best-picture winners 12 Years a Slave, Green Book and last year’s pick, Chloe Zhoe’s Nomadland

Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse has revealed that he has applied to renounce his Canadian citizenship amid rising concerns of China’s crackdown on celebrity culture. The 41-year-old actor told China Central Television: “ I was looking through the reviews of my recent movie Raging Fire when I saw that some were questioning my nationality, saying that I am a Canadian.” The Cook Up a Storm actor also clarified that he has always been a Chinese national.“ Whether it is food or music or action movies, n

The Venice International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September — including Pablo Larraín’s “ Spencer, ” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, and Ridley Scott’s medieval drama “ The Last Duel, ” featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.... “ Spencer ” and “ Madres paralelas ” are among 21 features premiering as part of the official competition, which has often helped guide eventual Oscar best picture nominees and even winners.... Jane Campion’s

Jane Campion made history this week as the first woman to be nominated twice at the Oscars for best director — a category that has been dominated by men for most of its 94 years.... They accounted for less than than 2% of all top-grossing directors since 2007. The study is the latest from the USC unit to shed light on Hollywood’s chronic lack of diversity in front of and behind the camera.... Campaigns such as# OscarsSoWhite have helped push the topic to the forefront and forced many studios t

Today is Thursday, April 25, the 116th day of 2024.... Meanwhile, delegates from some 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery.... Rock singer Andy Bell( Erasure) is 60....

11 release across the conservative Gulf nations, according to Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.... The star-studded superhero flick, directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, reportedly was met with a series of edit requests by local censors and Disney was not willing to make those edits, THR reported.... The final cut in the U.S. features title character Phastos in a highly touted scene at home with his mortal husband( played by out Lebanese actor Haaz Sleiman) and their child....

This file photo shows a sign that directs motorists to a vaccination site at National Jewish Hospital in Denver on March 6, 2021.... " This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day in 2021," Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large, told The Associated Press ahead of Monday's announcement.... But there's also the debates regarding policy, politics and political affiliation....

NEW YORK — “ Eternals, ” one of Marvel’s most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters with about$ 71 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates.By most studios’ box-office standards, the opening was enviable.... But for Marvel’s well-oiled blockbuster machine, the “ Eternals ” launch in some ways constituted a bump in the road in an unparalleled 26-film streak. Going into the weekend, forecasts had been only slightly higher at about$

Hungary’s prime minister predicted hospitals this week would be at their most overwhelmed since the start of the pandemic.... This week, he is working on both as he dispatches Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Japan and South Korea. The countries rely on trade with Beijing, even though they often clash on security, democracy and human rights.... “ There is a growing appetite in Tokyo for a strong response to China’s moves ” in the South China Sea, The Japa

We’re covering new commitments to combat climate change and India’s record number of Covid cases. New climate pledges President Biden kicked off a two-day climate summit on Thursday by announcing an ambitious plan to cut U.S. emissions at least in half from 2005 levels by 2030.... Satellite images have shown hundreds of trucks and tanks in the area. Response: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who on Tuesday warned his country about the possibility of war, said he welcomed Russia’s move..