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Decades before Chloé Zhao won the Golden Globe for directing 'Nomadland,' John Ford's adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel earned Academy Awards for best director and best supporting actress (Jane Darwell). If Chloé Zhao manages to nab this year's directing Oscar for Nomadland , she won't be the first to win for a drama about down-on-their-luck itinerant workers making their way across the American West. John Ford was awarded the statuette in 1941 for his adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath , which sees the Joad family abandon the Oklahoma farm they lost to the Great Depression and Dust Bowl and head to California — a fabled promised land — in a broken-down 1926 Hudson Super Six sedan. Along the way, they are beset by all sorts of tragedy: the grandparents die, various relatives abandon them, they are stranded at a destitute work camp, and son Tom (Henry Fonda), who only recently got out of prison, accidentally kills a security guard, sending the family … [Read more...] about Oscars Flashback: ‘Grapes of Wrath’ and Its Depiction of Nomads Won in 1941

Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 , the most popular reality show on Malayalam television, has its second elimination. According to the latest updates, Michelle Ann Daniel, who entered the Bigg Boss house as a wildcard entrant, has got evicted from the Mohanlal-hosted show. Michelle bid goodbye to Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 as she received the least number of votes among the nominated contestants. To the unversed, the young actress had a turbulent journey in the show, right from her entry into the Bigg Boss house. Michelle Ann Daniel was directly nominated by host Mohanlal himself last week after she violated quite a few of the house rules. She was punished by the superstar for discussing fellow contestant Dimpal Bhal's personal life and things that happened outside after Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 started. Michelle Ann Daniel was also sent to the Bigg Boss jail this Friday, due to her underperformance in the last week's tasks. The actress has been staying away from the limelight … [Read more...] about Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 Week 2 Elimination: Michelle Ann Daniel Is Evicted From The Mohanlal Show

Splitsvilla 13 's grand premiere begins with the stunning entry of Sunny Leone donning a pink blouse and dhoti. She makes her entry in a boat against the backdrop of the song, 'Jiya Jale' and the audience is introduced to the picturesque locales of Kerala. Sunny can be seen picking up a golden Cupid arrow after which Rannvijay Singha enters the scene. The host can be seen looking dapper in a white shirt and pants which he pairs up with a black blazer. He goes on to pick up a silver Cupid arrow. Rannvijay Singh and Sunny Leone then discuss how according to Greek mythology, Cupid had two gold and silver arrows. They reveal that this season, Splitsvilla will also have two sides, one, gold and another, silver. The female contestants of the show are then revealed. The contestants are namely Kat Kristian, Riya Kishanchandani, Arushi Chib, Nikita Bhamidipati, Aditi Rajput, Avantika Sharma, Samruddhi Jadhav, Pallak Yadav, Janvi Sikaria, Azma Fallah and Bhoomika … [Read more...] about Splitsvilla 13 Grand Premiere Episode Highlights: Sunny Leone And Rannvijay Singha Introduce The Contestants

In the latest socially distanced episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Stella Moris, a lawyer and the life partner of Julian Assange . Matt and Katie discuss a recent Twitter thread by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts of UCLA, in which she laments the fall of journalistic integrity by reporters and writers moving to Substack. “I worry about this because it’s this whole idea that alternative media, which has already taken such a huge hit in the last 20 or 30 years… all the content is being driven to these big, centralized, largely national news organizations. And it’s consolidating more and more. And those news organizations are becoming more and more like each other all the time,” says Matt. Related Stories Joe Biden Inherited the Forever War. Will He Give it Away? Biden Prepares Major Changes to Immigrant Family Detention Centers Related Stories Chasteness, Soda Pop, and Show Tunes: The Lost Story of … [Read more...] about ‘Useful Idiots’: Julian Assange’s Partner Stella Moris on WikiLeaks, Concealing Their Pregnancy

Saturday AM Update: Updated with NYC B.O. data Even with three new wide releases at this weekend’s box office, and New York City finally reopening, numbers still aren’t at pre-pandemic levels, but there’s a lot of drama going on. Let’s start with Disney ’s theatrical day and date Disney+ release of animated pic Raya and the Last Dragon which looks to be leading the weekend with a studio-reported $2.5M Friday and an industry weekend estimate of $8.3M at 2,045 theaters. These numbers are slightly less than the $3M Friday and $9M-$10M we were hearing about, and they’re definitely less than the $14.1M that Warner Bros’ same day HBO Max release of Tom & Jerry posted last weekend. Raya ‘s opening weekend is also less than Croods: A New Age ‘s 3-day opening over its Thanksgiving stretch which posted $9.7M. And that’s definitely because Disney did not reach a deal with No. 3 chain Cinemark, as we first told you (thus, losing around 250 bookings), Harkins, and … [Read more...] about ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Debuting To $8M As Pic Hits Disney+ & NYC Reopens: Why The Industry Is Greatly Concerned