Dan Levy, ‘Starfleet Academy’ and Jane Lynch Lead a Joyful Critics Choice LGBTQ+ Celebration
Pride Month arrived a few days early in Los Angeles as the Critics Choice Association hosted its 3rd Annual Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television on May 29 at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, honoring a diverse group of actors, writers, directors and creators whose work has helped expand queer representation across film and television. The event celebrated both established trailblazers and a new generation...
‘Balls Up’ Contending for the World Cup of Comedy
Put Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser and Molly Shannon together and what do you get? A very fun and funny feature romp now streaming on Prime, Balls Up. It’s the kind of chaotic, big-swing comedy that’s broad, unapologetically ridiculous, and surprisingly sharp when it wants to be. The film leans hard into its absurd premise of a condom company trying to become an official World Cup sponsor and is largely set in Brazil....
‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle’ Share Oscar Night Glory
The 98th Academy Awards delivered a mix of historic milestones, emotional speeches and industry-defining wins Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where host Conan O’Brien presided over a ceremony that balanced irreverent humor, a memorable In Memoriam tribute and often long-awaited career recognition. One Battle After Another, the ambitious political satire from Paul Thomas Anderson, emerged as the evening’s top...
Fallout Continues Over Racial Slur Shouted at BAFTA Ceremonies
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is facing mounting backlash after a racial slur was audibly broadcast during the BAFTA Film Awards telecast, in a moment involving “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo that has since ignited debate over live-event safeguards, editorial judgment and institutional accountability. The incident occurred as Jordan and Lindo were onstage presenting an award Sunday night during...
‘Sinners’, ‘One Battle’, ‘Frankenstein’, ‘SNL’ Top Make-Up And Hair Stylists Guild Awards
The make-up and hair styling teams behind some of this year’s most buzzed-about Oscar contenders took center stage Saturday night, as the film categories at the 13th annual ceremony hosted by the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild delivered a sweep worthy of awards-season headlines. Held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles and hosted by Rachael Harris, the night celebrated the craftspeople responsible for transforming...