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Severance, the show he stars in, thanks to being sent DVDs.“I don’t have technology” he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “I only have a satellite dish on my house. So I’ve seen Severance on DVDs that they’re good enough to send me”.Walken also confessed to not using current forms of connection: “I don’t have a cell phone.

Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres has released a statement and apology for being involved in a TV show in the past where she performed in blackface.The actor won a Golden Globe for her performance as a mother searching for her disappeared politician husband in I’m Still Here, becoming the first Brazilian to win in an acting category. Torres has been nominated for Best Actress at the forthcoming Academy Awards, where the film is also nominated for Best Picture.In a statement to Deadline, Torres addressed her appearance in the news comedy show Fantástico, where she appeared in a sketch playing several characters, all in blackface.

Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, suggesting it may be closely tied to the source material, the epic poem by Homer.According to Variety, parts of the film will be shot on the island of Favignana, known as “goat island,” which is said to be the place where Homer imagines the hero Odysseus landing with his crew for provisions. off of Sicily’s north-west coast.The outlet’s sources say the production is also expected to film on Sicily’s Eolian islands, as well as locations in the UK and Morrocco.

released a statement over the weekend apologizing for wearing blackface in a resurfaced comedy skit from the Brazilian TV show “Fantastico” 17 years ago.“Almost twenty years ago, I appeared in blackface in a comedy sketch from a Brazilian TV show,” the Oscar-nominated “I’m Still Here” actress said to Deadline. “I am very sorry for this.

Gladiator and Dune composer, Hans Zimmer, has been commissioned to write a new interpretation of the national anthem of Saudi Arabia.Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the country’s General Entertainment Authority, announced the news via X (formerly Twitter) ahead of the composer’s live performance in Riyadh on January 24. He shared a picture of himself with Zimmer, and revealed that the title of the piece will be simply ‘Arabia’.Translated from Arabic, the post reads: “Today I met someone who is considered one of the greatest musicians of our time… the legend Hans Zimmer.“We discussed a lot about many future projects that I hope will see the light of day soon… including redistributing the Saudi national anthem with different instruments, as well as making a musical piece called ‘Arabia’ inspired by my dear country, and also making a very large concert with a new idea for the Riyadh season in the coming years”.التقيت اليوم بشخص يعتبر من أعظم الموسيقيين في عصرنا الحاضر…الأسطورة Hans Zimmer …تناقشنا كثيرا في العديد من المشاريع المستقبلية التي أتمنى أن ترى النور قريبا… ومنها إعادة توزيع النشيد الوطني السعودي بآلات مختلفة وأيضا عمل مقطوعة موسيقية بمسمى Arabia مستوحاة من بلدي الغالي… pic.twitter.com/KoI26t4iRl— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 20, 2025Alalshikh also disclosed that Zimmer may be involved in the production of the Saudi film The Battle of Yarmouk, saying they “agreed on the broad outlines of all these projects” and he hoped they “will reach a final agreement on them”.Zimmer is one of the most celebrated film composers of all time, having composed music for over 150 movies including The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar and Dunkirk for Christopher Nolan; as well as animated classic The Lion King.

Jamie Foxx has recalled his Django Unchained co-star Leonardo DiCaprio being uncomfortable with using racial slurs in the film, until Samuel L. Jackson abruptly convinced him.In the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film, DiCaprio plays Calvin Candie, a flamboyant but sociopathic slave owner who is the villain of the piece. The role required the star to use a lot of derogatory language, something Foxx recalled he struggled with in an interview with Vanity Fair.“The subject matter.

wrote on Facebook Jan 16. He continued, “This is an existential moment, akin to what Kasparov felt in 1997 when he realized Deep Blue was going to beat him at chess,” referring to Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who famously faced off with an IBM supercomputer named Deep Blue in tournament play and lost.Later that same day, Schrader shared another post, saying, “I just sent ChatGPT a script I’d written some years ago and asked for improvements.In five seconds it responded with notes as good or better than I’ve ever received from a film executive.”On Jan 17, Schrader declared he was “stunned” by ChatGPT’s capabilities. He wrote, “I just asked ChatGPT for ‘an idea for Paul Schrader film.'”“Then Paul Thomas Anderson.

Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, who played on-screen brothers for four seasons on “Succession,” both scored Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actor category on Thursday. Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”Other actors in their category are Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”).

“Emilia Pérez,” “The Brutalist” and “Wicked,” which lead the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, announced early Thursday.And as the countdown begins to Oscar night on March 2, Jay Leno is rooting for first-time host Conan O’Brien.“I think he’ll be great,” Leno, 74, exclusively told The Post. “He’s a very funny guy. He’s very creative.

Oscars nominations have been revealed and there are several snubs that film fans are not happy about.Jacques Audiard’s original musical thriller Emilia Pérez leads the pack with a massive 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña.Brady Corbet’s architectural epic The Brutalist and Jon M. Chu’s starry Broadway adaptation Wicked came in tied for second place, with 10 nominations each.

Ariana Grande is feeling victorious. The actress, 31, had a touching reaction to receiving her first Oscar nomination on Thursday. Grande is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Wicked” alongside.

the 2025 Oscar nominations were announced. They surely thought the Academy was the brutal-est. Downright wicked.

Kneecap has officially been left out of the 2025 Oscar nominations, and neither the band or their fans are happy about it.The semi-autobiographical comedy-drama based on the Irish hip-hop trio of the same name, Kneecap had been tipped as a contender in both the Best International Feature Film and Best Original Song categories, but today’s nomination announcement revealed that they were shut out of both.The Northern Irish band, comprising of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí, shared their reaction to being snubbed on social media, posting “Fuck the Oscars. Free Palestine.” on X and Instagram.A post shared by KNEECAP (@kneecap32)Their response is in line with their reaction to the news of a ceasefire in Gaza on January 16, where they posted “we must not forget what Israel has done”.Fans also shared their disappointment at the film’s omission online.

READ MORE: Oscars 2025 nominations – see the full listAnnounced earlier today, the ten films in the running for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars include Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and science-fiction sequel Dune: Part Two, both of which star Chalamet in the leading role.He also received a Best Actor nomination himself for his portrayal of Dylan. It’s his second Oscar nod, after also receiving a Best Actor nomination for his role in Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 romantic drama Call Me By Your Name.A Complete Unknown bagged eight nominations overall, including Best Director for James Mangold, Best Supporting Actor for Edward Norton, and Best Supporting Actress for Monica Barbaro, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Costume Design.NME gave the film a four-star review, with Alex Flood writing: “The most important (and often trickiest) job of any music movie is to get the music right.

the most 2025 nominations going towards “Emilia Perez,” “The Brutalist” and “Wicked.”Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet and Zoe Saldana were among the actors who received nods for their performances. But a slew of other talented actors — including Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Denzel Washington and Pamela Anderson — were completely snubbed from the nominations list.Jolie, 49, was acclaimed for her role in the Maria Callas biopic directed by Pablo Larraín.

announced this morning. There are 23 awards categories that honor films released theatrically between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.Despite a handful of snubs and surprises, the roster of films being honored this year are quite the well-rounded mix; there are a handful of biopics, two big musicals, animated fare, sci-fi horror representation, and, of course, one 3.5 hour epic.

resulting from the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Oscar nominations were finally announced on Thursday morning.Bowen Yang (“Wicked”) and Rachel Sennott (“Bottoms”) read off the list from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills — hours before Yang had to jet back to New York to continue rehearsing “Saturday Night Live” with Best Actor nominee and this weekend’s host/musical performer Timothée Chalamet.“Emilia Pérez” led the pack with the most nominations with 13. It set the record for the most-nominated non-English language film.Notable snubs include Angelina Jolie for “Maria,” Nicole Kidman for “Babygirl,” Pamela Anderson for “The Last Showgirl” and Denzel Washington for “Gladiator II.”​For the first time, Conan O’Brien will host the starry ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Oscar nominations are being announced today (January 23).Those in the running for awards at the 2025 Oscars ceremony – which takes place on March 2 – will be confirmed today at 1.30pm (8.30am ET/5.30am PT). Watch the nominations via the live stream below.The nominations come ahead of the 97th Academy Awards, and will be announced by Wicked and Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Bowen Yang and Bottoms and Shiva Baby’s Rachel Sennott.

2025 Oscars will be moving away from its traditional programming for select categories, it has been revealed.Ahead of the Oscars’ core nominations being revealed later today (January 23), Academy president Janet Yang and Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences shared an internal letter to members of the Academy outlining several changes to this year’s ceremony.Per Billboard, this year’s ceremony on March 2 will not include live performances for the Best Original Song category. Typically, artists who are nominated in the category will perform throughout the night in the lead-up to the award being presented.In their letter to Academy members, Yang and Kramer wrote per Billboard: “This year the Best Original Song category presentation will move away from live performances and will be focused on the songwriters.

Dame Judi Dench has revealed recently that she can no longer go outside on her own, due to the deterioration of her eyesight.The Oscar winner, 90, spoke on Trinny Woodall’s Fearless podcast about living with macular degeneration, a condition which has seen her vision worsen over recent years. She first discussed the condition in 2012, saying that she was “battling blindness”, adding: “I can’t read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has revealed that, prior to his death on January 15 aged 78, David Lynch had been working on a limited series for the streamer.The Twin Peaks creator’s death was announced Thursday (January 16) by his family, which followed claims he was “forced to relocate from his house” due to the Los Angeles wildfires. He was aged 78.Sarandos has now taken to Instagram to pay tribute to the film-maker, talking about his collaborations with Netflix and the popularity of his films with customers from their early days as a DVD mailing service.