Chihiro: Comforts from former sex worker Netflix's film based on the popular manga is a bright, humanistic vibe Salon · Feb 27, 2023
Doubts cast over Irish win at next month's Oscars as Irish nominees leave SAG Awards empty-handed No luck for the Irish on Sunday night Irish Mirror · Feb 27, 2023
3 Oscar voters share their super-secret ballots LOS ANGELES — Oscar voting begins Thursday and, as all the responsible citizens reading this know, you’re not always entirely prepared when you come face to face with that ballot. Film academy members, including the three sharing their picks here, sometimes end up making their choices on a whim and… Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023
Sam Mendes's latest film, Empire of Light, is about the power of cinema and the stigma of mental illness The COVID pandemic gave a lot of people time to think and reflect. Some made sourdough, some learned to knit. Director Sam Mendes wrote his first film. ABC News · Feb 27, 2023
Black Oscar winners over the years: the numbers. Just how bad is it in Hollywood? There have been 54 black Oscar wins in 96 years Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023
‘Everything Everywhere’ won the guild trifecta. Now it’s the Oscars frontrunner LOS ANGELES — Between winning the top honors at the Directors Guild Awards on Feb. 18 and at the both the Producers and Screen Actors Guild awards this weekend, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” crew met at NeueHouse Hollywood on Saturday for one last Los Angeles academy screening of… Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023
Why are so many Irish films and filmmakers nominated for Oscars? An expert in Irish cinema explains The announcement of Irish film The Quiet Girl’s Oscar nomination for best international film led to understandable joy among its production team, as captured in a video shared on Twitter. The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023
UK's biggest outdoor cinema tour to return to Bristol this summer They're showing some of the biggest films of 2022 alongside some classics Bristol Post · Feb 27, 2023
‘This is not unique at all’: inside a devastating film about sexual grooming The director and star of Palm Trees and Power Lines talk about their unsettling drama that tells of the relationship between a teen and a man in his thirties The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2023
Date and ticket information announced for Ruth Wilson in The Second Woman One woman, one scene, 100 men, one electrifying 24-hour performance. Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023
'Consecration' Star Jena Malone on Having Her Second Coming in Indie Horror Jena Malone, who stars in the religious horror film 'Consecration,' unpacks the "rewilding" of a Biblical myth, and why she would return for 'The Neon Demon 2.' Inverse · Feb 27, 2023
Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, and Brendan Gleeson 'banished' from top spots in Oscars betting BoyleSports have pushed the odds on Banshees winning the best picture gong out to 12/1 from 4/1 after Martin McDonagh’s movie drew a blank at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which was dominated by sci-fi adventure Everything Everywhere All At Once Dublin Live · Feb 27, 2023
Filming starts in Bolton of new drama starring Hollywood favourite Ewan McGregor Victoria Square in the town centre has been sealed off amid rumours the town hall will double as the Kremlin Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2023
Former Strictly star announced in cast for Shrek the Musical at Bristol Hippodrome Everyone's favourite DreamWorks film has been reimagined for the stage Bristol Post · Feb 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023 I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) review – lyrical study of pandemic LA homelessness Drama about a homeless mother and daughter’s struggle to stay afloat in the pandemic holds on to a warm optimism
Daily Mirror · Feb 27, 2023 Jamie Lee Curtis heavily hints that a Freaky Freaky sequel is in the works at Disney Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis has been excelling in her career recently but that doesn't mean she's forgotten her past as she all but confirmed a sequel to cult classic Freaky Friday
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 27, 2023 Oscar predictions: Signs point to ‘Everything’ turning to gold Academy Awards seem likely for the blazingly original film and at least one of its stars, while Brendan Fraser and Cate Blanchett also stand at the front of the pack.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023 Beyond ‘Wednesday’ and ‘Outer Banks’: How Netflix is looking to be the new CW for Gen Z LOS ANGELES — On a chilly February afternoon in Huntington Beach, throngs of young fans of the popular Netflix show “Outer Banks” gathered for a strange beast of an event — equal parts high school beach party, trendy music festival and promotional meet-and-greet with the series stars.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023 The blink-and-you-miss-them film references in 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' The DNA of "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" is less 16th-century Italian fairy tale than it is 20th-century Sergio Leone and Akira Kurosawa. Several shots in the animated sequel are directly inspired by some of those masters' most famous images. It's all part of how the "Puss" filmmakers used…
Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023 What Oscar(s) do these contenders need to win in order to take the best picture prize? LOS ANGELES — In olden times, part of the fun in watching the Oscars via this medium we used to call "TV" was parsing the early awards given during the show and imagining how they were creating a narrative and, perhaps, forecasting which movie would win the ceremony's last prize.
Inverse · Feb 27, 2023 25 Years Ago, a Criminally Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Beat 'The Matrix' to the Punch The brooding existential cousin to its more popular rival, Alex Proyas' thriller is still impressive and unsettling.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023 ‘Everything Everywhere’ Dominates SAG Awards, Setting Stage for Oscars Dimension-hopping adventure "Everything Everywhere All at Once" grabbed the top movie honor at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday, cementing its status as the front-runner for the prestigious best picture prize at next month's Oscars. The movie about a Chinese-American laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes amid family…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023 Why Everything Everywhere All at Once should win the best picture Oscar This weird, hilarious multiverse fantasy has more fresh ideas than the rest of Hollywood’s output put together, plus buckets of heart and phenomenal performances from Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023 'Some Like It Hot' Producer Walter Mirisch Dies Aged 101 Oscar-winner Walter Mirisch, who produced Hollywood classics such as "West Side Story," "Some Like It Hot" and "The Pink Panther," has died at age 101 of natural causes, the Academy said Sunday. Mirisch, whose career spanned six decades and who was also a former president of the Academy of Motion…
ABC News · Feb 27, 2023 Key moments from the SAGs: Clean sweep for Everything Everywhere All at Once and actors cheer each other on Everything Everywhere All at Once was the clear winner at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards. But there were plenty of other key moments including a win for Jennifer Coolidge and The White Lotus and a show of support from actors who knew the struggle to those currently experiencing it.