Susan Sarandon: Lifetime Achievement Award at Stockholm Festival
Susan Sarandon will be the recipient of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 to be presented at the 20th Stockholm International Film Festival, which runs Nov. 18-29. Sarandon will be accepting the honor in person.
As per the Stockholm Film Festival’s press release, "the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to honor and acknowledge a longstanding career and an outstanding achievement in cinema. The prestigious award, in the shape of a 16 lb Bronze Horse (the heaviest film award in the world), is a paraphrase on the Swedish Dala horse, designed by designer Fredrik Swärd."
Previous recipients of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award include Lauren Bacall, Charlotte Rampling, David Lynch, Oliver Stone, Jean-Luc Godard, Erland Josephson, and Paul Schrader.
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by Andre Soares | October 22, 2009
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Tags: Atlantic City, Catherine Deneuve, Elizabethtown, Enchanted, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stepmom, Stockholm 2009, Stockholm Film Festival, Susan Sarandon, The Hunger, The Lovely Bones, Thelma and Louise, Tim Robbins
A Tribute to Dick Smith: The Godfather of Special Makeup Effects
The Godfather: Dick Smith and Al Pacino (top); Smith, Marlon Brando, and Phil Rhodes (bottom)
"A Tribute to Dick Smith: The Godfather of Special Makeup Effects" will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Six-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker will host the evening, which will be attended by Dick Smith himself and will feature a panel discussion including writer-director Guillermo del Toro, actor Hal Holbrook, and makeup artists Greg Cannom, Kazuhiro Tsuji and Andrew Clement, among others.
The evening will highlight Smith’s long career, which began in 1945 when he became NBC’s first [...]
by Andre Soares | May 7, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Al Pacino, Amadeus, Andrew Clement, Classic Movies, Dad, Dick Smith, Dustin Hoffman, Greg Cannom, Guillermo del Toro, Hal Holbrook, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Little Big Man, Los Angeles Screenings, Makeup Artists, Marlon Brando, Paul LeBlanc, Phil Rhodes, Rick Baker, Taxi Driver, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Hunger, The Stepford Wives, The World of Henry Orient
