Oscars: Documentary Feature Entries Shatter Record; Animated Feature, International Films In Running Confirmed

Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Chinese animated film New Gods: Nezha Reborn, which opened theatrically in China last weekend at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday. The film is produced by pioneering Beijing-based studio Light Chaser Animation.

We get a constant stream of Robin Hood and King Arthur adaptations. Meanwhile, the works of Alexandre Dumas are right there waiting for other big-budget films.

EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar Animated Feature race just got reduced by one.

Hallmark Channel will premiere five, while Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will debut two, and only ET can exclusively reveal the networks' full lineup and details for every upcoming movie ahead of the network's Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday.Hallmark Channel's annual «Spring Fling» slate kicks off March 20 with five straight Saturdays of original movie premieres — the first being , starring Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell.

Netflix has dominated the Oscar documentary race the last few years, winning Documentary Feature in 2020 and 2018, but the release of the Academy shortlists Tuesday confirms it faces a battle this time around, from a rival streamer.

Britney Spears' boyfriend, Sam Asghari, isn't holding back on his thoughts when it comes to her father, Jamie Spears. On Tuesday, the 27-year-old model and actor said he had «zero respect» for Jamie following the release of the' documentary, The much talked-about documentary, which is now streaming on Hulu, covers the 39-year-old pop superstar's struggles with fame as well as the details surrounding her ongoing conservatorship battle with Jamie.

Disney is closing down animation house Blue Sky, which is responsible for the “Ice Age” franchise, according to a studio spokesperson.The former Fox-based animation house produced 13 features that grossed $5.9 billion.“Given the current economic realities, after much consideration and evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to close filmmaking operations at Blue Sky Studios,” according to a studio spokesperson.More to come… 

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe Walt Disney Company will close Blue Sky Studios, the animation company it inherited in the 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox.Founded in 1987, the company helped grow top-grossing family franchises including “Ice Age,” the Dr.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentViacomCBS Networks International is launching Pluto TV, its free streaming service, in France today (Feb. 8) with 40 original channels featuring French and international titles spanning films, series and factual programs.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStudio Ghibli has been making animated features for over four decades since being co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, director of “My Neighbor Totoro” and the Academy Award-winning “Spirited Away.”The studio’s latest release is “Earwig and the Witch” now streaming on HBO Max, and an awards contender for animated feature. The story is based on the children’s book of the same name by Dianna Wynne Jones.

Since the inception of the Oscars’ Best Animated Feature category in 2001, the race has been utterly dominated by powerhouse American studios—the most notable examples being Walt Disney Studios and its Emeryville subsidiary, Pixar. Having claimed eight Oscars over the last decade, and 13 overall, these studios have become almost insurmountable over time.

Jamie Lang Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar will team once again on the Oscar-winning director’s upcoming feature “Madres paralelas,” (Parallel Mothers), as teased when the project was announced in June.

The Hollywood veteran Hal Holbrook has reportedly passed away at the age of 95. The Emmy award winner was best known for playing American novelist Mark Twain in the solo show Mark Twain Tonight, which he first began performing in 1954.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDr. Anthony Fauci was a respected and dedicated public servant, but one who could walk the streets without turning heads or being recognized.Then COVID-19 hit.

according to The Hollywood Reporter, which added that while there’s no acting deal currently in place, it could be a “potential starring vehicle” for the veteran actor.Legendary is developing the adaptation, written by Brian K. Vaughan, as a possible jumping-off point for a subsequent film and anime off-shoot.Buck Rogers first appears in the pulpy sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories in 1928 as a war vet who falls into a coma and wakes up in the 25th century.

Another important moment in the awards season has come our way today. Yes, the Academy has released their lists of what’s eligible in a few of the Oscar categories. In short, we now know what’s up for Academy Award nominations in the Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature categories. Until we get to a shortlist, everything is up for grabs, but now we know what’s at least in the running, and that’s good…

WARNING! If you’re all in on Bridgerton and happy to be swept away again and again into the romantic world of Regency era London, maybe don’t read too much forward. Wouldn’t want to pop the bubble.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPioneer Italian documentary director Cecilia Mangini, whose political works exploring hot-button topics such as youth contending with Italy’s postwar poverty, the condition of women, and the roots of fascism made her a legendary figure on the international film festival circuit, died on Jan. 21.