FILM/SNEAK PEEK : STALLONE TO BE HONORED AT PALM SPRINGS FEST.Sylvester Stallone will receive the Charles A. Crain Career Achievement Award on Jan. 10 during the ninth annual Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival. Stallone, who gained fame as an underdog boxer in ``Rocky'' and reached blockbuster status as an action hero, will be saluted at the $400-a-seat awards gala at the Marquis Hotel. Festival artistic director Paolo Freccero says the 105 titles being shown Jan. 8-19 include 41 U.S. premieres and eight world premieres. The opening night gala will feature screenings of Sergio Rubini's 17th-century drama ``The Bride's Journey'' and the new silent comedy short ``Pass the Gravy.'' The festival schedule also includes Wild, Wild East, a special program of 19 films from the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , Slovak Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, Russia, Bulgaria and Poland. Thirteen titles representing such nations as Argentina, Luxembourg, Austria and Cuba are up for Academy Award consideration in the foreign-language category and will be shown for Oscar voters as well as the public. Tickets for nongala events run $5 to $8. For schedule information or to order tickets, call the festival box office at (760) 778-8979 or Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232. Mother-daughter project Actress Emma Thompson Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council. Biography Early life Thompson was born in Paddington, London, England. teams up with her mother, Phyllida Law Phyllida Law (born 8 May, 1932) is a Scottish actress. She was born in Glasgow to William and Megsie Law, who divorced after World War II. Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in Dixon of Dock Green and Rumpole of the Bailey , for an on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. turn as mother and daughter in ``The Winter Guest,'' opening Wednesday at Laemmle's Music Hall in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . The film, set in a seaside town in Scotland during a bitter cold snap cold snap Noun a short period of cold and frosty weather Noun 1. cold snap - a spell of cold weather cold spell , deals with an elderly mother's unannounced visit at the home of her grown daughter and the turmoil she causes with unsolicited advice, opinions and emotions. ``The Winter Guest'' is the directorial debut of actor Alan Rickman, who appeared with Thompson in 1995's ``Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". .'' Attention young filmmakers The Santa Barbara International Film Festival and visual software company MetaCreations Corp. have joined forces to sponsor the 1998 Teen Digital Moviemaking mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak Competition for one-minute digital films created on
desktop computers.
The contest is open to teams of two junior or senior high school students (ages 13-19) currently enrolled in school and in good standing. The teams must be sponsored by a high school, college, university or other eligible organization. Entries must be postmarked by Jan. 23, and the finalists' films will be shown in March at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where the winner also will be announced. Prizes include cash awards and computer software and hardware. For more information, sponsoring organizations should contact Kerry Glassburn at (805) 566-6296 or kerrygmetacreations.com. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Sylvester Stallone Award winner |
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