Honorary Oscars have bypassed women: Angela Lansbury, Lauren Bacall among rare exceptions (photo: 2013 Honorary Oscar winner Angela Lansbury and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner Angelina Jolie) September 4, 2014, Introduction: This four-part article on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Honorary Awards and the dearth of female Honorary Oscar winners was originally posted in February 2007. The article was updated in February 2012 and fully revised before its republication today. All outdated figures regarding the Honorary Oscars and the Academy's other Special Awards have been "scratched out," with the updated numbers and related information inserted below each affected paragraph or text section. See also "Honorary Oscars 2014 addendum" at the bottom of this post. At the 1936 Academy Awards ceremony, groundbreaking film pioneer D.W. Griffith, by then a veteran with more than 500 shorts and features to his credit — among them the epoch-making The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance — became the first individual to...
- 9/4/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
My Best Girl
Directed by Sam Taylor
Written by Allen McNeil & Tim Whelan
USA, 1927
Tsff made its merry way up to Casa Loma on Monday night for a special screening of Mary Pickford’s final silent film on the occasion of the star’s 121st birthday (the organizers even served birthday cake during the intermission). Despite an interminable, bone chilling rain (which looked rather cozy sliding down the other side of the hundred-year old Gothic Revival castle’s windows), there was a packed house on hand to experience an authentic presentation of the film as it would have been shown at a cinema palace of the era, complete with accompaniment by the irrepressible Clark Wilson on the Toronto Theatre Organ Society‘s justly celebrated Wurlitzer organ. This magnificent instrument, which once enlivened screenings at Shea’s Hippodrome on Bay Street, was designed to put the power of an entire orchestra...
Directed by Sam Taylor
Written by Allen McNeil & Tim Whelan
USA, 1927
Tsff made its merry way up to Casa Loma on Monday night for a special screening of Mary Pickford’s final silent film on the occasion of the star’s 121st birthday (the organizers even served birthday cake during the intermission). Despite an interminable, bone chilling rain (which looked rather cozy sliding down the other side of the hundred-year old Gothic Revival castle’s windows), there was a packed house on hand to experience an authentic presentation of the film as it would have been shown at a cinema palace of the era, complete with accompaniment by the irrepressible Clark Wilson on the Toronto Theatre Organ Society‘s justly celebrated Wurlitzer organ. This magnificent instrument, which once enlivened screenings at Shea’s Hippodrome on Bay Street, was designed to put the power of an entire orchestra...
- 4/9/2013
- by David Fiore
- SoundOnSight
Sunday’s Toronto Silent Film Festival screening brought together five sight-gag laden comedy shorts handpicked by programmer Chris Seguin. This wild and quazy quintet covered a lot of banana peel-littered ground, showcasing a very nice cross section of silent comedy immortals and candidates for rediscovery. The event benefited immensely from its venue (the nearly 100-year old Fox Theatre, which still has its washrooms inside the cinema) and the accompaniment of jazz notable Fern Lindzon, who worked a number of ironic pop melodies and dark variations on the Wedding March into her nimble piano kibitzing.
The Waiters’ Ball
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
Produced by Mack Sennett
USA, 1916
The program began with a zany item from the formative days of comedy two-reelers. Here, star/director Arbuckle runs a grungy diner kitchen with all of the health code conscientiousness of a crack den concierge. The genial cook good-naturedly licks things he shouldn’t,...
The Waiters’ Ball
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
Produced by Mack Sennett
USA, 1916
The program began with a zany item from the formative days of comedy two-reelers. Here, star/director Arbuckle runs a grungy diner kitchen with all of the health code conscientiousness of a crack den concierge. The genial cook good-naturedly licks things he shouldn’t,...
- 4/8/2013
- by David Fiore
- SoundOnSight
1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
2. My Best Girl (1927)
3. The Best Man (1964)
4. Best in Show (2000)
5. Nothing But the Best (1964)
6. The Best of Enemies (1961)
7. Second Best (1994)
8. The Best of Everything (1959)
9. Best Foot Forward (1943)
10. Best Seller (1987)
11. Personal Best (1982)
12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
13. Best Laid Plans (1999)
14. The Best Man (1999)
15. The Best Things in Life are Free (1956)
16. Best of the Best (1989)
17. The Best of Times (1986)
18. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
19. Best Friends (1982)
20. The Next Best Thing (2000)
21. Best Man (1997)
22. New Best Friend (2002)
23. The Best and the Brightest (2010)
24. Man's Best Friend (1993)
25. My Best Friend's Girl (2008)...
2. My Best Girl (1927)
3. The Best Man (1964)
4. Best in Show (2000)
5. Nothing But the Best (1964)
6. The Best of Enemies (1961)
7. Second Best (1994)
8. The Best of Everything (1959)
9. Best Foot Forward (1943)
10. Best Seller (1987)
11. Personal Best (1982)
12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
13. Best Laid Plans (1999)
14. The Best Man (1999)
15. The Best Things in Life are Free (1956)
16. Best of the Best (1989)
17. The Best of Times (1986)
18. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
19. Best Friends (1982)
20. The Next Best Thing (2000)
21. Best Man (1997)
22. New Best Friend (2002)
23. The Best and the Brightest (2010)
24. Man's Best Friend (1993)
25. My Best Friend's Girl (2008)...
- 7/28/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
There will be a special event celebrating "America's Sweetheart", silent film icon Mary Pickford at the historic Redford Theatre this Saturday, April 25. In addition to the 1927 feature film My Best Girl, there will be a rare screening of the 1909 short film They Would Elope. The print is being provided by The Library of Congress. There will also be an old-time organ recital and a talk by the evening's host, film historian and author Christel Schmidt. For details click here...
- 4/22/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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