John Williams to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

[Jay 42,832]

From the main page;

Academy Award winning composer John Williams will receive the annual “Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award” from documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Old Sturbridge Village following a dinner in his honor Aug. 15

More info:

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/07/composer_john_williams_to_be_h.html

This is only an hour from my house!

And I'm on vacation that week!

[Ludwig 1,179]

Cool. Has he been given any other lifetime achievement awards before?

[Thor 9,311]

The Kennedy Honors is sort of a lifetime award, isn't it?

[Ludwig 1,179]

I wonder if the Oscars won't do something similar in the near future.

[King Mark 3,835]

who's Ken Burns? Aneurin Barnard's cousin?

[indy4 159]

Documentary filmmaker, inventor of the burns effect on photos

[Tom 5,698]

Documentary filmmaker, inventor of the burns effect on photos

And I hear he says "excellent" a lot.

[Incanus 5,858]

Documentary filmmaker, inventor of the burns effect on photos

And I hear he says "excellent" a lot.

You are obviously mixing him with the more famous Montgomery Burns.

[JamieC 13]

This is cool news.

When I watched Lincoln the very beginning of the film with its black and white still photos of moments from the American Civil War immediately evoked Ken Burns' documentary films and certainly JW's music for the film conjured a similar musical sensibility as the musical pieces that KB applied to his Civil War series of films.

JC

[Ricard 2,379]

The event takes place this thursday. Anyone planning to attend?

[Ricard 2,379]

First report of the event:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130815/NEWS/308159470/1116

[crocodile 9,224]

I wonder if the Oscars won't do something similar in the near future.

Wouldn't count on it. They usually give those to people who never won.

It's a pity-Oscar you see.

Karol

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,024]

First report of the event:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130815/NEWS/308159470/1116

LOL the Schildlers List anecdote again.

It would make a good drinking game.

[Incanus 5,858]

Congratulations to the Maestro for this award!

First report of the event:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130815/NEWS/308159470/1116

LOL the Schildlers List anecdote again.

It would make a good drinking game.

So you would gather together to read/watch/listen Williams' interviews and every time he says the Schindler's List anecdote you have to take a drink? It might take a while before it became what most people consider "fun".

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,024]

Well I did another Schildlers List drinking game one. take a swig of Vodka every time a jew got shot in the head.

Felt sooo bad the day after.

[chuck 155]

Well I'm glad JW came out of the Mayflower safe & sound.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,024]

Well I'm glad JW came out of the Mayflower safe & sound.

"It's back to England for you!"

[chuck 155]

Well I'm glad JW came out of the Mayflower safe & sound.

"It's back to England for you!"

"I wish I could, but I can't let a certain gold smith rule and take over the New World!"

[Ollie 1,293]

The way his response was worded it didn't sound too entusiastic about Episode VII.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,024]

Well, if he did not have some enthusiasm about it, why would he have taken on the job? He had no contractual obligation too, and he certainly doesn't need the money.

[Ollie 1,293]

He was coerced into taking the job!

I was just having a bit of fun with his response which is rather oddly worded.

[Jay 42,832]

Oh man I feel so stupid. I was home Thursday and completely forgot to go to this! That's what I get for not putting it on my Google calendar!

[Ricard 2,379]

You should have checked the main page as soon as you got home

[Jay 42,832]

I have no one to blame but myself. The fact that Marcy sprained her ankle on our hiking trip and has been on crutches since has made things crazy around here.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,024]

Well, what's the worst there can happen. They amputate and she needs a wooden leg?

It will only make your life seem more like monkey island!

[Hlao-roo 390]

Previous winners of the Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award were actress Laura Linney, author Doris Kearns Goodwin, actor Sam Waterston and journalist and author Tom Brokaw.

Ken Burns is racist!