Welcome to The Flick Chicks The Flick Chicks - Movie reviews, ratings, feature stories from women film critics and the latest cinema studio news about upcoming feature films. https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news 2026-04-20T08:46:53+00:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management ShoWest 2010 Showcases 3D 2010-03-24T05:48:54+00:00 2010-03-24T05:48:54+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/640-showest-2010-showcases-3d-upcoming-movies-and-star-power Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> <p><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Judy Thorburn</span></strong></p> </span> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> <p><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Judy Thorburn</span></strong></p> </span> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> ShoWest 2010 - Breakthrough Female Star 2010-03-13T19:00:12+00:00 2010-03-13T19:00:12+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/634-showest-2010-breakthrough-female-star <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>AMANDA SEYFRIED NAMED SHOWEST BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>SEYFRIED STARS IN SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT’S <em>LETTERS TO JULIET </em>TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 14, 2010</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">LOS ANGELES — ShoWest has named <strong>Amanda Seyfried</strong> ShoWest Breakthrough Female Star of the Year, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, 2010, in Las Vegas.  Seyfried will be presented with the ShoWest Breakthrough Female Star of the Year Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>AMANDA SEYFRIED NAMED SHOWEST BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>SEYFRIED STARS IN SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT’S <em>LETTERS TO JULIET </em>TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 14, 2010</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">LOS ANGELES — ShoWest has named <strong>Amanda Seyfried</strong> ShoWest Breakthrough Female Star of the Year, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, 2010, in Las Vegas.  Seyfried will be presented with the ShoWest Breakthrough Female Star of the Year Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> ShoWest 2010 - Big Ten Award 2010-03-02T14:35:26+00:00 2010-03-02T14:35:26+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/629-showest-2010-big-ten-award <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS TO RECEIVE THE SHOWEST BIG TEN AWARD<br /><br />ShoWest Attendees to get Sneak Peek of Disney–Pixar’s Toy Story 3 March 16<br /><br />LOS ANGELES —The ShoWest Big Ten Award will be presented to Pixar Animation Studios for their extraordinary achievement of creating ten beloved blockbusters in a row, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of ShoWest, which will be held March 15 – 18, 2010, in Las Vegas.  Pixar Animation Studios will be presented with the ShoWest Big Ten Award at ShoWest on Tuesday, March 16, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. Disney•Pixar will also screen Toy Story 3 for ShoWest attendees on Tuesday, March 16.</span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS TO RECEIVE THE SHOWEST BIG TEN AWARD<br /><br />ShoWest Attendees to get Sneak Peek of Disney–Pixar’s Toy Story 3 March 16<br /><br />LOS ANGELES —The ShoWest Big Ten Award will be presented to Pixar Animation Studios for their extraordinary achievement of creating ten beloved blockbusters in a row, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of ShoWest, which will be held March 15 – 18, 2010, in Las Vegas.  Pixar Animation Studios will be presented with the ShoWest Big Ten Award at ShoWest on Tuesday, March 16, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. Disney•Pixar will also screen Toy Story 3 for ShoWest attendees on Tuesday, March 16.</span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> ShoWest 2010 - Female Star of the Year 2010-03-02T14:29:55+00:00 2010-03-02T14:29:55+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/628-2010-showest-female-star-of-the-year <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">KATHERINE HEIGL NAMED SHOWEST FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR<br /><br />HEIGL TO STAR IN LIONSGATE’S KILLERS TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 4, 2010<br /><br />LOS ANGELES — ShoWest has named Katherine Heigl ShoWest Female Star of the Year, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, co-managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, 2010, in Las Vegas.  Heigl will be presented with the ShoWest Female Star of the Year Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">KATHERINE HEIGL NAMED SHOWEST FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR<br /><br />HEIGL TO STAR IN LIONSGATE’S KILLERS TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 4, 2010<br /><br />LOS ANGELES — ShoWest has named Katherine Heigl ShoWest Female Star of the Year, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, co-managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, 2010, in Las Vegas.  Heigl will be presented with the ShoWest Female Star of the Year Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> ShoWest 2010 - ShoWest Stars of Tomorrow 2010-02-11T00:22:15+00:00 2010-02-11T00:22:15+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/621-showest-2010-showest-stars-of-tomorrow <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>VANESSA HUDGENS AND ALEX PETTYFER NAMED SHOWEST STARS OF TOMORROW</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>HUDGENS AND PETTYFER TO STAR IN CBS FILMS’ “BEASTLY” RELEASING JULY 2010</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, stars of the upcoming film “Beastly” will receive the ShoWest 2010 Female and Male Star of Tomorrow Awards, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, in Las Vegas. Hudgens and Pettyfer will be presented with the ShoWest Stars of Tomorrow Awards at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>VANESSA HUDGENS AND ALEX PETTYFER NAMED SHOWEST STARS OF TOMORROW</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>HUDGENS AND PETTYFER TO STAR IN CBS FILMS’ “BEASTLY” RELEASING JULY 2010</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, stars of the upcoming film “Beastly” will receive the ShoWest 2010 Female and Male Star of Tomorrow Awards, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, in Las Vegas. Hudgens and Pettyfer will be presented with the ShoWest Stars of Tomorrow Awards at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> ShoWest 2010 - “Showester of the Year” Announced 2010-01-25T08:31:45+00:00 2010-01-25T08:31:45+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/609-bill-stembler-with-showester-of-the-year-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Wednesday, January 20, 2010<br /><br /><strong>SHOWEST 2010 TO HONOR GEORGIA THEATRE COMPANY’S BILL STEMBLER WITH “SHOWESTER OF THE YEAR” AWARD</strong><br /><br />LOS ANGELES — William J. Stembler, Chairman and CEO of Georgia Theatre Company, will be honored as the “ShoWester of the Year” at the 2010 ShoWest Convention, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, Managing Director of the annual event.  The award presentation will take place at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Wednesday, January 20, 2010<br /><br /><strong>SHOWEST 2010 TO HONOR GEORGIA THEATRE COMPANY’S BILL STEMBLER WITH “SHOWESTER OF THE YEAR” AWARD</strong><br /><br />LOS ANGELES — William J. Stembler, Chairman and CEO of Georgia Theatre Company, will be honored as the “ShoWester of the Year” at the 2010 ShoWest Convention, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, Managing Director of the annual event.  The award presentation will take place at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> ShoWest 2009 - 2009 Coca-Cola Filmmakers Award 2009-03-30T14:01:45+00:00 2009-03-30T14:01:45+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/482-2009-coca-cola-refreshing-filmmakers-award-winners Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">2009 COCA-COLA REFRESHING FILMMAKER’S AWARD WINNERS</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Jerome Sable and Michael Montgomery Honored with Prestigious Award For Young Filmmakers during ShoWest Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony<br /><br /> Jerome Sable and Michael Montgomery, graduate students from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, have won the 2009 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker’s Award for their dance-themed short film entitled, “Meanwhile...” As winners Sable and Montgomery received $10,000 and their film will be seen later this year on over 21,000 movie screens in theaters that serve Coca-Cola products. </span></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Sable and Montgomery received their award at ShoWest during the Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas on April 2. The short films from the other 2009 top 10 contest finalists can be viewed at www.ccrfa.com</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> Jerome Sable is an up-and-coming filmmaker in the Graduate Directing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.  Originally from Montréal, Québec, Sable’s creative credits include partnership in “Sable &amp; Batalion,” a musical comedy duo formed in 1993 with childhood friend Eli Batalion in 1993.  Batalion is featured in “Meanwhile” as the “straw player” who dips Mary Murphy at the film’s conclusion.  Sable &amp; Batalion’s award-winning musical theatre show, which has been hailed by the L.A. Times as “groundbreaking,” has visited more than 20 cities worldwide.<br /><br />Michael Montgomery received a B.A. from the University of Nebraska in creative writing.  He pursued his desire to tell memorable stories through film by joining USC's graduate program in film production where he received the 2007-08 SCA Scholarship Award.  In his three years in Los Angeles, Montgomery has helped manage more than 500 people on nearly 15 different productions.  As he concludes his education at USC, Montgomery is preparing to shoot his graduate thesis film</span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">2009 COCA-COLA REFRESHING FILMMAKER’S AWARD WINNERS</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Jerome Sable and Michael Montgomery Honored with Prestigious Award For Young Filmmakers during ShoWest Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony<br /><br /> Jerome Sable and Michael Montgomery, graduate students from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, have won the 2009 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker’s Award for their dance-themed short film entitled, “Meanwhile...” As winners Sable and Montgomery received $10,000 and their film will be seen later this year on over 21,000 movie screens in theaters that serve Coca-Cola products. </span></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Sable and Montgomery received their award at ShoWest during the Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas on April 2. The short films from the other 2009 top 10 contest finalists can be viewed at www.ccrfa.com</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> Jerome Sable is an up-and-coming filmmaker in the Graduate Directing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.  Originally from Montréal, Québec, Sable’s creative credits include partnership in “Sable &amp; Batalion,” a musical comedy duo formed in 1993 with childhood friend Eli Batalion in 1993.  Batalion is featured in “Meanwhile” as the “straw player” who dips Mary Murphy at the film’s conclusion.  Sable &amp; Batalion’s award-winning musical theatre show, which has been hailed by the L.A. Times as “groundbreaking,” has visited more than 20 cities worldwide.<br /><br />Michael Montgomery received a B.A. from the University of Nebraska in creative writing.  He pursued his desire to tell memorable stories through film by joining USC's graduate program in film production where he received the 2007-08 SCA Scholarship Award.  In his three years in Los Angeles, Montgomery has helped manage more than 500 people on nearly 15 different productions.  As he concludes his education at USC, Montgomery is preparing to shoot his graduate thesis film</span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Michael Bay/ShoWest Vanguard Award 2009-03-30T13:57:03+00:00 2009-03-30T13:57:03+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/481-michael-bay-to-receive-showest-vanguard-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">MICHAEL BAY  RECEIVES SHOWEST VANGUARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING</span></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">BAY’S NEXT FILM, PARAMOUNT PICTURES’ AND DREAMWORKS PICTURES </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">“TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN” OPENS JUNE 24</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> Michael Bay received the ShoWest 2009 Vanguard Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">MICHAEL BAY  RECEIVES SHOWEST VANGUARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING</span></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">BAY’S NEXT FILM, PARAMOUNT PICTURES’ AND DREAMWORKS PICTURES </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">“TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN” OPENS JUNE 24</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> Michael Bay received the ShoWest 2009 Vanguard Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Kathryn Bigelow/ShoWest Triumph Award 2009-03-28T21:04:52+00:00 2009-03-28T21:04:52+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/479-kathryn-bigelow-to-receive-showest-triumph-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">KATHRYN BIGELOW RECEIVES SHOWEST TRIUMPH AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DIRECTION</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE “THE HURT LOCKER” ON JUNE 26, 2009</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Kathryn Bigelow was honored with the ShoWest Triumph Award for Outstanding Direction. Bigelow was presented with the award at a special luncheon “Celebrating the Importance of Independent and Specialty Film” on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">KATHRYN BIGELOW RECEIVES SHOWEST TRIUMPH AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DIRECTION</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE “THE HURT LOCKER” ON JUNE 26, 2009</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Kathryn Bigelow was honored with the ShoWest Triumph Award for Outstanding Direction. Bigelow was presented with the award at a special luncheon “Celebrating the Importance of Independent and Specialty Film” on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Patricia Clarkson/ShoWest Independent... 2009-03-28T21:01:35+00:00 2009-03-28T21:01:35+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/478-patricia-clarkson-to-receive-showest-independent-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">PATRICIA CLARKSON HONORED WITH SHOWEST INDEPENDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ACTING</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">CLARKSON STARS IN “WHATEVER WORKS,” WRITTEN &amp; DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN, RELEASED BY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning actress Patricia Clarkson was honored with the ShoWest Independent Award for Excellence in Acting. Clarkson was presented with the award at a special luncheon “Celebrating the Importance of Independent and Specialty Film”on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.<br /></span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">PATRICIA CLARKSON HONORED WITH SHOWEST INDEPENDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ACTING</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">CLARKSON STARS IN “WHATEVER WORKS,” WRITTEN &amp; DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN, RELEASED BY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning actress Patricia Clarkson was honored with the ShoWest Independent Award for Excellence in Acting. Clarkson was presented with the award at a special luncheon “Celebrating the Importance of Independent and Specialty Film”on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.<br /></span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Rachel McAdams/ShoWest Female Star/Year 2009-03-28T20:53:26+00:00 2009-03-28T20:53:26+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/476-rachel-mcadams-named-showest-female-star-of-the-year Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">RACHEL McADAMS NAMED SHOWEST FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">McADAMS TO STAR IN NEW LINE CINEMA’S “THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE” &amp; WARNER BROS. PICTURES’ AND VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES’ “SHERLOCK HOLMES”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Rachel McAdams was presented with the ShoWest 2009 Female Star of the Year Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">RACHEL McADAMS NAMED SHOWEST FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">McADAMS TO STAR IN NEW LINE CINEMA’S “THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE” &amp; WARNER BROS. PICTURES’ AND VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES’ “SHERLOCK HOLMES”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Rachel McAdams was presented with the ShoWest 2009 Female Star of the Year Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Roger Ebert Receives ShoWest Award 2009-03-22T17:38:47+00:00 2009-03-22T17:38:47+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/471-roger-ebert-to-receive-showest-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">ROGER EBERT  RECEIVES SHOWEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM JOURNALISM AWARD</span></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert was honored at ShoWest 2009 with a special ShoWest Career Achievement in Film Journalism Award.  Ebert was presented with the ShoWest Career Achievement in Film Journalism Award at a special luncheon “Celebrating the Importance of Independent and Specialty Film” on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">ROGER EBERT  RECEIVES SHOWEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM JOURNALISM AWARD</span></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert was honored at ShoWest 2009 with a special ShoWest Career Achievement in Film Journalism Award.  Ebert was presented with the ShoWest Career Achievement in Film Journalism Award at a special luncheon “Celebrating the Importance of Independent and Specialty Film” on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - ShoWest /Female Stars of Tomorrow 2009-03-22T06:08:59+00:00 2009-03-22T06:08:59+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/468-showest-announces-female-stars-of-tomorrow Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">CAST OF “SORORITY ROW”  RECEIVES FEMALE STARS OF TOMORROW AWARD</span><br /></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE “SORORITY ROW” ON OCTOBER 2, 2009</span><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The female ensemble cast of Summit Entertainment’s “Sorority Row”, received the ShoWest 2009 Female Star of Tomorrow Award. Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, and Margo Harshman were presented with the Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">CAST OF “SORORITY ROW”  RECEIVES FEMALE STARS OF TOMORROW AWARD</span><br /></span></div> <span style="color: #000000;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE “SORORITY ROW” ON OCTOBER 2, 2009</span><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The female ensemble cast of Summit Entertainment’s “Sorority Row”, received the ShoWest 2009 Female Star of Tomorrow Award. Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, and Margo Harshman were presented with the Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Dennis Quaid/ShoWest Male Star/Year 2009-03-18T08:17:17+00:00 2009-03-18T08:17:17+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/466-dennis-quaid-named-showest-male-star-of-the-year Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">DENNIS QUAID NAMED SHOWEST MALE STAR OF THE YEAR</span></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">QUAID TO BE FEATURED IN LIONSGATE AND ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS’ “BATTLE FOR TERRA”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Actor Dennis Quaid received the ShoWest 2009 Male Star of the Year Award, at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">DENNIS QUAID NAMED SHOWEST MALE STAR OF THE YEAR</span></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">QUAID TO BE FEATURED IN LIONSGATE AND ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS’ “BATTLE FOR TERRA”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Actor Dennis Quaid received the ShoWest 2009 Male Star of the Year Award, at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Ted Hatfield Receives ShoWest Award 2009-03-14T18:34:01+00:00 2009-03-14T18:34:01+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/464-ted-hatfield-to-receive-showest-marvin-levy-career-achievement-in-film-marketing-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">TED HATFIELD  RECEIVES SHOWEST MARVIN LEVY CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM MARKETING AWARD</span><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Industry veteran Ted Hatfield, Director of Film Marketing for Regal Entertainment Group, was honored at ShoWest 2009 with a special Marvin Levy Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award. The ShoWest Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award was presented for the first time ever last year, to Marvin Levy, and it was announced by Steven Spielberg that from thereon in it was to be called the Marvin Levy Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award, in his honor.  This special accolade was  presented on Wednesday, April 1, at ShoWest 2009, which was held March 30-April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas. </span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">TED HATFIELD  RECEIVES SHOWEST MARVIN LEVY CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM MARKETING AWARD</span><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Industry veteran Ted Hatfield, Director of Film Marketing for Regal Entertainment Group, was honored at ShoWest 2009 with a special Marvin Levy Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award. The ShoWest Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award was presented for the first time ever last year, to Marvin Levy, and it was announced by Steven Spielberg that from thereon in it was to be called the Marvin Levy Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award, in his honor.  This special accolade was  presented on Wednesday, April 1, at ShoWest 2009, which was held March 30-April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas. </span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - Michael Caine receives ShoWest Award 2009-03-12T13:48:45+00:00 2009-03-12T13:48:45+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/463-michael-caine-to-receive-showests-lifetime-achievement-award Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">MICHAEL CAINE&nbsp; RECEIVES SHOWEST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">CAINE TO STAR IN BIG BEACH’S 'IS ANYBODY THERE?' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Two-time Academy Award winner, Michael Caine,&nbsp; receiveD the ShoWest 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /></div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">MICHAEL CAINE&nbsp; RECEIVES SHOWEST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">CAINE TO STAR IN BIG BEACH’S 'IS ANYBODY THERE?' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Two-time Academy Award winner, Michael Caine,&nbsp; receiveD the ShoWest 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /></div> ShoWest 2009 - ShoWest Breakthrough Performer/Year 2009-02-28T06:07:25+00:00 2009-02-28T06:07:25+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/458-showest-breakthrough-performer-of-the-year-2009 Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">ZAC EFRON RECEIVES SHOWEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">EFRON TO NEXT STAR IN NEW LINE CINEMA’S “17 AGAIN”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Zac Efron  received the ShoWest 2009 Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">at </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2nd, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">ZAC EFRON RECEIVES SHOWEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">EFRON TO NEXT STAR IN NEW LINE CINEMA’S “17 AGAIN”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Zac Efron  received the ShoWest 2009 Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">at </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2nd, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /> </div> ShoWest 2009 - ShoWest Comedy Star of the Year 2009 2009-02-28T06:03:11+00:00 2009-02-28T06:03:11+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/457-showest-comedy-star-of-the-year-2009 Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">BRADLEY COOPER&nbsp; RECEIVES SHOWEST COMEDY STAR OF THE YEAR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">COOPER TO NEXT STAR IN THE COMEDY “THE HANGOVER,” PRESENTED BY</span> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">WARNER BROS. PICTURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEGENDARY PICTURES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Bradley Cooper received te ShoWest 2009 Comedy Star of the Year Award</span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> at ShoWest’s Final Night </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2nd, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /></div> <div class="feed-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">BRADLEY COOPER&nbsp; RECEIVES SHOWEST COMEDY STAR OF THE YEAR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">COOPER TO NEXT STAR IN THE COMEDY “THE HANGOVER,” PRESENTED BY</span> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">WARNER BROS. PICTURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEGENDARY PICTURES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Bradley Cooper received te ShoWest 2009 Comedy Star of the Year Award</span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> at ShoWest’s Final Night </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2nd, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.</span><br /></div> 03/18/07 ShoWest 2007 2008-10-31T16:32:06+00:00 2008-10-31T16:32:06+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/79-031807-showest-2007 Administrator agondontor@cox.net <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="color: #000000;"><img src="administrator/images/stories/Judy_Thorburn/judy-thorburn-editor.gif" align="right" border="0" height="76" width="62" /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong>Judy Thorburn</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br /><strong><a href="http://lasvegastribune.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></a></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong><br />ShoWest 2007 - Previews the "Year of the Movie Sequels"</strong></span></span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="color: #000000;"><img src="administrator/images/stories/Judy_Thorburn/judy-thorburn-editor.gif" align="right" border="0" height="76" width="62" /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong>Judy Thorburn</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br /><strong><a href="http://lasvegastribune.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></a></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong><br />ShoWest 2007 - Previews the "Year of the Movie Sequels"</strong></span></span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> 03-17-08 ShoWest 2008 2008-11-06T18:51:34+00:00 2008-11-06T18:51:34+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/84--03-17-08-showest-2008 Administrator agondontor@cox.net <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="color: #000000;"><img src="images/stories/Judy_Thorburn/judy-thorburn-editor.gif" align="right" border="0" height="76" width="62" /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Judy Thorburn</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br /><strong><a href="http://lasvegastribune.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong><br />Going Digital with and Emphasis on 3D was the Hot Topic of ShoWest 2008<br /></strong></span></span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="color: #000000;"><img src="images/stories/Judy_Thorburn/judy-thorburn-editor.gif" align="right" border="0" height="76" width="62" /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Judy Thorburn</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br /><strong><a href="http://lasvegastribune.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong><br />Going Digital with and Emphasis on 3D was the Hot Topic of ShoWest 2008<br /></strong></span></span></p> <span style="color: #000000;"> </div> ShoWest Articles 2004 - 2008 2010-02-08T03:37:32+00:00 2010-02-08T03:37:32+00:00 https://new.theflickchicks.com/index.php/75-showest-news/619-past-showest-articles Judy Thorburn kreatia@aol.com <div class="feed-description"><p><a href="showest_2008.htm">ShoWest 2008</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_showest_2007_coverage.htm">ShoWest 2007</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_-_showest_2006.htm">ShoWest 2006</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_-_showest_2005.htm">ShoWest 2005</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_feature_article_-_showest_2004.htm">ShoWest 2004</a></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><a href="showest_2008.htm">ShoWest 2008</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_showest_2007_coverage.htm">ShoWest 2007</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_-_showest_2006.htm">ShoWest 2006</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_-_showest_2005.htm">ShoWest 2005</a></p> <p><a href="judy_thorburn_feature_article_-_showest_2004.htm">ShoWest 2004</a></p></div>