I was born in 1981, roughly the same time that video was becoming popular. I missed the revolution though, the sudden availability to movie fans (albeit often in rather compromised form, thanks to 'pan and scan') of their enduring favourite movies (and, yes, an endless cavalcade of crap too). Generations prior to mine will remember a time when the only way to see movies again was on TV, and before...
In the history of film, "remakes" and "reimaginings" can be traced as far back as MGM's 'Ben-Hur', Cecil B. DeMille's 'The Ten Commandments', and Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much' (where he...
At left: St Elizabeth of Hungary, traditional holy card. In the Catholic calendar, today is the Feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary . She exemplifies the time when the lives of saints sounded like fabulous movies by Cecil B. DeMille: In her short life Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan Order...
Martin Scorsese will be honored at "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on January 17 with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." The award, voted by the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, was announced by Vera Farmiga at a morning press conference. Ricky Gervais will host "The 67th Annual Golden...
“With his last noble words, he exiles himself from his own people and joins the Diaspora of the dead: a bitter ending. But he has come a long way from the younger, self-righteous Samson who petulantly said before wreaking havoc: Now am I blameless for the harm I will do them. Like a hero in a Greek tragedy, he has finished his journey from warrior pride to humility, by taking responsibility for...
You could give Martin Scorsese just about any award you want and I don't think anyone would protest. Though he emerged at a time when American film was really blossoming, you could really only argue that among his contemporaries, Steven Spielberg is on the same level. Even then, I'm not certain Spielberg has been as consistent or as daring as Scorsese has in his career. They're also shooting for different...
posted by Armadillo Joe This woman is an American hero. I put her on the same pedestal as the Dixie Chicks as someone incredibly brave, who had the courage to speak her convictions at great risk to her personal well-being at a time when people were routinely punished severely for speaking out. Recall, if you will, the dark days of early 2003. We were ramping up to W-A-R (shock and awe) and the retarded...
[Press Release - Released by NBC] MARTIN SCORSESE WILL RECEIVE HFPA's CECIL B. DeMILLE AWARD AT "67th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS" TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON NBC JAN. 17 HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - November 11, 2009 - Martin Scorsese will be honored at "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on January 17 with the Cecil B. DeMille Award [...]
'All For You' singer Janet Jackson is to open the star-studded American Music Awards (AMAs) ceremony later this month with a moving tribute to her late brother Michael who has received five nominations.
Director Martin Scorsese is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes. The award will be presented to Scorsese at the 67th annual Globes on Jan. 17. Scorsese turns 67 next week and is an Academy Award winner for directing on The Departed and a two-time Golden Globe winner for that film [...] This post was written by the Super Media Blog Scorsese: Cecil B. DeMille...
Washington PostMartin Scorsese to receive DeMille Award at Golden GlobesLos Angeles TimesOscar and Golden Globe Award-winning director Martin Scorsese is the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.'s Cecil B. DeMille Award for “his outstanding contribution to the entertainment field,” it was announced today. …Golden Globes to Honor Scorsese With DeMille AwardABC NewsScorsese...
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