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JAKE COYLE

JAKE COYLE

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SAG Awards nominate 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' snub DiCaprio

The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards heaped nominations on “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie” and “American Fiction,” while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor

SAG Awards nominate 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' snub DiCaprio
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Directors Guild nominates Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese

Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig and Martin Scorsese have been nominated by the Directors Guild for its top award

Directors Guild nominates Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese
Celebrity|Entertainment

7 years after Weinstein, commission finds cultural shift in Hollywood but less accountability

A new survey of the entertainment industry finds that the culture of Hollywood has shifted in the years since the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the launch of the #MeToo movement, but many still don’t trust that sexual harassers will be held accountable

7 years after Weinstein, commission finds cultural shift in Hollywood but less accountability
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Daniel Day-Lewis breaks from retirement to fete Martin Scorsese at National Board of Review Awards

Daniel Day-Lewis took a break from retirement to present Martin Scorsese the award for best director at the National Board of Review Awards in midtown Manhattan

Daniel Day-Lewis breaks from retirement to fete Martin Scorsese at National Board of Review Awards
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In 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism

Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” takes a heavyweight work of historical and sociological inquiry and transforms it into a deeply humanistic drama and globe-trotting detective story

In 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism
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'Mean Girls' fetches $11.7M in second weekend to stay No. 1 at box office

On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations on Tuesday

'Mean Girls' fetches $11.7M in second weekend to stay No. 1 at box office
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'Oppenheimer' dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director

The 2024 Oscar nominations have been announced

'Oppenheimer' dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director
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Oscar nomination for '20 Days in Mariupol,' AP's first, comes as bombs fall on filmmaker's hometown

“20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing chronicle of the besieged Ukrainian city and the international journalists who remained there after Russia invaded, has been nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards

Oscar nomination for '20 Days in Mariupol,' AP's first, comes as bombs fall on filmmaker's hometown
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Christopher Nolan on 'Oppenheimer' Oscar success: 'Sometimes you catch a wave'

Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer,” landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday

Christopher Nolan on 'Oppenheimer' Oscar success: 'Sometimes you catch a wave'
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'Barbie' Oscars snubs prompt a backlash, even from Ken (and Hillary)

When the Academy Awards passed over Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie for best director and best actress for “Barbie,” many saw some the patriarchy of their film at work

'Barbie' Oscars snubs prompt a backlash, even from Ken (and Hillary)
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'In the Summers' and 'Porcelain War' win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

“In the Summers,” an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honor for documentary went to “Porcelain War,” about a Ukrainian couple who craft fragile, intricately painted ceramics while war rages around them

'In the Summers' and 'Porcelain War' win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival
Business|Entertainment

'Argylle,' with checkered reviews, flops with $18M for the big-budget Apple release

Apple has had it’s first box office flop

'Argylle,' with checkered reviews, flops with $18M for the big-budget Apple release
Entertainment

Catering to the food movie, 'The Taste of Things' serves up a mouthwatering feast

Since before Charlie Chaplin made bread rolls dance in “The Gold Rush,” cinema and cuisine have been as intertwined as the spaghetti of “The Lady and the Tramp.”

Catering to the food movie, 'The Taste of Things' serves up a mouthwatering feast
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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due

It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due
Celebrity|Entertainment

Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars

The 29-year-old filmmaker Sean Wang can't believe it, himself, but he's going to the Oscars with his grandmothers

Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars
Entertainment

Godzilla, Oscar newbie, stomps into the Academy Awards

Godzilla has been to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco, Boston, Moscow, London and Hawaii

Godzilla, Oscar newbie, stomps into the Academy Awards
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'Bob Marley: One Love' stirs up $27.7M weekend, 'Madame Web' flops

Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend

'Bob Marley: One Love' stirs up $27.7M weekend, 'Madame Web' flops
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Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo

The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo
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Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in 'Drive-Away Dolls'

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's “Drive-Away Dolls" signifies both the much-awaited return of Coen to narrative filmmaking and the giddy revival of a long-dormant spirit of ’70s B-movie filmmaking

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in 'Drive-Away Dolls'
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Inside the enduring movie homes of Jack Fisk, production design legend

The legendary production designer Jack Fisk has for half a century been building some of the most indelible homes and structures of movies

Inside the enduring movie homes of Jack Fisk, production design legend
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The SAG Awards will stream Saturday live on Netflix. Here's what to know

Since Netflix launched into original films, the streaming service has been an annual force in Hollywood’s awards season

The SAG Awards will stream Saturday live on Netflix. Here's what to know
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We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year's Oscars are evidence

Old age may be debated as a liability on the presidential campaign trail, but it's not at this year’s Oscars

We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year's Oscars are evidence
Arts|Entertainment

What will win at the Oscars? AP's film writers set their predictions

It's been a stellar year in film, and not just because of the convergence of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” and their release dates

What will win at the Oscars? AP's film writers set their predictions
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Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year

Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards

Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year
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Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, AP hands out its own Oscars

The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important

Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, AP hands out its own Oscars

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