The Academy’s COVID Strategy Must Prioritize Oscar Attendees’ Safety

this is the year.”But between COVID and Ukraine and a recent plan to change the Oscar show, this was also a year to question celebration, and there was some of that going on as the nominees gathered. The specter of the pandemic hung over the event, both in the fact that everyone was required to not only show proof of vaccination but also to have tested negative in a PCR test either Saturday or Sunday.

many COVID-19 mandates starting Monday.“Our current guidance is through April 30, and we are scheduled to update that guidance on April 1,” Broadway League president Charlotte St. Martin said in a statement.

Courteney Cox is spilling the tea on the elaborate way she first started to date Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid.

Kiss and tell! Jesse Metcalfe spilled the tea about some of his John Tucker Must Die costars, including who was his top on-set smooch

K.J. Yossman Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the U.K.

Scooter Braun has his eyes on his friend, H.Wood Group co-founder John Terzian, as a potential super-spreader.

After it leaked that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was planning on not requiring vaccination at the 94th Academy Awards, there was a massive pushback from members and the industry over the decision. Today, an AMPAS spokesperson revealed an updated policy that will raise many eyebrows and will leave the door open for major speculation on who on the telecast is and isn’t vaccinated.

Saturday Night Live has set two new hosts for its opening March shows and has rescheduled a musical performance by Charli XCX.

show proof of vaccination plus booster shot (if eligible) and proof of a negative COVID-19 test.“I want to apologize to y’all for not being at the Screen Actors Guild Awards,” Smith explained in a now-deleted video on his Instagram account. “I mean no offense to anyone. I’m not vaccinated, and it’s a requirement to be vaccinated.”The “Hell or High Water” actor then opened up further about his anti-vax beliefs.

Marvel kicked off 2021 with the unusual and beloved “WandaVision,” then the superhero studio is doing the same in 2022 with the strange “Moon Knight” series. In the comics, there have been many iterations of the Moon Knight character, but in the upcoming Disney+ series, it appears they are merging the best of all worlds of the character: a dark and gritty, street-level vigilante like Batman, an eerie and spectral supernatural element, and the idea of a broken and fractured mental health in a character who’s not entirely in control of himself.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIf you’ve forgotten where “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” left off at the end of Season 3, you can be forgiven: So have executive producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.“It’s been so long, we don’t remember what the season was about. I think they’re still Jewish,” Sherman-Palladino quips.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTo go out to a movie in Los Angeles, patrons must show proof of COVID vaccination. The same applies for sitting in a restaurant or going to a gym or getting a haircut.When Hollywood’s brightest stars gather for the Academy Awards on March 27, they will not face a vaccine requirement.

What’s an award season without a little controversy? Beyond some online discourse, there hasn’t been much for the 2021-2022 season. That changed on Wednesday with a surprising report the Oscars will not be requiring attendees to be vaccinated.

Emiliano De Pablos Barcelona-based Filmax has picked up international sales rights to psychological thriller “Girl Unknown” (“La desconocida”), the sophomore film by Spanish director Pablo Maqueda (“Dear Werner”).The film is based on the hit play “Grooming,” penned by Paco Bezerra, which has been adapted in more than 10 countries. Filmax is launching the film with a first promo at the European Film Market.Produced by Spain’s Elamedia Estudio, La Fragua Producciones and Fórmula Cine, “Girl Unknown” shot on locations in Madrid and Albacete, and is currently in post.Maqueda, Bezerra and writer-producer Haizea G.

Putting herself first. While reflecting on her divorce from Kanye West, Kim Kardashian opened up about her decision to start paying attention to her own needs.

Those theatrical motion picture studios earning Oscar Best Picture nominations today will put their best foot forward at the box office, and increase the cinema footprint of their contenders in an effort to capitalize on their success and raise the pics’ profiles.

Courteney Cox looked loved-up on the Brit Awards red carpet as she made a rare appearance with her beau Johnny McDaid. Friends actress Courteney, 57, and Snow Patrol rocker Johnny, 45, cosied up together as they posed for the camera on the red carpet for the event on Tuesday 8 February.The couple have had an on-off romance, starting when they first embarked on a relationship in 2013. After a whirlwind love story, the pair got engaged, but had called off their nuptials by the end of 2015.