Joshua Marston DQ'd (again) as foreign-language Oscar list hits 60

Posted by · 2:07 am · October 10th, 2011

American director Joshua Marston’s film “The Forgiveness of Blood” has been disqualified as Albania’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submission for not being sufficiently homegrown — the same fate endured by Marston’s 2004 debut “Maria Full of Grace.”

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Mexico's terrific 'Miss Bala' leads latest crop of foreign Oscar entries

Posted by · 1:19 am · September 23rd, 2011

Following an acclaimed festival run that began at Cannes, Fox’s razor-sharp drug-trade thriller “Miss Bala” is named Mexico’s Oscar entry. Israel opts for another Cannes title, the award-winning “Footnote,” while “The Forgiveness of Blood,” American director Joshua Marston’s follow-up to “Maria Full of Grace,” competes for Albania.

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