The White Lotus actor Jason Isaacs will receive the Precious Gem Award at the Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Film Festival (MFF) taking place from April 3-13, 2025.
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Actor Jason Isaacs to Receive the Precious Gem Award at Miami Film Festival
Jason Isaacs (Jean Nelson | dp)
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Tom Cruise Honored with BFI Fellowship
Tom Cruise (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Tom Cruise is being honored by the BFI with its highest honor, a BFI Fellowship, for his achievements as an “extraordinary, versatile” actor and his contribution to the UK film industry.
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Actor Gene Hackman, 95, Wife Betsy Arakawa and Dog Found Dead in Santa Fe Home
Gene Hackman in Welcome to Mooseport ( Intermedia Films / 20th Century Fox) Legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, were discovered dead at their residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at approximately 1:45 p.m., arriving at the couple’s home on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park, where they found both Hackman and Arakawa, along with their dog, dead at the scene.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris to Receive the Chairman’s Award at NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris (courtesy NAACP Image Awards) Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be honored with the Chairman’s Award at the “56th NAACP Image Awards” airing live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday, February 22, on BET and CBS.
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Jeff Baena, Indie Filmmaker – ‘The Little Hours’ and Aubrey Plaza’s Husband, Dead at 47
Jeff Baena (screenshot / SundanceTV / YouTube) Jeff Baena, an indie filmmaker and husband of actress Aubrey Plaza has died at 47.
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Jimmy Carter Celebrated in Documentary ‘Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President’
Jimmy Carter (dp) Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, celebrated in the documentary Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, passed away peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, 29th December 2024. He was 100.
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Ariana Grande to Receive Rising Star Award at Palm Springs Film Awards for Wicked
Ariana Grande in Wicked (Photo; Giles Keyte | Universal Pictures) Ariana Grande has been named the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in Universal Pictures’ Wicked. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Prestigious Montecito Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (Credit: Dominic Leon, A24) Colman Domingo will receive the prestigious Montecito Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his “powerhouse performance” in Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing as Divine G. This announcement follows Domingo’s win at last night’s Gotham Awards, where he took home the honor for Outstanding Lead Performance.
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RIP. Mary Bernice McGee, Motorsports Pioneer and Star of ‘Motorcycle Mary’ Documentary Dead at 87
Mary McGee in February 1961. (Photo courtesy of The Family of Mary McGee.) Mary Bernice McGee, the legendary motorsports pioneer, and star of the documentary Motorcycle Mary died on Wednesday, November 27, at the age of 87.
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Francis Ford Coppola to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Francis Ford Coppola (courtesy AFI, Photo credit – Chad Keig) The American Film Institute (AFI) today named Francis Ford Coppola the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film.
