Showbiz sites.Fallen victim to Academy Awards fever? Why not put some of that big-screen obsession onto the computer screen. It's tough to beat the boundless suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. and glamour of the awards ceremony, but what better means than the Web to make the big night last a little bit longer, Might we nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. a few sites for your consideration? Showbiz Sites The official Academy Awards site is one of the best places to check up on Tinseltown tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. . Get a list of nominees, brush up on your Oscar history, and predict this year's big winners. http://www.oscar.com/ Haven't we all been upset when our favorite actor isn't acknowledged as an Academy Awards nominee? Here's a place to vent your frustration: What Film and Actor Do You Think Was the Most Deserving of an Oscar Nomination but Was Snubbed by the Academy? http://www.the-movietimes.com/thrsdir/questions/oscarsnub.hts One of our favorite movie Web sites is the Internet Movie Data base. Search here for information on obscure actors, directors, and crew members, and get the latest film news. You can also test your film trivia knowledge at a special section devoted to the Oscars. http://us.imdb.org/ http://us.imdb.com/awards.html Every year the popular Mr. Showbiz site dishes up a special area called Mr. Showbiz Goes to the Oscars. Here you can read news and interviews and waste a ton of time searching a database covering seven decades of Academy Awards history. http://mrshowbiz.go.com/features/oscars 99/index 1999.html It got snubbed in the Best Picture category, but Gods and Monsters, about gay film director James Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Show Boat), did get three major nominations. Learn more about the movie, Best Actor nominee Ian McKellen, Best Supporting Actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista contender Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning English/American actress born into the famous Redgrave acting family. , and Best Screenplay screenplay Written text that provides the basis for a film production. Screenplays usually include not only the dialogue spoken by the characters but also a shot-by-shot outline of the film's action. Adaptation nominee Bill Condon Bill Condon (born William Condon on October 22, 1955) is an Academy Award winning American screenwriter and director. Biography Condon was born in New York City and attended Regis High School and Columbia College of Columbia University, where he studied philosophy. at these sites. http://www.godsandmonsters.net/ http://www.mckellen.com/ |
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