Dino De Laurentiis Articles
Dino De Laurentiis – Prolific, Eclectic Producer Dies: LA STRADA, DUNE, BITTER RICE, BLUE VELVET, KING KONG
Some will remember Dino De Laurentiis, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 91, as the producer of Serpico (1973), King Kong (1976), and Dune (1984). The Sidney Lumet-directed Serpico, which stars Al Pacino as a New York cop battling widespread corruption within the police force, remains one the most important Hollywood productions of the '70s. King Kong, for its part, introduced [...]
Tom Hanks, Annette Bening, Warren Beatty: Governors Awards 2009
Previous Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipients Dino de Laurentiis, Warren Beatty, Norman Jewison, Saul Zaentz, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Walter Mirisch and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks present the Thalberg Award to producer John Calley (The Remains of the Day, The Da Vinci Code), who was unable to attend the 2009 Governors Awards ceremony held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on [...]
Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, Dino de Laurentiis: Governors Awards 2009
Previous Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipient Warren Beatty, who also won a best director Oscar for Reds in 1982, at the presentation of the Thalberg Award to John Calley, who was unable to attend the 2009 Governors Awards ceremony in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Saturday, November 14. Previous Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipient Steven Spielberg, who also won two [...]