Will Smith was purported to be probably the most controversial ingredient of Emancipation, Apple TV+’s big-budget epic from director Antoine Fuqua chronicling an enslaved man’s bid for freedom in 1860s Louisiana. Apple TV+ raised eyebrows by selecting to launch its record-breaking acquisition — the streamer paid a reported $105 million …

Requested how they really feel about making their Sundance debut within the mockumentary Theater Camp, newly engaged couple Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, of their first purple carpet interview for the reason that ring change, already seemed like an outdated married couple. “It feels that much more special because we …

When the nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards have been introduced on Tuesday morning, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett and Elvis have been among the many stars and movies setting new data or carving out distinctive locations in Oscar historical past. Each Yeoh and Bassett scored historic nominations, with the Every …

As Hollywood anticipates this year’s Oscar nominations announcement on Jan. 24, many of the societies and guilds have already revealed their favorites. That includes those in sound, for which the Academy had narrowed its field to a diverse slate of 10 movies, among them Edward Berger’s World War I drama …

Come January, festival attendees are forced to grapple with an anxiety-inducing question: How do I stay healthy at Sundance? To many, the answer is a mix of precautionary measures like generous sleep, vitamin supplements, packets of Emergen-C tucked in every coat pocket, no booze and extra water. To others, it’s …

Brooke Shields agreed to participate in a doc about her life and career not because of what it would say about her, but for what it could say through her — namely, a discussion about the sexualization of young girls. By now, the celebrity bio-doc is well-trod territory, but Pretty …

It’s been three years since Hollywood touched down in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival, with the 2023 fest offering a hybrid format of both in-person and online attendance after two years of purely digital incarnations. While the virtual festivals still produced major sales — 2021’s CODA being the …

It was in the small courtyard of a house in Galway on the west coast of Ireland that arguably the most important audition for The Banshees of Inisherin took place. After a casting call had been put out across the country, on one grayish morning in late 2020 — a …

Not another one! Through most of its history, that’s been the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ knee-jerk reaction to any movie sequel seeking Oscar recognition. Only two sequels have ever won the best picture prize. Only a handful of others have been nominated in that category. But this …

For Lashana Lynch, 2022 was all about showing off her range. In Sony’s The Woman King, she plays Igozie, a member of the historical, all-female warrior unit known as the Agojie, led by Viola Davis’ General Nanisca. While it required intense training (and doing her own stunts), it fit right …

In 2016, I stood on the start line of my 263rd race as a professional triathlete waiting to dive into the Costa Rica surf and swim the fastest 1 mile of my life, mountain-bike 40 kilometers through grueling jungle trails and run 10 kilometers of hills, all in 105-degree heat. …

Growing up, Chris Williams loved adventure movies, and among his favorites was King Kong. “The idea of the uncharted island, the mysteries beyond the horizon, was so compelling to me, and then there’s meeting this fierce beast that was so huge in scale and so formidable,” he says. “Yet over …