The Captain Hates the Sea, The (1934): Lewis Milestone’s Spoof, Starring Victor McLaglen and The Three Stooges

Lewis Milestone accepted lucrative deal to film a John Gilbert vehicle and left United Artists for Harry Cohn’s Columbia Pictures. The Captain Hates the Sea was conceived and then recognized by critics as a spoof of the 1932 star-studded anthology, Grand Hotel, which showcased Hollywood’s screen legends Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and John Barrymore. Milestone’s […]

Oscar Directors: Spielberg, Steven–DGA Nominations and Awards; Oscar Nominations and Awards (Cum Advantage)

He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film in 1998 for Saving Private Ryan, in 1993 for Schindler’s List and in 1985 for The Color Purple.

Oscar Movies: Wolfman, The–1 Oscar (Makeup)

In 2011, make-up effects creator Rick Baker and supervisor Dave Elsey, received the Best Makeup Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, The: Guy Ritchie’s WWII Actioner to Lionsgate and Amazon

Henry Cavill and Eiza González star and Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, described as being part Dirty Dozen part Inglourious Basterds.

Oscars 2023: Most Shocking Nomination–Andrea Riseborough, Best Actress, ‘To Leslie’

After a last-minute social media push, the To Leslie star earned a best actress nomination.