Chukwudi iwuji biography of mahatma
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"F--k This Corruption": Ridley Scott Claims That His Debut 1977 Movie Should Have Won One Of The Biggest Film Prizes Had It Not Been For $50K Bribery
Scott's later historical epic Gladiatordid win arguably the biggest prize in film, the Academy Award for Best Picture, in 2001, while his 2016 sci-fi film The Martianwas also nominated for the honor. Additionally, Scott has received an Oscar nomination for Best Director three times for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black
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The week ahead in SoCal classical music, Oct. 14-21: Mariinsky Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale and more
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring pianist Kenneth Broberg, plus works by Bernstein, Copland and Korngold. Norris Center for the Performing Arts, 27570 Norris Center Dr., Palos Verdes. Sun., 7:30 pm. $58. (310) 544-0404.
Don Carlo LA Opera stages Verdi’s thriller; in Italian with English supertitles. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Ends Sun., 2 p.m. $24 and up. (213) 972-8001.
Fluxus Learning Event A celebration of the experimental interdisciplinary art movement of the 1960s-70s. The Getty Research Institute, the Getty Center, N. Sepulveda Blvd. & Getty Center Dr., L.A. Sun., 2 p.m. Free; reservations at www.getty.edu.
The French Connection Pianist and host Orli Shaham leads members of Pacific Symphony in works by Saint-Saëns, Debussy and Schubert. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Samueli Theater, 6
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Social Activists
Kid Trailblazers
- True Tales of Childhood from Changemakers and Leaders
- Written by: Robin Stevenson
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
Overall
Performance
Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and John Lewis, along with ten other powerful figures....