Oscars: Indigenous Women Nominated for Acting

There have been only four Indigenous women nominated for acting awards in Oscars’ 95-year history:

Anatomy of a Fall (2023): Courtroom Drama, Murder Mystery, and above All Probe of Marriage (Cannes Film Fest Top Winner)

Director Justine Triet and co-writer (and partner) Arthur Harari explain how they crafted their emotional thriller to present ambiguous anatomy of marriage.

Zone of Interest, The: Cinematographer Lukasz Zal on “Forgetting Everything I Learned” to Make Harrowing Holocaust Drama

To film The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer’s harrowing Holocaust drama–and major Oscar contender–about the domestic life of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, Polish cinematographer Lukasz Zal had to “forget everything I was taught” about making “beautiful images.”

Thanksgiving: Best Holiday Movie, “Hannah and Her Sisters,” Woody Allen’s Masterpiece, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest

The best film Woody Allen has directed in career spanning over five decades, is an ensemble-driven serio-comedy with multiple points of view.

Israel Attacked: Avigail Idan, Age 3, One of Hostages Expected to Get Released, Both Parents Killed–Singer Avi Toledano Song in her Honor

Liz Hirsch Naftali, Avigail’s great aunt, who lives in Arizona, told CNN that waiting for her release is excruciating.