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Weekend Newsreel: January 27, 2006 Compiled by the FilmBuffOnLine.com staff
Academy Announces Museum Site: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that they have selected a site for their planned film history museum. The Academy plans on building the $200 million facility next to Academy’s Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on North Vine Street in Los Angeles. Although no architect has been selected yet, the Academy hopes to break ground on the project in 2008.
Fully Loaded Spy Car For Sale: One of the four sleek Astin Martin sports cars driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond adventures Goldfinger and Thunderball sold at auction last Friday for $2,090,000 to an unidentified European collector. The classic DB5 model still contains many of the gadgets seen in the films including the revolving license plates, retractable bulletproof screen and machine guns hidden in the headlights. The car’s ejector seat with removable roof panel have been replaced with a standard seat.
Disney Buys Pixar: Ending almost two years of at times cantankerous negotiations, Walt Disney Studios has announced that they will buy computer animation powerhouse Pixar Studios in a deal worth 7.4 billion dollars. You can read FilmBuffOnLine’s complete coverage here.
Producers Guild Awards: Ang Lee’s drama Brokeback Mountain has snagged the Producers Guild of America’s top award, positioning it as the frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar. You can read FilmBuffOnLine’s complete coverage here.
Oscars Take Manhattan: Fifty newly minted Academy Award Oscar statues went on display this past Monday as part of a “Meet The Oscars” exhibition presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The statues will stay on display in the window of Times Square Studios at 44th Street and Broadway until February 1, after which they will be returned to Los Angeles where they will be used in the Academy Awards ceremony on March 5.
In Remembrance-
Fayard Nicholas- The remaining member of the tap dancing duo The Nicholas Brothers has passed away at age 91. Norm McCabe- The last of the directors from Warner Brothers' “Golden Age of Animation” has passed away at age 94. Chris Penn- The character actor who appeared in over 50 films has passed away at age 43. Anthony Franciosa- The actor Broadway actor who segued to starring film roles has passed away at age 77.
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