Shirley Maclaine

Highlights And Winners

... Mark Rylance. This year, best supporting actress went to Viola Davis for “Fences,” her first Oscar and third nomination. “There’s one place that all the people with the greatest potential are gathered, and that’s the graveyard,” she said from the stage, saying she wanted to exhume the stories of the people who never saw their dreams come true. “We are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. So here’s to August Wilson, who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.”. Davis tearfully paid tribute to her fellow cast members, co-star and director Denzel Washington, her parents, her sister and her husband and daughter. “I don’t know if anybody’s going to be able to give a speech after that,” Kimmel joked after Davis’ moment. “She was just nominated for an Emmy for that acceptance speech.”. Charlize Theron and her personal inspiration, Shirley Mac Laine, then took the stage to present the best foreign language film Oscar to “The Salesman,” directed by Asghar Farhadi, who notably was not present to ...

Shirley Maclaine Remembers Mgm, Where The Rat Pack Taught Her Improv

... to be dead, because I want her to get an Oscar nomination,” Sinatra told studio executives, of Mac Laine’s character in the movie. A carnival was the set for one of the climactic scenes, with a Ferris wheel in the background, which was slightly out of focus. Instead of asking his crew to move the camera, Minnelli—true to grand MGM tradition—asked them to move the Ferris wheel. “That is when Dean and Frank said, ‘Oh yeah, well, screw this,’ and they got on a plane. They left—they went to the airport!” Mac Laine recounted. When they returned, studio head Sol Siegel was with them, making sure filming could resume. In the end, more than just the Ferris wheel had shifted. Mac Laine got an Academy Award nomination, with her dramatic death scene, and she would later sue Hal Wallis over her stringent, seven-year contract. “He kept sending me ridiculous scripts,” she said. “And every one I turned down, he extended the contract.” It ...

Celebration Of Women Filmmakers Triggers Heated Debate Among Salma Hayek, Jessica Williams And Shirley Maclaine

... this was not even a possibility. My generation, they said, ‘Go back to Mexico. You’ll never be anything other than a maid in this country.’ By the head​s ​of studios! There was no movement. Latino women were not even anywhere near where you guys are. I was the first one. I’m 50 years old. So I understand.”. “You don't understand,” Williams said, shaking her head quietly. Leive attempted to wrap up the conversation, noting that many had planes to catch. But it was clear to all that despite the moments of palpable discomfort, an important discussion had just occurred. Rarely do prominent women in Hollywood voice such uncensored opinions. In the days following the record-breaking women’s marches across the country, it’s tempting to view women as a unified force. But there are still thorny discussions to be had before everyone ...

The Last Word’ Filmmakers And Cast On Working With Shirley Maclaine Video

... to rewrite the story of her life, she drags a few people along as unwitting accomplices. “The genesis of this idea was, ‘What kind of person would want to have their obituary written while they were still alive?” asked writer Stuart Ross Fink. “The character of Harriet Lauler was created from that question.”. Writer-director Mark Pellington expounded on Mac Laine’s influence on him during the shoot, and vice versa: “She’s a tough bird. You gotta just lay it out straight. I’m a better director for it. I also think that she will go on record as saying she learned how to be in the moment a little bit. We shook her up. I was like, ‘Don’t worry about marks; don’t worry about rehearsal. Just go, live in the moment.’ There was a style of making the film that was new for her and she embraced.”. The cast, including Anne Heche and Thomas Sadoski (“Life in Pieces”), cited the chance to work with Mac Laine as a primary reason for accepting their roles. “Not to diss [Fink],” said Heche, “but Mark asked me to play Shirley Mac Laine ‘s daughter and I said, ‘Yeah, sure, when?'”. Watch the full interview above. Read original story ‘The Last Word’ Filmmakers and Cast ...

Legendary Actress Shirley Maclaine To Be Honored With Kcet Cinema Series Lumière Award At Screening Of 'the Last Word

... KCET Cinema Series Host and __link__ Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond will join Mac Laine on stage for a Q&A. The spring KCET Cinema Series is sponsored by the E. Hofert Dailey Trust. In addition, the station will broadcast "Hollywood Idols Shirley Mac Laine: Kicking Up Her Heels" that features acclaimed directors and actors, including the late Jack Lemmon, discussing their experiences working with Mac Laine on Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m. PT on KCET. “We are pleased to join The E. Hofert Dailey Trust in honoring legendary actress Shirley Mac Laine with the KCET Cinema Series Lumière Award as we present her most recent film "The Last Word" at the KCET Cinema Series,” said Michael Riley, President and CEO of KCETLink Media Group. “Like so many people, I’ve always loved her work. From her starring roles in "The Apartment" and "Terms of Endearment" to "Steel Magnolias," the characters she has created are some of the most indelible in American cinema. Quite simply, there’s no other actress like her.”. The Lumière Award recognizes excellence, artistry, and innovation by an actor or filmmaker for their ...

Shirley Maclaine And Sarah Green To Enter Texas Film Hall Of Fame

... of honorees. Add actress Shirley Mac Laine and producer Sarah Green to the previously announced honorees: filmmakers Jeff Nichols and Hector Galán, and actor Tye Sheridan. Shirley Mac Laine will be awarded the Texas Film Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award and will also be on hand to accept the Star of Texas Award for the Lone Star classic Terms of Endearment, for which she won an Academy Award in 1983. Mac Laine also starred in AFS Artistic Director Richard Linklater’s 2011 film Bernie. “Shirley Mac Laine is one of the world’s most important living actors,” says Linklater. “It’s incredible to think that she’s given groundbreaking performances in seven different decades. Her embodiment of Larry Mc Murtry’s Aurora Greenway in both Terms of Endearment and The Evening Star introduced the world to a fearless and determined Texas woman, a character with a spirit of independence and self-reliance that resonated richly with Texans. She has left her mark on our regional cinema, and we’re honored to celebrate this legacy at the Texas Film Awards.”. Sarah Green’s celebrated Texas films include Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life and Song to Song, which will make its ...

Shirley Maclaine Signs With Caa

... Over All That: And Other Confessions. Mac Laine continues to be represented by attorney Gerald M. Chizever at Loeb & Loeb. A beautiful boost. PRStudio USA has signed. - Demian Bichir, who will be seen in Alien: Covenant before going on to star opposite Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto. The Mexican actor, who starred in FX’s border drama The Bridge, was a best actor Oscar nominee for 2011’s A Better Life. - Supergirl sister and Grey’s Anatomy alum Chyler Leigh, as well as her husband, Nathan West, who will independently release his sophomore album, Lost Transmission, under his musician moniker East of Eli this spring. Getting the words out. Publicity firm East 2 West Collective has signed. -  Speechless ’ Mason Cook, 16, who plays able-bodied brother and voice of reason Ray on the praised ABC family comedy. He continues to be represented by Primary Wave. - Plus-size models Barbie Ferreira and Hunter Mc Grady, both of whom continue to be ...

Shirley Maclaine To Be Honored By Texas Film Hall Of Fame

... Texas Film Hall of Fame. Green works closely with Austin-based writer-directors Jeff Nichols and Terrence Malick. Austin Film Society artistic director Richard Linklater said of Mac Laine, "Shirley Mac Laine is one of the world’s most important living actors. It’s incredible to think that she’s given groundbreaking performances in seven different decades. Her embodiment of Larry Mc Murtry’s Aurora Greenway in both Terms of Endearment and The Evening Star introduced the world to a fearless and determined Texas woman, a character with a spirit of independence and self-reliance that resonated richly with Texans. She has left her mark on our regional cinema, and we’re honored to celebrate this legacy at the Texas Film Awards.". AFS CEO Rebecca Campbell said Green's "work with Texas-based directors has fundamentally altered the Texas film landscape. The films she’s made here with Jeff Nichols and Terrence Malick are artistically ambitious and critically celebrated on the world’s stage.” Added Campbell, “Sarah has left her mark with the creation of these films, and in the eyes of AFS, her impact will build for generations thanks to her ...