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Weekend Newsreel: January 27,
2006
Compiled by the FilmBuffOnLine.com
staff
Academy Announces Museum Site:
The Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that they have
selected a site for their planned film history museum. The Academy
plans on building the $200 million facility next to Academy’s
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on North Vine Street in Los
Angeles. Although no architect has been selected yet, the Academy
hopes to break ground on the project in 2008.
Fully Loaded Spy Car For Sale:
One of the four
sleek Astin Martin sports cars driven by Sean Connery in the James
Bond adventures Goldfinger and Thunderball sold at
auction last Friday for $2,090,000 to an unidentified European
collector. The classic DB5 model still contains many of the gadgets
seen in the films including the revolving license plates,
retractable bulletproof screen and machine guns hidden in the
headlights. The car’s ejector seat with removable roof panel have
been replaced with a standard seat.
Disney Buys Pixar:
Ending almost
two years of at times cantankerous negotiations, Walt Disney Studios
has announced that they will buy computer animation powerhouse Pixar
Studios in a deal worth 7.4 billion dollars. You can read
FilmBuffOnLine’s complete coverage
here.
Producers Guild Awards:
Ang Lee’s drama Brokeback Mountain has snagged the Producers
Guild of America’s top award, positioning it as the frontrunner for
the Best Picture Oscar. You can read FilmBuffOnLine’s complete
coverage here.
Oscars Take Manhattan:
Fifty newly
minted Academy Award Oscar statues went on display this past Monday
as part of a “Meet The Oscars” exhibition presented by the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The statues will stay on
display in the window of Times Square Studios at 44th
Street and Broadway until February 1, after which they will be
returned to Los Angeles where they will be used in the Academy
Awards ceremony on March 5.
In
Remembrance-
Fayard Nicholas-
The
remaining member of the tap dancing duo The Nicholas Brothers has
passed away at age 91.
Norm McCabe-
The last
of the directors from Warner Brothers' “Golden Age of Animation” has
passed away at age 94.
Chris Penn-
The
character actor who appeared in over 50 films has passed away at age
43.
Anthony Franciosa-
The actor
Broadway actor who segued to starring film roles has passed away at
age 77.
Opening This Week-
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