Film Notes: Animal actors get their day at the Rosies
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Uggie portrays the faithful companion to George Valentin in "The Artist" and is a nominee for a Rosie Award.
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards were celebrated Sunday night and the Oscars are nearing, but around Long Beach, Calif., the biggest awards of the season may be the Rosies.
Community activist and all-around doggone good guy Justin Rudd is playing host for the Rosie Awards competition, named for his English bulldog, Rosie, to honor the animals that make movie magic. Since Rosie's death, the selections are now sniffed out by her younger brother, bulldog Riley.
The winners will be announced Feb. 26, the same day as the Academy Awards. And the nominees, announced earlier this week:
Best film: "Rio," "Hugo," "The Artist," The Adventures of Tintin" and "50/50."
Best actor: Luiz in "Rio," the dog in "The Artist," Arthur in "Beginners" and Marley in "Marley & Me: The Puppy Years."
Best actress: Blackie in "Hugo," Queenie in "Water for Elephants," Chloe in "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2," Tao in "The Day the Dogs Disappeared," Snowy in "The Adventures of Tintin," and Skeletor in "50/50."
Information: hautedogs.org/rosie.html. (Tracy Manzer, Press-Telegram)
Savory Cinebrunch
Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" will be the selection at the Feb. 11 Cinebrunch at the Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd. in Oakmont.
A light brunch, with food from Oakmont Bakery, will start at 10 a.m. and a representative from the Oakmont Carnegie Library will introduce the film before its 11 a.m. start.
Brunch tickets ($12; includes film) will be on sale until 9 p.m. Feb. 10 and must be purchased in advance through www.theoakstheater.com. Tickets for the film only ($6) can be bought in advance or at the box office on Feb. 11.
With the 1977 romantic comedy, Woody Allen became the first person to be Oscar nominated for best actor, director and screenplay since Orson Welles in 1941.
The movie was named best picture, edging out "The Goodbye Girl," "Julia," "Star Wars" and "The Turning Point," while Allen took the directing prize and shared the Oscar for original screenplay, and Diane Keaton won the Academy Award for best actress. (Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Silence is golden
If "The Artist" whet your appetite for real silent films, Pittsburgh Filmmakers has booked the newly restored "The Gold Rush" for Feb. 12 and "Sunrise" on Feb. 19, each at 8 p.m. at the Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave.
First Published February 2, 2012 12:00 am
