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Margareth Made as Sophia Loren early in her career with Loren playing her own mother in La Mia Casa e Piena di Specchi .

Hollywood presented its first Oscars of the awards season, including one to 85-year-old screen legend Lauren Bacall for her life's work in film.

Honorary Academy Award recipients Roger Corman, Lauren Bacall and Gordon Willis following the 2009 Governors Awards in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, Calif., Saturday, November 14.

The Academy Awards won't be presented until March, but the first Oscar statuettes of the season are set to be handed out Saturday night at a private, black-tie dinner in Hollywood.

The classic thriller "The Maltese Falcon," starring Humphrey Bogart, will kick off free Sunday matinee film noir screenings at the Providence Public Library's Auditorium at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Nov. 2 Holiday Catalogue Sale Preview Holiday catalogue sale preview, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., at Sexual Health Centre, side entrance, 11 Elmwood Dr., Amherst.

After being in show business for over 55 years, Lauren Bacall will be presented with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Honorary Award on November 14 On November 14, 2009 when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents its Honorary Academy Award to 85-year-old Lauren Bacall, we can expect what her reaction would be.

DVD collections continues to wash up on video shelves everywhere. Last year, the super-studio, in partnership with Warner Brothers, introduced these budget DVD compilations that contain some of the most renowned films of all-time. All of the titles have been available individually, some for quite a while.

Reviews DVD Video Reviews TCM Greatest Classic Films: Murder Mysteries TCM Greatest Classic Films: Murder Mysteries Warner Bros.

The Maltese Falcon 1941 // 100 Minutes // Not Rated The Big Sleep 1946 // 114 Minutes // Not Rated The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 // 113 Minutes // Not Rated Dial M For Murder 1955 // 105 Minutes // Rated PG Released by Warner Bros.

Bacall started modeling in 1941 and supplemented her income with jobs as a theatre usher and as a hostess at the Stage Door Canteen, which kept her next to the Broadway theatre scene that she loved.

Lauren Bacall got her start at age 19 as a sultry screen siren alongside future husband Humphrey Bogart, 25 years her senior.

Lauren Bacall made one of the greatest debuts in film history. In 1944's " To Have and Have Not, " she told Humphrey Bogart's character, "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and ... blow." Wow.

Home : Features : News : Bacall, Corman, Willis, Getting Honorary Oscars Bacall, Corman, Willis, Getting Honorary Oscars 11-Sep-2009 Written by: Tom Helberg The honorees will receive early Oscars for lifetimes of achievement.

An outdoor concert in Vienna that had been billed as the major global tribute to Michael Jackson has been moved to London and postponed until June, organizers said Friday, saying they needed more time to put together the show.

Actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis are the first Oscar winners of the season.

Twenty-five films that made it from the book shelf to the box office with credibility intact.

The Edmonton Film Society picked an ideal film to lead off its fall program, "Kings of Cool." By which I don't mean that To Have and Have Not is all that great a film.

In February, Warner Home Video and Turner Classics started releasing collections of films for movie lovers.

Special-effects primers have a lot to offer, writes James Croot in the last of his series on getting a film education using DVDs.