Oscar-winning composer releases Tokyo Olympic soundtrack

Ethan Shanfeld This week, British actor, writer and director Noel Clarke has made headlines after being accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women.Clarke played Mickey Smith in “Doctor Who” from 2005 to 2010 and starred as Sam in the films “Kidulthood,” “Adulthood” and “Brotherhood,” which he wrote and directed, intent on bringing more representations of working-class Britain to screen.

We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. Nomadland, the film that scooped three major awards at the Oscars last week, is finally available to watch in the UK.

Jordan Moreau Shunsuke Kikuchi, the composer for the popular “Dragon Ball” anime series, died on Saturday at a medical facility in Tokyo, according to the Japanese music industry outlet Oricon News.

The Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley StudioCanal feature The Last Letter From Your Lover will hit Netflix on July 23 and in select territories.

Nomadland has swept the Oscars with wins for its director Chloe Zhao and its lead Frances McDormand as well as best film - with British stars Daniel Kaluuya and Emerald Fennell also among the winners. Zhao, who was born in China, is the first woman from an ethnically diverse background to win the Academy Award for directing, and the second woman in history, after Kathryn Bigelow's triumph 11 years ago for The Hurt Locker.

Glenn Close has made Oscar history by losing eight times without ever winning. At tonight’s Academy Awards, the Hillbilly Elegy actor lost in the Best Supporting Actress category to Minari star Yuh-Jung Youn.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean media were quick to celebrate the Oscar win, as best supporting actress in “Minari,” for veteran Yuh-jung Youn. It was a first ever acting win for a Korean actor.

My Octopus Teacher wrapped its tentacles around the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, corralling a win for Netflix in that category for the second year in a row and third time in the last four years.

Daniel Kaluuya took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at Sunday's Academy Awards for his performance in The 32-year-old British actor beat out Sacha Baron Cohen, Leslie Odom Jr., Paul Raci and his co-star, Lakeith Stanfield, for the win. Kaluuya gave a powerful performance as Black Panther party chairman Fred Hampton in the film, and on Sunday, he thanked God and his mother. «You give me everything, you give me your factory settings,» he quipped, to laughs from the audience.

Daniel Kaluuya took home the Best Supporting Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards for his performance in “Judas and the Black Messiah”.

In a night of historic Oscar firsts, make sure Daniel Kaluuya’s name is added to the list. By winning the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award Kaluuya became the first British male Actor of African descent to win an acting Oscar.

Japan is calling for strict restrictions just ahead of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

DC‘s 2019 film Joker is to be screened in UK cinemas again with a live orchestra playing composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s award-winning score.The event is part of a UK tour dubbed ‘Joker – LiveIn Concert’ and it will kick off at London’s Eventim Apollo on September 26.The tour will also call at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff.

Queen Elizabeth II is ringing in her 95th birthday on a somber note. On Wednesday, the Royal Family account shared details of how the reigning British monarch is spending her milestone birthday. «This year The Queen remains at Windsor Castle during a period of Royal Mourning following the death of The Duke of Edinburgh,» the account shared of Her Royal Highness. Today is The Queen’s 95th birthday.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAnthony Powell, the three-time Oscar-winning costume designer known for helping shape the looks of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones and Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil, has died. He was 85.The Costume Designers Guild confirmed Powell’s death on Monday night on Facebook, writing: “Legendary English costume designer Anthony Powell passed away last weekend.

Anthony Powell, a three-time Oscar winner whose costume designs helped bring Indiana Jones to rugged life and Broadway’s Norma Desmond to extravagant excess, died Sunday. He was 85.

LONDON -- Gig-economy Western “Nomadland” won four prizes including best picture on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, which were handed out during a pandemic-curbed ceremony that recognized a diverse array of screen talent.“Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the BAFTA for best director, and star Frances McDormand was named best actress.

He's amassed a £16 billion fortune, owns more land than the Queen and has properties in London, Singapore and France. But today the ever inventive Sir James Dyson, Britain's richest man, has a particular reason to celebrate.