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Carolyn Giardina Veteran director Vicky Jenson, best known as one of two helmers of Oscar winning “Shrek,” returned to the storybook world for her latest project: Skydance Animation’s sophomore feature, the musical “Spellbound,” which is now available on Netflix. But it was its contemporary theme that attracted her to the project. “The story was about a family going through a very difficult time and coming out on the other end with love and better understanding — even in a hard situation, the family itself, it’s bound by love, regardless of whether they end up together or not by the end of the movie,” she says.

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‘Old Fox’ Review: A Mostly Compelling Taiwanese Melodrama Offers an Important Lesson About Values

Alissa Simon Film Critic Set in Taipei, against the backdrop of the economic bubble of 1989, the Taiwanese international feature Oscar submission “Old Fox” is a relatively engaging popular melodrama about altruism vs. self-interest and inequality of all sorts. In his fourth feature, director Hsiao Ya-Chuan follows the unsentimental education of a motherless 11-year-old boy, Liao Jie (Bai Run-yin), raised in poverty by his kindly father, Liao Tai-lai (Liu Kuan-Ting), a waiter at a busy banqueting hall.

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Sterling K. Brown to Star in ‘Voltron’ at Amazon MGM

Katcy Stephan Sterling K. Brown will star in the live-action “Voltron” film for Amazon MGM Studios. Brown will join previously announced cast members Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) and Daniel Quinn-Toye, a film newcomer who has appeared on television in “Badults” and served as Tom Holland’s understudy in “Romeo & Juliet” on the West End this spring.

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Ace Cinematographer, John Seale Says Scrappy, Low-Budget Origins Provided Lifelong Lessons: ‘Give Me Ten Minutes, I Can Sort That out’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief John Seale, the Australian-born cinematographer who won an Oscar for “The English Patient” and has four other nominations for “Witness,” “Rain Man,” “Cold Mountain” and 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road,” was one of the highest-profile international guests at the ongoing International Film Festival of India. In a Saturday masterclass, he examined multiple angles of cinematography and the wider film industry. Topics ranged from working with actors, his preference for being a lighting-cameraman, through to the use of multiple cameras and making sure that he approaches every film as a new and different challenge. His descriptions of an early career in television, working on low-budgets and the breakout 1980s successes of Australian filmmakers were both a happy trip down memory lane and instructive for those people working outside the comfort zone of the Hollywood system. “In the early 1960s, the Australian film industry was zilch.

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Why Isn't Russell Crowe in 'Gladiator II'? Director Recalls Talks to Bring Him Back & What Went Wrong

More than two decades after Russell Crowe won an Oscar for Gladiator, the franchise is continuing with a long-awaited sequel.

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‘My Sweet Land’ Review: Withdrawn From Oscar Consideration, Jordanian Doc Focuses on Kids Raised in Disputed Region

Alissa Simon Film Critic What is it like to come of age under constant threat of war? Director Sareen Hairabedian’s poignant documentary “My Sweet Land” follows an ethnic Armenian youngster named Vrej Khatchatryan from the small village of Tsaghkashen in the Martakert region of the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Conflict, displacement and exile color everything in his and his extended family’s lives.

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‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Camerimage’s Golden Frog

Carolyn Giardina Cinematographer Michał Dymek’s stark black-and-white lensing of “The Girl With the Needle” won the EnergaCamerimage Golden Frog, with special mention going to director Magnus von Horn, at the cinematography festival’s closing ceremony, Saturday in Torun, Poland. The film, which is Denmark’s entry for this season’s Academy Award for an international feature, is loosely based on the true story of Dagmar Overbye, a Danish woman who established an underground adoption agency in post-World War I Copenhagen to help poor women dealing with unwanted pregnancies.

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Cynthia Erivo Hints at Tension with 'Color Purple' Movie Team, Talks Not Reprising Celie Role

Cynthia Erivo won a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Tony all for her work as Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple. She did not reprise the role in the recent film adaptation though and now she’s hinting at tension with the movie team.

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Josh Brolin Almost Fought Denzel Washington on ‘American Gangster’ Set; Washington Allegedly Told Him: ‘Don’t Ever F—ing Put Your Hand on Me’

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Josh Brolin appeared on the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” podcast to promote his new memoir, “From Under the Truck,” and remembered a tense moment on the set of Ridley Scott’s “American Gangster” in which he nearly fought co-star Denzel Washington. Brolin played a detective in the 2007 crime drama, while Washington headlined the movie as notorious drug lord Frank Lucas. “Yeah, we almost got into a fight,” Brolin revealed, noting that most of his time on the “American Gangster” set was spent acting with Russell Crowe.

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Jessica Alba Boards Switzerland’s Oscar Entry ‘Queens’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

Carole Horst Jessica Alba and Tracey Nyberg’s Lady Metalmark Entertainment has boarded “Queens,” Switzerland’s official selection for the international feature Oscar, as executive producer. The film follows two teenage sisters living in Peru in 1992 as the country slides into political unrest. They are about to leave with their mother to live in the U.S.

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‘A Complete Unknown’ Welcomes Timothée Chalamet to the Oscar Race (and Monica Barbaro, Too)

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor You don’t need to be a Bob Dylan aficionado to appreciate Timothée Chalamet’s transformation into the iconic folk singer. Even if your knowledge of Dylan’s career is limited to a few famous tracks or a vague recollection of his controversial shift to electric guitar, Chalamet’s performance in “A Complete Unknown” is undeniably a career best.

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‘Rita’ Review: A Real-Life Guatemalan Tragedy Is Exposed in a Devastating Dark Fantasy About Young Girls in an Abusive System

Carlos Aguilar A ghostly apparition clamored for justice in Jayro Bustamante’s blazing political horror “La Llorona,” about the genocide of Indigenous people in Guatemala. In the genre, the Central American auteur found a piercing vehicle to discuss the sociopolitical afflictions of his homeland. With “Rita,” Guatemala’s entry for the international feature Oscar (Bustamante’s third time representing the country), he returns to this mode for a gritty, dark fantasy based on an unspeakable 2017 tragedy involving young girls placed in a government-run shelter, which remains unpunished today.

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Why Olivia Colman Could Follow in Hugh Grant’s Footsteps and Take ‘Paddington’ Into Awards Season (But Not the Oscars)

Alex Ritman Such was the love for Hugh Grant’s devilishly splendid antagonist Phoenix Buchanan in “Paddington 2″ that the actor was rewarded with a BAFTA best supporting actor nomination. While practically everyone acknowledged it was richly deserved (not least for his unforgettable prison dance as the credits rolled), it was no small feat for a family comedy led by a CGI bear.

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Zoe Saldaña’s ‘Emilia Perez’ Extensive Screen Time Sparks Oscars Category Debates

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The long-standing debate about what separates a lead from a supporting performance has resurfaced this awards season. Case in point: Netflix’s high-profile contender “Emilia Pérez.” The Spanish-language musical, directed by acclaimed French auteur Jacques Audiard, has already garnered enthusiastic reviews and is poised to be a significant player across multiple Oscar categories. But the studio’s decision to campaign Karla Sofía Gascón as best actress while positioning her co-star Zoe Saldaña as a supporting actress has sparked a heated discussion.

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Philippe Clement issues worrying Kasanwirjo injury update as Rangers boss breaks silence on Belgium next manager link

Philippe Clement has confirmed that Rangers defender Neraysho Kasanwirjo is facing a long spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury while on international duty - as he distanced himself from links with the Belgium job.

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Atlas Workshops Unveil New Films From Cherien Dabis, Lina Soualem, Marwan Hamed, Brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Lina Soualem’s Spain-set family tale “Alicante,” Walid Messnaoui’s gangster Western “The Last Beast of Atlas” and Linda Lô’s search-for-identity drama “Lucky Girl” rank as buzz titles at the 7th Atlas Workshops, running Dec. 1-5 at the Marrakech Festival.

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International Insider: ‘Rust’ Comes To Poland; Netflix & Disney Showcase International; Comcast Spins Out

Good afternoon subscribers, Max Goldbart back in the saddle in a week that saw showcases and spin-offs galore, along with plenty controversy. Do read on. And sign up here.

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Cinematographers Discuss AI Legal and Creative Issues at Camerimage: ‘Don’t Be Fearful of Technology’

Carolyn Giardina The American Society of Cinematographers presented a discussion about artificial intelligence, focused on how it’s being used today in filmmaking and its legal implications, during cinematography festival EnergaCamerimage. To the latter, there were a lot of questions for panelist Angela Dunning, an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb, including those surrounding copyright class-action suits against developers for the training of AI models.

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Edward Berger & Austin Butler Out With Hot Time Travel Package ‘The Barrier’; MacMillan Hedges To Adapt His Own Short Story – The Dish

EXCLUSIVE: All Quiet on the Western Front helmer Edward Berger and Elvis Oscar nominee Austin Butler are out to the town with The Barrier, a hot time-travel package that is expected to spur competitive bidding, sources tell Deadline.

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Is Cynthia Erivo Single or Married? Her Partner Is a Famous Writer & Comedian!

Cynthia Erivo is just one award away from achieving EGOT status, but many people will first be introduced to her through the Wicked movie and many will want to know more about her life, including her relationship status.