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The 2023 Oscars Will Televise The Presentation Of All 23 Awards Categories AMPAS By Valerie Ettenhofer/Nov. 29, 2022 1:35 pm EST The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is reportedly reversing its controversial decision to exclude some categories from its telecast, according to Variety. The 2022 ceremony left eight categories out of the festivities, voting for best original score, sound, film editing, production design, makeup and hairstyling, and documentary and live-action short but not actually giving any screen time to the categories during the telecast....

The Calling Trailer: Barry Levinson’s Psychological Crime Thriller Pushes A Detective To The Brink Peacock By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 27, 2022 9:56 pm EST “Bad Banks,” “Unorthodox,” and “Keep Breathing” star Jeff Wilbusch is trying his hand at the crime thriller, starring as hopeful NYPD detective Avraham “Avi” Avraham in David E. Kelley and Barry Levinson’s new crime drama for Peacock, “The Calling.” Originally announced under the title “The Missing,” the new series is an adaptation of Israeli crime writer Dror A....

The Veil: Everything We Know About The New Elisabeth Moss Series From Peaky Blinders Creator Steven Knight Hulu By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 2, 2022 1:54 pm EST Whoever claimed that it’s possible for there to be too much of a good thing clearly didn’t hear the latest industry news. Here’s a headline for you: Incredibly talented actor Elisabeth Moss teams up with “Peaky Blinders” mastermind Steven Knight for a brand-new limited series....

Cameron pursues Harper more aggressively HBO Daphne reveals to Harper that she is aware of Cameron’s infidelity in episode 3 of “The White Lotus” season 2. Meanwhile, Cameron convinces Ethan that cheating is normal, especially among the rich and powerful. “The most ambitious guys, they were always the horniest. Like you and me, baby,” he tells Ethan. “His sense of entitlement is so rich that he thinks he should be able to do whatever he wants,” James explained to HBO....

Vince Gilligan Reteams With Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn For An Apple TV+ Series With Two-Season Order AMC By Erin Brady/Sept. 22, 2022 4:44 pm EST The dynamic duo is back! A new series from Vince Gilligan has been given a rare two-season guarantee at Apple TV+, and it will star none other than Rhea Seehorn. Variety reports that exact plot details are being kept under wraps, and with the somewhat-definitive end of the “Breaking Bad” franchise confirmed, we can expect this series to be wholly original....

Why Ed Burns Wishes They’d Taken Season 5 Of The Wire In A Different Direction HBO By Jeremy Smith/Aug. 9, 2022 12:54 pm EST When David Simon made it clear that season 5 of “The Wire” would be its last, viewers’ expectations exploded through the roof. Though the show was valued primarily for its textured, non-sensationalized portrayal of Baltimore politics, policing, crime and so on, fans couldn’t help but get worked up for some kind of big finish....

Replacing Mrs. Winslow and Laura loves Steve Warner Home Video Midway through the final season, Jo Marie Payton, who played Mrs. Winslow, left the show and was replaced by Judyann Elder. “I just wanted something else to do,” Payton told TV Series Finale, “just to energize me a little bit more, on the creative side.” This is probably the most controversial change in the entire series because Elder’s lack of chemistry with the cast was in sharp contrast to Payton’s original portrayal....

You made a promise… to a dinosaur? Reebok The shoes inspired by the dinosaurs of “Jurassic World” come with some pretty wild designs. They certainly capture the rough scales and intimidating appearance of the apex predators. The pair inspired by Blue is a little subtler, but it features those signature streaks for which she was surely named. As for the Beatnik, it looks like quite the relaxing pair of footwear, and that fossil-inspired clip is a nice touch....

A Tar Deleted Scene Would Have Provided Insight Into Lydia Tar’s Relationship With Her Mother Focus Features By Witney Seibold/Dec. 8, 2022 3:42 pm EST This post contains spoilers for Todd Field’s film “Tár.” The title character of “Tár” holds a dark secret, and yet the character is not necessarily mysterious. Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is undeniably skilled, genuinely important, and widely celebrated in the classical music world; she is even, in the film’s lore, an EGOT....

Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast At Tiffany’s Role Was Originally Written For Marilyn Monroe Paramount Pictures By Shae Sennett/Sept. 30, 2022 6:30 am EST “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” may be Audrey Hepburn’s most iconic film, but her character was ironically based on another Hollywood starlet, Marilyn Monroe. The film was adapted from a 1958 novella of the same name by famed author Truman Capote. The writer was a close friend of Monroe’s, The Guardian reports, and his first choice for the part....

Dracula Noir Sony Pictures I think most folks know at least a broad definition of film noir at this point. Heck, Ramsey helped educate a whole new generation about the tropes of noir in “Into the Spider-Verse” by incorporating Spider-Man Noir into the multiverse crossover. Noirs are usually defined by seedy crime stories, strong and treacherous women (called femme fatales) and lush black and white cinematography. Now, that last part isn’t a requirement....

Season 9 Paramount Ted Danson and Shelley Long’s chemistry was lightning in a bottle — sexual tension mixed with just the right amount of disdain — so it’s no wonder that even within “Cheers” the magic could never be duplicated. Perhaps then, it was too much to expect that a story arc containing another love triangle — this time between Rebecca, Sam and Robin, the British multi-millionaire boyfriend of Rebecca — could rekindle that fire....

Every Major Change Thor: Love And Thunder Makes From The Comic Run That Inspired It Marvel Studios By Devin Meenan/July 11, 2022 10:00 am EST How do you adapt characters with decades upon decades of source material? As far as the Marvel Cinematic Universe is concerned, you pick two to three specific stories and meld (or muddle) them into one. Taika Watiti’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” is no different, mashing together comic arcs from “The God Butcher,” where Thor faces off against the villain Gorr, who has a grudge against deities, and “Thor: Goddess of Thunder,” where Jane Foster becomes the new wielder of Mjolnir....

Here’s What The Cannibals Of Bones & All Were Actually Eating On Set [Exclusive] United Artists Releasing By Lex Briscuso/Nov. 8, 2022 11:43 am EST One of the most enigmatic aspects of Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, “Bones & All,” is its gore. It’s not a spoiler to say that the film is about cannibals, nor is it a spoiler to tell you that it’s also a love story, either. You don’t typically find love near cannibals, but Guadagnino’s story strives to tell a different sort of tale....

House Of The Dragon: The War For The Stepstones Explained HBO By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 6, 2022 1:00 pm EST Nobody would accuse “House of the Dragon” of lacking in spectacle or tension thus far, but one thing the show has been missing until this point would have to be the massive, cinematic battle sequences that “Game of Thrones” turned into its bread and butter. But episode three of the prequel series finally unlocked the shackles and plunged Westeros into full-fledged war … even if it isn’t the war that viewers have been waiting to erupt from within the Targaryen family, steadily building since the opening prologue of the very first episode....

Marvel’s Spider-Man Spin-Off Movie Madame Web Ensnares Adam Scott Apple TV+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 15, 2022 1:01 pm EST Sony’s latest superhero project continues to weave its mysterious web: according to Deadline, Adam Scott may be headed to the Dakota Johnson-led movie “Madame Web.” The actor, who just earned an Emmy nomination for his excellent turn in the Apple TV+ series “Severance,” will be playing an undisclosed role in the Marvel comics-related film....

Sean Connery Was Quite Nervous Scuba Diving With Sharks For Never Say Never Again Warner Bros. By Christian Gainey/Sept. 6, 2022 4:01 pm EST The late, legendary Sean Connery had a long and successful career in Hollywood, appearing in successful films like “The Untouchables,” “The Hunt for Red October” and “The Rock.” Although he won an Academy Award for his work in “The Untouchables,” Connery is most famous for playing James Bond....

The 13 Best Mark Hamill Roles That Aren’t Luke Skywalker Warner Bros. Television By Larry Fried/Dec. 27, 2022 2:44 pm EST It’s impossible to deny that Mark Hamill as “Star Wars” hero Luke Skywalker is one of the most iconic performances in all of pop culture. Even amidst the franchise’s most divisive era, Hamill’s star power alone unites most of the fandom in love and admiration. However, to purely define the actor’s abilities by his time in a galaxy far, far away would undermine an over 50-year career spanning countless genres, mediums, styles, and franchises....

The 13 Most Brutal Deaths In Game Of Thrones HBO By Eric Pierce/Dec. 16, 2022 2:31 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “Game of Thrones.” Additionally, some of the deaths described are rather graphic, and a few involve children. If there’s one thing “Game of Thrones” is known for, it’s gratuitous nudity and sex. If there’s two things, it’s bloody and often shocking violence. Indeed, a large part of the show’s draw is that nobody is safe....

The Interviews That Inspired Steven Spielberg To Make Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Columbia Pictures By Christian Gainey/Aug. 30, 2022 2:27 pm EST Thanks to their appearance in popular television shows and movies, aliens have become a frequent and popular antagonizing force in science fiction films. Like the creepy, reclusive neighbor or unexplained movement in the shadows, an unknown species of superior intelligence is bound to conjure thoughts of conspiracy and ill intent, which makes aliens the perfect villain....