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Damien Chazelle became the youngest ever winner of a best directing Oscar on Sunday (February 26) after picking up the prize for his third feature film, musical “La La Land.” It was the first Academy Award for Chazelle, 32, who was the favorite going into Sunday’s ceremony after winning Directors Guild and Golden Globe awards earlier this year. “La La Land,” a contemporary original musical, is set in Los Angeles and stars Emma Stone and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – Of course, our personalities influence our music preference. Also, we listen to music that reflects our mood. If you are one for exploring new auditory treats, why not try indie music? Indie music is a very hard genre to define – which is why it does not get that much of a coverage from FM Radio stations and recording companies that like music that are easily labelled and marketed […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie screens, with a string of memorable credits. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,” a statement […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Game of Thrones” actor Neil Fingleton, who was named Britain’s tallest man, has died of suspected heart failure at 36, according to the London-based Tall Persons Club. Standing at 232.5 centimetres (seven feet and six inches), he was best known for his role of Mag The Mighty in an episode of the hit American television show. “Sadly it has come to our attention that Neil Fingleton, Britain’s Tallest man, passed […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — “Moonlight,” a poignant story of human connection and self-discovery in the tough projects of southern Florida, won the best picture Oscar on Sunday, besting favorite “La La Land” — though not without drama. Starring Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, the film by director Barry Jenkins tells the life story of a young African-American struggling to find his place as he grows up poor in Miami. The prize was only […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Graphic showing winners in main categories at the 89th Oscars.
by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Barry Jenkins’s coming of age drama “Moonlight” won the coveted best picture statuette at Sunday’s Oscars — but the evening ended in chaos as “La La Land” was mistakenly handed the award. Hollywood legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, stars of 1967 crime classic “Bonnie and Clyde,” were meant to give the evening’s top prize to Jenkins’s film, but she mistakenly called it […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Emma Stone won the Oscar for best actress on Sunday for the whimsical musical “La La Land,” the most honored film of the night. The 28-year-old won her first Oscar in a field that included former winners Meryl Streep and Natalie Portman, as well as Ruth Negga for interracial historical drama “Loving” and French actress Isabelle Huppert for rape-revenge thriller “Elle.” © Agence France-Presse
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Buddy cop comedy “Zootopia” bagged the Oscar for best animated feature film on Sunday, crowning what turned into a record 2016 for Disney. The movie centers on the intrepid rabbit police officer Judy Hopps who, along with a fox, solves a crime in a metropolis inhabited by a diverse population of animals. “Zootopia,” the clear frontrunner going into the Academy Awards, bested another Disney film, […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Viola Davis won an Oscar on her third try on Sunday, for her acclaimed supporting role in Denzel Washington’s big screen adaptation of August Wilson’s searing play “Fences.” The 51-year-old, a nominee in 2009 and 2012, bested a field that included two past Oscar winners — Nicole Kidman (“Lion”) and Octavia Spencer (“Hidden Figures”) — as well as Michelle Williams (“Manchester by the Sea”) and Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”). “O captain! […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse Hollywood’s elite gathers at the Dolby Theatre for the 89th annual Academy Awards on Sunday to reward the best in acting, writing and filmmaking talent. Almost every ceremony has thrown up surprise winners, sensational snubs and other memorable moments since the first of around 3,000 statuettes was given out in 1929. Here are some fun facts and figures to help you navigate Sunday’s show: – Youngest to oldest – – […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Cold weather greeted celebrities on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday (February 26), but cloudy skies and the threat of rain failed to dampen spirits ahead of the movie industry’s biggest night. Best animated feature nominees were among the early arrivals in Hollywood, where temperatures were some 15 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius) below normal for late February. The Academy Awards get underway torn between escapism and reality. […]
