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Canada’s Oscar Contender ‘The Things You Kill’ Has Alireza Khatami Tackling Patriarchy: “I Know Where The Pain Is”
Iranian-Canadian Director Alireza Khatami recalls shedding tears of joy when first told his Turkish-language revenge thriller, The Things You Kill,…
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One of Those Days When Hemme Dies Director on Turkey Oscars Submission
Stretching across an expansive tomato farm under the blazing Turkey sun, Murat Fıratoğlu’s opening shot to his award-winning One of…
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Egypt’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Happy Birthday’ Follows an 8-Year-Old Maid Who Is a Class Act in a World of Classism
This Oscar season, you may find yourself falling in love with an eight-year-old maid and celebrating Happy Birthday. That is the…
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Croatia’s Oscar Contender ‘Fiume o morte!’ Dives Into History for a Timely Study of Populist Autocracy
Writer and director Igor Bezinović (A Brief Excursion) grew up in Rijeka, Croatia. Formerly known as Fiume, which is still…
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Denzel Washington Says He Didn’t Become an Actor for Oscars: “I Don’t Care About That Kind of Stuff”
Denzel Washington didn’t become an actor to win shiny gold trophies, admitting, “I’m not that interested in Oscars.” Though the…
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Oscars to Stream Live on Hulu in Addition to ABC Broadcast
For the first time ever, the Oscars will be available to stream live on Hulu, the Academy of Motion Pictures…
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Colin Chilvers, Visual Effects Veteran and Oscar Recipient for ‘Superman,’ Dies at 79
Hollywood visual effects pioneer Colin Chilvers, who earned a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for making Christopher Reeve as Superman fly, has…
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How ‘Wicked’ Could Shock Everyone and Win Best Picture
When The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King dominated the 2004 Academy Awards, winning all 11 of…
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Oscars: Conan O’Brien Will Host Hollywood’s Biggest Night
The beloved comedian Conan O’Brien has accepted an invitation to host the 97th Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture…
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The Real Reason We Care About Oscar Season
I attended my first Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. At a midnight screening on the city’s then-Ryerson University campus,…
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