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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar® telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer have invited Cirque du Soleil to present a wholly unique and exclusive performance for the 84th Academy Awards, it was announced today. The one-time-only event will feature the largest Cirque cast ever assembled for a single act. The performance will be accompanied by music by Academy Award®-nominated composer Danny Elfman, who scored the music for Cirque du Soleil's...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Moet & Chandon, the champagne of success and glamour since 1743, is proud to announce the winner of the inaugural Moet Oscar Cocktail Contest. The legendary Champagne House congratulates Chicago native Adam Seger, whose Moet Red Carpet Glamour cocktail dazzled a panel of expert judges and the social media community alike. The Moet Red Carpet Glamour cocktail - selected for its originality, taste and popularity - will be brought to life...
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium. Today, movies are so ingrained in our culture it is hard to imagine a time when former cowpunchers, prospectors, vaudevillians, even junk dealers made up the rules as they went along....
Fans Can Catch Up on Top Movies in February with Click of the Remote National Harbor, MD (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 As the excitement about 84th Academy Awards® builds, movie lovers can catch up on many Oscar®-nominated films without ever leaving their homes. With just the push of a remote control button, viewers can instantly watch some of the top films of the season – before the winners are announced on February 26. The following films received a nomination in at least one of...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lionsgate® (NYSE: LGF) family of companies earned six Academy Award nominations from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences today as Summit Entertainment's A BETTER LIFE earned a Best Actor nomination for Demian Bichir, Lionsgate's WARRIOR earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Nick Nolte, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions' MARGIN CALL earned a Best Original Screenplay nomination and Roadside...
LONDON, January 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading online betting firm Sky Bet has unveiled its full list of Oscars betting [http://www.skybet.com/betting/tv-and-film-specials/oscars/t10003442.html ] markets following the announcement of the 84th Academy Awards nominations on Tuesday. Black and white silent movie 'The Artist', which last week picked up the Producers Guild Award and also won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy/Musical, is Sky Bet [http://www.skybet.com ]'s...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "BULLHEAD," an upcoming Drafthouse Films release, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Commenting on the incredible honor for BULLHEAD, director Michael R. Roskam said, "It feels like going to the world championship!" "Michael Roskam is an incredibly exciting new director. We are so happy that the Academy thinks as highly of him as we do," said Tim League CEO/Founder Drafthouse Films....
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- Actress Shirley Jones, winner of the 1961 Oscar(R) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Elmer Gantry," will be honored by Variety, The Children's Charity of Southern Nevada, at Oscar Night(R) Las Vegas. Officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Oscar Night(R) Las Vegas, Feb. 24-26, 2012, is a weekend destination event for movie fans nationwide to celebrate the 84th Academy...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Thursday, February 23, Documentary Channel (DOC) celebrates awards season with a special "Weekend with Oscar®." This four-day lineup presents Academy Award®-winning and nominated documentary favorites in primetime starting with the US television premiere of the Oscar-winning "Interviews with My Lai Veterans" (10 p.m. ET/PT). This eye-opening film features interviews with US soldiers who were present at the infamous 1968 My...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt and MacArthur Award-winning director David Cromer triumph in a landmark production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town that is "... probably the only production to enter the theater history books" (New York Times). Forget nostalgic Americana or anything you recall from your high school production. Our Town has been reclaimed as the relevant and urgent work of art about living here and now,...
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