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Mark Wahlberg Remakes Icelandic Oscar Submission 'Reykjavik-...

Mark Wahlberg has appeared in a handful of remakes throughout his career, but the only ones worth seeing are the two reworked from foreign films ("The Departed;" and I'm counting British classic "The Italian Job" as the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

'Fame,' will Oscar even remember your name?

In 1980, Alan Parker's "Fame" exploded onto the scene, earning six Oscar nominations and winning two, best song for the title tune and best original score. It spawned a successful NBC-TV series, a stage show, concerts -- you name [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Broken Embraces fails to make Spain's Oscar shortlist

Pedro Almodovar's critically acclaimed Broken Embraces, starring last year's best supporting actress winner Penelope Cruz, has been controversially omitted from Spain's shortlist for next year's Academy Award for best foreign language film, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Oscar-nominated screenwriter to neophyte scribe I won't read...

I have one tiny piece of advice for any aspiring screenwriters out there. You can ask many people to read your script, starting with your old college buddy, your sister-in-law, that bartender you know who supposedly sold a pitch to New Line [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Oscar-nominated shorts get showcase from '9' director Acker

Filmmaker Shane Acker, whose feature debut "9" opens Sept. 9, has curated an animation showcase of short films, including two Academy Award nominees, at the Focus Films website. The showcase, presented by Kodak, offers five criti [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0