The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken?
The Oscars are more international than ever
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‘Dreams,’ Film About Teen Infatuation, Takes Top Prize at Berlin International Film Festival
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Lynn Biyendolo opens scoring after just 42 seconds Michelle Cooper adds second before Michelle Heyman pegs one back Today’s game will mark Sermanni’s eighth game as interim boss of the Matildas, ...The Guardian - 4d -
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North Korea opens to a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years
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“No Other Land” Is the Oscar-Nominated Film That No Studio Will Touch
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The key global issue is not the clash of north and south: it’s who supports international law and who doesn’t | Jean-Noël Barrot
We say the defining question is this: do nations work for peace and order or embrace the notion of power by force?. Jean-Noël Barrot is the foreign minister of France We are being told that the ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
2025 Mexico Open scores: International trend continues as PGA Tour begins play South of the border
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Make your Oscars predictions — and see how they compare to our film experts'
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Why Anora should win the best picture Oscar
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Why The Substance should win the best picture Oscar
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Why ‘Emilia Pérez,’ a Film About Mexico, Flopped in Mexico
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Review: Trauma haunts 'The Monkey,' but the film is more interested in going bananas
Directed by Osgood Perkins, who broke out with the ominous 'Longlegs,' his follow-up is jokier and less effective, piercing the jugular with splatter gags.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards
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Author behind Oscar-nominated film finds praise and ire for his rebuke of Brazil's dictatorship
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Japan's MeToo icon is up for an Oscar - but her film can't air in her country
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Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
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