3 h. ago ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Director Rian Johnson Reveals Why Third Film Is Closer To An Agatha Christie Mystery — Contenders London

‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Director Rian Johnson Reveals Why Third Film Is Closer To An Agatha Christie Mystery — Contenders London  Deadline

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4 h. ago Contenders Film: London Underway, Kicking Off Movie Awards Season

Contenders Film: London Underway, Kicking Off Movie Awards Season  Deadline

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2 w. ago The Guide #210: Is One Battle After Another finally Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscars moment?

In this week’s newsletter: The latest from the American virtuoso director is a big, swing-for-the-fences hit that looks certain to be an awards season contenderTruly, it is a hallowed date for cinephiles, Letterboxd addicts, film bros and people who will only watch movies in 70mm. Yes, happy One Battle After Another release day to all who celebrate.For card-carrying members of the tribe (and I’m absolutely one of them), the arrival of a new Paul Thomas Anderson film is an event equal in magnitude to Christmas Day meets the World Cup final meets McDonald’s bringing back the McRib. PTA – as the heads call him – may not be the most famous director of his age (Spielberg, Cameron, Scorsese, Nolan and even namesake Wes Anderson are more recognisable to the average filmgoer), but he is surely the most adored among his fans, a film-maker incapable of making a bad film. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Who Will Win The Best Actor Oscar? Here are the 11 frontrunners

Awards season is about to hot up, and these are the actors who look like they’ll be picking a tuxedo for the biggest night in Hollywood.

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2 w. ago Aces’ peerless A’ja Wilson wins record fourth WNBA MVP award

29-year-old also won award in 2020, 2022 and 2024Wilson was also Co-Defensive Player of the YearLas Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the WNBA MVP for an unprecedented fourth time.She also won the award last season as the unanimous choice, after also winning in 2020 and 2022. Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson all won the award three times. Wilson and former Houston Comets star Cynthia Cooper were the only players to win the award unanimously. Cooper was the only other woman to win the award in consecutive years, doing so in the first two seasons of the WNBA (1997-98). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Road to the Oscars 2026: Full list of dates for the big ceremonies this season and the early favourites

Save the dates as we start the journey along the Road to the Oscars 2026.

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3 w. ago Shakespeare, vampires and MMA: where does this year’s Oscar race stand?

As the fall festivals come to a close, the awards season is slowly taking shape but without a substantial amount of sure things, questions remainThere’s been a longtime dominance of fall festivals in the Oscar race, the majority of contenders premiering at Venice, Telluride and Toronto, leaving little room for other routes to victory. For a 13-year period, between 2007 and 2020, there were only two best picture winners that hadn’t travelled that way, and that pair had both premiered at a festival anyway, just slightly earlier at Cannes.But since the pandemic shifted how so much of the industry operates, the past few years have seen unusual variation. Coda became the first best picture winner from Sundance, Everything Everywhere All at Once the first from SXSW, Oppenheimer the first non-festival premiere to win since The Departed in 2006 and the past six years has seen Cannes with more best picture wins than any other festival. It’s meant that at this particular time of year, as we s...

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3 w. ago Clayton Kershaw to retire after 2025 season, Dodgers announce

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will retire following the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday

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3 w. ago Slow Horses season five on Apple TV+ review: The silliest season yet — but is the fun finally over?

Season five of the Emmy award-winning spy series bursts through the starting gates, but ultimately fails to stick the landing

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3 w. ago This dating show for farmers bombed in the UK, but I can see why in France it’s a runaway hit | Anne

France’s take on Farmer Wants a Wife challenges assumptions and forges empathy – and yes, it’s very cuteSeptember is a key moment in French cultural and social life. School term begins, parliament returns to session, new novels flood the market for awards season, and television and radio stations air their latest programmes. Among all the new starts, though, many people want to go back to basics. An episode of L’amour est dans le Pré (Love is in the Meadow) can do the job. The most popular dating show in France just premiered its 20th season, and 3.6 million fans (19% of the total TV audience) were glued to their sofas. The opening credits rolled to the tune of Michael Bublé’s Haven’t Met You Yet, and loyal viewers were captivated by 15 new candidates (12 men and three women), looking for true love.Just like Farmer Wants a Wife, its British equivalent (both are produced by Fremantle media), the reality TV programme depicts a cast of farmers from every part of rural France – includin...

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3 w. ago Adolescence triumphs at the Emmys while The Studio breaks records

Netflix drama dominated limited series categories while first season of Apple TV+ satire became most awarded comedy everFull list of Emmy 2025 winnersNetflix’s breakout drama Adolescence has triumphed at this year’s Emmys, winning six awards.The series, which became the streamer’s second most-watched show ever, won for limited series, directing and writing and also picked up three acting awards. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ant and Dec joke they're 'really going through it' while filming in South Africa after losing their 23 YEAR Best Presenter winning streak at NTAs

The Geordie duo, who are currently in South Africa to film the upcoming season of I'm A Celebrity, lost out on the award to Gary Lineker during this year's ceremony.

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4 w. ago A'ja Wilson's incredible season earns her a second straight AP Player of the Year award

A’ja Wilson followed up a historic season with another incredible one to earn AP Player of the Year for the second straight time

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4 w. ago Big Little Lies: third season of starry HBO drama series on the way

Mr and Mrs Smith writer Francesca Sloane reportedly tapped to bring back A-list cast of hit seriesA third season of the award-winning drama series Big Little Lies is now in development.According to Deadline, Francesca Sloane has been tapped to write the first episode and she will also act as executive producer alongside series creator David E Kelley. Sloane is best known for co-creating Amazon’s Mr and Mrs Smith series with Donald Glover. Her credits also include writing for Atlanta and Fargo. Continue reading...

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