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American Beauty: 1999 Best Picture

American Beauty won 5 Oscars out of its 8 nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Sam Mendes) and Best Actor (Kevin Spacey). Hilary Swank won...

Zsa Zsa Gabor on Bonanza in Maestro Hoss

Los Angeles is not the only place  the fiery Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was ever incarcerated. She was once a guest of Sheriff Roy Coffee in the Virginia City...

Shakespeare in Love: 1998 Best Picture

“Shakespeare in Love” (13) and “Saving Private Ryan” (11) were the two most nominated films at the 71st Academy Awards. The former won Best Picture and Steven Spielberg won best...

Titanic: 1997 Best Picture

“Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, but it didn’t score in the acting categories where it had only two of its...

Angels Clinch American League West

The Los Angeles Angels clinched at least a tie for the American League West title on September 17th, scoring all five runs in the seventh inning of their 5-0 victory...

The English Patient: 1996 Best Picture

Out of 12 nominations, “The English Patient” won a whopping 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Anthony Minghella), Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), Best Original Dramatic Score (Gabriel Yared)...