March 1, 2007–Quentin Tarantino and the New Beverly Cinema are teaming to host the Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival 2007, which will showcase more than 50 exploitation films from Tarantino's personal library. The event coincides with the release of Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's “Grindhouse,” a pair of picturess made in tribute to the genre.
Oscar 2006: Scorsese wins the DGA Award for The Departed
February 4, 2007 by
Feb 4, 2007–Six-time Oscar nominee Martin Scorsese won the 2006 Directors Guild of America's Best director Award for his crime gangster feature, “The Departed,” his most commercial outing to date.
Sundance Film Fest 2007: Acquisitions by Distributors
January 27, 2007 by
Jan 26, 2007–Many acquisitions were made during this year's edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which ends tommorrow (Saturday) night, Jan 27. The following chart enlists them by distributor.
Oscar 2006: PGA Chooses Little Miss Sunshine as Best Picture
January 22, 2007 by
Jan 21, 2007–In an unpredictable turn in the wide-open awards season, the Producers Guild of America on Saturday chose Fox Searchlight's offbeat family comedy as winner of its top feature film award, over “Babel,” “The Departed,” “Dreamgirls” and “The Queen.”
Oscar 2006: DGA Nominations:
January 9, 2007 by
Jan 9, 2007–Bill Condon (“Dreamgirls”), Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (“Little
Miss Sunshine”), Stephen Frears (“The Queen”), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Babel”) and Martin Scorsese (“The Departed”) have been
nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2006, organization president Michael Apted
announced this morning in Los Angeles. The winner will be announced at the 59th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 3, 2007 in Los Angeles.
