Saturday, October 20th, 2007
A weekend without Cinema Society movies. Hope you’re holding up and enjoying the break.
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Sophia Loren broke into tears at an awards ceremony Saturday as she recalled her climb to fame from the gritty Neapolitan suburb where she grew up according to the Associated Press.
“Lady History was generous to the girl from Pozzuoli, and I thank her together with all of you,” Loren said, her voice breaking with sobs, at the award ceremony in Rome’s City Hall.
The city honored Loren with the Campidoglio (City Hall) prize, describing her as “not only an icon of cinema, but a very synonym of Italy, of that Italy made up of elegance, passion, genius, humanity and beauty.”
Loren, 73, wore a low-cut, tailored outfit to the ceremony in the Italian capital, which is hosting an international film festival.
The actress also cried two years ago when she received honorary citizenship from Pozzuoli, a seaside town outside Naples where as a youth she would watch Hollywood movies in the town’s single theater.
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
On November 17th, we will screen I’M NOT THERE and director Todd Haynes will be with us for a q&a. Cate Blanchett is Bob Dylan.
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Members of Hollywood’s film and television writers union have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike anytime after their contract expires at the end of the month according to the Associated Press.
More than 5,000 members of the Writers Guild of America cast ballots, with 90 percent voting in favor of authorizing the strike, the union said Friday evening. Members voted Thursday.
“Writers do not want to strike, but they are resolute and prepared to take strong, united action to defend our interests,” guild President Patric Verrone said in a news release. “What we must have is a contract that gives us the ability to keep up with the financial success of this ever-expanding global industry.”
Since July, the guild has been in talks with film studios and production companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Both sides acknowledge they have not made progress.
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