Both Jill and Barbara traveled to Europe this spring and Barbara spent a night on the train, the Orient Express. That, of course, evoked for us the Agatha Christie novel, Murder on the Orient Express, which was adapted into movie versions in 1974 and 2017.

In the spirit “April showers bring May flowers,” we focus in this month’s newsletter on three movies where flowers are prominent in the title: Cactus Flower, Flower Drum Song, and Driving Miss Daisy.

Congratulations to Barbara Bridges on her induction into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Out of a possible twenty-one categories, women were nominated in eighteen of them.

Because of the devastating wildfires in California, and particularly in Los Angeles County, the Academy Award nominations were twice delayed.

The twenty-five 2024 entrants into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress have been announced.

Professionals often gather with people within their occupation for networking and professional development and screenwriters for the film industry are no different.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has an Academy Collection – a vast trove of more than 52 million film-related items.

Established by The Walt Disney Company in 1987, the Disney Legends is a Hall of Fame award for individuals who have “made a significant impact on the Disney legacy.”

Actress Gena Rowlands, twice Oscar-nominated and the recipient of an Honorary Oscar, recently died. In a tribute to Rowlands and her first Oscar nomination, we profile some of the women from Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies who were Oscar contenders or winners in 1975.