Oscar’s tumultuous week ends with Governors Awards
Posted by on November 15, 2011
Actors dressed as “Stormtroopers” from the “Star Wars” franchise arrive as presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2011 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Los Angeles. The Governors Awards is an annual event celebrating awards conferred by the Academy’s Board of Governors, with highlights being incorporated into next year’s Academy [...]
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First Oscars of season cap tumultuous week (omg!)
Posted by on November 14, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The first Academy Award of the season went to James Earl Jones Saturday night, capping a tumultuous week that saw the abrupt departure and rapid replacement of the Oscar show producer and host. The actor received an honorary Oscar for his long film career. Sir Ben Kingsley presented Jones with the [...]
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Eddie Murphy drops out as Oscars host
Posted by on November 12, 2011
Kevin Winter / Getty Images Eddie Murphy won’t host the Oscars after all. By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper Eddie Murphy has withdrawn as host of the?Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement Wednesday. The decision had been predicted by movie industry observers, as Murphy is friends and creative partners with [...]
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Oscar producer Gil Cates dies at 77
Posted by on November 4, 2011
LOS ANGELES?? Producer and director Gilbert Cates, who oversaw a record 14 Academy Awards ceremonies and founded the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, has died. He was 77. Cates collapsed on the UCLA campus Monday evening. Emergency personnel responded but were unable to revive him, officials said Tuesday. The cause of death [...]
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Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts: Where East Meets West …
Posted by on October 6, 2011
Hong Kong is known as one of the diverse places in the world where Oriental and Western practices meet and a blend of the classic thoughts of the Orient along with modern ideas of the West. The diverseness of the Asian area which is a part of China is visible in its business climate, sites [...]
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