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Annaud 'Stupefied' by Academy's Decision to Drop Wolf Totem
Acclaimed film director and Oscar winner Jean-Jacques Annaud has denounced the Academy Award organizers after his Sino-French co-production "Wolf Totem" got dropped out of the running for being insufficiently Chinese.
Annaud made the announcement yesterday, saying that he was "stupefied" by the Academy's last-minute move and called the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a "banana republic level of arbitrariness".
Wolf Totem, the story of a young man's triumph over wolves in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, was shot in both Mandarin and Mongolian in China with Chinese actors.
Earlier this month, Chinese media reported widely that the film could be China's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2016 Oscars.
But Annaud cited a letter from the Academy as telling him: "When we looked at the creative make-up of Wolf Totem and realised that the director, two of the three writers, one of the producers, the director of photography, the editor and the composer were not Chinese, we determined that the film could not qualify as a Chinese entry."
Annaud then accused Hollywood of a "nearly protectionist" double standard where "American cinema can feed off foreign talent without reservation. But foreign cinema must remain tribal."
Wolf Totem was replaced with "Go Away, Mr. Tumor", a domestic film about a cartoonist's optimistic and tear-jerking battle with cancer.
Steve Martino to Visit Beijing with New Snoopy "The Peanuts Movie"
Director Steve Martino is set to visit Beijing on Wednesday to promote his new 3D animated film "Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie".
This will be the first feature film based on Charlie Brown and Snoopy in over 35 years.
The story follows Charlie Brown as he attempts to win the heart of a new girl in his neighborhood, with the help of his friend, Snoopy.
Meanwhile, Snoopy slips into his own fantasy world, where he battles his archenemy, the Red Baron.
The film will hit theaters on Nov. 6 in the United States and possibly China.
Carey Mulligan Walks 'Suffragette' Premiere in New York
Carey Mulligan walked the red carpet in New York on Monday for her new film, "Suffragette."
In "Suffragette," Mulligan plays Maud Watts, a London laundry woman who becomes an activist, fighting for women's right to vote.
The actress was excited to take on such an important role.
"I think it's one of the first times I made a film where I really feel it's a story that needs to be sold as opposed to the one that you want to. We all felt very excited to get to tell the story, largely because it's this huge part of our human rights history that no one has ever made a film about, which seems kind of amazing. So yeah, it was a massive deal for me to be a part of it."
While the Suffragette movement took place over one hundred years ago, Mulligan feels a lot of that struggle is still relevant today and a lot more should be improved.
"In Switzerland women didn't get the vote until 1971, which is sort of astonishing. And Saudi Arabia is yet, but it's meant to be happening this year for women. So a lot of that is resonant today. But also issues around domestic violence and pay equality for women, and education is a huge factor."
The actress has also taken this chance to reveal that the baby she recently gave birth to was a little girl and her name is Evelyn.
"Suffragette" hits U.S. theaters on October 23rd.
Talk Show Host Kelly Ripa Receives a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Soap star-turned-TV personality Kelly Ripa received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. The honor coincides with her 15th year as host on "Live with Kelly and Michael."
The live host thanked her co-stars and mentors over the years for guiding her career.
"You have to surround yourself with people who are better than you and that's what I've managed to do in my career. I joined this incredible acting community at 'All My Children' and it was a brilliant ensemble cast. And then I got to sit next to Regis Philbin, who taught me how to be a storyteller. And then I got to work with Faith Ford and Ted McGinley, who taught me how to be funny and taught me about comic timing."
Earlier this year, the talk show host and television producer has won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.
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