Broken Heart Emojis: Doc Talk Podcast Digs Into Participant Shutdown With Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Julie Cohen & Betsy West

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Addie Morfoot Contributor Producer Ina Fichman, Oscar nominated for “Fire of Love,” was at the 25th edition of Hot Docs Forum on Tuesday to pitch her latest project “Ba’s Book.” Directed by Canadian filmmaker Ashley Da-Le Duong, the hybrid docu focuses on Duong’s father and his experiences living through both the Vietnam War and the Iranian Revolution. “Let me take you somewhere for a moment,” Duong told the Forum audience and participating distributors including Arte, A24 and Al Jazeera. “It’s 1968 and a young man stands in the middle of a rice paddy field and looks up and sees a helicopter.

Apologies to Thomas Wolfe, but it appears you can go home again. 

Alicia Keys is a Tony Awards favorite. “Hell’s Kitchen,” featuring Keys’ music and loosely based on her teenage years, earned 13 nominations at the Tony Awards, including best musical and several nods for acting. Alicia Keys makes her dreams come true as ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ hits BroadwayAlicia Keys and Swizz Beatz host art exhibition in New YorkA post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys)Keys, who wrote the show’s score and arranged its music, shared in an interview that she lost her mind when she learned the show’s nominations.

Stacey Solomon has been left on the verge of tears over her latest fashion collection for children - which she has described as a 'privilege' to create. The 34 year old singer and Loose Women star is proud wife of former EastEnders actor husband Joe Swash, 42, and matriarch of their blended family. She has a 15 year old son named Zachary who she shares with ex-boyfriend Dean Cox, and an 11 year old son named Leighton who she shares with ex-fiance Aaron Barnham.

Stacey Solomon was left fighting back tears as she was quickly supported by fans after sharing her hidden struggle. The Loose Women star is often open with her millions of social media followers as she gives them an honest insight into both her private life and career.

Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa and W1A’s Hugh Skinner will star in a National Theatre revival of Oscar Wilde’s play about courtships, betrothals, and confused identities. The Importance of Being Earnest also stars three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke playing the imperious Lady Bracknell.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Hollywood legends gathered Saturday night to celebrate Nicole Kidman as she received the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Film Institute. The annual tribute was held at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, where some of Kidman’s closest friends and colleagues, including Oscar winners Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Reese Witherspoon and Oscar nominee Naomi Watts, paid tribute to her illustrious career. Wearing a form-fitting gold sequin gown, Kidman entered the theater Saturday night to a standing ovation as a recording of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” played overhead.

After taking the temperature on how labor talks were going with Teamsters’ Lindsay Dougherty, Deadline Strike Talk podcast co-hosts Billy Ray and Todd Garner get into things this week with Mike Miller, the VP and Director of Motion Pictures for IATSE.

Taylor Swift is singing about her broken heart on the new album The Tortured Poets Department, including how she’s not letting her sadness bring her down.

We don’t often see the release of an Oscar-nominated animated movie released in theaters after the Academy Awards ceremonies had aired (there are, of course, outliers), as most studios want to capitalize on the buzz of a nomination. But “Robot Dreams” is breaking with tradition as the Spanish/French animation pic is heading to the big screen next month.

Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, has died at the age of 80.The Mexican director, producer and writer, perhaps best known for the 1986 film The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, passed away in her San Francisco home.Portillo was known for her bold filmmaking style that confronted issues around race, sexuality and social justice, and often featured stories and experiences of Latin American, Mexican and Chicano culture.Born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1943, she moved to Los Angeles as a teenager, where she became part of a Marxist filmmaking collective, Cine Manifest, in the ‘70s, eventually working on her first film, After the Earthquake, in 1979.In addition to her extensive work in documentary features, Portillo went on to gain a reputation in the worlds of video installation and screenwriting, and also worked in investigative journalism and visual art.She co-directed The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo with Susana Blaustein Muñoz.

David Beckham is suing Mark Wahlberg! Uh-oh!

David Mamet is speaking out in response to the presumption that his kids are nepo babies.

Lourdes Portillo, the Mexican-born, Chicana-identified filmmaker who crafted nuanced film and video works that center the emotions and circumstances of diverse Latinx experiences, died on Saturday, April 20 at her home in San Francisco. She died peacefully, surrounded by her three sons and a younger sister, according to a friend.

The weather may be hit or miss, but there's no denying that spring has well and truly sprung in the UK. If those glorious bursts of sunshine (in between the hail storms!) have got you thinking about spring cleaning, updating your decor and doing a wardrobe sort-out, we have just the duo to give you all of the top tips: our OK! columnists, the Style Sisters. Best friend duo Gemma Lilly and Charlotte Reddington have years of experience when it comes to sorting people's stuff out, and as a result, they have gained a strong celebrity following on their Instagram page.

Bethenny Frankel is revealing much more about the difficult marriage she had to ex-husband Jason Hoppy.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer End of an era, end of a business model, end of a gravy train, end of the world. There were plenty of mixed emotions this week in response to the closure of Oscar-winning production company Participant, and at the very least the industry has agreed something has come to an end.

When America Ferrera heard she had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress at this year’s Academy Awards, for her role as Gloria in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster Barbie, she couldn’t believe it at first. "There was a moment where I wasn’t sure if I had made it up," America admitted. "And then my phone started blowing up so I figured that I must have heard it right." Three of those people calling were her co-stars in one of her early movies, The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, made back in 2005 – Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel.The trio all jumped on a group video call to congratulate their friend.

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