Saul Zaentz's Oscar-gilded career makes the case for selectivity

Posted by · 6:40 am · January 6th, 2014

Saul Zaentz, who passed aeway last week aged 92, produced only 10 films in his career, yet won three Oscars. We look at how, through films such as “The English Patient,” “Amadeus” and “The Un bearable Lightness of Being,” he kept his standards high.

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The elite Oscar club George Clooney is set to join

Posted by · 6:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

How many Oscar-winning actors also boast wins in other categories?

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Milos Forman wins Lifetime Achievement Award from DGA

Posted by · 4:38 pm · November 28th, 2012

The two-time Oscar winner is the 34th recipient of the Guild’s top honor.

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The Lists: Top 10 debut performances of all time

Posted by · 11:14 am · October 18th, 2011

Hunter McCracken and Elizabeth Olsen give amazing performances in “The Tree of Life” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene” respectively this year. And in each case, it was their first at-bat. We use the occasion to look at the best debut performances, including work from Tatum O’Neal, Edward Norton and Natalie Portman.

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