Oscars: Has 'Parasite' Ushered in a Golden Age of Odd Films?

Last year Peter Ash won Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards.The star beat the likes of EastEnders’ Max Bowden, Hollyoaks’ Imran Adams and Emmerdale’s Jurell Carter to take home the top prize. But who exactly is this rising star? Here is everything you need to know...

“The good news is we’ve seen highs almost near 4,000 admissions a day into our hospitals because of Covid,” said the Golden State’s Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly today. ‘Now seeing days below 2,500 and even getting lower, which is exactly what’s going to keep our hospital conditions improving and our ICU capacity as high as it can be.”

A riotous horror-tinged romp starring a runaway buffalo, there's no other contender for the 2021 best international film Oscar quite like India's submission,Jallikattu, directed by Malayalam cinema maverick Lijo Jose Pellissery. The 90-minute movie's galloping plot couldn't be simpler: a bull escapes from a slaughterhouse in a remote Indian village and all of the menfolk gather to chase it down.

For weeks viewers were led to believe there was some kind of love triangle brewing between the 56-year-old, Ash Williams and former Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield.

With Mank, director David Fincher realized a long-held dream to shoot a screenplay by his father Jack Fincher, who died in 2003. It’s story set in the Hollywood’s Golden Age and against the making of Orson Welles’ masterpiece Citizen Kane, a movie many consider still the greatest ever made.

As part of Wednesday's ongoing inauguration events, Scandal star Tony Goldwyn hosted a virtual "Parade Across America," featuring a range of performances from around the country. "Although as individual citizens we have our differences, more in some moments than others, one bond that unites us as Americans, especially today, is our belief in our enduring democracy," said the actor, director and producer, who played PresidentFitzgerald Grant for seven seasons on the ABC show.

Fitzgerald Grant’s presidency probably would have benefited from social distancing. Alas, we’ll never know how the “Scandal” crew would have handled these unprecedented times, but outside Shondaland, Tony Goldwyn was on hand to host President Joe Biden’s virtual Inauguration Day parade.

crew would have handled these unprecedented times, but outside Shondaland, Tony Goldwyn was on hand to host President Joe Biden's virtual Inauguration Day parade.«I gotta tell you, I played a president on TV a few years ago,» he said at the top of the Parade Across America broadcast, «and I never got a parade from Shonda Rhimes anything like the one you're going to see today.»A former (TV) president helping inaugurate our new (real life) president? Well, that was enough for hive to put on their

“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The Oscar-winner will preside over seven jurors to hand out the festival’s top awards, including the prestigious Golden Lion.

Juno Films has picked up the North American rights to the documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the World ahead of its world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The film, to bow as part of the World Documentary Competition on Jan.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Presidential Inauguration Committee has revealed the list of participants in its "Parade Across America" scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The virtual parade will be held in lieu of the traditional parade through Washington D.C.

Sex Education star Asa Butterfield has teased new details about season three of the Netflix series, confirming there will be a time jump.The actor, who plays the lead role of Otis Milburn in the hit series, also revealed that his character has “grown up a bit” in the new episodes.“There’s a bit of a time-jump since the season two cliffhanger,” Butterfield told The Guardian. “Otis is back at school but he’s got different things on his plate.

“Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The Oscar-winner will preside over seven jurors to hand out the festival’s top awards, including the prestigious Golden Lion. He’ll be the first South Korean to hold the post.

Bong Joon Ho, the Oscar-winning director of Parasite, will head up the international jury for the 2021 Venice International Film Festival. The South Korean filmmaker, who made history last year when Parasite become the first non-English-language film to win the best picture Oscar, will oversee the seven-person jury for the 78th Venice festival, assigning this year's awards, including the Golden Lion for best film.

direct to your inboxManchester United Women are celebrating a double-double as Leah Galton and Casey Stoney have been named the Barclays Women's Super League's player and manager of the month respectively for December.It is a second award in a row for boss Stoney, who won November's category - with her US midfielder Tobin Heath picking up the player honour.Stoney steered her side to a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, followed by a 2-1 win away at Reading, and finishing up before Christmas with a