‘2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary’ Review: Five Expand-Your-Mind Films in Under Three Hours

A boy aged 12 has been charged with the murder of a 'warm and loving' gran who died after she was hit by a car in Sheffield, police said today.

Manchester City youngster James McAtee believes the prospect of imminent promotion to the Premier League supports his summer decision to turn down La Liga interest and join Sheffield United.

The absence of Casemiro from the Manchester United side has been discussed at length this season.

Carol Vorderman channelled her own version of the Easter Bunny as she slipped into a pair of leather trousers. The former Countdown host showcased her sensational curves in the skin-tight legwear as she dressed up to announce her podcast’s Easter special.

Christine McGuinness has admitted to experiencing a 'terrible' struggle of late as she wowed her fans with her moves. The mum-of-three looked amazing as took to Instagram after filming herself taking part in a yoga routine.

WhatsApp is urging all of its users to make one simple change to their settings that could prevent them from becoming the victim of a scam. The messaging app has reminded its billions of users worldwide of some key steps to counter cyber attacks amid a worrying resurgence in text scams.

Paddy McGuinness will be seen in meltdown as he heads into The Great British Bake Off tent. Four more famous faces will be seen on Sunday night (April 9) putting their baking skills to the test on the charity spin-off of the Channel 4 show.

A coked-up driver rammed into a police car in a Co-op car park and then made off round the block in his dad’s BMW 4x4 during a trip 'to the chippy'.

A woman was found dead in Bolton after police were called to reports of concern for her welfare.

Andor” on Friday as part of the Star Wars Celebration fan convention in London.  The 12-episode first season of “Andor,” created and executive produced by “Rogue One” co-writer Tony Gilroy, debuted in September to wide acclaim for its sprawling, ground-level depiction of the formation of the Rebel Alliance. Set five years before the events of “Rogue One,” the first season tracks a year in the life of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he transforms from a cynical, small-time criminal into a man ready to join the fight against the Galactic Empire. Gilroy explained on Friday that the team is working as quickly as possible to get Season 2 done. Shooting began in November and is expected to wrap in August. The creator predicted the show will hit Disney+ in August 2024.

Former Love Island star Hannah Elizabeth has shared a look at her new bum tattoo with fans on Instagram.The reality TV star, 33, took to social media to show of the results of her latest inking session, revealing she's had a large red rose tattooed on one of her bum cheeks. Hannah, who appeared on Love Island in 2015 and coupled up with Jon Clark, shared her plans to continue having her back tattooed as she excitedly unveiled the new addition to her ink collection.

Jackass star Steve-O has a new show – and he’s claiming that it’s so graphic, it’s making people pass out.Steve-O is currently on tour with the show The Bucket List and has warned fans to stay in their seats because of how “brutally graphic” it is.On social media, Steve-O shared series of clips of people whom he claimed passed out during his recent shows in Australia.He said: “I was shocked as anyone to learn that people were passing out at my Bucket List shows, but the more graphic videos I screen during the show have proven to consistently have that effect…“I’m headed back to Australia, then the UK next, please attend with caution! #StayInYourSeat.”A post shared by Steve-O (@steveo)Speaking previously to Complex about the tour, Steve-O said: “The Bucket List Tour is a multimedia comedy show that is wildly explicit.“In fact, it’s even X-rated, like, XXX-rated – something I’m really quite proud of. I did all these stunts that I’d never be allowed to do for Jackass.“I did things that were flagrantly illegal.

Taylor Swift is being auctioned off for charity in memory of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey.The cutout became a landmark for Manchester tram users after being displayed in a flat window looking out across the tracks near the Cornbrook Metrolink stop since 2017.When flat owner Red Redmond said that they were moving to Sheffield, hundreds of people rallied to save the cutout of the pop star so that it could remain in place.BBC News reports that Redmond has since decided to auction “Tram Taylor” for the charity Mermaids, which supports gender variant and transgender youth, in memory of 16-year-old Ghey who was stabbed to death in a park in Warrington in February.The cutout is estimated to fetch up to £150, although Redmond has said that they’re hoping the auction will raise more than the £500 that they’ve raised previously for Mermaids.

first interview since the near-fatal incident, Renner recalled the horrifying ordeal and how he was hospitalized with 30 broken bones and a collapsed lung.The simulation, which was seen for the first time during his ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, shows Renner operating the 1988 Pistenbully snowcat, as his nephew, Alex Fries, hooks a chain from the snowplow to a Ford Raptor they were attempting to move to the snow-cleared street.“I led in the snowcat with the truck behind it to finish off the last 20-30 yards of the driveway to get it onto the paved area,” Renner told Sawyer about his mission to clear all the snow from the driveway leading up to the house. Once parked on the street, Fries unhooked the truck from the snowcat, as Renner began to turn around on the icy sloped road.

A woman who was killed after being hit by a car has been described as a "warm and loving" grandmother by her devastated family.

Impressed Joe Hart is utterly convinced Mikey Johnston can be an Irish international hero after putting his injury nightmare behind them.

Greek club Aris have slapped a £4.5 million price tag on Honduran winger Luis Palma after Rangers ramped up their interest in him.

If you want to get that summer glow without waiting on the sunshine, then it looks like Primark has the beauty item that you need.

The Easter weekend is off to a bright start in Greater Manchester with glorious sunshine forecast on Good Friday.

The fight to combat students using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat at Greater Manchester’s universities has become ‘divisive’, as new software is introduced to curb the practice.

Love Island star Paige Thorne is said to be "angry" and "upset" after it was revealed fashion brand Forever Unique has collapsed. The 25 year old, who appeared on the hit ITV2 dating show in 2022, signed a big money deal with the fashion firm last year following her stint in the Love Island villa and released a 40 piece party wear collection in October.

Donald Trump again using the music of his late father to soundtrack his politics.Trump, who on Tuesday (April 4) became the first former or current US president to be charged with a crime, chose David Bowie‘s 1974 hit ‘Rebel Rebel’ for his warm-up music ahead of his post-arrest speech.Jones, the filmmaker son of Bowie and Mary Angela Barnett, criticised the former US president for using his father’s music.“Pretty sure this fucker keeps on using my dad’s music just to annoy me personally,” he tweeted, adding: “(Joke. I’m way below his radar.)”Pretty sure this fucker keeps on using my dad’s music just to annoy me personally.

Residents living in the shadow of a Miles Platting gas tower have taken a close look at the structure before it is demolished in the summer.

Alison Hammond has left fans stunned as she shared a new video to Instagram before sharing a 'sweet' update on her upcoming TV gig. The presenter has been busy on-screen hosting This Morning alongside Dermot O'Leary.

ITV newsreader and BBC Radio Wales presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas has passed away, it has been announced. The 67 year old's death was announced on Thursday evening by her former colleague and news anchor Jonathan Hill, who shared the sad news on ITV's Wales at Six. Jonathan announced: "I am afraid we have some very sad news to share with you.

Musician and all-round funny man Lewis Capaldi has just dropped his highly anticipated new documentary on Netflix - How I’m Feeling Now. While the Some You Loved singer is known for his comedic timing, witty remarks, and generally hilarious personality, the feature-length special also focuses on a more personal side of his life, including his battles with anxiety, hypochondria, his recent Tourette’s diagnosis, plus a tour of his stunning Glasgow townhouse. Granted, the singer is now in a relationship with Scottish singer, dancer and actor Ellie MacDowall, but at the time of filming, Lewis was single, and part of the doc documented him moving in with his long-time friend, Niall.

Kenny Miller doesn't think it's individual quality that separates Celtic and Rangers – it's the way they operate as a team.

Naman Ramachandran Superstar Rajinikanth, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, Telugu cinema star Mahesh Babu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those celebrating India’s double win at the Oscars. “Naatu Naatu” by composer M.M. Keeravaani and lyricist Chandrabose from S.S. Rajamouli’s “RRR” won best original song, while director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga’s “The Elephant Whisperers” won best documentary short subject. “My hearty congratulations to Shri. Keeravani, Shri. Rajamouli and Shri. Kartiki Gonsalves for getting the prestigious Oscar Award. I salute to the proud Indians,” Rajinikanth tweeted.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix picked up big wins at the 95th Academy Awards, including the international feature film Oscar for “All Quiet on the Western Front” and its first animated feature film Oscar for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Overall, Netflix won six Oscars on Sunday, after receiving 16 total nominations this year. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” directed by Edward Berger, won four Oscars (on nine nominations), picking up the trophies for international feature, cinematography (James Friend), original score (Volker Bertelmann) and production design (Christian M. Goldbeck, Ernestine Hipper). The film — a grim, disquieting adaptation of the famous World War I novel — had dominated the U.K.’s BAFTA Awards with a record-breaking seven wins, including best film, director (Berger), adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, original score and non-English language film.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Don’t trust anything you see or hear in “Hypnotic,” a noggin-jogging thriller with more twists than Minnie’s tightly braided ponytail. Who’s Minnie? She’s the girl who goes missing in the movie’s opening scene, while police detective dad Daniel Rourke (Ben Affleck) looks away for a second. Or does she? Depending how your mind works, there’s a chance Minnie doesn’t even exist. The perp was caught, but Minnie’s body was never found — which is a clue that this wasn’t a typical disappearance. Your typical popcorn-munching multiplex patron would never suspect how deep this Russian-doll mystery goes. Better to strap in and go along for the ride in the latest example of creativity-within-constraints from resourceful writer-director Robert Rodriguez. Taking a page from “The Matrix,” “Limitless” and “Memento” — along with whole chapters from sci-fi trickster Philip K. Dick — this slick mix of special effects and practical ingenuity puts Affleck in a fun position, and the slightly grizzled star’s still got the clench-jawed charisma to pull it off.

Director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga became the first Indian filmmakers to claim competitive Oscars after their short documentary The Elephant Whisperers won the Academy Award tonight.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic There are movies made during the pandemic, and movies made because the pandemic, and though debuting director Jake Johnson had been kicking around the idea for “Self Reliance” for years, it took COVID to motivate him to make it. Why? Because the “New Girl” actor’s absurdist concept — about a sad-sack bored enough with his life that he agrees to risk it in a “Most Dangerous Game”-style reality show — assumed both profundity and relevance as soon as the species went into lockdown. Coming up for connection, Johnson delivers a silly and frequently surprising why-we-need-people parable. The helmer plays Tommy, who’s been a passive bystander in his own life for as long as he can remember, until one day famous dude Andy Samberg (who also happens to be among the film’s producers) randomly pulls up in a stretch limo and offers Tommy a ride. Should he take it? Probably not, but Tommy’s bored enough to accept, agreeing to meet a pair of eccentric producers who inform him that he’s been selected for a chance to win a million dollars. All he has to do is survive for 30 days, while a team of highly trained “hunters” try to take him out.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Americans can’t get enough of processed corn. They eat it for breakfast, in cereal form, and all throughout the day, snacking on cookies and crackers and chips, often washing it down with soda (sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup, naturally). Premiering at the SXSW Film Festival, “Flamin’ Hot” tells the backstory of Frito-Lay’s insanely popular, ultra-spicy line of snack chips — the ones that singe your taste buds and stain your fingers a radioactive red — as marketing guru Richard Montañez lays it out in his memoir, “A Boy, a Burrito, and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive.” After a rough start selling drugs and hustling on the streets of East Los Angeles, Montañez got a job cleaning the machines at Frito-Lay’s Rancho Cucamonga plant and worked his way up to head of Multicultural marketing. Along the way, he may or may not have invented the recipe for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Doritos, et al.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic “Chang Can Dunk” doesn’t go the way you’d expect, and that’s a good thing. Here’s a Disney movie about a 5-foot-8-inch Chinese American high school basketball player who bets his rival that he can dunk by the end of the season. He gets his wish about an hour in (that’s neither spoiler nor surprise, since the title literally tells us that Chang can dunk), but there’s still a long way for the character to go — and grow — in a film that believes maturity isn’t achieved by shortcuts. The result marks the attention-worthy debut of writer-director Jingyi Shao, and exemplifies the sort of movies Disney should be making: It has its values in the right place, but doesn’t pretend its hero is perfect. If there’s a villain in “Chang Can Dunk,” that role is arguably filled by the title character (tenaciously embodied by Bloom Li, who keeps us wondering how to feel about Chang). In time, the obsessive teen’s ultra-competitive personality winds up alienating practically everyone in his life, except demanding single mom Chen (an excellent Mardy Ma), whose tough-love approach only amplifies his resentment.

Variety asked editors Peter Debruge, Clayton Davis, Tim Gray, and Jenelle Riley, to answer four questions about this past year in film and discuss its standout moments. The questions are: 1. How would you rate 2022’s films against previous years? 2. What was the most important issue this year for the industry?  3. What film inspired you the most this year?

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic While Peter Farrelly was off winning Oscars for “Green Book,” younger brother Bobby has been largely absent from feature directing. It’s been nearly a decade since the siblings shared credit — the last time being 2014’s “Dumb and Dumber To.” Now, rather than competing with Peter at the respectability game, Bobby sticks to what he knows with “Champions,” in which Woody Harrelson plays a minor-league basketball coach court-ordered to assist a Special Olympics team for 90 days — just long enough to take the team from bumbling incompetents to national finalists. There are zero surprises in “Champions,” unless you count the not-inconsiderable shock that such a movie exists at all. A remake of 2018 Spanish box office sensation “Campeones,” this awkward (if presumably well-intentioned) comedy might have felt enlightened 25 years ago — back when “Forrest Gump” was an Oscar favorite — but today makes for a patronizing portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities. That’s still better than no portrayal at all, I suppose, and there’s some satisfaction to be had in watching Harrelson’s character overcome his prejudices — reflected by using the “boo-boo word” that starts with “R” — and grow to see these amateur athletes for more than their limitations. But did the film (little more than a “Role Models” redux) have to paint its players as such extreme incompetents from the outset?