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19 hours ago · In 1996, Eastwood was a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award. [14] In 2006, he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the BAFTA. [15] A 2009 recipient, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2010, the highest such honor given by the United States government. [16]
19 hours ago · — A supporter of strong female characters in his work, Scott credits his mother Elizabeth as his first female role model Scott was born on 30 November 1937 in South Shields, to Francis ("Frank") Percy Scott, a partner in a commercial shipping business based in Newcastle who served as a Colonel in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War, and Elizabeth, née Williams, a miner's daughter. His grand-uncle Dixon Scott was a pioneer of the cinema chain and opened many cinemas around ...
9 hours ago · Payal Kapadia, director of the Cannes Grand Prix award winner All We Imagine As Light, is part of the TIME100 Next 2024 list, created by the US-based publication to recognise most influential personalities from different walks of life. In May, Kapadia’s film also charted history by becoming the first movie from India to be selected in competition in 30 years at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
19 hours ago · Mel Brooks. Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; [1] born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. [2] A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT, which ...
19 hours ago · 2006: The music video for the song The Kill, recorded and released by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation of the King novel The Shining. 2006: The song "Carry the Blessed Home", recorded and released by German power metal band Blind Guardian on their eighth studio album A Twist in the Myth .
19 hours ago · Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol [b] [a] gcYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí (/ ˈ d ɑː l i, d ɑː ˈ l iː / DAH-lee, dah-LEE; [1] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli]), [c] was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
19 hours ago · Dave Schultz won Stanley Cup two times The Oakland Athletics three-peated at the World Series in 1972 – 1974 . The Cincinnati Reds go to the World Series in 1970 , 1972 , 1975 , and 1976 , led by the Big Red Machine winning two out of four.
