Month: July 2008

2008 Primetime Emmy nominations are out

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The nominees for the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced earlier today. Notably absent on the list of best dramas is Battlestar Galactica. This, along with the failure to include Mary McDonnell on the list of best actresses, is probably the single most unforgivable omission this year. (And seriously, Lost? The most shameless perpetual teaser of a show that has ever hit television screens gets nominated and Galactica doesn't? Oh well. At least they didn't include Grey's Anatomy to [Read more...]

Danish crime drama wins Karlovy Vary top prize

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Danish crime drama Terribly Happy won the main prize at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which closed over the weekend. The film is based on a novel by Erling Jepsen. The festival jury gave the special prize and $20,000 to Nan T. Achnas for The Photograph, while Alexey Uchitel was honored as best director for The Captive. Two Czech actors - Martha Issova and Jiri Madl - picked up the acting prizes for their performances in Night Owl, a drama that deals with misdirected [Read more...]

Independent Television Festival announces official selections

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The independent television movement is taking Hollywood by storm with high quality post sound companies and now celebrities, too, jumping on board. James Cromwell stars and Executive Produces Hitfactor; John Leguizamo and Nick Cannon both lend their talents to the hip-hop theater documentary Something Out of Nothing and Jodie Sweetin stars in the dark comedy about suicide, Small Bits of Happiness. Even Jason Priestley, Emily Procter (CSI Miami), and French Stewart show off their independent [Read more...]

Edinburgh Film Festival 2008 closes

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The 62nd annual Edinburgh International Film Festival closed over the weekend. 130 films were screened over the 12 days that the fest lasted and Shane Meadows took home the main prize. Here is the list of the winners: Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film sponsored by the UK Film Council Somers Town, drector Shane Meadows PPG Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film Robert Carlyle, Summer Standard Life Audience Award Man on Wire, director James [Read more...]

Moscow International Film Festival 2008

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The 30th Moscow International Film Festival closed after a ten-day run over the weekend. Here are the winners of the main awards: GOLD ST. GEORGE for best film As Simple as That, director Reza Mir Karimi (Iran) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE The Simple Heart, director Marion Lane (France) SILVER ST. GEORGE for best director Javor Gardev, Zift (Bulgaria) BEST ACTOR Richard Jenkins, The Visitor BEST ACTRESS Margherita Buy, Days and Clouds PERSPECTIVES COMPETITION AWARD Cumbia [Read more...]