A Screen-shot from the classic Stanley Kubrick Noir film of 'The Killing'(US56)

A Screen-shot from the classic Stanley Kubrick Noir film of 'The Killing'(US56)
Considered one among the Screen's great Noir films is that of Stanley Kubrick's 'The Killing' starring Sterling Hayden in a race-track heist gone wrong. It was released in 1956.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Last two winners of d coveted Best-Pic Oscar & a brief ref to commomorate 83 years of d Award.


  •  Quotes:
  •  Memorable 83rd Award presentation for excellence in Movie Industry for d year 2010.
    •  PICS r for Entertainment , messages should b delivered by d Western Union.   Sam Goldwyn    (1882-1974)
    • Once a month d Sky falls on my head, I come to, & I see another Movie I want to make- Steven Spielberg (1947-) Dir, Producer & 2 Best-Dir Oscar winner.
    •                                                                                                                                         After years of playing with images o life & death, life ha made me shy. Ingmar Bergman sending a msg on winning d award at Cannes.
Oscar statuette-3
Academy Award of Merit.

*D Hurt Locker. 2009
**D King's Speech. 2010
  • Winners of d coveted  Oscar for Best-Pic in d last 2 years.

    • D **Oscar statuette of Merit.
    *Academy Awards a.k.a D Oscars.
  • Awarded since 1927-28 to d present year.

* The Oscar statuette is a human figure (Knight) standing on a Movie reel with 5 spokes, depicting d 5 original categories chosen unanimously by d 36 founders of A.M.P.A.S. D 5 originals being d Direction, Acting, Screenplay, Cinematography, & Editing. This Award though an All-American show is d most popular Awards in d field of Motion-Pics & seen as an yard-stick for fame & helps in resurrecting d careers of professionals of d Movie Industry d world over. D BAFTA (British Oscars), Golden Globe , r popular but not at d hype & scale matching this earliest Movie Awards founded in 1927 initiated by d co owner of M-G-M studio, Louis B. Mayer & seconded by 36 influential Hollywood professionals associated with d Movie Industry. D Oscars have been presented each during d Spring time without breaking d monotony of Academy Award winners since 1927-28. This year d 83rd Academy/Oscar awards 2011ds were presented at a function  held in a glittering function at d Kodak theater, LA in Calif.
... It was billed as the biggest movie event of the year, and the 81st Academy Awards
turned out to be one of the most memorable telecasts in Oscar history. ...

More Results www.oscars.org/awards/81academyawards]

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