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Conan O’Brien to Host 97th Academy Awards

© 2020 Team Coco   Comedian and late-night television host Conan O’Brien will be emceeing the 97th Oscar ceremonies scheduled for Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. He will replace Jimmy Kimmell, who had hosted the program for the past two years as well as in 2017 and 2018. Over…

Cinematographer John Bailey Dies at 81; He Served as Academy President

Photo by Tig Productions – © 1994 Cinematographer John Bailey died on November 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 81.In addition to his creative work on such films as “American Gigolo,” “Ordinary People,” “Mishima : A Life in Four Chapters,” “Groundhog Day,“ and “As Good as It Gets,” Bailey served two terms as president…

Motion Picture Academy Sets New Criteria for Best Picture, Including Diversity Standards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is changing the criteria by which films can be nominated for Best Picture Oscars, to take effect with the 2025 ceremony. Another set of rules designed to foster greater diversity in films will go into effect in 2024. online pharmacy estrace over the counter with best prices…

Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà Announce the 22nd Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 1-8

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER AND CINECITTÀ  ANNOUNCE THE 22nd EDITION OFOPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA, JUNE 1–8   Opening Night—Francesca Archibugi’s The Hummingbird New York, NY (May 9, 2023) – Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for the 22nd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, running from June 1 to…

Academy Declines to Take Punitive Action Against Actress Andrea Riseborough’s Divisive Oscar Campaign

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided not to take punitive action against this year’s surprise Best Actress Oscar nominee, Andrea Riseborough, for her grassroots campaign. The performer’s colleagues who also lobbied for her to receive recognition from the Academy for her portrayal of a spiraling alcoholic in the drama To Leslie…

SXSW Announces Opening Night Film, Competitions And Select Film & TV Program Titles

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2023) announced the Opening Night film, Feature and Short Competitions, Midnighters, select titles from other categories and XR Experience for the 30th edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival. The rest of the lineup will be announced in early February. SXSW Film & TV will…

Chris Rock Says He Declined Offer to Host the 2023 Academy Awards

Chris Rock has declined an invitation to host the 2023 Academy Awards. The comedian shared the news during his show at the Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix this past Sunday night, the Arizona Republic is reporting. Rock revealed that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences asked him to return to host the…

David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE – Official Teaser, Poster, Pics : Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart, and Léa Seydoux

Neon has released the teaser trailer and poster of David Cronenberg’s latest outing, Crimes of the Future which is sci-fi body horror film, starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart, and Léa Seydoux. It is scheduled to make its world premiere at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival as an Official Selection for its competition category. Cronenberg’s world…

Will Smith Resigns From Academy, May Suffer More Repercussions For Slap

The slap heard round the world is still reverberating in the filmosphere, with a repentant Will Smith expressing his regrets for what he called his “shocking, painful, and inexcusable” behavior at last week’s Academy Award ceremonies. Though he resigned from the Academy a few days later, it is not yet possible to predict the long-term…

Oscars Launches Formal Review Of Will Smith, and His Apology to Chris Rock

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just issued a new statement that they have officially started a formal review of Sunday night’s Will Smith’s show-stopping Oscar’s altercation. The incident will likely to be addressed at the next meeting of the Academy’s board of governors which generally addresses some issues that arose during…