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The 13th edition of the Noir City film festival opened in San Francisco recently with the screening of a film that was restored with help from a grant that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave the Film Noir Foundation last year. More than 1,400 enthusiastic fans of film noir, many dressed in period clothes, jammed the historic Castro Theater to capacity, and gave a loud and warm welcome to the re-premiere of Woman on the Run, a 1950 film noir starring Ann Sheridan.

Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper’s American Sniper hit the U. S.

Anita Ekberg, Golden Globe winner, died January 11, at a clinic near Rome. The actress was the sex symbol of the 1960s, made famous by her role as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960).

Oscar nominations were announced today, January 15, 2015 for the 87th Academy Awards schedule to air LIVE Sunday, February 22, 2015 7pm Easter/4pm Pacific on ABC. The full list of nominees are below: Best PictureAmerican SniperBirdmanBoyhoodThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameSelmaThe Theory of EverythingWhiplash Best DirectorWes Anderson, The Grand Budapest HotelAlejandro González Iñárritu, BirdmanRichard Linklater, BoyhoodBennett Miller, FoxcatcherMorten Tyldum, The Imitation Game Best ActressMarion Cotillard, Two Days, One NightFelicity Jones, The Theory of EverythingJulianne Moore, Still AliceRosamund Pike, Gone GirlReese Witherspoon, Wild Best ActorSteve Carell, Foxcatcher Bradley Cooper, American SniperBenedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation GameMichael Keaton, BirdmanEddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything Best Supporting ActressPatricia Arquette, BoyhoodLaura Dern, WildKeira Knightley, The Imitation GameEmma Stone, BirdmanMeryl Streep, Into the Woods Best Supporting ActorRobert Duvall, The JudgeEthan Hawke, BoyhoodEdward Norton, BirdmanMark Ruffalo, FoxcatcherJ.

Film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. who died January 9, 2015 of heart failure was the second generation of a true Hollywood dynasty.

Most of this weekend’s entertainment headlines have been squarely focused on Sunday’s Golden Globe awards, whose impact on the global box office will be felt in the coming weeks. Our current frame’s top domestic honors went to Fox Studios and Europacorp’s Taken 3, which finished first in the North American market with a $39.

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