http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:00 -0700 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:32:55 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-Slumdog-Millionaire-won-best-picture-in-2008?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picture at the 81st Academy Awards, Slumdog Millionaire was directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy. Finally, a story with a happy ending!  Slumdog Millionaire is the portrayal of a young, dirt poor slumdog fr... award ceremonies best picture Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:32:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-Slumdog-Millionaire-won-best-picture-in-2008?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-No-Country-for-Old-Men-won-best-picture-in-2007?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picutre at the 80th Academy Awards, No Country for Old Men was directed by Joel and Ethan Cohen. Joel and Ethan Cohen outdid themselves with this thriller of good vs. evil.  Set in West Texas during the 1980s, the main cha... award ceremonies best picture Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:17:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-No-Country-for-Old-Men-won-best-picture-in-2007?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-The-Departed-won-best-picture-in-2006?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picture at the 79th Academy Awards, The Departed was directed by none other than Martin Scorsese. This depiction of police corruption was made into an amazingly dark and wonderful film through creative editing and colorful char... award ceremonies best picture Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:37:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-The-Departed-won-best-picture-in-2006?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-Crash-won-best-picture-in-2005?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picture at the 78th Academy Awards, Crash was co-written, produced and directed by Paul Haggis. This tale of racism and prejudice is exemplified with its all-star cast.  This movie depicts the nature of racism in society a... award ceremonies best picture Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:22:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Academy-Awards-101-Crash-won-best-picture-in-2005?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-Million-Dollar-Baby-won-best-picture-in-2004?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picture at the 77th Academy Awards, Million Dollar Baby was directed by Clint Eastwood. A tear-jerking film, Clint Eastwood's, Million Dollar Baby, examines the hardships of prejudice in women's boxing and the nature of distanc... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:41:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-Million-Dollar-Baby-won-best-picture-in-2004?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Return-of-the-King-won-best-picture-in-2003?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picture at the 76th Academy Awards, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King was based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels and was directed by Peter Jackson. The third and last book of the series, Return of the King offers a needed... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Return-of-the-King-won-best-picture-in-2003?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-Chicago-won-best-picture-in-2002?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner SourceWinner of best picture at the 75th Academy Awards, Chicago was directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall.A story wrapped in adultery and murder, Chicago chronicles the roaring 20s through the eyes of wannabe Vaudeville stars.  After being... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:14:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-Chicago-won-best-picture-in-2002?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-A-Beautiful-Mind-won-best-picture-in-2001?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winner of best picture at the 74th Academy Awards, A Beautiful Mind was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. A Beautiful Mind is an account of John Forbes Nash, played by Russell Crowe.  John Nash was a Nobel Prize Laure... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:43:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-A-Beautiful-Mind-won-best-picture-in-2001?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-Gladiator-won-best-picture-in-2000?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source The winner for best picture at the 73rd Academy Awards, Gladiator, was directed by Ridley Scott and starred film giants like Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. An epic story about a general turned slave turned public figure, Gladiator is an i... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:01:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Academy-Awards-101-Gladiator-won-best-picture-in-2000?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Award-winning-movies-101-American-Beauty?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source The winner for best picture at the 72nd Academy Awards in 1999, American Beauty, was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. This uniquely twisted story depicts a dysfuntional suburban family coming to grips with the torture of teena... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:22:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Award-winning-movies-101-American-Beauty?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Award-winning-movies-101-Shakespeare-in-Love?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Winning best picture at the 71st Aacdemy Awards in 1998, Shakespeare in Love was directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman.  This delightful movie is a tribute to Shakespeare and one of his most revered pieces of work, Romeo and... award ceremonies best picture Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:01:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Award-winning-movies-101-Shakespeare-in-Love?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Award-ceremonies-101-What-movies-the-Oscar-for-best-film-over-the-last-10-years?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Over the past decade there have been some amazing movies.  Movies that have tested our imagination and stretched our comfort zone.  With that said, here are the winners for best picture at the Academy Awards over the past 10 years: ... award ceremonies best picture Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:37:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Award-ceremonies-101-What-movies-the-Oscar-for-best-film-over-the-last-10-years?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Award-ceremonies-101-Who-were-the-hosts-of-the-Academy-Awards-over-the-past-10-years?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Entertainment Since 1998, the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, have had seven different hosts.  Some were invited back to host for another year. 1998 - Whoopi Goldberg 1999 - Billy Crystal ... award ceremonies Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:07:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Award-ceremonies-101-Who-were-the-hosts-of-the-Academy-Awards-over-the-past-10-years?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Award-ceremonies-101-When-did-the-Oscars-first-begin?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood on May 16th, 1929.  During its first year, only a crowd of 1,000 people shuffled into the Oscars ceremony, but the results were broadcast over the radio.&nbsp... award ceremonies Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:57:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Award-ceremonies-101-When-did-the-Oscars-first-begin?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Bestselling-albums-101-Which-artist-sold-the-most-copies-in-music-history?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source You guessed it, Michael Jackson sold over 100 million copies of the famed Thriller album; 109 million to be more precise. After his breakthrough video for the song "Thriller", Michael Jackson skyrocketed to worldwide stardom.  ... best-selling albums Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:01:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Bestselling-albums-101-Which-artist-sold-the-most-copies-in-music-history?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Box-office-101-What-is-the-alltime-grossing-movie-in-the-USA?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Not surprising, but Titanic steals the show again.  Coming in as both the largest grossing movie in the world and the U.S., Titanic sold 67,463,763 dollars worth of tickets more than The Dark Knight. For statistics on box office listings... largest grossing movies Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:53:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Box-office-101-What-is-the-alltime-grossing-movie-in-the-USA?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Box-office-101-What-was-the-alltime-largest-grossing-movie-in-the-world?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner Source Titanic takes the cake.  With 1,835,300,000 dollars worth of tickets sold, Titanic has held the #1 spot for largest ticket sales worldwide ever since its release in 1997.  This beats out The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by ... largest grossing movies Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:41:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16405-AE-101-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Box-office-101-What-was-the-alltime-largest-grossing-movie-in-the-world?cid=exrss-AE-101-Examiner