May 26, 2008–Sydney Pollack, the gifted, Oscar-wining director, producer and actor whose diverse films garnered critical acclaim and were commercially popular at the box office, died of cancer Monday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 73.
Oscar Artists: Kaufman, Charlie, Scribe of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
May 24, 2008 by
Charlie Kaufman is a highly eccentric and accomplished writer, who received the 2004 Best Original Script Oscar for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” He had also won the BAFTA and Independent Spirit Awards for that picture. In 2004, he was enlisted in Time magazine as one of Hollywood's most powerful and original persons.
Oscar: Indiana Jones Franchise–Nominations and Awards
May 10, 2008 by
What are the prospects of the new Indy picture, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” at the Oscars Jointly, the first three pictures received 13 nominations, winning 7 awards, mostly in the technical categories. Of the three films, only the first, Raiders of the Lost Ark,” was nominated for the Best Picture Oscars.
Oscar 2007: Muzika Receives Top Slovak Oscars
April 21, 2008 by
April 21, 2008–“Muzika,” Juraj Nvota's film about the joys and travails of musicians and music lovers, captured 9 awards given by the Slovak Film and Television Academy in a gala ceremony Saturday night in Bratislava. The biennial awards to domestic film producers and actors are Slovakia's equivalent of the Oscars.
Oscar Actors: Heston, Charlton–Ben-Hur Oscar Winner Dies at 84
April 6, 2008 by
April 5, 2008–Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar for “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.
