The supporting cast is a bevy of riches with several top-caliber actors appearing in cameos. My standouts in larger roles are Robert Downey Jr. shredding his Iron Man superhero persona as a slighted and venomous Lewis Strauss, intent on revoking Oppenheimer’s security clearance, and Emily Bl...
many actors have been nominated for playing kings, but not so many as u.s. presidents, and day-lewis was the first to win. he also became the first person to win three best actor oscars. only 23 individuals so far have won two leading actor/actress trophies; that includes day-lewis ...
Also in 1983, Voight was slated to play Robert Harmon in John Cassavetes’ Golden Bear-winning Love Streams, having performed the role on stage in 1981. However, a few weeks before shooting began, Voight announced that he also wanted to direct the picture and was consequently dropped. In 198...
Oscar winners don’t get cash directly, but the award opens doors to bigger paychecks and new projects. Winning an Oscar often boosts an actor’s career, increases movie sales, and brings in more opportunities. So, while there’s no prize money, the career benefits can be huge! Who has ...
where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several cri...
During these four years, he distinguished himself not only as a Classical scholar, a poseur, and a wit but also as a poet by winning the coveted Newdigate Prize in 1878 with a long poem, Ravenna. He was deeply impressed by the teachings of the English writers John Ruskin and Walter ...
She remembers going to see Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay!” in the theater when she was 8-years-old. After the show, Jag Mundra told her, “You know who made this film? An Indian woman! So don’t ever think that can’t be you one day.” ...
Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel as Jamal, a poor teen in Mumbai who, on the verge of winning the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, has to explain how he knows so much. Jamal’s explanation comes in the form of a series of flashbacks, which focus on his love for...
Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s new epic “Life of Pi” reveals the relationship between a teenage Indian boy and a Bengal tiger. But in reality the predators(食肉动物) are under increasing threat from ...
" (1943), about a love triangle in Indian Territory. It ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, and has often been revived. The musical's success convinced Hammerstein and Rodgers that they should collaborate further in subsequent works....