The Ukraine invasion is costing Russia on the home front as well as in combat.
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This morning’s Oscar nominations suggest a rethink — or at least a collective hitting of the pause button — on the status of streaming in the awards conversation.
Netflix’s The Power of the Dog led the field with 12 nominations and Apple broke through with six nominations, including one for Best Picture for CODA. Yet major studios, specialty distributors and, yes, theatrical rollouts generally prevailed despite 2021 being indelibly marked by Covid, exhibition closures and an explosion of feature films available at home. Netflix’s total of 27 nominations represented a significant dropoff from its 35 last year. Apple managed six, up from two, while Amazon fell to just three, down from a dozen. Hulu equaled its year-ago tally with one.
Heading into this year, Netflix had been gaining steam in the Oscar race as it stepped up its overall investment in original films. (It also has spent lavishly on campaigns.) In 2019, paced by Roma, it had 15 nominations. In 2020, led by The Irishman and Marriage Story, it recorded 24. Last year, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Mank, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and other releases racked up a combined 35 noms, That haul was more than just a high-water mark in the streaming era — it was also either the second- or third-most by any distributor in Oscar history, depending on how you count it.
Because of the pandemic and also dramatic changes in the industry landscape, pure streaming distributors weren’t the only ones embracing digital distribution in 2021. The Oscar field overall featured a wide array of films going day-and-date on streaming, and even some (like Luca in Best Animated Feature) that skipped theaters altogether. All major studios relied on hybrid models, and Warner Bros even put its entire
The Ukraine invasion is costing Russia on the home front as well as in combat.
Wilson Chapman editorJonny Greenwood’s Oscar-nominated score for “The Power of the Dog” will receive a special live-to-screen performance March 10 with Wordless Music Orchestra at the helm. The performance will take place at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.“Over the last 15 years, Jonny Greenwood’s music for film has become as influential and unmistakable as his work with Radiohead,” Wordless Music Orchestra founder Ronen Givony said in a statement. The orchestra is a house band specializing in combining classical music with various disparate genres such as electronic and rock music.
Looking ahead. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are focused on their relationship amid the couple’s drama with Kanye West.
Broadway box office was up 15% last week, hitting $21,835,116 as average ticket prices climbed 11% over the previous week to $126.
Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorWhen constructing the style for Season 2 of “Emily in Paris,” consulting costume designer Patricia Field said “it was time to shake it up a bit.”“As fashion these days has become rather monotonous and boring (jeans, sneakers, etc.), it was the perfect opportunity to develop Emily’s style as more colorful and optimistic,” Field, who is also known for the iconic style of “Sex and the City” and “The Devil Wears Prada,” wrote in a statement to Variety.Darren Star’s “Emily in Paris” follows Emily (Lily Collins), a marketing executive from Chicago who unexpectedly moves to Paris when the company she works for acquires Savoir, a French marketing firm. Throughout the first two seasons, Emily navigates her work, a new city and complicated romances.
Kanye West has taken aim at his estranged wife Kim Kardashian's new boyfriend Pete Davidson yet again. Days earlier, the 44 year old rapper pledged to stop "harassing" reality star Kim after she appeared to beg him to leave the comedian alone in a series of text messages. However, Kanye wasn't quite done with calling out Pete as he took to his Instagram account on Thursday with a previous video of him mocking his mental health struggles on Saturday Night Live.
In anticipation of the 94th Oscars, Emmy-winning choreographers and pro dancers Derek and Julianne Hough will celebrate some of the most legendary performances in film in Step Into…The Movies, a one-hour special set to air Sunday, March 20 at 10 PM EDT on ABC. The special will air one week ahead of the 94th Oscars, which is set for Sunday, March 27 at 8 PM EDT on ABC.
Being the bigger person. Kim Kardashian is intentional about coparenting amicably with Kanye West in front of their four kids.
Elisabeth Moss becomes an investigator in the first look at her latest series, Shining Girls.
Elisabeth Moss portrays a woman tackling deep trauma in the upcoming Apple TV+ series, Shining Girls, premiering on April 29. The first teaser, above, was released in conjunction with the show’s CTAM panel on Friday.
Kanye West has hit back against his estranged wife Kim Kardashian as their raging row over children North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two, continues, with a scathing post on his Instagram page. In response to 41 year old Kim's lengthy and firm statement, which had accused Kanye, 44, of trying to "control and manipulate" their divorce, the rapper then picked holes once more.
Elisabeth Moss is digging into the past in a mind-bending new series for Apple TV+.The actress leads , an eight-episode thriller that will launch Friday, April 29 with its first three episodes, the streaming service announced Friday. Subsequent episodes will drop weekly on Fridays.Based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, the series follows Kirby Mazrachi (Moss), a Chicago newspaper archivist whose journalistic ambitions were put on hold after enduring a traumatic assault.
Keeping up the controversy? Kanye West can’t stop airing his and Kim Kardashian’s drama publicly amid their divorce battle.
They were once one of the hottest couples in the world but after Kim Kardashian filed for divorce in January 2021, things between her and former flame Kanye West have been far from plain sailing.The couple, who are parents to four children, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm, have both entered new relationships but their estranged marriage has continued to make headlines. Most recently, Kanye shared his annoyance that their eldest daughter North West was on TikTok, though Kim claimed that Kanye was “trying to control and manipulate” their divorce. Following the latest social media dispute, here’s a look into their divorce timeline… Rumours begin circulating Back in December 2020 Kim, 41, posted an image of herself on holiday in Lake Tahoe without her engagement ring on.
David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams are teaming up for a limited series adaptation of courtroom thriller Presumed Innocent for Apple.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has given a series order to the drama “Presumed Innocent” from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams, and Dustin Thomason.Inspired by the Scott Turow novel of the same name, the courtroom thriller series tells the story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.