"No punitive action will be taken by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences against best actress Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough or those who lobbied for her to receive recognition for her portrayal of a spiraling alcoholic in To Leslie." - The Hollywood Reporter
If you’re switching subtitles on because you simply can’t make out what the actors are saying, it’s (probably) not your ears that are to blame. - The Guardian
"The corporation said it is cutting hundreds of jobs in its World Service and has been forced to make the cuts because of the United Kingdom government's imposition of a freeze on the license fee money it receives." BBC says it will continue producing digital content in Arabic. - Al Jazeera
Last summer, Current got over 300 responses to an anonymous survey of ex-public radio staffers. Nearly three-quarters said they believe in public radio's mission and would like to come back — if conditions were better and management were more responsive. Here, several speak on the record about their frustrations. - Current
It was a grassroots campaign. But was it allowable? (And how exactly was it different from the million-dollar campaigns studios mounted for other stars?) - Washington Post
"Despite the vitriol, people are watching the show; according to HBO Max, Velma was its biggest animated series premiere ever. Problem is, they’re watching it through the lens of the entire history of Velma and the Scooby-Doo franchise as a whole." - Wired
As Hollywood Shuffle joins the Criterion Collection (making him one of the very rare Black directors on the list), Townsend is also coming off a couple of years of steady experimentation with Netflix's Kaleidoscope and the conclusion of the Best Man stories. - Washington Post
Oscar-nominated director Lukas Dhont of Close says, "I believe we can learn many things from listening to 13-year-olds, because they are still so closely connected to the hearts. ... They’re so uncensored." - Los Angeles Times
"It’s always dubious to draw zeitgeist-y conclusions amid all the variables. ... Yet that has rarely stopped any critic and I can confidently assert that, as a culture, we are bummed — but also hopeful!" - The New York Times
The new All Quiet on the Western Front "has been at the receiving end of a critical drubbing, with critics complaining that it turns a beloved literary classic into a spectacle 'horny for an Oscar'" - one or more of which it may well receive. - The Guardian (UK)
Barrymore and an wider backlash on the internet led to permanent changes: "Razzies organisers have apologised and introduced an age limit for the awards." - BBC
Mia Hansen-Love is used to her semi-autobiographical, or perhaps semi-memoirish, movies being "described as autofiction." Her new film about a woman dealing with a dying parent and a new lover walks that same line. - The New York Times
"It's a miracle how she dispenses with the chair. 'Dispenses' isn't even the right word: She repels it. She parries it like an anime character deflecting a beam of supernatural power, like Neo dodging bullets in The Matrix, like King Kong swatting away a helicopter." - The New York Times Magazine
"The (culture) minister, Miki Zohar, of Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, has pledged to 'revoke funding that promotes our enemy's narrative' and withhold grants from films that 'present Israeli soldiers as murderers'. … Israeli cinema, including its high-profile documentary industry, is heavily reliant on the state grants." - The Guardian
"Cédric Klapisch’s Rise, about a ballet dancer (Marion Barbeau) who, after an injury, seeks a new future in contemporary dance, picked up 9 César nominations." - The Hollywood Reporter
