Nomadland and Queen s Gambit Win USC Scripter Awards
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Top prizes at the USC Scripter event Saturday went to screenwriter Chloé Zhao and author Jessica Bruder for “Nomadland” as well as scripter Scott Frank and novelist Walter Tevis for Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.”
As in past years, the award goes to both the scriptwriter(s) as well as the writer(s) of the original material.
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Searchlight Pictures’ “Nomadland” is based on the nonfiction book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.” Zhao thanked Bruder, the cast and crew of the film and Searchlight, concluding, “I feel so lucky to be able to tell stories for a living.” Bruder added that she had been reporting in 2014 for a magazine article that turned into the book and “It has been one hell of a ride.”
Do Political Speeches at Award Shows Upset You? Blame the U.S. Government
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Presenters and honorees at the April 4 SAG Awards are likely to air political views, which inevitably will inspire public indignation: “Why should anybody listen to you people?” Naysayers often see this as a 21st-century liberal conspiracy, but actually, it was the U.S. government that first encouraged Hollywood folks to speak out on issues.
Before World War II, the studios kept a tight rein on people under contract; their personal convictions remained under wraps. After America entered the war in December 1941, the government wanted Hollywood’s assistance. The Office of War Information (OWI), which was launched in 1942, had its own Bureau of Motion Pictures; the primary goal was to make entertainment that would support the war effort.
Indian Child Rights Body Calls on Netflix to Halt Bombay Begums Series
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Indian government body, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, has sent a notice to Netflix calling on it to stop streaming “Bombay Begums,” on the grounds that the original series could incite “abuse and exploitation.”
The notice, issued on Thursday, demands that Netflix stop streaming the series, which bowed on March 8, within 24 hours, and provide a detailed action report, failing which “the Commission will be constrained to initiate appropriate action” under Section 14 in the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.