Monroe’s dress, designed by Jean Louis, had 18 inch slit in the back and was covered in 4,000 rhinestones.
1 Oscar Directors: A to Z (Winners and Nominees)–Background, Social Class, Family, Education, Training
February 5, 2022 by
How many filmmakers have been nominated for the Best Director Oscar?
Oscar Actors: Poitier, Sidney–Memorable Performances
February 3, 2022 by
SIDNEY POITIER’S MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES Tribute to the Trailblazing Oscar Winner, Who Passed at 94 This was the role that put Poitier on the map. The struggles of educators and students are well documented in this violent and controversial film, based on Evan Hunter’s seminal novel about inner-city school conditions. Modern audiences might struggle to […]
Death in Hollywood: Cheslie Kyrst, Former Miss USA Winner, Dies at 30 (Suicide)
January 31, 2022 by
Cheslie Kyrst, a former Miss USA winner and a correspondent at “Extra,” has died after falling from her high-rise apartment building in Manhattan. She was 30 years old.
Sundance Film Fest 2022: Cooper Raiff–Director to Watch
January 29, 2022 by
Dallas native Cooper Raiff burst onto the scene in 2020 with his debut feature film, Shithouse, a semi-autobiographical account of first-year college gloom that he wrote, directed and starred in. A graduate of the Greenhill School, Raiff pitched an early version of the movie to filmmaker Jay Duplass on Twitter. Duplass not only liked it, […]
