> Thanks to Gloria Monti for forwarding the Oscar list and accompanying
> story. But I did have a certain "knee-jerk reaction" to this sentence:
>
> >BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Braveheart, actor Mel Gibson's directing debut,
> >captured a leading 10 Academy Award nominations Tuesday, including
> >best picture.
>
> Now it's my memory that Mel Gibson directed _Man Without a Face_. Am I
> wrong? I'm happy to be corrected if so.
Absolutely! I got the following message from one of my students when
I posted the list of nominees.
Just a factual note, *Braveheary* was NOT Mel Gibson's directing debut. The
first film he directed was *Man Without a Face*.
-J
Gloria Monti
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