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Grammys grouch Neil Young finally wins an award

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Eclectic rocker Neil Young, who has made no secret of his disdain for the Grammys, finally won a coveted trophy on Sunday for the first time in a career spanning almost 50 years.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |

Actor Rip Torn, 78, arrested after he broke into a U.S. bank drunk with a loaded revolver

Rip Torn in a New York State Police photo taken in 2006 after his arrest for driving while intoxicated Award-winning actor Rip Torn has been arrested after police found him intoxicated and armed inside a Connecticut bank at the weekend.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in TV |
 

Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow Wins Directors Guild Award!

The Hurt Locker and director Kathryn Bigelow have finally won their first major award at the Directors Guild of America Awards held yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Bigelow won the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Featur…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Movies |

Bigelow wins Directors top award for “Hurt Locker”

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the best director award from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday with her Iraq war thriller “The Hurt Locker,” a low-budget film gathering awards steam ahead of the Oscars.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |
 

Kathryn Bigelow Triumphs At DGAs

Kathryn Bigelow was awarded the Directors Guild of America’s top honor tonight at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles for her work on “The Hurt Locker.”  The award had been seen as a closely rivalled battle between Bigelow and her…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |

Sundance Announces 2010 Award Winners: ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE RED CHAPEL, RESTREPO, and WINTER’S BONE Earn Grand Jury Prizes

Sundance has announced the 2010 Award Winning films and Animal Kingdom, The Red Chapel, Restrepo, and Winter’s Bone earned Grand Jury Prizes while Contracorriente, happythankyoumoreplease, Waiting For Superman, and Wasteland won the Audience A…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Movies |
 

“Winter’s Bone,” “Restrepo” Lead Sundance Award Winners

Closing its 2010 edition tomorrow here in Park City, the Sundance Film Festival presented its awards tonight. “We really do believe in this thing called Sundance,” said new festival director John Cooper, standing alongside managing director Jill Mi…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |

Acclaimed Editor Karen Schmeer Killed in Tragic NYC Incident

Karen Schmeer, winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s editing award last year for “Sergio,” and a longtime editor with Errol Morris, died last night in New York City. She was hit by a car that was fleeing the scene of a burglary on Manhattan’s …

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |

Bigelow, Cameron, Tarantino vie for directors honour

Directors Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, Lee Daniels, Quentin Tarantino and Jason Reitman compete Saturday for the top prize from the Directors Guild of America, an award that almost always predicts the Oscar winner for best director.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |

Oprah Winfrey to honor best friend at award show

Oprah Winfrey is set to honor her best friend, Gayle King, with an award at the New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Entertainment |