How ‘Dear Mr. Brody’ Filmmakers Used Thousands of Letters to Recount a Hippie Millionaire’s Quest to Give Away His Inheritance

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made history in 2002 when she became the first black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress.However, two decades on, no other African-American lady has scored the prize.The “X-Men” star, 55, looked back on the evening and admitted that she doesn’t think much progress has been made for actresses of color.“Back in those days, if you didn’t win the Globe, you really didn’t get the Academy Award,” Berry told the New York Times recently.She added, “So I’d pretty much resigned myself to believing, ‘It’s great to be here, but I’m not going to win.'”Sissy Spacek won the Golden Globe that year for her turn in the film “In the Bedroom.” Berry received the Academy Award in 2002 for the drama “Monster’s Ball,” a gripping tale of a grieving mother and widow.“It didn’t open the door,” Berry continued. “The fact that there’s no one standing next to me is heartbreaking.”The “Swordfish” star said, “We can’t always judge success or progress by how many awards we have.”“Awards are the icing on the cake — they’re your peers saying you were exceptionally excellent this year,” she told the outlet.

Oscar win “didn’t open the door” for more Black female actors.Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2002 for her role in Monster’s Ball making her the first Black female actor to win the Oscar in history.

NEW YORK -- A book coming out this fall will show readers a more personal side of the late John le Carré.Viking announced Wednesday that “A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré” will be published Nov. 8.

Jack Nicholson had plans to boycott the 2003 Oscars, as it was revealed by ‘The Pianist’ star Adrien Brody. That year, the ceremony was scheduled March 23, four days after the United States started their invasion of Iraq.The Hollywood legend, who was nominated for Best Actor, invited his fellow nominees over to his house and said he wanted to organize a protest, showing solidarity with people in Iraq and telling the actors to skip the ceremony.Brody detailed how it all went down during a recent interview, as he was the only one among the rest of the nominees who didn’t have an Oscar, including Nicholas Cage for ‘Adaptation,’ Daniel Day-Lewis for ‘Gangs of New York,’ and Michael Caine for ‘The Quiet American.’“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m going,” he said to the nominees,” adding “I kind of have to show up.

Zack Sharf Jack Nicholson wanted to stage a boycott against the 2003 Academy Awards due to the Iraq War, revealed Adrien Brody in a recent interview with the Sunday Times (via Yahoo). The United States’ invasion of Iraq began just days before the 2003 Oscars ceremony. According to Brody, Nicholson invited all of the 2003 best actor nominees over to his house to discuss how they should respond to the war.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our revitalized TV and streaming podcast co-hosts Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez dig into the rise and trend of tech grifter television which is all the rage at this very moment. Specifically, we discuss Apple TV+’s new series “WeCrashed,” which tells the true story of Adam and Rebecca Neumann (played by Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, respectively), founders of WeWork, which grew from a single co-working space in New York to a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade — until disaster struck.

Dylan Dreyer loves nothing more than being a mom and balances her busy job on Today with looking after her three young sons.MORE: Dylan Dreyer thanks fans for support as she makes huge career announcement The TV star marked a new milestone in her family on Thursday as she celebrated her youngest son Rusty's very first St Patrick's Day.The star, who resides in New York City, looked like she had a wonderful day celebrating the annual holiday, and shared a new photo of herself and Rusty dressed in green while at home.VIDEO: Today's Dylan Dreyer shares baby Rusty's cute milestone"Last minute dose of green! Happy St Patrick's Day!!" the mom-of-three wrote alongside the picture.MORE: Dylan Dreyer looks unrecognisable with long cury hairRELATED: Savannah Guthrie leaves her co-stars baffled with latest career move on TodayIn the image, Rusty was all smiles as he looked up at his mom, and looked adorable dressed in a green onesie.Fans were quick to comment on the post, with one writing: "He is so cute, thank you for sharing him with us," while another wrote: "How cute! A lovely family, Dylan!" A third added: "He is adorable. The three boys are the cutest little ones.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentA testament to her fearless nature and boundless determination, Croatian-American filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was nine months pregnant when she traveled from New York to present her feature debut “Murina” at the Cannes Film Festival.At the end of the festival, Kusijanović tool a 12-hour road trip with her husband to her homeland in Croatia, where she gave birth to her first child Petrus, right before scooping Cannes’ Golden Camera award with “Murina,” a double feast which earned her newborn son a lifetime festival accreditation.Eight months later, she sat with Variety to tell us how her life has changed since winning the coveted award and looked back at her journey getting there. Vibrant, bright, restless and forceful like her first feature “Murina,” Kusijanović hasn’t wasted any time.

Craig Melvin has become a beloved television personality through his stint as one of the hosts of the Today Show, but he has many other exciting projects up his sleeve.MORE: Savannah Guthrie's absence from Today leaves fans saying the same thingAnd he's doing it in quite a big way, as he took on the mantle of host for this year's National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in New York City.WATCH: Today hosts get COVID shot live on TVThe NBC star hosted the ceremony along with NBR President Annie Schulhof and presented awards to some of the top performances in film over the year.Speaking to the event organizers, he joked about being the most well-versed with the Disney movies because of his two kids. "If Encanto's winning, I know all about it.

Brent Renaud, an acclaimed filmmaker who traveled to some of the darkest and most dangerous corners of the world for documentaries that transported audiences to little-known places of suffering, died Sunday after Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle in Ukraine.The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Ukraine's Interior Ministry said the area has sustained intense shelling by Russian forces in recent days.Renaud was one of the most respected independent producers of his era, said Christof Putzel, a filmmaker and close friend who had received a text from Renaud just three days before his death.

Brent Renaud has sadly died.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBrent Renaud, a U.S. filmmaker and journalist, was killed in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, while reporting on the Russian invasion of the country.

Drew Barrymore just kicked off her show, The Drew Barrymore Show, in the most dramatic way possible. The star is on the second season of her hit talk show, which films in New York City. MORE: Drew Barrymore has cheeky moment with guest that has fans all saying the same thingSeconds into her exciting entrance as fans gave her a standing ovation, Drew announced that she might be switching things up when it comes to the way she starts off the show.

Sam Heughan teased his relationship status on the Drew Barrymore Show this week after being spotted locking lips with a mystery brunette.

Sam Heughan‘s current relationship status was a topic of conversation on The Drew Barrymore Show Wednesday, March 9. “You’re single?” Drew Barrymore, 47, asked the 41-year-old actor after the pair discussed that Sam works with an intimacy advisor when filming steamy scenes on Outlander. Sam, who recently sparked dating rumors with Australian model Monika Clarke, played it cool when he responded to Drew’s question.