alan moloney went to meet celine song to find out more about her and her film.or such a long time. i think ijust missed him. did he miss you? hae sung! past lives focuses on two childhood friends over a 24—year period. we first meet them as children in seouljust before nora moves with her family to canada. the story picks up 12 years later on separate continents as they reunite over social media before again dropping in on them 12 years later. # without you in...# it's a film about relationships and identity delicately told by playwright and first—time director celine song. she's been widely praised for the confidence she displays in her direction. how did you finally kind of make thatjump and be able to kind of take this on, then? well, i can really talk about it as falling in love, because i think a few weeks into my making the movie, i think i had this feeling that i was like, "ha, ijust met the love of my life," and it is film—making and i know i'm going to do this till i'm 95. i'm going to do this for ever. i'm going to do this till i die. crucial to the fi

celine song, _ category directed by women.xciting. let'sjust talk tria, which is really exciting. let's just talk about killers 0f tria, which is really exciting. let's just talk about killers of the flower moon. do you think both that film has a chance? it flower moon. do you think both that film has a chance?— film has a chance? it depends in what category- _ film has a chance? it depends in what category. in _ film has a chance? it depends in what category. in the _ film has a chance? it depends in what category. in the baftas, . film has a chance? it depends in i what category. in the baftas, i was a real shock... what category. in the baftas, i was a realshock... itjust... she felt like such an obvious choice because we saw her historic win at the golden globes, and that felt really monumental. it would be amazing to see that recreated at the baftas. that feels like a real loss. kenzie, what do you think? i that feels like a real loss. kenzie, what do you think?— what do you think? i think it's up there. what do you think

should we be spending just as much time talking about celine song being snubbed in that category insteadng away from so many of the historic wins that you mentioned, like america ferierra. lily gladstone, as the first indigenous woman to be nominated for the best actress category. absolutely. i am glad that we are talking about it. i think that we should be talking about all of those things. i don't think that we have -- i don't think that you have a very expressing mindset when you talk about the barbie movie, and you talk about the oscars. >> i think you're right. and you hit on something very important. that is that this is symbolic of a broader conversation in society. is not just about barbie, but it's about how we view the academy awards. who gets snubbed, who doesn't get snubbed. how to prioritize them. i want to get your take, because you've been talking to members of the academy and voters on barbie. what are you hearing about voter's thoughts on this debate, and why greta gerwig and margot robbie were not nominated for best director and best actress respectively? >> well, when

i am thinking of a film like past lives, directed by celine song in her first film. loved that film. it's a story of new york and korea, will it find its way to lots of nominations? also for its actress greta lee, snubbed by the baftas, will that feature? so i am thinking there will be some fine arty type films, zone of interest byjonathan glazer, how many will that feature? that was a uk—based film. it was shot in poland and germany and it's in a foreign language. look out for that actress sandra huller, from anatomy of a fall, she is also in zone of interest, she is an extraordinary new actor to oscar voters and i think we might see her in the best actress category, alongside hot favourite for her fourth nomination, emma stone for poor things. and a reminder, the oscar nominations for 2024 will be announced in around three and a half hours' time in an early morning news conference in la. we'll have a special programme here on bbc news so dojoin us from 13:20 gmt onwards. stay with us here on bbc news. just to remind you of that breaking news of the triple killer ha

i am thinking of a film like past lives, directed by celine song in her first film.and korea, will it find its way to lots of nominations? also for its actress greta lee, snubbed by the baftas, will that feature? so i am thinking there be fine arty type films, zone of interest byjonathan glazer, how will that feature? that was a uk—based film. it was shot in poland and germany and it is in a foreign language. look out for that actress sandra huller, from anatomy of a fall, she is also in zone of interest, she is an extraordinary new actor to oscar voters and i think we might see her in the best actress category, alongside hot favourite for her fourth nomination, emma stone for poor things. briefly, how much has the writers' strike and indeed the fall out from covid affected the sort of films that we are seeing, you know, in the cinemas in the last couple of years? i don't think we have seen the knock—on effect of the strikes yet, everything we are seeing now was made before the strikes, what we are seeing are films that got in before the promotional window ended. rem

i am thinking of a film like past lives directed by celine song, lots of love for that in new york, the will it find its way to lots of nomination? also for its actress greta lee snubbed by the baftas the and will that feature? so i am thinking there be fine arty type film, zone of interest how will that feature, that was a uk—based film? it was shot in poland and germany and it is in a foreign language, look out for that actress sandra huller, she is also in zone of interest she is an extraordinary new actor to oscar voters and i think we might see her in the best actress category alongside hot favourite for her fourth category alongside hot favourite for herfourth nomination, emma stone for poor things her fourth nomination, emma stone for poor thing— for poor things briefly, how much has the writers _ for poor things briefly, how much has the writers strike _ for poor things briefly, how much has the writers strike and - for poor things briefly, how much has the writers strike and indeed l has the writers strike and indeed the fall out from covid affected the sort of films that we ar

>> nolan's breakthrough memento won the screenwriter award here in 2001, also honored director celine songt, past lives, premiered. at sundance a year ago and is now among this year's oscar hopefuls. >> shut up many of the movies selected for sundance over its 40 year history have highlighted underrepresented groups of people. >> one of those films this year is out of my mind and out of my mind, tells the story of a sharp minded but nonverbal girl named melody, who's navigating life with cerebral palsy and the sixth grade you will always root for her. >> you will see how she is treated in many circumstances, and you will see how she responds. >> you know it's melody story. i think it's her perspective that will sort of, you know, that we're relying on to garner a reaction. she's got a great a great curiosity and appetite for life. she's sort of at a at a moment of, of looking to expand her adventure. >> the film star is phoebe ray taylor in her film debut, now enjoying her first time on a red carpet. >> i'm pretty proud of myself that i got the courage to be able to do. this and be able t

director celine song, and leading actresses loretta leigh, both korean women, were not nominated fors the question, is the outrage over this snow called's -- snubs valid or completely overblown? we will be right back to debate this with our panel. msnbc columnist liz plank, and variety senior editors clayton guinness. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hot too. to advance the future of golf, pga of america chose t-mobile for business. with a 5g powered innovation hub to analyze player performance and expand coaching tools. take your business further with america's largest 5g network. ah mornings! cough? congestion? i'm feeling better. all in one and done with new mucinex kickstart. headache? better now. new mucinex kickstart gives all-in-one and done relief with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. it's comeback season. - i got the cabin for three days. it's gonna be sweet! with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. what? i'm 12 hours short. - have a fun weekend. - ♪ unnecessary action hero! unnecessary. ♪ - was that necessary? - no. neither is a blown weekend. with paycom, emp

december screenplay by sammy birch, story by sammy burch and alex mechanic and past lives written by celine. >> songst before our break, the nominees for performance by an actress in a supporting role emily blunt and oppenheimer danielle brooks and the color purple. america ferrera barbie jodie foster and nihad and da'vine joy randolph in the holdovers. >> congrats regulations to the nominees and there are more to come. >> stick with us. >> we will be right back with more nominations. >> okay. i'm excited. me too like some of these names. me too. >> i'm excited about sterling k brown. >> i was really interested in daniel brooks, an american. ferreira. yeah, for supporting actress, for supporting actress. and you know, i love the movie past lives. if you haven't seen past lives, one of the best movies of last year, and it was nominated for best screenplay. >> i like that there are some surprises too. so it's not so predictable. it's like, you know who's going to win now? now you know, teyana taylor doesn't get nominated for 1001. >> we protest at noon. noon at noon. well we'll see. >> we got a whole

also honored director celine song, whose debut, past lives, premiered at sundance a year ago and is nows year's oscar hopefuls. shut up. many of the movies selected for sundance over its 40 year history have highlighted underrepresented groups of people. one of those films, this year is out of my mind, out of my mind tells the story of a sharp minded but nonverbal girl named melody, whose navigating life with cerebral palsy and the sixth grade you will always root for her. >> you will see how she is treated in many circumstances, and you will see how she responds. >> and you know it's melody's story. i think it's her perspective that will sort of you know, that we're relying on to garner a reaction. she's got a great, a great curiosity and appetite for life. she's sort of at a, at a moment of, of, uh, looking to expand her adventure. >> the film's star is phoebe ray taylor in her film debut, who, now enjoying her first time on a red carpet. >> i'm pretty proud of myself that i got the courage to be able to do this and be able to be a voice for so many kids and disabilities all around th

also honored director celine song, whose debut past lives, premiered at sundance a year ago and is nowar's oscar hopefuls. she up many of the movies selected for sundance over its 40 year history. we have highlight underrepresented groups of people. one of those films, thif my mind tells the story of a sharp minded but nonverbal girl named melody, whose navigating life with cerebral palsy and the sixth grade you will always root for her. >> you will see how she is treated in many circumstances, and you will see how she responds. >> you know it's melody's story. i think it's her perspective that will sort of, you know, that we're relying on to garner a reaction. she's got a great a great curiosity and appetite for life. she's sort of at a at a moment of, of looking to expand her adventure. >> the film stars is phoebe ray taylor in her film debut, now enjoying her first time on a red carpet. >> i'm pretty proud of myself that i got the courage to be able to do this and be able to be a voice for so many kids with disabilities all around the world. after premiering here at sundance, out of

. >> reporter: including "past lives" writer and first time director celine song. to run away with him. are you? >> definitely. i am going to throw away my life and run away to seoul. >> reporter: it changed greta lee's present life in ways she could only imagine before. >> i am having this experience now where i'm connecting with audiences. i am at the grocer store, you know, picking out my cereal and someone will stop me and say, oh my gosh, i saw "past lives" and started to cry. and to receive all of that, yes, entirely overwhelming. >> reporter: has had movie made you rethink your future? >> yes. which is so exhausting at this point in my life. i had already made peace with maybe the fact that i wasn't going to have an opportunity like this, that is just wasn't in the cards for me. and then this happened. to have all of this happen has completely ruined everything. this election is a choice between results or just rhetoric. californians deserve a senator who is going to deliver for them every day and not just talk a good game. adam schiff. he held a dangerous p

alan moloney went to meet celine song to find out more about her and her film.ng. she's been widely praised for the confidence she displays in her direction. how did you finally kind of make thatjump and be able to kind of take this on, then? well, i can really talk about it as falling in love, because i think a few weeks into my making the movie, i think i had this feeling that i was like, "ha, ijust met the love of my life," and it is film—making and i know i'm going to do this till i'm 95. i'm going to do this for ever. i'm going to do this till i die. crucial to the film are the conflicting narratives and duality of self that comes from being a part of and separate from a culture. having herself moved away from korea at a young age before settling in new york, it's a deeply personal subject for song. i mean, the movie is about a self revelation of a woman. and i really had a bit of a self revelation of myself as a film—maker and as somebody who is also going through some of the things that the character in the film is going through. but really the truth is t

songs from an app. >>> her heart will go on streaming. celine dion brings fan along her journey.early today starts right now >>> the world is waiting to see how the united states will respond to an attack on american solders. president biden has decided on a response to the drone attack over the weekend that killed three u.s. soldiers and injured dozens more. peter alexander has the latest from the white house >> reporter: president biden says he's decided how he'll respond to that deadly drone attack on u.s. troops by an iranian-backed militia the president pressed by gabe gutierrez, whether he holds iran responsible. >> i do hold responsible, them responsible in the sense that they're supplying the weapons to the ones who did it. >> reporter: the president spoke with members of his national security team following this situation room meeting monday. with the president and his top aides, analyzing several retaliatory options the pentagon had presented to him president biden's under pressure to respond after three troops were killed for the first time since the israel-hamas war b

past like celine have shown up in the best directfor past lives, (e celine have shown up in the best directfor past lives, forzeline songpast lives, a wonderful film lives, which is a wonderful film , nominated for best , is also nominated for best picture . so it has has been a picture. so it has it has been a good, good year. i mean, there's every year good in my every year is a good year in my book, it's just that they book, and it's just that they often get the chance to often don't get the chance to shine nominated or to shine or to be nominated or to be at baftas and be rewarded at baftas and oscars. and there's still a way to go, but it's good to see a few nominated. >> what about a personal >> oh, what about a personal touch the end? do you touch to the end? what do you what you favour? what what what do you favour? what what do you to? you give your prizes to? whatever official result may be? >> n be? >> i mean, the girls on >> well, i mean, the girls on film my podcast film awards, which is my podcast awards. barbie is leading awards. um, barbie is leading the way nominations. the way in the nominations. we ha