The House Next Door (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
By Aaron Cutler Andrew Sarris wrote of Elia Kazan in The American Cinema that “his career as a whole reflects an unending struggle between a stable camera and a jittery one.” Historically that’s more or less been the rap on Kazan—a highly-acclaimed filmmaker with many strong titles, but one whose work was too simultaneously bland and conflicted for the critical establishment...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Harrowing drama PRECIOUS BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE has been given a massive Oscars boost - the film will be honoured with the Stanley Kramer Award at the 2010...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Film News: Lionsgate drama honored by producers -- The Producers Guild of America has selected "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" as the winner of its Stanley Kramer Award.
The Pink Flamingo (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
What is arguably one of the greatest comedies ever made is Stanley Kramer's classic It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. The 1963 film had one of the most amazing comedic casts ever assembled. It is all... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
TOY STORY creator JOHN LASSETER is to be honoured with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the 2010 Producers Guild of America prizegiving.The revered animator will...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Animation pioneer and "Toy Story" creator John Lasseter is getting a career honor from the Producers Guild of America.
EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Jamestown Sun 14 October 2009 By Diana West Last week’s column was about something that doesn’t exist — a multi-level strategy to combat the advance of sharia (Islamic law) across the West. The strategy doesn’t exist because there’s little understanding that the entrenchment of sharia in the Western zone poses a threat to liberty in the Western zone.
EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Sharia trumps free speech at Yale Last week's column was about something that doesn't exist -- a multi-level strategy to combat the advance of sharia (Islamic law) across the West. The strategy doesn't exist because there's little understanding that the entrenchment of sharia in the Western zone poses a threat to liberty in the Western zone. This understanding doesn't exist because the critique of...
Reality TV Website (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Two-time Emmy winner Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) is returning for a second season as co-host of THE ESSENTIALS on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). In his first season, Baldwin displayed a deep knowledge of classic films. Baldwin and TCM host Robert Osborne will return in 2010 with a new slate of "must see" movies each week
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Charles Darwin's inner turmoil is laid bare in a subtle and persuasive biopic, says Philip French In the year in which we're celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the first edition of On the Origin of Species , it's a pity that no one has mounted a season of movies touching on his life and work. The centrepiece would be Jon Amiel's admirable if somewhat...
Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Reuters | Sep 21, 2009 By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks were given a copy of a Hollywood movie about a U.S. massacre of Vietnamese civilians to help them prepare their defense in their mass murder trial, a prosecutor said on Monday. Self-described 9-11 [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
The man accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks has received a copy of a 30-year-old Hollywood film on the My Lai massacre.
Hello Beautiful! (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
1. Illustration from Underweysung der Messung - Four Books on Measurement (1525), Albrecht Dürer 2. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Stanley Kramer 3. Walter Towers, Prague , BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) .
Ultrabrown (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Even when you’re aware of the extent of Christian fundamentalism in America, it’s surprising to read this news item about the British film Creation not finding distributors in the US because Charles Darwin and evolution are still considered loaded ...
The Boomer Chronicles (Free subscription) | 29/07/2009
Have you heard of the venerable Hollywood nursing home to the stars? Founded in 1921, the home is located in Woodland Hills and has served as an end-of-life destination for numerous celebrities and other movie industry folks such as DeForest Kelley (McCoy on Star Trek), Dick Wilson (Mr. Whipple), and producer-director Stanley Kramer (High Noon [...]
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