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  • Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017
"The Square" wins big at European Film Awards
This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows Claes Bang in a scene from "The Square." (Magnolia Pictures via AP)
BERLIN (AP) -- 

Swedish comedy "The Square" has swept this year's European Film Awards, winning six prizes, including for best film, director and screenwriter.

Ruben Ostlund's film already took the Cannes Film Festival's coveted Palme d'Or earlier this year, raising hopes it might be a contender at the upcoming Oscars.

Claes Bang, who plays a museum director whose life goes awry in the film, received the best actor award at the ceremony in Berlin late Saturday. Josefin Asberg was honored for the production design.

This year's best actress award went to Alexandra Borbely of Slovakia for her role in "On Body and Soul."

The European Film Awards are decided by a vote of more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy.

  • Friday, Dec. 8, 2017
"Big Little Lies" back for season 2 with Kidman, Witherspoon
This Nov. 27, 2017, file photo shows Reese Witherspoon, left, and Nicole Kidman arriving at the 27th annual Independent Film Project's Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

HBO says the dark drama "Big Little Lies" is coming back for a second season.

The channel said Friday that Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will again star and serve as executive producers of the Emmy-winning series.

The new episodes are based in part on a story by Liane Moriarty, author of the novel "Big Little Lies."

The drama's first-season writer, David E. Kelly, is returning to write the seven new episodes. Andrea Arnold, whose credits include "Transparent," will direct.

HBO said the series will explore friendships, the fragility of marriage and include the potential for "emotional and bodily injury."

The first season of "Big Little Lies" included domestic abuse and a violent death.

An air date for season two was not announced.

  • Friday, Dec. 8, 2017
CBS, HBO, Netflix among 2018 duPont-Columbia award winners
Author-activist Angela Davis in a scene from Ava DuVernay's documentary "13th" (photo courtesy of Netflix)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

A mixture of legacy journalism and new media with emerging platforms were among the 16 winners of the 2018 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards honored for their work in broadcast, digital and documentary journalism.

The awards were announced by Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism on Thursday.

"At a challenging time for the news media," said Jury Chair Cheryl Gould. "We were gratified to see both new platforms strengthen their journalism muscles and traditional outlets maintain their vigorous reporting standards."

Audio and video journalists were recognized with offerings as broadcasts and podcasts. "This American Life" won for its coverage of the split within the Republican Party and Reveal for its human rights reporting in Russia. The New York Times podcast "The Daily" also was honored.

Awards went to media newcomer Netflix and filmmaker Ava Du Vernay for the feature-length documentary "13th" and to Hollywood More

  • Friday, Dec. 8, 2017
"Get Out" wins Best Picture & Best Screenplay honors from D.C. Film Critics
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Daniel Kaluuya in a scene from "Get Out." (Universal Pictures via AP)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 

The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) honorees for 2017 are led by "Get Out," a smart, hair-raising satire about prejudice and race relations, which won Best Film, as well as Best Original Screenplay for writer-director Jordan Peele. Christopher Nolan claimed Best Director for his remarkably mounted, ceaselessly intense World War II thriller "Dunkirk." 

WAFCA awarded Best Actor to Gary Oldman for his assured, multilayered performance. Frances McDormand's searing turn as a grieving, unapologetically outspoken mother nabbed the Best Actress award for the darkly comedic "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." Other acting honors for that film went to Sam Rockwell as Best Supporting Actor and Best Acting Ensemble for the cast as a whole.

Best Supporting Actress was awarded to Laurie Metcalf, as a working-class mother in "Lady Bird." For their thoughtful adaptation of author Hillary Jordan's acclaimed 2008 novel about More

  • Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
Ava DuVernay to receive 2018 Visionary Award from Producers Guild
Ava DuVernay
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced that celebrated producer and director Ava DuVernay will be honored with the 2018 Visionary Award. DuVernay will accept the award at the 29th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.
 
The Producers Guild Visionary Award recognizes television, film, or new media producers for their unique or uplifting contributions to our culture through inspiring storytelling or performance. 
 
DuVernay is being honored with the Visionary Award for her work in creating topical films and television shows focusing on important social issues such as “13th,” the riveting documentary about race in America for which she earned two Emmys and an Academy Award® nomination, as well as her critically acclaimed hit television series “Queen Sugar.” DuVernay is a fierce advocate for underrepresented filmmakers. In 2010, she founded ARRAY, a non-profit More

  • Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
JK Rowling, Warner Bros. voice support for casting of Johnny Depp
In this combination photo, Johnny Depp appears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" on May 18, 2017, left, and J.K. Rowling appears at the BAFTA Film Awards in London on Feb. 12, 2017. (Photos by Jordan Strauss, left, and Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
By Jake Cole, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

J.K. Rowling voiced her support for Johnny Depp and his casting in an upcoming sequel to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," following earlier domestic abuse allegations made against the actor.

The author published a statement on her website Thursday, breaking her silence on what had been a simmering controversy for the franchise. Some Harry Potter fans have said they would boycott "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" after Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard in May 2016 said that Depp was "verbally and physically abusive" to her during their marriage. Depp earlier called that claim and others "salacious false stories, gossip, misinformation and lies." The two settled their divorce last year.

Rowling acknowledged that the reports "deeply concerned" her and others behind the production, and that she and director David Yates considered recasting Depp's role. While Depp had a brief cameo in "Fantastic Beasts," he has a starring role as More

  • Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
Grand Jury set for New York Festivals International Advertising Awards
Grand Jury member Paruj Daorai, executive creative director, Leo Burnett Thailand
NEW YORK -- 

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards® has announced the 2018 Grand Jury. NYF’s 300+ Grand Jury taps into global creative minds from 50 countries.
 
From Cape Town to Sao Paola and Berlin to Tokyo, this esteemed peer-nominated panel provides a 360-degree creative view of the advertising world today. 2018’s Grand Jury is comprised of chief creative officers, executive creative directors, creative directors, art directors, copywriters, executive producers, and marketing/PR pros all playing a pivotal role in selecting the World’s Best Advertising® winners.
 
“New York Festivals is honored to have these prominent industry creatives participate on the 2018 Grand Jury. This 300-strong creative jury were all nominated by their peers, creatives who were judges themselves last year, and are respected globally for their innovative work and award-winning creative talent,” said Michael Demetriades, president/executive director of More

  • Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
Oscars org adopts code of conduct after Weinstein expulsion
In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science announced Wednesday that it has adopted its first code of conduct for its 8,427 members.

Film academy chief executive Dawn Hudson introduced the new rules to members in an email. In October, the academy broke with tradition and made Harvey Weinstein just the second person ever expelled from the Oscars' governing body.

The new code of conduct stipulates that the academy is no place for "people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates standards of decency."

The academy's board may now suspend or expel those who violate the code of conduct or who "compromise the integrity" of the academy.

The standards of conduct were drafted by a task force launched by the academy in October. It was formed after Weinstein was accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment and abuse.  Weinstein, who won an Academy Award for "Shakespeare in Love," has denied all More

  • Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017
"Today" show dominates in ratings with Lauer firing
This Nov. 8, 2017 photo released by NBC shows Matt Lauer on the set of the "Today" show in New York. On the week host Matt Lauer was fired because of sexual misconduct charges, NBC’s “Today” show beat its rivals at ABC for the first time in three months. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

On the week host Matt Lauer was fired because of sexual misconduct charges, NBC's "Today" show beat its rivals at ABC for the first time in three months.

The Nielsen company said "Today" had more viewers than "Good Morning America" all five days last week — the first time that has happened in nearly a year.

NBC fired Lauer following a colleague's charge of an inappropriate relationship that began in 2014, and since then other women have come forward to charge him with impropriety. Viewers were told of his dismissal at the top of last Wednesday's show.

Nielsen said "Today" viewership shot up from 4.2 million viewers on Tuesday to 5.7 million on Wednesday. The show had 5.2 million viewers for Thursday's show, during which Lauer issued a statement.

  • Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017
Netflix writes accused actor Masterson out of comedy
In this March 24, 2014 file photo, actor Danny Masterson arrives at the Youth for Human Rights International Celebrity Benefit in Los Angeles. (Photo by Annie I. Bang /Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK -- 

Netflix said Tuesday that it has written actor Danny Masterson out of the comedy "The Ranch" with Los Angeles police investigating sexual assault claims against him that date back to the 2000s.

Masterson responded that he was disappointed with the decision, saying that in the current climate people are presumed guilty when they are accused.

He has denied the allegations by three women that they were assaulted by him. Masterson is best known for his role on "That '70s Show," and he has worked with actor Ashton Kutcher and Debra Winger on the Netflix series.

Netflix said Monday was Masterson's last day on the show, and production will resume next year without him.

It marks the second time Netflix has written an actor out of a series following sexual misconduct charges. The streaming network also removed Kevin Spacey from "House of Cards" after sexual misconduct allegations.

Police have given no other details about the More

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