> 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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