The Academy has revealed the list of eligible films for consideration in best animated, documentary and international feature of the year, encompassing a broad range of blockbusters and critically acclaimed titles.
GKids’ “The Boy and the Heron,” Pixar’s “Elemental,” Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” are among the 33 animated films in the running. This is up from 27 in 2023, when “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” took home the prize.
The eventual five nominees are determined by members of the shorts and animation branch, and any Academy members outside the branch who wish to participate. The number of outside members who opt in is unknown. All films submitted for animated feature also qualify for the Academy Awards in other categories, including best picture.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
There are 88 films representing their countries for the international feature Oscar,...
GKids’ “The Boy and the Heron,” Pixar’s “Elemental,” Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” are among the 33 animated films in the running. This is up from 27 in 2023, when “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” took home the prize.
The eventual five nominees are determined by members of the shorts and animation branch, and any Academy members outside the branch who wish to participate. The number of outside members who opt in is unknown. All films submitted for animated feature also qualify for the Academy Awards in other categories, including best picture.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
There are 88 films representing their countries for the international feature Oscar,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
"Art & creativity is something that is very important to him. It's what makes us human." HBO debuted the official trailer for a documentary film titled Aka Mr Chow (or a.k.a. Mr. Chow), a profile of the famous restaurateur. This recently premiered at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival and it will play on HBO/Max later this month. "Meet the man behind the name." The film is a vibrant portrait of the artist, actor, and famed restaurateur Michael Chow. You may know his restaurants, but most have probably never eaten at them - they're very fancy, exclusive places. His restaurants are located in London, New York, Beverly Hills, Miami, and Las Vegas. With his signature circular glasses and mustache, Michael Chow (born as Zhou Yinghua in 1930s Shanghai before moving to London) is an exuberant force at the crossroads between eccentricity and sophistication. Now in his 80s, but vibrant as ever,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Want a doc to look forward to on HBO this Fall? How about “Aka Mr. Chow,” which looks at the life of one of the world’s most heralded restauranteurs, Michael Chow? Of course, Mr. Chow was so much more than the restaurants that became cultural hot spots in the ’60s and ’70s; he’s also an artist, an actor, and a proud Chinese man who succeeded in the West despite prejudice.
Continue reading ‘Aka Mr. Chow’ Trailer: Doc About The Iconic Restauranteur Premieres On HBO On October 22 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Aka Mr. Chow’ Trailer: Doc About The Iconic Restauranteur Premieres On HBO On October 22 at The Playlist.
- 10/6/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
HBO has released the official trailer and key art for the original documentary Aka Mr. Chow, directed by Nick Hooker (HBO’s “AgnelIi”), produced by Academy Award®-nominated Diane Quon (“Minding The Gap”), executive produced, written, and edited by Emmy®-winning editor Jean Tsien, and executive produced by Emmy®-nominated Graydon Carter and Annabelle Dunne (HBO’s “Everything Is Copy”). The film debuts Sunday, October 22 (9:00-10:30 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. Synopsis: Aka Mr. Chow details the vibrant and varied life of Michael Chow. Born Zhou Yinghua in 1930s Shanghai, he would use creativity to triumph over childhood trauma, personal loss, and ... Read more...
- 10/6/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
“Doctor Who” Releases 60th Anniversary Specials Trailer
Allons-y, fellow Whovians! BBC has released the first official trailer for the highly anticipated “Doctor Who” 60th Anniversary specials, which will see David Tennant return and companion Catherine Tate reprising her fan-favorite role as Donna Noble.
Watch the trailer for the “Doctor Who” 60th Anniversary specials below:
The classic long-running British sci-fi series, which originally debuted in 1963 and ran through 1989 before it was rebooted in 2005, follows the adventures of a rogue Time Lord who goes by the name “the Doctor” as he travels (and saves) the universe with the help of a series of companions in his Tardis, a stolen time machine. Able to regenerate the Doctor has so far been portrayed by 13 actors in the series’ history, with “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa due up to succeed as the Fifteenth Doctor. If you can follow the wibbly wobbly, timey wimey timeline, Tennant,...
Allons-y, fellow Whovians! BBC has released the first official trailer for the highly anticipated “Doctor Who” 60th Anniversary specials, which will see David Tennant return and companion Catherine Tate reprising her fan-favorite role as Donna Noble.
Watch the trailer for the “Doctor Who” 60th Anniversary specials below:
The classic long-running British sci-fi series, which originally debuted in 1963 and ran through 1989 before it was rebooted in 2005, follows the adventures of a rogue Time Lord who goes by the name “the Doctor” as he travels (and saves) the universe with the help of a series of companions in his Tardis, a stolen time machine. Able to regenerate the Doctor has so far been portrayed by 13 actors in the series’ history, with “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa due up to succeed as the Fifteenth Doctor. If you can follow the wibbly wobbly, timey wimey timeline, Tennant,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
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