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english.elpais.com
2 weeks ago
Film

2024 Oscars: The year of Barbenheimer' comes to an end

Barbenheimer was a cultural phenomenon grossing $1.45 billion globally.
Oppenheimer film is expected to win Best Picture with 13 nominations after winning major awards.
Polygon
2 months ago
Film

Where to watch every Oscar-nominated movie

Oscar nominations are out and the ceremony is on March 10
List of nominated movies and where to watch them
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
London

Filmmaker Hugh Hudson dies; directed Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire'

Associated Press LONDON Hugh Hudson, a British filmmaker who debuted as a feature director with the Oscar-winning Olympics drama Chariots of Fire and later made such well-regarded movies as My Life So Far and the Oscar-nominated Greystoke, has died at age 86.Hudson's family issued a brief statement announcing that he died Friday at a hospital in London after a short illness.
www.npr.org
2 years ago
Arts

'CODA' brings home the Oscar for best picture, a historic win for the Deaf community

The cast and crew of CODA accept their award onstage.
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Film
english.elpais.com
2 weeks ago
Film

Anatomy of a Fall': The miracle of a film that France rejected for the Oscars

A film predicted to fail becomes a surprise success at the box office
Anatomy of a Fall receives multiple Oscar nominations and international acclaim
IndieWire
3 weeks ago
Film

Anonymous Oscar Ballot: Costume Designer Celebrates 'American Fiction,' 'Barbie,' and Lily Gladstone

Wide range of opinions on movies from an Academy voter
Shift to virtual screenings due to the pandemic has made viewing international films more accessible
www.dw.com
1 month ago
Film

Berlinale: Scorsese on legacy, influence, and TikTok DW 02/20/2024

Scorsese is an influential and esteemed figure in the film industry.
His latest work 'Killers of the Flower Moon' has received Oscar nominations.
Advocate.com
1 month ago
Film

Lesbian-inclusive 'Color Purple' doesn't need Oscars' approval

The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg, was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film that received multiple Oscar nominations but did not win any.
The original film faced controversy for its negative depictions of Black men, but others defended it as portraying the harsh realities of poor Black women's lives.
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Film

For Barbie' Fans Online, a Bitterly Ironic Oscar Snub

Barbie film receives Best Picture nomination, but director Greta Gerwig and lead actress Margot Robbie are snubbed
Internet users express strong opinions about the snubs
Consequence
2 months ago
Film

Where to Stream All the Movies Nominated for Oscars in 2024

Many of this year's Oscar-nominated films are currently available for streaming or will be soon on various streaming services.
The availability of these films on streaming platforms provides viewers with plenty of options for catch-up viewing.
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The New Yorker
1 month ago
Books

A Fuller Picture of the Oscars' Best Picture Race

There is an abundance of good movies during awards season, but many of them may not leave a lasting artistic or cultural impact.
The Oscar nominations give movies instant prominence and create journalistic necessities, prompting discussions about the films that are in the running for major awards.
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Fashion & style

Ryan Gosling asked me if he could have Ken underpants': Barbie costume designer Jacqueline Durran spills her secrets

Costume designer Jacqueline Durran crafted Barbie's outfits first and then fitted Ken to be her accessory.
Despite Ken's second-fiddle role, Ryan Gosling's portrayal of Ken in the Barbie film is nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor.
www.fastcompany.com
2 months ago
Marketing

Today's top business headlines: Intuit's ad woes, Hollywood's Oscar tea, and Oreos marketing in outer space

The FTC ruled that Intuit's TurboTax advertising claiming it is free is deceptive.
Barbie and Oppenheimer received 21 Oscar nominations despite some surprising snubs.
Nasdaq launched the IPO Pulse Index to predict IPO market trends.
www.fastcompany.com
2 months ago
Film

Netflix movies got a lot less Oscar attention this year. Again. Here's why

Scott Stuber, Netflix film chief, is leaving to start his own film company.
Netflix has helped establish streaming movies as viable Oscar contenders.
Vulture
2 months ago
Film

How to Watch and Stream Every 2024 Oscar-Nominated Movie

The 2024 Oscar nominations have been announced, giving viewers a watchlist of films to catch up on before the ceremony in March.
Some of the Best Picture nominees are already available to stream, while others are still in theaters.
The list will be updated regularly throughout the awards season to reflect the availability of the films.
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Film

Oscars nominations 2024: Oppenheimer eclipses Scorsese, Poor Things and Barbie

Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer received the most Oscar nominations with 13 nods.
Lily Gladstone's nomination makes her the first Native American actor to be up for an Oscar.
PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago
SF LGBT

Oscars: Colman Domingo second gay man to be nominated for a gay role

Colman Domingo made history as the second-ever gay man to be nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a gay character.
While it's common for straight actors to earn Oscar nominations for portraying LGBTQ+ characters, a gay actor achieving the same feat is rare.
GameSpot
2 months ago
Film

Reality Vs. The Silver Screen: How Actors Compare To Their Real-Life Counterparts

Biopics continue to be popular in Hollywood, with Oppenheimer and Maestro receiving the most nominations in the 2024 Oscars.
The casting of actors in biopics can be a challenging task, as they need to resemble the real person while delivering a strong performance.
KQED
2 months ago
Independent films

Takeaways From the Oscar Nominations: Heavy Hitters Rewarded, Plus Some Surprises

'Oppenheimer' leads the Oscar nominations with 13 nods
Some contenders were left out of the nominations
ABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago
Film

Oscar nominations 2024: How to watch, which categories will be announced

Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 23
Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid will announce the nominations
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Onstage, Brokeback Mountain' Is Still a Tragedy

In 2016, when the theater director Jonathan Butterell was considering a proposal to adapt Annie Proulx's 1997 short story Brokeback Mountain for the stage, he wondered how to translate the prose's vast landscape and insular emotions into a play.Last month, in a central London rehearsal studio, Butterell and Ashley Robinson, who wrote the play, tried to answer that question.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario reaches record-high levels of film, TV production in 2022 | CBC News

The province's screen sector is reporting its strongest ever year last year with Ontario hitting record-high levels of film and television productions.Ontario Creates, an agency of the provincial government, said it supported a total of 419 productions in 2022, contributing roughly $3.15 billion to the economy.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

The Mandalorian' Season 3, Episode 3: Amnesty Intergalactic

The planet Coruscant is an ecumenopolis: a city-covered world with a trillion residents, where after thousands of years of civilization and construction, only the peak of the mountain Umate is still visible from the original lands and seas.This outcropping juts up in Coruscant's Monument Plaza, and when the former Imperial scientist Dr. Penn Pershing (Omid Abtahi) strolls by it while enjoying a glowing ice pop and watching the street performers roaming about the former Imperial communications officer Elia Kane (Katy O'Brian) suggests he touch the mountain.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Top Gun,' Black Panther' advance in Oscars shortlist

Blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick,Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar: The Way of Water and pop stars like Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna just got one step closer to getting Oscar nominations.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Oscars, including documentary feature, international film, makeup and hairstyling, score, original song, sound, visual effects and shorts.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Sally Rooney novels reset expectations of Ireland, says TV director

The Irish director behind Conversations With Friends and Normal People has said he loved depicting a modern and unencumbered Ireland in the hit TV programmes.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Director of new Bob Marley movie casts actor with no musical training

He was the king of reggae, a giant of Jamaican music whose life was cut short in 1981, aged just 36.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Springfield native Ruth E. Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win 2 Oscars

Entertainment Carter, who grew up in Massachusetts, took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the "Black Panther" films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Jimmy Kimmel addresses Will Smith slap and makes Irish joke in opening monologue

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jimmy Kimmel has kicked off the 95th Academy Awards joking about fights starting on stage, referencing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at last year's ceremony and poking fun at the Irish talent nominated.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Angela Lansbury dies aged 96

Dame Angela Lansbury has died aged 96.
The Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast star died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday (11 October), her family have announced.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

Loretta Lynn, country singer of love and hardship, dies aged 90

Loretta Lynn, whose tales of heartbreak and poverty are among the most celebrated in the country music canon, has died aged 90.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

The Weeknd's 10 Best Songs

As the story goes, Abel Tesfaye didn't like his name, so he went out and changed it.After learning of a Canadian rock band of the same name, he altered the spelling, becoming The Weeknd.Now, the artist formerly known as Abel is one of the most famous artists in the world, a mixtape dropper turned bona fide hitmaker.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Hugh Hudson, Director of Chariots of Fire,' Dies at 86

Hugh Hudson, a director whose first feature film, Chariots of Fire, won four Oscars in 1982, including for best picture, died on Friday in London.He was 86.His family announced the death to the British news media but did not cite a cause.Chariots of Fire, based on the true story of two British sprinters who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, was nominated for seven Oscars and won four, including for the composer Vangelis's musical score and for the screenplay by Colin Welland, as well as for costume design.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

A multiverse of 'Everything Everywhere' props are auctioned, raising $555K for charity

This item, described as "Googly eye rock boulder stunt double from the Rockverse," sold for $13,200, with proceeds going to the Asian Mental Health Project.A24 Lucky bidders have gotten their (presumably non-hot dog) hands on pieces of one of this season's buzziest movies, after entertainment company A24 auctioned off dozens of props from Everything Everywhere All at Once.
FlowingData
1 year ago
Business intelligence

Asian representation at the Oscars

Asian characters in American films are historically less integral to the stories and written with less depth.However, things have noticeably shifted over the past few years, which you can see through the history of Oscar nominations.For The New York Times, K.K. Rebecca Lai provides a rundown Asian actor nominations.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Mark Wahlberg sells lavish Beverly Park mega-mansion for $55 million

Mark Wahlberg just sold his 30,500-square-foot mega-mansion in Beverly Park for $55 million - the priciest home sale in Southern California this year.It's a massive sum but a far cry from the $87.5 million the movie star was asking last year.Wahlberg, who starred in the 2022 films "Uncharted" and "Father Stu," was a motivated seller.
KQED
1 year ago
Independent films

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Leads With 11 Oscar Nominations

Baz Luhrmann's bedazzled biopic Elvis - another summer box-office hit - came away with eight nominations, including a best actor nod for star Austin Butler and nominations for its costumes, sound and production design.Though Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans struggled to catch on with audiences, the director's autobiographical coming-of-age tale landed Spielberg his 20th Oscar nomination and eighth nod for best-director.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Gary Oldman Found James Dean and His Wife at a Gallery

The actor Gary Oldman knows a few things about playing spies.He picked up the first of his three Oscar nominations for his portrayal of George Smiley, the agent at the heart of the 2011 movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which was adapted from John le Carre's thriller by the same name.(He won in 2018, for The Darkest Hour.)
Nytimes
2 years ago
World politics

Lin-Manuel Miranda will miss the Oscars after his wife tests positive for Covid.

Mr. Miranda is up for an Academy Award for the song "Dos Oruguitas" from the Disney musical "Encanto."
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Where To Stream The 5 Oscar Nominations For Best 2023 Animated Movie (Plus 5 Movies They Forgot)

The 2023 Oscar nominations have been announced, and the debates have begun.But, if you're a busy parent, there's a very real chance you haven't seen all the nominees for Best Picture, much less the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film.Turns out, 2022 wasn't a bad year for animated movies for kids, and the five movies selected by the Academy aren't bad.
San Francisco Bay Times
2 years ago
SF LGBT

Oscar Nominations 2022 - San Francisco Bay Times

By Jan Wahl-
Why am I happy about the 2022 Oscar nominations?Four of my favorite movies of the year were nominated!
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

The Best of Late Night This Week

Trish BendixReporting on culture Trish BendixReporting on culture Department of Justice, via Associated Press The discovery of more classified documents at the homes of President Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence was the talk of late night this week, as were the Oscar nominations.And Jimmy Kimmel Live celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA real estate

Sylvester Stallone lists Hidden Hills compound for $22.5 million

Sylvester Stallone is chasing two blockbuster sales in one year.After selling his Beverly Park mansion to Adele for $58 million in February, the actor is asking $22.5 million for his Hamptons-style estate in Hidden Hills.Sprawled across more than two acres, the cul-de-sac compound offers a world of its own with a main house and guesthouse surrounded by lush landscaping and a fruit orchard.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA real estate

Mark Wahlberg's Beverly Park mega-mansion lists for $87.5 million

Mark Wahlberg's mega-mansion - an amenity-loaded compound complete with a golf course, skate park and grotto - just surfaced for sale at $87.5 million in Beverly Park.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
LA real estate

Sylvester Stallone sells Beverly Park mansion for $58 million - a deep discount

It's a bittersweet sale for Sylvester Stallone, who just unloaded his Beverly Park mega-mansion for $58 million.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
LA real estate

Pharrell Williams sells hilltop home with a skate park for $9.2 million

Pharrell Williams just sold his second California home in three years, unloading a glass-covered compound sprawled across a ridge in Hollywood Hills for $9.2 million.
The Berlin Spectator
1 year ago
Germany news

Wolfang Petersen: The German Who Enthused Hollywood

Berlin, August 17th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - Some stagecraft cannot hurt when you go to Hollywood and want to be successful.When you combine it with good looks, the chances for success increase.
Gay City News
1 year ago
NYC LGBT

Terence Davies' "Benediction" highlights a wartime poet

"It doesn't get better," is the argument behind out gay British director Terence Davies' "Benediction."His film approaches the biopic as a veiled autobiography.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Sir Kenneth Branagh and Riz Ahmed lead British success at 2022 Oscars

Sir Kenneth Branagh and Riz Ahmed were the most high-profile winners at the 2022 Oscars, on a night that saw British talent miss out on the biggest awards but enjoy a strong showing in the technical categories.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters director and Animal House producer, dies at 75

Ivan Reitman, the influential film-maker and producer behind beloved comedies including Ghostbusters, Animal House and Twins, has died at the age of 75.
HuffPost
2 months ago
US news

These Major 'Barbie' Oscar Snubs Have Fans Incensed

Fans of the movie 'Barbie' are confused and disappointed that Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, received Oscar nominations while Margot Robbie, who played Barbie, did not.
Fans believe that the Academy is missing the point of the movie by nominating Ken but not Barbie.
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