The sound engineer Richard Portman, who obtained 11 nominations at the Oscars and won a statuette for the sound of the film 'The Deer Hunter' directed by Michael Cimino, died on Saturday at the age of 82 years in his home in Tallahassee (Florida), according to a material published on Tuesday by the Variety magazine in its electronic edition. His daughter, Jennifer Portman, … [Read more...]
The actor John Hurt and the actress Emmanuelle Riva, die at 77 years, respectively, 89 years
The British actor Sir John hurt, double-nominated for an Oscar for his interpretations from 'Midnight Express' (1978), in a secondary role and 'The Elephant Man' (1980), main role, died at the age of 77 years, after a long battle with a pancreatic cancer, transmitted on January 28 the international press agencies. Hurt, who, along a career of six decades starred in more than … [Read more...]
Record number of animations registered for the Oscar 2017
Twenty-seven animated movies were registered in the competition for the Oscar, which represents a real record, and the nominations for this category will be made from all of these animations, it is shown in a press release of the American Academy of Film quoted by the portal of The Hollywood Reporter. All the major studios are involved these days in making the animation movies, … [Read more...]