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Who says that winning a Razzie is a bad thing? After being named Worst Director for “Megalopolis
,” legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola
fully embraced the dishonor and used the opportunity to criticize Hollywood for producing formulaic movies.
“So few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking,” he shared on Instagram on Friday.
“Megalopolis ” was nominated for six Razzies altogether, including Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Picture. Alongside Coppola, Jon Voight took home the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor.
“In this wreck of a world today, where Art is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to Not follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now,” Coppola wrote. “What an honor to stand...
“So few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking,” he shared on Instagram on Friday.
“Megalopolis ” was nominated for six Razzies altogether, including Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Picture. Alongside Coppola, Jon Voight took home the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor.
“In this wreck of a world today, where Art is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to Not follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now,” Coppola wrote. “What an honor to stand...
- 2/28/2025
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Monarch Media
has secured the rights to A Walk to Remember
, the seminal early aughts coming-of-age romance from Nicholas Sparks
, with plans to develop a reboot alongside the original film’s producers Denise Di Novi
and Hunt Lowry
.
An enduringly popular bestseller published in 1999, A Walk to Remember follows a rebellious high school senior who falls for a quiet, faith-driven girl after being forced to participate in a school play, discovering the transformative power of love, forgiveness and the beauty of living each day with purpose.
Famously, Shane West and Mandy Moore broke out with their turns in the original 2002 film adaptation from Warner Bros. While the Adam Shankman film made less than $48 million in theaters, it remains one of the most popular titles in the modern rom-com canon to this day.
The full producing team on the reboot will include Steve Barnett , Alan Powell and Vicky Patel for Monarch Media,...
An enduringly popular bestseller published in 1999, A Walk to Remember follows a rebellious high school senior who falls for a quiet, faith-driven girl after being forced to participate in a school play, discovering the transformative power of love, forgiveness and the beauty of living each day with purpose.
Famously, Shane West and Mandy Moore broke out with their turns in the original 2002 film adaptation from Warner Bros. While the Adam Shankman film made less than $48 million in theaters, it remains one of the most popular titles in the modern rom-com canon to this day.
The full producing team on the reboot will include Steve Barnett , Alan Powell and Vicky Patel for Monarch Media,...
- 2/27/2025
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Statham
is returning to the hive for a sequel to action thriller The Beekeeper
.
The project is the follow-up to the 2024 film about a retired intelligence operative who worked for an organization known as the Beekeepers. After the death of his beloved landlady due to a phishing scam, he begins a tour of vengeance.
Miramax will produce and finance the film with production set to begin in the Fall. Timo Tjahjanto , who is behind upcoming action movie Nobody 2 , is taking over directing duties from David Ayer . Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer is back for the follow-up.
Statham will produce through his Punch Palace Productions shingle, along with Chris Long via his Long Shot Productions .
The Beekeeper grossed an impressive $153 million at the global box office and received generally positive reviews. Emmy Raver-Lampman , Minnie Driver , Josh Hutcherson , and Jeremy Irons also starred in the film.
The Hollywood Reporter review of the...
The project is the follow-up to the 2024 film about a retired intelligence operative who worked for an organization known as the Beekeepers. After the death of his beloved landlady due to a phishing scam, he begins a tour of vengeance.
Miramax will produce and finance the film with production set to begin in the Fall. Timo Tjahjanto , who is behind upcoming action movie Nobody 2 , is taking over directing duties from David Ayer . Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer is back for the follow-up.
Statham will produce through his Punch Palace Productions shingle, along with Chris Long via his Long Shot Productions .
The Beekeeper grossed an impressive $153 million at the global box office and received generally positive reviews. Emmy Raver-Lampman , Minnie Driver , Josh Hutcherson , and Jeremy Irons also starred in the film.
The Hollywood Reporter review of the...
- 2/27/2025
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Oscars are ready to toast the celebration with a martini — shaken, not stirred.
Variety has learned exclusively that the ceremony will perform a special tribute of the iconic songs of the James Bond franchise at Sunday’s Academy Awards in honor of longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson , who received Honorary Oscars at the past Governors Awards. The Academy declined to comment.
While details remain scarce, it is unclear whether the tribute will focus solely on Oscar-winning and nominated songs or take a broader approach to celebrating all 26 Bond themes. However, according to sources, the tribute will include what is being described as an assembly of surprising and immense talents.
If the Academy opts for a comprehensive retrospective, it could offer long-overdue recognition to classics such as Shirley Bassey ’s “Diamonds Are Forever ,” which, despite being considered one of the franchise’s finest musical moments, was overlooked...
Variety has learned exclusively that the ceremony will perform a special tribute of the iconic songs of the James Bond franchise at Sunday’s Academy Awards in honor of longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson , who received Honorary Oscars at the past Governors Awards. The Academy declined to comment.
While details remain scarce, it is unclear whether the tribute will focus solely on Oscar-winning and nominated songs or take a broader approach to celebrating all 26 Bond themes. However, according to sources, the tribute will include what is being described as an assembly of surprising and immense talents.
If the Academy opts for a comprehensive retrospective, it could offer long-overdue recognition to classics such as Shirley Bassey ’s “Diamonds Are Forever ,” which, despite being considered one of the franchise’s finest musical moments, was overlooked...
- 2/27/2025
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety - Film News
Elizabeth Olsen
doesn’t appreciate Alicia Vikander
meddling in her plan to start a family in the trailer for the sci-fi feature The Assessment
.
Director Fleur Fortuné ’s movie hits theaters March 21 from Magnolia Pictures after premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Rounding out the cast are Himesh Patel , Minnie Driver , Indira Varma , Charlotte Ritchie , Nicholas Pinnock , Leah Harvey and Anaya Thorley .
Set in the near future where parenthood is heavily controlled, The Assessment centers on a couple played by Olsen and Patel , whose relationship is examined over a seven-day period by an assessor (Vikander) ahead of their pregnancy plan.
“Over the next seven days, you’ll undergo close observation and formal testing to ascertain suitability for parenting,” Vikander tells the couple in the trailer. “I want to get to know the real you.”
Later, a frustrated Olsen exclaims to Patel, “I want a real child — not this.
Director Fleur Fortuné ’s movie hits theaters March 21 from Magnolia Pictures after premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Rounding out the cast are Himesh Patel , Minnie Driver , Indira Varma , Charlotte Ritchie , Nicholas Pinnock , Leah Harvey and Anaya Thorley .
Set in the near future where parenthood is heavily controlled, The Assessment centers on a couple played by Olsen and Patel , whose relationship is examined over a seven-day period by an assessor (Vikander) ahead of their pregnancy plan.
“Over the next seven days, you’ll undergo close observation and formal testing to ascertain suitability for parenting,” Vikander tells the couple in the trailer. “I want to get to know the real you.”
Later, a frustrated Olsen exclaims to Patel, “I want a real child — not this.
- 2/27/2025
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As Jesse Eisenberg
’s “A Real Pain
” heads into Oscars weekend with two nominations following a fruitful awards season as a critical darling, it’s hard to believe the film was once turned down by every single distribution company approached (bet they’re kicking themselves now).
In the wake of those “discouraging” rejections, Eisenberg, who also stars in the film alongside Kieran Culkin , approached indie production company Topic Studios , whose previous films include “Spencer ,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” and “Theater Camp .”
“When we met Topic , it was such a great relief, because they loved the movie. They understood that the tone was unusual, and they appreciated the movie for what it is, as opposed to questioning it or wanting it to be something different,” Eisenberg tells Variety. “We were very lucky.”
But Ryan Heller , EVP of Film & Documentary at Topic Studios, counts himself as the lucky one. “We had met...
In the wake of those “discouraging” rejections, Eisenberg, who also stars in the film alongside Kieran Culkin , approached indie production company Topic Studios , whose previous films include “Spencer ,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” and “Theater Camp .”
“When we met Topic , it was such a great relief, because they loved the movie. They understood that the tone was unusual, and they appreciated the movie for what it is, as opposed to questioning it or wanting it to be something different,” Eisenberg tells Variety. “We were very lucky.”
But Ryan Heller , EVP of Film & Documentary at Topic Studios, counts himself as the lucky one. “We had met...
- 2/27/2025
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety - Film News
If you were ever wondering what a blank check earned off the success of a show as popular as "Peaky Blinders
" can buy you, the answer is a new streaming series as thrilling and well-crafted as "A Thousand Blows
." Creator Steven Knight
, the prodigious screenwriter behind movies such as "Locke
," "Spencer
," and the recent biopic "Maria," could've gone in any number of directions after crafting the Cillian Murphy
-starring story about a gang of criminals making their way up from the slums of Birmingham to the very seat of power in early 1900s England. The fact that he chose to stay in roughly the same lane, this time set in 1880s London and following a gang of female thieves crossing paths with a pair of aspiring boxers from Jamaica, is precisely what makes this next effort so intriguing to watch. Write what you know, the old adage goes, and Knight
...
- 3/1/2025
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Sometimes, when it comes to adapting Stephen King
's novels for film or television, unmade is better.
There have been plenty of triumphs and many wipeouts, but the ones that sting the most tend to be the adaptations that bring a paucity of vision to his most expansive works. There have been two miniseries made out of King's post-apocalyptic masterpiece "The Stand ," but they fell well short due to either budget constraints and/or simple timidity. If you're going to take on a book that's so celebrated and massive, why start from a place where you know you'll be cutting corners? It's encouraging to know that a major filmmaker like James Wan , who can secure a substantial budget due to his blockbuster success with franchises like "The Conjuring " and "The Fast and the Furious ," wants to take a crack at "The Stand ," but the material is so tainted at this...
There have been plenty of triumphs and many wipeouts, but the ones that sting the most tend to be the adaptations that bring a paucity of vision to his most expansive works. There have been two miniseries made out of King's post-apocalyptic masterpiece "The Stand ," but they fell well short due to either budget constraints and/or simple timidity. If you're going to take on a book that's so celebrated and massive, why start from a place where you know you'll be cutting corners? It's encouraging to know that a major filmmaker like James Wan , who can secure a substantial budget due to his blockbuster success with franchises like "The Conjuring " and "The Fast and the Furious ," wants to take a crack at "The Stand ," but the material is so tainted at this...
- 3/1/2025
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Brady Corbet
is reminding audiences just how special of a filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve
is.
Corbet, whose feature “The Brutalist ” is predicted to be a top contender at the 2025 Oscars, said during a visit to the Criterion Closet in the below video that Hansen-Løve is among the modern all-time greats. Writer/director/actor Corbet co-led Hansen-Løve’s 2014 autobiographical film “Eden ” alongside fellow filmmaker Greta Gerwig .
“This one I actually have so I’m not going to take it,” Corbet said while holding a Blu-ray of Hansen-Løve’s 2021 film “Bergman Island .” He added, “I just want to call out Mia Hansen-Løve, one of my favorite directors that I worked with years ago on a film called ‘Eden .’ This is her film ‘Bergman Island .’ I encourage everyone to seek it out because I think she is one of our great contemporary treasures.”
Corbet further shared how much a trip to the Criterion Closet...
Corbet, whose feature “The Brutalist ” is predicted to be a top contender at the 2025 Oscars, said during a visit to the Criterion Closet in the below video that Hansen-Løve is among the modern all-time greats. Writer/director/actor Corbet co-led Hansen-Løve’s 2014 autobiographical film “Eden ” alongside fellow filmmaker Greta Gerwig .
“This one I actually have so I’m not going to take it,” Corbet said while holding a Blu-ray of Hansen-Løve’s 2021 film “Bergman Island .” He added, “I just want to call out Mia Hansen-Løve, one of my favorite directors that I worked with years ago on a film called ‘Eden .’ This is her film ‘Bergman Island .’ I encourage everyone to seek it out because I think she is one of our great contemporary treasures.”
Corbet further shared how much a trip to the Criterion Closet...
- 3/1/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
This article contains major spoilers for "Severance
" Season 2, Episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo."
"Severance " Season 2, Episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo," focuses on Gemma (Dichen Lachman ), Mark Scout 's (Adam Scott) supposedly dead wife. The fact that she's still alive and in Lumon Industries' custody is revealed in Season 1 when we find that Lumon wellness counselor Ms. Casey is her innie, but the rest of Gemma's strange Lumon existence has been largely unknown ... until know.
"Chikhai Bardo" replaces the show's usual method of drip-feeding clues with a sudden and violent info dump. The episode unspools the terrible mysteries surrounding Gemma, whose brain hasn't been severed as much as it has been utterly shattered. The real Gemma is effectively imprisoned in the secret Lumon Testing Floor, and she has multiple innies who have to regularly spend time in rooms that are named after the files Mark's Macrodata Refinement Team is working on. The innies are room-specific...
"Severance " Season 2, Episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo," focuses on Gemma (Dichen Lachman ), Mark Scout 's (Adam Scott) supposedly dead wife. The fact that she's still alive and in Lumon Industries' custody is revealed in Season 1 when we find that Lumon wellness counselor Ms. Casey is her innie, but the rest of Gemma's strange Lumon existence has been largely unknown ... until know.
"Chikhai Bardo" replaces the show's usual method of drip-feeding clues with a sudden and violent info dump. The episode unspools the terrible mysteries surrounding Gemma, whose brain hasn't been severed as much as it has been utterly shattered. The real Gemma is effectively imprisoned in the secret Lumon Testing Floor, and she has multiple innies who have to regularly spend time in rooms that are named after the files Mark's Macrodata Refinement Team is working on. The innies are room-specific...
- 3/1/2025
- by Pauli Poisuo
- Slash Film
Maika Monroe
raised her profile significantly with what was arguably 2024's most terrifying horror movie "Longlegs
." The film from director Osgood Perkins
, who's just now delivered the Stephen King
adaptation "The Monkey
," was a modest sensation when it arrived last summer, propelled in part by a marketing campaign that did everything right to make "Longlegs
" a hit. Though the film didn't quite live up to the frankly unreasonable amount of hype this marketing campaign built, it was a big enough hit that it not only made distributor Neon
feel like an emerging A24
rival worthy of the label, it introduced wider audiences to both Perkins
and Monroe
, both of whom had been toiling away for years before "Longlegs
" captured the public's attention.
In Monroe's case, the Australian actress gained some notoriety for her role in 2014's "It Follows ," one of the best horror movies of the 2000s — even if it...
In Monroe's case, the Australian actress gained some notoriety for her role in 2014's "It Follows ," one of the best horror movies of the 2000s — even if it...
- 3/1/2025
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
The story goes that the casting of "Groundhog Day
" gave its writer, Danny Rubin
, a cause for concern when Bill Murray
got picked for the lead role of Phil Connors, the grumpy weatherman who eventually sees the brighter side of life after living the same day over and over again. Admittedly, while we can't imagine anyone else in the role now, maybe he wouldn't have been so worried had Batman got the gig instead.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Michael Keaton revealed that he was approached for the lead role of the beloved comedy before Murray got the call. Unfortunately, he didn't accept the offer because Phil Connors felt like a character he didn't want to play again.
"I didn't get it — I thought, This guy sounds like the kind of wry, sardonic, glib young man I've played — and it ended up being so great," the actor explained.
He was right.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Michael Keaton revealed that he was approached for the lead role of the beloved comedy before Murray got the call. Unfortunately, he didn't accept the offer because Phil Connors felt like a character he didn't want to play again.
"I didn't get it — I thought, This guy sounds like the kind of wry, sardonic, glib young man I've played — and it ended up being so great," the actor explained.
He was right.
- 3/1/2025
- by Nick Staniforth
- Slash Film
Gene Hackman
was an American original: an everyman actor with unremarkable physical features who became exceptional through the sheer force of his authenticity. Actors can drive themselves nuts trying to be believable, to simply inhabit a scene as a human being with sincere purpose, but Hackman was only ever genuine. He was also prolific, which means that his gift was occasionally squandered in some less-than-stellar films, but we watched them anyway because the promise of a new Hackman performance was worth the time. Now that he's left us for good at the age of 95, those hours we spent watching dreck like "Loose Cannons
" or "The Replacements
" hardly feel like a waste.
Hackman appeared in all kinds of movies, and excelled at so many different types of roles that he was never closely associated with one particular genre. But there was something about Westerns that perfectly suited his unfussy performance style.
Hackman appeared in all kinds of movies, and excelled at so many different types of roles that he was never closely associated with one particular genre. But there was something about Westerns that perfectly suited his unfussy performance style.
- 3/1/2025
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
This Sunday could see West Bank
-set documentary No Other Land
win an Oscar but it remains without US distribution, one of many challenging films facing problems
The Oscars are far from a consensus, but few films head into Sunday’s awards with as much critical acclaim as No Other Land , a documentary chronicling the destruction of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta by the Israeli military, which seeks to expel families from their land to make way for a military training base. The film, made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, garnered numerous festival accolades, several independent awards and nearly every American critics association’s “best of” title. But the vast majority of Americans cannot view it.
For months, even after No Other Land secured an Oscar nomination, no major US distributor bought the project, stranding the film in a strange limbo – high visibility, at least in the film world,...
The Oscars are far from a consensus, but few films head into Sunday’s awards with as much critical acclaim as No Other Land , a documentary chronicling the destruction of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta by the Israeli military, which seeks to expel families from their land to make way for a military training base. The film, made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, garnered numerous festival accolades, several independent awards and nearly every American critics association’s “best of” title. But the vast majority of Americans cannot view it.
For months, even after No Other Land secured an Oscar nomination, no major US distributor bought the project, stranding the film in a strange limbo – high visibility, at least in the film world,...
- 3/1/2025
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
Half a century on from the sublimely ridiculous Tommy, the passionate abandon that distinguished Russell’s films – from composer biopics to the infamous The Devils, among other bonkers oddities – is needed now more than ever
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most important and groundbreaking pop movies of all time: Ken Russell ’s psychedelic screen adaptation of the Who’s rock opera Tommy (1975). Marketed with the eye-catching tag lines “Your senses will never be the same” and “He will tear your soul apart”, the film starred Roger Daltrey as the traumatised kid who becomes a Pinball Wizard and (more importantly) a cult messiah.
Blending themes to which Russell would return throughout his career (the transformative power of music; the alchemical madness of genius; the dark power of false religion), Tommy was a typically wild ride that swung between the sublime and the ridiculous.
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most important and groundbreaking pop movies of all time: Ken Russell ’s psychedelic screen adaptation of the Who’s rock opera Tommy (1975). Marketed with the eye-catching tag lines “Your senses will never be the same” and “He will tear your soul apart”, the film starred Roger Daltrey as the traumatised kid who becomes a Pinball Wizard and (more importantly) a cult messiah.
Blending themes to which Russell would return throughout his career (the transformative power of music; the alchemical madness of genius; the dark power of false religion), Tommy was a typically wild ride that swung between the sublime and the ridiculous.
- 3/1/2025
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
The Oz-set blockbuster, plus the Inside Out
and Dune
sequels, packed out cinemas but won’t win best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards
Box-office success is a strong indicator of Oscars failure at this year’s Academy Awards, with the two highest-grossing best picture nominees among those titles least likely to win.
Wicked and Dune: Part Two have both made more than $700m globally, but neither is tipped – by anyone – to pick up the top prize on Sunday in Hollywood. Wicked , Jon M Chu ’s first half of his adaptation of the Broadway musical, is currently on $728m, from an estimated $150m production budget.
Box-office success is a strong indicator of Oscars failure at this year’s Academy Awards, with the two highest-grossing best picture nominees among those titles least likely to win.
Wicked and Dune: Part Two have both made more than $700m globally, but neither is tipped – by anyone – to pick up the top prize on Sunday in Hollywood. Wicked , Jon M Chu ’s first half of his adaptation of the Broadway musical, is currently on $728m, from an estimated $150m production budget.
- 3/1/2025
- by Catherine Shoard and Raphael Boyd
- The Guardian - Film News
Talk about a star-packed Oscar Week.
The days and nights leading up to Hollywood’s biggest event of the year began this time around with the NAACP Image Awards and SAG Awards on Feb. 23. Just a couple of nights later, most of the nominees of the 97th Academy Awards gathered at the Academy Museum for the annual class picture. While most walked the arrivals carpet solo, Cynthia Erivo , Demi Moore and Zoe Saldaña hugged and posed together for photographers. (The class photo is usually taken during the Nominees Luncheon but the afternoon soiree was canceled due to the Southern California wildfires.)
At the same time, across town, Nicole Kidman and Olivia Munn were among the honorees at Time’s Women of the Year dinner at the West Hollywood Edition hotel.
Talking with Variety, Kidman gave an update on the much-anticipated sequel to “Practical Magic ” with Sandra Bullock . “Moving ahead rapidly,...
The days and nights leading up to Hollywood’s biggest event of the year began this time around with the NAACP Image Awards and SAG Awards on Feb. 23. Just a couple of nights later, most of the nominees of the 97th Academy Awards gathered at the Academy Museum for the annual class picture. While most walked the arrivals carpet solo, Cynthia Erivo , Demi Moore and Zoe Saldaña hugged and posed together for photographers. (The class photo is usually taken during the Nominees Luncheon but the afternoon soiree was canceled due to the Southern California wildfires.)
At the same time, across town, Nicole Kidman and Olivia Munn were among the honorees at Time’s Women of the Year dinner at the West Hollywood Edition hotel.
Talking with Variety, Kidman gave an update on the much-anticipated sequel to “Practical Magic ” with Sandra Bullock . “Moving ahead rapidly,...
- 3/1/2025
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety - Film News
The New York Times is asking a federal judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni
’s defamation suit against the paper for its role in publishing a bombshell report that ignited his legal battle with Blake Lively
. Baldoni has accused the Times of working in coordination with Lively and her PR team on the Dec. 21 article entitled “‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine” that revealed the actress had filed a civil rights complaint accusing her “It Ends With Us
” director and co-star of misconduct. The piece also contained allegations that Baldoni and his representatives engaged in an elaborate effort to tarnish Lively’s reputation in retaliation after she raised her concerns about his on-set behavior.
In its filing, the Times accuses Baldoni, his company Wayfarer and his PR team of trying “to drag The Times into their larger feud with Lively” and claims that the paper merely “engage...
In its filing, the Times accuses Baldoni, his company Wayfarer and his PR team of trying “to drag The Times into their larger feud with Lively” and claims that the paper merely “engage...
- 3/1/2025
- by Angelique Jackson and Brent Lang
- Variety - Film News
Robert Richter
, an independent filmmaker and producer whose credits include nearly 90 documentaries on a wide range of subjects, died at his home in New York City on February 16 following complications associated with heart failure. He was 95.
A three-time Academy Award nominee for best documentary short, Richter ’s expanse of accolades included a 2008 National Emmy for “exceptional merit in nonfiction filmmaking” as executive producer on the HBO version of his documentary feature “The Last Atomic Bomb,” and three duPont Columbia Broadcast Journalism awards (TV’s Pulitzer Prize). Richter was the only independent producer to receive the United Nations Environment Programme’s Global 500 Award.
Born and raised in New York City, Richter’s decades-long career in filmmaking began at Occidental College in California with an experimental Telluride Association program, followed by a B.A. from Reed College in Oregon and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop.
While studying...
A three-time Academy Award nominee for best documentary short, Richter ’s expanse of accolades included a 2008 National Emmy for “exceptional merit in nonfiction filmmaking” as executive producer on the HBO version of his documentary feature “The Last Atomic Bomb,” and three duPont Columbia Broadcast Journalism awards (TV’s Pulitzer Prize). Richter was the only independent producer to receive the United Nations Environment Programme’s Global 500 Award.
Born and raised in New York City, Richter’s decades-long career in filmmaking began at Occidental College in California with an experimental Telluride Association program, followed by a B.A. from Reed College in Oregon and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop.
While studying...
- 3/1/2025
- by Lauren Coates
- Variety - Film News
The Golden Globes organization is ending its policy of paying a $75,000 annual salary to former Hollywood Foreign Press Association members, who vote on the organization’s annual film and TV honors.
The move comes as the former HFPA members were one year into a five-year deal, reached in June 2023 between the group and its new owners Penske Media Eldridge. Within the agreement, a $75,000 base annual salary was designated for voters that had been grandfathered into the newly shaped organization after being members of the HFPA, previously the title for the Globes’ voting body before this new acquisition.
Globes president Helen Hoehne informed organization members of the change during a video conference call held Friday. The pivot to stop paying those voters matches the pro bono protocol traditional to other major awards events, like the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys, which do not provide compensation for their membership.
Since the Globes entered...
The move comes as the former HFPA members were one year into a five-year deal, reached in June 2023 between the group and its new owners Penske Media Eldridge. Within the agreement, a $75,000 base annual salary was designated for voters that had been grandfathered into the newly shaped organization after being members of the HFPA, previously the title for the Globes’ voting body before this new acquisition.
Globes president Helen Hoehne informed organization members of the change during a video conference call held Friday. The pivot to stop paying those voters matches the pro bono protocol traditional to other major awards events, like the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys, which do not provide compensation for their membership.
Since the Globes entered...
- 3/1/2025
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety - Film News
Investigators say ‘good assumption’ actor died on 17 February while autopsies reveal no external trauma
‘The greatest’: Hollywood pays tribute to Gene Hackman
Authorities have ruled out that Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa , died from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Santa Fe county sheriff, Adan Mendoza , said he spoke on Friday with the pathologist from the New Mexico office of the medical investigator, who said that both Hackman and Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide.
‘The greatest’: Hollywood pays tribute to Gene Hackman
Authorities have ruled out that Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa , died from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Santa Fe county sheriff, Adan Mendoza , said he spoke on Friday with the pathologist from the New Mexico office of the medical investigator, who said that both Hackman and Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide.
- 2/28/2025
- by Dani Anguiano in Santa Fe, Ed Pilkington in New York and agencies
- The Guardian - Film News
As Indian cinema continues to gain recognition worldwide, it’s still hard to explain the hold it has on those of us who grew up with it.
The intrepid cinephile can always do their research; watch the latest buzzy international feature, check out popular films that are streaming, even judge a book by its cover (a movie by its hit songs). But there’s something at the core of Hindi films especially that is deeply entrenched in culture. Usually I explain it by describing the theater where I watched every new Hindi film from 2005-2009: a suburban Michigan multiplex whose concession counter was flanked by two sacred symbols — a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh , and a framed photo of actor Shah Rukh Khan .
You need to understand that, at least conceptually, to appreciate something like “Superboys of Malegaon ,” the true story of film fanatics in the eponymous village...
The intrepid cinephile can always do their research; watch the latest buzzy international feature, check out popular films that are streaming, even judge a book by its cover (a movie by its hit songs). But there’s something at the core of Hindi films especially that is deeply entrenched in culture. Usually I explain it by describing the theater where I watched every new Hindi film from 2005-2009: a suburban Michigan multiplex whose concession counter was flanked by two sacred symbols — a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh , and a framed photo of actor Shah Rukh Khan .
You need to understand that, at least conceptually, to appreciate something like “Superboys of Malegaon ,” the true story of film fanatics in the eponymous village...
- 2/28/2025
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Warning: this article contains massive spoilers for "Yellowjackets
."
On the latest "Yellowjackets ," the teenage cast — stuck in the wilderness and the '90s — held a trial for Coach Ben (Steven Krueger ), accused of torching their cabin last season. In the 2021 timeline, Shauna (Melanie Lynskey ) was once more haunted by the late Jackie (Ella Purnell ) while Tai (Tawny Cypress ) and Van (Lauren Ambrose ) tested if the Wilderness is hungry for another trade of lives.
Overall, the past storyline (as usual) seemed like the higher stakes one — until the episode's closing moments, when Misty (Christina Ricci ) sees the latest post on her Citizen Detective message board. Lottie (Simone Kessell ) is dead, lying at the bottom of a stairwell. Just to convince any doubters, the camera lingers on her still body to show, yes, she really is dead.
This twist has got the "Yellowjackets " hive all riled up, and not exactly because they're singing its praises.
On the latest "Yellowjackets ," the teenage cast — stuck in the wilderness and the '90s — held a trial for Coach Ben (Steven Krueger ), accused of torching their cabin last season. In the 2021 timeline, Shauna (Melanie Lynskey ) was once more haunted by the late Jackie (Ella Purnell ) while Tai (Tawny Cypress ) and Van (Lauren Ambrose ) tested if the Wilderness is hungry for another trade of lives.
Overall, the past storyline (as usual) seemed like the higher stakes one — until the episode's closing moments, when Misty (Christina Ricci ) sees the latest post on her Citizen Detective message board. Lottie (Simone Kessell ) is dead, lying at the bottom of a stairwell. Just to convince any doubters, the camera lingers on her still body to show, yes, she really is dead.
This twist has got the "Yellowjackets " hive all riled up, and not exactly because they're singing its praises.
- 2/28/2025
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Jacques Audiard
’s Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez
was named best French film of the year at the 50th César awards on Friday night (February 28), taking home seven awards from 12 nominations.
The Mexico-set musical crime thriller that won the jury prize and shared best actress award at Cannes Film Festival last May also earned a best director and adapted screenplay prize for Audiard and awards for cinematography, original music, visual effects, and sound. The film has sold some 1.2million tickets at the French box office since its August 2014 release for Pathé.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Stars Karla Sofia Gascon ...
The Mexico-set musical crime thriller that won the jury prize and shared best actress award at Cannes Film Festival last May also earned a best director and adapted screenplay prize for Audiard and awards for cinematography, original music, visual effects, and sound. The film has sold some 1.2million tickets at the French box office since its August 2014 release for Pathé.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Stars Karla Sofia Gascon ...
- 2/28/2025
- ScreenDaily
Rob Lowe
welcomed “Sex and the City
” favorite Kristin Davis
onto his “Literally!” podcast and the two discussed the lack of sexy movies in today’s Hollywood. Lowe
remembered the studio dumping his 1988 movie “Masquerade
” because “it was too sexy,” and the duo marveled over how that wouldn’t likely happen in the industry these days.
“Nobody has sex scenes in movies anymore,” Lowe proclaimed before taking back the comment because A24 ’s “Babygirl ” recently opened and was “great.”
Directed by Halina Reijn , “Babygirl ” stars Nicole Kidman as a powerful CEO whose personal and professional life is upended when she begins a steamy affair with an office intern (Harris Dickinson ). Kidman won best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance. The movie features several sex scenes as Kidman’s character explores her submissive kink. Lowe loved the movie but thought the response was interesting.
“They’re like, ‘It’s so brave.
“Nobody has sex scenes in movies anymore,” Lowe proclaimed before taking back the comment because A24 ’s “Babygirl ” recently opened and was “great.”
Directed by Halina Reijn , “Babygirl ” stars Nicole Kidman as a powerful CEO whose personal and professional life is upended when she begins a steamy affair with an office intern (Harris Dickinson ). Kidman won best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance. The movie features several sex scenes as Kidman’s character explores her submissive kink. Lowe loved the movie but thought the response was interesting.
“They’re like, ‘It’s so brave.
- 2/28/2025
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
“Emilia Pérez
” won Best Film from the French 2025 César Awards, a major win for the Netflix
film ahead of the Oscars. Jacques Audiard
’s movie had earned 13 Oscar nominations but then fell out of frontrunner status.
The film also won both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, though Zoe Saldaña , who has dominated the awards circuit all year, lost in an upset to Hafsia Herzi for the film “Borgo .” Saldaña though was nominated alongside Karla Sofía Gascón in the Best Actress category, and not in Best Supporting Actress.
In all, “Emilia Pérez ” took home seven Césars out of 12 nominations, including Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Original Music, and Best Cinematography. “The Count of Monte Cristo ,” a new version of the Dumas revenge tale, led all nominees with 14, and it won two.
While the Césars this year largely did not resemble the Oscars, a few others won...
The film also won both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, though Zoe Saldaña , who has dominated the awards circuit all year, lost in an upset to Hafsia Herzi for the film “Borgo .” Saldaña though was nominated alongside Karla Sofía Gascón in the Best Actress category, and not in Best Supporting Actress.
In all, “Emilia Pérez ” took home seven Césars out of 12 nominations, including Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Original Music, and Best Cinematography. “The Count of Monte Cristo ,” a new version of the Dumas revenge tale, led all nominees with 14, and it won two.
While the Césars this year largely did not resemble the Oscars, a few others won...
- 2/28/2025
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Once Geoffrey Rush
hit his mid-60s, he was offered more and more roles where his age was the focal point. Yet when he read the script for “The Rule of Jenny Pen
,” the nursing home-set horror film offered a different angle.
Rush plays Stefan Mortensen, a tough-talking judge who suffers a stroke and must live in an assisted living facility. Unfortunately, one of the other wards is Dave Crealy (John Lithgow ), who terrorizes the residents in increasingly sinister ways — along with the help of his hand puppet, Jenny Pen. As Dave gets more emboldened to do terrible things in the nursing home, Stefan loses more and more of his faculties, having to take down his nemesis as his motor skills fade.
“I’ve had quite a few scripts sent my way in the last eight years that felt like treading water,” the 73-year-old actor says. “But in this, his brain deteriorates — actually,...
Rush plays Stefan Mortensen, a tough-talking judge who suffers a stroke and must live in an assisted living facility. Unfortunately, one of the other wards is Dave Crealy (John Lithgow ), who terrorizes the residents in increasingly sinister ways — along with the help of his hand puppet, Jenny Pen. As Dave gets more emboldened to do terrible things in the nursing home, Stefan loses more and more of his faculties, having to take down his nemesis as his motor skills fade.
“I’ve had quite a few scripts sent my way in the last eight years that felt like treading water,” the 73-year-old actor says. “But in this, his brain deteriorates — actually,...
- 2/28/2025
- by William Earl
- Variety - Film News
British actor and filmmaker Sir Kenneth Branagh
has been a Hollywood staple for years, between his adaptations of Shakespeare plays like 1993's "Much Ado About Nothing
" and 1996's "Hamlet
" and blockbuster projects like "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
," as well as the first "Thor
" movie in 2021. He also won his first Academy Award in 2021 thanks to the autobiographical film "Belfast
," which was based on his own childhood in the Northern Irish city during the Troubles. Branagh is clearly a curiously-minded and ambitious filmmaker and performer who's always looking for a new challenge, which might explain why, in 2017, he started adapting Agatha Christie
's Hercule Poirot stories for the big screen.
Branagh kicked off this new project with "Murder on the Orient Express " that year and followed It up with two other Poirot stories, "Death on the Nile " and "A Haunting in Venice ," which came out in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Branagh kicked off this new project with "Murder on the Orient Express " that year and followed It up with two other Poirot stories, "Death on the Nile " and "A Haunting in Venice ," which came out in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
- 2/28/2025
- by Nina Starner
- Slash Film
Ever since leaving Marvel and forming Agbo
, their own production company, the Russo Brothers, along with Christopher Markus
and Stephen McFeely
, have played exclusively in their own creative sandbox, making original films like “The Gray Man
,” shepherding the “Extraction” franchise and now, their latest genre-mashup, “The Electric State
” for Netflix
.
Their latest, a sci-fi adventure movie teams up their “Avengers: Infinity War/’Endgame’” ensemble member Chris Pratt with “Stranger Things ” star Millie Bobbie Brown and is set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s.
Continue reading ‘Avengers’: Russo Brothers Talk Being “Reactivated,” Honoring The MCU Past & ‘Gray Man 2’ [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
Their latest, a sci-fi adventure movie teams up their “Avengers: Infinity War/’Endgame’” ensemble member Chris Pratt with “Stranger Things ” star Millie Bobbie Brown and is set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s.
Continue reading ‘Avengers’: Russo Brothers Talk Being “Reactivated,” Honoring The MCU Past & ‘Gray Man 2’ [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 2/28/2025
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
There’s no CGI at Lumon, or at least not for that eye-popping one shot that has audiences in a tizzy.
“Severance ” cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné , who made her directorial debut with Episode 7, confirmed to Esquire that there was no CGI used in a particular sequence that jumps from the office setting with Mark (Adam Scott) to the basement floor. The scene in question can be watched here.
Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.
“There’s a shot that goes from Mdr to the control room downstairs. There’s no CGI in it. It’s all real,” Gagné said. “We actually shot through cables. It was the most laborious thing I have ever done as a Dp. It was the biggest side project of this show and so many people participated on it.”
Gagné added, “You should see the rig for it: The camera...
“Severance ” cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné , who made her directorial debut with Episode 7, confirmed to Esquire that there was no CGI used in a particular sequence that jumps from the office setting with Mark (Adam Scott) to the basement floor. The scene in question can be watched here.
Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.
“There’s a shot that goes from Mdr to the control room downstairs. There’s no CGI in it. It’s all real,” Gagné said. “We actually shot through cables. It was the most laborious thing I have ever done as a Dp. It was the biggest side project of this show and so many people participated on it.”
Gagné added, “You should see the rig for it: The camera...
- 2/28/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Gene Hackman
and his wife Betsy Arakawa
tested negative for carbon monoxide in the initial results of the toxicology report, leading officials to rule out the gas as a cause of Hackman and Arakawa’s death, Sheriff Adan Mendoza
said in a press conference on Friday.
Mendoza said that while the investigation into the cause of Hackman’s death is active and ongoing, officials found that the last day Hackman’s pacemaker registered was on February 17, 10 days before he was discovered deceased. The Sheriff added that it was a “very good assumption” that February 17 was likely the last day of Hackman’s life.
No cause of death has been determined just yet, and Mendoza reiterated that there was no sign of foul play at this time. Autopsy and toxicology results are still pending. Mendoza also said there was no sign of trauma on the bodies to suggest they would’ve fallen or injured themselves.
Mendoza said that while the investigation into the cause of Hackman’s death is active and ongoing, officials found that the last day Hackman’s pacemaker registered was on February 17, 10 days before he was discovered deceased. The Sheriff added that it was a “very good assumption” that February 17 was likely the last day of Hackman’s life.
No cause of death has been determined just yet, and Mendoza reiterated that there was no sign of foul play at this time. Autopsy and toxicology results are still pending. Mendoza also said there was no sign of trauma on the bodies to suggest they would’ve fallen or injured themselves.
- 2/28/2025
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Investigators into the deaths of Oscar winner Gene Hackman
and his wife Betsy Arakawa
believe Hackman may have been dead for nine days by the time the couple were found in their New Mexico home on Wednesday.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told a press conference earlier on Friday that the “last event” of Hackman’s pacemaker was on February 17. “According to the pathologist that is a very good assumption that that was his last day of life,” said Mendoza .
The officer added that an autopsy found no external trauma to either person and no evidence of death by carbon monoxide.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told a press conference earlier on Friday that the “last event” of Hackman’s pacemaker was on February 17. “According to the pathologist that is a very good assumption that that was his last day of life,” said Mendoza .
The officer added that an autopsy found no external trauma to either person and no evidence of death by carbon monoxide.
- 2/28/2025
- ScreenDaily
The deaths of Gene Hackman
and his wife, Betsy Arakawa
, remain under investigation, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza
shared at a press conference Friday afternoon. In a statement, Mendoza
stated that both Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning.
The sheriff also disclosed that Hackman’s pacemaker recorded its “last event” on Feb. 17, meaning that it is currently assumed that that is the date that the actor died. Mendoza said there remains uncertainty over the order of the couple’s deaths.
Final toxicology and autopsy reports remain pending — a process that Mendoza says “could be a month or three months or longer.” Initial findings indicate that there was “no external trauma to either individual.”
In their investigation, authorities collected two green cellphones, two bottles of medication, one bottle of over-the-counter Tylenol , a request for medical records and a 2025 monthly planner for evidentiary purposes. The sheriff...
The sheriff also disclosed that Hackman’s pacemaker recorded its “last event” on Feb. 17, meaning that it is currently assumed that that is the date that the actor died. Mendoza said there remains uncertainty over the order of the couple’s deaths.
Final toxicology and autopsy reports remain pending — a process that Mendoza says “could be a month or three months or longer.” Initial findings indicate that there was “no external trauma to either individual.”
In their investigation, authorities collected two green cellphones, two bottles of medication, one bottle of over-the-counter Tylenol , a request for medical records and a 2025 monthly planner for evidentiary purposes. The sheriff...
- 2/28/2025
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety - Film News
“Wicked
” and “Agatha All Along
” took top honors at the 62nd annual International Cinematographers Guild (Icg) Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday.
The ceremony honors individual publicists and unit still photographers who further publicity campaigns for film, TV and entertainment journalists.
Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson earned a nomination from Icg in the Press Award category.
The Bob Yeager Award for community service was presented to Ngoc Nguyen . The honor is given to someone who redefines what it means to lead with purpose.
Michele K. Short who won the Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award was unable to accept the award. Short who worked on unit still photography on HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country ” thanked showrunner Issa Lopez . She called working on the show “a life-changing experience.”
Alex Tonisson, national executive director of IATSE Local 600’s International Cinematographers Guild reminded members of the...
The ceremony honors individual publicists and unit still photographers who further publicity campaigns for film, TV and entertainment journalists.
Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson earned a nomination from Icg in the Press Award category.
The Bob Yeager Award for community service was presented to Ngoc Nguyen . The honor is given to someone who redefines what it means to lead with purpose.
Michele K. Short who won the Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award was unable to accept the award. Short who worked on unit still photography on HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country ” thanked showrunner Issa Lopez . She called working on the show “a life-changing experience.”
Alex Tonisson, national executive director of IATSE Local 600’s International Cinematographers Guild reminded members of the...
- 2/28/2025
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety - Film News
Last February, Zendaya
stepped onto the red carpet of the “Dune: Part Two
” premiere as a metal-constructed cyborg. While robots are banned in the Frank Herbert
-created “Dune
” universe, the futuristic Thierry Mugler
catsuit she wore was a look straight from the year 10,191 — and a clear nod to the sci-fi film’s themes about emerging technology.
“Method dressing” — when an actor represents their film through their clothing — hit the stratosphere when Margot Robbie exclusively wore pink during the “Barbie ” press tour. So when famed stylist Law Roach transformed his favorite muse into a fembot with that “Dune ”-inspired outfit a full awards season later, it was a sign that the trend was here to stay.
“I think Method dressing can and will continue for those who it feels authentic to,” says fashion commentator Tariro Makoni who writes the blog Trademarked on Substack. “The idea of trends dying just means that it is less mass,...
“Method dressing” — when an actor represents their film through their clothing — hit the stratosphere when Margot Robbie exclusively wore pink during the “Barbie ” press tour. So when famed stylist Law Roach transformed his favorite muse into a fembot with that “Dune ”-inspired outfit a full awards season later, it was a sign that the trend was here to stay.
“I think Method dressing can and will continue for those who it feels authentic to,” says fashion commentator Tariro Makoni who writes the blog Trademarked on Substack. “The idea of trends dying just means that it is less mass,...
- 2/28/2025
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety - Film News
It's hard not to love a good fan theory, because sometimes they're absolutely bonkers while actually having some pretty salient points. Fan theories have been around since long before the internet, of course, with theories about the potential eighth passenger on The Minnow on "Gilligan's Island
" dating back to at least the 1960s, but the world wide web has made it much easier for fans to develop and share their theories. Anyone with a wild take can head to social media and proliferate it, which means we are in an era of some truly fascinating fan theories. One of the most unique connects Stephen King
's terrifying monstrous clown Pennywise
from "It" to a beloved character from a Disney classic, and while it sounds ludicrous at first, it's really not all that far-fetched. At the very least, it's not any more far-fetched than the idea that Jesus Christ was an Engineer in the "Alien
" movies,...
- 2/28/2025
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
It is a testament to the depth and breadth of the career of Gene Hackman
that, upon the announcement of his passing at the age of 95, people have come together on social media to praise him, but without a uniform winner among his large filmography. Comic-book fans can continue to marvel at how he set the standard for villainous characters with his take on Lex Luthor
in "Superman: The Movie." Fans of modern action movies are no doubt fondly remembering his work in the tense and sweaty thriller "Crimson Tide
," among other examples. And the number of dramas he made, introspective or otherwise, are nearly innumerable. You can find so many examples of brilliance in Gene Hackman's list of credits, across so many genres. One of the most common threads throughout his career was his deft ability to create effectively memorable confrontations with his fellow performers, taking what's written on...
- 2/28/2025
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
The 97th annual Oscars ceremony is almost here.
The 2025 Academy Awards will take place Sunday, March 2 at 7pm E.T. — yes, earlier than usual — at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Conan O’Brien will make his Oscar hosting debut with the ceremony.
And 2025 is a monumental moment in the almost century-old awards show: It’s the first time in history that the Oscars will be streaming live. This year’s show will be available on Hulu starting at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt, in conjunction with ABC channels airing the broadcast. There will also be a livestream on the Academy social pages, as well as streaming via Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV , AT&T TV , and FuboTV .
It was previously announced that Selena Gomez , Oprah Winfrey , Ben Stiller , Sterling K. Brown , Willem Dafoe , Ana de Armas , Lily-Rose Depp , Goldie Hawn , Connie Nielsen , Joe Alwyn , Halle Berry , Penélope Cruz , Elle Fanning ,...
The 2025 Academy Awards will take place Sunday, March 2 at 7pm E.T. — yes, earlier than usual — at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Conan O’Brien will make his Oscar hosting debut with the ceremony.
And 2025 is a monumental moment in the almost century-old awards show: It’s the first time in history that the Oscars will be streaming live. This year’s show will be available on Hulu starting at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt, in conjunction with ABC channels airing the broadcast. There will also be a livestream on the Academy social pages, as well as streaming via Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV , AT&T TV , and FuboTV .
It was previously announced that Selena Gomez , Oprah Winfrey , Ben Stiller , Sterling K. Brown , Willem Dafoe , Ana de Armas , Lily-Rose Depp , Goldie Hawn , Connie Nielsen , Joe Alwyn , Halle Berry , Penélope Cruz , Elle Fanning ,...
- 2/28/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A federal judge delivered a mixed ruling in the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively
and her “It Ends With Us
” co-star and director Justin Baldoni
, granting part of her subpoena for phone records, while shutting down certain requests that he deemed “overly intrusive and disproportionate to the needs of the case.”
Lively’s legal team had requested call and text logs between Baldoni, his PR team and other employees of Wayfarer Studios , the production company behind “It Ends With Us ,” from Dec. 1, 2022, to the present. But Judge Lewis Liman wrote that even though Lively’s lawyers weren’t asking for the content of the calls or texts, “the phone records themselves would still contain sensitive information regarding which doctors, psychologists, or even acquaintances the Wayfarer Parties spoke to, and when.”
Bryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni, praised the ruling in a statement, “The Court put a stop to Ms.
Lively’s legal team had requested call and text logs between Baldoni, his PR team and other employees of Wayfarer Studios , the production company behind “It Ends With Us ,” from Dec. 1, 2022, to the present. But Judge Lewis Liman wrote that even though Lively’s lawyers weren’t asking for the content of the calls or texts, “the phone records themselves would still contain sensitive information regarding which doctors, psychologists, or even acquaintances the Wayfarer Parties spoke to, and when.”
Bryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni, praised the ruling in a statement, “The Court put a stop to Ms.
- 2/28/2025
- by Brent Lang
- Variety - Film News
This week’s “Screen Talk” podcast wraps up last weekend’s Film Independent Spirit and Screen Actors Guild awards, and co-hosts Ryan Lattanzio
and Anne Thompson share their final Oscar nominations predictions ahead of the ceremony on Sunday.
We also look at two deaths that took place in the span of 24 hours this week, Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackman . Meanwhile, Netflix released viewership data for the second half of 2024, and it’s telling how small audience interest was in a number of the streamer’s 2025 Oscar contenders.
At the Spirits, “Anora ” was the big winner with three top awards, and director Sean Baker gave a powerful speech about how indies need to sustain careers going forward.
At the SAG Awards, the big surprise was Timothée Chalamet finally notching a win for his performance as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown .” Will that repeat at the Oscars? No, and we explain why.
We also look at two deaths that took place in the span of 24 hours this week, Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackman . Meanwhile, Netflix released viewership data for the second half of 2024, and it’s telling how small audience interest was in a number of the streamer’s 2025 Oscar contenders.
At the Spirits, “Anora ” was the big winner with three top awards, and director Sean Baker gave a powerful speech about how indies need to sustain careers going forward.
At the SAG Awards, the big surprise was Timothée Chalamet finally notching a win for his performance as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown .” Will that repeat at the Oscars? No, and we explain why.
- 2/28/2025
- by Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Get off the boat and turn around if you haven't watched the first two episodes of season 3 of "The White Lotus
" — light spoilers lie ahead!
When season 3 of "The White Lotus " premiered on February 16, fans probably noticed that the theme song was ... really different. The same composer, Cristobal Tapia de Veer , has worked on all three seasons of Mike White 's juicy HBO anthology series, but he's changed up the theme for each installment. Season 1, set in Hawai'i, featured a theme called (appropriately) "Aloha !" Season 2, which was set on the Italian isle of Sicily, got its own tune, "Renaissance " — which was pretty universally adored by fans — and now, we've got "Enlightenment," the season 3 theme that fits the installment's new setting, Thailand. So what was his inspiration for "Enlightenment?" Tiktok and cat sounds.
According to an article in Variety, Tapia de Veer was influenced by some unlikely sources for the show's third season.
When season 3 of "The White Lotus " premiered on February 16, fans probably noticed that the theme song was ... really different. The same composer, Cristobal Tapia de Veer , has worked on all three seasons of Mike White 's juicy HBO anthology series, but he's changed up the theme for each installment. Season 1, set in Hawai'i, featured a theme called (appropriately) "Aloha !" Season 2, which was set on the Italian isle of Sicily, got its own tune, "Renaissance " — which was pretty universally adored by fans — and now, we've got "Enlightenment," the season 3 theme that fits the installment's new setting, Thailand. So what was his inspiration for "Enlightenment?" Tiktok and cat sounds.
According to an article in Variety, Tapia de Veer was influenced by some unlikely sources for the show's third season.
- 2/28/2025
- by Nina Starner
- Slash Film
Can a poltergeist bring two very different families together? A special getaway’s uninvited guest causes problems in “The Parenting
.” The upcoming film follows a young couple, Rohan
and Josh, intent on introducing their parents to one another. They get more than they bargained for when a 400-year-old poltergeist appears. The pair — along with their guests, friends, and an eccentric local — must find a way to stop the spirit. Craig Johnson
directs the film from a screenplay by Kent Sublette
.
Continue reading ‘The Parenting ’ Trailer: Brian Cox , Edie Falco , Lisa Kudrow & More Lead New Max Poltergeist Film Arriving March 13 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Parenting ’ Trailer: Brian Cox , Edie Falco , Lisa Kudrow & More Lead New Max Poltergeist Film Arriving March 13 at The Playlist.
- 2/28/2025
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
Jacques Audiard
’s crime musical “Emilia Perez
” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, on Friday in Paris.
“Emilia Perez ” won a total of seven awards out of 12 nominations. While Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón were both on hand and nominated for best actress, they lost to Hafsia Herzi , who starred as a prison supervisor in Stéphane Demoustier ’s “Borgo .”
Gascón made her first award show appearance at the Cesar Awards ceremony after laying low in the wake of her offensive posts. Although she skipped the press line on the red carpet, Gascón sat on the same row as Audiard and Saldana inside the Olympia theater, but didn’t seat next to them and didn’t seem to be on speaking terms.
The ceremony’s emcee, French actor Jean-Pascal Zadi , tried to...
“Emilia Perez ” won a total of seven awards out of 12 nominations. While Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón were both on hand and nominated for best actress, they lost to Hafsia Herzi , who starred as a prison supervisor in Stéphane Demoustier ’s “Borgo .”
Gascón made her first award show appearance at the Cesar Awards ceremony after laying low in the wake of her offensive posts. Although she skipped the press line on the red carpet, Gascón sat on the same row as Audiard and Saldana inside the Olympia theater, but didn’t seat next to them and didn’t seem to be on speaking terms.
The ceremony’s emcee, French actor Jean-Pascal Zadi , tried to...
- 2/28/2025
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety - Film News
After years of starts and stops and development, we may finally get a return to the world of “Crazy Rich Asians
.”
A new series is in development from Warner Bros. Television for Max that will be based on Kevin Kwan ’s book series and will bring back the 2018 film’s writer Adele Lim to serve as the series showrunner, as well as director Jon M. Chu to executive produce.
The series will be a one-hour drama and is only in development at this stage, so it’s unclear whether cast from the original film, which starred Constance Wu , Henry Golding , Michelle Yeoh , and Gemma Chan , will return.
Lim , who was a co-writer on “Crazy Rich Asians ,” is now an EP, writer, and showrunner via her production company 100 Tigers , while Chu is an EP via Electric Somewhere. Kwan, the author of the three books in the “Asians” series, will also executive produce.
A new series is in development from Warner Bros. Television for Max that will be based on Kevin Kwan ’s book series and will bring back the 2018 film’s writer Adele Lim to serve as the series showrunner, as well as director Jon M. Chu to executive produce.
The series will be a one-hour drama and is only in development at this stage, so it’s unclear whether cast from the original film, which starred Constance Wu , Henry Golding , Michelle Yeoh , and Gemma Chan , will return.
Lim , who was a co-writer on “Crazy Rich Asians ,” is now an EP, writer, and showrunner via her production company 100 Tigers , while Chu is an EP via Electric Somewhere. Kwan, the author of the three books in the “Asians” series, will also executive produce.
- 2/28/2025
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
After laying low in the wake of several clumsy apology attempts over her offensive posts, “Emilia Pérez
” star Karla Sofia Gascón
made her first award show appearance on Friday at the Paris-set Cesar ceremony where Jacques Audiard
’s Spanish language crime musical is vying for 12 nods.
Flanked by two men who appeared to be security, Gascón bypassed the Cesar press line and went directly inside the Olympia auditorium. She was placed on the same row as her co-star Saldana and Audiard but was not seated next to them.
Gascón, who lives in Spain, traveled to France for the Cesar, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, and will be facing Saldana in the best actress category. In France, the movie isn’t handled by Netflix but by the French company Pathé which likely covered her travel expenses.
As Variety reported this week, she’s also due to attend the Oscar ceremony...
Flanked by two men who appeared to be security, Gascón bypassed the Cesar press line and went directly inside the Olympia auditorium. She was placed on the same row as her co-star Saldana and Audiard but was not seated next to them.
Gascón, who lives in Spain, traveled to France for the Cesar, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, and will be facing Saldana in the best actress category. In France, the movie isn’t handled by Netflix but by the French company Pathé which likely covered her travel expenses.
As Variety reported this week, she’s also due to attend the Oscar ceremony...
- 2/28/2025
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety - Film News
Vacations are supposed to be restorative; they provide an escape from reality. But what if evading their existence goes too far for those already on the run from their lives— or those trapped in their golden handcuffs reality? That’s the subtle question posed in German director Jan-Ole Gerster
’s (“Lara”) excellent and captivating new drama, “Islands
,” about lonely souls who find themselves amid fraught and anxious circumstances that appear as though if they’ll provide an exit from the escape room they are dwelling in.
Continue reading ‘Islands ’ Review: Sam Reilly & Stacy Martin Soak Up Sun In Jan-Ole Gerster’s Captivating Lonely Souls & Holiday-As-Escape Drama [Berlin] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Islands ’ Review: Sam Reilly & Stacy Martin Soak Up Sun In Jan-Ole Gerster’s Captivating Lonely Souls & Holiday-As-Escape Drama [Berlin] at The Playlist.
- 2/28/2025
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
‘Deep Cuts’: Saoirse Ronan & Austin Butler To Star In Sean Durkin’s ‘The Iron Claw’ Follow-Up At A24
What are A24
and Sean Durkin
cooking up next after the success of 2023’s “The Iron Claw
“? Deadline reports that Durkin will adapt Holly Brickley
‘s debut novel “Deep Cuts” for the big screen, and he’s got quite a pair of leads to star: Saoirse Ronan
and Austin Butler
.
Read More: The Safdie Brothers’ 2 New A24 Films Are The Most Expensive In Studio History
Set in the 2000s, “Deep Cuts” follows two music-obsessed twentysomethings as they fall in love and navigate the messy realities of ambition and adulthood.
Continue reading ‘Deep Cuts’: Saoirse Ronan & Austin Butler To Star In Sean Durkin’s ‘The Iron Claw ’ Follow-Up At A24 at The Playlist.
Read More: The Safdie Brothers’ 2 New A24 Films Are The Most Expensive In Studio History
Set in the 2000s, “Deep Cuts” follows two music-obsessed twentysomethings as they fall in love and navigate the messy realities of ambition and adulthood.
Continue reading ‘Deep Cuts’: Saoirse Ronan & Austin Butler To Star In Sean Durkin’s ‘The Iron Claw ’ Follow-Up At A24 at The Playlist.
- 2/28/2025
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Here’s a hot take: The year doesn’t really start until March.
For many of us, January and February remain in the cloud of winter — short days, cold weather, seasonal affective disorder (the trifecta!). The IndieWire staff spends those months firmly entrenched in awards season, from Golden Globes to guild awards and the Oscars, happening this Sunday, March 2.
The rest of the month is full of infinite possibilities. What does life look like after months of “Emilia Peréz ” discourse? Or with an extra hour of sunlight in the evening? Which shows will emerge from the darkness of winter to shape our spring viewing — and maybe kick off another awards cycle as Emmys season looms ahead?
This March starts with the return of an old favorite in “Daredevil: Born Again ,” and culminates in Seth Rogen ’s Hollywood-centric satire, “The Studio .” In between, there’s something for everyone: the family-crime-comedy “Deli Boys ,...
For many of us, January and February remain in the cloud of winter — short days, cold weather, seasonal affective disorder (the trifecta!). The IndieWire staff spends those months firmly entrenched in awards season, from Golden Globes to guild awards and the Oscars, happening this Sunday, March 2.
The rest of the month is full of infinite possibilities. What does life look like after months of “Emilia Peréz ” discourse? Or with an extra hour of sunlight in the evening? Which shows will emerge from the darkness of winter to shape our spring viewing — and maybe kick off another awards cycle as Emmys season looms ahead?
This March starts with the return of an old favorite in “Daredevil: Born Again ,” and culminates in Seth Rogen ’s Hollywood-centric satire, “The Studio .” In between, there’s something for everyone: the family-crime-comedy “Deli Boys ,...
- 2/28/2025
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
This article contains major spoilers for "Severance
" season 2 episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo"
"Severance " season 2 episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo," goes hard. It reveals that Gemma (Dichen Lachman ) has multiple innies — at least as many as the rooms she visits, which are named after the files the Macrodata Refinement team is dealing with. What's more, it appears that the Gemma trapped within the Lumon complex is the original personality, and her various "room" innies aren't the only severed personas she has. She also has a failsafe innie that's activated in the elevator during an escape attempt, whom Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman ) immediately orders to return.
The episode's revelation that a person's mind can be severed into more than two parts is monumental, and once again blows the show's brain game wide open. Who's to say that any character we've seen is limited to just one severance? What's more, there's no way of knowing for...
"Severance " season 2 episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo," goes hard. It reveals that Gemma (Dichen Lachman ) has multiple innies — at least as many as the rooms she visits, which are named after the files the Macrodata Refinement team is dealing with. What's more, it appears that the Gemma trapped within the Lumon complex is the original personality, and her various "room" innies aren't the only severed personas she has. She also has a failsafe innie that's activated in the elevator during an escape attempt, whom Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman ) immediately orders to return.
The episode's revelation that a person's mind can be severed into more than two parts is monumental, and once again blows the show's brain game wide open. Who's to say that any character we've seen is limited to just one severance? What's more, there's no way of knowing for...
- 2/28/2025
- by Pauli Poisuo
- Slash Film
The Oscars will honor the best movie of the year this Sunday, but the infamous Razzie Awards have crowned the “worst” of 2024’s films.
Sony ’s much-derided superhero film “Madame Web ” has the (dis)honor of winning three Razzies, including worst picture, actress for Dakota Johnson and screenplay. “Joker: Folie à Deux ,” another divisive superhero entry,” led with seven nominations and took home screen combo for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga and prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel.
Francis Ford Coppola won for directing his big-budget epic “Megalopolis ,” and star Jon Voight won supporting actor for the film — shared with his turns in “Reagan ,” “Shadow Land ” and “Strangers .” Coppola’s “Megalopolis ” received six nominations, which was tied for second-most nods with “Madame Web ,” “Borderlands ” and “Reagan .”
The famed filmmaker responded to his Razzies on Instagram, saying “box office is only about money, and like war, stupidity and politics has no true place in our future.
Sony ’s much-derided superhero film “Madame Web ” has the (dis)honor of winning three Razzies, including worst picture, actress for Dakota Johnson and screenplay. “Joker: Folie à Deux ,” another divisive superhero entry,” led with seven nominations and took home screen combo for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga and prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel.
Francis Ford Coppola won for directing his big-budget epic “Megalopolis ,” and star Jon Voight won supporting actor for the film — shared with his turns in “Reagan ,” “Shadow Land ” and “Strangers .” Coppola’s “Megalopolis ” received six nominations, which was tied for second-most nods with “Madame Web ,” “Borderlands ” and “Reagan .”
The famed filmmaker responded to his Razzies on Instagram, saying “box office is only about money, and like war, stupidity and politics has no true place in our future.
- 2/28/2025
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety - Film News
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