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Oscars 2024: 25 Huge Stars Who’ve Never Won An Academy Award

Oscars 2024: 25 Huge Stars Who’ve Never Won An Academy Award

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Every year, the Oscars ceremony features some of our favourite film stars, directors, writers and even musicians accepting one of the most prestigious cinema awards there is in front of their peers. The 2023 Academy Awards gave us first-time victories for stars like Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Jamie Lee Curtis – but sadly, there’s only space for one winner per category each year, meaning there are still many deserving actors who’ve missed out, time and time again. Here are 24 of the living Hollywood stars who, surprisingly, still have an Oscar-shaped space on their mantelpiece (including a few of this year’s big contenders)… Amy Adams Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images Considered by many to be “the new Leonardo DiCaprio” when it comes to the Oscars, Amy Adams has been nominated for six Academy Awards, most recently in 2019, only to leave empty-handed every year. The good news for Amy is that Leo got his win on his sixth nomination, so if she really is following in his footsteps, she shouldn’t have to wait too …

World War 2 Focus, Dior, Chanel Research Explained

World War 2 Focus, Dior, Chanel Research Explained

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[The following story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of Apple TV+‘s The New Look.] The New Look not only marks creator Todd A. Kessler‘s first series for Apple TV+, but it’s also his first project in years without his previous writing partners, his brother Glenn and collaborator Daniel Zelman, with whom Kessler co-created Damages and Bloodline. Instead, Kessler has partnered with veteran film producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, through their dB-AK production company, on the series about how Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and other French fashion designers of the time dealt with the struggles of World War II and launched modern fashion. The name refers to how Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Carmel Snow described Dior’s 1947 collection. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter recently, both Kessler and Di Bonaventura were enthusiastic about their new professional pairing. When asked how working on this series was different than his previous endeavors, Kessler was quick to offer praise. “It was amazing in that we had even greater ambition than Damages or Bloodline,” Kessler said of working on The New …

These are the buzziest Super Bowl ads so far

These are the buzziest Super Bowl ads so far

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NEW YORK (AP) — If you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you no longer have to wait until the big game to see what advertisers have in store for viewers. Many companies now release ads ahead of the game in the hope of capitalizing on the buzz that builds as the game approaches. They hope to recoup some of the reported $7 million that’s the going rate for a 30-second spot by capturing pre-game attention. It’s a big challenge to stand out among the 50-plus advertisers that will be vying for the eyes of the more than 100 million people expected to tune in this year to CBS (and Paramount+ and Nickelodeon) on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 11). Last year’s broadcast on Fox was watched by a record 115.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. So advertisers pull out all the stops. In the ads released ahead of the game so far, Budweiser focuses on its iconic Clydesdales, Michelob Ultra capitalizes on the iconic star power of soccer legend Lionel Messi, and Uber Eats …

Our pick of the 12 best court room dramas on film, from Saint Omer to Anatomy of a Fall

Our pick of the 12 best court room dramas on film, from Saint Omer to Anatomy of a Fall

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Anthony Hopkins has spent his career playing spine-chilling, highly intelligent criminals and in Fracture it’s no different. Jennifer Crawford (Embeth Davidtz) is shot in the head with a single bullet, and her husband, Ted (Hopkins) is arrested for the attempted murder. Security cameras around the property show that no one else entered or exited the house, plus, he confesses to the crime. It looks like an open-and-shut case, so lawyer William “Willy” Beachum (Ryan Gosling) who is about to make the switch from criminal to corporate law, agrees to come on board as prosecutor. But everything starts to unravel: the policeman who arrested Ted was Jennifer’s lover, so the confession is defunct, and the murder weapon can’t be found anywhere. Rosamund Pike also stars. Source link

Watch ‘The New Look’ Trailer Starring Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior

Watch ‘The New Look’ Trailer Starring Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior

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Against the backdrop of the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, Ben Mendelsohn‘s Christian Dior is seeking to create a new way forward in the trailer for the upcoming Apple TV+ historical drama, The New Look. The 10-episode series, which reunites Mendelsohn with his Bloodline showrunner Todd A. Kessler, explores the interwoven saga of how Christian Dior, Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) and their contemporaries dealt with the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion. Kessler created, wrote, directed and executive produced The New Look. The trailer for the show teases tension between Dior and Chanel as the former ascends to prominence while Chanel’s status as the world’s most famous fashion designer is threatened. “Christian Dior ruined French couture, and I’m coming back to save it,” Chanel proclaims at one point before later dismissively asking, “You think Dior is fashion?” John Malkovich‘s Lucien Lelong is also seen telling Dior “Chanel can be very treacherous.” The preview also includes images of Dior’s clothing and designs, including the designer working on his creations, alongside scenes …