Oliver Stone Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

May 13th, 2013 10:32pm EDT
Oliver Stone
On Sunday, Oliver Stone was honored with a lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Croatia paying tribute to his extensive career.

The Wall Street director became the first recipient of the Wild Dreamer award at the sixth annual Subversive Film Festival, where the star presented his documentary series Untold History of the United States.

During the ceremony, Stone said, "I'm especially proud to be here to show our 10-part series the Untold History of the U.S. I always see a lot of self-criticism in Eastern Europe... and I admire that because we need a little bit more of it in t...
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Hailee Steinfeld Named CinemaCon's Female Star Of Tomorrow

March 23rd, 2013 9:22am EDT
Hailee Steinfeld
True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld is to be honored with the Female Star of Tomorrow trophy at next month's CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas.

The actress will join the likes of Chris Pine, Armie Hammer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford, who have already been announced as prizewinners at the annual cinema convention gala.

Steinfeld's co-stars in the upcoming Ender's Game, Butterfield and Ford, will be respectively honored with CinemaCon's Rising Star of 2013 award and a Life Achievement gong at the ceremony, while Hammer has been named Male Star of...
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'Django,' 'Ted' and 'Silver Linings' Score 2013 MTV Movie Award Noms

March 6th, 2013 10:12am EST
Django Unchained
The nominees for the 2013 MTV Movie Awards have been revealed, setting up what looks to be another rollicking ceremony celebrating the Cinema of Cool (via golden statues of popcorn — or Golden Popcorns, if you want to be all official-like).

MTV's own Josh Horowitz joined "Pitch Perfect" star Rebel Wilson to announce the nominees, with Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" and Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" coming forth as the major contenders with seven nominations each. Does this mean that the slave turned bounty hunter should team up with the foul-mouthed, hard-drinking teddy bear in some futu...
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Oscar Roadtrip Finally Reaches The Red Carpet

February 27th, 2013 4:40pm EST
Oscars Red Carpet
This year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took the Oscar out to the people to build excitement around the Academy Awards. The called the adventure Oscar Roadtrip where Angie Greenup and Ben Gleib traveled to over 11 cities in February to show off Oscar. They started in New York and hit other cities like Washington, D.C. where they visited the Pentagon, and Houston for the NBA All-Star Game.

I caught up with them in the middle of their roadtrip in Chicago where I had the opportunity to hold Oscar #3111 and take a photo or two for my scrapbook. On Sunday, Feb. 24, we were al...
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Will Ferrell Lands Inaugural MTV Movie Awards' Comedy Genius Honor

February 27th, 2013 11:25am EST
Will Ferrell
Actor Will Ferrell will be honored with the inaugural Comedic Genius Award at the upcoming MTV Movie Awards.

The Anchorman star is being recognized for his long-running comedy career, which began on sketch show Saturday Night Live in the 1990s before he found fame as a film funnyman.

Stephen Friedman, president of MTV, says, "Will Ferrell epitomizes what it means to be a comedic genius and it's only fitting that he should be the inaugural recipient of this award."
 
"Over the course of his extraordinary, 17-plus-year career, he has entertained audiences across the globe with an impress...
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The Hottest Stars Hit The Hottest Gifting Lounge For The Independent Spirit Awards

February 26th, 2013 1:40pm EST
IndieSpiritLounge
While everyone was buzzing around Hollywood preparing for the Oscars on Sunday, a fun and edgy Independent Spirit Awards was happening down by the Santa Monica beaches on a beautiful sunny Saturday. Starpulse had the opportunity to hit The Official Presenter Gift Lounge backstage to do a bit of celeb spotting.

I walked in at the same time as 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis who has been the hit of the awards show circuit this season with her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild. She was pretty in pink and she seemed to enjoy Mattel Games' movie-guessing game, Pass the Popcorn. I imagine ...
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Oscars Red Carpet: Hear From George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Quvenzhane Wallis & More

February 25th, 2013 4:00pm EST
Catherine Zeta-Jones, arrives for The Oscars
For the third year in a row, Starpulse was on the red carpet and talking to all of the celebs as they strolled by in their designer couture gowns.  The pace was fast and furious as stars wizzed by to get into place for their performances and presenting duties. Sometimes it was difficult to get grab them, but even if we shouted a question or two, most of them graciously answered.

Our team this year grew to three people, with the addition of our production assistant, who tweeted and added photos to the Starpulse Instagram account throughout the day. 

Some of the most gracious A-listers to s...
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'Silver Linings Playbook' Dominates The 2013 Independent Spirit Awards

February 24th, 2013 4:07pm EST
Jennifer Lawrence
Silver Linings Playbook is primed for Oscars glory on Sunday after landing four top trophies at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

The dramatic comedy won prizes for best film and best screenplay, as well as best director for David O. Russell and best actress for Jennifer Lawrence at the celebration of independent movies in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday.

The event is held annually on the eve of Hollywood's prestigious Academy Awards, where Silver Linings Playbook is nominated for eight Oscar statuettes.

Lawrence's co-star Bradley Cooper was in the running for best actor, but ...
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'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' Scores Seven Razzie Awards

February 24th, 2013 10:06am EST
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 has been crowned Hollywood's top flop after dominating the 2013 Golden Raspberry Awards, which names and shames the year's worst films.

The final installment in the vampire franchise was voted Worst Picture at the 11th annual Razzie Awards on the eve of the Oscars on Saturday, seeing off competition from Battleship, The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, That's My Boy and A Thousand Words.

Twilight leading lady Kristen Stewart landed Worst Actress, while co-star Taylor Lautner was branded the Worst Supporting Actor for his turn as werewolf...
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Best Oscar Fashion Of The Last Decade

February 24th, 2013 8:20am EST
Cate Blanchett
The Academy Awards have always been the pinnacle of yearly fashion, an opportunity for the world’s most glamorous stars to slip into something silky and ham it up for cameras. Since the first annual instance of the event in 1929, the show has evolved from a moderate dinner party into an elaborate red carpet extravaganza. Who could forget some of Oscars showiest red carpet moments, from Cher’s feathered headgear and strappy leather get-up, to Bjork’s swan dress, to Gwyneth Paltrow’s elegant pink Calvin Klein? The last ten years have been decidedly less insane, but several stars have still ma...
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