“Shadows,” written and directed by Milcho Manchevski, is an official entry for the foreign-language film Oscar. If we were to choose one man who‚Äôs got everything going for him, Lazar Perkov would be an excellent choice. He‚Äôs young, good-looking, has a beautiful wife, lovely boy, great house and a good job as a hospital physician. In fact, everyone calls him “Lucky.”

Beatrice Straight won the Supporting Actress Oscar for “Network,” in 1976. She played one of the smallest parts to garner an Oscar, the dejected wife of TV exec Max Schumacher (William Holden) who, going through menopause, leaves her for the ambitious and heartless Diana Christensen, played by Faye Dunaway.

“Network” was nominated for ten Oscars, including five in the acting categories, winning Original Screenplay and acting awards for Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight.

January 2, 2008–Paramount ended the year No. 1 in market share, due to the fact that it owns DreamWorks and distributes its movies. Estimates show that Paramount's take is about $1.48 billion. Its top five grossing movies were all supplied by DreamWorks or DreamWorks Animation, although “Transformers” was a co-production.