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Blood, Sweat & Tears

The secret To Oscar-worthy performances

In 2012, when Leonardo DiCaprio was denied an Oscar nomination for his performance in Django Unchained, fans everywhere were outraged. In one scene of the movie, DiCaprio accidentally smashed his hand into a glass during filming, obviously injuring himself, but carried on, incorporating this injury into the scene, which was then used in the final cut. “He gave…

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Kayla Martell Feldman

Anglo-American atheist Jew. Director & writer for stage & screen. Book person, intersectional feminist, poet. Living with OCD. Not an Expert. she/her