#‘The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire’ Explores a Trailblazer of Afro-Caribbean Surrealism While Subverting the Classic Form of Biopics

#‘The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire’ Explores a Trailblazer of Afro-Caribbean Surrealism While Subverting the Classic Form of Biopics

New York artist Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich makes films that, as she describes it, are “concerned with the inner worlds of Black women.” Her documentary short A Gentleman’s War explored a Caribbean team playing in a summer cricket league in Brooklyn and “the utopian world this predominantly immigrant community has constructed on their weekends,” as her website…

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#Oscars 2025: South Africa Picks ‘Old Righteous Blues’ for International Feature Race

#Oscars 2025: South Africa Picks ‘Old Righteous Blues’ for International Feature Race

South Africa has gotten its Oscar contender in under the wire, picking Muneera Sallies’s music-themed drama Old Righteous Blues as its contender for the 97th Academy Awards in the best international feature category. South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) announced the pick, which was chosen by the South African Academy Awards Selection Committee….

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#U.K.’s Channel 4 to Cover U.S. Election in Pact With CNN; Coverage to Feature Brian Cox, Stormy Daniels, Caitlyn Jenner and Boris Johnson

#U.K.’s Channel 4 to Cover U.S. Election in Pact With CNN; Coverage to Feature Brian Cox, Stormy Daniels, Caitlyn Jenner and Boris Johnson

U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 is promising “groundbreaking” coverage of the upcoming U.S. presidential election thanks to a partnership with CNN and a lineup of guests including Succession star Brian Cox, Caitlyn Jenner, Stormy Daniels, Boris Johnson, and more for its first U.S. election overnight coverage in 32 years. Unveiling its plans on Tuesday in London,…

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#Oscars: Thailand Picks ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ for International Feature Category

#Oscars: Thailand Picks ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ for International Feature Category

Thailand has selected director Pat Boonnitipat’s heartwarming blockbuster How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies as its selection to the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature film category. The choice was revealed Friday by the National Federation of Thai Film Associations (MPC). Co-written by Boonnitipat and Thodsapon ‘Ped’ Thiptinnakorn, How to Make Millions Before…

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