Arts Dec 11 ‘Parasite’ and ‘Bombshell’ get a boost with SAG nominations The SAG Awards are one of the most closely watched Academy Awards bellwethers because, historically, a best ensemble nomination from the actors is usually a prerequisite for any best-picture contender's resume.
Arts Dec 09 ‘Marriage Story’ leads Golden Globe Award nominations Netflix dominated Monday's nominations with four films vying for best film in the drama and comedy or musical categories: “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story," “”The Two Popes" and “Dolemite Is My Name.”…
Arts Aug 26 Films lag significantly in Latino representation, study shows Only 4.5% of all speaking or named characters in the 1,200 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2018 were Latino, and just 3% of leads or co-leads.
Arts Apr 29 John Singleton, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, dies at 51 Singleton, the director of "Boyz N the Hood," made movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond.
Arts Apr 29 Director John Singleton to be taken off life support The 51-year-old director of "Boyz in the Hood," ''Poetic Justice" and other films has been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since he had a stroke on April 17.
Arts Mar 29 Pioneer French filmmaker Agnes Varda dies at 90 Varda, who was a part of the French New Wave, challenged and charmed moviegoers in films that inspired generations of filmmakers.
Arts Mar 13 Why the success of ‘Captain Marvel’ is a defeat for trolls Marvel's "Captain Marvel," the superhero factory's first movie fronted solely by a female hero, last weekend notched the sixth largest global opening ever. That was despite the efforts of a vocal minority to sabotage the movie's release.
Arts Feb 23 Stanley Donen, director of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,′ dies at 94 Filmmaker Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Funny Face” helped give us some of the most joyous sounds and images in movie history, has died. He was 94.
Arts Feb 22 At the end of a bumpy year, 2019 Oscars may reward a Hollywood disrupter The best picture race to Sunday's 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" as the film most likely to triumph at the end of the night.
Arts Jan 22 Oscar nominations led by ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ with 10 nods With "Roma," Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought.