the Oscars, this Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 7 p.m. Here are the verified Jewish nominees in all but the technical categories. (Jewish nominees’ names are capitalized the first time they show up in this column.) Best picture — This Oscar goes to the film’s principal producers, but never more than three per film: “The […]
Oscar Directors: Žbanić, Jasmila–Bosnian Filmmaker Talks about “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Harrowing Tale of Mass Murder
May 17, 2021 by
The acclaimed director is in Venice for the premiere of her film about the mass killing of some 8,000 civilians—mostly Muslim men and boys—in Srebrenica, a town that was considered a “safe area” amid the wider, raging conflict of the Bosnian War in the 1990s
Directors Guild Awards (DGA) 2021: Diversity in All Winners Categories
May 15, 2021 by
Courtesy of Chloe Zhao Director Chloé Zhao won the top prize at the 73rd annual Directors Guild of America Awards for “Nomadland,” certifying the elegiac exploration of the lives of itinerant workers in the American West as the film to beat at the Academy Awards. Zhao is only the second woman, and the first woman […]
Oscar Actors: Young, Loretta–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Emmy)
May 14, 2021 by
Loretta Young Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: parents separated when she was 2 Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Other Noms: Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: Screen Image: character actor Last Film: Career Output: Film Career Span: 1917-1953; 36 years […]
Death in Hollywood: Eagles, Jeanne (Oscar Nominee, The Letter), Suicide
May 9, 2021 by
Toxicology reports revealed that Jeanne Eagels still had alcohol in her organs when she died in addition to heroin and chloral hydrate (a sedative that Eagels regularly for sleep). Her death was attributed to an overdose of the chloral hydrate.
