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Play Defamer's 'In Memoriam' Oscar Montage Pool!

STV — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:43:23 EST

Among the myriad ways to enliven your Oscar viewing experience, the In Memoriam montage pool may be the only one entitling you to cry and win big money simultaneously.

It all depends on the high-rolling natures of your fellow partygoers and the seemingly random structure of the evening's most garish emotional spectacle. As per custom, the montage features actors, directors, producers, writers, composers and various other talent who passed away between Feb. 1 and Jan. 31; the Academy made an exception last year for Heath Ledger, while infamously snubbing Brad Renfro and bumping Roy Scheider to this year.

Similar omissions and celebrity politics are sure to ensue Sunday night, and we've conveniently commodified them here — on a points basis — for your wagering pleasure. Print and share, choose wisely — and good luck!

Will They Make It? (Choose One)
Arthur C. Clarke (+5)
Bernie Brillstein (+10)
Mr. Blackwell (+20)
Gerard Damiano (+25)
None of the above (+15)

Will Open the Montage
Charles H. Joffe (+5)
Stan Winston (+10)
Harold Pinter (+15)
Isaac Hayes (+20)
None of the above (+5)

Will End the Montage
Paul Newman (+5)
Charlton Heston (+5)
Sydney Pollack (+10)
Anthony Minghella (+20)
None of the above (Automatic win)

Will Get Montage's First Video Clip
Roy Scheider (+5)
Cyd Charisse (+10)
Richard Widmark (+15)
Paul Newman (+25)
None of the above (+10)

Will Get Montage's First Sound Clip
Isaac Hayes (+5)
Harvey Korman (+10)
Leonard Rosenman (+15)
Paul Scofield (+20)
None of the above (+10)

First Actor/Actress Named
Sam Bottoms (+5)
Estelle Getty (+10)
Paul Scofield (+15)
Bernie Mac (+20)
None of the above (+5)

First Director Named
Robert Mulligan (+5)
Jules Dassin (+10)
Anthony Minghella (+20)
Sydney Pollack (+25)
None of the above (+15)

First International Auteur Named
Kon Ichikawa (+5)
Claude Berri (+10)
Jean Delannoy (+20)
None of the above (+25)

Oldest Selection
Jean Delannoy, age 100 (+5)
Jules Dassin, age 96 (+10)
Anita Page, age 98 (+15)
Cyd Charisse, age 86 (+20)
None of the above (+25)

Will Get His Own Montage Elsewhere in Oscarcast
Paul Newman (+5)
Charlton Heston (+5)
Sydney Pollack (+15)
Stan Winston (+25)
None of the above (+10)

Paul Newman, Academy Award Winner, Dead At 83

Mark Graham — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Paul Newman, actor and dedicated philanthropist, died yesterday at the age of 83 after a long bout with cancer. The Method trained actor learned his craft at Yale and the Actors Studio and went on to become one of Hollywood's most enduring screen icons, starring in over 65 films such as Cool Hand Luke, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. However, it wasn't until he recreated his storied performance as "Fast" Eddie Felson in 1986's The Color Of Money that he collected his first Academy Award; he collected nine nominations across his career and also was awarded with the Jean Hershholt Humanitarian Award at the 1994 Oscars (as pictured). And just two years ago, he won an Emmy for his work on Empire Falls.

Newman will likely be remembered as much for his philanthropic contributions as he will for his storied acting career. As a result of the success of his Newman's Own brand of salad dressings, popcorn and pasta sauces, he donated more than $250 million to various charities —including the Scott Newman Center, devoted to anti-drug education— over the course of the last twenty-plus years.

We leave you with what is one of our favorite on-screen moments of Newman's acting career, the legendary "No man can eat 50 eggs" scene from Cool Hand Luke.

[Photo Credit: AFP]

Actor Paul Newman dies at 83 [LAT]

CBS Doing Its Best To Forget About 'Viva Laughlin'

Mark — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:09:38 EDT

A crucial part of the mourning process for a network forced to euthanize a hopelessly enfeebled, Nielsen-sick primetime child is the speedy removal of its web presence, a compassionate measure that stops heartbroken programming executives from obsessively surfing over to the show's page in hopes a message promising "ALL NEW EPISODE THIS SUNDAY AT 10 PM! " will magically appear.

Accordingly, CBS has already taken the first steps towards healing following Viva Laughlin's tragic demise; anyone who tries to visit the former location of the show's official page is met only by a blindingly white light, an online beacon providing hope to the grieving that the dearly departed series has gone on to a better place.

Bonus: For those who need to discuss their pain with others, someone has hijacked a Ghost Whisperer message board thread to give fellow fans a place to say their goodbyes.

The Former Online Home Of 'Viva Laughlin' [CBS.com]
Previously: Hugh Jackman's Wife Claims Responsibility For 'Viva Laughlin' Bombing [Defamer]