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  • Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2024
Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and Bond producers will get honorary Oscars
Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary "Quincy" during the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2018, in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr

Quincy Jones has been nominated for seven Oscars in the past 55 years, including best original score, best song, and even best picture. Although he's never collected a competitive statuette during the Academy Awards, this November he'll receive an honorary Oscar from the Academy's Board of Governors in recognition of his contributions to the art of film.

Jones, casting director Juliet Taylor, filmmaker Richard Curtis and James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will all be honored at this year's Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday.

Jones, who has contributed to films like "In Cold Blood," "The Wiz" and "The Color Purple," and Taylor, whose casting credits include "Taxi Driver," "Annie Hall," "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Schindler's List," will receive Academy Honorary Awards. Most honorary Oscar recipients have not yet won a competitive Oscar.

Curtis, the "Notting Hill" More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2024
Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr

Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business. The studio behind recent films like "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" and "The Garfield Movie" has acquired the distinctive theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the companies said Wednesday. Included in the deal is the genre film festival Fantastic Fest.

Sony said it will continue to welcome content from all studios and distributors at the dine-in theaters.

Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 as a single screen, family-owned repertory theater in Austin, Texas, and has grown to 35 locations in North America. It distinguished itself in the exhibition landscape with drinks, dine-in food service and a cool vibe that became a favorite of cinephiles.

"We are beyond thrilled to join forces with Sony Pictures Entertainment to expand our company vision to be the best damn cinema that has ever, or will ever, exist now in ways we could only ever dream of," Alamo Drafthouse founder More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2024
Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation
Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case.

Musk in February sued the San Francisco artificial intelligence company and its CEO Sam Altman over what he said was a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.

In the lawsuit filed in February at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a nonprofit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public and keep its code open instead of walling it off for private gain.

However, by embracing a close relationship with Microsoft, OpenAI and its top executives set that pact "aflame" and are "perverting" the company's mission, Musk alleged in the lawsuit.

Most legal experts said Musk's claims — centered around More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024
Sam Rubin named posthumous recipient of L.A. Area Emmy Governors Award
Sam Rubin
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Television Academy has named veteran entertainment journalist Sam Rubin as the posthumous recipient of the 76th Los Angeles Area Emmy® Governors Award, recognizing his legacy of more than three decades of entertainment news reporting for KTLA.

The Los Angeles Area Emmy award is presented to an individual, company or organization, selected by the Los Angeles Area Governors Award committee, that has made an outstanding, innovative and visionary achievement in the arts, sciences or management of television as well as a substantial contribution to the greater Los Angeles area.

Rubin served as the weekday entertainment anchor on KTLA’s Morning News until his untimely passing on May 10, 2024, at the age of 64. He joined the station in 1991, instantly making an impact as a “disruptor” in local news, as he brought a fun-loving, breezy sensibility to the newsroom, coupled with an encyclopedic knowledge of film and television. Rubin earned a More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024
"The Boys," Amazon's hit superhero satire show, will end with season 5
This image released by Prime Video shows Antony Starr, left, and Cameron Crovetti in a scene from the fourth season of "The Boys." (Jasper Savage/Prime Video via AP)
By Kaitlyn Huamani
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

"The Boys," Amazon Prime Video's epic superhero satire series, will end with its fifth season.

The show's creator and showrunner Eric Kripke announced "the end has begun" while promoting the series' fourth season, which premieres Thursday on Prime Video.

"Season 4 Premiere Week is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Always my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought," Kripke wrote on X, referencing the powerful company that manages the celebrity-like superheroes on the show. "Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax."

To accompany the announcement, Kripke shared an image of what appears to be a redacted script for the final episode of the fourth season, with a profane message at the bottom referencing the final season.

The series, which is based on a comic of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, follows a team of vigilantes who take on a group of More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024
The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog says
The briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. The U.S. Census Bureau didn't adequately monitor contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
By Mike Schneider

The U.S. Census Bureau didn't properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers' dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General.

Bureau contracting officers failed to make sure standards were followed to measure the performance of a contractor and didn't receive supporting documentation for paid media invoices totaling $363 million, according to an audit report released last month by the watchdog agency.

"As a result, the bureau could have accepted substandard performance, potentially wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising that did not fully meet program goals and reach intended audiences," the report said.

The inspector general's audit focused on $436.5 million worth of contract orders for paid advertising promoting participation in the once-a-decade head count that determines More

  • Monday, Jun. 10, 2024
Motion Picture Academy elects board of governors for 2024-25 term
An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr

The organization behind the Oscars elected over a dozen individuals to its board of governors, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday. The 2024-2025 board of governors include both first-timers, like director Patricia Cardoso, and veterans like Rita Wilson, Warner Bros. co-chair and CEO Pam Abdy and composer Lesley Barber.

Those elected to the board for the first time include production designer K.K. Barrett and producer Jennifer Fox. All will join the likes of Ava DuVernay, Lou Diamond Phillips, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Reitman, Ruth E. Carter and Jason Blum on the 55-person board representing the organization's 19 branches.

As of this election, representation of those belonging to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group increased from 25% to 27%. Female representation remained static from last year at 53%.

They help oversee the academy's strategic and financial matters and vote on policies like memberships More

  • Monday, Jun. 10, 2024
Academy Museum Gala picks starry honorees for its fall fundraiser
This combination of photos shows actor Paul Mescal at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London on Feb. 18, 2024, left, actor Rita Moreno at Time's second annual Women of the Year Gala in Los Angeles on March 8, 2023, center, and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino at the awards ceremony during the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. Mescal, Moreno and Tarantino are getting awards at the annual Academy Museum Gala in October. (AP Photo)
By Lindsey Bahr

Rita Moreno and Paul Mescal are getting together with Quentin Tarantino in October. It's not for a movie (yet). All three are being honored at the glamorous Academy Museum Gala, the organization said Monday.

The event is only in its fourth year but has established itself as a reliably impressive gathering of the biggest stars in entertainment. Its guest list, and fashion, rival the Oscars. This year's co-chairs include Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek Pinault, Eva Longoria, Tyler Perry and Academy Museum Trustee Dr. Eric Esrailian.

The newly announced host committee is also a who's who of Hollywood, including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Dwayne Johnson, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Ke Huy Quan, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, Denis Villeneuve, "Wicked" co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and the internet's latest boyfriends: Josh O'Connor and Nicholas Galitzine.

"The Academy Museum Gala celebrates the More

  • Sunday, Jun. 9, 2024
Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
Firemen and policemen stand around the body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley on the island of Symi, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The family of missing British TV presenter Dr. Michael Mosley have confirmed his body has been found on a Greek island. Mosley’s wife said Sunday in a statement that her husband had gone for a hike and took the wrong route and collapsed in a place where his body couldn’t easily be seen. (AP Photo/Panormitis Chatzigiannakis)
By Demetris Nellas
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- 

The body of missing British TV presenter and author Dr. Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search, his family said.

Mosley, who went missing on the island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, was spotted among rocks on a rugged stretch of coast by a party on a boat that included the local mayor and journalists.

Mosley's wife said her husband took the wrong route on a hike and collapsed just short of reaching a marina in a place where his body couldn't easily be seen.

"Michael was an adventurous man, it's part of what made him so special," Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley said in statement. "It's devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband. We had an incredibly lucky life together. We loved each other very much and were so happy together."

Mosley, 67, was well known in Britain for his many programs on the BBC, regular appearances on television and radio and his More

  • Saturday, Jun. 8, 2024
Dick Van Dyke becomes the oldest Daytime Emmy winner at age 98 for guest role on "Days of Our Lives"
Dick Van Dyke accepts the award for outstanding guest performance in a daytime drama series for "Days of our Lives" during the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Arlene Silver looks on from left.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
By Beth Harris
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Dick Van Dyke has won a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98.

The actor was honored Friday night as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock's "Days of Our Lives," making him the oldest Daytime Emmy winner.

"I don't believe this. I feel like a spy from nighttime television," he said. "I'm 98 years old. Can you believe it? This really tops off a lifetime of 80 years in the business. If I had known I would have lived this long I would've taken better care of myself."

"General Hospital" won four trophies, including its fourth consecutive honor as best daytime drama. It's the second time in the ABC show's 61-year history that it won four daytime drama trophies in a row.

Robert Gossett of "General Hospital" won supporting actor honors. The first cousin to the late Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. was honored for the second straight year for his role as Marshall Ashford.

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