Oscars Documentary Race Gets Bigger, More Competitive With New Batch of 33 Films

Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis have apparently moved on with their lives in different directions.A source tells ET that the star and the English actress «have broken up and haven't been together for a few months.»The pair have both kept their relationship almost entirely out of the public eye. The pair were first romantically linked in 2018, and in July they confirmed the dating rumors when they rocked color-matching ensembles and walked hand-in-hand while strolling through London, while Pine was filming his role in.Throughout their time together, however, the pair never made their romance red carpet official, and never confirmed their relationship on Instagram or social media. Pine, however, doesn't have an Instagram account and stays largely off social media, and Wallis seems to keep her online presence directed toward professional projects.Wallis formerly dated Coldplay frontman Chris Martin from 2014-2016.

Jesse Williams and his ex-wife, Aryn Drake-Lee, have settled their child custody dispute.According to court documents obtained by ET, Williams and Drake-Lee will continue to share custody of their daughter Sadie, 8, and son Maceo, 6, but Williams will have «tie breaking authority» when it comes to issues like «COVID-19» protocols for their kids.Williams' request to modify his custodial schedule was granted by a Los Angeles Super Court judge, allowing the The  star to be able to spend time with his kids will working on the Broadway production of, later this spring.Per the judge's ruling, Williams will now have four consecutive days per month with his children in New York, with two of those days being weekends. This comes after Drake-Lee's initial request to reduce Williams' custodial time was denied.But the judge did approve her request to set a strict cancellation policy when it comes time to spending time with their kids.According to the docs, if Williams «cancels some parenting time, he cannot later 'uncancel'» unless there is a mutual agreement in writing.The two parents must also «meet and confer» in regard to planning extracurricular activities for their children, and if an agreement cannot be reached, that's when «tie breaking authority» will go to Drake-Lee to make the final decision.«Mother should appreciate that father cannot share with her certain schedules as far in advance as she would like, and that he may not always want his time with the children to be filled up with extracurriculars, and father should appreciate that mother is adapting her own schedule to meet his needs, and the children deserve to have extracurricular activities that they engage in on a regular basis, not just when mom is in charge,» the

The Chicks are coming to a city near you as the multiple-time platinum-selling female trio are set to return to the major touring circuit for the first time since 2017.The 13-time Grammy-winning group announced on Monday that The Chicks Tour will be hitting 27 North American locations come June and will run through August. Tickets go on sale Friday.“While we were recording the ‘Gaslighter’ album, I was constantly picturing performing all of those songs on tour,” band member Martie Maguire said in a statement.

J. Kim Murphy After several shifts around the release calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “The Batman” finally rolled out the red carpet for its world premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday evening. Though Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz and other stars in attendance, the evening was missing one key contributor.

Clayton Davis “It’s an honor just to be nominated” is the overused line that many Oscar nominees have said over the years, particularly after a loss. Though that’s true, winning a coveted statuette is the real prize.The highest-profile overdue veteran actor competing for an Oscar this season is Glenn Close, the wisecracking Mamaw in Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy.” With seven previous nominations (the most of any living actor without a win), Close, who has delivered win-worthy turns in “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Fatal Attraction” looks to finally have her moment.

writing in his review, “Walhberg is entirely believable as a man trying to unlearn what were once his blunt, oafish responses to anything he didn’t want to face.”“The version of the film that was screened at Toronto was very promising, and after working with the filmmakers and Mark Wahlberg on a revised cut, we feel it has now reached its full potential,” Mark Gill, president and CEO of Solstice Studios, said in a statement. “Thanks to a lot of hard work as well as the addition of a new original end title song from legendary songwriter Diane Warren, we believe this film now has newfound power and emotional potency that substantially elevates its very important message.

Chadwick Boseman is among the nominees at this year’s Gotham Awards.

Also Read: 'First Cow' Film Review: Kelly Reichardt Crafts Another Quiet Masterwork About the Pacific NorthwestNominees in the new Best International Feature category included Maimouna Doucoure’s “Cuties,” which led to protests by conservative critics when it aired on Netflix.

Naman Ramachandran The Kenya Film Commission has selected “The Letter” as the country’s official entry for the Oscars’ best international film category.“Filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, ‘The Letter’ is an intimate family portrait that reveals an indestructible female power,” read promotional materials from the org.A Kenyan family drama of Shakespearean proportions, “The Letter” is a tribute to the fearless spirit of 94-year-old Margaret Kamango.

It’s Anne Hathaway‘s birthday! Today, November 12, the beloved actress turns 38 years old, and we cannot believe everything that Anne has accomplished over the course of her career. Anne has truly conquered nearly every facet of film. She can do comedy, drama, musicals, and has an Oscar to boot! To celebrate Anne’s birthday, we’re looking back on her marvelous career and everything she’s accomplished.

"I was running a fever of rage over how badly the [COVID-19] response was being handled by the federal government," says the Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney onThe Hollywood Reporter'sAwards Chatter podcast as we discuss what inspired his latest documentary, Totally Under Control, which he directed with his Jigsaw Productions colleagues Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger. The trio began work on the film last spring with the goal of determining if the deadly mistakes of PresidentDonald Trump and his administration had been avoidable, and then sharing their findings with the world before the Nov.

Dave McNary Film ReporterIFC Films is acquiring the North American rights to the documentary “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” with plans for a release in the summer of 2021.The deal was announced Wednesday to coincide with Vonnegut’s 98th birthday. IFC also released a teaser video for “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time,” containing a voicemail left by Vonnegut himself to the co-director of the film, Robert B.

Johnny Depp may be leaving the Potter-verse, but you better believe he’s leaving with a beast of a paycheck!

Also Read: 'Welcome to Chechnya' Film Review: LGBT Refugees Flee Violence in Gripping DocumentaryDirector Garrett Bradley will receive the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award for her film “Time,” for which she won the best-director award in the U.S.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThree-time Emmy winner Sam Pollard has been selected for the career achievement award by the International Documentary Association.He will be honored at the 36th annual IDA Documentary Awards’ digital ceremony in January. The nominees for all categories will be revealed on Nov.

Christopher Vourlias Lesotho has entered the Academy Awards race for the first time with the selection of Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s “This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection” for best international feature film at the 2021 Oscars, Variety has learned.Set in the small Southern African nation, “This Is Not a Burial” is the story of an 80-year-old widow whose village is threatened with forced resettlement when local authorities announce the construction of a nearby dam. The widow’s desire to protect her home — and the cemetery where her family members are buried — sparks a resistance movement in her community, while exposing the fault lines in a country torn between an agrarian past and a relentless push for development.

Also Read: Oscars Documentary Race Gets Bigger, More Competitive With New Batch of 33 FilmsOther films on the DOC NYC list, which is made up of 15 documentaries, are “I Am Greta,” “On the Record” and “‘Til Kingdom Come.”High-profile docs missing from the list include “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” “Notturno,” “City Hall,” “Disclosure” and “The Painter and the Thief.”That last film, though, has been added to the festival’s Winner’s Circle lineup, which was expanded from eight to 10 films with the addition of “The Painter and the Thief” and “The Mole Agent.”Last year, DOC NYC’s list contained 11 of the 15 films that made the Oscars shortlist in the Best Documentary Feature category, and all five of the eventual nominees.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMichel Franco’s Venice winner “New Order” (“Nueva Orden”) has scored over 330,000 admissions and $950,000 in Mexico off an Oct.

them trembling and breaking.“I was not in physical pain but the drowning sensation was like being in a spin dryer. The doctors said I was under water for over three minutes because my lungs were full of water.“When I came to the surface, I wrapped myself around a tree and clung on.

Zoe Hewitt When an accomplishment onscreen seems effortless, it reflects true mastery of a craft. For five costume designers of potential Oscar contenders, the weight of their undertaking — wrestling with ensemble casts and specific periods — remains undetectable on the screen.Donna Berwick’s work on director Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” about four Vietnam veterans returning to the country, meant designing for a cast in the present day as well as the 1960s.With only about a week of prep time in Los Angeles before flying to Thailand for filming, Berwick was provided with customary initial measurements and sizing for the cast ahead of any fittings.

Clayton Davis The awards landscape is saturated with multiple voting bodies and critics groups naming their favorite movies of the year. As is tradition, the IFP Gotham Awards will be the first to reveal its nominations on Nov.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMalaysia has selected art-house horror film “Soul” (aka “Roh”) as its contender in the Academy Awards best international feature film section.Set in an indeterminate period in the past, the film tells the story of the arrival a small girl who brings ominous predictions and strange incidents to a poor family living in a forest.The selection was made by a special committee arranged by the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) and was announced on Wednesday.

Christopher Vourlias Christos Nikou’s “Apples” will represent Greece in the best international feature film race at the 2021 Oscars, Variety has learned.Nikou’s directorial debut, which opened the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival and was also a selection in Telluride and Toronto, is the story of a man struggling to recover his memory in the midst of a pandemic that causes widespread amnesia. It will screen this week in competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, which runs online Nov.

Clayton Davis One of the big awards season question marks has been answered. Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” will campaign Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Malcolm X in the period drama and Eli Goree, who plays Cassius Clay, in the best actor race.

Leo Barraclough Senior International Correspondent“Buladó,” the second feature of director Eché Janga, who also penned the screenplay alongside Esther Duysker, has been selected to represent the Netherlands in the International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards. Picture Tree International will launch its international sales push at the virtual AFM.“Buladó” opened the Netherlands Film Festival in September and was awarded best film, the Golden Calf, at the National Film Awards.

Karlie Kloss is pregnant and expecting her first child with her husband, Joshua Kushner, multiple sources tell Us Weekly.The couple “have been trying to have a baby for a few months now,” a source exclusively told Us in March. “Karlie wouldn’t mind hosting Project Runway while she’s pregnant.

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Now that Netflix has begun to allow sneak peeks at “Mank,” David Fincher’s drama about screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and the writing of “Citizen Kane,” it’s clearer than ever that the film will be a major player at the 93rd Academy Awards.

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Jennifer Lawrence is finally starting to feel better about falling down at the 2013 Oscars — even though she’s still dying for a do-over.Lawrence, 30, reflected on the viral gaffe during an interview on Heather McMahan‘s “Absolutely Not” podcast on Wednesday, October 21. At the 85th annual Academy Awards, the Kentucky native tripped as she walked up the steps to accept her first Best Actress win for her role in 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook.

Germany has picked Julia von Heinz' And Tomorrow the Entire World, a drama about political extremism set in a modern-day Antifa commune, to represent the country in the 2021 Oscar race in the international feature category. And Tomorrow the Entire World, which debuted in competition at the Venice Film Festival in August, stars Mala Emde as Luisa, a young political activist from a German noble family who becomes radicalized and joins an Antifa group who carry out attacks — some of them violent — against far-right skinheads.

Canada has picked Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel of the same name, to represent the country in the 2021 Oscar race in the international feature category. Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Releasing has already sold the Sri Lanka-set drama to Netflix for a Dec.

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Jennifer Lawrence did NOT purposely trip on her way to collect her first Oscar, and she’ll accost anyone who says otherwise!