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Oscars 2027: U.K.’s Best International Feature Entry

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The U.K. has selected Pegah Ahangarani’s Rehearsals for a Revolution, which won the L’Oeil d’Or for best documentary at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, as its entry in the best international feature film category at the 2027 Oscars.

The film traces more than 40 years of Iran’s history through Ahangarani’s personal experiences of exile and the stories of her relatives and mentors. Drawing on personal archives, home videos, footage of street protests, newspapers and recorded voices, the filmmaker pieces together a portrait of a country shaped by political repression and a continuing hope for revolution.

Ahangarani, 42, wrote, researched, and edited the film in the U.K. over more than two and a half years, working with a team of British collaborators. The film made its world premiere in the special screenings section at Cannes earlier this year, then screened at the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Rehearsals for a Revolution was released in the U.K. in September. Sony Pictures Classics will hold Oscar-qualifying runs in New York and Los Angeles in December before opening the film exclusively at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles and Film Forum in New York on Jan. 8, 2027. The film will then roll out to more theaters across the country in the following weeks.

“How extraordinary to see Pegah’s remarkable film recognized in this category. From winning the L’Oeil d’Or at Cannes to the standing ovations at TIFF and now this recognition, Rehearsals for a Revolution is building incredible momentum and marking a significant moment for a formidable female filmmaker creating in exile from her home country,” Sony Pictures Classics said in a statement. “This selection in the best international feature category has the potential to be truly transformative for the film, opening doors to audiences around the world while shining a spotlight on Pegah’s extraordinary talent and her vital voice. It’s a recognition that will have a lasting impact not only on the life of this film, but on Pegah’s future career as a filmmaker.”

Norway’s Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier and starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård, won the best international feature film award at the 98th Academy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the 15-film shortlist for the 2027 best international feature film Oscar on Dec. 15, with the five nominees to be revealed Jan. 21. The 99th Academy Awards will take place March 14, 2027.

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‘Artificial’s Ike Barinholtz On His “Menacing” Elon Musk Performance

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As Luca Guadagnino explored the rise of AI in Artificial, Ike Barinholtz explored the psyche of Elon Musk with his portrayal of the OpenAI co-founder.

While discussing how he got into character as Musk, the actor explained what made his performance “menacing” but also “a little ridiculous” in the Neon film, which premieres Christmas Day in US theaters, starring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

“Well, the good news is, I got to play him in an era where he was really kind of looked at as the next Tony Stark,” he told Discussing Film. “But I had to do these scenes that are him kind of behind the curtain a little bit, so there’s not like tape on it and stuff.”

Barinholtz added, “So, we tried to make something that felt menacing to the people in the room, but as you pull out 37,000 feet down, looking down, it does seem a little ridiculous.”

Penned by Simon Rich, Artificial centers around the controversial firing and subsequent rehiring of Altman by OpenAI’s board of directors within a span of five days in November 2023.

The cast also includes Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Cooper Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Chris O’Dowd, Mark Rylance, Zosia Mamet, Cooper Koch and Billie Lourd.

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Robert Pattinson Approached ‘Primetime’ Chris Hansen Portrayal As “A Fan”

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Although Chris Hansen has made clear that the feeling is not mutual, Primetime‘s Robert Pattinson has confessed he’s a fan of the To Catch a Predator host.

Following Hansen’s ongoing criticism of the Lance Oppenheim-helmed film, which is now playing in theaters, Pattinson explained that he “was trying to make [Hansen] look cool” in the Ajon Singh-penned A24 movie, which was based on a 2007 Esquire article by Luke Dittrich.

“I mean, it’s weird. I was trying to make him cool. He is cool. I’m a fan,” Pattinson told ET. “I think in some ways, it’s an aesthetic thing; what I think is cool might not be cool to other people.”

While Hansen has accused the film of capitalizing on his name, Pattinson noted that he’s seen the film introducing the Dateline alum to a whole new generation of fans.

“From the screeners we’ve gone to, I think it’s amazing when you see really, really young audiences and people turning up dressed as Chris Hansen,” he said. “Everybody’s doing Chris Hansen impressions, and they’re gonna be putting Chris Hansen posters on their walls.”

Pattinson continued, “I think it’s kind of awesome, and it’s at the same age that I discovered him. And then [they] go back, and look at his work, and rediscover or discover all the important work he’s doing as well.”

Before giving his official review of Primetime, Hansen has gone on a public rollercoaster of reactions to the project, including contemplating legal action and purchasing ad space before upcoming screenings of the movie to promote his true-crime streaming network TruBlu, where he continues his sting investigations.

Now in theaters, Primetime follows Chris Hansen (Pattinson) as he attempts to make television history with NBCs To Catch a Predator (2004-’07), a hidden camera show that set up stings for adult men seeking sex from minors online.

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Noah Centineo Praises ‘Street Fighter’ Stunt Coordinator

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To outlast the best and bring Street Fighter to the big screen, stunt coordinator John Valera paid close attention to the combat styles in the video game.

Noah Centineo, who plays Ken Masters in the Paramount adaptation of the Capcom video game, which premieres Oct. 16 in Imax, credited Valera with capturing the “different fighting styles” of the game’s many characters.

“Every character comes from a different background, pretty much, right?” he explained to GamesRadar+. “So there’s like over almost 150 characters, all the different backgrounds, different fighting styles, and John Valera, our stunt coordinator, had to research for every character and every fight that they were in their specific fighting style.”

Centineo added, “Yes, the signature moves in the game [are in the movie], so that he could make them fight against each other in their signature styles, in their specific fighting styles. Meticulous attention was paid to detail, and I think it’s really a triumph. The movie has insane fights, and every character is brutal.”

Co-written and directed by Kitao Sakurai, Street Fighter also stars Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i as Akuma, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Cody Rhodes as Guile, Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki, Eric André as Don Sauvage, Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Don Lee as Gouken, Orville Peck as Vega and more.

Based on the video game series that launched in 1987, the latest Street Fighter adaptation comes after Jean-Claude Van Damme led the 1994 live-action movie, followed by 2009’s Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, starring Kristin Kreuk.

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