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- The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences gave honorary Oscars to actress Lauren Bacall and director Roger Corman. Both earned and deserve their awards for the contributions they’ve made in the film industry. Bacall is mostly known for her roles opposite Humphrey Bogart in films such as The Big Sleep, Key Largo, and To Have and Have Not. Corman is known for directing dozens of b-grade horror and action films and producing hundreds more. His films are often considered to be cult classics now, including Pit and Pendulum (1961), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), and Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
- The Venice Film Festival is paying respects to the late director Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause) by contributing $500,000 towards the restoration of his last directing effort We Can’t Go Home Again (1976). The film was never completed and has since been shelved for over 30 years now. The restoration is to be completed in 2011 and its premiere will also be celebrating Ray’s birthday and his career.
- The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science recently showed their 1909 installment of the ‘A Century Ago’ program in which the audience gets to experience films as they were presented a hundred years ago. The films are presented using a hand cranked film projector, just like in 1909, to control the frame rate speed. This year, the two night show, was titled ‘A Century Ago: The Films of 1909--The Stars are Born’ and ‘A Century Ago: The First Films of Mary Pickford.’ D.W. Griffith films and others were also shown. To read the full article, click here.
- If you haven’t yet, grab up your copy of the 70th anniversary edition of Gone with the Wind. The collector edition box set contains 5 discs jammed pack with special features. It’s also available on blu-ray.
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