December 4, 2007–A working script for Orson Welles's “Citizen Kane” and the screenwriting Oscar he won (with co-writer Herman Mankiewicz) for the movie are expected to bring more than $1 million when they are auctioned next week, said Sotheby's.
Oscar Scandals: Orson Welles' 1941 Stautuette for Citizen Kane to be Auctioned at Sotheby's
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Oscar Actors: Black, Karen–Screen Image, Quintessential Actress of the 1970s
December 4, 2007 by
Karen Black appeared in a number of countercultural youth movies, such as “Easy Rider,” in 1969, and “Five Easy Pieces,” in 1970, for which she received her first (and only)Supporting Actress Oscar nomination, as Jack Nicholosn's nagging, simple-hearted girlfriend-waitress.
Ben X: Belgium’s Oscar Entry–Tale of Bullied Autistic Boy
December 4, 2007 by
Greg Timmermans plays a boy with Asperger syndrome, who retreats into the fantasy world of the MMORPG ArchLord to escape bullying. The film’s title is a reference to the leet version of the Dutch phrase “(ik) ben niks”, meaning “(I) am nothing.”
Oscar Movies: Kiss of the Spider Woman, The (1985)
December 3, 2007 by
Kiss of the Spider Woman was nominated for four Oscars, including Picture and Director for Hector Babenco, winning Best Actor for William Hurt.
Oscar Movies: King Rat (1965)
December 3, 2007 by
King Rat received two Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (b/w) for Burnett Guffey and Art Direction-Set Decoration (b/w) for Robert Emmett Smith; Frank Tuttle.
