The Impossibly Prolific Life of Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones may be the most fabled producer and composer of the modern era. Jones started out as a trumpeter. ...
Tag: Oscars
From the Virginia Film Festival: Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Defies Conventional World War II History
Steve McQueen’s Blitz begins by bursting into flames. In the first scene, you are taken directly into London, 1940, as ...
The Prime of Miss Maggie Smith
As I was prepping for this tribute to Dame Maggie Smith, it occurred to me that from her breakthrough Oscar-nominated ...
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