... I enjoy a well-paying job and until recently had a nice to apartment to return to after returning from said job. Friends: I have a small close circle of friends that include: Oscar Madison, Murray, Vinnie, and Roy. I usually meet them at least once a week for a poker game. Current job: I write news for a news station in New York. Career ... order and neatness in my life. How: How can you get it: I could call Frances to try and smooth things out. Until things are smoothed out Oscar can help me get back on my feet by giving me a place to stay so I'll take advantage of that while it lasts....

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It's that time of the year again. No, not Christmas, it's Oscar time! With an abundant amount of fantastic films that were released this year, the 75th Academy Awards are sure to be an intense night. Leading ... 10 nominations including Best Actor (Daniel Day Lewis), Best Picture, and a Best Director nod for the long-dissed and unrecognized Martin Scorsese. Hopefully, it won't be a pity Oscar for this highly acclaimed director. Will this be his year after having a 0-4 record of misses in that category? Well, the competition is pretty stiff as Scorsese is up ... mid-western retiree who suffer...

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... Cry Baby Killer. Nicholson drew serious attention, and his first Academy Award nomination, with his portrayal of a burned out lawyer in 1969's Easy Rider. The very next year brought another Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a psychologically disaffected pianist in Five Easy Pieces. It was his appearance as an offbeat Los Angeles detective in 1974's Chinatown, with Hollywood legend John Houston ... , that made Jack one of America's best-known actors. It also brought him his third Oscar nomination. For many observers, the highpoint of Jack Nicholson's career came the following year wit...

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... a film that follows the life of Wladyslaw Szilman a Jewish pianist during World War II. The movie is directed by Roman Polanski who won an Oscar for best director. Wladyslaw Szilman is played by Adrien Brody also received an Oscar, for best actor. Everything from the acting, the special effects and the storyline make it a must see on everyone's list. Adrien Brody does ... ...

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... a film that follows the life of Wladyslaw Szilman a Jewish pianist during World War II. The movie is directed by Roman Polanski who won an Oscar for best director. Wladyslaw Szilman is played by Adrien Brody also received an Oscar, for best actor. Everything from the acting, the special effects and the storyline make it a must see on everyone's list. Adrien Brody does ... ...

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... viewed worldwide as the "true American", playing different characters in mostly Westerns and War cinema. John Wayne was nominated for 41 Awards; winning 25 including 3 Golden Globes and 1 Oscar for his performance in his 1970 film "True Grit". It goes without a doubt; John Wayne remains one of Hollywood's American icons for his contributions to cinematic history. John ... ...

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... million dollars, Henry V delivers over 2 hours of incredible historical entertainment with a Shakespearean twist. Kenneth Branagh received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Best Director. The film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design. (Phyllis Dayton). As difficult as Shakespeare is to read, listen to and understand. This film is well worth the time spent viewing....

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... a mentally ill recluse, and only appears at the end of the film. Watch out for Hollywood star Robert Duvall in his first big screen appearance as Boo. The film won 3 Oscar's, including one for Gregory Peck as best actor. The film itself is fantastic, the story is true to the book, and the performances by the cast are excellent. The camera ... ...

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... into a tougher deeper western hero. He went onto the Vietnam War and when he returned he made a film about the heroism of Special Forces soldiers. In 1976 he received an Oscar for best actor when he was in the movie True Grit. His last film was in 76, and it was probably his best. Soon after the film he became very ... ...

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... film is CAST AWAY, the story about survival of a human being and human spirit directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker ROBERT ZEMECKIS. The main role plays great actor two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. After a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a desolates island ... ...

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... . So, as argued, racism is encouraged and blacks are portrayed as deviant law officials. By contrast, the author states, Washington's portrayal of Malcolm X in 1992 was not even given an Oscar nomination. Halle Berry won best actress for her performance in Monster's Ball as a woman who begins dating a white man who was indirectly responsible for her husband's death. He compares this ... ...

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... television productions. In 1970 he was made "Baron Oliver of Brighton," for the services to the theater. In America, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him a special Oscar "for the full body of his work, the unique achievement of his entire career, and his lifetime of contribution to the art of film." Sir Laurence Olivier was a great actor ... ...

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... as many other Awards such as Bodil Award, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globe, New York Film Critics Circle Award, Venice Film Festival, etc. However, Kazan's selection for an Honorary Oscar irritated many in the filmmaking community. Kazan was accused of being among the first to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952 which led to the Blacklist ... ...

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