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“There are things that are happening way earlier than that when it comes to someone deciding whether they're going to spend x amount of millions of dollars on a movie. I want $100 million success. The moviegoer is the person I'm more interested in than the Academy.”

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Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle, born on November 29, 1964, is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both film and television. He gained recognition for his roles in the 'Rocky' film series and the 'Hangover' film series. Cheadle's acting style is diverse, capable of handling a wide range of characters, from serious dramas to light comedies. more

“The typical WW1 soldier was not an intellectual like Ernst Jünger or Wilfred Owen, but was a peasant draftee from Galicia or Bavaria or Sicily, with all the traditional religious ideas. The hothouse atmosphere of war brought everyone into a supernatural-oriented universe of ghosts and apparitions.”

Ideas War Universe Religious Intellectual Soldier Ghost Traditional Atmosphere Typical Peasants Apparitions

Author:Philip Jenkins

“It is also amazing to find just how religious and occult-minded some of the leading political and military players of the war were, from von Moltke and Ludendorff to Brusilov and J F C Fuller. Each, in his way, was deeply involved in what we would today call the occult, spiritualism, and visionary religion.”

Way War Today Political Religious Player Military Involved Visionaries Occult Spiritualism

Author:Philip Jenkins

“All I know is there's thousands of people in the Academy and a lot of them, the majority of them, haven't won Oscars.A lot of people are crying, I guess.”

People Knows Havens Cry Majority Oscars Academy

Author:Clint Eastwood

“Famine, plague, death and war... that's a pretty good description of 1917-18. The war was meant to end quickly, but by 1917 it seemed to be set until the end of time. No wonder everyone dreamed of an apocalyptic intervention.”

War Ends Wonder Description End Times Plague Intervention Famine Apocalyptic

Author:Philip Jenkins