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Quentin Tarantino’s Birthday: 50 Movie Quotes To Celebrate Director’s 50th Birthday

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Famed director Quentin Tarantino turns the ripe old age of 50 on Wednesday, March 27. Tarantino made his name with bold, boundary-pushing films such as 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs,” 1994’s “Pulp Fiction,” and 1997’s “Jackie Brown.”

Tarantino was nominated for Best Director for “Pulp Fiction” at the 1995 Oscars, but he won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the ceremony. In 2010, “Inglourious Basterds” earned Tarantino Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, while 2013’s Best Picture-nominee “Django Unchained” also won Tarantino the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

In celebration of Tarantino’s 50th birthday, we’ve compiled 50 of the best quotes from his films. Click through below and let us know your favorites in the comments.

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Academy Award Winning 'LAWRENCE OF ARABIA' Returns to Screens for Cinemark's Classic Films Series

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Academy Award Winning ‘LAWRENCE OF ARABIA’ Returns to Screens for Cinemark’s Classic Films Series


Fully Restored, Hollywood Classic to Play at Select Cinemark XD Auditoriums and Other Locations on Wednesday, March 20th

PLANO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYS: CNK) , one of the world’s largest motion picture exhibitors, is pleased to announce that the 1962 Academy Award Winner for Best Motion Picture, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, will play at Cinemark’s Classics Series in over 120 Cinemark theatres across the country. Ranked # 7 on the 2007 American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time, the film is scheduled to play on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, with two separate show times, 2pm and 7pm.

“LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is the quintessential big screen epic,” states James Meredith, Head of Marketing & Communications for Cinemark. “It’s adventurous, award-winning, and features memorable directing and acting performances. It will look spectacular in our Cinemark XD auditoriums at participating locations!”

Consistently rated as one of the finest films from director David Lean, this classic featured an indelible performance from Peter O’Toole as the lead character, T. E. Lawrence, as well as those from Sir Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, and Anthony Quinn. In addition to winning the Best Picture Oscar, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was also awarded Best Director honors for Lean, Best Original Score for Maurice Jarre, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Art and Set Decoration. It was nominated in three other categories including Best Actor for O’Toole and Best Supporting Actor for Sharif.

Cinemark takes pride in creating the best entertainment experience in the industry. In order to make movie-going as easy and enjoyable as possible, Cinemark focuses on offering more choices to their customers. For example, “Print at Home” ticketing available at www.cinemark.com makes it easy for patrons to purchase tickets in advance from the comfort of their home or office. Customers can bypass lines at the box office and go directly to a kiosk in the theatre lobby. Also, guests can download and purchase tickets through Cinemark’s mobile applications that are available for iPhone and Android phones. Finally, to stay connected, customers can sign up online to receive free, weekly showtime e-mailers that contain online coupons for discounts at the concession stand and other weekly special offers.

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Academy Awards Winners List 2013: Winners From The 85th Annual Oscars

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Ben Affleck, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Bradley Cooper and more stars celebrated Hollywood’s biggest night on Feb. 24 at the Oscars. (An Academy Awards winners list for 2013 can be found below.)

Hosted by Seth MacFarlane (“Ted”), the 85th annual Academy Awards included a wide array of box office hits. For the first time ever, the Best Picture category included six films with grosses over $100 million, including “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” “Zero Dark Thirty,” another Best Picture nominee, was in striking distance of nine figures as well. (The other Best Picture nominees, “Amour” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” were limited releases.)

The history making didn’t end there. The Oscars 2013 ceremony also included opportunities for Day-Lewis and Affleck to enter the record books. Day-Lewis, nominated for “Lincoln,” won his third Best Actor Oscar, an Academy Awards record. Affleck, meanwhile, became only the fourth director in the 85-year history of the Academy Awards to see his film win Best Picture without a subsequent nomination for Best Director. (The last time this happened was at the 1990 ceremony when “Driving Miss Daisy” won.)

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2013 Oscar Winners: ‘Lincoln’ And ‘Argo’ Among The Big Winners

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

The 85th annual Academy Awards were held Sunday and it was a big night for “Argo,” “Lincoln,” and “Les Miserables.”

“Lincoln” began the night with the most Academy Awards nominations. The film, which starred Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, was up for 12 awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. Close behind was “Life of Pi,” with 11 nominations.

“Argo” took home the award for Best Picture, with Daniel Day-Lewis winning Best Actor for “Lincoln.”

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Oscar Winners 2013: The Full List

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By Dorothy Pomerantz, Forbes Staff

The Oscars were full of surprises this year. Lincoln, which once seemed like a sure thing, walked way with only 1 major award for Best Actor for Daniel Day- Lewis. Ang Lee won for Best Director for Life of Pi and Argo took home Best Picture without director Ben Affleck earning a Best Directing nomination. …read more
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Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Oscars 2013: Couple Steals The Show On The Red Carpet (PHOTO)

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner wowed on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars tonight (Feb. 24).

As per usual, the A-list couple were the epitome of style and grace as they made their way into the Dolby Theater in Hollywood looking as in love as ever.

Affleck is not nominated in the Best Director category this evening, despite winning the title at every other award show this year. But, his flick “Argo” is up for the Academy Award for Best Picture … and is expected to win.

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Oscars Live: Winners & Best Moments From The 2013 Academy Awards

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

After months of competition, debate and conjecture, it’s finally time for Hollywood’s biggest night: the Oscars. (Live updates from the 85th annual Academy Awards can be found below.)

The 2013 Oscars ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and hosted by “Ted” director Seth MacFarlane, ends an awards season that started all the way back in January of 2012 when “Beasts of the Southern Wild” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. (“Beasts of the Southern Wild” earned four nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Benh Zeitlin, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress for child star Quvenzhane Wallis.)

“Beasts” and eight other films were nominated for Best Picture — “Amour,” Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Zero Dark Thirty” — but the race had focused down to “Lincoln” and “Argo” as the Oscars approached. The former film led the pack with 12 total nominations, but it was “Argo” that has dominated the awards stage since early January.

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Why Did Kathryn Bigelow Not Get An Oscar Nomination For Best Director For Zero Dark Thirty?

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By Quora, Contributor

Over the last few weeks there have been a lot of strong opinions among the media and around the blogosphere about why Kathryn Bigelow did not get an Oscar nomination for Best Director for her work on Zero Dark Thirty. Most of these conspiracy theories focus solely on the controversy regarding the film having a possible pro-torture stance. The controversy likely played a part in her snub, but I believe there are also other reasons. …read more
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