'A Suitable Boy': TV Review

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy, Canada's entry for best international feature Oscar consideration, for having too much dialogue in English. "Although we were disappointed when informed by the Academy, we are excited to extend our ongoing support for Funny Boy as the journey to the Oscars continues,” Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada, said in a statement on Friday.

Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy, which Canada submitted as its entry for the International Oscar race this year, has been rejected by AMPAS on the grounds it contains too much English dialogue.

The creators of “Funny Boy” have been forced change the film’s submission for the 2021 Oscars after it did not meet the Academy’s eligibility requirements for the International Feature category due to the amount of English dialogue which it contains.

Naman Ramachandran Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy” will no longer compete in the Academy Awards’ international feature film category and will instead be submitted for consideration in the best picture and general entry categories.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has informed “Funny Boy” producer Telefilm Canada that the film does not meet the Academy’s eligibility requirements for the international feature film category due to the amount of English dialogue in the film.“Although we

British writer Charlie Mackesy is teaming with Oscar-nominated producer Cara Speller (Pear Cider And Cigarettes) to form production company NoneMore Productions, which will focus on developing his works for the screen.

Electronic Arts has reached an agreement with the board of Codemasters to purchase the British game developer for US$1.2billion.The gaming giant officially announced the deal on Monday, December 14, with acquisition of the game studio expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa have finally been reunited after almost four months of living in different countries.

When Great British Bake Off runner-up Dave Friday proposed to his girlfriend Stacey Valentine on the programme’s spin-off show Extra Slice, he melted the hearts of the nation. But far from being a spur-of-the-moment decision, the proposal was something Dave had been planning ever since he found out he had got through to the second round of auditions.

Prince William and Kate Middleton were reunited with the Queen in public for the first time since March on Tuesday night at Windsor Castle as they finished their Christmas tour of the UK.The Royal couple met with the monarch, 94, Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 73, Prince Edward, 56, and Sophie Wessex, 55, and the Princess Royal, 70.

There’s a lot going on in “A Suitable Boy” — but the British import takes its time to unravel.And it’s worth the wait.The six-episode series, which premiered in July on BBC One, has now landed in the US on AMC-owned Acorn TV, which has exclusive American and Canadian rights.

Mere hours before this interview, Benjamin Hollingsworth posted a special video message on his Instagram account.