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  • Ben Affleck would 'absolutely not' direct a DC film for producer James Gunn

    Ben Affleck would 'absolutely not' direct a DC film for producer James Gunn

    Back when James Gunn took over DC Studios, he started axing many of the main characters of the previous main storyline. He famously fired Henry Cavill after the actor appeared in the ‘Black Adam’ post credits scene. Gunn also had a major disagreement with Dwayne Johnson and also told Ben Affleck he wouldn’t play Batman anymore after his appearance in ‘The Flash’ movie. But he did leave the door open for Ben Affleck to direct a DC film with him as the lead producer. Until Thursday, we all believed Ben would entertain this idea and possibly lend his directing skills for a new project in this new landscape.

    But it’s safe to say Ben Affleck’s experience in the DCEU hasn’t been a pleasant ride, he actually been miserable for the majority of his journey. In terms of his talent to direct, he already proved himself with ‘ARGO’, which gave him the Academy Award for dorecting. In fact, Affleck was slated to direct a Batman film before Matt Reeves took over. The entire ‘Justice League’ experience was unbearable for almost everybody and Affleck just revealed the horrible after taste he got from it. In a Hollywood Reporter interview, Ben went into detail of how he drank all the time during prodution and how much he hated that period of his life.

    Ben Affleck contradicts James Gunn

    But the most interesting part of this long interview was the part where he doesn’t hesitate to reveal he will not direct a DCU film under James Gunn’s watch. Here’s what he said: “I would not direct something for the [James] Gunn DC. Absolutely not. I have nothing against James Gunn. Nice guy, sure he’s going to do a great job. I just wouldn’t want to go in and direct in the way they’re doing that. I’m not interested in that. I was going to direct a ‘Batman,’ and [‘Justice League’] made me go, ‘I’m out. I never want to do any of this again. I’m not suited’. That was the worst experience I’ve ever seen in a business which is full of some shitty experiences. It broke my heart.”



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  • Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford, the emotional Indiana Jones reunion you didn't know you needed

    Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford, the emotional Indiana Jones reunion you didn't know you needed

    Ke Huy Quan is over the moon today as he won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars and got to hug and kiss his Indiana Jones co-star Harrison Ford. The Temple of Doom duo were together on stage while Ford was presenting the Best Film Award.

    After he presented the award for Best Film, Ford was as cool, calm, and collected as usual, however, once he announced that Everything Everywhere All at Once was the winner, he was visibly happy.

    Right away, Ka Huy Quan rushed to the stage along with Michelle Yeoh, who won Best Lead Actress, Jamie Lee Curtis, who won Best Supporting Actress, both Daniels, Kwan, and Scheinert who won best director(s), and rest of the winners who celebrated their statue for Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, totaling 7 wins.

    While everyone was getting to the stage, Ka Huy Quan quickly got there before and ran to hug and kiss his co-star.

    As many recall, Ka Huy Quan played his first role as ‘Short Round’, Indiana Jones’ sidekick in ‘The Temple of Doom’ back in 1984, later to join the cast of the Goonies in 1985.

    While hugging Harrison Ford, Quan was very emotional and thanked him for everything and could not contain all his energy.

    Meanwhile, Producer Jonathan Wang stepped into the forefront of the stage to accept the award saying that “This feels incredible. There is no movie without our brilliant and big-hearted cast and crew. But not just these beautiful souls here. Also up there, and in Little Tokyo, we see you. So this award is ours.”

    And while thanking everyone he took a line of the movie to dedicate it to his “brilliant and beautiful wife Annie, If all this shiny stuff and tuxedos goes away I would just love to do laundry and taxes with you for the rest of my life.”

    Then he proceeded to thank the directors, “I don’t know what to say. I love you guys. You just won Best Picture.”



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  • Hugh Grant ends cringey red carpet interview with eye roll at 2023 Oscars

    Hugh Grant ends cringey red carpet interview with eye roll at 2023 Oscars

    Despite being one of Hollywood’s most lauded actors, Hugh Grant is not known for being a good sport on movie sets or media appearances. And it showed with the most awkward of interviews at the 2023 Oscars red carpet.

    The Notting Hill actor gave Ashley Graham an interview, although it’s unclear why he even volunteered. Graham asked Grant very standard questions, although it didn’t come off that way given his responses.

    Hugh Grant’s uncomfortable interview at the 2023 Oscars

    Graham first asked Grant what his favorite part of the Oscars is, to which he replied: “It’s fascinating, all of humanity is here. It’s vanity fair.” The co-host then added: “It’s all about Vanity Fair, that’s where we let loose and have a little bit of fun”.

    Hugh Grant was then asked if he was looking forward to seeing anyone win: “No one in particular”. The interview then got more and more awkward when he was asked what or which designer he was wearing: “Just my suit”.

    “You didn’t make the suit”, Graham joked, “who made it?” To which Hugh Grant added: “I can’t remember my tailor”.

    Grant finished his interview with Graham with an eye roll

    The final question came with the interviewer asking Grant if he enjoyed being in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The British actor then put the cherry on top with his most uncomfortable exchange yet: “I was barely in it, I was in it for just three seconds”.

    Graham then won the non-official award for best actress for sending Hugh Grant with the following statement: “It was nice talking to you”. Grant, meanwhile, showed he didn’t want to be there and left giving a massive eye-roll.



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  • Oscars are coming! Here's how you can watch the nominated films at home

    Oscars are coming! Here's how you can watch the nominated films at home

    The upcoming 2023 Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for this weekend, and if you haven’t had the chance to catch up on the nominees yet, don’t worry – many of the films are currently accessible for streaming or on VOD platforms from the comfort of your own home.

    Only two of the featured films are not available for at-home viewing, necessitating a trip to the theater. Additionally, just one of the ten Best Picture nominees isn’t streamable.

    So far, the overwhelming favorite to take home the most Academy Awards is Everything Everywhere All At Once, which has virtually won it all, but as always, surprises can’t be ruled out.

    Jimmy Kimmel will once again serve as the host for this year’s event, which will be held on Sunday, March 12th, and broadcast live from the Dolby Theater.

    You can watch them at home!

    And to get you up to speed, here is the complete list of where you can stream most of the nominated films, so if you missed them in the theater, now you can do it from the comfort of your couch (other services where they are also available are mentioned in parentheses):

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

    Blonde

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

    RRR

    The Sea Beast

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (iTunes, Amazon)

    Turning Red (iTunes, Amazon)

    The Banshees of Inisherin (iTunes, Amazon)

    The Batman (iTunes, Amazon)

    Elvis (iTunes, Amazon)

    Empire of Light (iTunes, Amazon)

    Babylon (iTunes, Amazon)

    Top Gun: Maverick (iTunes, Amazon)

    Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (iTunes, Amazon)

    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (iTunes, Amazon)

    Tr (iTunes, Amazon)

    Argentina, 1985

    Women Talking (iTunes)

    Everything Everywhere All at Once (iTunes, Amazon)

    Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (iTunes, Amazon)

    Causeway

    Triangle of Sadness (iTunes, Amazon)

    Aftersun (iTunes, Amazon)

    Close (iTunes, Amazon)

    Decision to Leave (iTunes, Amazon)

    EO (iTunes, Amazon)

    The Fabelmans (iTunes, Amazon)

    Living (iTunes, Amazon)

    Tell It Like a Woman (iTunes, Amazon)

    To Leslie (iTunes, Amazon)

    The Whale (iTunes, Amazon)

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    The Quiet Girl



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  • Richard Williams' pre-Oscars message: It's time for everyone to forgive Will Smith

    Richard Williams' pre-Oscars message: It's time for everyone to forgive Will Smith

    The father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams has spoken out in support of Will Smith and urged people to forgive him for the slap on Chris Rock at the Oscars.

    Richard Williams has a vested interest in Smith at the moment as the actor played him in the Oscar-winning film ‘King Richard’.

    It is very rare for Williams to be heard in interviews, but he wanted to defend Smith after the actor received widespread criticism and abuse for his actions at the Academy Awards last year.

    Smith took issue with a joke that Chris Rock made on stage at the expense of his wife and it led to Smith shouting at Rock and then hitting him in the face.

    Richard Williams defends Will Smith

    Williams explained when on Good Morning Britain that he doesn’t feel sorry for Chris Rock after what happened.

    “I think he has done the best thing he needed to do, but I would never be disgusted with Mr Smith,” he said of the actor’s response.

    “I don’t see nothing wrong with [what he did].

    “As a matter of fact, I appreciate Mr Smith.

    “I don’t feel sorry for no one.

    “It’s time for everyone to forgive Will Smith.

    “I’m 81 years old, but, when I was about 51 years or younger, I almost killed any damn one, so I think Mr Smith has done a great deal not to.”

    Williams would like to see Smith‘s ban from the Oscars lifted so that he can attend the next ceremony and any others after that.



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  • Screen Actors Guild Awards full list of winners and special moments

    Screen Actors Guild Awards full list of winners and special moments

    The Screen Actors Guild Awards had many suprises and this year there were many memorable moments, with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” taking many awards including Michelle Yeoh who gave a great and sentimental speech.

    This year the list was contended by the best of film and television and these awards are focused on the actors and actresses that give everything they have to perform the role of their careers.

    Motion Picture Cast

    Babylon

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    WINNER: Everything Everywhere All at Once

    The Fabelmans

    Women Talking

    Male Actor in a Leading Role – Motion Picture

    Austin Butler, Elvis

    Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

    WINNER: Brendan Fraser, The Whale

    Bill Nighy, Living

    Adam Sandler, Hustle

    Female Actor in a Leading Role – Motion Picture

    Cate Blanchett, Tr

    Viola Davis, The Woman King

    Ana de Armas, Blonde

    Danielle Deadwyler, Till

    WINNER: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture

    Paul Dano, The Fabelmans

    Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

    Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

    WINNER: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

    Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture

    Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Hong Chau, The Whale

    Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

    WINNER: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    The Batman

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    WINNER: Top Gun: Maverick

    The Woman King

    TELEVISION NOMINEES

    Drama Series Ensemble

    Better Call Saul

    The Crown

    Ozark

    Severance

    WINNER: The White Lotus

    Comedy Series Ensemble

    WINNER: Abbott Elementary

    Barry

    The Bear

    Hacks

    Only Murders in the Building

    Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

    Steve Carell, The Patient

    Taron Egerton, Blackbird

    WINNER: Sam Elliott, 1883

    Paul Walter Hauser, Blackbird

    Evan Peters, Dahmer

    Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

    Emily Blunt, The English

    WINNER: Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy

    Julia Garner, Inventing Anna

    Niecy Nash, Dahmer

    Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

    Male Actor in a Drama Series

    Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

    WINNER: Jason Bateman, Ozark

    Jeff Bridges, The Old Man

    Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

    Adam Scott, Severance

    Female Actor in a Drama Series

    WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

    Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

    Julia Garner, Ozark

    Laura Linney, Ozark

    Zendaya, Euphoria

    Male Actor in a Comedy Series

    Anthony Carrigan, Barry

    Bill Hader, Barry

    Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

    Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

    WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

    Female Actor in a Comedy Series

    Christina Applegate, Dead to Me

    Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

    Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

    WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

    Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series

    Andor

    The Boys

    House of the Dragon

    Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    WINNER: Stranger Things



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  • BAFTAs 2023: All the surprises and the full list of winners

    BAFTAs 2023: All the surprises and the full list of winners

    The BAFTAs were celebrated today and here is the complete list of winners  Leer

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  • The Daniels wins DGA Award and now are frontrunners to win at the Oscars

    The Daniels wins DGA Award and now are frontrunners to win at the Oscars

    The Academy Awards are less than a month away, and one of the awards that usually coincides with the Oscars every year is the one given by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) to the best in directing in the different audiovisual media.

    In the 74 years that it has been held, only eight times the DGA winner has not coincided with the Best Director at the Oscars, and Saturday night was the 75th award ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

    The filmmaker who has won the award the most times is Steven Spielberg, who holds the record for nominations (13) and wins (3).

    The last two awards of the night were the most anticipated, corresponding to the Drama Series and Movie categories. The former went to Sam Levinson, which won for its work on HBO’s Euphoria, while the latter, which was the most anticipated, went to the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

    These were the winners of the night

    The complete list of winners at the Directors Guild Awards:

    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Theatrical Feature Film

    Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)

    Unit Production Manager: Allison Rose Carter, First Assistant Director: Rodney Smith, Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway, Second Second Assistant Director: Ken C. Wu

    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director

    Charlotte Wells for “Aftersun” (A24)

    Sam Levinson for Euphoria, “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird” (HBO)

    Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Will Greenfield; First Assistant Directors: Valerie Johnson, Sally Brunski; Second Assistant Directors: Cindy King, Colin Duffy; Second Second Assistant Directors: James Chestnut; Additional Second Assistant Director: Aaron Rose Leone

    Bill Hader for “Barry”, “710N” (HBO)

    Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Aida Rodgers; First Assistant Director: Gavin Kleintop; Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares; Second Second Assistant Directors: Yarden Levo, Chalis Romero

    • Movies For Television and Limited Series

    Helen Shaver for Station Eleven, “Who’s There?” (HBO Max)

    Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: David Nicksay; First Assistant Director: Jennifer Wilkinson; Second Assistant Director: Anna Vogt

    • Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

    Liz Patrick for Saturday Night Live, “Host and Musical Guest Jack Harlow” (NBC)

    Directorial Team: Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack; Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk

    • Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

    Glenn Weiss for The 75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

    Directorial Team: Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Susan Kopensky, Ricky Kirshner; Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Bennymar Almonte, Phyllis Digilio, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Tyler Goldman, Arthur Lewis, Kevin Lishawa, Julie LoRusso, Seth Mellman, Jason Pacella, Jeffrey Pearl, Annette Powlis, Lauren Class Schneider, Eddie Valk

    Ben Simms for Running Wild with Bear Grylls, “Florence Pugh in the Volcanic Rainforests of Costa Rica” (National Geographic Channel)

    Directorial Team: Associate Director: Sara Brown

    Anne Renton for Best Foot Forward, “Halloween” (Apple TV+)

    Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Lance W. Lanfear; First Assistant Director: Nandi Bowe; Second Assistant Director: Susie Balaban; Second Second Assistant Director: Tim Neven

    Kim Gehrig for Accessibility, Apple Apple (Direct)

    First Assistant Directors: Michael Estrella; Second Assistant Director: Brian Steffen; Second Second Assistant Director: Shauna Frontera

    Run Baby Run, iPhone Apple (Direct)

    First Assistant Director: Matias Nilsson; Second Assistant Director: Carl Jackson; Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Paulson

    Sara Dosa for “Fire of Love” (National Geographic)



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  • Ben Affleck presents movie about Michael Jordan: 'He transcends rivalry'

    Ben Affleck presents movie about Michael Jordan: 'He transcends rivalry'

    Ben Affleck was 12 years old in 1984 and growing up in the Boston area.

    The Celtics were NBA champions.

    The Red Sox and Patriots were respectable.

    The Bruins got swept in the first round of the playoffs.

    And that also was when Nike was betting much of its future on Michael Jordan.

    Part of that tale will be told in the upcoming film “Air,” which Affleck directed and stars in alongside Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and more.

    Affleck plays Nike co-founder Phil Knight, and Damon plays then-Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro – who was tasked with finding a way of saving what was then the company’s fledgling basketball division.

    Affleck did it with one key character absent: Jordan is not shown in the movie.

    Nike wound up signing Jordan – who had yet to play an NBA game – to a $2.5 million, five-year deal.

    It was a huge gamble but it worked out.

    Jordan Brand generated $4.7 billion in revenue in 2021, the Jumpman logo is iconic, Nike has become one of the world’s most powerful and recognizable companies, and Jordan won six NBA championships, became a billionaire, and now owns the Charlotte Hornets.

    The trailer, released last week, is up to 6 million views.



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  • Raquel Welch's last public sighting before her death

    Raquel Welch's last public sighting before her death

    Raquel Welch passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. Hollywood was saddened to learn of the passing of one of its most iconic actresses.

    Having spent years 50 years in the spotlight as one of Hollywood’s biggest and most sought-after, Welch has in recent years kept a relatively low profile.

    In fact, the last time “Fantastic Voyage” actress was seen in public before her passing was back in July 2022, when she was spotted getting a manicure in Beverly Hills. During her quick outing, she was seen reading magazines in the salon while getting her nail color changed.

    In the photos, which have recently surfaced online, Welch can be seen sporting a casual look, wearing a white top with some comfy black trousers. In terms of accessories, the Hollywood icon was wearing a straw hat, large gold earrings and some sunglasses.

    Welch was also accompanied by one of her friends, who has not been identified. They appeared to share a laugh and a joke on several occasions before returning home.

    Although the cause of death has yet to be revealed, it has been confirmed that Welch “died peacefully”. Her legendary career will be talked about for years to come. A true Hollywood legend.



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