September 15, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *From the ARCHIVES!* Blake Edwards (1922-2010) Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present “An Evening with Blake Edwards,” which will include a screening of his Hollywood satire “S.O.B.” (1981), on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater more »
*ARCHIVE POST!* September 1, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present an encore screening of “The Maltese Falcon,” the 1941 Best Picture nominee that kicked off the Academy’s “Oscar® Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood’s Dark Side” series, on Monday, September 13, at 7:30 more »
*From the ARCHIVES!* Beverly Hills, CA (July 1, 2009) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a tribute to comic legend Mel Brooks on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, the evening featured Brooks in person, along with more »
An Oscar statuette earned by Frank Capra’s 1942 documentary “Prelude to War,” the first film in the United States Army Special Services’ seven-picture “Why We Fight” series, was removed from the auction block and returned to the care of the U.S. Army on the evening of (9/3/08). Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on more »
*From the ARCHIVES!* Nearly one hundred and twenty Oscar® nominees gathered at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, Monday, February 15, 2010 for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Oscar® Nominees Luncheon. The Luncheon honored all of the 2009 Oscar nominees and special award winners. Academy President Tom Sherak handed each nominee more »
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