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What are the Oscars for? Hollywood grapples with awards season anxiety

LOS ANGELES — To filmmakers who grew up watching the Oscars, this Sunday is supposed to be their Super Bowl. With its parade of fashion, movie stars and acclaimed films, the annual awards show, which once brought in tens of millions of viewers, inspired generations of artists to get into…

Los Angeles Times

"Why can't we be the superheroes?" Marcus Scribner sees a future of fantastical Black stories

With 'Black-ish' on its way out, Scribner is using his own production company to create the Hollywood he wants to see.

Mic

Oscars 2022: How to watch, what time it starts at host Amy Schumer's plea to Ukraine

The Oscars 2022 will be co-hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. It will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood

Daily Mirror

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Oscars: more international films are nominated than ever – here's why

The Academy Awards have not fared well in recent years. The Oscars’ dwindling reputation has been noted by many in light of its numerous fiascos and cancelled televised ceremonies, exacerbated by the pandemic. As the esteemed validator and spokesperson of Hollywood, the Academy has become accountable to an entertainment industry…

The Conversation

#OscarsSoWhite still plagues Hollywood's highest achievement awards

Four Black actors were nominated for Oscars in 2022, six years after the Twitter campaign #OscarsSoWhite rocked Hollywood.

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth isn't dead, and neither is Hollywood Unlocked's Jason Lee

LOS ANGELES — Jason Lee would prefer that you didn't call his entertainment news destination, Hollywood Unlocked, a "gossip site."

Los Angeles Times

Tense Oscars Race nears End as Show Aims to Win Back Fans

Hollywood is anxious to find out if "CODA," "The Power of the Dog" or "Belfast" will be named the year's best film at the Oscars on Sunday -- and whether audiences will actually tune in to see it happen. Moody Western "The Power of the Dog" had looked set to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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N.Korea media give Kim Jong Un 'Top Gun' treatment in missile coverage

Sporting a shiny leather jacket and slick aviator shades, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has starred in a Hollywood-style video for Pyongyang's latest missile launch.

Reuters

Molly’s Game to The Many Saints of Newark: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jessica Chastain shines in Aaron Sorkin’s high stakes drama, while Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling fall for each other in Damien Chazelle’s homage to classic Hollywood musicals

The Guardian - UK

Oscars diary: A yak in the classroom, a family in Hollywood

The unlikely Oscar contender “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” recently became the first film from the small Asian nation of Bhutan to be nominated for best international film

The Independent UK

Video: Mike Tyson stays calm as man pulls gun at comedy show

Mike Tyson had a not-so-funny experience at a comedy show Tuesday night in Hollywood, Calif.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Hollywood Forever cemetery, resting place to the stars, named a historical site

Los Angeles city council unanimously bestowed the designation to the 123-year-old site where many movie legends are buried

The Guardian - US

‘Jay-Z needs to decide which side he’s on’: Chateau Marmont workers to picket star’s Oscars after-party

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s ultra-exclusive post-Oscars bash runs afoul of a worker boycott of the famed hotel, which laid off hundreds when the pandemic hit

The Guardian - US

Hollywood Grapples with Ukraine ahead of Oscars

With the Oscars set for Sunday, Hollywood is weighing how or whether to address Russia's bloody assault on Ukraine, trying to thread the needle between showing support for Kyiv and being seen as too preachy. As Leonardo DiCaprio's climate crisis warning and Joaquin Phoenix's outrage over artificially inseminated cows have…

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‘Licorice Pizza’ made Asians a ‘punchline.’ And the fallout is bigger than the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Paul Thomas Anderson‘s shaggy ‘70s coming-of-age dramedy “Licorice Pizza” has garnered more than 125 award season accolades, including a BAFTA screenplay win and three nominations at this weekend’s 94th Academy Awards. But the film, which is up for best picture, director and original screenplay Oscars, has also…

Los Angeles Times

Here’s how the Oscars red carpet will change for this year’s controversial TV plan

LOS ANGELES — With the Academy Awards just days away, A-listers and nominees throughout Hollywood are already practicing speeches, prepping red carpet sound bites and being fitted for gowns, tuxes and jewels in anticipation of what everyone hopes will be a return to a relatively normal in-person Oscars on Sunday.

The Times of India

'Desi Girl' Priyanka Chopra attends pre-Oscar event in a black saree; gets emotional talking about her Hollywood journey

There ain't nobody like our desi girl Priyanka Chopra and we have the videos to prove it.

Los Angeles Times

Hollywood Forever Cemetery is named an LA historic-cultural monument

LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, resting place for many of the biggest stars of Hollywood’s golden age, is Los Angeles’ latest historic-cultural monument following a unanimous vote by the L.A. City Council this week.

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Liverpool Echo

21 actors, musicians and reality stars who were spotted doing touristy things on Merseyside

Many famous faces have been seen through the years

The Conversation

Whoever wins this year’s music Oscar, Hans Zimmer remains the most influential composer working in Hollywood today

As important to films as acting, writing, and design, music can instantly create a realistic or fantastic world, guide emotions and enhance storytelling. Yet the annual Academy Award nominations for best original score are one of the few times film music gets a look in with the general public.

Evening Standard

The Queen appears on the cover of Vogue for the first time

The Queen has appeared on the cover of Vogue for the first time alongside Hollywood royalty Anya Taylor-Joy in a special issue celebrating the Platinum Jubilee.

Daily Mirror

Man pulls gun on Mike Tyson after challenging boxing legend to a fight

Tyson was at a comedy show in Hollywood on Tuesday night when a man challenged him to a fight before pulling out a gun

Los Angeles Times

How scammers and con artists became TV's laziest way to hook viewers

Once upon a time, if Hollywood told the story of your life, it was because you did something inspiring: ending British rule in India; writing one of the greatest nonfiction works of the 20th century; being, like, really good at math.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Encouraging films by women about women

I was working on a movie not too long ago. We were in post-production, and we needed a voice-over. One of the executives of the film was adamant that the voice needed to be male. A male voice, he said, would add “gravitas” and “grandeur.” There was no discussion, no…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beyonce to Sing at Oscars but Van Morrison Skipping Gala

Beyonce and Billie Eilish will perform during Sunday's Oscars, but outspoken vaccine skeptic Van Morrison is skipping Hollywood's biggest night, organizers said Tuesday. All three performers are nominated for best song at the 94th Academy Awards -- along with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Diane Warren, whose songs will also be performed…

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