> 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 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]