{"id":8325,"date":"2017-12-21T18:23:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T02:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=8325"},"modified":"2017-12-21T11:26:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T19:26:27","slug":"sbiffs-maltin-modern-master-award-to-honor-gary-oldman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=8325","title":{"rendered":"SBIFF’s Maltin Modern Master Award to Honor Gary Oldman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gary Oldman will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award from Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 2, courtesy photos.<\/p><\/div>\n

Gary Oldman<\/a>, who is getting critical acclaim and Oscar buzz for his role as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill<\/a> in Darkest Hour<\/em><\/a>, is set to receive the Maltin Modern Master Award<\/a> at the 33rd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival<\/a>.\u00a0 Oldman will be honored for his longstanding contributions to the film industry and Leonard Maltin<\/a>, for whom the award was recently renamed after, will return for his 27th year to moderate the evening. The event takes place on Friday, February 2, at the Arlington Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGary Oldman has dazzled audiences for decades with an array of brilliant performances,\u201d states Maltin. \u201cWith Darkest Hour<\/em>, he has once again proven that he is a force to be reckoned with, and a true master of his craft.<\/p>\n

The film takes place during the early days of World War II, as the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Oldman), who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds. Directed by Joe Wright from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, the film also stars Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James and Stephen Dillane.<\/p>\n