For a 17th consecutive year, the Hollywood Film Awards continues its mandate of celebrating Hollywood cinema and recognizing excellence in Hollywood, both in-front and behind the camera. This year the Hollywood Film Awards Gala ceremony takes place on October 21, 2013, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills.
Authors Joshuah Bearman and Antonio J. Mendez and screenwriter Chris Terrio received the 25th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award for their contributions to "Argo." Selection committee co-chair Howard Rodman announced the winners at the black-tie event on Saturday, Feb. 9, at USC's Doheny Memorial Library.
Netflix is making available to everyone in all Netflix territories the first episode of the highly-anticipated, critically-acclaimed drama series HOUSE OF CARDS to enjoy for one month, beginning February 1, at netflix.com/houseofcards.
The Netflix original series, from Media Rights Capital, HOUSE OF CARDS starring Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey ('Horrible Bosses,' 'American Beauty'), Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright ('The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' 'Forrest Gump') and Kate Mara ('American Horror Story') will be available for members to watch instantly beginning today, February 1, 2013. All 13-episodes of the drama series's first season will be available to Netflix members in territories where Netflix is available -North America, the UK, Ireland, Latin America and Scandinavia.
Writers Guild and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Tony Kushner has been chosen to receive the WGAW's 2013 Paul Selvin Award for his adapted screenplay for Lincoln. Named after the late Selvin, who served as counsel to the Guild, the award is given to the WGA member whose script best embodies the spirit of the constitutional and civil rights and liberties, which are indispensable to the survival of free writers everywhere. Kushner will be recognized, along with other honorees, at the Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 17, at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.
Award-winning screenwriter-playwright Tom Stoppard is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West's 2013 Laurel Award for Screen, honoring lifetime achievement in outstanding writing for motion pictures.
The Visual Effects Society (http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/), the sole honorary organization representing artists and technologists in visual effects worldwide, announced today that it has renewed its contract with Executive Director Eric Roth, extending it until December 2018.
The Netflix original series, from Media Rights Capital, HOUSE OF CARDS starring Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey ('Horrible Bosses,' 'American Beauty'), Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright ('The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' 'Forrest Gump') and Kate Mara ('American Horror Story') will be available for members to watch instantly beginning February 1, 2013.
Deadline.com reports that Robert De Niro will develop a small screen adaptation of his 2006 film THE GOOD SHEPHERD. According to the report, the actor is currently working with the Showtime cable network on the project.
HBO has renewed the drama LUCK for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
From acclaimed director Michael Mann and 'Deadwood' creator David Milch, the nine-episode season of LUCK, starring Oscar(R) winner Dustin Hoffman and Oscar(R) nominee Nick Nolte, debuts SUNDAY, JAN. 29 (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT), with other episodes debuting on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
From acclaimed director Michael Mann and 'Deadwood' creator David Milch, the nine-episode season of LUCK, starring Oscar(R) winner Dustin Hoffman and Oscar(R) nominee Nick Nolte, debuts SUNDAY, JAN. 29 (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT), with other episodes debuting on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
A complete recap of all of the HBO/Cinemax 2012 programming highlights for the coming year has been released by the networks.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
John Logan, the playwright responsible for the Mark Rothko-inspired 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Play, RED, is also a name familiar to movie buffs around the world who may very well have enjoyed his considerable contributions to cinema - among them, the screenplays for 2000 Best Picture Oscar-winner GLADIATOR (directed by Ridley Scott), Oliver Stone's ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, Martin Scorsese's THE AVIATOR, Tim Burton's film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2008 Golden Globe winner for Best Picture, Musical Or Comedy) and many more. Discussing his collaborations with those lauded directors as well as his work for the stage - going all the way back to his Chicago roots - Logan and I also touch on some of his incredibly exciting upcoming projects - the new Sam Mendes James Bond film, SKYFALL; the Ralph Fiennes-directed adaptation of Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS; Martin Scorsese's critically lauded HUGO, now in theaters; and, Steven Spielberg's forthcoming biopic of LINCOLN, co-written with Tony Kushner and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Additionally, Logan illustrates his appreciation for RED Tony-winning leading man Eddie Redmayne, who also starred in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed HBO pilot of Logan's aborted Broadway-themed musical series, A MIRACULOUS YEAR. All of that, plus early casting ideas for Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett, as well as much, much more!
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced its nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. 'The Artist' and 'Hugo' tie for first place with 11 nominations each, while 'Drive' and 'The Help' each garnered 8 nominations.
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE is coming to theaters on December 25th from Warner Brothers Pictures. The drama is directed by Stephen Daldry, written by Eric Roth and stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, James Gandolfini, Zoe Caldwell, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright and Max von Sydow.
'House of Cards,' the much-anticipated television series and political thriller from Executive Producer David Fincher and starring two time Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey, will debut exclusively in the United States and Canada from Netflix, the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows.
'Kiss of Death' (1947), featuring Richard Widmark's memorable screen debut as Tommy Udo, one of the great villains of film noir, will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series 'Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood's Dark Side' on Monday, August 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
'Kiss of Death' (1947), featuring Richard Widmark's memorable screen debut as Tommy Udo, one of the great villains of film noir, will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series 'Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood's Dark Side' on Monday, August 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
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