Alan & Marilyn Bergman Tribute
Songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman, among whose compositions are "The Way We Were" and the song score for Yentl, will be the recipients of an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tribute on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The evening will be hosted by music producer and composer Quincy Jones, and will feature film clips, personal remembrances from the Bergmans’ colleagues and friends, and live performances of several Oscar-nominated songs. In addition to the honorees, special guests include Dave Grusin, James Newton Howard and Michel Legrand.
The former Marilyn Keith (born in New York City in Nov. 1929) met Alan Bergman (born [...]
by Andre Soares | May 7, 2009
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Movies! Moguls! Monkeys! and Murder!: Centennial of Los Angeles’ First Film Studio
"Movies! Moguls! Monkeys! and Murder!" is the title of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ celebration of the centennial of the first permanent film studio in the Los Angeles area. The event, which will showcase films shot in Los Angeles between 1909 and 1914, will take place on Wednesday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
"Movies! Moguls! Monkeys! and Murder!" will also kick off a three-month exhibition exploring those pioneering days, when independent producers set up shop in Southern California to enjoy the sunshine, the varied topography, and the distance between Los Angeles and the East Coast’s filmmaking oligarchy.
And what was the first [...]
by Andre Soares | May 7, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Classic Movies, Edendale, Francis Boggs, Linwood Dunn, Los Angeles Screenings, Margaret Herrick, Monte Cristo, Murder, Selig Polyscope Company, Shorts, Silent Films, Theda Bara, Tom Mix, William Fox, William N. Selig
