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Ralph Fiennes arrives for an interview with Deadline in the cramped manager’s office at the Prince Charles Cinema just off London’s Leicester Square and it is too small to swing a cat. “Mind your head,” he calls to a visitor about to be knocked out by a low beam.

Alex Ritman Robert Harris’ novel “Conclave,” a political papal thriller set in the Vatican as cardinals jostle and conspire to elect a new Pope, was released in September 2016, coincidentally just weeks after House Productions, which would produce the film adaptation, had been officially launched by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell. Some eight years later, and “Conclave” — directed by Edward Berger and with Ralph Fiennes in the lead role — is now one of the titles to beat in awards season, going into the Oscars with eight nominations (including best film) and the BAFTAs with leading haul of 12, and with a box office already approaching $90 million.

Brady Corbet‘s immigrant epic has nabbed the top prize from the U.K.’s leading film writers and broadcasters at the annual London Critics’ Circle film awards ceremony, held at The May Fair Hotel and hosted by member Mark Kermode.

Alex Ritman Brady Corbet’s epic American immigrant saga “The Brutalist” has been given the top prize by the U.K.’s leading film writers and broadcasters. At the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday night, the feature was named film of the year in a ceremony that saw the honors widely shared across a number of titles, although notably both “The Substance” and “A Complete Unknown” came away empty-handed.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Pope Francis is set to feature in a documentary filmed in the Sistine Chapel about the universal power of pop culture and the performing arts, titled “Preacher of Beauty: A Spiritual Journey Through Art and Faith.” The documentary will feature the pontiff in conversations with unspecified prominent international artists. It is being produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino (“Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend”), via his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company, and Luis Quinelli, who is founder of a non-profit called Vitae Foundation.

Drug boss series, biopics, a Kiwi skateboarding drama and a smorgasbord of period pieces are set for the upcoming Berlinale Co-Production Market.

Carolyn Giardina A competitive field has led to seven nominated DPs for this year’s American Society of Cinematographers Award in the feature film category. Feature nominees for the 39th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, which were announced on Thursday, are Lol Crawley for “The Brutalist,” Phedon Papamichael for “A Complete Unknown,” Stéphane Fontaine for “Conclave,” Greig Fraser for “Dune: Part 2,” Ed Lachman for “Maria,” Jarin Blaschke for “Nosferatu,” and Alice Brooks for “Wicked.” The number of nominees in the theatrical feature category can vary between five and ten, depending on the percentage of votes a film receives.

Alex Ritman The nominees for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards are being unveiled on Wednesday. Mia McKenna-Bruce, last year’s BAFTA Rising Star winner, and “The White Lotus” star Will Sharpe, a BAFTA TV award winner in 2020, are on hosting duties, making the announcement at 12 p.m. U.K.

Peter Straughan won his first Golden Globe on Sunday, scoring for Best Screenplay — Motion Picture for Conclave. 

took to X ahead of the Golden Globes Sunday evening to criticize the film and scold the actors who starred in it.“Just made the huge mistake of watching the much-celebrated “Conclave” & it is the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time,” the media personality said. “Shame on Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci & John Lithgow for starring in it & shame on director Edward Berger (among others). ‘Spoiler:’ They make THE POPE INTERSEX!”“There are almost no redeeming characters in the movie – every cardinal is morally bankrupt/repulsive,” she went on.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major plot details from the finale of Edward Berger’s “Conclave.” Megyn Kelly took to X to criticize Edward Berger’s “Conclave” as a “disgusting anti-Catholic film.” The acclaimed drama stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal who uncovers secrets and scandals at the Vatican while organizing a papal conclave to elect the next pope. The film premiered at last year’s Telluride Film Festival and has emerged as a surefire Oscar contender this awards season. “Just made the huge mistake of watching the much-celebrated ‘Conclave’ and it is the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time,” Kelly wrote to her 3.4 million X followers.

2025 Golden Globes.The 63-year-old comedian hosted the award ceremony five times before, but this year Nikki Glaser is emceeing Sunday’s show. However, Gervais took to X (formerly on Twitter) on Friday to reveal the jokes he would’ve told if he was the host. “Sat in the bath wondering about what I would say if I were hosting The Golden Globes on Sunday,” Gervais wrote alongside a selfie of him in the bath.“It’s been a pretty good year for material,” he added with a laughing emoji.Gervais then revealed his planned monologue: “Hello, and welcome to the 82nd Golden Globe awards.

Ricky Gervais has offered up some of the jokes he would have made if he were hosting this weekend’s Golden Globe Awards.The British comic presented the ceremony at total of five times – in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020 – earning a reputation as a fearless and controversial compere who made piercing quips against the A-lists in attendance.This year’s show takes place on Sunday night (January 5), with comedian Nikki Glaser set to fill the presenting role, the first female host in the 82-year history of the Globes.That hasn’t stopped Gervais from speculating about what he might have said from the stage given the opportunity, however. Writing on X, he said: “Sat in the bath wondering about what I would say if I were hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday. It’s been a pretty good year for material.”Hello, and welcome to the 82nd Golden Globe awards.

Although Ricky Gervais is sitting out another year of the Golden Globes, he’s not letting Hollywood off that easily.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ricky Gervais will not be hosting the 2025 Golden Globes, but he did recently post on X some of the jokes he would’ve made had he been emceeing the awards ceremony. Gervais is perhaps the Globes’ most iconic and controversial host, having presided over the annual ceremony five times. He last hosted the Globes in 2020.

Conclave,” Focus Features’ Papal mystery-thriller from Edward Berger set within the Vatican, has 14, including best film, director and leading actor for Ralph Fiennes. Further down, a tight pack of films includes “The Substance,” “The Brutalist” and “A Complete Unknown” on 11 lists, “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” on 10 and “Anora” and “Gladiator 2” on nine.

to offer limited blessings to individuals in same-sex relationships, Burch appeared on the right-wing channel Newsmax and blasted him for creating “massive confusion” within the Catholic Church — which officially opposes and prohibits marriages between same-sex individuals.Burch also said that Francis would not be in office much longer and that the next pope must “clarify” the church’s stance on human sexuality.Burch has accused Francis of demonstrating a “pattern of vindictiveness” in governing the Church after the pontiff removed more conservative cardinals and bishops who had been critical of his leadership.He has also claimed that Francis’ more liberal worldview has offended and chased away devout Catholics, leading them to seek spiritual guidance outside the Church, as reported by the arch-conservative Christian publication The Stream.As evidence, Burch cited a 2015 remark by the pontiff that good Catholics need not breed “like rabbits,” which social conservatives and defenders of pro-natalist political positions saw as an attack on both traditionalists who favor large families and the Church’s stated policy opposing the use of contraception. Burch has expressed views critical of unfettered immigration that place him in good stead with Trump, criticizing some Catholic Church-affiliated agencies or charities for allegedly coordinating with the Biden administration.“American Catholics deserve to know the full extent of the U.S.

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In a world often marked by division, French-Lebanese composer Omar Harfouch is crafting an amazing narrative of unity through his music.

In Dovecote, an atmospheric drama short film by Italian filmmaker and artesian Marco Perego, the camera fixates on society’s often unseen citizens: the women confined to a seaside prison in Venice. Filmed inside Giudecca’s working women’s prison on an island in the Venetian lagoon, the story centers around a woman (Zoe Saldaña) during her final moments before being released. The film was chosen at the 60th Venice Biennale as part of the Vatican Pavilion.