Oscar Nominations 2016: The Complete List
After months of anticipation, the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced in a live news conference from Beverly Hills early Thursday morning. Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was...
View ArticleOscar Diversity: Why Gender and Racial Equality Are Crucial (Guest Blog)
On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced several changes to its rules that are aimed at diversifying its membership. I applaud this effort by president Cheryl Boone Isaacs...
View Article5 Lessons From the ‘Spotlight’ Big Oscar Win
Sometime after 10 p.m. PT on Oscar night, “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy made his way into the room at the back of the Governors Ball where nameplates are affixed to new Oscar statuettes. He’d won...
View ArticleSony Entertainment ‘Leadership Vacuum,’ Poor Studio Results Create Tension,...
Sixteen months after a catastrophic cyber attack at Sony Entertainment, the company is facing what insiders describe as a “leadership vacuum,” with key departures affecting morale and financial...
View ArticleAcademy Apologizes for Asian Jokes During Oscars (Updated)
The Motion Picture Academy apologized on Tuesday for jokes made about Asians during last month’s Oscars ceremony. “The Academy appreciates the concerns stated, and regrets that any aspect of the Oscar...
View ArticleAcademy Plans April Meeting With Protesters Over Asian Jokes at Oscars
The Motion Picture Academy is setting a meeting that will take place in early April to discuss the Asian jokes that drew criticism during last month’s Oscars, according to members of the group that...
View Article‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk': First Powerful Trailer for Ang Lee Drama...
In the first trailer for “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” director Ang Lee examines the danger faced by soldier on the battlefield and the uncertainty they face coming home. Based on the bestselling...
View Article15 Fall Movie Stars Poised to Break Out, From Ruth Negga to Riz Ahmed (Photos)
TheWrap looks at 15 of Hollywood’s up and coming actors, movie stars poised to make it big in fall 2016 movies Ruth Negga, “Loving” Age: 34 Why She Looks Familiar: “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Preacher”...
View Article11 Biggest Fall Movie Gambles, From ‘Doctor Strange’ to ‘Assassin’s Creed’
Any movie nowadays is a gamble. While box office is up nearly 4 percent so far over last year’s record performance, the pressure is on for the final four months of releases to come in strong. The thing...
View Article‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ to Premiere at New York Film Festival
Ang Lee‘s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” will have its world premiere at the 54th annual New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Monday. The film will be screened on...
View ArticleKristen Stewart, Adam Driver Added to NY Film Festival Lineup
Kristen Stewart and Adam Driver have been named the 2016 “An Evening With…” honorees for the 54th New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Tuesday. The annual “An Evening...
View ArticleAwards Season 2016: ‘Birth of a Nation’ Uproar Opens Door for Challengers
If history is any guide, within the next two weeks a lot of people will see the movie that will win the next Oscar for Best Picture. After all, the winner has screened at the Venice, Telluride and/or...
View ArticleRobert De Niro to Receive Chaplin Award From Film Society of Lincoln Center
Robert De Niro will be the recipient of the 44th annual Chaplin Award, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on Saturday during the closing night of the New York Film Festival. The award will be...
View ArticleAng Lee Explains Why ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ Actors Didn’t Wear Makeup
Ang Lee used new technology to charter “unknown territory” in shooting his new film “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” the two-time Oscar winning director explained on Thursday night. “I want to bring...
View ArticleBritannia Awards Bring Out Jennifer Lawrence, Jodie Foster, Tom Hanks for...
Ricky Gervais and Christopher Guest both agreed that Guest is funnier than Gevais, Tom Hanks trashed IMDb in front of its founder, and another batch of shiny trophies was handed out at Friday night’s...
View Article‘Hacksaw Ridge’ v. ‘Billy Lynn': Mel Gibson Storms In, Ang Lee Slips Out of...
“Hacksaw Ridge” and “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” are about as temperamentally and stylistically different as two movies can be, but directors Mel Gibson and Ang Lee are duking it out to get awards...
View ArticleHannah Minghella Renews Deal at Sony Pictures
TriStar Pictures President Hannah Minghella has renewed her contract with Sony Pictures, the studio announced Wednesday. “It is a privilege to come to work every day with an incredible team of...
View Article‘Arrival,’‘Almost Christmas’ Won’t Beat ‘Doctor Strange’ at Box Office
Predictions for the opening of Paramount Pictures’ sci-fi drama “Arrival” are neck and neck with Universal’s holiday-themed comedy “Almost Christmas” for this weekend’s new wide releases. But...
View Article‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ Review: Ang Lee Stumbles at 50-Yard Line
So who is Billy Lynn, and what is a halftime walk, and why is it long? These questions and a few others are tentatively answered in Ang Lee‘s film adaptation of Ben Fountain’s 2012 novel about an Iraq...
View Article‘Doctor Strange’ Heads to No. 1 for Second Weekend With $45 Million
Predictions for the opening of Paramount Pictures’ sci-fi drama “Arrival” and Universal’s holiday-themed comedy “Almost Christmas” are no longer neck and neck for this weekend’s new wide releases. The...
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