MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences opened its open-air theatre in Hollywood on May 19 in the presence of Academy president Tom Sherak and CEO Dawn Hudson with a screening of the Kevin Kostner-starrer Field of Dreams.
The new facility, located in the heart of Hollywood consists of a public-access park, where the Academy will hold a 10-week screening series titled Oscars Outdoors throughout the summer. “It took us almost two and a half years to all agree this was a good idea. Sometimes you have to wait for good things,” Sherak has been quoted to have said.
“We hope Academy members will come, but it was built for the community, it was built for the city of L.A., and it was built for tourists around the world,” he added.
Classic PG-13 films will be shown on Friday nights, while family-oriented affair (think Goonies) will be screened on Saturday nights. Admission will range from $3-$5.
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Academy opens open-air theatre
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Brett Ratner steps down as producer of Oscars
MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has accepted Brett Ratner‘s decision to step down as producer of the Oscar ceremony.
Said an emotional Ratner in a letter to his colleagues, “I called Tom Sherak this morning and resigned as a producer of the 84th Academy Awards telecast. Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.”
It is likely that Ratner would be replaced by Eddie Murphy who has been mooted to host the ceremony.
However, there is no word on who will take over to producing the awards ceremony that is just three and a half months away.