GI Jews: World War II Stories of Battling Bigotry Uncovered in New PBS Documentary
GI Jews. Unlike GI Joes, it’s not a term commonly used when speaking about members of the military. But it is the attention-grabbing title of a new feature-length documentary focusing on the more than 550,000 American Jews – men and women – who served their country during World War II. Among those veterans are prominent citizens including comedy legends Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, authors Norman Mailer and J.D. Salinger and former...
‘Water’ Wins, McDormand Rules as 90th Annual Academy Awards Go Down in the History Books
The 2018 Oscars will go down in history for several reasons, notwithstanding the fact that the broadcast received the lowest ratings in a decade, with about 26 million people watching on ABC as Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second year running. In her rousing acceptance speech for Best Actress, after she put her Oscar on the floor and asked all of the other female nominees to stand up, Frances McDormand brought a new phrase into the...
Get Out! Independent Spirit Awards Laud Jordan Peele and his Groundbreaking Film
Even the rainy weather could not put a damper on the exuberance on display at the 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards held Saturday, March 3 in a tent next to the Santa Monica Pier and broadcast live on IFC and Facebook Watch. The indie darlings of awards season, just about every one of them – got their due with statuettes at the celebration, which honors artists-driven films with budgets under $20 million that embody diversity,...
‘Three Billboards’ Reigns at BAFTA Awards Along with Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The BAFTA Awards are the British version of the Oscars, but this year the participants followed in the footsteps of those at the Golden Globes by wearing all black in solidarity with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. There were two notable exceptions: Princess Kate, who in keeping with royal protocol not taking a political stand wore a dark green gown with black piping, and actress Frances McDormand, outfitted in a black, red and...
‘Lady Bird,’ ‘The Post,’ ‘Mudbound,’ ‘The Good Doctor’ and ‘Big Bang’ Win Top Humanitas Prizes
It may outwardly have the look and feel of other awards shows, especially occurring as it does in the midst of the winter awards season, but the Humanitas Prize ceremonies hold a special place in the hearts of the Hollywood creative community. The message of the prizes bestowed by the nonprofit organization Humantas to those who create television programs and films exploring our common humanity is perhaps more resonant in these times...
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