Topic: Samuel Goldwyn

The Producers Guild threw a lively party over the weekend and handed out its annual awards, but finding myself sharing a table with 10 producers...
Sundance Institute announced two winners for its inaugural Hilton Worldwide LightStay Sustainability Award honoring documentaries that showcase...

Tom Sherak Reflects On The Past Week…

Tonight in the Samuel Goldwyn theater, at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences president Tom Sherak got a knowing laugh. It was right...

1950s screen idol Farley Granger dies at 85

Farley Granger, the American actor known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" and other films, has died at his Manhattan home. He was 85.Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner's office ...

Sam Goldwyn, Hollywood Pioneer

Sam Goldwyn was one of the most influential of the small group of rich, powerful men who controlled Hollywood during the Golden Age. He reinvented himself as an independent producer, forming a production company that became the model for the independents who ...
Emily Bronte's monumental novel, a melodramatic tale of unrequited love, jealousy and revenge first published in 1837, is a wildly imaginative story of wild passions reflecting the wild and stormy weather of the Yorkshire Moors. When Heathcliff hears Cathy tell Ellen ...
Tom Barrack's prediction that Apple (AAPL) CEO and Pixar (PIXR) creator Steve Jobs is destined to become the next Samuel Goldwyn-styled movie mogul isn't any more peculiar than the billion-dollar investor's recent unexpected rant on "Twilight" in an internal ...
Winning scripts will then be distributed to Hollywood producers and agents. Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards offers five prizes ranging from $1,000 for honorable mention to $15,000 for first prize. There is no fee to enter the contest, and many of ...
The following is a guest post by Sam Horn, an author and consultant.. From now on, if you're in the middle of a task and tempted to give up -- just do FIVE MORE. Just as athletes build physical stamina by pushing ...

Public Speaking: Malaprops

A malaprop is an absurd misuse of words. It can be from words that sound alike (sadistic and statistic) or from explanations that don't make any sense. You can use these on purpose as a humor technique during your public speaking ...