Arts Jul 25 Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join Times Square rally of striking actors and writers Actors and union representatives took turns giving fiery speeches in the heart of Times Square while tourists gawked and passing trucks honked in support.
Arts Jul 17 Strikes rock Hollywood hit by streaming revolution, pandemic standstill Tens of thousands of actors have now joined screenwriters on picket lines outside studios and streaming services' headquarters, seeking better pay and more details about streaming audiences.
Arts May 27 Cannes Film Festival closes with ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ awarded Palme d’Or Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall" won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival's prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on…
Arts May 19 Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says studios’ stance on AI a ‘human obscenity’ The actor strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.”…
Arts May 15 What to expect from this year’s blockbuster Cannes Film Festival Last year’s festival, a banner one by most judgments, produced three Oscar best-picture nominees.
Arts May 02 Television, movie writers strike after failed negotiations with studios The board of directors for the WGA, which includes both a West and an East branch, voted unanimously to call for a strike, effective at the stroke of midnight. Writers, they said, are facing an “existential crisis.”…
Arts Mar 12 ‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at the 2023 Oscars The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood’s top prize Sunday, winning best picture at the 95th Academy Awards, along with awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Arts Feb 19 Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and ‘Law & Order’ TV detective, dies at 78 Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. He was 78.
Arts Jan 24 Oscar nominations led by ‘Everything Everywhere’ The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” a year after a streaming service…
Arts Jan 21 Here’s what to expect from Tuesday’s Oscar nominations Here’s a rundown of what we can expect when nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are announced Tuesday morning.