This Actor’s Multiple Wins Forced the Academy To Change Its Rules
This voting bloc lost their Oscar voting privileges after Walter Brennan kept winning Best Supporting Actor.
Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Fall’ Is a Horrifying Metaphor for Fascism
With The Fall, Jonathan Glazer delivered a pure nightmare about the evils of mob mentality with the 2019 film.
The First Best Director Oscar Winner Set the Tone for Romantic Dramas
7th Heaven won big at the very first Oscars, taking home both Best Director and Best Actress.
This Golden Age Femme Fatal Modeled Her Walk After a Panther
Legendary actress Barbara Stanwyck based her signature on-screen walk after a panther in a zoo.
Jason Statham Almost Starred in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Instead of Cillian Murphy
Creator Steven Knight almost cast Jason Statham over Cillian Murphy as leader of the Peaky Blinders, Thomas Shelby.
Before ‘Zone of Interest,’ Director Jonathan Glazer Made This Creepy Film
Jonathan Glazer's second film, 'Birth,' is an often skin-crawling story, but with Nicole Kidman giving one of her best performances.
Alfred Hitchcock Invented the Freeze Frame With This Film
1928’s Champagne saw Alfred Hitchcock use the first freeze frame and other techniques that demonstrate his lasting genius.
Ben Kingsley Gave One of His Best Performances as a Deranged Gangster
Ben Kingsley steals the show as the ultimate out-of-control gangster Don Logan in Jonathan Glazer's debut feature, Sexy Beast.
Lucille Ball Stole the Show in a ’40s Cult Classic Before ‘I Love Lucy’
Dorothy Arzner's cult classic Dance, Girl, Dance showcases all of Lucille Ball's many talents.
The Complicated Legacy of Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Color Purple’
Spielberg's 'The Color Purple' was important to his artistic evolution, but also has its own shortcomings.