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Monday Nov 16 | Mirror

Lauren Bacall given honorary Oscar

Lauren Bacall has been given an honorary Oscar - nearly four months before the official ceremony.

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Sun Nov 15, 2009

New York Times

Hollywood Dinner Has Oscars on Menu

Lauren Bacall admitted she had a thing for Gregory Peck , but his wife got in the way.

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Related Topix: Oscars, Lauren Bacall, Warren Beatty, Theater, Arts, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Grand Theft Auto, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Hartford Courant

Kirk Douglas Films At West Hartford Public Library

On Monday, let us begin a study of a screen icon: Kirk Douglas . The West Hartford Public Library, at 20 S. Main St., is beginning a Monday night series of free screenings of movies starring the strong-jawed leading man.

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Related Topix: Seven Days in May, Drama Movies, Thriller, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Western, Lonely Are the Brave, Biography Movies, Lust for Life, Burt Lancaster, Movies, Entertainment

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Daily Star

Winslet nominated for European Film Award

KIRK DOUGLAS was stunned to be presented with a top movie award by California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER on Thursday night - because he coached the muscleman on his first ever film.

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Related Topix: The Reader, California, California Government, Slumdog Millionaire

Sun Nov 08, 2009

ContactMusic.com

Kirk Douglas - Douglas 'Touched' by Film Honour from Schwarzenegger

Caption: Kirk Douglas The Santa Barbara International Film Festival awards the 4th Annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film to Quentin Tarantino Santa Barbara, California .... KIRK DOUGLAS was stunned to be presented with a top movie award by California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER on Thursday night - because he coached the muscleman on ...

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Related Topix: The Villain, Western, Comedy Movies, Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sat Nov 07, 2009

WIVT/WBGH Newschannel34

Douglas 'touched' by film honor from Schwarzenegger

Actor Kirk Douglas arrives for the third annual 'A Fine Romance', an evening of celebrity performances honoring musicals from stage and screen, at Sony Pictures on October 20, 2007 in Culver City, California.

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Related Topix: The Villain, Western, Comedy Movies, Culver City, CA, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Entertainment

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Hampshire Chronicle

Kirk Douglas honoured by Bafta

Kirk Douglas, Robert De Niro, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Danny Boyle have been honoured by Bafta in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: A Single Man

Thu Nov 05, 2009

FilmJerk.com

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Stanley Kubrick A filmmaker of international importance, Kubrick was one of the only directors to work within the Studio System and still have full artistic control over his films from scripting through post-production, prompting Time Magazine to compare Kubrick's early independence with the magnitude of Orson Welles.

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Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Spartacus, Short, History Movies, War Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Photography

Bury Times

Oscar-winner Danny adds to collection of awards

RADCLIFFE director Danny Boyle will receive another award tonight to top off a successful year.

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Related Topix: Slumdog Millionaire

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Variety

Douglas feted for worldwide film impact

At least two generations of moviegoers have little sense of what an impact player Kirk Douglas was in his prime.

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Related Topix: Spartacus, War Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Short, History Movies, Entertainment

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Hollywood Reporter

Presenters tapped for Governors Awards

Jonathan Demme, Anjelica Huston, Quentin Tarantino and Kirk Douglas will be among the presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' inaugural Governors Awards on Nov.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tarantino, Douglas to present honorary Oscars

Jonathan Demme, Anjelica Huston, Quentin Tarantino and Kirk Douglas will be among the presenters when Oscar organisers hand out honorary statuettes at a black-tie dinner in Hollywood next month.

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Related Topix: Oscars

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Variety

Empire State Building Murders

A Canal Plus, Roche Prods. presentation, in association with Arte France, YLE, SBS-TV Australia, BeTV, in collaboration with RTBF-Television Belge, with the participation of Centre National de la Cinematographie, with the support of Procirep, Angoa.

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Related Topix: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Film Noir, Detective Story, Drama Movies, Singin' in the Rain, Musical Movies, Cyd Charisse, Patrick Floersheim

Belleville News-Democrat

Save the date: This week in celebrity weddings

Marisa wore a dress by Kirstie Kelly for Disney's Fairytale weddings. Her bouquet consisted of roses, dahlias, freesias and lisianthas.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Lee Majors, Geena Davis, The Nanny, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Springfield Metro

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Santa Barbara Independent

2009 SBIFF Kirk Douglas Award Goes to Quentin Tarantino

No one at the Film Festival's annual Kirk Douglas Award gala on Thursday at the Coral Casino appeared to be having more fun than the honoree, Quention Tarantino.

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Related Topix: Spartacus, Short, History Movies, War Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Inglourious Basterds, Adventure, The Vikings

Fri Oct 23, 2009

KEYT

'Pulp Fiction' Director Honored In Montecito

Montecito, CA-- Bright stars lit up the sky Thursday night in Montecito, as Hollywood's brightest turned out to honor esteemed director Quentin Tarantino.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Pulp Fiction, Drama Movies, Montecito, CA, Quentin Tarantino

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Culture Vulture: 'Balloon Boy' floats into the media's crosshairs

If you have the chance, get to your favorite video store or get onto your Netflix list and find "Ace in the Hole." This 1951 gem is one of director Billy Wilder's lesser-known films, perhaps because it's one of his most cynical .

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Apartment, Short, Comedy Movies, Fort Collins Metro, Twitter

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Tucson Region

Tucson Time Capsule : famed actor gives gunfight tips

Some of these actors don't seem all that interested, but the man demonstrating how to draw and whirl during a gunfight was a real pro.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

SFGate

CD: 'In Harm's Way' soundtrack

Jerry Goldsmith was a master of almost every Hollywood genre. Nominated for 18 Oscars , he scored "Alien," "Chinatown" and five "Star Trek" features.

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Related Topix: John Wayne

Wed Oct 14, 2009

FilmJerk.com

The Early Report for October 13, 2009: Part One

Stanley Kubrick A filmmaker of international importance, Kubrick was one of the only directors to work within the Studio System and still have full artistic control over his films from scripting through post-production, prompting Time Magazine to compare Kubrick's early independence with the magnitude of Orson Welles.

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Related Topix: Spartacus, Short, History Movies, War Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Photography, Arts, Comedy Movies, Friday, Crime Movies, Black Dynamite, Janky Promoters

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