Oscar entry

    CHINESE romance film “Go Away Mr. Tumor” has been submitted to compete for this year’s Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

    The submission of the tear-jerking real-life drama came as a surprise to many. Critics and film industry insiders were betting on either “Wolf Totem” or “Mountains May Depart” to be China’s official submission to the Oscars. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has submitted “To the Fore” to the competition and Taiwan has picked Hou Hsiao-hsien’s “The Assassin” as its entry.

    ‘The Little Prince’

    THE upcoming animated film “The Little Prince” has released its Chinese theme song by actor Huang Bo, who’s also the voice of the Aviator in the film. The new animated feature from director of “Kung Fu Panda” Mark Osborne will show in theaters Friday.

    The story follows a little girl who is brought into a magical world by her neighbor, the Aviator, where anything is possible. This is the first adaptation of the much-loved novella.

    Nominees

    JANET JACKSON, Chic, The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails and N.W.A are among the 15 finalists on this year’s ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, organizers have announced.

    Others to make the nominated class for the 2016 Rock Hall are The Cars, Chicago, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, the J.B.’s, Chaka Khan, Los Lobos, Steve Miller, The Spinners and Yes. Acts are eligible for the Rock Hall 25 years after the release of their first recording, album or single — 1990 or before for this year’s nominees.

    Indecent conduct

    PITTSBURGH police say rapper Wiz Khalifa has been cited for urinating in public. It happened at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday behind a bar called The Flats on Pittsburgh’s South Side.

    (SD-Agencies)