Main News Archive for Oct 2006

Saw III cuts through competition

Oct 31, 2006 – Needless to say Saw IV already planned.

Witherspoon and Phillippe split

Oct 30, 2006 – Hollywood couple have two children.

Academy announces 2006 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship winners

Oct 26, 2006 – Each winner receives $30,000 in prize money.

Academy grants $290,000 to film festivals.

Oct 20, 2006 – Grants will help 28 different festivals.

61 countries vie for Foreign Language Oscar nominations

Oct 19, 2006 – Countries include new entrant Kazakhstan.

Grudge sequel takes top spot

Oct 17, 2006 – However it made less than earlier estimates.

Otto Preminger gets centennial tribute from Academy

Oct 12, 2006 – Director was a three-time Oscar nominee.

Academy whittles doc field down to eight entries

Oct 11, 2006 – Field will be narrowed to three to five nominees.

Scorsese has best opening ever

Oct 10, 2006 – Audiences arrrive for The Departed.

Academy announces finalists for Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

Oct 05, 2006 – Ten scripts chosen as finalists.

Two Ashton Kutcher films top box office

Oct 03, 2006 – Can Apocalypse be far behind?