Meryl Streep had to beg and plead and prove herself to some of the most renowned directors to land the roles, which wound up being two of her best.

Films like "Zodiac," "Widows," and "Eyes Wide Shut" were overlooked by the Oscars despite critical acclaim and renowned ...

Though he’d had small roles in movies and on television throughout the early 1960s (he’d been a Marine before that, and had ...