Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Sid Caesar Dead: Comedy Titan Was 91



Whether played out in a sketch, pantomime or a full-blown revue, Caesar's observational humor exposed the truths of everyday life. His two whirlwind variety shows produced writers and performers who set the comic agenda for decades to come -- people like Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Howard Morris, Lucille Kallen, Mel Tolkin and "Fiddler on the Roof" playwright Joseph Stein.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

R.I.P. Shirley Temple Black


Temple made her movie debut when she was 3 years old. The sheer scale of her popularity, and the degree to which a major studio turned all its resources toward milking that popularity, was unprecedented for a performer her age, and it remains unmatched.

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Art Directors Guild Awards ceremonies


At the 18th Art Directors Guild Awards, Warner Bros.' trio of contenders -- each of which is also nominated for the best production design Oscar -- swept the three different ADG categories that honor the production design of films, something that has never happened before. The prizes went to Gravity (Andy Nicholson) for best fantasy film, Her (K.K. Barrett) for best contemporary film and The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin) for best period film. Gatsby topped the category's other two Oscar nominees, American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' Win American Cinema Editors Awards


Christopher Rouse, editor of Captain Phillips, and Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten, editors of American Hustle, won best edited dramatic feature and best edited comedy or musical feature respectively at the 64th annual American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards, Friday at the Beverly Hilton.

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Annie Awards: 'Frozen' Wins Best Animated Feature


The International Animated Film Society (ASIFA-Hollywood) awarded Disney Animation's Frozen five trophies, including best animated feature, direction for helmers Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, music, production design and voice acting.

DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods won three trophies for animated effects, character animation and character design. Pixar Animation Studio’s Monsters University was honored for storyboarding and editing. And Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki won the award for best writing for his final film, The Wind Rises
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WGA Awards: The Winners


Her topped for original screenplay honors, while Captain Phillips took the adapted screenplay award.

In television, "Breaking Bad" bested.

Read the full list of nominees and winners.

ASC Awards: 'Gravity' Tops Cinematographer Honors


Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki's rendering of Gravity won the feature competition at the 28th annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards on Saturday at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom.

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