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Tokyo Olympics Will Be Suspended Due To Coronavirus, IOC Official Tells USA Today; Japanese PM Admits, “I Don’t Think The World Will Be Ready” – Update
UPDATED, 11:06 AM: A veteran member of the International Olympic Committee told USA Today this morning that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021. Dick Pound told the paper that the details to be worked out during the next month.
"On the basis of the information the IOC has…
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European Cinema Owners Fight To Maintain Theatrical Windows During Coronavirus Pandemic
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which represents European cinema owners in 38 countries, today called on the industry to to avoid “short-term financial gains at the expense of the sector as a whole,” as it urged studios to avoid releasing titles online after movie theaters were shut as the coronavirus…
YouTube Joins Netflix In Limiting Stream Bitrates To European Users During Coronavirus Lockdowns
Standard definition has become the streaming default for YouTube users in Europe, a day after Netflix announced that it too would be trimming bitrates. The moves are a response to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton’s request Thursday that streaming platforms be mindful of the additional bandwidth demands as Europe faces…
Netflix To Limit Streaming Quality For European Subscribers To Preserve Bandwidth During Coronavirus Crisis
UPDATED with Netflix news: Netflix will limit the streaming quality of its content for the next 30 days for users in Europe to relax the strain on communications networks as increasing numbers rely on internet connections in coronavirus lockdown.
“We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks…
London’s Canceled LGBTIQ+ Fest BFI Flare Sets Plan For Digital Rollout
A day after London’s COVID-19-canceled BFI Flare festival dedicated to LGBTIQ+ cinema was due to begin, organizers have outlined a plan for a digital edition, dubbed BFI Flare at Home, to run through the British Film Institute’s BFI Player application. Festivalgoers will be invited to screen a number of BFI Flare’s…
Deadline’s Oscars Live Blog
It was an historic night for Best Picture at the 92nd Oscars, as Parasite became the first non-English language film to win the top prize, capping off a banner night for Bong Joon Ho’s film, which saw him take Best Director, and the film Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature, beating out presumed…
Deadline’s BAFTA Film Awards Live Blog
UPDATE, writethru: Sam Mendes’ war drama 1917 was the big winner here at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, scoring Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Director among its seven prizes. BAFTA is the last major body to hand out trophies before next Sunday’s Oscars and the Universal/Amblin/DreamWorks pic found a…
Could ‘Parasite’ Make Best Picture History? Bong Joon Ho and Song Kang Ho On The Hit Movie Shattering Every Expectation
Can a non-English language film win Best Picture on the American industry's grandest night of the year? It is a question Oscar prognosticators have been chewing over for months, with increasing intensity, as Bong Joon Ho's Parasite has been making history at every turn.
Parasite's life began at the Cannes Film…
Sam Mendes And ‘1917’ Stake Claim As Oscar Frontrunner With DGA Victory
Sam Mendes took tonight’s top prize at the DGA Awards’ 72nd annual ceremony for his war epic 1917. The win further cements 1917‘s frontrunner status as this lightning-fast Oscar season marches on.
Mendes shared a story of his grandfather, who inspired the movie, with the DGA crowd for the first time in his speech. “My…
Deadline’s DGA Awards Live Blog
The DGA Awards are always an important precursor for Oscar, so with Sam Mendes taking home the big prize with the Theatrical Feature Award with 1917, it now looks like the Oscar Best Picture race is down to him and Bong Joon-Ho's Parasite. But who knows? However, Mendes is hot off his win at the Golden Globes, so this…
Miranda July Returns To Feature Filmmaking With ‘Kajillionaire’ As She Prepares For A Busy 2020 – Sundance Q&A
It may have been nine years since Miranda July's last film, The Future, premiered at Sundance, but if there's any doubt at all about her prolific nature as a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist, the year ahead should put paid to it.
Saturday night in Park City, July will premiere Kajillionaire, her third feature…
Bong Joon-ho Reacts To ‘Parasite’s Historic Oscar Noms, Reveals Details Of HBO TV Adaptation With Adam McKay
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite continued its storybook trajectory today, becoming the first Korean film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and picking up additional nods for Bong for Best Director, International Film and Original Screenplay with Jin Won Han, as well as craft nods for Editing and Production Design. It…
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