Film Theory: Characters–Hero, Definition of Heroism

Film Theory: Characters–Hero, Definition of Heroism

Oscar Actors: Domingo, Colman–Openly Gay Actor Plays Openly Gay Character

Domingo has been acting for years, most recently in HBO’s Euphoria and the new musical adaptation of The Color Purple. 

Oscar Show: Longest Oscar Telecast

The number of minutes of the longest Oscars broadcast (2002)? 263 (four hours and 23 minutes) Last year (2023) was 217 minutes

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Who Co-Directed with Brother Vittorio Classics such as “Padre Padrone” and “The Night of the Shooting Stars,” Dies at 92

Paolo Taviani, a movie director who worked in inseparable tandem with his brother to create some of the most lauded works in modern Italian film, among them “Padre Padrone” and “The Night of the Shooting Stars,” died Feb. 29 at a hospital in Rome. He was 92.

Oscar Impact: Music–“Midnight Cowboy”

Harry Nilsson’s “Everybody’s Talking,” the theme song went on to be on the Top Ten of the pop charts.