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Jasmine Madatian named as the New Communications Director of AMPAS 21 Jun 2012 | 03:57 pm
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(AMPAS) has named Jasmine Madatian, a veteran Hollywood publicist, as their latest communications director. Madatian will be in charge of helping all thi...
Baz Luhrmann's Bid For His Foremost Academy Award With Great Gatsby Against Peter Jackson, Ang Lee And Kathryn Bigelow 4 Jun 2012 | 07:56 pm
With Luhrmann's latest Academy Award hope “The Great Gatsby” slated for a December 26 release in the US, no fewer than 8 major movies are set for release around the same time .Few of them include the ...
Academy Award Winning Costume Designer Colleen Atwood to Introduce First-Ever Apparel Collection With HSN 21 May 2012 | 07:37 pm
HSN, the leader in multi-channel retail, announced lately the addition of three-time Academy Award winning Hollywood costume designer Colleen Atwood to its inspiring list of fashion authorities. The i...
Oscar Award 2012 Best Picture Winner The Artist Returns To Theaters This Mother’s Day Weekend 8 May 2012 | 09:37 pm
The Weinstein Company announced lately the re-release of Academy Award Best Picture winner The Artist on a national scale this Friday, May 11, 2012. This will be the final chance for moviegoers to exp...
Oscar Venue Renamed As Dolby Theatre, Awards Show To Continue In Hollywood 3 May 2012 | 12:35 am
The Hollywood venue that hosts the Academy Awards has been renamed the Dolby Theatre in a new sponsorship deal. The 3,400-seater building, which has been the abode to the annual Academy Awards cerem....
The Best Jack Nicholson Movies of All Time On His 75th Birthday 25 Apr 2012 | 06:45 pm
Jack Nicholson, one of the greatest actors of Hollywood turned 75 on April 22, 2012.A brief history on his entry into movies… When he initially got to Hollywood in the late fifties with a dream to ma...
Octavia Spencer, Academy Award Winner, Might Star As Oscar Grant's Mom In Fruitvale 18 Apr 2012 | 10:58 pm
Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is apparently in negotiations to play the role of Oscar Grant's mother in the forthcoming indie film about the New Year's Day 2009 killing of the Oakland ...
Chinese Film Festival To Screen The Iranian Movie 'A Separation' 12 Apr 2012 | 05:45 pm
China has invited the cast and crew of the Academy Award Winning Iranian movie Nader and Simin : A Separation to the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival. Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s intern...
Christopher Plummer Delivers One Of The Best Oscar Speeches 7 Apr 2012 | 11:09 pm
Christopher Plummer took home the award for Best Supporting Actor during the Oscars this year. At 82, Plummer may be the oldest Oscar winner ever, but that didn't stop him from being one of the best ...
Acceptance Speech of Meryl Streep at the 84th Academy Awards 16 Mar 2012 | 06:57 pm
Meryl Streep won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2012 Academy Awards for her role in The Iron Lady. The other nominations in this category includes Viola Davis for ‘The Help’, Gle...
