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Changes Ahead for Next Year's Academy Awards
A look at the changes which go into effect for next year's Oscars, including the consolidation of a couple of categories. Also a look at who won at the British Academy Awards.
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First Recap of the 71st Academy Awards!
This week, I provide a recap of Sunday's 71st Academy Awards, going over the films that won, the worthwhile moments, and memorable events.
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Oscar History - The Early Years
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed in part to honor those in the film industry. Over the years, its participants have contributed to Oscar trivia.
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Ten Years Ago -- A Most Memorable Oscars
This week, I look back almost ten full years to relive the shocks, surprises, and memorable moments from the 62nd Annual Academy Awards, presented for 1989 film achievements.
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The 13 WORST Moments in Academy Awards History!
It's the dog days of summer ... this week, it's time to reflect back on the moments that did NOT make Oscar proud ... the worst moments from Oscar's first 71 years.
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How to Predict Oscar Winners
Just in time for the 2008 Oscar nominations, UCLA researchers revealed the strongest factors in making Oscar predictions & forecasting Academy Award winners.
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Nicholson -- As Good As It Gets
Nicholson, 64, is as good as it gets as a Hollywood legend.
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Oscar Bloopers: 1935
Oscar bloppers from yesteryear are just as exciting as the tales of today.
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1960s Academy Award Winners
These five Oscar winning best pictures from the 1960s included two musicals, a desert war epic, a comedy drama, and a bawdy tale from 18th century England.
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2008 Oscar Nominees: Best Picture
"Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood": A side-by-side, head-to-head look at strengths and weaknesses.
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50 Greatest Oscar Moments Of The Century : #50-41
This week, the countdown begins of my choices for the 50 greatest moments in Academy Awards history! This week, the bottom ten that just made the cut.
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76th Oscars Schedule Announced
With the next Academy Awards on an earlier timetable, the Academy has already announced the complete schedule of events for the next Oscars, the 76th Annual. A committee is also in place to try to come up with new rules to stop ugly Oscar campaign practices.
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77th Academy Award nominees announced
Just minutes ago, Oscar's finest were announced in Hollywood, California by Frank Peterson and Adrian Brody. The envelope, please.
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79th Academy Awards
Ceremony was boring, ran too long and even the celebrities looked like they'd rather be eating pizza
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80th Oscars Honor Foreign Talent
"No Country for Old Men" wins Best Picture in bumpy but fresh post-strike awards show.
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A Closer Look at Best Actor in a Leading Role, 1999
It's time to analyze another Academy Award category throughout history, this week we look at the Best Actor category.
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Academy Award Firsts - 1940s
The 1940s saw several firsts that became part of Academy Award history and trivia. From the first foreign film Oscar to the youngest director to receive a nomination.
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Academy Award History and Trivia
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will shortly name the 2007 nominees for the Oscars. Now's time to test your knowledge of winners from the 1920s & 1930s.
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Academy Awards 2008 Jewelry
"Pod" type dangle earrings and draping bracelets were worn by a prepondence of celebrities in attendance at the 2008 Academy Awards.
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Academy Awards from The 1940s
Many of these 1940s Oscar movies are strong examples of powerful film making and are highly regarded today. Even the weaker ones are still enjoyable and worth a look.
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Academy Awards Review
No surprises with The Departed, Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker winning top honors.
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Academy Awards Rules Changed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has re-evaluated what constitutes an animated feature film after last year's controversies,.
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Academy Awards Youngest and Oldest
No other twenty year period in Academy Award and Oscar history probably had such a wide range of ages among its nominees. Here they are from Tatum O'Neal to Groucho Marx.
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Academy Awards: Winners and Losers
It's the dream of every actor, but is winning the Oscar a guarantee of future film success? We take a look at a handful of past winners -- and losers -- with surprising results.
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Academy Presents a Program on the History of Sound in Early Motion Pictures
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "A Century of Sound," on September 15 in the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
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Academy to Launch Annual Documentary Film Program
The documentary film will be the subject of an annual event presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences beginning next month.
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Al Pacino - A Down to Earth Actor
Earthy characters, crime and thrillers are the anchors of his success. He has appeared in landmark films which have won him major awards.
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All The King's Men
In the wake of the Sean Penn remake, the 1949 original is out on DVD
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Alternative Best Picture Winners
This week, it's time to hear my opinion. Going way back to 1967, I analyze the last couple of decades and see if the Academy has really picked the Best Pictures of all time.
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And Starring Gary Cooper As...Rhett Butler!
A Hollywood Role Call Of Actors Who Turned Down Great Parts
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And the Award Goes to…
Which characters would you nominate for "best character," if an Oscar equivalent existed for the MU* world? The author details the characters she's enjoyed roleplaying with through the years.
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Animation Awards Presented, Countdown to Oscar Continues
The International Animation Society presented awards this past week, and also some further discussion after seeing a potential Oscar candidate, THE INSIDER.
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Annual Academy Awards Fashion Preview
The Oscar red carpet has become the largest fashion show in the world with each couture gown an individual work of art
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Art Imitates Life
compare art to life
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Award News This Week and Oscar Marketing Campaigns Underway
This week, the AFI and Golden Globe organizations announce the recipients of their lifetime achievement honors, and the various studios are already starting their campaigns for Oscar consideration. Also this week, a look at the schedule for the important awards and dates leading up to the Oscars in March!
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Barbara Stanwyck: She is Woman, Hear Her Roar!
Barbara Stanwyck - she was no glamour queen but she was certainly one of the most prolific actresses in her time. She could hold her own again any man and never lost her feminine touch.
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Best Actress, Marion Cotillard
Cotillard has won the 2007 Best Actress Golden Globe for her portrayal of Edith Piaf, and she's been nominated for an Oscar, SAG and BAFTA. Can she win the Academy Award?
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Best Foreign Film Oscar
The nominees for Best Foreign Film at the 80th annual Oscars are a varied group, and with La Vie en Rose out of the running, this year's crop has no clear front-runner.
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Best Pictures: 1940 Rebecca & 1941 How Green Was My Valley
Oscar Wining Films of 1940 & 1941 were Rebecca & How Green Was My Valley
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Braveheart DVD
DVD review of the Academy Award winning film, Braveheart.
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CD Review: Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall
The best performance of Judy Garland’s career, and perhaps in all of show-business history, is available as a two-disk CD set.
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Controversy and the Oscars
Oscar and controversy seem to go hand in hand. After the recent Elia Kazan controversy, this week I look back at some of the other memorable Oscar show controversies.
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Dates Announced and Rule Changes for the Next Academy Awards
The Academy's Board of Governors voted on some category name changes, as well as announcing the dates for the next Academy Awards ... all the updated news is here for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards!
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Downfall of Film and the Industry
Film is apart of America's international export bringing in millions of dollars per year. September 11 changed the face of everyone behind the making of a movie.
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Early Outlook for Oscar 2000!
It might be August, but it's not too early to look at what films from the first part of 1999 stand a chance to be major Oscar contenders in March of 2000 at the next Academy Awards.
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End of October Update AND Great Movie Sequences Part 8
This week, a brief discussion of the most recent films and their Oscar chances, and the eighth installment of my series on the greatest motion picture sequences of all time.
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First Motion Picture Oscar Winners
Only 14 statuettes were handed out, but the recipients - Louis Milestone, Janet Gaynor & Charles Chaplin, among them - are still well known to classic movie fans today.
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Foreign Language Film Oscar Narrowed Down to 49
Every year, each country across our wide world is asked to submit one cinematic work to represent their nation at the Academy Awards. This year forty-nine countries have submitted films to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration in the 2005 Foreign Language Film Award category.
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George Cukor (Director) 1899 - 1983
George Cukor most renowned "woman's director" in Hollywood
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Giant screen enhances beauty in "Beauty and the Beast"
Disney celebrates the 10-year anniversary of "Beauty and the Beast" by re-releasing the film to IMAX and other giant-screen theaters.
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