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American Society Of Cinematographers Awards 1999
The 14th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 20, 2000, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 1999. Winners and nominees Film Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases * '' American Beauty'' – Conrad L. Hall ** '' The Insider'' – Dante Spinotti ** ''The Sixth Sense'' – Tak Fujimoto ** '' Sleepy Hollow'' – Emmanuel Lubezki ** ''Snow Falling on Cedars'' – Robert Richardson Television Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Miniseries or Television Film * '' Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' – Robbie Greenberg Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series * ''The X-Files'' (Episode: " Agua Mala") – Bill Roe Other awards * ASC Heritage Award (Note: This year the award is named for Gregg Toland) ** Andrew Huebscher ** Christopher Popp * Lifetime Achievement Award ** William A. Fraker * Board of the Governors Award ** Warren Beatty * International Award ** Oswald Morris * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Beauty (1999 Film)
''American Beauty'' is a 1999 American satirical black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari. Annette Bening stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Allison Janney co-star. Academics have described the film as satirizing how beauty and personal satisfaction are perceived by the American middle class; further analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption. After being filmed in California from December 1998 to February 1999, ''American Beauty'' was released in North America on September 17, 1999, receiving widespread critical and popular acclaim. It was the second-best-review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film stars Halle Berry as actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and premiered on HBO on August 21, 1999. The teleplay is drawn exclusively from the biography of Dorothy Dandridge by Earl Mills. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who had known Dandridge and Otto Preminger. Cast * Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge ** Wendi Williams provides the singing voice for Dorothy Dandridge * Brent Spiner as Earl Mills * Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger * Obba Babatundé as Harold Nicholas * Loretta Devine as Ruby Dandridge * Cynda Williams as Vivian Dandridge * LaTanya Richardson as Auntie * Tamara Taylor as Geri Branton-Nicholas * William Atherton as Darryl Zanuck * D. B. Sweeney as Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In American Television
The following is a list of events affecting American television during 1999. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes. Events January February March April May June July August September October November December Programs Debuts Ending this year Entering syndication this year Resuming this year Changes of network affiliation Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Networks and services Network launches Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Station closures Births Deaths See also * 1999 in the United States * List of American films of 1999 References External linksList of 1999 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In American Cinema
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major List of school shootings in the United States by death toll, school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of Online piracy, online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed t-55, T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
