Oscar Shines on Mature Actors, Directors; AARP The Magazine's Entertainment Editor Available for Commentary on the 50+ Trend

Oscar Shines on Mature Actors, Directors; AARP The Magazine's Entertainment Editor Available for Commentary on the 50+ Trend

Despite Hollywood's obsession with youth, 40 percent of this year's Oscar nominees in the acting and directing categories are over the age of 50.

Bill Newcott, entertainment editor of AARP The Magazine and host of the weekly Movies for Grownups radio show, is available to speak to this trend as we near the Oscars and Movies for Grownups(R) Awards.

The sixth annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards Gala, hosted by Martin Sheen and Kathy Bates, will be held on February 6, 2007 in Los Angeles.

Heard on nearly 250 stations nationwide, Bill's recent on-air Movies for Grownups(R) guests include Sylvester Stallone, Julie Andrews, Al Gore, Robert Duvall, Terry Bradshaw, Nicolas Cage, Carol Burnett, Albert Brooks, and John Cleese.

Bill is a frequent guest on television and radio programs both in the US and worldwide.

Visit http://www.aarpmagazine.org/movies to read the full lineup of Movies for Grownups(R) 2007 award winners, as well as watch clips from selected nominees and exclusive video commentary.

WHAT: This year, the Oscar spotlight is shining on mature actors and
directors, with 40 percent of nominees over the age of 50.

WHO: Bill Newcott, entertainment editor of AARP The Magazine and host
of the weekly Movies for Grownups(R) radio show

WHEN: Available ongoing, with a special focus on Oscar season and the
February 6, 2007 AARP The Magazine's Movies for Grownups(R)
Awards.

CONTACT: Michelle Alvarez of AARP, +1-202-390-0032, malvarez@aarp.org

PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Jan. 25

Source: AARP

Web site: http://www.aarpmagazine.org/movies

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