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Academy Gets Collection of B-Movie Posters From Golden Era

Movies
 January 29, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 20 weeks ago

The 1,088-poster donation, from Chicago real estate developer Dwight Cleveland, fills a gap in the Motion Picture Academy's collection

  

Oscar Hopeful Baltasar Kormakur to Produce Dagur Kari's 'Rocketman' (Exclusive)

Movies
 January 4, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 23 weeks ago

Baltasar Kormakur has been expanding Icelandic output through his own production company

  

Mike Hopkins, Oscar-Winning Sound Editor, Dies in Rafting Accident

Movies
 December 31, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 24 weeks ago

The "Lord of the Rings" sound editor was 53

  

‘Barbara’ Star Nina Hoss Embraces Paranoia in the Prison Called East Germany

Movies
 December 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 26 weeks ago

At TheWrap's screening series, Nina Hoss says her main goal was to make the fear of an oppressive regime an instinctive response

  

Academy Names 104 Films Eligible for Original Score Oscar

Awards
 December 10, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 27 weeks ago

Danny Elfman has five entries, but his "Silver Linings Playbook" score was disqualified; "Les Miserables" not eligible because it relies on existing songs

  

Academy Sues Over 'Deer Hunter' Oscar Statuette

Movies
 November 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 30 weeks ago

The sale of a possibly fake Oscar for "Deer Hunter" sparks a lawsuit

  

'Lincoln' Oscar Chances Soar After NY Film Fest Premiere

Awards
 October 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 36 weeks ago

"Lincoln" seems likely to score Best Picture and Best Director nods for Steven Spielberg and a nomination for Daniel Day Lewis

  

Joan Crawford's 'Mildred Pierce' Oscar Sells at Auction for $426,000

Movies
 September 26, 2012 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

Joan Crawford famously accepted the Oscar from her sick bed

  

Celeste Holm, Broadway Star and Oscar Winner, Dead at 95

Movies
 July 15, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 48 weeks ago

After soaring to fame in "Oklahoma!" on Broadway, Celeste Holm went on to win the best supporting actress Academy Award for 1947's "Gentleman's Agreement" 

  

Peter O'Toole to Retire From Stage, Screen

Movies
 July 10, 2012 By Reuters 49 weeks ago

Peter O'Toole is bowing out of acting after 62 years, the "Lawrence of Arabia" star announced on Tuesday

  

Oscar Statues -- Including for 'Citizen Kane' -- Auctioned for $3M (Update)

Movies
 February 28, 2012 By Wrap Staff 1 year ago

A rare collection of Oscar statues are auctioned for a record-breaking sum

  

Oscar Nominees: The Complete List

Movies
 January 24, 2012 By Wrap Staff 1 year ago

All the nominees in every category for the 84th annual Academy Awards

  

Oscar Songs: Elton John on Gnomes, Lost Songs and His 'Dream Guy' Justin Timberlake

Awards | Oscars
 January 5, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The iconic pop musician talks about the 11-year grind to make "Gnomeo & Juliet," and about the star who can play him brilliantly in a biopic

  

'Olive': The Oscar Contender Made With a Smartphone

Movies
 January 5, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

Hooman Khalili, a San Francisco DJ, used a Nokia N8 to shoot "Olive," a family film starring Gena Rowlands

  

Judge to Bob Yari: Cough Up $12M to 'Crash' Group

Movies
 December 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Bob Yari owes filmmakers $12 million for breach of contract

  

Actor Cliff Robertson, Dead at 88

Movies
 September 10, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

An Oscar winner for 1968's "Charly," he blew the whistle on David Begelman on a Hollywood check-forging scandal in the 1970s

  

Harvey Throws His Oscar in the Trash, Jesse Jackson on the 'Idiot' Circuit

Media
 August 22, 2011 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Harvey Weinstein and Paul Rudd hold court at the Cinerama Dome; Disney characters galore at D23 gathering

  

Why the Racial Divide of 'The Help' Hit Home to Me

Movies
 August 10, 2011 By Carole Mallory 1 year ago

It was Florida in the late '50s, and on my school bus, the black students had to sit in the back -- I didn't understand why and would sit with them

  

James Franco's Box Office Ups and Downs

Movies
 April 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The actor's star was on the rise when he had to go and host the Oscars

  

Academy Chief Sherak: Franco and Hathaway Had 'No Connection'

Awards
 March 3, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Academy president addresses criticism of the Oscar telecast with TheWrap; hosts lacked chemistry but defends show's ratings, which drew 38 million viewers

  

A Different Way to Do the Academy Awards

Awards
 February 28, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

Instead of having past associates recreate "This is Your Life," why not have somebody like Judi Dench talk about the performances, or Quentin Tarantino chat writing; give us some real insight into the craft

  

Franco and Hathaway Bomb: Oscar Ratings Slide 12%

Television
 February 28, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

UPDATE: Ceremony has 4 million fewer total U.S. viewers than it did last year

  

Melissa Leo Backstage at the Oscars: Sorry for the F-Bomb

Movies
 February 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

"The Fighter" actress admits that certain segments of her acceptance speech were "Very inappropriate."

  

Why It Doesn't Matter If 'The King's Speech' Is Historically Accurate

Awards
 February 23, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

The heart of the story is the relationship between a would-be king and his speech pathologist

  

Truth and Fiction in 'The King's Speech'

Movies
 January 26, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Historians and critics charge that George VI was a nitwit and a Nazi appeaser

  

Top 10 Oscar Snubs: Nolan, Garfield, 'The Town' & Other Non-Nominees (Slideshow)

Awards
 January 25, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

There were lots of surprises and that means lots of big names got left off the Academy's list

  
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