NEWS LITE NAMES IN THE NEWS.Classic Oscar posters debut Hollywood's enchantment enchantment: see magic. Enchantment See also Fantasy, Magic. Alidoro fairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. with all things vintage is extending from evening wear to Oscar advertising. The motion picture academy unveiled two poster designs Thursday for the 78th annual Academy Awards, for the first time ever using archival photographs as the basis for the concept. The posters, ``Black Tuxedo'' and ``White Gloves,'' designed by San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. graphic designer Joan Maloney, are drawn from actual photos of past winners - the academy is not saying who. ``We loved Joan's idea of cropping the archival photographs down to just the torsos of the two performers, with their hands cradling their statuettes,'' said Bruce Davis This article is about the American football player. For the American businessman, see Bruce Davis (video game industry). Bruce Davis (born June 21, 1956, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player. , executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ``It transformed them from pictures of particular individuals at specific historic moments to images that convey the experience of capturing a dream.'' Maloney's designs will be seen on posters, print ads, banners and billboards leading up to the March 5 ceremony. Posters are available for purchase through the academy's Web site, photos.oscars.org, or by phone at (800) 554-1814. - Valerie Kuklenski Clint to get Lifetime Achievement Award It seemed Clint Eastwood would be sitting out this awards season, but it turns out he will collect a prestigious honor after all. The Directors Guild of America has announced that he will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 58th annual DGA DGA Directors Guild of America (movie directors union) DGA Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (France) DGA Directeur-Grootaandeelhouder (Dutch: Managing Director and Major Shareholder) Awards on Jan. 28. Eastwood, with 25 films in his directing credits, won the guild's top prize last year for ``Million Dollar Baby,'' which went on to win Oscars for best picture and directing. These days, he's toiling away on his two Iwo Jima Iwo Jima (ē`wō jē`mə, ē`wô), Jap. Io-jima, volcanic island, c.8 sq mi (21 sq km), W Pacific, largest and most important of the Volcano Islands. Mt. films, ``Flags of Our Fathers,'' which tells the American view of the World War II battle, and ``Lamps Before the Wind,'' which takes the Japanese vantage point. Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Martin Scorsese Noun 1. Martin Scorsese - United States filmmaker (born in 1942) Scorsese , Mike Nichols, Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg . - Valerie Kuklenski CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) San Diego graphic designer Joan Maloney created the archival ``Black Tuxedo'' poster for the Academy Awards. (2 -- color) The ``White Gloves'' poster is drawn from an actual photo of a past winner, but the academy is not saying who it is. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science |
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