Samuel Goldwyn News

Fellow writers, family, friends, and fans of WGAW member Larry Gelbart, one of television's most prolific comedy writers, will unite on Thursday, Dec. 10, to celebrate the life and times of the beloved writer and producer. Gelbart, who passed away in September, developed the long-running television series M*A*S*H, receiving several Writers Guild Awards, an Emmy, a Humanitas, and a Peabody award for his work on the acclaimed show.

With 18 Academy Award nominations for Best Song (and one more nomination for the song score of 'Darling Lili,' written in collaboration with Mancini), Mercer remains one of the cinema's most honored songwriters. Such standards as Blues in the Night, I'm Old Fashioned, That Old Black Magic and Something's Gotta Give added immeasurably to the impact of the movies in which they were performed, not to mention the good will generated by Mercer's anthem to the movie business - Hooray for Hollywood.

Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler and director Mark Rydell will participate in an onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th anniversary screening of 'The Rose' on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Actors Barry Primus and Doris Roberts and Oscar-nominated sound mixers Jim Webb and Theodore Soderberg will join director Mark Rydell in the onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th anniversary screening of 'The Rose' on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey will host the evening. Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler was originally scheduled to participate in the event, but has had to cancel for personal reasons. Instead, she will provide a special video message dedicated to the cast, crew and fans of the film.

Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler and director Mark Rydell will participate in an onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th anniversary screening of 'The Rose' on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The 1939 Best Picture nominee 'Of Mice and Men' will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series 'Hollywood's Greatest Year: The Best Picture Nominees of 1939' on Monday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. A newly restored sepia tone print will be screened.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to comic legend Mel Brooks on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, the evening will feature Brooks in person, along with numerous film clips and stories from his artistic collaborators and friends. Special guests will include Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman and Lesley Ann Warren (schedules permitting).

The 1939 Best Picture nominee 'Of Mice and Men' will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series 'Hollywood's Greatest Year: The Best Picture Nominees of 1939' on Monday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. A newly restored sepia tone print will be screened.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to comic legend Mel Brooks on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, the evening will feature Brooks in person, along with numerous film clips and stories from his artistic collaborators and friends. Special guests will include Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman and Lesley Ann Warren (schedules permitting).

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to Oscar®-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by music producer and composer Quincy Jones, the evening will celebrate the prolific lyricists through film clips, personal remembrances from their colleagues and friends, and live performances of several Oscar-nominated songs.

Filmmakers Gregory V. Sherman and Jeffrey C. Sherman explore the brothers' peripatetic childhoods, marriages, early careers and close personal and professional relationship with pioneering filmmaker and studio chief Walt Disney to create a unique portrait of these two extremely gifted but very different artists.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will kick off summer screening series, 'Hollywood's Greatest Year: The Best Picture Nominees of 1939,' on Monday, May 18, with a big-screen presentation of 'Gone with the Wind.' The 10-film 70th anniversary celebration, which will run through August 3, showcases all of the Best Picture nominees from a landmark year that saw the release of an exceptional number of outstanding films. All screenings will be held on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to Oscar®-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by music producer and composer Quincy Jones, the evening will celebrate the prolific lyricists through film clips, personal remembrances from their colleagues and friends, and live performances of several Oscar-nominated songs.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will kick off summer screening series, 'Hollywood's Greatest Year: The Best Picture Nominees of 1939,' on Monday, May 18, with a big-screen presentation of 'Gone with the Wind.' The 10-film 70th anniversary celebration, which will run through August 3, showcases all of the Best Picture nominees from a landmark year that saw the release of an exceptional number of outstanding films. All screenings will be held on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

'the boys: the sherman brothers' story' is an intimate journey through the lives of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the astoundingly prolific, Academy Award-winning songwriting team that defined family musical entertainment for five decades. The feature-length documentary, conceived, produced and directed by two of the songwriters' sons, takes audiences behind the scenes of the Hollywood magic factory and offers a rare glimpse of a unique creative process at work. It also explores a deep and longstanding rift that has kept the brothers personally estranged throughout much of their unparalleled professional partnership. BroadwayWorld is pleased to bring you some images from the film.

In conjunction with its exhibition 'Fellini's Book of Dreams,' the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a special screening of Federico Fellini's '8½,' on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Robert Rosen, dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, will host the evening.

A record 559 entries, from students representing 103 U.S. colleges and universities, are in competition for the 2009 Student Academy Awards. In addition, a record 57 entries from 39 countries have submitted in the Honorary Foreign Film award category; the pool includes first-ever entries from Egypt and Estonia.

The deadline for U.S. student filmmakers to submit their films for consideration in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 36th Student Academy Awards is Wednesday, April 1. The Student Academy Awards is a national annual competition designed to recognize and encourage promising new filmmakers.

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, Academy President Sid Ganis announced today. The ceremony will again take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.

In conjunction with its exhibition 'Fellini's Book of Dreams,' the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a special screening of Federico Fellini's '8½,' on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Robert Rosen, dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, will host the evening.