Sacheen Littlefeather, activist who turned down Oscar for Marlon Brando’s godfather, dies at 75 | Pretty Reel

Sacheen Littlefeather, the activist who made national news in 1973 when she refused to accept Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather, has died. The news was announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures and comes after a battle with breast cancer. Littlefeather was 75 years old. In 1973, Brando boycotted the Academy Awards in order … Read more

On the island of Marlon Brando, a dream hotel at the forefront of ecology

The hot and sweet spray of the Polynesian islands has always encouraged desertions. In 1789, during the trial of the Bounty, Captain William Bligh described the revolt that broke out aboard his ship as an uncontrollable reaction by the crew to the enchanting beauty of Tahiti. The story of this legendary mutiny has inspired cinema … Read more