Memorable Moments from the Unmemorable Academy Awards
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Celeb News,
Last night’s Best Actor categories were as predictable as the Best Actress races were surprising. Yesterday’s ceremony was also as disappointing as it was routine.
For months now, we’d been hearing about several plans being orchestrated for the Academy Awards. If the writers’ strike was still in effect, the producers swore the telecast would continue with packages that celebrated Oscar’s 80-year history. Interestingly enough, even with the scribes back at work, the show was still horribly written and crammed with unnecessary fillers. (Even I could have penned ‘the always Fantastic…Jessica Alba’.)
As it was, the winners appeared to have been given less time last night to accept their awards than ever. (Which may or may not have been a good thing.) But did Javier Bardem really need to rush his lovely speech to his mother? Did the organizers have to reshow the previous awards presentations? Did the AMPAS President really need to waste time explaining how the selection process is done??
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Brad Renfro Autopsy Results
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Celeb News, Obituaries,
Two days after learning Heath Ledger’s cause of death, we’re finally getting the report on another actor’s passing. Brad Renfro, who was found on Jan. 15th, died from a drug overdose.
According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, The Client star - whose death is being considered an accident - had apparently been injecting heroin into his system. Unfortunately, this was not the 25-year-old’s first encounter with the drug. Renfro’s career had been overshadowed by several substance-related brushes with the law.
Brad’s last film, The Informers, is currently in post-production.
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Actor Brad Renfro Dead
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
Actor Brad Renfro, star of 1994’s The Client, was found dead today inside a Los Angeles apartment. Although a cause of death was not immediately known, drugs are being considered a possibility.
Renfro, who was discovered by director Joel Schumacher, went on to make other films after his legal thriller debut. Later roles included parts in Sleepers, Ghost World and 2005’s The Jacket. Unfortunately, the young star’s career was dotted with more notable lows than highs. Renfro’s troubled past included theft, DUIs and heroin possession.
Brad, 25, was working on a new project shortly before he died. He had just completed filming The Informers, co-starring Winona Ryder and Mickey Rourke.
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