The Bagger in L.A.: Nip Tux
Carpetbagger (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
The Bagger pulled into Los Angeles on Monday and not a moment too soon. It was a big night here, with a big party for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
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DATING GAME
New York Post (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
IS the romance between Oscar-nominated "Capote" director Bennett Miller and Louisa Gamon kaput? Gamon is now "single" on Facebook. As we reported in September, Gamon embarrassed Miller when she sent out an e-mail revealing that she began dating him...
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black cinema//Gotham Indie Film Award Series - Director’s Panel With Barry Jenkins And Dennis Dortch…
Watch Us Explode! (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
I’ll definitely be there… THE BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR’S PANEL Meet this year’s up-and-coming director nominees: Lance Hammer, whose film, BALLAST, received the most 2008 Gotham Independent Film Awards nominations (4); Antonio Campos (AFTERSCHOOL); Dennis Dortch (A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY); Barry Jenkins (MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY); and Alex Rivera (SLEEP DEALER). Past winners include Ryan Fleck for...
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THE OSCAR RACE BEGINS: Gotham nominations boost The Wrestler, Rosemary DeWitt, Rebecca Hall & Melissa Leo!
/Film (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
The very first Oscar precursor every year is the announcement of the Gotham Independent Film Awards. It’s not a strong precursor, but sometimes the oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers have some influence with Golden Globe and Oscar voters. Back in 2004, Gotham voters got behind Maria Full of Grace in a big way giving [...]
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Gotham Awards Announces '08 Nominees
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
The Independent Feature Project has announced its nominees for the 18th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, doling out nods for 22 movies.
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JEERS FOR H'WOOD GAL PAL
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
OSCAR-nominated "Capote" director Bennett Miller's girlfriend just keeps on embarrassing him. We reported how Louisa Gamon sent pals an e-mail boasting how she began dating him while working as his assistant, then hit them all up for a job, claiming...
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Bush To Retire With Texas Plutocrats [Gossip Roundup]
Gawker (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
President Bush will retire to Preston Hollow, just outside Dallas, after leaving the White House but prior to being brought to justice. The town has rich people, golf and horsies. Cindy Adams is...
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IT GOT PERSONAL, SO HIRE ME
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
THE Oscar-nominated director of "Capote" may be at the top of his game, but he never learned the age-old lesson of not mixing work with pleasure. Hollywood types were more than a little shocked last week when they received an e-mail from director...
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HACKFORD TO DIRECT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS BIOPIC
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Hollywood director TAYLOR HACKFORD is taking the life of legendary playwright TENNESSEE WILLIAMS to the big screen. Dame Helen Mirren’s film maker husband will direct Tenn, which will detail Williams’ difficult upbringing and the depression he suffered throughout his life - as well as how the hardships he endured fuelled his writing. Williams, who died in 1983 [...]
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Scarlett Johansson's album debut panned by critics
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Scarlett Johansson's latest film work may be getting the red carpet treatment at Cannes, but her debut album, released on Tuesday, is drawing fire from music critics.
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Scarlett Johansson says her album is a valentine to Waits
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Scarlett Johansson describes the recording of her Tom Waits covers album, "Anywhere I Lay My Head," as an "intimate experience -- almost private, in a way."
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Gossip Central (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
The invitation to the special screening of a new documentary about Roman Polanski had the imprimatur of 20 directors in solidarity with the exiled Oscar winning director, and then a disclaimer, that the filmmakers, on location, would not be on...
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Perception is reality....Marquette needed to create a buzz but didn't
Cracked Sidewalks (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Perception is reality for a school like Marquette. Sure it has a grand tradition, some terrific coaches over the years, post season glory and a fan base that supports the basketball program financially and with ticket purchases. But perception remains reality for Marquette. MU is at it's strongest with a strong man at the helm of the basketball program. The type of man that might piss some fans off...
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A Socialite's Struggle Against The Odds, Presented During The Oscars, By An Oscar Winner [Barry Diller]
Gawker (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
Bennett Miller won a best-director Oscar nomination for Capote, a film about the corruption of a literary icon, and two years later has himself cashed in an artistic reputation by directing an...
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A Socialite's Brave Struggle Against The Odds, Presented During The Oscars, By An Oscar Nominee [Barry Diller]
Gawker (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
Bennett Miller won a best-director Oscar nomination for Capote, a film about the corruption of a literary icon, and two years later has himself cashed in an artistic reputation by directing an...
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