossip
  • 5/19/2025
  • by Kay D. Rhodes
  • The Hollywood Gossip
The Criterion Channel’s May Lineup Includes The Ghost Writer, Spike Lee, Kathryn Bigelow, Jia Zhangke & More
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We’ve always loved setting trends at The Film Stage and are accordingly chuffed that, nine months after we screened a 35mm print at the Roxy, Roman Polanski’s late-career triumph The Ghost Writer comes to the Criterion Channel in next month’s Coastal Thrillers, a series that does what it says on the tin: The Lady from Shanghai, Key Largo, The Long Goodbye, The Fog, and the other best film of 2010, Scorsese’s Shutter Island. It pairs well with Noir and the Blacklist featuring films by Joseph Losey, Fritz Lang, Jules Dassin, and so on. Retrospectives are held for Terry Southern, Kathryn Bigelow, Jem Cohen, and (just in time for Caught By the Tides) Jia Zhangke, while Spike Lee gets his own Adventures In Moviegoing.

For recent restorations, Antonioni’s Il Grido and Anthony Harvey’s Dutchman appear. Criterion Editions include The Runner, Touchez pas au grisbi, Godzilla vs.
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  • 4/14/2025
  • by Leonard Pearce
  • The Film Stage
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Paul Danan Cause of Death Revealed: Beloved Actor, ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ …
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Earlier this year, we reported on the tragic news that TV star Paul Danan had passed away unexpectedly.

He was just 46 years old.

News of Danan’s death came courtesy of his reps at reps at Independent Creative Management.

Paul Danan arrives for the National Film Awards 2016 at Porchester Hall on March 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Saying Goodbye to Paul Danan

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of Paul Danan at just 46 years old,” the firm wrote on Instagram (via the BBC).

“Known for his television presence, exceptional talent, and unwavering kindness, Paul was a beacon of light to so many. His untimely departure will leave irreplaceable voids in the lives of all who knew him.

“During this difficult time, we kindly request respect and privacy for Paul’s family, friends, and colleagues. No...
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  • 3/11/2025
  • by Tyler Johnson
  • The Hollywood Gossip
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‘The Dutchman’ Review: André Holland and Kate Mara Star in an Uneven Update of the Provocative Play
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In The Dutchman, Andre Gaines retrofits Amiri Baraka’s caustic play about a fatal encounter between a reserved Black man and a roguish white woman for the modern age. He intensifies the dramatic work’s surrealist undertones and takes the central couple’s story above ground. No longer confined to the claustrophobic interior of a train car, Clay (André Holland) and Lula (Kate Mara) gain greater contemporary resonance but also lose some of their edge.

When Dutchman opened at the Cherry Lane Theater in 1964, its acerbic take on the relationship between white and Black Americans shocked audiences. One critic called the Off-Broadway production, which later won an Obie award, “an explosion of hatred.” He wondered: “If this is the way even one Negro feels there is ample cause for guilt as well as alarm, and for the hastening of change.”

This slim play (it was only half an hour) debuted...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 3/8/2025
  • by Lovia Gyarkye
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reacher author says fans were "right" that Tom Cruise wasn't right for the role
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Tomorrow, the third season Reacher will kick off on Prime Video. Based on the books by author Lee Child, Reacher is about a hulking ex-military police officer — Jack Reacher — who goes from town to town fighting crime. You could call him a wandering do-gooder, although I prefer "hobo superhero."

And he does cut the figure of a superhero. Reacher is described as a huge dude in Child's books, “extremely broad, long-armed and long-legged.” Actor Alan Ritchson is 6'3" and packed with muscle, so he fits the bill. “Alan was born to play Reacher and I think he knows that,” Lee Child told The Independent.

Viewers apparently agree, because Reacher is one of the most successful shows on Prime Video. Before this, there were a pair of Reacher movies that came out in 2012 and 2016 starring Tom Cruise in the title role. Those movies did pretty well, but there were fans...
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  • 2/19/2025
  • by Dan Selcke
  • Winter Is Coming
DGA Awards: Sean Baker Wins for ‘Anora,’ Gaining Major Oscar Momentum (Full Winners List)
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“Anora” director Sean Baker has won the DGA Award for Theatrical Feature, gaining significant Oscar momentum ahead of final voting.

With its surprising best picture win at the Critics Choice Awards — its only prize of the night — the $6 million dramedy, which claimed the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, has solidified itself as a major contender in an unpredictable awards season.

“I feel like the luckiest guy in the world to be able to do thing I knew I wanted to do since I was 5 years old,” Baker told the crowd Saturday at the conclusion of the 77th annual DGA Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton.

A wide-open year has unfolded with plenty of twists and turns, including campaign controversies and surprising Oscar snubs like DGA nominee Edward Berger and recent Critics Choice shocking victor Jon M. Chu for “Wicked.”

Legendary filmmaker Ang Lee, a two-time Oscar-winning director...
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  • 2/9/2025
  • by Clayton Davis
  • Variety Film + TV
DGA Awards Nominees: James Mangold and Edward Berger In, Denis Villeneuve and Jon M. Chu Snubbed
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The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has revealed its nominees for the upcoming 2025 awards, and it’s a high-stakes Oscar season, proven by the notable snubs and surprises. The five filmmakers contending for the prestigious DGA Award for Directorial Achievement in Feature Film are the following:

Jacques Audiard for “Emilia Pérez” Sean Baker for “Anora” Edward Berger for “Conclave” Brady Corbet for “The Brutalist” James Mangold for “A Complete Unknown”

It’s a category entirely of first-time DGA nominees. Most notably, this is significant for Mangold, who nabbed the first of his career for the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” which continues to pick up momentum coming after its haul at the SAG Awards noms. After helming films like “Walk the Line” (2005), “Logan” (2017) and “Ford v Ferrari” (2019), this piece of notoriety seemed long overdue.

This is also huge for German auteur Berger, who missed out on a director nom...
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  • 1/8/2025
  • by Clayton Davis
  • Variety Film + TV
MoMA’s Annual To Save and Project Festival Celebrates the Film Preservation of Charlie Chaplin, Frank Borzage, and James Bidgood Features
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The annual To Save and Project festival has unveiled its 2025 lineup. Presented by the Museum of Modern Art and Chanel, the 21st annual event is the definitive international festival of film preservation. The latest edition is dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the world.

The 2025 To Save and Project: The 21st MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation will take place from January 9 to January 30, and include more than 25 feature films and shorts programs in newly preserved or restored versions.

Frank Borzage’s “7th Heaven” (1927) will open the festival, as presented in a new upgrade from MoMA’s previous restoration. Charlie Chaplin’s 1918 World War I comedy “Shoulder Arms” will close the festival with a reconstruction of the seldom-seen original version presented as a work-in-progress.

Highlights also range from Yevgeny Chervyakov’s long-lost Soviet film “My Son (Moy Syn...
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  • 12/11/2024
  • by Samantha Bergeson
  • Indiewire
Meghan Markle Cut Off Victoria Beckham Because She Was ‘Jealous’ of Netflix …
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There was a time — not all that long ago — when Meghan Markle and Victoria Beckham appeared to be rather close friends.

Now it’s safe to say those days are done.

For months now, we’ve been hearing reports of a feud between Meghan and Victoria.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during a forum about digital responsibility at Ean University during a visit around Colombia on August 15, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Diego Cuevas/Getty Images)

The cause of the rift remains unclear, but a new theory has emerged thanks to some incendiary remarks from a renowned royal expert.

Is Meghan Markle Jealous of Victoria Beckham?

Kinsey Schofield is a royal journalist and host of the “To Di For Daily” podcast.

In a recent interview, she posited the theory that Meghan is envious of Victoria’s recent media successes.

“Ultimately, I believe it was envy that caused the fall out,” Schofield explained to Fox News.
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  • 11/27/2024
  • by Tyler Johnson
  • The Hollywood Gossip
Alfred Hitchcock’s Only R-Rated Film ‘Frenzy’ Gets 4K Restoration
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The master of suspense is finally getting a 4K restoration for his final film.

Alfred Hitchcock’s “Frenzy,” which was also his sole R-rated feature, is being released at the Film Forum to celebrate its restoration. “Frenzy” stars Jon Finch, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, and Barry Foster; the feature is an adaptation of novel “Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square,” released by Arthur La Bern in 1966. “Sleuth” playwright Anthony Shaffer adapted the book for Hitchcock’s 1972 film, which was Hitchcock’s second to last feature.

“Frenzy” follows a down-on-his-luck ex-Royal Air Force officer (Finch) who is on the run amid accusations of being The Necktie Strangler after his ex-wife is found dead. “Frenzy” is billed as Hitchcock’s penultimate film, and his first feature made in London after thirty years.

The official logline teases that “Frenzy” is Hitchcock’s “return to fiendish form and his most salacious, sordid picture.”

Hitchcock worked with Stanley Kubrick...
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  • 7/17/2024
  • by Samantha Bergeson
  • Indiewire
Oscars Trivia: Did You Know There Was A Tie For Best Actress Award In 1969?
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Oscars Trivia: Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn. (Photo Credit – IMDb)

As everyone gears up for the 2024 Academy Awards, we have another interesting Oscars Trivia for you. If you’ve followed the award ceremony for years, you must be aware that there have been times when the Academy grabbed headlines for unexpected events. From The Godfather actor Marlon Brando not attending the awards to the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap gate, there’s a lot that startles the audience. But did you know, once, two actresses won the Best Actress Award at the same time?

Yes, you read it right. In 1969, there was a tie between Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn for the Best Actress category at the Oscars. Barbra was nominated for Funny Girl, and Katharine was nominated in the same category for her performance in The Lion in Winter. However, only one of the actresses was present for the award ceremony.
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  • 3/10/2024
  • by Pooja Darade
  • KoiMoi
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Ray Richmond: There’s always been something magical about the Academy Awards – and there still is
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When I was a little kid back during the Pleistocene era, there were annually three things you had to watch that were can’t-miss viewing: the annual broadcasts of “The Wizard of Oz” on CBS at Thanksgiving and “It’s a Wonderful Life” on NBC at Christmastime – and the Academy Awards in April. I didn’t have a particularly close family growing up, but we would all huddle on the couch and practically join hands while tuned to this trio of yearly spectacles. It’s hard to imagine now in our everything-on-demand viewing culture, but in the years before streaming and video, “Wizard of Oz” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” were once massive, once-a-year events.

And the Academy Awards still is.

What’s that you say? The Oscar ratings have fallen off a cliff over the past several years? Well, maybe. But it doesn’t matter. They’re still the granddaddy (and grandmama?...
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  • 3/6/2024
  • by Ray Richmond
  • Gold Derby
The Perfect Holiday Movie For 2023 Is a 55-Year-Old Historical Drama
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The Lion In Winter is a 1968 film that may not come to mind immediately when thinking of 1960s historical dramas, with it being a big year for the genre. Lawrence of Arabia and Cleopatra are tough acts to follow, but that doesn't mean there's a decent amount of prestige behind this film. Directed by Anthony Harvey, editor of Kubrick classics Lolita and Dr. Strangelove, The Lion In Winter also has what would eventually be an all-star cast. Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn, at the early stages of their careers, are found at the forefront of this fictionalized retelling of King Henry II's reign of the Angevin Empire. This is also the major debut of both Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton.
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  • 12/23/2023
  • by Rhianna Malas
  • Collider.com
Victor J. Kemper, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Cinematographer, Dies at 96
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Victor J. Kemper, the cinematographer behind “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and other notable films, has died. He was 96.

American Cinematographer, the international publication of the American Society of Cinematographers, confirmed the news of his passing on social media.

One of Kemper’s most prominent films is the biographical crime drama “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino. The film, which tells the true story of a 1972 bank robbery and hostage situation in Brooklyn, was nominated for six Academy Awards and was admitted to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Kemper also had an ongoing collaborative relationship with director Arthur Hiller, working together on films like “The Tiger Makes Out” (1969) and “See No Evil, Hear No Evil” (1989). Other prominent directors he worked with include John Cassavetes, Anthony Harvey, Michael Ritchie, Elaine May, J. Lee Thompson and Elia Kazan, among many others.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 11/29/2023
  • by Jaden Thompson
  • Variety Film + TV
2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sza And More!
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This year’s show returns to Paris for the first time since 1995, and kicks off Sunday, Nov. 5.

The nominations for the 2023 MTV EMAs have arrived, and the star-studded selection is sure to make it a can’t-miss event!

This year, Taylor Swift leads the pack with an impressive grand total of seven nominations, including Best Artist, Best Song and Best Video. Meanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo and Sza are right behind with six noms each — also in the top three categories.

Meanwhile, earning multiple nominations are Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and Måneskin. This year also showcases emerging talent with 26 first-time nominees making the cut.

The annual, global celebration of music will be held this year at the famed French exhibition hall Paris Nord Villepinte — marking the show’s first return to Paris since 1995.

The 2023 MTV EMAs are set to take place on Sunday, Nov. 5, and will broadcast live on MTV...
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  • 10/4/2023
  • by Corey Atad
  • ET Canada
Breaking Baz: Empty Red Carpet For London Premiere Of ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Amid Strikes; Stars Absent, Writer-Director Poses With Back To Camera
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Exclusive: Matthew López, who won the Best Play Tony Award in 2020 for his drama The Inheritance, was at the BFI Imax theater in London’s Waterloo on Thursday night for the special preview- a premiere in all but name- of Prime Video’s romantic comedy feature Red, White & Royal Blue, which he directed and adapted from Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel.

WGA member López stationed himself in a holding room inside the building, well away from the red carpet, because, he said, “I’m on strike as a screenwriter but not as a playwright and not as a director.”

His two stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez were not in attendance. As members of SAG-AFTRA “they’re on strike,” López said.

After our conversation, the filmmaker made his way into the Imax auditorium and addressed the audience as director of the film.
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 7/28/2023
  • by Baz Bamigboye
  • Deadline Film + TV
Martin Scorsese Debuts ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ In Cannes To Thunderous Applause
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Martin Scorsese unveiled “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Cannes on Saturday, debuting a sweeping American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma.

Scorsese’s latest — starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro — is one of his most ambitious. Adapting David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, it stretches nearly three and a half hours and cost Apple $200 million to make.

Nothing has been more anticipated at this year’s Cannes Film Festival than “Killers of the Flower Moon” — a historical epic, a bitter crime film and a Great Plains Western — which appeared to meet those expectations. It drew a lengthy nine-minute standing ovation and repeated cheers for Scorsese, 80, who premiered his first film at Cannes since 1985′s “After Hours”.

“We shot this a couple of years ago in Oklahoma. It’s taken its time to come around but Apple did so great by us,...
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  • 5/20/2023
  • by Melissa Romualdi
  • ET Canada
Prince Harry A No-Show As Royal Family Gathers On Buckingham Palace Balcony After Coronation
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Prince Harry was conspicuous by his absence when the royal family gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following Prince Charles III’s coronation ceremony.

It’s traditional for the family of the newly crowned King and Queen to join the monarchs on the balcony, but the tensions between Harry and the rest of the royals prevented him from being a part of that particular aspect on this historic day.

Read More: Prince Harry Still Hasn’t Spoken To Prince William As Coronation Date Looms, Sources Say: ‘Things Are Strained’

Despite Harry’s absence, King Charles and Queen Camilla were accompanied by the rest of the royals on the balcony — with one more exception.

Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Another notable absence on the royal balcony was Prince Andrew.

The younger brother of the King is also on the outs with the rest of the royals after...
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  • 5/6/2023
  • by Brent Furdyk
  • ET Canada
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Emmys flashback: 50 years ago movie stars made the move to TV
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It’s no big deal these days when veteran film stars appear on the small screen such as Harrison Ford, who headlines two vastly different series this season, the hard-hitting Western “1923” on Paramount + and the Apple TV +’s comedy “Shrinking.” And two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro is set to star in his first TV series “Zero Day” on Netflix. But 50 years ago, it was major news when stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood took the plunge into the small screen waters.

Four-time Oscar-winning legend Katharine Hepburn made her TV debut in ABC’s acclaimed version of Tennessee Williams’ 1944 classi play “The Glass Menagerie.” The drama, which catapulted Williams to fame, reunited Kate with her “The Lion in Winter” director Anthony Harvey. She won an Oscar under his guidance for the 1968 “Lion,” and she earned an Emmy nomination for her haunting turn as Amanda in “Glass Menagerie.” The...
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  • 4/12/2023
  • by Susan King
  • Gold Derby
Every Time Stanley Kubrick Was Nominated For A Directing Oscar (& Who He Lost To)
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Although he’s one of the most celebrated filmmakers who ever lived, Stanley Kubrick never received an Academy Award for Best Director. Kubrick joined Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ingmar Bergman in the exclusive club of directors who have been praised as trailblazers in their field but were never honored by the Academy for their directorial talent. Throughout his career, Kubrick made many great movies that would go on to feature on 'AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies'. But, sadly, every chance the Academy had to give Kubrick a Best Director award, they ended up giving it to someone else.

Known for his signature blend of dark humor, mind-bending imagery, and profound themes, Kubrick helmed some of the most acclaimed films in cinema history. From the political satire of Dr. Strangelove to the spacefaring surreality of 2001: A Space Odyssey to the unsettling terror of The Shining, Kubrick was a master of many genres and styles.
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  • 2/19/2023
  • by Ben Sherlock
  • ScreenRant
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Here Are the 6 Times That Oscar Races Resulted in a Tie (Photos)
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This year’s Academy Awards could be decided by a few votes among the Academy’s 9,000 or so members. No category is as down-to-the-wire as Best Actress, with experts making the case for any of the nominees to prevail, as four of the women have evenly split the precursor awards. TheWrap’s Steve Pond is forecasting Carey Mulligan of “Promising Young Woman” to win, but writes, “Does anybody have a four-sided coin I can flip?”

In 1969, the Best Actress category was host to the most spectacular tie in Oscar history, with two of the most famous performers of the twentieth century each winning the statuette. Here are the six times that ties have occurred since Oscar’s beginning. A seventh could be right on track for this year.

1932: Best Actor

Fredric March in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and Wallace Beery in “The Champ”

The 5th Annual Academy Awards...
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  • 3/25/2022
  • by Joe McGovern
  • The Wrap
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Julia Stiles and Preston J. Cook Welcome Second Baby: "Welcome to the World"
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Julia Stiles is officially a mom of two! On Jan. 26, Stiles announced that she and her husband, Preston J. Cook, have welcomed a new baby into their family. Along with the news, the actor shared a glimpse at how their 4-year-old son, Strummer, is handling the fact that he's now a big brother. "Welcome to the world, Baby Arlo! ✨," Stiles captioned the Instagram post. "The newest addition to our family, reminding me how infinite love can be.
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  • 1/26/2022
  • by Chanel Vargas
  • Popsugar.com
David Tennant, Ariyon Bakare, Rob Brydon Join Sky’s ‘The Amazing Maurice’ Animated Adaptation
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In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky Cinema’s “The Amazing Maurice” rounds out its voice cast; the BFI launches a U.S. streaming platform for British cinema and renews its Bursary Award partnership with Iwc Schaffhausen; and the Göteborg Film Festival announces funding for films from four territories where freedom of speech and expression are seen as being under threat.

Casting

David Tennant (“Good Omens”), Ariyon Bakare (“His Dark Materials”) and Rob Brydon (“The Trip”) will join previously announced stars Emilia Clarke and Hugh Laurie in voicing characters for “The Amazing Maurice,” a feature-length animated adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s “Diskworld” book “The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents.” Julie Atherton (“Avenue Q”) and YouTuber Joe Sugg fill out the previously announced cast including David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton and Hugh Bonneville.

Set to launch on Sky Cinema and streaming service Now next year, “The Amazing Maurice” is co-produced by Sky,...
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  • 5/7/2021
  • by Jamie Lang
  • Variety Film + TV
BFI Player Classics Will Launch in the U.S. This May
If you’ve been jealous of those across the pond that get access to The British Film Institute’s streaming service BFI Player Classics, one will be delighted to hear it’s now coming to the United States. Launching on May 14, the curated collection––which will have offering distinct from its UK counterpart––will kick off with over 200 British or British co-production films picked by BFI experts.

With work by legendary directors Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, Ken Russell, and Ken Loach, it also includes a number of ground-breaking British filmmakers who deserve more attention, including Horace Ové, Laura Mulvey, Ron Peck; Menelik Shabazz, Sally Potter, Gurinder Chadha (I’m British But… 1989), Waris Hussein, and John Akomfrah.

“BFI Player Classics brings together a collection of British films – the cinematic DNA of the UK – that is essential for anyone who wants to see and understand the best of British film,” said Robin Baker,...
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  • 4/26/2021
  • by Jordan Raup
  • The Film Stage
BFI to launch US streaming service in May
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BFI Player Classics includes Alexander Mackendrick’s The Ladykillers (1955), Ken Russell’s feature debut French Dressing (1963).

The British Film Institute will launch BFI Player Classics as a stand-alone streaming service in the US featuring a curated roster of classic UK cinema on May 14.

The platform arrives with more than 200 UK or UK co-productions picked by BFI experts, and includes work from as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, Ken Russell, and Ken Loach.

BFI Player Classics includes titles like Alexander Mackendrick’s The Ladykillers (1955), Russell’s feature debut French Dressing (1963), and Carol Reed’s The Fallen Idol (1948).

Films not currently available across...
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  • 4/23/2021
  • by Jeremy Kay
  • ScreenDaily
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Does the Chloe Zhao DGA win make ‘Nomadland’ unbeatable at the Oscars for Best Picture?
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Chloe Zhao won at the Directors Guild of America Awards on April 11 for her helming of “Nomadland.” The guild has a great track record of previewing the Best Director winner at the Academy Awards. Since aligning its awards with the academy, only eight of the DGA picks failed to pick up an Oscar bookend. That stat makes Zhao all but certain to become the second female helmer to prevail at the Academy Awards after Kathryn Bigelow.

Bigelow numbers among the 55 DGA winners for best director of the year who went on to claim bragging rights as the helmer of the Oscar winner for Best Picture. But we are just coming off two of those 17 years when there was a disconnect between the guild and the academy.

In 2020, Sam Mendes won his second Directors Guild Award for helming the WWI drama “1917” but the Oscar went to “Parasite” director Boon Jong Ho,...
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  • 4/11/2021
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
DGA Awards: Chloé Zhao Wins Top Film Prize For ‘Nomadland’; ‘Queen’s Gambit’, ‘Flight Attendant’, ‘Homeland’ Lead TV — The Complete List
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History has been made at the 73rd annual DGA Awards. Nomadland director Chloé Zhao has won the marquee prize for Nomadland, marking the second time the DGA has given the guild’s top prize to a female director after Kathryn Bigelow for 2008’s The Hurt Locker.

Zhao, along with fellow DGA nominees David Fincher for Mank, Lee Isaac Chung for Minari and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman, also is nominated in the Best Directing Oscar category.

Zhao used her acceptance speech to thank and honor the work of each of her fellow nominees, beginning with Fennell. “Emerald, you are so brilliant, so daring, and in such control of your craft with a unique voice, I can’t wait to see what thought-provoking journey you’re going to take us on next. Lee, your film touched me on such a personal level. You’re able to show us so much...
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  • 4/11/2021
  • by Anthony D'Alessandro and Denise Petski
  • Deadline Film + TV
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Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao Are Making Oscar History, but Why Has It Taken This Long?
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Doesn't it feel like we were just talking about how ridiculous it is that this is the first time in Oscars history more than one woman was nominated for best director? Oh wait, that's because we just had this discussion about the Golden Globes! With the nominations of Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao, only seven women - Lina Wertmüller in 1977, Jane Campion in 1994, Sofia Coppola in 2003, Kathryn Bigelow in 2010, and Greta Gerwig in 2018 - have been nominated for best director in the history of the Academy Awards. Currently, Bigelow is the only woman to win in the category for The Hurt Locker. As if all that wasn't bad enough, Zhao is the first non-white woman to be nominated. Let that sink in.

While women are underrepresented when it comes to directing - only representing 16 percent of the 100 highest-grossing films in 2020, 12 percent in 2019, and...
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  • 3/16/2021
  • by Grayson Gilcrease
  • Popsugar.com
Almost There: Anthony Hopkins in "The Lion in Winter"
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by Cláudio Alves

As the Oscar nomination morning approaches, it seems certain that Anthony Hopkins is about to receive his sixth nod. Seeing as he's considered a wizened old thespian of stage and screen, it may be difficult to recall the days when he, like so many others, was a young actor. In 1968, Hopkins was nearing his 30th birthday when his second ever feature premiered. Thanks to that film, he got the first brush with film awards and might have even come close to an Oscar nomination. In Anthony Harvey's adaptation of James Goldman's The Lion in Winter, Hopkins plays Richard, future king of England, son of Henry II…...
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  • 3/12/2021
  • by Cláudio Alves
  • FilmExperience
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Will DGA Awards preview Best Picture again after leading us astray for two years running?
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The Directors Guild of America has been handing out awards for 72 years. Fifty-five of its picks for the best director of the year went on to claim bragging rights as the helmer of the Oscar winner for Best Picture. This translates into a success rate of 6%. That eclipses the track record of both the PGA (21/31 = 68%) and SAG (12/25 = 48%).

But we are just coming off back-to-back years when there was a disconnect between the guild and the academy. In 2020, the DGA honored Sam Mendes for his helming of “1917” and the PGA picked it as their pic of the year. SAG saluted the cast of “Parasite,” which went on to sweep the Oscars bagging Best Picture and Best Director for Boon Jong Ho, who also shared in the original screenplay win.

In 2019, Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA prize for “Roma” but “Green Book” took home the top prize at the Academy Awards.
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  • 3/8/2021
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
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Directors Guild of America Awards winner will become 2021 Oscars frontrunner
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On Tuesday (March 10), the Directors Guild of America announces the nominees for the 73rd annual edition of the DGA Awards. The DGA is aces at forecasting the eventual Oscar winner. Since the guild aligned itself with the academy calendar in 1950, 62 DGA champs have gone on to win at the Academy Awards as well; the most recent of the eight misses came in 2020 when Sam Mendes (“1917) won with the guild but Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) took home the Oscar.

But be warned: the Directors Guild of America does less well predicting the eventual five Academy Awards nominees. There are usually one or two differences between the slate selected by the 16,000 plus members of the DGA, which includes helmers of TV fares and commercials, and the choices of the 564 members of the directors branch of the academy.

For the first 15 years of the DGA Awards, there were anywhere from four to 18 nominees.
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  • 3/7/2021
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
George C. Scott in The Hindenburg (1975)
Review: "They Might Be Giants" (1971) Starring George C. Scott And Joanne Woodward; Blu-ray Special Edition
George C. Scott in The Hindenburg (1975)
“Holmes & Watson??”

By Raymond Benson

In one of the quirkier movies released in the early 1970s, George C. Scott moves through the streets of New York City with his eyes alight with fire, wonder, and confidence as Joanne Woodward follows him into every don’t-do-that situation like a lovesick schoolgirl.

The thing is—Scott plays a judge who has gone, well, a little funny in the head and thinks he’s Sherlock Holmes. Woodward is a psychiatrist who desperately wants to treat him, and her name just happens to be Dr. Watson.

Directed by Anthony Harvey, the movie is based on a play by James Goldman, who also penned the screenplay. Harvey’s previous film was the superb The Lion in Winter (1968), which garnered him an Oscar nomination for directing, along with a Best Picture nod and a trophy for Katharine Hepburn (for Best Actress). Perhaps more significant is that...
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  • 4/30/2020
  • by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
  • Cinemaretro.com
Shirley Knight at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Shirley Knight, Oscar Nominee and ‘Sweet Bird of Youth’ Actress, Dies at 83
Shirley Knight at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Shirley Knight, who was twice Oscar nominated for best supporting actress, for “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” (1960) and “Sweet Bird of Youth” (1962), and won a Tony and three Emmys, died on Wednesday of natural causes in San Marcos, Texas. She was 83.

Her daughter, actress Kaitlin Hopkins, paid tribute to Knight in a lengthy Facebook post.

Knight continued to work as she approached 80, reprising her role as Mom in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” in 2015 after appearing in the 2009 original.

In 1997’s “As Good as It Gets,” starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, Knight played the mother of Hunt’s character; the New York Times called her performance “tenderly funny.”

Other film credits of recent vintage include Luis Mandoki’s “Angel Eyes” (2001), starring Jennifer Lopez; thriller “The Salton Sea” (2002); “Grandma’s Boy” (2006); Rebecca Miller’s “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” (2009), with Robin Wright; “Our Idiot Brother” (2011), toplined by...
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  • 4/22/2020
  • by Carmel Dagan
  • Variety Film + TV
Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Lee Joo-hyung, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Lee Jeong-eun, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)
Glory to the holy WiFi! 7 ways ‘Parasite’ made history with its Oscar wins
Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Lee Joo-hyung, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Lee Jeong-eun, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)
“Parasite” became the first foreign language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars to go with three other victories for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. but that’s not the only history it made on Sunday. Here are all the barriers the South Korean hit has broken.

1. First foreign language film to win Best Picture

“Roma” came close, but “Parasite” crossed the line. “Parasite” was only the 12th film not in the English language to be nominated for Best Picture and the first from South Korea. Bong Joon Ho and Kwak Sin Ae are the first Asian producers to win Best Picture.

2. First South Korean film to win Best International Feature Film

Hard to believe, but no South Korean film had ever been nominated for Best International Feature Film, fka Best Foreign Language Film, until “Parasite.” And now the country is 1/1 in a category that historically favors European films.
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  • 2/10/2020
  • by Joyce Eng
  • Gold Derby
Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Does the Sam Mendes DGA win make ‘1917’ unbeatable for Best Picture at the Oscars?
Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Sam Mendes won at the Directors Guild of America Awards on January 25 for his helming of the WWI epic “1917.” The guild has a great track record of previewing the Best Director winner at the Academy Awards. Since aligning its awards with the academy, only seven of the DGA picks failed to pick up an Oscar bookend. That stat makes Mendes all but certain to claim his second Oscar for directing. He won both the DGA and Academy Award for his directorial debut, “American Beauty,” back in 2000.

For that film, Mendes numbers among the 55 DGA winners for best director of the year who went on to claim bragging rights as the helmer of the Oscar winner for Best Picture. But we are just coming off one of those 16 years when there was a disconnect between the guild and the academy.

Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA prize for “Roma” but “Green Book...
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  • 1/26/2020
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
DGA winner Sam Mendes (‘1917’) is now frontrunner for Best Director at the Oscars
Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Since the Directors Guild of America aligned its awards with the Oscars in 1950, only seven of its winners did not go on to claim the Best Director prize at the Oscars as well. That statistic bodes well for Sam Mendes, who won his second Directors Guild of America award on January 26 for his helming of the WWI epic “1917.” He first won over the guild way back 2000 for his directorial debut, “American Beauty.” He repeated at the Oscars and his film won Best Picture to boot.

The last time the DGA did not point the way to the Oscar winner was in 2013. Only two of the Directors Guild of America nominees — Ang Lee (“Life of Pi”) and Steven Spielberg (“Lincoln”) — also reaped Oscar bids. The other three DGA nominees — Ben Affleck (“Argo”), Kathryn Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Tom Hooper (“Les Miserables”) — were snubbed by the Oscars in favor of Michael Haneke...
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  • 1/26/2020
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
2020 Directors Guild of America Awards winner will become frontrunner at Oscars
Bong Joon Ho
The nominees for the 72st annual edition of the DGA Awards are: Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”), Sam Mendes (“1917”), Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”), Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) and Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”). All of these but the Waititi reaped Oscar nominations as well; he was snubbed by the directors branch of the academy in favor of “Joker” helmer Todd Phillips.

That the DGA and Oscars don’t have the same line-up isn’t so surprising. After all, since the DGA enshrined the number of nominees as five in 1970, there have only been five years when it previewed the exact slate of Oscar contenders. There are usually one or two discrepancies. The last time that the DGA went just 2 for 5 was in 2013.

The two Directors Guild of America nominees that year to also reap Oscar bids were Ang Lee (“Life of Pi”) and Steven Spielberg (“Lincoln”). The...
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  • 1/25/2020
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Will Directors Guild Awards preview Best Picture again after leading us astray last year?
The Directors Guild of America has been handing out awards for 71 years. Fifty-five of its picks for the best director of the year went on to claim bragging rights as the helmer of the Oscar winner for Best Picture. This translates into a success rate of 77%. That eclipses the track record of both the PGA (21/30 = 70%) and SAG (11/22 = 50%).

We are just coming off one of those 16 years when there was a disconnect between the guild and the academy. Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA prize for “Roma” but “Green Book” took home the top prize at the Academy Awards. While that film’s director, Peter Farrelly, had been nominated by the guild he was nubbed by the directors branch of the academy. And his movie did not number among the five nominated for Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards; “Black Panther” took home that prize.

In 2018, Guillermo del Toro bagged the DGA...
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  • 1/23/2020
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Directors Guild of America Awards winner will become 2020 Oscars frontrunner
Bong Joon Ho
On Tuesday (January 7), the Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for the 72st annual edition of the DGA Awards. The five contenders are: Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”), Sam Mendes (“1917”), Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”), Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) and Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”).

The DGA is aces at forecasting the eventual Oscar winner. Since the guild aligned itself with the academy calendar in 1950, 62 DGA champs have gone on to win at the Academy Awards as well. However, it does less well predicting the five Oscar nominees.

In its first 15 years, there were anywhere from four to 18 DGA Awards nominees. From 1963 – 1965, it went with five before going to 10 for the rest of the decade. Finally, beginning in 1970 it enshrined the number of nominees as five. And since then, there have only been five years where it previewed the exact lineup of Oscar contenders.

There are usually one...
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  • 1/7/2020
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Will 2020 Directors Guild Awards preview Best Picture again after leading us astray last year?
In the 71-year history of the DGA Awards, the guild has honored the director of the eventual Oscar Best Picture winner a staggering 55 times. That success rate of 77% far eclipses that of both the PGA (21/30 = 70%) and SAG (11/22 = 50%). This year’s slate of Directors Guild of America Awards nominees will be announced on January 7.

We are just coming off one of those 16 years when there was a disconnect between the guild and the academy. While Alfonso Cuarón won over the DGA for the helming of his memoir “Roma,” it was “Green Book” that claimed the top prize at the Academy Awards. That film’s director, Peter Farrelly, was nominated by the guild but snubbed by the directors branch of the academy. And his movie did not number among the five nominated for Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards; “Black Panther” took home that prize.

In 2018, Guillermo del Toro bagged the DGA...
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  • 1/6/2020
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Lady Gaga at an event for The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
Could Best Actress result in Oscar tie between Lady Gaga and Glenn Close, exactly 50 years after Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand?
Lady Gaga at an event for The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
At this weekend’s Critics’ Choice Awards, there was a shocking tie for Best Actress between Lady Gaga (“A Star is Born”) and Glenn Close (“The Wife”). For many awards pundits, this felt reminiscent of the 1968 Oscars when Katharine Hepburn (“The Lion in Winter”) and Barbra Streisand (“Funny Girl”) tied for Best Actress. As this year actually marks the 50th anniversary of that infamous tie, might the current Oscar race for Best Actress end in a similar result?

SEEOscar sisters? It’s looking more and more likely that Glenn Close and Lady Gaga will Both win Academy Awards

Going into the 1968 Oscars, Hepburn was a respected veteran who at that point had already received 10 nominations from the academy and two wins for 1933’s “Morning Glory” and 1967’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” Meanwhile, Streisand was a newcomer to Hollywood when she made her motion picture debut by reprising her...
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  • 1/17/2019
  • by Jeffrey Kare
  • Gold Derby
2019 Directors Guild of America Awards winner will become Oscar frontrunner
On Tuesday (Jan. 8), the Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for the 71st annual edition of its awards. The five contenders are: Bradley Cooper (“A Star is Born”), Alfonso Cuaron (“Roma”), Peter Farrelly (“Green Book”), Spike Lee (“BlacKkKlansman”) and Adam McKay (“Vice”).

Cuaron won Best Director from both the guild and the academy five years ago for “Gravity.” He was one of the 61 DGA champs to repeat at the Oscars since the guild aligned itself with the academy calendar in 1950.

He looks all but certain to win both awards again this year. Cuaron has been the frontrunner all season long. He won the Golden Globe on Sunday. Of the 20 regional critics groups to weigh in with their picks of the best of the year, he has dominated with a lucky 13 wins. The only other DGA nominee with multiple wins is Lee with three.

While the DGA is aces at forecasting the eventual Oscar winner,...
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  • 1/8/2019
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
Oscar Flashback: The 11 films that scored two of the Big Five, including ‘The Philadelphia Story,’ ‘La La Land’
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
This article marks Part 3 of the Gold Derby series reflecting on films that contended for the Big Five Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted). With “A Star Is Born” this year on the cusp of joining this exclusive group of Oscar favorites, join us as we look back at the 43 extraordinary pictures that earned Academy Awards nominations in each of the Big Five categories, including the following 11 films that scored a pair of prizes among the top races.

At the 4th Academy Awards ceremony, “Cimarron” (1931) made Oscar history as the first motion picture to ever score nominations in the Big Five categories. On the big night, the western took home the top prize in Best Picture, as well as the Oscar in Best Adapted Screenplay (Howard Estabrook). Not as successful were the picture’s director, Wesley Ruggles, topped by Norman Taurog (“Skippy”), and the leads,...
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  • 10/11/2018
  • by Andrew Carden
  • Gold Derby
Review: "The Lion In Winter" 50th Anniversary Kino Lorber Blu-ray Special Edition
“What Family Doesn’T Have Its Ups And Downs?”

By Raymond Benson

One of the gems of 1968 was The Lion in Winter, a multi-nominee for the Oscars (including Best Picture and Director), and one of the better period costume dramas that seemed to be so popular in the 60s. Capitalizing on the success of Becket and A Man for All Seasons, Winter is based on a stage play by James Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay and won an Oscar for it.

While the picture is a handsome production, its primary asset is the acting. What a cast, and what performances! Katharine Hepburn, as Eleanor of Aquitaine, picked up the Best Actress trophy (although that year there was a tie—she shared the award with Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl). Peter O’Toole stars as Henry II for the second time, and received a nomination for Best Actor. For my money,...
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  • 4/15/2018
  • by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
  • Cinemaretro.com
Whoopi Goldberg
Oscars 2018: ‘In Memoriam’ tribute will honor Jerry Lewis, Martin Landau, Bill Paxton and ??
Whoopi Goldberg
The upcoming 90th Academy Awards will mark the 25th consecutive year that the Oscars will feature an “In Memoriam” segment. While it had been done on occasion before, the annual tribute to Academy members and other film legends started a regular tradition at the 1994 ceremony hosted by Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg.

SEE2018 Oscars: Best Song performers include Mary J. Blige, Common, Andra Day, Keala Settle, Sufjan Stevens

We’ve assembled a list below of people who have died in the past 12 months who might be featured during the “In Memoriam” for the ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on March 4. Producers have not yet revealed who might be performing during the tribute. Sure to have prominent placements are previous Oscar champ Martin Landau (“Ed Wood,” 1994), honorary Oscar recipient Jerry Lewis and respected actor Bill Paxton (“Titanic,” “Apollo 13”). Paxton actually died on the weekend of last year’s ceremony and was mentioned on the broadcast,...
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  • 2/26/2018
  • by Chris Beachum
  • Gold Derby
Kate Middleton Steps Out in Black-and-White for Fashion Event Amid BAFTA Dress Code Backlash
Just one day after hitting the red carpet at the BAFTAs, Kate Middleton is attending another fashionable event at Buckingham Palace during London Fashion Week.

Alongside Sophie, Countess of Wessex, the stylish royal co-hosted the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange reception at the palace on Monday evening. The exciting fashion initiative saw designers and artisans from all 52 countries of the Commonwealths create one-of-a-kind sustainable outfits, which were showcased at the reception.

Kate opted for a black-and-white lace floral print dress by Erdem, while Sophie wore a black dress with red detailing from Burberry. (Burberry and Stella McCartney are the designers representing the U.
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  • 2/19/2018
  • by Erin Hill
  • PEOPLE.com
Prince William of Wales
Kate Middleton Hits the Red Carpet in Deep Green Amid BAFTA's Time’s Up All-Black Dress Code
Prince William of Wales
Red carpet royals!

Prince William and Kate Middleton hit the red carpet for the second year in a row at the annual BAFTA Awards (the British equivalent of the Oscars) on Sunday.

And all eyes were on Kate — who is seven months pregnant — as royal watchers were eager to see her dress choice for the evening, which turned out to be a deep green cap-sleeved gown by Jenny Packham. The dress featured a black sash underneath her bust, which accentuated her baby bump. She accessorized with emerald jewelry, suede Prada heels and a black clutch. The expectant mom wore her hair in perfectly tousled curls.
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  • 2/18/2018
  • by Erin Hill
  • PEOPLE.com
The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room

Blu ray

Twilight Time

1962 / 1:85 / 126 Min. / Street Date December 19, 2017

Starring Leslie Caron, Tom Bell, Brock Peters

Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe

Written by Bryan Forbes

Music by Brahms, John Barry

Edited by Anthony Harvey

Produced by Richard Attenborough

Directed by Bryan Forbes

The winter of 1962 found British films at their most grandiose and self-effacing. Opening at the Odeon was Lawrence of Arabia, using every inch of that cavernous theater’s wide screen. Five minutes up the road Dr. No had just premiered in the smaller but no less lofty London Pavilion.

On the other side of the tracks art houses were bringing starry-eyed Brits back to earth with austere fare like John Schlesinger’s A Kind of Loving and Tony Richardson’s The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.

Those sober-minded dramas, shot in low key black and white with ramshackle flats and grey skies as their backdrops,...
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  • 2/6/2018
  • by Charlie Largent
  • Trailers from Hell
2018 DGA Awards winner is Oscar frontrunner for Best Director
On Feb. 3, the Directors Guild of America will reveal its pick for the best film helmer of the year at the 70th annual edition of its awards. The five DGA nominees are: Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water”), Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Martin McDonagh (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”) and Jordan Peele (“Get Out”).

All but McDonagh are in contention at the Academy Awards. If one of the four double nominees wins with the guild, they are all but certain to take home the Oscar on March 4 as well. The DGA aligned itself with the Academy Awards calendar in 1950. Since then all but seven of its winners for Best Director have repeated at the Oscars.

Although the DGA does an outstanding job at anointing the eventual Oscar winner, it is less sure-footed at previewing the five Oscar nominees. In its first 15 years, there were anywhere from four to 18 DGA nominees.
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  • 2/2/2018
  • by Paul Sheehan
  • Gold Derby
Anthony Harvey obituary
British film director who vied with Hollywood greats and worked with Katharine Hepburn on The Lion in Winter

In 2001 I visited Katharine Hepburn at her town house on East 49th Street, New York. The nonagenarian star had agreed to see me to comment on some photographs I was hoping to use in the book I was writing about her. Perched on a stool in her spartan basement kitchen and sipping tea, she scrutinised the images I laid before her.

A picture of Hepburn and Peter O’Toole on the set of The Lion In Winter (1968) elicited a comment on the third person in the picture. “Dear Tony. Looking so young and thoughtful,” she said, her eyes lighting up. She was referring to Anthony Harvey, the director of the film, who has died aged 87. “A real English gentleman and a brilliant director, one of the best I’ve ever worked with.
See full article at The Guardian - Film News
  • 12/8/2017
  • by Ronald Bergan
  • The Guardian - Film News
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