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Walk away from “Nomadland” and go to “The Last Shift”

April 26, 2021 Carl Kozlowski 3

“Nomadland” was a big winner at an Oscars that hardly anyone watched, with Chloé Zhao winning Best Director, Frances McDormand taking home Best Actress, and the film claiming Best Picture. Contrary to what the Academy […]

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Star-Struck: The Oscars and Reality

February 25, 2019 Dr. Edmund J. Mazza 1

“And the Oscar for Best Actress goes to…Jennifer Jones, for her portrayal of St. Bernadette Soubirous in The Song of Bernadette.” That was not from the Academy Awards of February 24, 2019, of course, but […]

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Mark Brumley, president of Ignatius Press, talks with Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, founder and editor of Ignatius Press, about the election of Pope Francis, the first Latin American–and the first Jesuit–to be made pope:

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