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Most Gravity Defying Opener: ‘Wicked’ When it was announced that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo would perform at the Oscars, it was assumed they would sing something from “Wicked,” the film for which they were both nominated. They did, of course. It would be silly to pass up that opportunity. But the women also paid … Read more
Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that air or stream this week, March 3-9. Details and times are subject to change. Things aren’t going as expected. On the Hulu thriller “Paradise,” things took an unexpected turn right from … Read more
new video loaded: Oscars Red Carpet Filled With Star-Studded Looks transcript Back transcript Oscars Red Carpet Filled With Star-Studded Looks The red carpet at the 97th Academy Awards was filled with celebrities whose sartorial choices spanned the color spectrum, and political statements were made with small accessories. “I’m just always on the case of trying … Read more
Washington was an entire country away. At the Academy Awards on Sunday, there were relatively few references to politics. The most direct commentary on President Trump and the upheaval in the capital was an oblique reference by the host of the telecast, Conan O’Brien. “You know, ‘Anora’ is having a good night,” Mr. O’Brien said, … Read more
The Brazilian film “I’m Still Here,” based on the true story of an activist whose dissident politician husband disappeared at the hands of a military government, won the Academy Award for best international feature. Directed by Walter Salles, the movie was a blockbuster in Brazil, where many remember the legacy of the military dictatorship, which … Read more
Mikey Madison, who played a feisty and tenacious sex worker in the movie “Anora,” won the Oscar for best lead actress. It was Madison’s first Oscar nomination. The win was something of an upset; Demi Moore, who has seen a career revival for her dynamic performance as an aging fitness star in “The Substance,” was … Read more
“Anora,” a comedy-drama about an exotic dancer who weds a flighty Russian, won best picture at the Oscars on Sunday night, capping a dominant performance for a movie that was far from a box-office smash. In addition to winning the top award as a producer, Sean Baker won Oscars for directing, original screenplay and editing, … Read more
The film is often brutal, featuring disturbing images of razed houses, crying children, bereft mothers and even on-camera shootings. And it entered a perennially supercharged political climate at an especially sensitive moment, debuting within months of Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s response in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. The politics of the … Read more
Adrien Brody has won his second Oscar, this time for playing the fictional Hungarian architect László Tóth in the three-and-a-half-hour epic “The Brutalist.” The win comes 22 years after Brody received the best actor trophy for his work in “The Pianist,” which made him the youngest performer to ever receive that award. Both “The Brutalist” … Read more
Morgan Freeman honored Gene Hackman at the Academy Awards on Sunday, opening the telecast’s in memoriam segment by saying that the film community had “lost a giant.” Last week, Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their home in New Mexico. In recent days, the question of how they died … Read more