Samuel Goldwyn News

Forty-one songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 83rd Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will explore what could be in the future for motion pictures in 'Where Do We Go from Here?' on Thursday, December 2, at 8 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The program will be presented by the Academy's Science and Technology Council and hosted by writer-director-producer Jerry Zucker.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is now accepting entries for the 2011 Student Academy Awards competition. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, along with cash prizes, may be awarded to U.S. student filmmakers in the following categories: Alternative, Animation, Narrative and Documentary.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will salute acclaimed Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh on Wednesday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present 'Perspectives on Screenwriting,' a roundtable discussion on contemporary screenwriting with Oscar nominee Susannah Grant, Ehren Kruger and Andrew Marlowe, on Tuesday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

"Swing Time" (1936), one of the silver screen's most amusing and romantic musicals, will be presented as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' George Stevens Lecture on Directing series at on Tuesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Critical praise continues to grow for singer Isabel Rose and her 'one hell of an impressive debut,' ‘Swingin' From the Hip.' Tastemaker press outlet Blogcritics recently weighed in, with veteran writer Jack Goodstein noting, 'Her voice is clean and crisp, and she revels in the kind of originality of phrasing that has marked the classic jazz vocalists from Ella and Frank to Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughn.' Listen to samples of the jazz/pop/swing/Cabaret hybrid, here: http://isabelrose.com/listen.html

Asolo Repertory Theatre announced the complete cast of its upcoming production of Bonnie & Clyde a thrilling new musical with book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang); music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel); lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance); Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by John McDaniel; and direction and musical staging by Tony Award- winner Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). The production runs from November 16 - December 19, 2010 on the Asolo Rep mainstage-The Mertz Theatre. The press opening is November 19, at 8 p.m.

Critical praise continues to grow for singer Isabel Rose and her 'one hell of an impressive debut,' ‘Swingin' From the Hip.' Tastemaker press outlet Blogcritics recently weighed in, with veteran writer Jack Goodstein noting, 'Her voice is clean and crisp, and she revels in the kind of originality of phrasing that has marked the classic jazz vocalists from Ella and Frank to Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughn.' Listen to samples of the jazz/pop/swing/Cabaret hybrid, here: http://isabelrose.com/listen.html

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a new Academy Film Archive restoration of "Wild River" on Thursday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, as part of the multi-venue film series "A 20th Anniversary Tribute to The Film Foundation," organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Film Department.

Renée Taylor and Joe Bologna star in a World Premiere tour de force comedy/drama Sort of A Love Story written by Joe Bologna and Richard Krevolin at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in North Hollywood for nine performances only October 14-24, 2010. This will be their 3rd engagement at the North Hollywood landmark.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present 'Perspectives on Screenwriting,' a roundtable discussion on contemporary screenwriting with Oscar nominee Susannah Grant, Ehren Kruger and Andrew Marlowe, on Tuesday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a new Academy Film Archive restoration of "Wild River" on Thursday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, as part of the multi-venue film series "A 20th Anniversary Tribute to The Film Foundation," organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Film Department.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present "An Evening with Blake Edwards," which will include a screening of his Hollywood satire "S.O.B." (1981), on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

"Swing Time" (1936), one of the silver screen's most amusing and romantic musicals, will be presented as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' George Stevens Lecture on Directing series at on Tuesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will celebrate the career of Alex North (1910-1991), the 15-time Oscar®-nominated composer, with a centennial salute featuring a screening of "The Misfits" (1961) on Friday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Red Tape Theatre presents the World Premiere of OBSCURA: A VOYEURISTIC LOVE STORY by Jennifer Barclay.

Red Tape Theatre presents the World Premiere of OBSCURA: A VOYEURISTIC LOVE STORY by Jennifer Barclay.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present "An Evening with Blake Edwards," which will include a screening of his Hollywood satire "S.O.B." (1981), on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will celebrate the career of Alex North (1910-1991), the 15-time Oscar®-nominated composer, with a centennial salute featuring a screening of "The Misfits" (1961) on Friday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.