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Oscars by the Numbers
LA Times MagazineSurprising stats from the most famous awards show of them all... -
Sidney Lumet dies at 86; prolific 'actor's director' steered clear of Hollywood
Sidney Lumet, the prolific four-time Oscar-nominated director known for guiding strong performances in classic films such as "12 Angry Men," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Network," died Saturday. He was 86.
Lumet, whose film career spanned more than 50 years,...Tags: Prince (music artist), Sylvia Sidney, Radio, Culture, Music
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Oscars quiz: What film lost all five bids for acting?
Gold DerbyAll of the films below received five Oscar nominations for acting. Only one was totally snubbed in the performance categories. Which one? To see the answer, click on the "Continue reading" link below. ANSWER: "Tom Jones" (1963) lost all five: Albert... -
Greeks and geeks
Times Staff WriterAs one movie festival this weekend celebrates everything Greek, another pays tribute to all that is geek. The first Los Angeles Greek Film Festival opens tonight at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills with the U.S. premiere of Udayan Prasad's "Opa!"...Tags: Stephen King, Kirstie Alley, Paul Schrader, Val Lewton, Matthew Modine
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5 films that are movie classics whose stars died before the films were released
1. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Ernst Lubitsch; 1942) 4 stars Lubitsch's great World War II anti-Nazi comedy, with Jack Benny as the ham Shakespearean who impersonates a German commandant, while keeping an eye on his ravishing wife (Carole Lombard) and her brave...Tags: Nicholas Ray, Television, The Holocaust (1934-1945), John Saxon, Natalie Wood
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Top winners from 1976
denotes winner Performance by an actor in a leading role Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in TAXI DRIVER Bill/Phillips Production of a Martin Scorsese Film; Columbia Peter Finch as Howard Beale in NETWORK Howard Gottfried-Paddy Chayefsky Production; MGM/...Tags: Liv Ullmann, Jane Alexander, Ned Beatty, Burt Young, William Holden
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