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ACTOR ADRIEN BRODY IS NOW 52

Adrien Brody when he was a teenager – @dawn-night on Tumblr

Academy Awards 2025: Adrien Brody tosses gum ahead of Best Actor Oscar win,  netizens call it 'rude' | Watch video | Mint

Adrien Brody has won the Academy Award for Best Actor
twice for his portrayal of
Holocaust survivors: Polish pianist
WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Szpilman in Roman Polanski‘s war drama The
Pianist
(2002) and Hungarian
brutalist architect László Tóth
in
Brady Corbet‘s period epic The Brutalist (2024).

The former made him the category’s youngest winner, at age
29. He has received
several other accolades, including a
Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award with nominations
for three
Primetime Emmy Awards.

The Pianist [Book]

Film Forum · Roman Polanski's THE PIANIST

The Village (2004) - Filmaffinity
2004

THE VILLAGE (2004) – FILM-ABILITY

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Palm Sunday: Understanding the significance of the Christian celebration -  The Economic Times

What Is Palm Sunday and Why Does It Matter to Latter-day Saints?

ShareFaith Media » Palm Sunday Close Colormix Church Motion Graphics –  ShareFaith Media

FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: The White House is gearing up for
an "extraordinary" celebration for Holy Week
ahead of Easter,
with President Donald Trump participating in a number of
events to to celebrate and honor the holiday "with the
observance it deserves." 

The new White House Faith Office organized the Holy Week
schedule.


"The newly created White House Faith Office is grateful to
share that President Trump will honor and celebrate Holy
Week and Easter with the observance it deserves," Jennifer
Korn, faith director of the White House Faith Office, told Fox
News Digital.
 



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Illustration of The Exodus from Egypt (1907)

Passover is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three
Pilgrimage Festivals
. It celebrates the Exodus of the
Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

   

   
Passover: A Time-Honored Jewish Holiday | Inclusion, Diversity, Equity,  Allyship & Social Justice (IDEAS) | Washington University in St. Louis

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AN AI MAKEOVER OF A CLASSIC FILM?

 The Wizard of Oz (1939) — The Movie Database (TMDB)  
A new version of the 1939 film ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is set to premiere at Las Vegas Sphere in August.
    
    
 

(FOX NEW S) – The use of artificial intelligence to reimagine
the classic film
"The Wizard of Oz" will likely see mixed
reactions from fans, experts told Fox News Digital.

While "film purists" may resist the idea of using generative
AI to give classic films an entire makeover, the technology
could "breathe new life" into hit movies — including "The
Wizard of Oz."

Warner Bros. Discovery, Google Cloud and Magnopus have
set out to do just that by creating an immersive experience
for fans of the 1939 classic.

The new "Wizard of Oz" experience is set to premiere at the
Las Vegas Sphere on Aug. 28.

  

 Warner Bros. Announce 3D 'Wizard of Oz' Release for Next Year 
   
   

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WALK ON BEACH YIELDS ANCIENT WEAPON

Dagger near Baltic Sea

(FOX NEWS) – A pair of pedestrians recently stumbled across an
ancient deadly weapon in a peaceful and most unlikely location:
a beach in Poland.  

The artifact, a 2,500-year-old dagger, was found on March 30.

Poland’s Museum of the History of the KamieÅ„ska Land
announced the discovery in a Facebook post later that day.

Split image of woman holding dagger, dagger alone

Two metal detectorists holding dagger
Jacek Ukowski and Katarzyna Herdzik discovered the
ancient dagger last month while taking a walk on the
beach.

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