One Foot in Heaven was nominated just for one Oscar, but a crucial one: Best Picture.
Oscar Directors: Friedkin, William–Venice Fest’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
August 19, 2013 by
American director William Friedkin will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 70th Venice International Film Festival (28 August-7 September 2013).
Oscar 2013: 12 Years a Slave
August 12, 2013 by
In this historically significant, dramatically intense feature, the talented Chiwetel Ejiofor (“American Gangster”), a British actor of Nigerian descent, stars as Solomon Northup, the New York State citizen who was kidnapped and made to work on a plantation in New Orleans in the 1800s.
Oscar 2013: Best Picture Contenders
August 11, 2013 by
Based on what I have seen and the 100 or so pictures that are going to be released in the next four months, here is my list of Oscar hopefuls (in alphabetical order):
Oscar Actors: Black, Karen, Nominee (Easy Rider) Dies at 74
August 9, 2013 by
August 8, 2013–Karen Black, who was nominated for the supporting Oscar for “Five Easy Pieces” and starred in films including “Nashville” and “Easy Rider,” died Thursday after a long battle with ampullary cancer. She was 74.
