ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of three white men who used pickup trucks to chase Ahmaud Arbery through the streets of a Georgia subdivision before one of them killed the running Black man with a shotgun. A panel of judges from the 11th … Read more
Summary Killers of the Flower Moon received 10 Oscar nominations but failed to secure a win, continuing a trend for director Scorsese. Scorsese is the only director with multiple films to get 10 or more Oscar nominations without winning any awards. The lack of wins for Scorsese’s films at the Academy Awards suggests a disconnect … Read more
The Big Picture Lily Gladstone’s performance in Certain Women is the definitive takeaway from the film, showing depth through subtle facial expressions and quiet delivery. Gladstone’s role in Certain Women as a queer Indigenous woman holds great meaning for those who have not seen their communities or identities represented in American films. Kelly Reichardt’s films, … Read more
Lily Gladstone is making Oscars history! The 37-year-old actress, whose background is Blackfeet and Nez Percé, made history as the first Native American to become nominated in the Lead Actress category for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon at the 2024 Oscars. Following her nomination, Lily shared a statement celebrating this historic feat. … Read more
In March 1943, on the island of New Guinea, a young Australian pilot was put on a truck by his Japanese captors. It was twilight, and the young man gazed out wistfully at the hills and sea, lost in thought. When the truck eventually came to a halt, he was ordered down and told he … Read more
At its paramount, the merging of art and activism provides the people with revolutionizing truth, exposing what must be exposed and raising up what must be raised. Martin Scorsese’s film Killers of the Flower Moon presents an abysmal shard of American history, confronting our conscience with the collective experience of Indigenous People globally. It pierces … Read more
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is not just a brilliant film, but a brilliant adaptation, too. The film takes on journalist David Grann’s nonfiction book of the same name, which explores the organized murders of the Osage people from 1921 to 1926. This string of murders, committed so the white perpetrators could gain … Read more
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ actress Lily Gladstone opened up about preferred pronouns impact ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ star gets honest about gender Lily Gladstone, the star of Killers of the Flower Moon, spoke about how she decolonized gender through she/they pronouns. In a chat with People, the indigenous star said, “My pronoun use … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — Two teenagers in the United Kingdom have been found guilty of murdering Brianna Ghey, a transgender 16-year-old, after stabbing her 28 times in a park, in a case that police have described as “horrifying.” The trial, which took place over 18 days in Manchester Crown … Read more
Within 24 hours of the murder of Brianna Ghey, investigating officers had identified the suspects – two teenagers who thought that hiding the most brutal of killings would be easy. The pair, who were just 15 at the time, were quickly arrested at their homes and taken away for questioning. Detectives would soon unravel the … Read more