Howard Shore is a multiple Oscar-winner for the trilogy “The Lord of the Rings.”
Despite his brilliant composition for “The Aviator,” the Music Branch disqualified him for Oscar consideration, claiming that the film's score was not original enough. Shore's next big project is Peter Jackson's remake of “King Kong,” which Universal will release in December.

The interview with the international star took place at the Palm Springs Festival, where Downfall, Germany submission for the foreign-language Oscar, received its U.S. premiere.

The interview with Imelda Staunton, the Oscar frontrunner for her acclaimed performance in “Vera Drake,” took place right after the Oscar nominees' lunch, Monday, February 7.

Writer-Director-Actress of “Me and You and Everyone We Know,” the most original and visionary film at the 2005 Sundance Festival.