Alan Arkin: the Receiver of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar
Actor Alan Arkin has gained the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role of an irascible grandfather in “Little Miss Sunshine”. Arkin has said he is deeply moved by the attention that the movie has received. He has thanked the cast and crew of the movie for bringing “the sense of joy, trust and community [...]
Jennifer Hudson Has Won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award
The former “American Idol” contestant and recently actress Jennifer Hudson has won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. This way the 25 years old actress has just topped her list of awards received so far for her role from “Dreamgirls”.
“Oh my God, I have to just take this moment in. I cannot believe this. [...]
Helen Mirren Has Won the Best Actress Oscar
The British actress Helen Mirren has won the Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, or the Best Actress, Oscar. Her playing Queen Elizabeth II in the royal drama “The Queen” has brought Mirren the Oscar and all that implicit glory!
Helen Mirren is 61 years old and she has been developing her career in [...]
And the Winners Are…
The magic Oscars night has just chosen its winners!
Fame and glory for the ones that have won, smiling but disappointed faces for the ones who have failed! However, as Kevin O’Connell, the sound mixer of “Apocalypto”, said: it’s really something just to be a nominee at the Oscars. O’Connell, for example, has failed once again [...]
Africa’s Top Film and Television Festival
The biggest film and television festival from Africa has opened on the 24th of February in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Fespaco is a biennial film festival that has been running since 1969.
The festival represents a very important event for the African directors, as the African movies still have been struggling to find a [...]
Four Raspberry Awards for “Basic Instinct 2″
“Basic Instinct 2” has picked up four Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, at the annual ceremony that mocks the worst movies just before the Oscars ceremony. “Basic Instinct 2” has collected the awards for Worst Movie, Worst Screenplay, Worst Actress (Sharon Stone) and Worst Sequel.
If “Basic Instinct” was a hit at that time, its sequel has [...]
The Best Film at the Cesars: Lady Chatterley
A night before the American Academy Awards gala France has had its own movie Awards ceremony, the Cesars.
The movie adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s novel, “Lady Chatterley”, has won the Best Film Award at the Cesars, which are the French equivalent of the Oscars. The French movie has also triumphed in the Best Actress category, as [...]
Britney Hasn’t Had Suicide Thoughts
Britney’s manager has denied the claims according to which the pop singer is on suicide watch in the Promises rehab centre. Larry Rudolph said that the reports were “absolutely untrue” and also “disappointing… as Britney tries to get better”. Rudolph also called the claims “false stories”.
As Britney Spears has already been for more than 24 [...]
Heather Mills Decided to Join “Dancing with the Stars”
Paul McCartney’s ex-wife said she will join “Dancing with the Stars”, a celebrity reality show focusing on dancing, after a few days of deciding.
Heather Mills agreed to go on the celebrity reality show, the U.S. version of “Strictly Come Dancing”. Heather becomes the hit show’s first contestant with a prosthetic leg. She will debut on [...]
Hugh Grant Might Be “Dr. Who” Bad Guy
The actor Hugh Grant was scheduled to play a bad guy on the British series “Doctor Who”. The actor, who’s now 46 years old, had had the opportunity two years ago to play the lead character in the British series. Grand had turned down the offer because of his thinking that the show would not [...]