Directors Back In The Labor Spotlight As DGA Deal Ruffles Feathers In Hollywood

Kristen Stewart already had a multitude of acting credits to her name by the time she was chosen to bring Bella Swan to life in Twilight, but the fame that came with the role took her to an entirely different level of stardom.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director ABC has debuted the first promotional video for the upcoming Oscars, and it features host Jimmy Kimmel in a full-blown recreation of “Barbie” that also reunites cast members Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon. In perhaps a surprising move, the advertisement directly calls out the Academy for snubbing “Barbie” filmmaker Greta Gerwig in the best director race. Gerwig’s omission is widely considered the most shocking Oscar snub this year, along with “Barbie” star Margot Robbie not making it into the best actress race.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor In case you didn’t know, animation directors are also auteurs. According to Yahoo Finance, the global animation market reached more than $400 billion at the end of 2023. That was up from $391 billion one year before.

Selome Hailu Welcome back to Lumon. “Severance” Season 2 has returned to production, which was delayed for months due to the Hollywood strikes. Season 2 of the popular Apple TV+ thriller stopped shooting in May 2023 when the Writers Guild of America first went on strike against the studios represented by the AMPTP.

While Justin isn’t as popular a name as Chris in Hollywood, there are still a fair amount of actors and musicians strolling around with the name.

“We Are the World,” the historic 1985 charity single — where even Bob Dylan was intimidated by the star-studded session.Surrounded by everyone from Ray Charles, Diana Ross and Paul Simon to Tina Turner, Willie Nelson and Billy Joel, the Bard was clearly out of sorts — and out of his element.But it took one particular legend to help another one find his solo mojo.“The secret agent to help him get comfortable was Stevie Wonder,” says David Breskin — one of two journalists invited by producer Quincy Jones to cover the momentous occasion — in the documentary. “Stevie is an insanely great mimic,” continues Breskin, explaining how the R&B master used his special talents to help the folk god: “Stevie sang it ventriloquially in Dylan’s voice.”It’s a dead-on impression that impresses even Dylan, who — in the only time the room is cleared to give one artist his space — finally nails his part.Such is the spirit of unity that — against all odds and egos — pulled together the recording of “We Are the World” on Jan.

Salma Hayek is one of the many celebrities that takes advantage of throwback Thursday, and this week she shared a picture dating back at least 30 years. Taking to Instagram, the 57-year-old actress shared a photo from the 1980s where she posed alongside one of her cousins named Arturo. The Frida star captioned the photo, “My cousin Arturo and I in the 80s #tbt #80s #hairstyle #shorthair #vintage #hairgoals.” Hayek, who recently took in Pompeii’s history, wore an amazing fur coat, white shirt, and jeans in the throwback.

Now with the reboot of the hit '90s TV show Gladiators having returned to our screens on Saturday night over the past couple of weeks, it begs the question...Wolf or Viper?

“We Are the World” was a once-in-a-generation meeting of musical giants when it was recorded Jan. 28, 1985 — and released two months later on March 7 — to benefit African famine relief.Anyone who was anyone in music at that moment — a who’s who of legends, including everyone from Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Bob Dylan to Billy Joel, Tina Turner and Bruce Springsteen — showed up to support the cause.Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and ’80s hitmaker Michael Omartian, the single sold a whopping 20 million copies.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor The role of a storyteller goes beyond simply bringing the words on a page to life. “We’ve been trained from a very young age and educated to think a certain way,” Giancarlo Esposito said.

Oscars have been announced, so here’s how you can catch-up on all the nominees for Best Picture.The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who previously hosted the event in 2017, 2018 and 2023.READ MORE: Oscars 2024 nominations – see the full listOppenheimer is currently the frontrunner for awards success with 13 nominations, followed by Poor Things with 11 nods and Killers Of The Flower Moon with 10.The award for Best Picture is the most coveted prize, with last year’s going to Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Rihanna has called Natalie Portman one of the “hottest bitches in Hollywood” in a chance encounter during Paris Fashion Week.Yesterday (January 22), Rihanna was present at the event to attend Dior’s Haute Couture show, which debuted a new collection from the brand. Outside the event, she bumped into May December star Natalie Portman, prompting the stars to share a tight hug, before expressing their mutual admiration.“I love you.

Camila Alves McConaughey is proud of her husband. In a new video shared on social media, Alves talked about some of Matthew McConaughey’s literary accomplishments, which he’s too shy to discuss publicly or call attention to. Matthew McConaughey celebrates his son’s 11th birthday by sharing a rare photoMatthew McConaughey wishes Vida a happy birthday after losing his phone on a rollercoasterA post shared by Camila Alves McConaughey (@camilamcconaughey)Alves addresses the camera directly and reveals that McConaughey’s picture book “Just Because” has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for the past 18 weeks.

explained to People. “I think it is brave creatively, I think it is brave in its message, I think it confronts things in a way that is innovative.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jodie Foster said at the Variety Studio presented by Audible while at the Sundance Film Festival that the $1.4 billion success of “Barbie” helps prove that Hollywood no longer views women directors as too much of a risk. That wasn’t always the case, as Foster often saw women filmmakers being marginalized during her career ascent in Hollywood. “I’ve had the beauty of being able to be in the business since the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and so on,” Foster said to Variety’s Rebecca Rubin.

is hinting they may have been canned from the Max series due to their pro-Palestinian stance.“Our industry is so duplicitous” Ramirez, 48, wrote Tuesday on Instagram, the night after the 75th Emmy Awards. “While they give awards away, casting directors and agents are making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again,” they continued.“While they lift up some of their own clients who have spoken up against this genocide, they are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go.”Ramirez recently participated in a Palestinian protest in Brooklyn waving a transgender flag and also took part in the Jan.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor “Last chance before we start dropping dead?” read the Facebook post from the fan page for a Whisky a Go Go show by the Sloths. A little dark, but that’s not surprising for the 1960s L.A.

months-long delay due to the 2023 actors and writers strikes in Hollywood last year, the time has finally come for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards to celebrate the best that TV had to offer last year – see the full list of nominees and winners below.The awards are taking place at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday January 15, 2024. There will be 26 awards presented on the night, and they will be hosted by actor, comedian and presenter Anthony Anderson.This year’s nominations are led by Succession, which has scored a whopping 27 nominations.

Emmy Awards, which takes place this week.The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place last September, but the awards were postponed due to the continuing writer and director’s strikes in Hollywood.Read on for all the information about when the Emmys are happening, who is nominated and how you can watch in the UK.The awards are taking place at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday January 15, 2024.There will be 26 awards presented on the night, and they will be hosted by actor, comedian and presenter Anthony Anderson.The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Fox network in the US, but those in the UK will have to wait until Tuesday January 16 when the awards will be broadcast on Sky Max and Sky Showcase.The broadcast will begin at 9pm GMT and end at 11pm GMT.Yes, but those were for the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The ceremony took place on Saturday (January 6) at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and honoured artistic and technical achievements in American primetime television programming.The Last Of Us, which received the most nominations – 19 to be exact – also emerged as the biggest winner of the night, taking home eight awards.You can check out the full list of winners of these awards here.The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced last July, before the ceremony was delayed because of the strikes.

Glamour and Tory Burch hosted their annual for the women changing the face of television. A record number of those nominated for the 75th Emmy Awards attended, including Elizabeth Debicki, plus , Jessica Williams, Padma Lakshmi, Hannah Waddingham and more.The annual celebration of women in TV took place at Soho House Holloway in West Hollywood with guests wearing a gorgeous array of .