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Will Smith Banned From the Oscars for 10 Years Over Chris Rock Slap

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is banning Will Smith from its Oscars ceremonies for the next 10 years. The Independence Day, Men in Black and Bad Boys star infamously slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars stage last month for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hairdo and…

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…

Oscars 2022 Winners List

The Academy Awards celebrated a return to gathering together in-person at the Dolby Theatre with three hosts to emcee the awards: Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall. CODA went home with the Best Picture prize and two other trophies, eclipsing season-long frontrunner The Power of the Dog. Jane Campion, who is the first woman…

Oscar Predictions : We Picked Our 6 Major Categories!

It’s almost time for the 94th annual Academy Awards, so our writers Abe Friedtanzer, Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi, Karen Butler, Karen Benardello, Matthew Schuchman, Nobuhiro Hosoki are making picks in 6 major categories. Here’s Our List of Choices! Abe Friedtanzer  Best Picture: CODA Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) Best Actor in a…

SAG Awards: Winners List : Could “Coda” Win the Best Picture at the Oscar?

The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night in 15 categories. The Sundance Winner, “CODA” took home the award for best film ensemble, becoming the first film with a predominantly deaf cast to receive the award.  After landing 12 Oscar nominations, Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” looks to be favorite to…

REVIEW: New Family Drama ‘Bel-Air’ is Worthy Heir to ‘Fresh Prince’ Throne

An excellent new family drama featuring a talented, likable cast debuts on Peacock Sunday. The fact that Bel-Air is a more serious reimagining of Will Smith’s iconic 1990s sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, should not be counted against it. The new show has an equally charming lead in Jabari Banks and captures a lot of…

The Women Film Critics Circle Announces Its 2021 Winners, Tributing Hall’s ‘Passing’ and Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’

As every year, amongst the plethora of awards bestowed in the film industry, including the ones from film reviewers such as the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the Women Film Critics Circle has announced its winners for 2021. buy albenza online https://store.drhagmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/albenza.html no prescription pharmacy WFCC is an association of 75 women film critics and scholars…

Film Fest 919 Review – ‘King Richard’ is a Feel-Good Story of Parenthood and Perseverance

Sisters Venus and Serena Williams are two of the most famous – and best – tennis players in the world. Their rise to success is quite the invigorating and involving tale, and it’s one driven by the determination of their parents, particularly their father, Richard. online pharmacy prednisone over the counter with best prices today…

Netflix Renews Cobra Kai For Season 5 Ahead of Season 4 Premiere

Netflix has renewed its popular martial arts series, Cobra Kai for a fifth season, ahead of its Season 4 premiere in December. Production on the comedy-drama’s next season is scheduled to begin in Atlanta this fall, Deadline is reporting. The news of Cobra Kai‘s renewal comes after it received four Emmy nominations last month for…

Scarlett Johansson Suing Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Release Plan

Marvel’s Black Widow was released several weeks ago in theaters and on Disney+, and has enjoyed a moderately successful opening, especially during the pandemic. But its positive reception wasn’t enough to appease star Scarlett Johansson since, according to a lawsuit filed against The Walt Disney Co. in Los Angeles Superior Court, that strategy breached her…