In the theatre there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time- in the cinema, only one,” as quoted by Orson Welles, the prolific director of the most studied film of all time, Citizen Kane. Within the last century cinema has grown from pioneering silent films into orchestrated musicals, “spaghetti...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
The Academy Awards were held Sunday, March 7, 2010. The highlights of the show included many highlights. The awards show kicked off with a shocker: a red carpet arrest by police after a man clambered over a 7 foot fence and police took him to the ground and the suspense maintained as statues were...
American director Sidney Lumet has passed away due to lymphoma at the age of 86. The well known director passed away on April 9, 2011, within his Manhattan apartment in New York City. Lumet's death was confirmed by a statement issued by his family. Lumet was a notable, award winning director...
According to sources, 20th Century Fox's upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” sequel has a shortlist of directors down to two – “Twilight: Eclipse: director David Slade, and “The Time Traveler’s Wife” director Robert Schwentke.Both directors have been vetted and approved by the project's execs. It...
Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested on an arrest warrant related to a previous sex charge, Swiss police said Sunday. The director pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, acknowledging he had sex with a 13-year-old girl, but fled the United States before...
Here are the official 2011 Oscar nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)INCEPTION (Warner Bros Pictures)THE FIGHTER (Relativity Media/Paramount Pictures)THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)THE KING'S SPEECH...
Irvin Kershner, acclaimed American director, has passed away at the age of 87. Kershner was in Los Angeles, California, at the time of his death. Kershner's god-daughter Adriana Santini confirmed his death resulting from a long term illness to the AFP. Kershner directed the second Star Wars...
Photos have surfaced of Sonali Bendre, a Bollywood actress and "babe", suffered a pantyless wardrobe malfunction while attending director Karan Johar's Mumbai, India party held at the Four Seasons Hotel. Sources from the party allege that Bendre, the star of the hit Bollywood film Aag who began...
Many great animations for children in Japan are made by a prominent and excellent director and animator named Hayao Miyazaki. His films were famous in Japan and are now gaining momentum across the globe with its English dubbed versions. He is the director and principal illustrator of many children...
