Perry Botkin Jr. Dies: Oscar-Nominated, Grammy-Winning Composer Known For “Nadia’s Theme” Was 87

Clayton Davis Always expect the unexpected, especially in this unpredictable awards season.I’ve been wondering if we might see the “WTF nomination” on Oscar-noms morning. I’m talking about an actor who is catapulted into the race without any previous mentions from the most crucial televised awards shows — BAFTA, Critics Choice, the Golden Globes and SAG.

Hustler founder Larry Flynt has died at 78. The Washington Post confirmed the news with his brother Jimmy. No cause of death was given.

Borat sequel is on the shortlist to be nominated for Best Original Song at the next Academy Awards. The satirical song, which makes repeated reference to the “Wuhan flu” (an offensive term for the Covid-19 virus), is performed by Sacha Baron Cohen's character during a scene filmed at a real-life Washington gun rally.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which oversees the Oscars, has revealed the early contenders for its so-called ‘below-the-line’ categoriesSoul, Mank and Da 5 Bloods are among the films that featured in some of the nine shortlists unveiled ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards, due to take place in April. Mank, David Fincher’s black-and-white ode to old Hollywood, was included on the lists for makeup and hairstyling, original score and visual effects.

Jennifer Lopez has admitted being overlooked for an Academy Award nomination last year for her role in Hustlers "was a sting". The Jenny from the Block singer was hotly tipped for awards success for her acclaimed role as stripper Ramona in the 2019 box office hit, also starring Constance Wu, but she failed to bag a nomination on the Academy Awards shortlist.

Giuseppe Rotunno, the cinematographer highly regarded for his collaborations with Federico Fellini, has died at the age of 97. Italian news agency ANSA reported that he passed away at his home in Rome yesterday, February 7.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAce Italian cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno, who was instrumental to the making of masterpieces such as Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard” and Federico Fellini’s “Amarcord,” but also worked in Hollywood and was an Oscar nominee for Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz,” has died.

An Oscar nomination is a huge feather in the cap of any filmmaker. Even though many would never gauge their success based on awards recognition, there’s a reason why directors are always excited when they get nominated for a trophy.

Angelique Jackson “Queen & Slim” filmmaker and “Insecure” executive producer and director Melina Matsoukas is paying it forward, bringing her extensive filmmaking expertise to the youth and joining Ghetto Film School’s Board of Directors.“In my career I’ve had two guiding ambitions, one is to tell the stories of underrepresented people in ways that expand our collective consciousness and the other is to find all the ways I can help young artists and filmmakers tell their own stories in their

Into The Wild (2007), has died aged 95.The actor, who was best known for his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! that was staged globally over six decades, died on January 23 at his home in California, his assistant confirmed yesterday (February 1).As The New York Times notes, some of Holbrook’s most memorable roles are as Deep Throat in All The President’s Men (1976), Republican Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012), Father Malone in John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980), and Ron Franz in

Oscar-nominated actor Hal Holbrook has died at the age of 95. He was best known for roles in films like All The President’s Men, Wall Street and Into The Wild.

The Weeknd doesn’t care about his old Grammy wins anymore.

The Weeknd is opening up about being snubbed by the 2021 Grammy Awards. The 30-year-old singer covers Billboard‘s latest issue, and, in the accompanying interview, reveals that receiving zero Grammy nominations for his critically and fan-acclaimed album, After Hours, changed how he feels about the Grammys he’s already won.The Weeknd previously won three Grammys; R&B Performance and Urban Contemporary Album in 2016, and the latter award again in 2018.

Minkyu Lee’s world of sorcery and shapeshifting will take center stage in The Witch Boy, Netflix’s newest animated musical feature film. 

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Grammy-winning recording artist Gary Clark Jr. is set to play American blues singer-songwriter Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup and four-time Grammy nominee Yola will play musical icon, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, in the Baz Luhrmann-directed Warner Bros Elvis biopic, which is currently shooting in Australia.

Jamie Lang Argentine-born Brazil-based director Hector Babenco wasted little time making his mark on the world of cinema.