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1927’s ‘Metropolis’ Long-Lost Reels Recovered

23-Jul-08

Paula Felix-Didier of the Museo del Cine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, discovered more than 20 minutes of missing film footage from the classic science fiction silent movie Metropolis in her museum’s archives. German filmmaker Fritz Lang directed the film, and three reels have been missing almost since its premiere in 1927.
Felix-Didier, the museum’s director, talks [...]

80th Academy Awards Nominees Announced

22-Jan-08

The nominees were announced this morning. All the details can be found on the Oscar website. In the meantime, I’ll point to some nominees that have a nominal local connection. In other words, they are part of a Brad Pitt production

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in “The Assassination [...]