TheWrap Oscar magazine: Director Mounia Meddour says the government’s cancellation of screenings stemmed from the film’s time period, subject matter and a statement the cast and crew made in Cannes
Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio tells TheWrap that he hopes his film can break the taboos surrounding homosexuality in Peru
“I decided that this film about lost youth had to be a ghost film,” said Mati Diop, whose film won the Grand Prix at Cannes.
Also in this awards-season report: repeat viewings, power ballads and a Oscar Top 13
“The way she was trying to communicate with us without any words directed my story and my movie,” director Semih Kaplanoglu says
Other notable contenders include “The Biggest Little Farm,” “The Cave,” “For Sama,” “Knock Down the House,” “Maiden,” “One Child Nation,” “Sea of Shadows” and “Where’s My Roy Cohn?”
The Academy found that “Joy,” Austria’s entry in the Best International Feature Film category, is predominantly in English — something it should have known a month ago
The Governors Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards both claimed to be the start of the season, but we think they’re lying
Cassidy will continue to oversee marketing division, which recently shepherded “Harriet” and “Downton Abbey” to successful openings
