Shaka King Disagrees “A Bit” With Aaron Sorkin About Artistic License At WGA’s ‘Beyond Words’ Panel

Vivienne Chow Dedicating her time and energy to strategizing ticket purchases for a young idol was never part of Chung Ling’s life plans. This 40-something-year-old working mother says she gave up on Hong Kong’s once huge Cantonese-language pop scene, a decade ago.

Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy and Clark Gregg have joined Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos, the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz now in production in Los Angeles. Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are starring respectively as Ball and Arnaz — the creatives and stars behind beloved series I Love Lucy — in Sorkin's follow-up to Netflix's Trial of the Chicago 7.

Derek Tsang's youth drama Better Days, nominated this year for the best international film Oscar, has given Hong Kong its first shot at Academy Awards glory since Farewell My Concubine got the nod in 1993. But in a mysterious move, it appears that the Oscars ceremony is set to go unaired in Hong Kong for the first time in over 50 years.

Aaron Sorkin is still riding high from the six Oscar nominations his latest film, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” has received, including for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. But that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down.

Bloomberg).But the move comes amid reports that China’s Communist party told all local media outlets to downplay live coverage of the ceremony stemming from the nomination of the documentary short “Do Not Split,” which focuses on the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and past comments made by Chinese-born “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao.Other local TV broadcasters in Hong Kong also do not have the broadcast rights, as reported by the Hong Kong news outlet The Standard.Also Read: Why

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong International Film Festival has announced the cancelation of its world premiere screening of crime thriller “Where the Wind Blows.” The move appears to be part of the accelerating ‘mainlandization’ of Hong Kong’s entertainment industry.The festival said Monday evening in a statement that screenings of “Where the Wind Blows” (previously known “Theory of Ambitions”) had been cancelled at the request of the film’s owner.“Upon request from the film

Britons Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the winners at the Writers Guild Awards, in a major boost to their Oscars hopes. Fennell walked away with the prize for best original screenplay for her film, Promising Young Woman - her directorial debut.

Gallery: 10 things you should know about Kurt Russell (BANG Showbiz)Aaron has penned the screenplay for acclaimed projects such as 'The Social Network' and the TV series 'The West Wing' and he believes there is a musicality to writing good speech for characters. He told Variety's Awards Circuit podcast: "If you're going to write a speech, you want the water to boil, you want to be able to get there.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorAaron Sorkin is widely considered the king of film and TV dialogue. Actors line up for a chance to feast on his words and the opportunity to deliver a Sorkin-penned speech.

1. One Night in Miami and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom snubbed for Best Picture - It seemed likely both films would secure Best Picture nominations, but surprisingly, neither did.

Oscars website or on its Twitter or Facebook page.Also Read: Oscars 2021: We Predict the Nominations in All 23 Categories (Photos)Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which has won the top prize at the Golden Globes as well as the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, is expected to be a heavy contender for Best Picture and several other major categories.

Double-0-down! Tom Holland is open to playing James Bond in the future.

Clayton Davis Actor and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas (“The White Tiger”) and singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas will announce the Academy Award nominations in all 23 categories in a two-part live presentation on Monday, March 15, the Academy announced today.This will be conducted via global live stream on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms – Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.Films such as Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and

The Directors Guild of America on Tuesday announced the feature-film and first-time director nominees for the 2021 DGA Awards. The feature-film director nominees are Minari's Lee Isaac Chung, Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell, Mank's David Fincher, Trial of the Chicago 7's Aaron Sorkin and Nomadland's Chloé Zhao.

The Directors Guild of America Awards were first held in 1949. The first woman to be nominated in the Feature Film category was Lina Wertmüller in 1977.

Gallery: 'Nomadland' wins big at 2021 Golden Globes (dw. com)Sacha played Abbie Hoffman, founding member of the Youth International Party in  Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial Of The Chicago 7.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEmerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has won Best Picture at the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards.

When Netflix suggested I might like to preside over a conversation between Sophia Loren and Frank Langella, two titans of the screen and stage, it felt churlish to turn the opportunity down. They both appear in films handled by the streamer this year; Loren makes her return to screens after more than a decade away in The Life Ahead, directed by her son Edoardo Ponti, and Frank Langella delivers a blistering turn as Judge Julius Hoffman in Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentHulu’s “The United States vs Billie Holiday” won the top prize and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) was a double winner in AARP Magazine’s annual awards, while “This Is Us” and “The Queen’s Gambit” were saluted in AARP’s first TV honors.The winners:Picture/Movie for Grownups: “The United States vs.