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Looks like Karla Sofía Gascón heeded Oscars host Conan O’Brien’s words during last night’s telecast. The Emilia Pérez star took to Instagram to thank the Academy for her recognition and the invite to the ceremony, previously in question following her tweet controversy, in which she expressed anti-Islam and racist remarks that had resulted in some […]

Ever the graceful leading lady, Demi Moore took to social media today to wrap up the closing of awards season — and wish a sweet note of congratulations to Best Actress Oscar winner Mikey Madison, whose turn in Sean Baker’s Anora led to an unexpected win last night. “As this awards season comes to a […]

Sean Baker’s latest film Anora claimed a good chunk of the awards at the 97th annual Oscars. Baker himself won for editing and directing, and star Mikey Madison who plays the titular character, won best actress for her performance in the film. The independent feature film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and it […]

Live awards telecasts like the Oscars air with commercials that take up about 15 minutes every hour, which means that we see those attending for about three-quarters of the ceremony. During the remaining quarter when the cameras are not rolling, they tend to mingle and have fun. During the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, nominee Colman […]

The new documentary The Dating Game is lining up dates at film festivals around the world. Director Violet Du Feng’s film — about men in China struggling ardently to find spouses — heads to the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece for its international premiere this Saturday. From there it’s on to the Human International […]

The Original Pantry Café, an iconic Downtown L.A. landmark featured in Knocked Up, Snowfall, The Million Dollar Hotel and many of Michael Connelly’s bestsellers featuring Detective Harry Bosch — later portrayed by Titus Welliver on Bosch — has closed after more than 100 years. The closure is a result of a dispute between new owners […]

It’s Oscar (shopping) season. As we are closing the book on the 2025 Oscars, the Academy is looking ahead to the 2029 edition of the awards show and beyond. Deadline has confirmed with sources that the Academy’s exclusive negotiating window with the Oscars’ longtime broadcaster ABC has lapsed, and the organization is expected to shop […]

Sean Baker’s Best Picture Oscar winner Anora will be available to stream on Hulu starting March 17. The streamer’s official Instagram account posted the news. The film took home the most trophies last night from the 97th ceremony at the Dolby Theater, with Mike Madison winning Best Actress for her titular role and Baker winning […]

Sean Baker’s Anora took home several of the top prizes at the 2025 Oscars in early March, including Best Actress for star Mikey Madison, best directing for Baker and Best Picture. The Brutalist followed Anora’s 5 awards with three for cinematography, score and Adrien Brody’s second Best Actor Oscar win. RELATED: All the Winners At […]

The Dublin Film Festival came to an end at the weekend after one of its most varied programs yet. Guests visiting the event included deep-dive documentary-maker Alexandre O. Philippe, attending with his Texas Chain Saw Massacre meditation Chain Reactions; director Jason Buxton, there with his acclaimed Ben Foster-starring thriller Sharp Corner, soon to be released […]

Harrison Ford has dropped out of his presenting role at the Oscars — to be held tomorrow in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre — following a diagnosis of shingles, his representatives have confirmed to outlets. The Shrinking star stepped out last weekend at the SAG Awards, where he was part of a lighthearted viral moment with […]

Angie Stone, a veteran soul and R&B singer, has died at 63 after a Sprinter van accident in Alabama. The 3x Grammy nominee’s daughter Diamond Stone announced her mother’s death Saturday on social media following the accident that occurred as she was leaving a performance early that morning in Montgomery, Alabama. “My mommy is gone,” […]

On Mount Trebević above Sarajevo, a cement monolith snakes through wooded terrain – an elevated channel emblazoned with colorful graffiti. Locals and tourists enjoy walking along the pocked pathway, but a pleasant stroll doesn’t come without risk – at given moments, humans sling down it at speeds of more than 80 miles an hour. This […]

The Canadian Chinese co-production Banr, written, directed and starring Eric Xia-Hou, made its world premiere at the 2025 Slamdance Film Festival in its new home of Los Angeles, where it also had the designation of being the only narrative feature from Asia selected this year.  The heartfelt drama follows the fractured collapse of a 40-year […]

EXCLUSIVE: We understand Netflix has beaten out multiple suitors and is closing up a worldwide deal for Natalie Portman rom-com Good Sex in a pact around the $55M mark. It was a slow EFM in terms of splashy deals on the ground in Berlin but the wheels have been turning behind the scenes and this […]

As intimacy coordinators become the norm on movie sets, Rob Lowe is reflecting on a once unwritten rule in Hollywood. The 6x Golden Globe nominee recounted the “page 73 rule” for screenplays as he mourned the lack of sex scenes in today’s movies, compared to his heyday with films like 1988’s Masquerade, which he noted […]

With Clayface joining the new DCU, James Gunn is tackling the latest casting rumors. On Thursday, the DC Studios boss took to Threads to shoot down reports that Daniel Radcliffe would take the lead as the titular supervillain in the upcoming Mike Flanagan-written, James Watkins-directed movie, which is set for a Sept. 11, 2026 premiere. […]

(Updated 4:46 pm PT with Blake Lively statement) The New York Times‘ December 21 exposé headlined “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine” turned up the heat on Justin Baldoni and his PR team over sexual harassment and retaliation allegations made by Blake Lively surrounding the making of It Ends With Us. Now, […]

Jacques Audiard swept the board at the 50th Césars on Friday evening, winning Best Director and Film for Emilia Pérez against expectations after its award-season campaign was derailed by the uncovering of racist tweets by its star Karla Sofía Gascón. “It’s such a pleasure although I fear you actually don’t like me,” quipped a visibly […]

Although Mark Ruffalo‘s character in Mickey 17 might elicit some deja vu, he recently noted that any similarities to real political leaders are purely coincidental. While discussing his role in writer-director Bong Joon-ho‘s upcoming sci-fi satire, now playing in South Korea and premiering March 7 in US theaters, the 4x Oscar nominee hinted at parallels […]

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday his department is still waiting for final autopsy and toxicology reports on the deaths of Gene Hackman and  Betsy Arakawa, but has a fair idea of when the Oscar winner actually died. An initial interrogation was conducted of Mr. Hackman pacemaker,” the Sheriff said at a short […]

As someone familiar with major shipwrecks, James Cameron has gotten out while the getting is good. The 3x Oscar winner recently revealed that his New Zealand citizenship is “imminent” after President Donald Trump was elected for a second term in November, noting the move is “something I’ve worked toward, something I’ve had to sacrifice for.” […]

EXCLUSIVE: I thought I’d seen it all in trade journalism, but the piranha-like frenzy on Kathleen Kennedy and the successor speculation that followed Matt Belloni’s Puck report that Disney was putting her out to pasture is a new one on me. Belloni for years has been beating on Kennedy like she owes him money, and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Olivia Rose Keegan (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), Tony Chung (Kung Fu) and Aaron Kingsley Adetola (A Thousand and One) are set to star alongside newcomers Toby Chau, Arkira Chantaratananond, and Ash Hurley in Chinese School, an indie coming-of-age comedy marking the first feature from writer-director William […]