Daring films ignored by Academy in 62nd awards race
Oscar voters snubbed daring independents like Drugstore Cowboy and Do the Right Thing, while favoring mainstream titles such as Driving Miss Daisy and Born on the Fourth of July. Batman and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade drew few noms, despite box-office success. Do the Right Thing won critics awards but only received two Oscar nominations, highlighting a split between critics praise and Academy recognition.
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Daisy
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Danny Elfman
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Danny Aiello
Lee
Bill Lee
Universal Pictures
National Society of Film Critics
Academy
Richard Gere Returns to Big Screen in Internal Affairs
Actor Richard Gere, after a years long focus on Tibet advocacy and the Dalai Lama, returns as a crooked Los Angeles cop in Paramount’s Internal Affairs. The film, co starring Andy Garcia, earned 11 million in two weeks and marks Gere’s comeback after a three year screen absence.
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Gere
Menace
Diane Keaton
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Paramount Picture
Julia Roberts
Touchstone Pictures
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Andy Garcia
Peck
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Tibet House
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Tiananmen Square
Oslo
Norway
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Syracuse
N.Y
Santa Claus
United States
Dick Gere
University of Massachusetts
Provincetown Playhouse
Seattle Repertory Theater
Danny Zuko
London
Terence Malick
The
Cotton Club
John Travolta
I Do I Do musical romance at Dixon Theatre
Debbi Torri of Spring Valley and Glen Gerrard of Oglesby star in the musical romance I Do I Do at the Dixon Theatre this Friday and Saturday. Performances begin at 8 p.m. each night.
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Spring Valley
Glen Gerrard
Oglesby
Dixon Theatre
Highwaymen Tour Launch With Nelson Jennings Cash Kristofferson
Country legends Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson form the Highwaymen for a first national tour starting March 3 at the Astrodome Houston. Their album Highwayman 2 due Feb 27 follows the hit Highwayman, which sold over 1 million and topped country charts with a No 1 single and album. Columbia plans four singles from the new release led by Silver Stallion.
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Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
Kris Kristofferson
Astrodome
Houston
Columbia Records
Astrological forecast hints at luck and gains this year
The passage outlines yearly influences for zodiac signs Aquarius through Capricorn. It notes favorable shifts, social favors, and opportunities in finances, partnerships, and competition. Readers are invited to send $1.25 for Astro Graph predictions via a Cleveland address.
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Cleveland
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Sagittarius
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Fast Lane
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Small Business Development Center
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