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Wednesday, 14 Apr 2021 10:45 AM MYT Beijing-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao, who is touted to win big for her acclaimed American road movie Nomadland, has also faced criticism back home after some questioned her loyalty to China. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SHANGHAI, April 14 — The Oscars are the glitziest night of the year in Hollywood and millions across the globe tune in, but they threaten to be a dud in China after the nominatio...

Chinas Douban Censors the Oscars From Its Platform Rebecca Davis, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail China’s influential Douban review and culture online platform has wiped the 2021 Oscars from its site, the latest indication that this year’s Academy Awards have become a political flashpoint in the world’s largest film market. Douban is a trend-setting social networking site home to a vibrant message board community and a platform for user reviews for books, music and films. It boasts an i...

Heres whats playing — April 9-15 — at in-person and virtual cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of the film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics. GODZILLA VS. KONG (PG-13) Let the epic monster battle begin! Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home. Along for the ride is Jia, an orphaned girl who has a unique and...

Print The 15 short-film Oscar nominees — live action, documentaries and animation — show that the format is alive and well, showcasing a wide range of topics, tones and approaches — and highlighting a trend in documentaries toward more daring cinematic style and extreme subjectivity. For information on viewing them, go to shorts.tv/theoscarshorts. Here’s a quick look at each. Animation “Burrow”: A Pixar SparkShort about a rabbit embarrassed by her humble ambitions for her home when ...

Fearful of political criticism, China won’t show the Oscars live Sun Online Desk 5th April, 2021 11:07:12 With a Mandarin-language movie nominated for best international feature and a Chinese-born woman the front-runner for best director, this year’s Oscars should have been an opportunity for China to take a victory lap. Instead, the annual ceremony is becoming something else in one of the world’s largest film markets: a thorn in its side. The developments are turning a potential moment o...

The potential for critical comments from Chloe Zhao and others has Beijing opting out of live-streaming the Academy Awards broadcast.

Shorts when longing for theater in Clark County Kiggins, Liberty screen diverse lineup of Oscar nominated films By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Arts & Features Reporter Published: April 1, 2021, 6:02am Share: 5 Photos "The Present" is a terrifying, 25-minute live-action film about trying to buy an anniversary gift in occupied Palestine. Photo Gallery Previewing Academy Award-nominated short films on his home TV makes Richard Beer...

When: April 6-11 How much: $15/single program; $60/Five Program Pass; $150/Full Virtual Pass; $250/VIP Pass; $45/student pass More info: Film programs can be viewed anytime during the festival run Tickets: aspenfilm.org Aspen Shortsfest was the first major Aspen event to go virtual in spring 2020, during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and the stay-home order in Aspen. A year later, Shortsfest is launch its second virtual iteration with a diverse 80-film lineup of titles vying for aw...

Each year, the Oscars’ shorts categories are an opportunity to spotlight a breadth of imagination and emotion across all filmmaking cultures, and for 2021 the sampling reveals a well intentioned tapestry of upheaval’s ripple effects. The live action slate is marked by stories of interactions in which proximity doesn’t always imply easy understanding. For the Palestinian father and young daughter venturing into the West Bank in Farah Nabulsi’s understatedly tense “The Present,” a sim...

China Orders No Live Oscars After Hong Kong Protest Film Nomination Bloomberg 4 days ago Shirley Zhao (Bloomberg) -- China told local media not to broadcast next month’s Oscars ceremony in real time and to play down coverage of the awards, according to people familiar with the matter, after a documentary on the Hong Kong protests was nominated and amid concern over the political views of Best Director contender Chloe Zhao. The Communist Party’s propaganda department issued...