Davis Guggenheim News

The Hamptons International Film Festival will host its 11th annual Screenwriters' Lab co-sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation April 15 - 17 in East Hampton, NY.

McDaniel College and the Carroll Arts Center will co-host Schools for Education Evolution town hall discussion, including a free screening of the critically acclaimed documentary "Waiting for 'Superman'," at 6 p.m. April 5 at the Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE's Lily Rabe has been announced as as recipient of USA Network's Character Approved: Cultural Trailblazers Award. The Awards pay tribute to the visionaries and real 'characters' from a cross-section of creative disciplines who are changing the face of American culture. USA Network created the awards to provide a national platform for important cultural influencers and to encourage a collective dialogue around their ideas. USA chose to bestow this year's honorees with the Network's 'character seal of approval' based on their cultural impact, legacy and persona. These exceptional pioneers are making progressive changes in their field through innovation, creativity and a willingness to break the mold.

The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) proudly announces this year's festival dates, Thursday, October 13 - Monday, October 17, 2011. The festival, which is usually held over Columbus Day Weekend, is launching one week later in 2011 in order to honor Yom Kippur, which falls during Columbus Day Weekend this year. HIFF plans to return to its regular Columbus Day Weekend dates in 2012 (October 4 - 8, 2012) to celebrate its 20th Anniversary.

Photos from the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds Program at Guastavino's on December 6, 2010 in New York City.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, October 7, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, October 7, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 135 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2010 to the Academy's roster of voting members. Included in this year's list are Tony Award nominees James Gandolfini (GOD OF CARNAGE) and Anna Kendrick (HIGH SOCIETY), Drama Desk nominee Carey Mulligan (THE SEAGULL), director Adam Shankman ('Hairspray'), and musicians Bono & The Edge (SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK).

CBS announced today its new 2010-2011 primetime schedule and the addition of five new series, including three dramas and two comedies, and key scheduling moves to enhance America's most watched lineup.

'The Cove,' 'Man on Wire' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' will be among the 12 Oscar-winning short and feature documentaries that will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Oscar's Docs, Part Six: Academy Award-Winning Documentaries 2004-2009' beginning Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

'The Cove,' 'Man on Wire' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' will be among the 12 Oscar-winning short and feature documentaries that will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Oscar's Docs, Part Six: Academy Award-Winning Documentaries 2004-2009' beginning Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Matt Weaver & Scott Prisand, two of ROCK OF AGES' lead producers and co-owners of the LA-based Corner Store Entertainment, have two films in the top dramatic category at Sundance Film Festival. The films, which star a host of stage stars, are SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS (Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis) and HESHER (Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon Levitt).

Talk Show Listings Monday, August 14, 2009

William Friedkin will direct the premiere of the opera 'An Inconvenient Truth,' at La Scala in Milan. It is set to open on May 11, 2011.

Al Gore's documentary movie An Inconvenient Truth will soon be staged as an opera.

The star-studded 79th Annual Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theatre in L.A. on February 25th!

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker and more attended the 79th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA on February 5!

The 16th Annual Gotham Awards were held at Chelsea Piers on November 29