The 96th annual Academy Awards will light up Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday to celebrate another year of accomplishments in film. With experimental scripts and spellbinding performances, the shining slate of nominations will fashion one of the brightest ceremonies to date. Read more...
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The grandest performance of 2023 goes to those who love Greta Gerwig but dismiss the accomplishments of underrepresented women in film. When the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced, fans of the summer blockbuster “Barbie” were particularly displeased when they noticed that neither Gerwig nor leading star Margot Robbie were nominated in the categories of Best Director and Best Actress, respectively. Read more...
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This post was updated March 7 at 8:50 p.m. Before Nikos Karamigios produced a Best Picture nominee, he produced UCLA’s campus TV program. The alumnus earned his first Oscar nomination for his work as a producer on “American Fiction,” which is up for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Nikos Karamigios stands on the set of “American Fiction” at the Ellison family beach house. The alumnus earned his first Oscar nomination for his work as producer on the dramedy film. (Courtesy of Nikos Karamigios)
This post was updated March 7 at 9:03 p.m. At this year’s Academy Awards, Hollywood’s shining stars will vie for statues of gold. On Sunday night, the Oscars will return to the Dolby Theatre for another year of celebrating the film industry’s astounding achievements. Read more...
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This post was updated March 3 at 7:38 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Brilliantly continuing a blazing chronicle, “Dune: Part Two” nearly eclipses the shine of its predecessor. Read more...
Photo: Timothée Chalamet (left) and Zendaya (right) play Paul Atreides and Chani in “Dune: Part Two.” Continuing director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the eponymous novel from Frank Herbert, the sci-fi film released in theaters on Friday. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 7:48 p.m. Modernizing its 1980s roots, the “Night Court” reboot is now in session. Expanding on the comedy’s original story from 1984, the NBC revival follows judge Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch) as she fills her late father’s position in a Manhattan arraignment court with help from his former colleague Dan Fielding (John Larroquette). Read more...
Photo: Nyambi Nyambi, India de Beaufort, Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette (left to right) speak at a panel on the set of “Night Court.” The reboot of the 1984 sitcom is currently in its second season. (Courtesy of EvansVestalWard/WBTVG)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 7:45 p.m. “Bob Hearts Abishola” will still be spreading love long after its series finale. Co-created by the “King of Sitcoms” Chuck Lorre, the CBS comedy details the unexpected love story of the middle-aged businessman Bob (Billy Gardell) and his Nigerian nurse Abishola (Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù). Read more...
Photo: Chuck Lorre, Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù, Billy Gardell, Gina Yashere and Matt Ross (left to right) sit on the set of “Bob Hearts Abishola.” The show’s cast and producers participated in a panel for Warner Bros. Television’s 2024 TCA Studio Day. (Courtesy of EvansVestalWard/WBTVG)
