‘Conclave’ and ‘A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin were also among those taking the stage to collect prizes at the Dolby Theater on Sunday evening. Conan O’Brien to host the 97th Academy Awards on ABC and Hulu March 2nd. Credit/Provider: ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. Preview: ‘Anora’ stormed the Oscars this year. ‘The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody took home Best Actor while ‘Anora’s Mikey Madison was named Best Actress. Conan O’Brien was the ceremony’s host. So that, then, was the 97th Academy Awards. Hosted by comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien, the 2025 Oscars ended with ‘Anora’ taking home Best Picture. The indie film from A24 had been picking up other awards, but began to dominate the ceremony with Sean Baker taking Director, Editing and Original Screenplay and star Mikey Madison winning Best
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Vin Diesel gave a recap on what he’s working on in 2025 and hinted that he might reprise his role as Groot from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy . The Fast & Furious actor gave a rundown of his work and mentioned a standalone project starring the extraterrestrial sentient tree-like creature. “Disney wants their Planet X! Which some say is Marvel’s most anticipated movie, haha. The film where Groot returns to his home planet,” Diesel posted on Instagram. Diesel voiced Groot for 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy and reprised the role in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. The actor also made a cameo in Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet, which was released in 2018. Watch on Deadline It was not
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E! Illustration/ Getty Images The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout . E! makes a commission on purchases. We’ve found the secret to elevating your space without blowing your budget on all-new furniture and home decor. Whether you’re settling into your first apartment or have lived in your home for years, there are simple swaps and additions that can transform your bedroom, kitchen, and living room—helping you feel more like a real adult. Sure, when you’re home alone, you might not think twice about repurposing those old dorm-room items as decor. But when guests arrive, those relics from your past can suddenly become the (unfortunate) focal point. That’s where we come in. Our team of shopping experts has found 12 home essentials that will
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Sometimes, when you’re looking to be entertained, only a thriller will cut it. Sure, everybody loves a rom-com or an action movie, but If you ever find yourself feeling like life is getting inexplicably dark and morality is becoming more ambiguous, immersing yourself in a tense world of serial killers, terrorists, crooked sleazebags, and jaw-dropping twists of all kinds is a pretty great form of escapism. The genre is broad enough to encompass a wide variety of tropes. So you could probably watch thrillers forever and never get bored. Netflix‘s thriller offerings are surprisingly well-rounded this month, offering a good mix of undisputed classics from the likes of Steven Spielberg as well as newer indie flicks that you may have missed. This January, top-tier archival titles include “Oldboy” along with
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Time is ticking and no one is getting any younger and Robert Pattinson is well aware of that. The actor is set to reprise his role of the Dark Knight in The Batman II, which has been in development for quite some time and is due to hit theaters in 2027. Pattinson is seemingly anxious to start filming the DC Studios movie. “I f***ing hope so,” Pattinson told Mickey 17 co-star Naomi Ackie in a conversation for Hero Magazine about playing the Caped Crusader again. “I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f***ing old Batman by the sequel… I’m 38, I’m old.” Pattinson added, “I’m old, but I’m healthier. I think I’ve actually brought my biological age down a bit.” Watch on Deadline The Twilight alum
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Sony Pictures Releasing The mid-2010s were a great time for Matthew McConaughey, who found himself gaining a newfound level of respect as an actor for his one-two punch of “True Detective” and “Interstellar” in 2014. The executives over at Marvel seemed to take note of The McConaissance, which is why they asked him to join the cast of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2.” He would’ve played Star Lord’s father, Ego, and we’re sure he would’ve done a great job at it. (Not that we have any complaints about Kurt Russell’s performance, mind you.) But McConaughey declined the offer, opting instead to star in “The Dark Tower,” a fantasy movie that also came out in 2017. Whereas “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2” was a big critical/box office success, this
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50 years ago this summer, Steven Spielberg‘s now-classic adventure film “Jaws” opened and changed American cinema forever. The movie’s commercial success is credited with (or blamed for, depending on your perspective) inaugurating the summer blockbuster era, and its style and narrative structure influenced several generations of young filmmakers. Quentin Tarantino has referred to it as the greatest movie ever made, Steven Soderbergh is so obsessed with it that he’s working on a book about its making, and Jordan Peele‘s “Nope” is unimaginable without “Jaws” as a reference point. Now, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is preparing one of its most ambitious exhibits to date in honor of “Jaws” turning 50. As announced on this year’s Oscars, “Jaws: The Exhibition” will feature over 200 artifacts including concept illustrations by production
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Zoe Saldaña has an Oscar thanks to “Emilia Pérez,” but the Best Supporting Actress winner couldn’t escape awards season without defending her controversial film one last time. Backstage at the Dolby, Saldaña took questions from press and responded to a Mexican reporter who described the country as “the heart of the film.” They further described French filmmaker Jacques Audiard’s depiction of Mexico as “hurtful” — and asked Saldaña to react to the criticism. “First of all, I’m very, very sorry that you and so many Mexicans felt offended,” Saldaña said. “That was never our intention. We spoke and came from a place of love, and I will stand by that.” She continued, “I don’t share your opinion. For me, the heart of this movie was not Mexico. We weren’t making a
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Hackman died with his wife and dog in their New Mexico home. He was famous for movies such as ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’. Gene Hackman in ‘The Firm’. Photo: Paramount Pictures. Preview: Gene Hackman has died at the age of 95. He was found dead with his wife, Betsy Arakawa at their home. Hackman’s career spanned decades –– but he retired early. Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose roles ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife and dog at their home. He was 95. Their death has already sent shockwaves around the acting community, and with the Oscars mere days away, the producers will likely be scrambling to
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John Oliver has weighed in on Donald Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s clash at the White House on Friday, saying “the whole spectacle was awful.” During the televised meeting, Trump called Zelenskyy “disrespectful” for not wanting to make a peace deal with Russia on his terms. Vice President JD Vance also urged Zelenskyy to thank Trump for his efforts, asking him: “Have you said thank you once this entire meeting?” Despite the conversation going off the rails, Trump — in a nod to his reality TV roots –acknowledged, “This is gonna be great television, I will say that.” But, according to Oliver, “that depends.” Popular on Variety “Is watching the president shit on a weaker ally for not wanting to be conquered while his goon VP tries to see
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Best wishes to whichever journalist next attempts to ask “Anora” filmmaker Sean Baker the now dead-tired Marvel question. No, after winning four Oscars (a new record for any filmmaker for a single film) for his latest indie effort, Baker will not be pursuing a new career in blockbuster filmmaking, and thank goodness for that. Just one week before his massive Oscars sweep, the self-professed “indie film lifer” took to the stage at the Independent Spirit Awards to accept his Best Director win, using his platform to call out the inequity he sees in the industry he loves so well and make his allegiances known. “I know that there are other indie film lifers in this room, those who don’t see indie films as calling cards, those who don’t make these
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A payback kiss, a surprise win, and defying gravity at the Oscars Noor Nanji Culture reporter at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles• @NoorNanji Watch: Standout moments from the Oscars 2025 This year’s Oscars had it all – glamour, tears and the Wicked stars defying gravity. Here are some of the top moments from the biggest night in Hollywood. Mikey Madison steals the show Getty Images An audible gasp was made by journalists in the winners’ room (where I was) when Mikey Madison was announced as the best actress winner. Demi Moore was the favourite for much of this campaign. Things did shift after Madison’s Bafta win, but the race remained incredibly tight. In the end, it was Madison’s night and marked an incredible moment for a 25-year-old actress who was
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By Robert Scucci | Updated 1 hour ago Of all the Batman movies that have been released over the past several decades, 1995’s Batman Forever receives what I consider to be a lot of unnecessary hate. Losing points among die-hard Batman fans for being incredibly campy and over-the-top when compared to Tim Burton’s Batman and Batman returns (and Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series), Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever isn’t remembered fondly because it’s not dark and brooding like its predecessors or successors, but rather bright, explosive, stylish, and corny, much like the 1960s iteration of Batman that featured Adam West as the Dark Knight and Burt Ward as Robin. I don’t necessarily see this stylistic pivot as a reason to hate on Batman Forever because when you look at any movie
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20th Century Studios By Bill Bria March 1, 2025 11:00 pm EST In hindsight, the American cinema of the 1970s has two major legacies attached to it. On the one hand, there’s the American New Wave aka the New Hollywood movement, in which “Five Easy Pieces,” “Klute,” “The French Connection,” and other films like them eschewed the mainstream studio filmmaking formula in favor of telling stories that were creatively daring and heartfelt. On the other, there’s the dawn of the blockbuster, a trend that continues to this day and whose beginning is most often attributed to Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” from 1975. But while “Jaws” gets the lion’s (er, shark’s) share of the credit for birthing the blockbuster, a good dollop of credit must also go to the other populist trend in
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Gene Hackman Death: 911 Call & Autopsy Findings Released The moment police were notified about Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa ‘s deaths has surfaced. Shortly after the legendary actor, 95, and his wife, 64, along with one of their three dogs, were found dead in their Sante Fe, N.M., home, a 911 call was released revealing new details about how their bodies were discovered on Feb. 26 by two maintenance workers. “I think we just found two or one deceased person inside the house,” one of the workers, who identified himself as the “subdivision’s caretaker,” said on the call obtained by NBC News Feb. 27. “There’s no one here. I’m going to wait for you at the gate. Please send somebody.” However, the caller had trouble relaying where officials should