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Lina Wertmüller’s Big Crack in the Celluloid Ceiling

Note from Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media): Today, Jane Campion received an Oscar nomination in the Best Director category for her work on The Power of the Dog, making her the first woman in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) to be nominated in the Best Director category for a second time!read more.

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Director Michael Cimino leaves lasting, controversial legacy

The film industry is one that many people attempt to pierce but few find success. Even fewer manage to sustain careers in such a vastly competitive business. Fewer still manage to do so and win such prestigious awards as Oscars or BATFAs. However, one man succeeded in all of the above, then followed up by destroying his career and taking down an entire movie studio in the process.read more.

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Omar Sharif Tribute: Intro

The Best Of Omar Sharif

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A Tribute by FF2 Associate Jarrod Emerson

One of the most memorable entrances for an actor comes from the classic 1962 film Lawrence Of Arabia. It’s World War I, and British soldier T.E. Lawrence has been commissioned to report on the English aide to the Arabs in their ongoing revolt against Turks.… read more.

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