Our streaming picks for May, including ‘Puberty Blues,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Down Under’ and ‘The Underground Railroad’
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China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win
On social media, the director’s fans blurred out her name and turned images on their sides to evade the censors. “People should be celebrating,” one writer said.
Mao Ayuth, Filmmaker Who Survived the Khmer Rouge, Dies at 76
At a time when most artists were killed, he hid his background. Later he resumed his career and served in government. He died of complications of Covid-19.
‘Nomadland’ Wins Big at Diverse BAFTAs
Four awards went to Chloé Zhao’s tale of itinerant Americans, living in vans and rolling through gorgeous landscapes, seeking temporary jobs to eke out an existence.
China Tries to Counter Xinjiang Backlash With … a Musical?
The movie is part of Beijing’s wide-ranging new propaganda campaign to push back on sanctions and criticism of its oppression of the Uyghurs.
The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in April
Our streaming picks for April, including ‘Concrete Cowboy,’ ‘Made for Love’ and ‘Them’
Since the Oscar-Nominated ‘Collective,’ Much and Little Has Changed
The documentary revisits a deadly 2015 fire that brought down the Romanian government and exposed the catastrophic health care system. But not all the troubles are in the past.
In the Shadow of Nollywood, Filmmakers Examine Boko Haram
“The Milkmaid” and other African productions are putting extremism under the microscope and drawing diaspora audiences in the process.
‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’: Jasmila Zbanic on Dramatizing Genocide
For years, Jasmila Zbanic hoped someone else would dramatize the worst atrocity of the Balkan wars. Instead, she did so with “Quo Vadis, Aida?” and it has been nominated for an Oscar.
Yaphet Kotto, James Bond Villain and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 81
The actor, who descended from Cameroonian royalty, was known for his roles in movies like “Midnight Run” and the TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street.”