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Mark Wahlberg Remakes Icelandic Oscar Submission 'Reykjavik-Rotterdam'

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

Spain selects post-Pinochet film for Oscars

The Spanish Cinema Academy on Tuesday selected a film set in Chile after the Pinochet dictatorship as the country's nomination to compete for the Oscar for best foreign language film. "El Baile de la Victoria" (Dance of Victory) w [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

'Fame,' will Oscar even remember your name?

'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

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

Grammy and Oscar Nominated Music Producer Harvey Mason Jr. S...

As a hit making record producer, Harvey Mason Jr. has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, sold over 50 million records, had multiple Oscar Nominations for his music work on films including "Dreamgirls" and is enjoying the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Oscar-nominated screenwriter to neophyte scribe I won't read your script!

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 nominee helps cast new light on Scots

‘masterpiece’ New film shows lost history of one of world’s most endangered sitesBy Arts Correspondent Edd McCracken FOR NEARLY three decades one of Scotland's great modern buildings, St Peter's Seminary at Cardross, h [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

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

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

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