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'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood

Mar. 28, 2024 15:18 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The Oscar-winning director of “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan, and his wife and producer Emma Thomas, will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film, according to a statement on Thursday from the U.K. government. Their recognition comes after...

Movie Review: 'Godzilla x Kong' has scales and scale but not much else

Mar. 28, 2024 13:38 PM EDT

As the old saying goes, there are two kinds of people on this Earth: Those who like their movies with a giant evil ape swinging a vertebrae like a lasso while riding a kaiju controlled by a crystal, and those who don’t. The former types will have much to cheer in “Godzilla x...

Donald Sutherland writes of a long life in film in his upcoming memoir, 'Made Up, But Still True'

Mar. 27, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November reflecting on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career as one of Hollywood's top actors in films like “M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Ordinary People” and “ The Hunger Games " saga. Crown announced...

Today in History: March 27, ‘The ‘Godfather’ wins best picture, Brando refuses to accept best actor

Mar. 27, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 87th day of 2024. There are 279 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 27, 1973, “The Godfather” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando,...

Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama's 'dark fantasy' creations

Mar. 26, 2024 23:41 PM EDT

URAWA, Japan (AP) — One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who recently described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director...

Today in History: March 23, “Titanic” wins record-tying 11 Oscars

Mar. 23, 2024 00:04 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Saturday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2024. There are 283 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 23, 1998, “Titanic” tied an Academy Awards record by winning 11 Oscars, including best picture, best...

Ryan Gosling's stellar 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars performance inspires huge jump in streams

Mar. 18, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Can you feel the Kenergy? Ryan Gosling's Oscars performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I'm Just Ken” stole the show earlier this month. The popularity of his star-studded, Slash-soloing, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”-channeling set is still being...

'The Fall Guy,' a love letter to stunt performers, premieres at SXSW

Mar. 13, 2024 03:08 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rolled into the South By Southwest Film and TV Festival to premiere “The Fall Guy,” an affectionate, action-fueled ode to stunt work and the dedicated professionals that...

Oscars' strikes tributes highlight solidarity, and the possible labor struggles to come

Mar. 12, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has been able to put on a show of happiness and something akin to normalcy as it struggles to shake off the effects of the dual strikes and one of the most tumultuous years in industry history. Yet Sunday's Academy Awards didn’t sidestep the labor...

Oscars international broadcast cuts '20 Days in Mariupol' win, sparking criticism in Ukraine

Mar. 12, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov's “20 Days in Mariupol.” The documentary, a...