Berlin film fest to honor Spielberg
Steven Spielberg will be honored for his life’s work at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.
Festival organizers said Tuesday that the 75-yearold American director, producer and screenwriter will be awarded an honorary Golden Bear, the annual event’s top prize, for a body of work that comprises more than 100 movies and series.
The multiple Oscar winner’s work “is unique in the history of international cinema of the past 60 years for its immense variety,” the festival said.
Spielberg’s productions have included everything from “E.T.” to “Schindler’s List.” The Berlin festival will screen his latest film, “The Fabelmans.”
“With an incredible career, Steven Spielberg has not only enchanted generations of viewers all over the world, but has also given a new meaning to the ‘cinema’ as the factory of dreams,” festival co-directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a statement.
The Berlin event will run from Feb. 16 to 26.
Schneider wins ‘Jeopardy!’ tournament:
Forty-game winner Amy Schneider capped her big year by winning a hard-fought “Jeopardy!” tournament of champions in an episode that aired Monday. Schneider won three games in the tournament finals, narrowly beating Andrew He, who won two games. The third contestant, Sam Buttrey, won one game.
Schneider had a 40-game winning streak earlier this year, the second longest in the game show’s history, which began when she defeated He.
Schneider said she wanted to compete again with He, known for his big bets on the show’s Daily Doubles, and feared him.
“He was definitely someone that I knew could beat me because he very nearly did before, and he did a couple of times here as well,” Schneider said. “Any of the three of us really could have won if a very small number of things had gone differently.”
Schneider won the $250,000 grand prize, He won $100,000 for second place, and Buttrey won $50,000.
‘Everything Everywhere’ leads Spirit Award noms:
The multiverse-hopping adventure film “Everything Everywhere All At Once” led the nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with nods for best feature, best director, best lead actor for Michelle Yeoh, supporting actors Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis and breakthrough for Stephanie Hsu.
The organization announced nominees for its 38th edition Tuesday, where other top contenders include Todd Field’s “Tar,” Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” and Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All.”
The awards, which have shifted to gender neutral
acting awards, celebrate the best in independent filmmaking and will be held March 4.
Chrisleys sentenced in fraud case:
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion.
U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross in Atlanta gave Todd Chrisley 12 years in prison, while Julie Chrisley got seven years behind bars, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta. Each is to serve three years of supervised release afterward, and Ross also ordered them to pay restitution in an amount to be determined later.
The Chrisleys gained fame with their show “Chrisley Knows Best.”
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