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Monday, Mar. 4, 2024
An Oscars Comeback? The Motion Picture Academy Finds Its Footing Again, Goes Global, Boosts Diversity
For a few years, the Oscars looked to be hanging on by a thread. Viewership was plummeting. The pandemic didn't help. And the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind Hollywood's biggest night, kept finding itself on the wrong side of the conversation, whether it be #...
Monday, Mar. 4, 2024
Hoyte van Hoytema Wins American Society of Cinematographers Award For "Oppenheimer"
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its annual awards on Sunday evening (3/3) with Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC earning the marquee feature film honor for Oppenheimer. In his acceptance remarks before an industry audience at the Beverly Hilton, van Hoytema thanked Oppenheimer...
Monday, Mar. 4, 2024
"Oppenheimer" Scores Pair of Wins At Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards
Oppenheimer added to its hardware collection on Sunday night (3/3) with two honors at the 71st Annual Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards--topping the Sound Editing--Feature Effects/Foley, and Sound Editing--Feature Effects/Foley feature film categories. Also scoring on the...
Sunday, Mar. 3, 2024
"Oppenheimer" Wins Best Edited Drama, "The Holdovers" Named Best Edited Comedy Feature At The 74th ACE Eddie Awards
Jennifer Lame, ACE and Kevin Tent, ACE won the marquee feature honors at the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, respectively, for Oppenheimer , which topped the Best Edited Drama category, and The Holdovers , honored for Best Edited Comedy. Presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE), the Eddie Awards...
Sunday, Mar. 3, 2024
"Dune: Part Two" Tops North American Weekend Box Office With $81.5 Million Debut
Movie theaters were looking for a savior and "Dune: Part Two" is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve 's science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket...
Sunday, Mar. 3, 2024
"Oppenheimer," "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," "32 Sounds" Take Feature Film Honors At Cinema Audio Society Awards
The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) revealed the winners of the 60th annual CAS Awards, held Saturday evening (3/2) at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom. The sound mixing teams for Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and 32 Sounds were honored with feature film wins, while The Last...
Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024
African American Film Critics Association Gains Stature, Provides Support For Black Hollywood and Beyond
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay remembered working as a publicist years ago, struggling to draw major traffic to star-studded events for the African American Film Critics Association. No matter which renowned Black actor showed up — from Viola Davis to Forest Whitaker — the organization known as AAFCA still...
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
Director Joel Souza, Who Was Shot By Alec Baldwin, Testifies At "Rust" Armorer's Trial
A movie director who was shot by Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal — and survived — testified Friday at trial that he was approaching the cinematographer when he heard a loud bang and felt the bullet's impact. "It felt like someone had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder," said Joel Souza, who...
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
Identity Adds Sage Bennett To Its Directorial Roster
Production studio Identity has added director Sage Bennett to its roster. An alum of SHOOT ’s 2020 New Directors Showcase, Bennett has a self-described directing style that is “emotive, vibrant, and often through a feminine perspective.” She further shared, “I enjoy finding beauty in simplicity,...
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Claiming Betrayal of Pledge To Benefit Society Rather Than Pursue Profits
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits. In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's creation, he secured...