Francis Ford Coppola Oscar 2011: Jean-Luc Godard, Eli Wallach Honorary Oscar Recipients Kevin Brownlow (right), 72, is the most renowned silent-film historian and preservationist. Among his various restoration projects are Abel Gance’s epic Napoleon (1927), with Albert Dieudonné; Rex Ingram’s blockbuster The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry; and Raoul Walsh‘s fantasy The Thief of Bagdad (1924), starring Douglas Fairbanks. Among the documentaries Brownlow co-directed with David Gill are Unknown Chaplin, Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius, D.W. Griffith: Father of Film, and the outstanding Hollywood. Brownlow also directed Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic and, with Christopher Bird, Garbo. Additionally, Brownlow has authored numerous film books, including The Parade’s Gone By; The War, the West, and the Wilderness; Hollywood: The Pioneers; Behind the Mask of Innocence; David Lean; and Mary Pickford Rediscovered. Well, Brownlow should feel right...
- 8/25/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
HollywoodNews.com: The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted last night to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-director Francis Ford Coppola and Honorary Awards to historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and actor Eli Wallach. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 2nd Annual Governors Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
“Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion picture industry through their work,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “It will be an honor to celebrate their extraordinary achievements and contributions at the Governors Awards.”
Brownlow is widely regarded as the preeminent historian of the silent film era as well as a preservationist. Among his many silent film restoration projects are Abel Gance’s 1927 epic “Napoleon,” Rex Ingram’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...
“Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion picture industry through their work,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “It will be an honor to celebrate their extraordinary achievements and contributions at the Governors Awards.”
Brownlow is widely regarded as the preeminent historian of the silent film era as well as a preservationist. Among his many silent film restoration projects are Abel Gance’s 1927 epic “Napoleon,” Rex Ingram’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...
- 8/25/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted last night to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-director Francis Ford Coppola and Honorary Awards to historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and actor Eli Wallach. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 2nd Annual Governors Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center.
“Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion picture industry through their work,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “It will be an honor to celebrate their extraordinary achievements and contributions at the Governors Awards.”
Brownlow is widely regarded as the preeminent historian of the silent film era as well as a preservationist. Among his many silent film restoration projects are Abel Gance’s 1927 epic “Napoleon,” Rex Ingram’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...
“Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion picture industry through their work,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “It will be an honor to celebrate their extraordinary achievements and contributions at the Governors Awards.”
Brownlow is widely regarded as the preeminent historian of the silent film era as well as a preservationist. Among his many silent film restoration projects are Abel Gance’s 1927 epic “Napoleon,” Rex Ingram’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...
- 8/25/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Beverly Hills, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted last night to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-director Francis Ford Coppola and Honorary Awards to historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and actor Eli Wallach. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 2nd Annual Governors Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®. “Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion picture industry through their work,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “It will be an honor to celebrate their extraordinary achievements and contributions at the Governors Awards.” Brownlow is widely regarded as the preeminent historian of the silent film era as well as a preservationist. Among his many silent film restoration projects are Abel Gance’s 1927 epic “Napoleon,” Rex Ingram’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...
- 8/25/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor Francis Ford Coppola, Eli Wallach, French director Jean-Luc Godard and preservationist Kevin Brownlow during its second annual Governors Awards in November.
Coppola, a five-time Oscar winner for "Patton" and his first two "Godfather" movies, will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, given to a producer for his or her body of work. Although best known as a writer and director, Coppola founded indie production company American Zoetrope in 1969; it has produced more than 30 films including "The Black Stallion," "The Outsiders," "Lost in Translation" and "The Good Shepherd."
Honorary Academy Awards will be presented to Wallach, Godard and Brownlow.
Wallach, 94, who recently appeared in "The Ghost Writer" and appears in the upcoming "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," never has been honored by the Academy -- in fact, he never has been nominated. But his resume includes such classics as "Baby Doll,...
Coppola, a five-time Oscar winner for "Patton" and his first two "Godfather" movies, will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, given to a producer for his or her body of work. Although best known as a writer and director, Coppola founded indie production company American Zoetrope in 1969; it has produced more than 30 films including "The Black Stallion," "The Outsiders," "Lost in Translation" and "The Good Shepherd."
Honorary Academy Awards will be presented to Wallach, Godard and Brownlow.
Wallach, 94, who recently appeared in "The Ghost Writer" and appears in the upcoming "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," never has been honored by the Academy -- in fact, he never has been nominated. But his resume includes such classics as "Baby Doll,...
- 8/25/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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