Al Pacino is arguably one of the greatest and most accomplished actors of his generation. He became a cultural icon thanks to revered performances in wide range of classics such as The Godfather, Serpico, Scarface, Scent of A Woman, Heat and many more.
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The UK Film Council to close
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced today that the UK Film Council (UKFC) is to be abolished with all its assets and its remaining operations to be transferred out by April 2012.This move was triggered by the government’s drive to cut costs and increase transparency and accountability
Berlin Talent Campus open for applicants
The Berlinale Talent Campus, which runs during the Berlin Film Festival from 12 to 17 Feb, announced today that it’s now accepting new applicants for the available 350 slots. The deadline for applications is 6th Oct and the successful applicants will be announced on January 2011.Next year’s Talent Campus
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Emily Mortimer about Caine, Scorsese and Londons violent streets
Emily Mortimer is one of the busiest British Actresses these days. She started her film career working on small projects like "Young Adam" and "Bright Young Things" and filling small roles in blockbusters such as "The 51st State" and "Elizabeth", but in 2005 she leapt to prominence when she took
Avatar hurts as Locker cleans up at the Oscars
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar - beating her ex-husband James Cameron - as her low budget film The Hurt Locker beat his - the most expensive film of all time, Avatar - to the Best Picture honour.The Hurt Locker - about an
Independent Spirit Awards winners
BEST FEATURE: PRECIOUS (Sin Nombre, The Last Station, 500 Days of Summer, Amreeka)BEST DIRECTOR: LEE DANIELS - PRECIOUS (James Gray - Two Lovers, Michael Hoffman - The Last Station, Coen Brothers - A Serious Man, Cary Joji Fukunaga - Sin Nombre)BEST FIRST FEATURE: CRAZY HEART (The Messenger, Easier with Practice,
Hurt Locker producer banned from Oscars
One of the four producers of The Hurt Locker, nominated for the Best Pictures Oscar at this weekend's ceremony, has been banned from attending the Kodak Theatre for the event, in a row over the promotion of his film.Nicholas Chartier violated the rules of the Academy by emailing voters to
Helen Mirren: From An English Queen to A Russian Countess
Sarah Coomes reports from LA
I am sitting in Beverly Hills Hotel in LA, thinking about Russia and what Tolstoy would have thought of such an opulent place - fresh flowers, marbled floors, gilt, patterned carpeting disappearing down endless wallpapered corridors; when Helen Mirren, who plays Tolstoy's wife, Countess Sofia, in
Oscars nominated shorts in theatres near you
Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures will present “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010” (Live-Action and Animation) in theatres in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom.The Oscar® Shorts program will open in theaters from February 19th, expanding to 100 cities in the following weeks, giving people around the world an
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