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Benecio Del Toro Runs ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ And Emma Stone Gets Shaved In ‘Bugonia’ For Focus Features [CinemaCon]
LAS VEGAS – The last six months were massive at the box office for Focus Features. “Nosferatu” earned $180 million at the global box office and “Conclave” took $32 million in the U.S. (Focus’ only big market). The critically acclaimed…
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The Weeknd Closes Lionsgate’s More ‘Hunger Games’ And ‘John Wick’ Pitch To Theater Owners [CinemaCon]
LAS VEGAS – Things are looking somewhat more upbeat for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Adam Fogelson. Last year’s CinemaCon presentation previewed one forgettable dud after another (we could tell even then). 2025? More “John Wick,” a potential Christmas counterprogramming…
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Jennifer Salke Out At Amazon MGM Studios
In another “just in time for CinemaCon” bombshell, Jennifer Salke has stepped down as the head of Amazon MGM Studios. The news came in an email to employees from Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. At…
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Sundance Film Festival Goes Blue To Boulder For 2027 And Beyond
Congratulations Colorado. You are now hosting two of the world’s premier Film Festivals. This morning, in a historic decision, the Sundance Institute picked Boulder, Colorado, to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027. This decision means the festival will…
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New Oscars Rules After Another Drama Filled Awards Season
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‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘Sweet Story,’ ‘Dreams (Love, Sex)’ To Screen At 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival
The spring film festival season is upon us. SXSW will begin this weekend, and Cannes is almost two months away. Later this month, the 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival will unspool and is set to feature some major premieres. Most…
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‘Anora’ Oscar Domination Proves When NEON Wins It Wins Big
Fair warning, the ratings for the 97th Academy Awards aren’t gonna be great. That’s no fault of Conan O’Brien, who killed in the room and showed not a sign of nervousness in his first time as emcee. Frankly, many will…
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‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture At The 2025 Oscars
A little over nine and a half months after its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker’s “Anora” has ascended to the mountaintop. A NEON release in the U.S., “Anora” took the Best Picture crown and won…
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Mikey Madison Is Your Best Actress Oscar Winner For ‘Anora’
After a decade of working in Hollywood, Mikey Madison is now an Oscar winner. The star of Sean Baker’s “Anora” won the Best Actress Oscar in, arguably, the most competitive race of the night. In winning the Academy Award, Madison…
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Sean Baker Wins The 2025 Best Director Academy Award For ‘Anora’
After securing the Palme d’Or and the coveted DGA Award for Feature Film, Sean Baker has reached the mountaintop. The 25-year indie veteran has won the Oscar for Best Director for the biggest hit of his career so far, “Anora.”…
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Adrien Brody Wins His Second Best Actor Oscar For ‘The Brutalist’
Adrien Brody first won the Academy Award for Best Actor in an “upset” in 2003 for “The Pianist.” 22 years later, he earned his first nomination since that incredible win for his performance as László Tóth in Brady Corbet’s “The…
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Daniel Blumberg Wins Best Original Score Oscar For ‘The Brutalist’
Cue up the overture, as composer Daniel Blumberg has just won Best Original Score for his monumental work on “The Brutalist.” In order for Brady Corbet’s film to feel as epic as it does with the limit materials it had,…
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