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Tag: Oscars
The Morning Feed: ‘Argo’ Wins Best Picture Oscar, Jennifer Lawrence Wins Hearts With On-Stage Stumble
Jennifer Lawrence, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role Oscar, wakes up this morning as the Oscars Cover Girl — The New York Post calls her a “Fallen Star” — thanks to a brief tumble over the ballroom bustle of her Dio Haute Couture dress.
The Morning Feed: Bafta Best Picture and Director Wins for Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’
The awards momentum for Argo continues across the pond at London’s Royal Opera House with Affleck’s drama winning Bafta best picture and director awards.
The Morning Feed: Wang Shu Receives 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Tweet Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, announced today that Chinese architect Wang Shu, known for using salvaged materials in many of his buildings, is the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. Wang became the first Chinese citizen to…
The Morning Feed: The Dictator Crashes Oscars, while ‘The Artist’ Wins Top Prizes
Tweet Monday morning pundits, myself included, point to Sacha Baron Cohen’s red carpet appearance as Admiral General Aladeen, his character from his upcoming comedy The Dictator, as the main highlight of the 84th Academy Awards Ceremony last night in Hollywood.…
The Morning Feed: James Franco Lands Amazon Book Deal
Tweet Renaissance man extraordinaire James Franco adds another creative accomplishment to his already hefty arts résumé. According to The New York Observer, Franco is signing with Amazon Publishing and its fiction editor Ed Park to write his first novel, Actors…
Get Me Ron Perlman! Colin Firth in talks to Join Spike Lee’s ‘Old Boy’
Tweet The 2011 holiday movie season with all its awards-oriented releases is unfolding in rapid fashion but the “Get Me Ron Perlman” column, the only casting news column named after character actor par excellence Ron Perlman, remains focused on future…
The Morning Feed: Eddie Murphy Out, Billy Crystal In as Oscar Host
Tweet Stateside hipsters are counting the days to the November 21 opening of Gaga’s Workshop, the dedicated holiday space crafted by Lady Gaga and Nicola Formichetti at the Madison Avenue flagship of Barneys New York. Until then, the fine fashionistas…
The Morning Feed: Chris Brown Meltdown on ‘GMA’
Tweet Rapper Chris Brown experienced his own Charlie Sheen-worthy meltdown on ABC’s Good Morning America today after answering questions from co-host Robin Roberts about beating up former girlfriend and musical artist Rihanna. Brown, 22, appeared on the popular morning show…
The Morning Feed: Robert De Niro Back With Martin Scorsese for ‘The Irishman’
Tweet Film buffs jumped for joy at the news that Robert De Niro agreed to re-team with his Taxi Driver and Raging Bull director Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, a drama about a union leader who becomes a hit man.…