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Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Vera Farmiga: Governors Awards 2009
3 hours ago | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Previous Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipients Saul Zaentz, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Walter Mirisch, and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks present the Thalberg Award to producer John Calley (The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons), who was unable to attend the 2009 Governors Awards ceremony held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Saturday, November 14. Actress Vera Farmiga, a potential contender for the 2010 best supporting actress Oscar Four-time Academy Award nominee Jeff Bridges and wife Susan Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme (for The Silence of the Lambs) and Honorary Award recipient Roger Corman Photos: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photos to enlarge them. »
- Joan Lister
The Governors Awards: On the scene at Oscar's special honors
3 hours ago | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »
It was the first big experiment of a quite experimental Oscar season, and by all accounts, it was a resounding success. Last night, for the first time in Academy Award history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out their honorary awards at a separate event from their annual Academy Award ceremony. At a three-hour gala dinner in the ballroom above the Kodak Theater, B-movie king Roger Corman (pictured, left), groundbreaking cinematographer Gordon Willis (right), and legendary screen siren Lauren Bacall (center) received honorary Oscars, and producer and studio chief John Calley was recognized with the rarely-bestowed Irving J. »
- Adam B. Vary
Lauren Bacall Wins an Oscar
7 hours ago | newser.com | See recent newser news »
A mere 65 years after her unforgettable screen debut, Lauren Bacall has won an Academy Award. The honorary Oscar was a high point of a ceremony last night in Los Angeles that also celebrated the careers of filmmaker Roger Corman, cinematographer Gordon Willis, and producer John Calley. "I can't believe it, a man at last!" the 85-year-old Bacall joked as she hoisted her new hardware. Woody Allen called Willis "the best cinematographer we have ever seen." And Jonathan Demme spoke for many—not just fans of his mentor Corman—when he asked, "People, what took you so long?" The festivities... »
Roger Corman: Scorsese, Stallone, Sayles, and other A-listers talk about the B-movie king
13 November 2009 12:48 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
He gave life to teenage cavemen and candy-stripe nurses. Crab monsters and humanoids from the deep. T-bird gangs and towns that dreaded sundown. His name is Roger Corman. And on Nov. 14, he will receive an honor that no one would have predicted: an honorary Academy Award. The 83-year-old B-movie titan has made nearly 400 films as a director and producer. From the start, Corman was a magnet for hungry young actors, writers, and directors who would work for slave wages for the chance to make their first film. They called it the "University of Corman," and the alumni include Francis Ford Coppola, »
- Chris Nashawaty
Roger Corman to Receive Honorary Oscar
13 November 2009 10:58 AM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Great news for fans of low budget auteur Roger Corman! (among which I count myself)
According to Studio Briefing, the legendary producer/director/mentor to a number of important directors will receive an honorary Oscar at next year's Academy Awards. The article suggests, interesting and accurately, that none of his 400 movies would ever be considered for an Oscar (even if you do like Humanoids From The Deep, it's not along the lines of The English Patient or Gandhi). So this is a huge deal for genre fans. I think they're more likely honoring him for his legacy, which includes proteges such as Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Jonathan Demme, all of whom have won Oscars.
I'll argue that Roger Corman has had an important influence on the film industry, even if his catalogue has not. It's nice to see a legend get honored, even if his legend is one of notoriety, »
Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Roger Corman and His Oscar
12 November 2009 9:08 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The list of Roger Corman protégés is amazingly long and stuffed with goodies of all persuasions. There are the famous men: Scorcese (Box Car Bertha); Demme (Caged Heat, Crazy Mama), Nicholson (Little Shop of Horrors), Joe Dante (Cockfighter), Francis Coppola (Battle Beyond the Sun), Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto) Sylvester Stallone (Death Race 2000), Bruce Dern, Robert De Niro (Bloody Mama) Peter Fonda ( The Wild Angels), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack) Curtis Hanson (Sweet Kill) and Jonathan Kaplan (Night Call Nurses) and those are just a few of the guys who wrote to the Motion Picture Academy to advocate for the award that Corman is finally getting this weekend. Corman with Jonathan Demme. They said, "it is virtually impossible to separate our various entries into the film industry from Roger Corman and his obsession with working with newcomers." Or how about... »
- Patricia Zohn
“B” Movie Titan Roger Corman To Receive Honorary Oscar
12 November 2009 1:44 PM, PST | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
Eighty-three-year-old Roger Corman, who has produced nearly 400 "B" movies -- none of them regarded as a candidate for an Oscar nomination -- over a career that began 55 years ago, will himself receive an honorary Oscar at next year's ceremonies, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Corman later told the Associated Press that even he was "truly surprised" by the announcement. "I felt the academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films," he said. Unlike the major studios, Corman has used his own money to finance his exploitation films, generally investing in unknown talent who later achieved star status, including Frances Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, John Sayles, and Peter Bogdanovich. "I know that they all would have achieved the same level if they had never met me," Corman told the wire service, "but I think what I was able to do was to give them a start and help them a little bit in their careers, and I take great pride in that." »
Hanks, Bening Join Governors Awards Lineup
9 November 2009 2:56 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel have joined the lineup of celebrities slated to participate in Saturday's Governors Awards, the new event at which the Academy will salute this year's four honorary Oscar winners.
The new names join previously announced participants Jonathan Demme, Kirk Douglas, Angelica Huston and Quentin Tarantino in paying tribute to honorary Oscar recipients Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman and Gordon Willis, and Irving Thalberg G. Memorial Award recipient John Calley.
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- Steve Pond
Stop Making Sense With Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz, Plus a Robert Francis Interview, John Mayer News, and More
5 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Interviews With Talking Heads Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, a new Blu-ray version of the Jonathan Demme-directed flick was prepared that includes a refurbished film transfer, new 5.1 sound, and a few interesting extras. Among them is a clip of David Byrne interviewing himself (with wardrobe changes including the "big suit"), and storyboards with multiple viewing choices. Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz gave some quick insights and reflections on the cult favorite. Mike Ragogna: How do you feel about having a 25th anniversary Blu-ray edition of the movie? Chris Frantz: I'm very pleased to still be able to enjoy it! Who knew that the movie would have such a lasting impact, and I'm very pleased that we made it in the first place.... »
- Mike Ragogna
Happy Halloween! See the Top 13 Scary Flicks of All Time! Boo!
30 October 2009 8:16 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Halloween season is upon us and one of the best ways to celebrate is by watching horror movies. You don.t need any costumes or put on make up to enjoy the season. All you need is your DVD player. Here.s my list of the Top 13 Best Scary Flicks of all time. Let.s count them down, one scare at a time.
1. .Psycho. . Alfred Hitchcock created the mother of all slasher flicks. Based on the novel by Robert Bloch, the script by Joseph Stefano is part drama, part thriller that featured an unlikely heroine in Janet Leigh. Anthony Perkins. performance as Norman Bates became the pop culture touchstone of evil reincarnate. Add Bernard Hermann.s memorable score and you get the scariest film of all time. To this day, I can.t forget the images in .Psycho. every time I take a shower.
2. .The Exorcist. . This 1973 shocker made a star out of Linda Blair. »
- Manny
October 30: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
30 October 2009 2:44 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re still working on putting together your Michael Jackson costume for Halloween; sewing all those sequins onto that glove is taking forever. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see This Is It this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I eased on, eased on down the road instead.” Instead Of: Michael Jackson’s This Is It, the pseudo concert film/documentary/slash public memorial service that salvages what is basically home video footage of rehearsal’s for what would have been Jackson’s final tour into something not quite fit for public consumption... Watch: 1978’s The Wiz, and see the then-teenaged Jackson as the Scarecrow; though the film was a critical and box office flop when it was released, »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Let's bring back the concert film! And who would you like to see in one?
29 October 2009 5:33 PM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »
I read something in EW this week that genuinely shocked me. Next to my review of Michael Jackson’s This Is It, there's a box of the five top-grossing concert films -- and according to that list, the second most successful concert film of all time is Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009). The reason for my shock is not that I dislike the Jonas brothers (I thought their movie was charming in a prefab, featherweight way), but because, at the time, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience was rightfully considered a mild commercial disappointment. It marked the beginning of »
- Owen Gleiberman
Oscar 2010: Anjelica Huston, Jonathan Demme, Kirk Douglas to Present Honorary Oscars
29 October 2009 2:43 PM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Lauren Bacall Oscar winners Anjelica Huston, Jonathan Demme, and Quentin Tarantino, and Honorary Award recipient Kirk Douglas will be some of the presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ first Governors Awards event on November 14 at Hollywood & Highland Center’s Grand Ballroom. The evening will feature presentations of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and Honorary Awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis. The black-tie dinner event for more than 600 guests will feature film clips as well as statements from the honorees, and tributes from their colleagues and admirers. The Honorary Award, an Oscar statuette, is given to an individual [...] »
- Anna Robinson
Tarantino, Huston, Demme and Douglas to Present Honorary Oscars
29 October 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
The year's first Oscar presenters have been announced, and they're directors Jonathan Demme and Quentin Tarantino, actress Angelica Huston and actor Kirk Douglas.
The Academy announced on Thursday that the quartet will participate in the first Governors Awards ceremony, at which honorary Oscars will be given to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award will go to producer John Calley.
Demme will almost certainly make the presentation to Corman, who gave the young director his start o... »
- Steve Pond
Demme Plans Animated Film of Eggers Book
29 October 2009 7:50 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By the New York Times
A film version of a book about a man’s true-life experiences in post-Katrina New Orleans would seem sufficiently pregnant with artistic possibility. Still, Jonathan Demme plans to take his adaption of “Zeitoun,” the best-selling Dave Eggers work, one step further by making it as an animated feature.
Read more from the New York Times. »
- Dylan Stableford
Jonathan Demme To Animate 'Zeitoun' By Dave Eggers
29 October 2009 3:05 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Today's news (via Slash Film) that Dave Eggers Zeitoun is to be adapted for the big-screen in animation by veteran director Jonathan Demme may come as something of a surprise to those who have followed the Oscar-winning director's hit and miss career.
We should confess that before Rachel Getting Married came along we'd all but given up on Demme following a string of films that were (at best) bad and (at times) so absolutely terrible as to destroy our faith in cinema as either entertainment or art. But his last film was fantastic and so we can do nothing but look forward to the prospect of the Silence of the Lambs director taking on hot-as-you-like reporter, publisher, novelist and scriptwriter (Where The Wild Things Are) Eggers' remarkable non-fiction tale of a New Orleans family's experiences of the devestating 2005 hurricane and its aftermath.
According to reports, the idea to animate the »
Jonathan Demme Adapting Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun as Cartoon
28 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
This summer Dave Eggers published his non-fiction book Zeitoun, an account of a New Orleans family experiencing Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Abdulrahman Zeitoun stayed in the city after the floods, using his canoe to get about the city in order to help people and it is his testimony, gathered via interviews, that herein provides Eggers material and, to a large extent, voice. It was a stealth publication, in the sense that nobody had much heard of it until shortly before it hit shelves, but Eggers commands a loyal fan base, for his whole McSweeney's line as much as for himself, so it was eagerly received. One fan who leapt right into it was Jonathan Demme, who had been a follower of Eggers work since his son introduced him to What is the What. Demme had himself directed a series of films on post-Katrina New Orleans called Right to Return: »
- Brendon Connelly
tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
26 October 2009 9:08 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
tMF is currently asking its viewers: Who is your favorite leading lady? Early results show Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley grabbing the top 3 spots. Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johnasson and Rachel McAdams are not far behind. This poll (just look at the right side of the website and proceed further down) will run until Friday, and the early results gave us the opportunity to see what Natalie, Anne and Keira have been doing lately - new movies, appearances, interviews and much more! - - -
- - - Currently ranked # 1 - Natalie Portman
Favorite Movies: Closer, Leon (The Professional), Garden State, Where The Heart Is, V for Vendetta.
Upcoming Movies: Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Black Swan and Thor
Natalie Portman is currently on the spotlight for her movie, New York I Love You. The La Times' Rebecca Ascher-Walsh has just written a profile of the actress: »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
26 October 2009 9:08 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
tMF is currently asking its viewers: Who is your favorite leading lady? Early results show Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley grabbing the top 3 spots. Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johnasson and Rachel McAdams are not far behind. This poll (just look at the right side of the website and proceed further down) will run until Friday, and the early results gave us the opportunity to see what Natalie, Anne and Keira have been doing lately - new movies, appearances, interviews and much more! - - -
- - - Currently ranked # 1 - Natalie Portman
Favorite Movies: Closer, Leon (The Professional), Garden State, Where The Heart Is, V for Vendetta.
Upcoming Movies: Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Black Swan and Thor
Natalie Portman is currently on the spotlight for her movie, New York I Love You. The La Times' Rebecca Ascher-Walsh has just written a profile of the actress: »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
26 October 2009 9:08 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
tMF is currently asking its viewers: Who is your favorite leading lady? Early results show Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley grabbing the top 3 spots. Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johnasson and Rachel McAdams are not far behind. This poll (just look at the right side of the website and proceed further down) will run until Friday, and the early results gave us the opportunity to see what Natalie, Anne and Keira have been doing lately - new movies, appearances, interviews and much more! - - -
- - - Currently ranked # 1 - Natalie Portman
Favorite Movies: Closer, Leon (The Professional), Garden State, Where The Heart Is, V for Vendetta.
Upcoming Movies: Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Black Swan and Thor
Natalie Portman is currently on the spotlight for her movie, New York I Love You. The La Times' Rebecca Ascher-Walsh has just written a profile of the actress: »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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