Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark: NO WAY OUT Screening
Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark in No Way Out
Ruby Dee will be the special guest at a screening of No Way Out (1950), part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Monday Nights with Oscar” series on September 21 at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater in New York City.
Film historian and scholar Foster Hirsch will host this celebration of the centennial of director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s birth and the recent gift of Mankiewicz’ papers to the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library.
In the socially conscious No Way Out, Richard Widmark plays a racist patient — and petty criminal — who, following his brother’s death, becomes intent on destroying the life [...]
by Andre Soares | September 3, 2009
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Tags: Classic Movies, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Lesser Samuels, Linda Darnell, New York Screenings, No Way Out, Oscar 1950, Oscar Movies, Richard Widmark, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Socially Conscious Movies
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009: EROS O BASILEUS, STEAM
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009
Monday, March 30, highlights
Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website
Lion’s Den
Directed by:
Pablo Trapero
Cast:
Martina Gusman, Elli Medeiros, Laura García
Distributor:
Unanimous Pictures
Country:
Argentina
Year:
2008
Running time:
113min
Julia, a two weeks pregnant 25-year-old student is sent to prison for a crime she may or may not have committed – the murder of her boyfriend’s male lover. No one can remember what happened that night, and as Julia adjusts to life inside prison walls, gradually commanding respect from other inmates on the ‘maternity’ wing and developing a tender and loving relationship with fellow internee Marta, she not only has to fight her wrongful incarceration, but also for her son Tomas, born inside prison and due [...]
by Andre Soares | March 28, 2009
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Tags: Ally Sheedy, Bob Rafelson, Debra Winger, Eros o Basileus, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gregory J. Markopoulos, Lion's Den, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, London Screenings, Pablo Trapero, Robert Beavers, Ruby Dee, Steam, Theresa Russell, Women's Prison
Oscar 2008: John Travolta, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ruby Dee
Daniel Day-Lewis at the Governors Ball
Ruby Dee and friends
John Travolta, Kelly Preston
Photos: Greg Harbaugh (Day-Lewis, Dee), Darren Decker (Travolta). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Photos, Ruby Dee
Oscar 2008: Viggo Mortensen, Ruby Dee, Tony Gilroy
Viggo Mortensen and niece
Ruby Dee; James McAvoy, Dwayne Johnson (in the background)
Robert Osborne, Tony Gilroy
Photos: Richard Harbaugh (Gilroy, Dee), Greg Harbaugh (Mortensen). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Dwayne Johnson, Film Awards, James McAvoy, Photos, Robert Osborne, Ruby Dee, Tony Gilroy, Viggo Mortensen
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney (for Michael Clayton) might have been the sentimental favorite for he’s a local Hollywood-ite, while Daniel Day-Lewis (above, with Paul Dano), who plays a ruthless oil baron in There Will Be Blood, is an Englishman living in Ireland. Clooney, however, won an Oscar (for Syriana) a mere two years ago, while Day-Lewis’ SAG win has solidified his position as this year’s front-runner.
Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her
Until the SAG Awards, it was a three-lane race: veteran Julie Christie for Away from Her, Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose, and Ellen Page for Juno — by far the biggest box-office hit among the films nominated in the best actress category. [...]
by Andre Soares | January 29, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, American Gangster, Away from Her, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, Oscar Predictions, Ruby Dee, There Will Be Blood
SAG Awards 2008
2008 SAG Awards
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations: December 20, 2007
2008 SAG Award winners: Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on January 27, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
GEORGE CLOONEY / Michael Clayton — Michael Clayton (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview — There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)
RYAN GOSLING / Lars Lindstrom — Lars and the Real Girl (Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)
EMILE HIRSCH / Christopher McCandless — Into the Wild (Paramount Vantage)
VIGGO MORTENSEN / Nikolai — Eastern Promises (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT / Queen Elizabeth I — Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal Pictures)
* JULIE CHRISTIE / [...]
by Andre Soares | January 27, 2008
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Tags: American Gangster, Away from Her, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, Ruby Dee, SAG Awards, SAG Awards 2008, There Will Be Blood
