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Weekend Newsreel- January 13,
2006
Compiled by the FilmBuffOnLine Staff
 Godzilla’s
Attack Remembered:
A plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of the United
States release of the classic Japanese monster film Godzilla
will be unveiled this March. The plaque will be placed at 129 North
Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, the former site of Visual Drama, Inc.
studio where additional scenes featuring Raymond Burr were shot with
the intention of making the film more accessible to American
audiences. The Americanized version of Godzilla was released
in the U.S. on April 4, 1956.
Wong
Kar Wai Gets Jury Duty:
Chinese director Wong Kar Wai has been selected president of the
jury for the Cannes Film Festival. Wong becomes the first Chinese
jury president in the festival’s history. The Cannes Film Festival
runs May 17th to the 28th.
Guild Award Nominations Announced:
Awards season gets into full swing with the Screen Actors Guild, the
Directors Guild of America, the American Society of
Cinematographers, the Visual Effects Society, the Producers Guild of
America and the Writers Guild of America all announcing their
nominations for their various guilds’ awards. You can see the
individual Guild’s nominations at FilmBuffOnLine’s coverage
here.
In
Remembrance-
Belita Jepson-Turner-
The
Olympic skater turned actress has passed away at age 82.
Marjorie Kellogg-
The
novelist who adapted her 1968 novel Tell Me You Love Me, Junie
Moon for film has passed away at age 83.
Jack Wiener-
The
producer of the films as The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and
F/X (1986) has passed away at age 79.
Vincent Schiavelli-
The
droopy-eyed character has passed away at age 57.
Beverly Tyler-
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player has passed at age 78.
Robert Newmyer-
The
independent film producer behind the hits sex, lies and videotape
(1989) and Training Day (2001), has passed away at age 49.
Opening This Week-
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April's Shower (limited)-
website
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Film Geek (Portland)-
website
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Glory Road
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Hoodwinked!-
website
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The Impassioned Eye: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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The Keeper: The Legend Of Omar Khayyam (NY)-
website
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Last Holiday-
website
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The Libertine (wide)-
website
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The New World (wider)-
website
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On
The Outs (NY, LA, Chi)
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The Producers (wider)-
website
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Tamara (limited)-
website
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Tristan And Isolde-
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When The Sea Rises (NY)
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