Hoffman Calls Capote an 'Elusive' Figure (AP)
February 19, 2006
AP - Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Truman Capote has put him in the running for an Oscar next month, but the actor says he found Capote an elusive character to play.
'Brokeback' Takes Four Prizes in London (AP)
February 19, 2006
AP - "Brokeback Mountain" took four awards including best picture Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, boosting its hopes for the Oscars in two weeks' time.
Dad's approval the ultimate Oscar for Clooney (Reuters)
February 19, 2006Reuters - For George Clooney, it was the ultimate Oscar -- his father loved "Good Night, and Good Luck."
"Brokeback Mountain" star of UK film awards (Reuters)
February 19, 2006
Reuters - "Brokeback Mountain," already a hot
favorite for next month's Hollywood Oscars, was the big star of
the night at the British Film Academy awards on Sunday,
scooping four BAFTAs.
'Godfather' Actor Killed by Bus in NYC (AP)
February 19, 2006AP - Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" movies and more recently on "The Sopranos," was struck and killed by a bus, police said.
Berlinale award brings hope to Bosnia rape victims (Reuters)
February 19, 2006Reuters - Bosnia's rape victims hope a moving drama about their wartime traumas that won the Berlin film festival's top prize will relieve them from stigma and push the state to start dealing with this hushed-up issue.
Lumet, Altman on old ground with new films (Reuters)
February 19, 2006Reuters - U.S. directors Robert Altman and Sidney Lumet, both in their eighties, brought new works to the Berlin film festival this year, and both returned to familiar territory in the twilight of their careers.
Indian Catholic church makes Bollywood film on AIDS (Reuters)
February 19, 2006Reuters - A Bollywood film about a single mother and her young son's struggle to live with HIV/AIDS opened in cinemas across India last week, marking the first foray by the Indian Catholic church into commercial cinema.