Donald Trump has taken a jab at the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film, Parasite, telling a campaign rally in Colorado that the US has ‘enough problems with South Korea, with trade’ and wonders if ‘we can get Gone With the Wind back’. Parasite, a dark social satire about the gap between rich … Read more Trump mocks Oscar win for Parasite: ‘What the hell was that about?’
The “collective resignation” of the management team behind the Cesars Awards has been announced just two weeks before the ceremony, following protests over elitism and nominations given to statutory rapist Roman Polanski. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/aazh Subscribe to RT! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpwvZwUam-URkxB7g4USKpg?sub_confirmation=1 RT LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFAcqaNzNSc Check out http://rt.com Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on VK https://vk.com/rt_international … Read more Entire French ‘Oscars’ management quits over Polanski nominations
For some, the vacation from hell is over. Cambodian leader Hun Sen welcoming passengers from the M-S Westerdam that set sail from Singapore on January 16th. The Coronavirus outbreak had Thailand and other refusing entry despite there being no confirmed cases aboard. Meanwhile, the ordeal continues for most of the 37-hundred aboard the Diamond Princess … Read more Coronavirus, UK reshuffle, Griveaux quits Paris race over sex video, Parasite’s historic Oscars win
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The leadership of the César awards, known as France’s equivalent of the Oscars, has collectively stepped down, it announced Thursday evening. The resignation en masse comes just 15 days before the awards’ annual ceremony. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: http://www.france24.com … Read more The leadership of the ‘French Oscars’, the César awards, announces its resignation en masse
In “They’ve Gotta Have Us,” a three-part documentary series now available on Netflix, British photographer Simon Frederick examines the pivotal moments in black film history that paved the way for today’s African American and Black British creatives to achieve mainstream success. Featuring interviews with Harry Belafonte, Diahann Carroll, John Singleton, David Oyelowo and others, Frederick … Read more Oscars So White: Does Hollywood ignore black talent? | The Stream
The Césars: France’s equivalent to the Oscars. Scores of members of the César academy have banded together to call for more transparency, and less sexism and elitism. The academy also recently sparked outrage by nominating convicted rapist Roman Polanski for 12 film awards. Today, women’s groups are calling on academy members in an open letter … Read more César nods for sex offender Polanski invite condemnation
Samsung has unveiled a flagship smartphone and a fresh folding device it its biggest product launch of the year. The South Korean company has launched a trio of smartphones under the Galaxy S20 banner at its annual Unpacked event in San Francisco. On Sunday, it also confirmed it will launch its next foldable smartphone in … Read more Samsung reveals Galaxy Z Flip and S20 range: Hands-on review
IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, February 11: We bring you reactions to Germany’s political crisis after Angela Merkel’s would-be successor quits. Also, the South Korean press is jubilant after Bong Joon-Ho’s victory for the film, Parasite. And, French paper La Croix looks at how Iran may be using foreign prisoners for political leverage. Finally, an … Read more ‘Monumental’: South Korean press rejoices after ‘Parasite’ Oscars triumph
South Korean film Parasite has become the first non-English-language film to win the best picture Oscar, in a significant upset for British war film 1917. The class satire by auteur (a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author) Bong Joon-ho also won best director, best original screenplay and … Read more South Korean film Parasite makes history at Oscars in upset for 1917 | ITV News