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How an Apocalypse Now Poster Led to Oscar-Winning Costumes for Bram Stoker's Dracula

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Francis Ford Coppola said that James V. Hart’s script for their 1992 movie Bram Stoker’s Dracula required the costumes to be the set. By collaborating with graphic designer Eiko Ishioka, Coppola fulfilled that vision and their work together resulted in some of the most memorable costumes ever made for these familiar characters. Image This was not the Dracula familiar to audiences from earlier Universal and Hammer vampire films. It would be an adaptation of the well-known legend that was told, Ishioka said, as though everyone had taken acid. Her…
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OFFICIAL SCREEN CREDITS FORMS DUE DECEMBER 2 FOR 2015 OSCARS®

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Wednesday, December 2, is the deadline to submit Official Screen Credits (OSC) forms to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 88th Academy Awards® consideration. 

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Robin Swicord shares her screenwriting secrets

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Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robin Swicord answered questions today via Facebook about the craft of writing a screenplay. 

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How Scary Movies Were Sold in the ‘30s

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Throughout the Studio Era, motion picture companies conceived elaborate marketing campaigns to promote their film product and the popular horror movies of the 1930s were no exception. Pressbooks, also known as showman’s manuals or exhibitor’s campaign books, were an important tool in this endeavor, created by studio publicity departments to guide theater owners in attracting audiences to their cinema – whether it be a big city movie palace or a small town picture house.  Image The manuals were generally oversized and sometimes included vivid…
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KATHY BAKER, O’SHEA JACKSON JR., FREIDA PINTO AND JIMMY SMITS TO PERFORM AT ACADEMY NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS LIVE READ

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Actors Kathy Baker, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Freida Pinto and Jimmy Smits will perform a live reading of selected scenes from the five winning scripts at the 2015 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards Presentation & Live Read on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m.

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10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR’S 2015 SHORTLIST

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 88th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to 10 films, of which five will earn Oscar® nominations.

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124 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SUBMITTED FOR 2015 OSCAR® RACE

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 One hundred twenty-four features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
 
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Rosalind Russell's Victory Bonds Message

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With World War II over, Rosalind Russell makes a plea to the theater-going public to consider buying war bonds to help support disabled veterans. Preserved from the Academy Film Archive’s War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives.In 1973, Russell received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
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Chris Rock Returns To Host The Oscars®

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Multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Chris Rock will return to host the Oscars® for a second time, producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today.  The 88th Academy Awards® will be broadcast live on Oscar® Sunday, February 28, 2016, on the ABC Television Network.  Rock previously hosted the 77th Oscars telecast in 2005.

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Academy Relaunches Grants Program: FilmWatch, FilmCraft and Academy Film Scholars Applications Available Now

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The Academy announced today the relaunch of its grants program, which provides financial support to qualifying film festivals, educational institutions and film scholars. Online applications are now being accepted for the 2016 FilmWatch, FilmCraft and Academy Film Scholars programs.FilmWatch grants support curated screening programs at North America-based film festivals, film societies and other film-related organizations. Targeted programs include those that create culturally diverse viewing experiences, promote motion pictures as an art form, provide a platform for underrepresented artists…
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