fb.indiewire.com – Ever since the end of February, fans of jokes about boobs, lazy pop culture references and dinner theater crooning have had one question: would Seth MacFarlane return to host the Oscars? 6 hours 11 min ago via theothersenhman

fb.indiewire.com – The Cannes Festival's official competition may garner more attention, but the Directors Fortnight provides a hip alternative. With just 21 features, Fortnight offers a leaner take on the latest noteworthy cinema from around the world, but that doesn't make artistic director Édouard Waintrop's job any easier. On the brink of his second year running the festival, which opens Thursday with the premiere of Ari Folman's "The Congress," Waintrop sat down with Indiewire to explain this year's selection. 5 days 7 hours ago via brucelee

nytimes.com – My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. 6 days 12 hours ago via jetli

feedproxy.google.com – The network announces the airdates for the awards shows. 1 week 5 days ago via theothersenhman

feedproxy.google.com – Harryhausen pioneered many of the stop-motion techniques that have become today's industry standards. 1 week 6 days ago via theothersenhman

feedproxy.google.com – Fox refuses $23 million in "Life of Pi" money as the MPAA fights to enforce a trade deal. 2 weeks 5 days ago via jetli

feedproxy.google.com – Terence Dunn had claimed that the studio had breached an implied promise to pay him for sharing an idea over a spiritual panda bear. 2 weeks 6 days ago via jackiechan