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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Awards, Awards, Awards...



On February 23 under a beach tent in Santa Monica, California, a luncheon was held that accompanied the 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards. The following movies in Merrick Library's DVD collection were among the winners:
"Beasts of the Summer Wild" - Best Cinematography (Ben Richardson)
"Magic Mike" - Best Supporting Male (Matthew McConaughey)
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" - Best First Feature
"The Sessions" - Best Male Lead (John Hawkes), Best Supporting Female (Helen Hunt)

On February 24 the 85th annual Academy Awards were presented at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The following movies in Merrick Library's DVD collection were among the winners:
"Argo" - Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing (Note: Merrick Library will show "Argo" on March 15 at 2 p.m.)
"Brave" - Best Animated Feature Film
"Searching for Sugar Man" - Best Documentary Feature
"Skyfall" - Best Original Song ("Skyfall"), Best Sound Editing

The highlight of this year's Oscars was a tribute to the half-century old James Bond franchise. The salute included a performance by Great Britain's Dame Shirley Bassey of the title song to "Goldfinger" as she had done for the 1964 hit film's soundtrack. In addition to "Goldfinger" and the previously cited "Skyfall," Merrick has these other exploits of Ian Fleming's immortal spy on DVD:
Casino Royale
Diamonds Are Forever
The Man With The Golden Gun
Quantum Of Silence
The World Is Not Enough

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