Ernest Borgnine News

With films and filmmakers arriving from across the globe, the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) kicks off its 13th annual event August 4th-9th, 2009. This year 235 feature length, documentary and short films - from 57 countries - will be screened over a six-day period In locations throughout the state, all vying for top awards. Out of over 7,000 film festivals worldwide, RIIFF is one of only 63 Academy Award qualifying Festivals. This year's films have been selected from a record entry base of over 3,000 submissions.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the B-movie musical ode to horror films, inspired a cult following replete with costume-garbed, ravenous fans shouting out lines and dancing in the aisles. Therefore it's only natural that The Poseidon Adventure, a 1970's disaster flick about stranded passengers on a capsized luxury liner, would inspire a similar cult-like frenzy, right?

Betsy Blair, the Oscar-nominated actress and teenage bride of Gene Kelly, has died in London at the age of 85, her publisher said on Thursday.

Actor nominees Amy Adams, Josh Brolin, Viola Davis, James Franco, Taraji P. Henson, Emile Hirsch, Frank Langella, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Michael Sheen will introduce their nominated cast film clips; Evan Rachel Wood will introduce a filmed salute to performances that were 'Trailblazers' either in their casting or subject matter; and Emily Blunt, Claire Danes, Ralph Fiennes, Katie Holmes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Marisa Tomei will present Actor? statuettes at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards?, executive producer and director Jeff Margolis announced today. They join a growing roster of actors who will honor their colleagues at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards that already includes Christina Applegate, Ernest Borgnine, Taye Diggs, Jon Hamm, Anthony Hopkins, John Krasinski, Eric McCormack, Amy Poehler, Susan Sarandon, Kyra Sedgwick, William Shatner and Forest Whitaker.

Gypsy stars Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti will appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble in August.

Due to the on-going Hollywood writers' strike, The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom was officially cancelled last week and instead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the winners during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton.

Due to the on-going Hollywood writers' strike, The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom is officially cancelled. Instead, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced that the recipients of Golden Globe Awards in 25 categories will be revealed during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6PM PST on Sunday, January 13.

The movie musicals Hairspray and Sweeney Todd are among the nominees for the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Variety.com reports that Faith Prince will star as matriarch Aggie Hurley in new Broadway musical A Catered Affair, Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino's adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's story of a Bronx wedding in the 1950s.

BroadwayWorld.com and Barricade Books are pleased to announce the winners of the book 'Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway' written by Geoffrey Mark.