Monday, January 18, 2010

mary streep

Mary Streep is a big name in the American Showbiz. She has got the reputation of the most brilliant and widely acknowledged film actress in America. She enjoys a good name in all the fields of showbiz viz. movie, television and theatre. She has shown her talent in all the three fields and achieved a number of awards on account of her outstanding performance.Mary Streep is the daughter of Mary Willa and Harry William Streep. Mary Streep’s mother had the Swiss background and his father was Dutch. Mary Streep had the inclination towards acting from the very childhood. She studied the subjects related to drama in her school and college life. Ultimately she got her masters degree in Fine Arts from a school of drama. During her stay at the Yale School of Drama, she performed multifarious roles, which included the role of a young heroine and an old lady as well.

Mary Streep started her career in the theatre in 1971 and in the television in 1977. During the same year i.e. 1977, she started her career as movie actress. She got the success in her early endeavors and was nominated for Oscar Award during the year 1978. When she performed extraordinarily in the movie – Sophie’s Choice during the year 1982, she was awarded the award of best actress. Mary Streep achieved a large number of nominations for Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, which were the highest ever nominations given to any actor.

She performed large number of roles in the stage shows and got overwhelming appreciation from the viewers. Her plays were liked by the spectators very much. She also got popularity from the television serials. Her roles in the movies are also liked by the viewers.

shutter island

Digital News Report – Last Night film director Martin Scorsese accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards. The director, screenwriter, producer and actor said he wished he could write music but he can’t. Scorsese joked and went on to say he would continue to make movies.

Last night there was a lot of talk about “Shutter Island” (see video below), a Martin Scorsese film staring Leonardo DiCaprio as U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels.

In 1954 the Marshal and his assistant are sent to a hospital for the criminally insane on an island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate a report of an escaped prisoner.

The plot thickens when a hurricane hits the island and a prison riot ensues.

The movie was supposed to be released last year but was held off until February 19, 2010.


jeff bridges golden globe

Jeff Bridges captured best actor award at Golden Globe awards ceremony for his role in “Crazy Heart”. Jeff Bridges Golden Globe winner turned 60 this year he was born in Los Angeles California on December 4, 1949. His father Llyod Bridges was also a famous actor.
Jeff and his brother Beau appeared in “The Lloyd Bridges show” in 1962-63. Jeff Bridges got nominated for the notable awards many times but could not win one. His first nomination was for Academy award as best supporting actor for his role in ” the Last Picture Show” in 1971. He was nominated for the same award in 1974 for the film “Thunderbolt and Light foot”. In 1984 he was nominated for Academy award as best actor for playing a role of alien in the film “Starman” Jeff was again nominated for the Academy award as best supporting actor for his role in “the Contenders.

Jeff’s work has been acclaimed by many critics. Jeff Bridges had been nominated for the best actor award by Golden Globe for his roles in “Starman” and “the Fisher King”.
Jeff Bridges finally got his Golden Globe for best actor-motion picture Drama. Crazy Heart is an American musical film based on a novel written by Thomas Cobb. The film got nice reviews from critics and Jeff’s performance was termed as captivating. According to some reviews he elevated the film by his exceptional presence.

Earlier on the red carpet Jeff Bridges said,” I’m not counting any chickens”. Well Jeff Bridges Golden Globe may be a beginning you may be getting more.

lloyd bridges

The name of his father was Lloyd Vernet Bridges Sr. and Harriet Evelyn was his mother. His father was an active part of hotel business in California and was also the owner of movie theater. Lloyd Bridges completed his graduation in 1931 from the Petaluma High School. He got Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter’s membership at the UCLA and it was the place where he completed the higher education in political science.

Lloyd Bridges, whose full name was Lloyd Vernet Bridges, was born on 15th of January 1913 in San Leandro (California). 10th of March 1998 was the date when the life of this great actor came to an end. He was a well-known actor of the United States. He played several roles in around 150 films and also appeared in many television series.

Dorothy Bridges, the future wife of Lloyd Bridges met him at UCLA and later on they got married in the year of 1938. Broadway career of the Bridges was started in 1939 when he participated in the production of “Othello” (Shakespeare’s production). Stock company was joined by him in 1941 at Columbia Pictures. It was the place where several small roles were played by him in many short and features subjects.

Lloyd Bridges appeared in many classics being a contract performer like “Sahara”, “Little Big Horn” and “High Noon” for Columbia Pictures. He died on 10th of March 1998 of natural causes. His age was 85 at the time of his death. Jordan Bridges (actor of the United States) is the grandson of Lloyd Bridges

how old is sophia loren


Web searchers: How old is Sophia Loren?

Actress Sophia Loren walked onto the Golden Globes stage on Sunday to a standing ovation from her Hollywood peers.

The viewing public at home, it seems, were left with a couple questions after the Oscar winner presented the award for best foreign language film.

Internet searches for "how old is sophia loren" and "sophia loren plastic surgery" account for 2 of the 20 hottest searches on Google this morning.

Loren was born on Sept. 20, 1934, according to IMDB.com, making her 75 years old.

As far as her, well, preserved appearance: a lady never tells.


jeff bridges movies

A lot of people have been searching for the list of movies that Jeff Bridges has been in, IF you guys might want to check them out, then you can find right below a list of short hits on this Jeff BridgesMovies. He is an outstanding actor, thats not just award winning but someone that can move people. The previous movie he is in that made him won the golden Globe Awards as the best actor performance in a motion picture. Anyway the whole listing for Jeff Bridges Movies is just right after the jump.

The following are some of the latest Jeff Bridges Movies;The Big Lebowski (1998),The Contender(2000) Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002, IMAX), Raising the Mammoth (2000, TV), and The Heroes of Rock and Roll (1979, TV). He also voiced one of the animated characters in Surfs up. Iron Man (2008) and of course Crazy Heart.

Check out more info on Jeff Bridges movies, you can even try watching any of them. See more details as we update a link right below for you to check out. There are still a lot more on Jeff Bridges Movies.