McCall, Kevin (February 8, 2023). "Oscar Nominated 'The Whale' Sets Blu-Ray, Digital, and DVD Release Dates". Collider. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023 . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

Ellie says terrible, devastating things to Charlie throughout the whole thing, but he loves her so much that it doesn’t even hurt him,” said Matthew Arkin, who played Charlie at South Coast Repertory. “So in that final moment, whatever flaws he had, whatever mistakes he made and in whatever ways he couldn’t love himself enough, he lived a life redeemed, because he gave everything to save his daughter.” On January 11, 2021, it was announced that A24 had obtained global distribution rights to The Whale, directed by Aronofsky and starring Fraser. [12] [13] [14] Chau, Sadie Sink and Samantha Morton joined the cast in February, followed by Ty Simpkins in March. [15] [16] Sathya Sridharan joined the cast at an unknown date. [17] First, there were unfamiliar names in the legends. (This is excusable.) But, there were also lots of unfamiliar words in the opening scenes. Nuff said on that. I'm still struggling to decide if this book is a children's book or a YA book. At times it seemed to be written for grade schoolers and at others for young adults. Then there were things written over the heads of all of us. The narrator is sixteen years older than the subject, a young girl gifted to be the savior of her people. At times a scene would feel "childish" and at others more worldly. And only upon reflection did I understand how an "uncle" could have been killed in the car accident in New Guinea when all the Maori relatives live in New Zealand. Perhaps a very short (1-2 paragraphs) preface on terminology would have been helpful. And, when it comes right down to it, was that part of the story necessary? Would a young reader understand why it was included?Annual SCL Awards Held, Winners Announced". Society of Composers & Lyricists. February 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023 . Retrieved April 26, 2023.

Mark Beauregard’s The Whale: A Love Story is the novelization of the unfulfilled romantic longing between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne during the short time they lived near one another in Massachusetts from 1850-1851. Wilkinson, Alissa (September 20, 2022). "Inside Darren Aronofsky's messy movie The Whale is something wise about religious trauma". Vox . Retrieved June 17, 2023. [...]has updated his Obama-era play to be set during the 2016 GOP presidential primaries in Idaho. Anderson, Erik (December 19, 2022). "2022 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Associations winners". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022 . Retrieved December 22, 2022.the story was about Kahu, a young person assigned female at birth, and living as a girl. there were a few places where the characters own gender seemed in question/undeclared. I couldn't be sure how Kahu perceived themself... tho even your own gender identity is rarely separate from the context and constraints of the society you reside within.

What a wonderful story. Magical, mystical, and yet completely relatable. Eight-year-old Kahu wants nothing so much as to please her Grandfather and be loved by him. But he dismisses her as a “useless girl.” Still, her grandmother, father and uncle champion her cause, as she comes of age and proves that she has what it takes to become chief and lead her people. Anderson, Erik (January 23, 2023). "2022 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) winners". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023 . Retrieved January 23, 2023. Perhaps, Herman reasoned, my obsession with Hawthorne has been governed entirely by my need for an obsession - any obsession - to feed the creation of my monomaniac captain. So, there's a fight going on and the police/rangers don't immediately understand what's going on????Reul, Katie; Lang, Brent (November 28, 2022). " 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Wins Best Feature at Gotham Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022 . Retrieved November 28, 2022. The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 27th Annual Satellite™ Awards". International Press Academy. March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023 . Retrieved March 3, 2023. Read this again (November 2019) as I can't resist the brilliant Donaldson/Scheffler combination. And it is just as good, if not better, than when I first read it. The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera is a young adult novel that tells the story of eight-year-old Kahu, a female descendent of Kahutia Te Rangi, the whale rider.