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Alicia Christian Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. For her work as a producer and director, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has als ... ... ( read more! ) Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s. After spending two seasons writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he began performing in films and television shows including his film debut Down Periscope ( ... ... ( read more! ) Josh James Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). Brolin received a nomination for the Academy Award fo ... ... ( read more! ) ... Wesley Morris (born December 19, 1975) is an American film critic and podcast host. He is currently critic at large for The New York Times and host of the New York Times podcast Cannonball. He was formerly co-host, with J Wortham, of the New York Times podcast Still Processing. Previously, Morris wrote for The Boston Globe, then Grantland. He won t ... ... ( read more! ) William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often c ... ... ( read more! ) Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altmans masterpiece", and which ... ... ( read more! ) Ellen Burstyn(bornEdna Rae Gillooly December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has receivednumerous accolades, including anAcademy Award, aTony Award, and twoPrimetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received aBAFTA Awarda ... ... ( read more! ) Seth Aaron Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known primarily for his comedicleading manroles in films, the accolades he has received include nominations for threeGolden Globe Awards, fivePrimetime Emmy Awards, aScreen Actors Guild Award, and anIndependent Spirit Award.Originally astand-up comedianin Vancouver ... ... ( read more! ) Martin Charles Scorsese(skrssiskor-SESS-ee,Italian:skorseze,-se born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of theNew Hollywoodera, he has receivedmany accolades, including anAcademy Award, fourBAFTA Awards, threeEmmy Awards, aGrammy Award, and threeGolden Globe Awards. He has been honoured with theAFI Life Achievement ... ... ( read more! ) Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987s Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless Jewish mobster in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also played in Taxi Driver (1976), Private ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... Rick Perlstein (born September 3, 1969) is an American historian and journalist who has garnered recognition for his chronicles of the post-1960s American conservative movement. The author of five bestselling books, Perlstein received the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for his first book, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the ... ... ( read more! ) ...