Kaleem Aftab

Love this picture, here is my analysis of why he won, and it's a surprising moment! cinemainonetake.substack.com/p/how-oscar-ca…

Oscar races aren’t won on stage. They’re decided weeks earlier. Michael B. Jordan’s composure at the BAFTAs — and the backlash to Timothée Chalamet’s comments about ballet and opera — reveal how modern awards campaigns really work. My latest essay ↓ open.substack.com/pub/cinemainon…

How Oscar Campaigns Are Won open.substack.com/pub/cinemainon…

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” - James Baldwin

Amazing win for Best Cinematography - Autumn Durald breaking the glass ceiling #Sinners #Oscars

This is a pretty dull awards ceremony, they are really lacking the songs! (I never thought I'd say that in my life) #Oscars

Javier Bardem revives his 2003 Iraq War protest pin at the 2026 #Oscars to condemn the current war in Iran.

El coraje de Javier Bardem. El valor de los gestos donde más pueden costarte. Hoy en los Oscar estarán juntos nuestro NO A LA GUERRA y Handala, ese niño con 10 años hasta que los refugiados palestinos vuelvan a su tierra robada. No puedo sentir más orgullo. Gracias, Javier.

The team behind 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' on their decision to wear pins on the #Oscars red carpet calling for a "permanent ceasefire"

🎥Claes Bang talks to Emma Jones and @aftabamon on their podcast Cinema in One Take! Danish actor Claes Bang (The Square) talks about his role in The Great Arch by Stéphane Demoustier, released exclusively at Ciné Lumière from 11 March. ▶️open.spotify.com/episode/0FNYej…

Claes Bang on Storytelling, European Cinema and Why Perfect Films Rarely Exist Our full interview with him is available on our podcast open.substack.com/pub/cinemainon…

@83Colly @kr1mm99_LFC @footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK Doesn't matter if goal kick taken too quickly for player to leave box per 2019 rule change

@kr1mm99_LFC @footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK And even if the ball wasn't moving the Fulham goalscorer was in the box when the goal kick was taken.

A bizarre moment as Fulham think they've scored, but the referee had already blown his whistle 😲 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK

Full statement: “No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression. Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Lebanon. Not in Afghanistan. And it will not happen in Iran either. We are fed up with our rights, our bodies, and the violence women suffer being used as excuses to justify illegal bombings and imperialist aggression. All year long they call us ‘woke’ and blame us for everything. But when they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for money, their colonial and imperialist wars — suddenly they use women’s rights as their justification.”

The way Arne Slot's @Liverpool team are playing, he'll soon never have to watch another (boring) @premierleague game again!

So I am just waiting for the moment that President Trump announces that Israel are going to replace Iran at the World Cup!!!

This has been quite a season for Silva's boys!

When Film Awards are not about Film Our new Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/0OFmXG…

When politics overrides curatorship — and a new podcat episode in real time open.substack.com/pub/cinemainon…

Susan Sarandon says she was banned from Hollywood for "speaking out about Gaza, for asking for a ceasefire." “I was fired by my agency... It became impossible for me to even be on television. I don’t know lately if it’s changed. I couldn’t do any major film or anything connected with Hollywood. I found agents ultimately in England and in Italy, and I work there. I just did a film in Italy, and I did a play at the Old Vic for a number of months. I know this Italian director that just hired me — he was told not to hire me, so that’s still recently. He didn’t listen, but they had that conversation. Right now, I kind of specialize in tiny films with directors who have never directed, in independent films.” variety.com/2026/film/news…

Everything still up in the air at the Berlinale! Will be interesting to see how this lands. I'm expecting more twists and turns screendaily.com/news/no-decisi…