France’s Oscar selection committee has chosen comedy/drama Two Of Us as its submission to the International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards. From director Filippo Meneghetti, the feature debut world premiered in the Discovery section of Toronto last year and was released in France in early 2020 via
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Netflix, amid a backlash over the sexualized portrayal of children in recently released drama “Cuties,” is encouraging critics to watch the movie — which it says makes a statement about pressures young girls face in conforming to societal role models of female sexuality. The movie, which is rated “TV-MA” for
Read moreControversial French film “Cuties” — about a young Senegalese girl in Paris who joins a “free-spirited dance clique” to escape family dysfunction — has spawned a new backlash against Netflix by critics who allege the film goes over the line in portraying children in a sexualized manner. The hashtag “#CancelNetflix”
Read moreNetflix has issued a swift mea culpa after a strong backlash today around the marketing of its forthcoming release Cuties. The largely well-received French-language pic won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance this year. It follows Amy, an 11-year-old girl who joins a group of dancers named ‘the
Read moreClose to 30,000 people have signed a petition asking Netflix to remove “Cuties,” a movie they claim sexualizes children. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, premieres on the streaming service September 9. The trailer was released earlier this week on Youtube. It has an NC-17 rating,
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