American Cinematheque Head of Programming Gwen Deglise Moore became the latest to receive the distinguished Insignia of Chevalier (Knight) of the Order of Arts and Letters, an award established in 1957 to recognize eminent artists and writers as well as people who have contributed significantly to furthering the arts…

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), an elite organization of cinematographers at the top of their field, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding today. What better way to honor that milestone than to create a list of 100 milestone films known for the art and craft of cinematography in the 20th…

Omar Sharif, by the far the most iconic film star ever to emerge out of the Arab world, has died at the age of 83. Sharif’s agent revealed he had suffered a heart attack in a hospital in Cairo. It had been revealed in May that Sharif was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Sharif, born Michel Shalhoub in Egypt to a…

There is no doubt Peter O’Toole was one of the greatest actors the movies have ever seen.  Since coming into major international stardom with his dazzling turn in Lawrence Of Arabia, O’Toole compiled a group of brilliant performances over the past half century that are second to none. But he also holds another…

Oscar-nominated actor Peter O’Toole died yesterday, his agent confirmed Sunday. He was 81. Often called the Hamlet of his generation, his death comes only about a year after retiring from a 54-year career in both stage and film highlighted by his turn as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia…

If he sticks with it, it’s a fitting end to the six-decade-plus career of the Irish actor, who released a very Peter O’Toole-like statement today saying he is retiring from films and stage just shy of his 80th birthday. The Lawrence Of Arabia and My Favourite Year star has done just about everything in the business…