March 2022 Newsletter – Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Recipients

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has special awards that it presents, in addition to the Oscars that we are all familiar with for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Costume Design, and so forth. One of those special awards is the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award which is given to an “individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian … Read More

January 2022 Newsletter – Movies Featuring Food

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The recent documentary Julia, about chef/author/television personality Julia Child, caused us to think about movies where food features prominently in the name or in the movie itself. There are quite a few.

December 2021 Newsletter – Christmas Movies

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Our December 2019 newsletter featured actresses from two Christmas movie classics: Donna Reed who starred in It’s a Wonderful Life and Natalie Wood who co-starred at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street. This December, we are also featuring Christmas movies. We include women behind the camera as well as those in front of the camera who are profiled in … Read More

October 2021 Newsletter – Biopics

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In 2012, biopics – movies that dramatize the stories of real people – were released for Aretha Franklin (Respect) and Billie Holiday (The United States vs. Billie Holiday).

August 2021 Newsletter – EGOT Winners

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When we recently viewed the documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It, we were reminded that Rita Moreno is one of the few EGOT winners – someone who has won at least one each of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.

July 2021 Newsletter – Patriotic Movies

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On July 4th, we celebrated Independence Day and the ideals of the founders of the United States of America. For our newsletter this month, we decided to focus on the female filmmakers and stars of the movies that told us patriotic stories about events and people that strove to achieve those ideals – that all men and women are created … Read More