Director of ’20 Days in Mariupol’ Says He’d Rather Have No Oscar and No War Posted by By Jonathan Abrams March 10, 2024Posted in20 Days in Mariupol (Movie), Academy Awards (Oscars), Associated Press, Chernov, Mstyslav (Journalist), Documentary Films and Programs, Film, Mariupol (Ukraine), Movies, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ‘20 Days in Mariupol,’ Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing first-person account from the early days of Russia’s invasion, won for best documentary feature.
‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Review: Ukrainian City Under Siege Posted by By Jason Farago July 13, 2023Posted inAssociated Press, Documentary Films and Programs, Film, Mariupol (Ukraine), Movies, Mstyslav Chernov, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) While the Ukrainian city was under siege by Russian forces, a team of journalists recorded the brutal war, resulting in this essential documentary.
The Real Story of ‘Cocaine Bear’ Posted by By Amanda Holpuch December 1, 2022Posted inAssociated Press, Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Banks, Elizabeth, Cocaine and Crack Cocaine, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Film, Georgia, Kentucky, Knoxville (Tenn), Liotta, Ray, Movies, New York Times, North Carolina, Russell, Keri, Smuggling, Tennessee Nearly 40 years after a 175-pound black bear found and ingested cocaine in a Georgia forest, the drug binge has inspired a movie.
Paul Vance, Lyricist Behind an ‘Itsy Bitsy’ Bikini, Dies at 92 Posted by By Richard Sandomir June 6, 2022Posted inAssociated Press, Brooklyn (NYC), Deaths (Obituaries), Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (Song), Music, Pockriss, Lee, Vance, Paul His daughter’s experience wearing a bikini on a beach in 1960 inspired him to write a novelty song that became a No. 1 hit.