Soderbergh: Hollywood’s Most  Unpredictable Director The filmmaker, who had ushered in the indie era in 1989 with Sex, Lies, and Videotape, returns to his roots with The Christophers, a risky premiere about “two people in a room.” Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh is going back to where he started: two people in a room, with no safety net. […]

A ploddingly old-fashioned courtroom drama, with touches of crime noir, starring Spencer Tracy.

Research in progress, Aug 23, 2025 It includes the nominees of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) N: 7 O: P: 10; only Penn Yes Q: 1, No Total=23   Occupational Inheritance in Acting Profession Occupational inheritance refers to the phenomenon where sons and daughters follow in the career paths of their parents. This trend has […]

Michelle Choo Kheng (August 6, 1962),, known professionally as Michelle Yeoh, is a Malaysian actress with a career spanning over four decades. Yeoh has appeared in wide array of genres, and received various accolades, including an Oscar, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Credited as Michelle Khan in early films, she […]

World’s Most Famous Selfie (2014) It later emerged that the famous selfie it was an all paid product placement — phone-maker Samsung coughed up $20 million for the stunt. But the Oscars selfie, initiated by host Ellen DeGeneres and shot by Bradley Cooper, was the most retweeted post ever. Behind Cooper is Peter Nyong’o (Oscar […]