Month: January 2012

The 123nd Tournament of Roses Parade will make its way down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Monday. Actor, war hero and “Dancing with the Stars” champion J.R. Martinez will lead the procession as grand marshal. Themed “Just Imagine …,” the traditional Jan. 1 event is being held on Jan. 2 this year to adhere to

Academy Award nominee BRAD PITT receives the Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award for his lead role in “Moneyball” and his supporting role in “The Tree of Life” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. William Bradley “Brad” Pitt was born December 18, 1963 in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. The actor and film producer

Actor GARY OLDMAN receives the International Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He was born 21 March 1958 in London. He always loved music, but turned to acting when he won a scholarship to Britain’s Rose Bruford Drama College, where he received a B.A. in theatre arts in 1979. A member of

OCTAVIA SPENCER receives the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. She was born May 25, 1970 in Montgomery, Alabama. She’s the sixth of seven siblings and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. Spencer got her first real taste of acting in 1995 with a small part

HOWARD SHORE previously received the same honor at the Festival?s Awards Gala in 2005 for composing the score in “The Aviator.” His collaboration with director Martin Scorsese also includes composing the scores for ?Gangs of New York? and ?The Departed.? This year he will be receiving the award for his exceptional work in Martin Scorsese?s