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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner 1967
The screen best bombshell duo, Tracy and Hepburn where together up until two weeks before he died.,The screen best bombshell duo, Tracy and Hepburn where together up until two weeks before he died.
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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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Daughter Of Troy
Maureen Stapleton died this week at the age of 80. Her list of credits is long - but could have been even longer
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Daughter Of Troy
Maureen Stapleton died last week with over 25 films to her credit - but there could have been one more.
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Elmer Gantry
Burt Lancaster's Oscar winning performance as a dishonest preacher.
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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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French Actress 2007 Oscar Winner
Thirty-two year old Marion Cotillard is the 2007 best actress Oscar winner for her role in the movie "La vie en rose." Is she about to become an international star?
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Great World War II Movies
The movies made during the war, even the classics, emphasized patriotism. The perspective of time introduced more realism.
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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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Oscar Winners 2005
The Aviator won six out of the eleven awards that it was nominated for, sweeping the night, thickly-browed director Martin Scorsese however was again snubbed for the honour.
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Oscar Winners from the Early 1970s
These Oscar winning best pictures from 1970 to 1974 included a war movie, a buddy-cops film, one featuring an elaborate scam, and the two best gangster movies ever made.
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Oscar Winners from the Early 1990s
These years are memorable in that all five best pictures from this period also appear on the American Film Institute's original list of 100 best American movies.
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Oscar Winners from the Early 2000s
The films included a Roman spectacular, a bio-pic, the first musical to win since 1968, the conclusion of a Tolkien epic, and a boxing movie that was more than that.
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Oscar Winners from the Late 1960s
These five best picture winners from the first half of the 1960s included two musicals, an historical epic, a racial drama, and the only X-Rated film to win an Oscar.
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Oscar Winners from the Late 1970s
These five best picture winners from the 1970s include a satire, a feel-good boxing story, a tale of social angst, a Vietnam study, and a look at divorce.
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Oscar Winners Now Include Fans
Win a trip to the Oscars; FREAKS AND GEEKS is cancelled; ONE LIFE TO LIVE has a special episode; This Week in TV History; and my television viewing picks for the week.
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Recent Oscar Winners and Nominees
Movie buffs who love Oscar trivia and movies in general may already know all,or most, of these tidbits. For others, it may give new insight into Academy Award history.
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The Shattered Dreams of Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo
Midnight Cowboy, the groundbreaking film about the dismal street life of New York City.
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Best Pictures from the Late 1980s
Although these best films from the late 1980s did not leave as rich a legacy as other decades, the Academy did select some good, if not great, movies.
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A Woman Who Knows How To Believe
Cher has had a powerful impact on the music and film industries. After being away from both for a short time, she's back-- better than ever.
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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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AMPAS honours Norman McLaren
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents "A Salute to Norman McLaren" on August 18 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills.
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The Academy Award Winners That Should Have Been: Part 1
With the 73rd Academy Awards now a memory, I present the first film in a new series where I discuss and defend truly great motion pictures which failed to receive major Academy Award recognition because they were deemed too controversial at the time ... this week, I begin a 2-part review and defense of one of the most controversial of all time ... Martin Scorsese's masterpiece, <i>The Last Temptation of Christ</i>.
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The Last King of Scotland Review
Forest Whitaker lands his Oscar winning portrayal of General Idi Amin in the film adaptation of the book The Last King of Scotland - available on DVD April 17th.
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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 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 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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Acting in Film by Michael Caine
Michael Caine's master class on acting in film is still relevant after 20 years and contains information about role preparation, behavior, professionalism and other tips.
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Best Pictures from the Early 1980s
Some of these five Oscar winning movies were not necessarily audience choices for best picture, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences loved them.
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Best Pictures from the Late 1990s
Although not all the best pictures from the later 1990s were as good as those from the first half of the decade, most were entertaining and are worth at least one viewing
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First Recap of the 71st Academy Awards 1999
A recap of Sunday's 71st Academy Awards, going over the films that won, the worthwhile moments, and memorable events.
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Girly: The 1969 Cult Classic
Directed by two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Freddie Francis and starring Vanessa Howard, this rare comedy/horror cult classic is still waiting for its due.
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Oscar Gold and Film Structure
Film structure and writing for an Oscar.
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Top 10 Wedding Movies
One of the most romantic ways to prepare for your wedding is to watch romantic comedies about brides, grooms, and wedding parties. Here's the top 10 wedding movies.
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A Great Week for Awards to American Beauty
This past week, American Beauty dominated the last of the major Oscar precursors, winning big at the Screen Actors and Director's Guild, and by the Chicago Film Critics.
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Nominations for 77th Annual Academy Awards
Oscar-winner Adrian Brody (The Pianist, and upcoming pictures The Village and The Jacket) will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson on January 25th to announce the 77th Annual Academy Award nominees. Brody is the youngest male performer to win a leading actor Oscar.
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Celebrities Bumps Again
It must still be in the water. In last week's post Golden Globes review I mentioned some celebrity moms (and dads)-to-be prominent at the GG Awards show.
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9 animators join Academy
Hayao Miyazaki, Steve Box, John Canemaker among the 9 animators invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and vote for next year's Oscars.
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Bill Kovacs (1948 - 2006)
Computer animation pioneer dies in his sleep at age 58.
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Robin Williams Enters Rehab
High-profile, beloved actor enters rehab for alchol abuse
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Celebrities and their Charities
From Idol Gives Back to Oprah's Big Give to Angelina's work with the UN, stars are working 'for a good cause' like never before
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Celebrity Scraps
A grab-bag of troubling developments in the celebrity world this week: Kudos for bad behaviour; Paris Hilton’s new CD. Ugh.
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Christmas Cheer- Selected Holiday Specials
A collection of family-friendly movies, specials and special episodes to air this holiday season, on American and Canadian television.

Henry Bumstead, R.I.P.
Henry Bumstead, legendary art director, dies at 91. Films include To Kill A Mockingbird and The Sting
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Review: The Love Guru
Despite having created memorable characters in film franchises such as Wayne's World and Austin Powers, Mike Myers falls wayyyy short of the mark in The Love Guru.
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