Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger represent the best director teams in cinema’s history, outshining the longer, but weaker teaming of Merchant Ivory (who also partners in life until Merchant’s death).
Oscar Directors: Powell and Pressburger, British Team behind Many Masterpieces (“Black Narcissus,” “The Red Shoes”)
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Directors: French Jacqueline Audry (1908-1977) (“Gigi,” “Olivia”) (Women in Film)
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Audry was the first commercially successful female director of post-war France.
Movie Stars: Loy, Myrna (1905-1993), Hollwyood Diverse Actress (“The Thin Man”), Never Nominated for Competitive Oscar
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She was originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent.
Oscar Directors: Avilés, Lila–“The Chambermaid,” Mexcian Entry fir Oscars, “Totem”
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Avilés’ second feature film, Tótem, was entered into the main competition at the 2023 Berlin Film Fest, where it won the Ecumenical Award for Best Film.
Fantastic Four: Pedro Pascal to Play Reed Richards–May 2, 2025
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WandaVision director Matt Shakman is at the helm of the film, due out May 2, 2025.
