Oscars May Look to 2020’s Indie Films – But How Indie Can They Really Get?

Shawn Mendes, 23, has cozied up to a new woman following his split from Camila Cabello, 24. The “Wonder” crooner was seen with YouTube yogi Hitomi Mochizuki in Hawaii on Feb. 4. The pair were engaged in an intimate beach ritual, which involved Hitomi kneeling down and getting face-to-face with Shawn, who inhaled a shamanic medicine called Rapé. They grabbed lunch after the ritual and were all smiles together.

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Breast-feeding battle. Two months after giving birth and welcoming her first child with John Mulaney, Olivia Munn got real about her struggles to nurse son Malcolm.

The kids come first. Kim Kardashian is focused on her four children with Kanye West following his recent social media rants about their divorce.

Saying sorry. Nelly is responding after some of his Instagram followers were surprised on Tuesday, February 8, by a video of a woman performing oral sex.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Alex Garland‘s “Annihilation” hit the big screen courtesy of A24. While that film flopped hard at the box office, it still garnered solid reviews from critics, and everyone has waited for Garland’s follow-up ever since.

It could be the ideal base camp for any amateur Nessie hunter – a stunning accommodation on the banks of Loch Ness with unrivalled views of the famous waterway has just gone on the market.

Island Of Love – you can hear the four-piece’s new single ‘Songs Of Love’ below.The Jack White-owned label expanded their operations to London last summer and opened a record store in Soho in September.Third Man London have announced this afternoon (February 9) that their first signing is the London band Island Of Love.The quartet will release the ‘Songs Of Love’ EP via Third Man on March 18 digitally, with a physical release – a limited edition 7″ – set to follow on July 1. Pre-order is available now from here.You can hear the EP’s title track below.Third Man co-founder Ben Swank, who is said to have offered Island Of Love a deal 30 seconds after they got off stage following a gig at Third Man London, said in a statement: “I grew up a working class kid in Ohio, coming of age in the early 90s… did Island Of Love’s songs immediately strike a note of familiarity to the heart strings of this former teenaged lo-fi obsessed anglophile? Yes they did.

Snow is expected to batter Scotland from later today after forecasters issued a yellow warning for the wintry showers.

Ronan Keating found fame in Boyzone at the age of just 16.

More than 70 Girvan residents did their bit for the Quay Zone leisure centre by continuing to pay membership fees despite the facility being forced to close because of Covid.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 15 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,

Days Gone 2, director Jeff Ross has revealed he had plans for an Uncharted prequel.Speaking to Sacred Symbols+ (and transcribed by VGC), Ross said that after the sequel to Days Gone wasn’t greenlit, the team started looking at other Sony titles. One of the potential games was a prequel to Uncharted featuring “Victor Sullivan at the age of 25 in a very stylised world where… it would be around 1976 it think is where we figured out his age might be.”“A young sexy Victor Sullivan, to me, would have been like Sean Connery,” said Ross, comparing the character to James Bond.“He busted out of the Navy for reasons, and I thought seeing him young and trying to figure out his way in this world going from trying to be a soldier or you know a military man to now I’m just out on the streets and I’m gonna become a hustler,” he explained.Inspired by films such as Joker and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ross wanted to pull from that era “without leaning into the cheesy parts of the ‘70s.”However plans stumbled when they couldn’t find many “opportunities for shootouts”.

JoAnna Garcia Swisher has paid an emotional tribute to her friend Chris following his passing.MORE: JoAnna Garcia Swisher's husband shows his support for her in the sweetest wayTaking to Instagram, the Sweet Magnolias star penned a heartfelt message alongside a picture of the pair together.It read: "There are some people and some things in life that are so pure and special that it's hard to even describe how much they mean to you.VIDEO: Watch Sweet Magnolias' JoAnna Garcia Swisher in season 2 of Sweet Magnolias"The magic they possess is so undeniable and potent. And everyone who is lucky enough to be in its orbit, felt it.MORE: Sweet Magnolias fans boycott season two amid controversyMORE: Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter appears in Sweet Magnolias - details"This is you, Chris.

Kim Kardashian discusses self-love, divorce, and more in the March 2022 issue of Vogue.

Clayton Davis Director Ryan Murphy’s upcoming adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom” is timely, making strides for diversity and inclusion. With an all-star ensemble and two breakout stars in Jo Ellen Pellman and Ariana DeBose, the Netflix feature is in prime position to hit the zeitgeist when viewers begin streaming it in December.“The Prom” can easily be envisioned as the movie that runs on repeat by high schoolers everywhere.

Meryl Streep is back in a new film for HBO Max.

Only eight actors in history have been nominated for Oscars posthumously. Only 12 actors have been nominated twice in the same year.

Will Tizard ContributorThe dizzying mosaic of periods and plot twists in Agnieszka Holland’s “Charlatan,” submitted by the Czech Republic to the Oscars race this year, offered Slovak DP Martin Strba (“Sekal Must Die,” “Burning Bush”) some daunting challenges. The story of an unorthodox master of folk medicine, who runs afoul of both Nazis and the Soviet-backed regime, called for visual styles as thoughtfully concocted as the potions of the protagonist, Jan Mikolasek.

Taylor Swift had a big year, and the same holds true for her cats.

Also Read: Oscars in April? Here's the COVID-Altered Awards Season CalendarIn recognition of the gift, the Academy Museum has newly named the LAIKA Gallery, dedicated to special c0llectios, which will debut with the exhibition “The Path to Cinema: Highlights from the Richard Balzer Collection.”Museum officials did not specify the amount of the LAIKA gift or by how much the campaign goal was exceeded with new funds. Additional new gifts have come from Eric and Melina Esrailian, Julia and Ken Gouw, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Drs.

Dea Kulumbegashvili, who grew up in the remote Caucasus Mountains of the newly-independent nation of Georgia, must be getting used to being a trail-blazer. In 2016, she became the first Georgian director to have a film accepted in Cannes — her stunning minimalist short Invisible Spaces.

Indonesia has picked Joko Anwar's gory but stylish horror film Impetigore to represent the country in the 2021 Oscar race in the international feature category. The selection was unveiled earlier this week by the Indonesian Academy Awards Selection Committee, and promoted by Anwar on Twitter.

left parents in floods of tears, now the drinks giant is doing the same. The two-and-a-half minute commercial has been directed by Oscar winner Taika Waititi, who is well known for his work on films such as JoJo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok.And his festive offering, a far cry from the company's usual 'Holidays are Coming' approach, has got viewers all choked up.It follows a dad, working away on the oil rigs and trying against all odds to deliver his daughter's letter to Father Christmas, but when he finally makes it to Santa's Grotto he finds it 'closed for Christmas'. What do you think of the ad? What's your favourite Christmas ad so far? Let us know in the comments here or share your views on our Manchester Family page. It's perhaps not as

reports Variety.The nominees in the top category were Kitty Green's The Assistant, Kelly Reichardt's First Cow, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Chloé Zhao's Nomadland, and Natalie Erika James' Relic.Films that pick up nods at the Gotham Awards don't always go on to receive Oscars love; of the five movies nominated for Best Feature by the Gotham Awards last year, just one, Marriage Story, was ultimately nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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.

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.

Russell Crowe is back in the dating game eight years after his separation from wife Danielle Spencer, and two years after their divorce became finalized. The 56-year-old Oscar winning actor was photographed kissing his 30-year-old girlfriend Britney Theriot during a game of tennis on Nov. 10, 2020. The Gladiator star looked so crazy about the adorable blonde  — who bears a slight resemblance to Danielle — as he put his arm around her shoulder to plant his lips on hers. They later stopped to grab refreshments at a nearby cafe before returning to Russell’s penthouse in the Woolloomooloo area of Sydney.

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.

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.

Watch Video: Paging Oscar? Glenn Close, Amy Adams Act Up an Appalachian Storm in 'Hillbilly Elegy' TrailerHe’s sketchy on the details with girlfriend and classmate Usha (Freida Pinto), not knowing how she will react to his family drama, but the trip home provides the opportunity for multiple flashbacks to J.D.’s childhood, where Bev could be loving but also abusive, encouraging but rarely reliable. And when things get so bad at home that J.D.

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Also Read: Ryan Reynolds Takes Control of His Video Game Destiny - and Taika Waititi Is Pissed - in New 'Free Guy' Trailer (Video)This is the latest blow for the 2020 box office, in which numerous movies, not just Disney films, have either pushed way back into 2021 and given up on the 2020 box office or moved the films to streaming services, as Disney did with Pixar’s “Soul,” now opening Christmas on Disney+.