Barry Levinson's sensibility as a filmmaker was unmistakably shaped by his hometown, Baltimore, the setting of his personal film trilogy, Diner, Tin Men, and Avalon. Both tough and funny, the trilogy reeks with the smell of ordinary lives and gritty realism.
Oscar Directors: Stone, Oliver (Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July)
June 7, 2015 by
Oliver Stone spent eleven difficult years getting his combat movie financed. Stone first wrote the script for “Platoon” script in 1975, but the country was not ready to deal with the issues of the war. The Festival de Cannes, which rejected the film twenty years ago, is doing a special event this year to commemorate its 20th anniversary.
Oscar Actors: Del Toro, Benicio (Traffic, 21 Grams)
June 6, 2015 by
Benicio Del Toro has earned critical accolades throughout his career, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2000 for his role in Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic. He received a second Oscar nomination in 2003 for his work in Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu’s 21 Grams. Del Toro reteamed with Soderbergh to star in the biography of Che […]
Oscar Actors: Bergman, Ingrid–Centennial of Great Actress (Cannes Film Fest Poster)
May 8, 2015 by
This year marks the centennial of Ingrid Bergman, one of the most talented actresses and beloved movie star to have worked in Hollywood. The upcoming Cannes Film Fest (May 13-24) has chosen Bergman’s photograph for its official poster (see image), where there will be special events in her honor, including the showing of a new […]
Oscar Directors: Wilder, Billy–Eight Nominations
April 18, 2015 by
Billy Wilder received a total of 21 Academy Award nominations: eight for Best Director, twelve for writing, and one as the producer of Best Picture. Best Director With eight nominations for the Best Director, Wilder is, together with Martin Scorsese, the second most nominated director in the history of the Academy Awards, behind William Wyler, who […]
