Simu Liu to host Academy's SciTech Awards
Actor Simu Liu will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Friday, February 24, 2023, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. He will present nine awards, including an Oscar® statuette, to 20 individual award recipients during the evening.
Liu made history…
Winners at the 2023 Golden Globes
The 80th Golden Globes both met expectations, and left viewers speechless. However, it was thewinners of film that highlighted the night, especially first-time winners Ke Huy Quan andMichelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Austin Butler for Elvis. All threeactors had been predicted to win in their…
2023 Oscars: 301 Films Eligible For Best Picture
The Academy has revealed the 301 films deemed eligible for Best Picture at this year’s 95th Oscars. The requirements for consideration under rules implemented for the 95th Academy Awards year, are that feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in at least one of six U…
VIFF 2022 Interview: Sr. Programmer PoChu AuYeung
I’ve been covering the Vancouver International Film Festival for parts of three decades. It’s always a delight! Running from late September through early October, VIFF gathers gems from the Cannes, Venice, and Toronto festivals, and presents them alongside a big helping of mostly Canadian and Asian premieres. Unlike…
'Broker' Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda and Song Kang Ho
Hirokazu Kore-eda has directed 20-plus features and TV series since 1991. Four of the first five were documentaries. One featured adorable first-graders who learn basic math, biology, and teamwork by raising a calf. Another puzzled over the suicide of the government Minister who’d investigated an industrial…
