Is The Oscars Cancelled Because Of The Los Angeles Fires? What We Know From An ‘Insider Source’

Is The Oscars Cancelled Because Of The Los Angeles Fires? What We Know From An ‘Insider Source’

As the wildfires continue ravaging Los Angeles, the land of Hollywood, many speculate that the 97th Oscar ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on 2 March, is ‘on the verge of being cancelled.’ According to some media reports, rumours have been swirling about the potential cancellation of the prestigious event. But what exactly is … Read more

At 2025 Golden Globes The Brutalist, Emilia Perez and Shogun triumph, Demi Moore surprises

At 2025 Golden Globes The Brutalist, Emilia Perez and Shogun triumph, Demi Moore surprises

The Brutalist, the story of a Holocaust survivor who chases the American dream, and musical thriller Emilia Perez took home the first major movie honours of Hollywood’s awards season at the Golden Globes. The Brutalist was named best movie drama and star Adrien Brody won best film actor. The genre-shifting trans musical Emilia Perez won … Read more

Ravi Kishan’s Shocking Childhood Revelation: Father Tried to Kill Him Over Sita Role |

Ravi Kishan’s Shocking Childhood Revelation: Father Tried to Kill Him Over Sita Role |

Actor and politician Ravi Kishan made some shocking revelations about his traumatic childhood experiences. The star, in a recent interview, recalled a harrowing near-death experience at the hands of his father for taking on the role of Sita in a local performance. Recalling the past incident, Kishan said in a chat with Shubhankar Mishra that … Read more

Every Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: A Complete History of the Winners

Every Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: A Complete History of the Winners

© Paramount/Everett Collection. Dianne Wiest — 1995Bullets Over Broadway (1994) “Don’t speak!” Dianne Wiest is unstoppable as the actress Helen Sinclair, one of the all-time great “diva” roles in Woody Allen’s zany gangland comedy Bullets Over Broadway. (This was one of the few Allen films in which he had a cowriter; in this case, it … Read more

Western Cape film to represent SA at Academy Awards

Western Cape film to represent SA at Academy Awards

Western Cape film heading to the Academy Awards South Africa has selected Old Righteous Blues, the drama by Muneera Sallies, to compete for the Best International Feature Film award at next year’s 97th Academy Awards. As reported by Cape Town Etc, the National Film and Video Foundation recently announced the film as one of the last entries announced … Read more

Every Academy Award for Best Actor: A Complete History of the Winners

Every Academy Award for Best Actor: A Complete History of the Winners

On his second best actor nomination, Sidney Poitier became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor. “It is a long journey to this moment,” Poitier said, accepting his statuette. A Black actor would not win the category again for almost 40 years. Gregory Peck – 1963To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) … Read more

Bumper crop of movies with Manitoba roots hits Toronto International Film Festival

Bumper crop of movies with Manitoba roots hits Toronto International Film Festival

The province of Manitoba is extraordinarily well represented this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially, the province lays claim to seven films at the festival, which opened Thursday: four features and three shorts, all with Manitoba connections. Never before in the 49-year history of the festival have so many Manitoba-made films been presented. Bear … Read more

Celebrated Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison honoured with commemorative stamp

Celebrated Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison honoured with commemorative stamp

It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon, and the sounds of Toronto’s torrential downpour blend with live instrumentals from various music scores that accompanied films made by one of Hollywood’s most famed Canadian directors, the late Norman Jewison. These notes and melodies fill the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), a space Jewison founded as a launching point for new generations … Read more

‘A weird separation’: life in Taiwan goes on despite invasion fear, documentary maker says

‘A weird separation’: life in Taiwan goes on despite invasion fear, documentary maker says

This is what happens in writer, producer and director S. Leo Chiang’s Island In Between – nominated for the best documentary short film Oscar at this year’s awards. But here’s the even more curious thing: moments later, Chiang’s film cuts to a video snippet from a concert he attended in Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium, in which, … Read more

Richard M. Sherman, Oscar-winning songwriter behind Disney hits spanning decades, dead at 95

Richard M. Sherman, Oscar-winning songwriter behind Disney hits spanning decades, dead at 95

Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — as well as the most-played tune on Earth, It’s a Small World (After All) — has died. He was 95. Sherman, together with … Read more