Ex-Stripper, Sadist Among 105 New Invitees to Join AMPAS [Eliter And Eliter]

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 Ex-Stripper, Sadist Among 105 New Invitees to Join AMPAS [Eliter And Eliter]
Hollywood's power list got a little more diffuse Monday when Diablo Cody, Marion Cotillard, Judd Apatow and Sacha Baron Cohen were among 105 new invitees to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The number is the lowest since 2004, when the Academy instituted its "Riff-Raff Rule" limiting the annual invitee total to 137; that said, we're not sure what kind of internal politics ... [link]

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Taxi Driver goes to the movies
Published 6/27/2008 by Danny Leigh at Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - film
... n in its semi-permanent home outside Tate Modern. Meanwhile, the latest media-friendly batch of luminaries to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has drawn forth plenty of comment in various corners of the blog world. Although British observers have inevitably focused on the inclusion of Sacha Baron Cohen, Defamer points out that the naming of Michael Haneke is probably even weirder. What's next - Gaspar Noé trading badly scripted quips with Sandra Bullock as he presents 2009's Best Achievement in Costume Design? Which just leaves time to ...

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