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	<title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Ellen Burstyn</title>
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		<title>THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND &#8211; Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Johnson</dc:creator>
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   The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2009)
Direction: Jodie Markell
Screenplay: Tennessee Williams
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Will Patton, Mamie Gummer, Jessica Collins
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Bryce Dallas Howard in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
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A new production of a little-known, decades-old screenplay from a celebrated &#8212; indeed, legendary &#8212; writer invites cautious response. After all, if a work is dynamic and exceptional, how could it remain undeveloped for many years? The answer is pleasingly complicated when it comes to Tennessee Williams&#8216; The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond. Written directly for the screen in 1957, the work withered until selected by Jodie Markell for her directorial debut feature.
The unmistakable Williams heroine is Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard), a pariah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND Interview II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Bryce Dallas Howard in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND Q&#038;A with Jodie Markell: Part I
You come from a stage background. But what was it like directing actors for film?
Having worked as an actress in both mediums, I understand the similarities and the differences. The craft of acting for both film and theater is rooted in the same basic goal &#8212; to find the truth in each moment. And then communicate that truth to the audience &#8212; calibrating for the appropriate scale &#8212; whether it is a Broadway house or the lens of a camera. As a stage actress, I know the value of rehearsal and we were able to build into our schedule about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND: Q&amp;A with Jodie Markell</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, and Ann Margret star in Jodie Markell&#8217;s handsome production of a long &#34;lost&#34; Tennessee Williams screenplay, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, which opens tomorrow in New York City at the Quad Theater and in the Los Angeles area at the Laemmle 4 in Santa Monica and the Laemmle 5 in West Hollywood.
The story of a young, privileged and willful Southern woman (Howard) in love with a young man (Evans) whose family has seen better days, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond was written directly for the screen sometime in the late &#8217;50s. The film&#8217;s title refers to the loss of one  diamond earring given to the heroine by her aunt (Ann-Margret), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genie Awards 2009: PASSCHENDAELE Wins Best Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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In a bizarre twist, the Canadian Academy of Film &#38; Television chose Passchendaele, Paul Gross&#8216; flag-waving World War I melodrama about Canadian valor,  as the best Canadian film of 2008. I say bizarre because even though Passchendaele was in the running for a best film Genie Award, neither its screenplay nor (writer-)director Gross had even been nominated (though Gross, who didn&#8217;t attend the ceremony as he was filming in Los Angeles, managed to get a best actor nod). 
Passchendaele won five other awards: best art direction, costume design, sound, sound editing, and a special prize for the most (financially) successful Canadian film of the year.
Passchendaele has been hailed by some as a Canadian blockbuster to rival Hollywood productions, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genie Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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2009 Genie Awards
2009 Academy of Canadian Cinema &#38; Television&#8217;s Genie Award nominations: Feb. 10, 2009
2009 Genie Award winners: Ottawa, April 4, 2009
(&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category)
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BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
  Amal &#8211; David Miller, Steven Bray
  Ce qu&#8217;il faut pour vivre / The Necessities of Life &#8211; Bernadette Payeur, René Chénier
  Normal &#8211; Andrew Boutilier, Carl Bessai
*   Passchendaele &#8211; Niv Fichman, Francis Damberger, Paul Gross, Frank Siracusa
Tout est Parfait / Everything is Fine &#8211; Nicole Robert
 BEST DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR DOCUMENTAIRE
INFINIMENT QUÉBEC &#8211; Jean-Claude Labrecque, Yves Fortin, Christian Medawar
MY WINNIPEG &#8211; Guy Maddin, Phyllis Laing, Jody Shapiro
* UP THE YANGTZE &#8211; Yung Chang, Mila Aung-Thwin, John Christou, Germaine Ying-Gee Wong
BEST DIRECTION [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martin Scorsese&#8217;s Oscar Nominated Actors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cape Fear]]></category>
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Martin Scorsese 
20 Acting Nominations
(s) supporting category
(*) Academy Award winner
Martin Scorsese: Top Oscar Directors for Actors
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1974

Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore * 
Diane Ladd (s) Alice Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore
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1976

Robert De Niro Taxi Driver
Jodie Foster (s) Taxi Driver
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1980

Robert De Niro Raging Bull *
Joe Pesci (s) Raging Bull
Cathy Moriarty (s) Raging Bull
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1986
Paul Newman The Color of Money *
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (s) The Color of Money
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1990
Joe Pesci (s) Goodfellas *
Lorraine Bracco (s) Goodfellas
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1991

Robert De Niro Cape Fear
Juliette Lewis (s) Cape Fear
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1993
Winona Ryder (s) The Age of Innocence
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1995
Sharon Stone Casino
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2002

Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York
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2004

Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator
Cate Blanchett (s) The Aviator *
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2006
Mark Wahlberg (s) The Departed

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		<title>Oscar&#8217;s Comeback Nominees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors]]></category>
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Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream (top); Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody in The Pianist (middle); Diane Lane in Unfaithful (bottom)

Since the 1960s, nearly every year has had at least one Oscar comeback in the acting/directing categories. Some were veterans getting their first chance at the Oscars;  others were Oscar veterans getting their first nod in years. 
Below  are a few examples in the last 10 years. As per this list, Oscar&#8217;s comeback veterans  hardly ever win.



2005
 William Hurt, nominated as best supporting actor for A History of Violence.  Hurt has three previous best actor nominations;   the last one in 1987 was for Broadcast News. He  won in 1985 for  Kiss of [...]]]></description>
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