
We first learned of Section 31, the clandestine agency that operated on the verges of Starfleet Intelligence in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. At that time, the agency was kept under wraps, and no one who wasn't involved with it knew or should have known about it. By the time Star Trek: Discovery introduced it, it seemed like everyone knew it existed, and the Paramount+ streaming channel movie, Section 31, didn't appear to keep it hidden as the final scene with Jamie Lee Curtis as Control took place in the middle of a bar where everyone and their brother could see it. So since Section 31 isn't a secret anymore, and it's been moved to the 32nd century, will we ever see it again in future series? And do we need to?
When Section 31 was utilized in Deep Space Nine, it was for a purpose, and it served that purpose well. Things got...
When Section 31 was utilized in Deep Space Nine, it was for a purpose, and it served that purpose well. Things got...
- 2/7/2025
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die

Hugh Jackman has been one of the most versatile and dedicated actors in Hollywood. We’ve loved him as the gruff and adamantium-clawed Wolverine in X-Men and award-winning musicals like The Greatest Showman. On the other hand, Ke Huy Quan’s career reads like an actual movie script.
Ke Huy Quan as Marvin Gable in Love Hurts | Universal Pictures
What many might not know is that these two actors share a connection that dates back to decades when Quan trained Jackman. So, let’s explore the dynamic between the two, and their journey in the entertainment world.
Ke Huy Quan on training Hugh Jackman for X-Men Hugh Jackman in X-Men | 20th Century Fox
Ke Huy Quan’s comeback has been spectacular because after spending years behind the screen, he had a massive return with Everything Everywhere All at Once. His portrayal won him an Academy Award, but before he reached the summit,...
Ke Huy Quan as Marvin Gable in Love Hurts | Universal Pictures
What many might not know is that these two actors share a connection that dates back to decades when Quan trained Jackman. So, let’s explore the dynamic between the two, and their journey in the entertainment world.
Ke Huy Quan on training Hugh Jackman for X-Men Hugh Jackman in X-Men | 20th Century Fox
Ke Huy Quan’s comeback has been spectacular because after spending years behind the screen, he had a massive return with Everything Everywhere All at Once. His portrayal won him an Academy Award, but before he reached the summit,...
- 2/6/2025
- by Sonika Kamble
- FandomWire


The team-up of Oscar winners Ariana DeBose and Ke Huy Quan in Love Hurts is a fitting reminder of all the good that can come out of awards season.
At a time when there’s a new Oscar-related controversy practically every single day, DeBose is looking back on the events that transpired after her best supporting actress win for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story in 2022. The honor that she received for her take on the Anita character opened the door for her to relay that same dream to someone else the following year. And it turned out to be Ke Huy Quan’s best supporting actor role in the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once, signifying his storybook return to acting after two-plus decades.
“When I opened the envelope and we said his name, I remember thinking, ‘I’m so glad he gets to have this moment free of any controversy,...
At a time when there’s a new Oscar-related controversy practically every single day, DeBose is looking back on the events that transpired after her best supporting actress win for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story in 2022. The honor that she received for her take on the Anita character opened the door for her to relay that same dream to someone else the following year. And it turned out to be Ke Huy Quan’s best supporting actor role in the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once, signifying his storybook return to acting after two-plus decades.
“When I opened the envelope and we said his name, I remember thinking, ‘I’m so glad he gets to have this moment free of any controversy,...
- 2/6/2025
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

While the strike-impacted 2024 release slate resulted in fewer movies overall, 2025 promises to be something of a return to normal with a bevy of highly anticipated films coming to both theaters and streaming. From two new Marvel movies to James Gunn’s DC reboot of “Superman” to a “Jurassic” reboot to live-action remakes of animated classics galore, there’s plenty of familiar territory, but also noteworthy original films as well – Ryan Coogler’s vampire film “Sinners,” Steven Soderbergh’s ghost story “Presence” and a new Paul Thomas Anderson movie are all on tap, to name a few.
And that’s not to mention the films that don’t have release dates yet but are promised for 2025 – Netflix alone has the third “Knives Out” movie “Wake Up, Dead Man,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and a new Noah Baumbach film.
Oh yeah, and there’s a new “Avatar” sequel coming in December.
And that’s not to mention the films that don’t have release dates yet but are promised for 2025 – Netflix alone has the third “Knives Out” movie “Wake Up, Dead Man,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and a new Noah Baumbach film.
Oh yeah, and there’s a new “Avatar” sequel coming in December.
- 2/5/2025
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap

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This February, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the return of beloved shows like Invincible and Reacher to the much-anticipated teen romantic drama film My Fault: London. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in February 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
A Fish Called Wanda (February 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Credit – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A Fish Called Wanda is a heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton from a screenplay by John Cleese. The 1988 film revolves around a group of thieves and con artists who team up to pull off the perfect heist, but things go horribly wrong because they all try to double-cross each other.
This February, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the return of beloved shows like Invincible and Reacher to the much-anticipated teen romantic drama film My Fault: London. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in February 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
A Fish Called Wanda (February 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Credit – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A Fish Called Wanda is a heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton from a screenplay by John Cleese. The 1988 film revolves around a group of thieves and con artists who team up to pull off the perfect heist, but things go horribly wrong because they all try to double-cross each other.
- 2/5/2025
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind


Nearly two years after Ke Huy Quan won an Oscar for his supporting role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, he is back on the big screen in his first leading man role.
Quan stars in Universal’s Love Hurts as Marvin Gable, a successful realtor whose past as a violent hitman comes back to haunt him. He initially turned down the romantic action comedy several times, admitting at the film‘s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, “I didn’t see myself as Marvin Gable because he’s the leading man and he’s No. 1 and he’s the action star. When I was younger, I wanted to be him, but because I didn’t get the chance I thought I wasn’t right for it.”
A conversation with Steven Spielberg — the two worked together on 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom — convinced him to take the chance and be No.
Quan stars in Universal’s Love Hurts as Marvin Gable, a successful realtor whose past as a violent hitman comes back to haunt him. He initially turned down the romantic action comedy several times, admitting at the film‘s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, “I didn’t see myself as Marvin Gable because he’s the leading man and he’s No. 1 and he’s the action star. When I was younger, I wanted to be him, but because I didn’t get the chance I thought I wasn’t right for it.”
A conversation with Steven Spielberg — the two worked together on 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom — convinced him to take the chance and be No.
- 2/4/2025
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Olatune Osunsanmi's new TV movie "Star Trek: Section 31" was originally intended to be a full-blown TV series and a proper spinoff to "Star Trek: Discovery." The show was to follow Michelle Yeoh as the villainous Empress Philippa Georgiou, a bloodthirsty tyrant from another dimension, as she was recruited into a super-secret black-ops organization embedded deeply inside Starfleet. Although the Empress had murdered untold millions of people and regularly ate the flesh of her enemies, she was presented as somewhat sympathetic, having undergone a very mild personal redemption.
Starfleet understood Georgiou was morally bankrupt, but it required her brand of bankruptcy to commit acts of covert terrorism to keep the Federation's utopia maintained. Plans for a "Section 31" TV series stretch back as far as at least 2019. By 2023, however, the "Star Trek" franchise had entered a state of widespread contraction, with most of the property's then-ongoing shows being canceled one after the other.
Starfleet understood Georgiou was morally bankrupt, but it required her brand of bankruptcy to commit acts of covert terrorism to keep the Federation's utopia maintained. Plans for a "Section 31" TV series stretch back as far as at least 2019. By 2023, however, the "Star Trek" franchise had entered a state of widespread contraction, with most of the property's then-ongoing shows being canceled one after the other.
- 2/4/2025
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film


Two 1980s comedies – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and A Fish Called Wanda – are getting fresh Blu-ray releases in the UK this spring.
Two popular comedies of the 1980s have just popped up on the UK release lists as getting new Blu-ray editions. Both are MGM movies, now presumably under the ownership of Amazon. MGM films also used to go through Fox on home entertainment in the UK, and Fox is under the ownership of Disney. Disney, meanwhile, has a deal with Sony in the US to oversee its home entertainment releases. Bottom line: while it’s still possible to get the existing Blu-rays of A Fish Called Wanda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in the UK, it looks like stocks are being wound down.
Hence, enter Final Cut Entertainment.
It’s a label that’s picked up the rights to reissue the films, and that’s exactly what it’s doing. Here in the UK,...
Two popular comedies of the 1980s have just popped up on the UK release lists as getting new Blu-ray editions. Both are MGM movies, now presumably under the ownership of Amazon. MGM films also used to go through Fox on home entertainment in the UK, and Fox is under the ownership of Disney. Disney, meanwhile, has a deal with Sony in the US to oversee its home entertainment releases. Bottom line: while it’s still possible to get the existing Blu-rays of A Fish Called Wanda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in the UK, it looks like stocks are being wound down.
Hence, enter Final Cut Entertainment.
It’s a label that’s picked up the rights to reissue the films, and that’s exactly what it’s doing. Here in the UK,...
- 2/4/2025
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories


‘90s Brit rockers Oasis are currently preparing for a massive worldwide reunion tour that, hopefully, won’t involve playing any gigs where they cede top billing to a puppet show.
But while Oasis may not share much in common with Spinal Tap, the aging heavy metal group depicted in Rob Reiner’s classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, apparently Liam Gallagher was a big fan of the band — until he discovered that they weren’t actually real.
In a 2005 interview in The Observer, which was recently shared by American Songwriter, Noel Gallagher was asked about a laughable claim made by Ricky Gervais: that his brother Liam believed that Spinal Tap was, in fact, a real band, and not a fictional group invented for a movie. “Yeah, he thought they were real people,” Noel Gallagher responded.
According to the elder Gallagher, the revelation occurred when the brothers went to see...
But while Oasis may not share much in common with Spinal Tap, the aging heavy metal group depicted in Rob Reiner’s classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, apparently Liam Gallagher was a big fan of the band — until he discovered that they weren’t actually real.
In a 2005 interview in The Observer, which was recently shared by American Songwriter, Noel Gallagher was asked about a laughable claim made by Ricky Gervais: that his brother Liam believed that Spinal Tap was, in fact, a real band, and not a fictional group invented for a movie. “Yeah, he thought they were real people,” Noel Gallagher responded.
According to the elder Gallagher, the revelation occurred when the brothers went to see...
- 2/4/2025
- Cracked

By 1980, John Carpenter was already a name to watch in the horror world. Halloween (1978) had shattered expectations, proving that a low-budget slasher could become a box office behemoth. Carpenter was the kind of filmmaker who made Hollywood nervous – he worked fast, with limited resources, and still managed to terrify audiences in ways big studios couldn’t replicate. So, when his next horror film, The Fog, was announced, expectations were sky-high.
But The Fog wasn’t just another slasher. It was an eerie ghost story, heavily inspired by classic horror tales and seafaring folklore. Set in the sleepy coastal town of Antonio Bay, the film follows a group of residents—including a radio DJ (Adrienne Barbeau), a hitchhiker (Jamie Lee Curtis), and the town’s mayor (Janet Leigh)—as they uncover a dark secret: their town’s founders had betrayed and murdered a group of lepers a century earlier. Now, a ghostly mist has rolled in,...
But The Fog wasn’t just another slasher. It was an eerie ghost story, heavily inspired by classic horror tales and seafaring folklore. Set in the sleepy coastal town of Antonio Bay, the film follows a group of residents—including a radio DJ (Adrienne Barbeau), a hitchhiker (Jamie Lee Curtis), and the town’s mayor (Janet Leigh)—as they uncover a dark secret: their town’s founders had betrayed and murdered a group of lepers a century earlier. Now, a ghostly mist has rolled in,...
- 2/3/2025
- by Jasmine Clarke
- Love Horror


Here’s a fun fact: Thanks to his lineage, writer/director/actor Christopher Guest has an inherited royal title — the 5th Baron Haden-Guest — and for three years was an active member of the British House of Lords. In his spare time, however, Baron Haden-Guest makes delightfully silly movies that make audiences around the globe very happy.
Guest largely worked as an actor in the 1970s, with stage and TV appearances mixed with occasional side gigs with the satirists The National Lampoon. His breakthrough role came in 1984 as lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel in Rob Reiner‘s classic comedy “This Is Spinal Tap,” whose improvisational style proved to be an enormous influence when Guest began directing films five years later. That technique came to full fruition in his second directorial effort, 1996’s “Waiting For Guffman,” where he gathered together a group of great comic actors who formed a loose repertory company that...
Guest largely worked as an actor in the 1970s, with stage and TV appearances mixed with occasional side gigs with the satirists The National Lampoon. His breakthrough role came in 1984 as lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel in Rob Reiner‘s classic comedy “This Is Spinal Tap,” whose improvisational style proved to be an enormous influence when Guest began directing films five years later. That technique came to full fruition in his second directorial effort, 1996’s “Waiting For Guffman,” where he gathered together a group of great comic actors who formed a loose repertory company that...
- 2/2/2025
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby

The cultural standing of horror movies has changed over the years, though it remains one of the most controversial genres. During the 1970s, when gory slashers first burst on the scene, many saw the genre as pure schlock, or even worse, something sinister and immoral. In the 2010s, the perception of horror changed with the advent of the "elevated horror" genre and the success of A24's slate of sleek, supposedly more intellectual horror movies.
And yet, horror still isn't widely recognized as a prestigious or award-worthy genre. Horror actors rarely get nominated for big awards in these films, with Demi Moore's surprising Golden Globe win for the nauseating body horror movie "The Substance" proving an exception to that rule. That's probably why, when you think of beloved or respected Hollywood actors, horror usually isn't the first genre that comes to mind, but maybe it should be.
Everyone's got to start somewhere,...
And yet, horror still isn't widely recognized as a prestigious or award-worthy genre. Horror actors rarely get nominated for big awards in these films, with Demi Moore's surprising Golden Globe win for the nauseating body horror movie "The Substance" proving an exception to that rule. That's probably why, when you think of beloved or respected Hollywood actors, horror usually isn't the first genre that comes to mind, but maybe it should be.
Everyone's got to start somewhere,...
- 2/1/2025
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film


We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about #OneChicago, The Night Agent, Will Trent, Paradise and more!
1 | In The Night Agent’s final Season 2 episodes, did you almost cheer when Javad got what was coming to him, after Abbas framed him as a traitor? And which was worse, Rose’s flashback wig, or… whatever this was on Robert Patrick’s head? ▼
More from TVLineChicago Fire: Stella Proposes a Surprising Family Option - How Did Severide Respond?Chicago Med Boss Teases 'Huge' Archer Episode,...
1 | In The Night Agent’s final Season 2 episodes, did you almost cheer when Javad got what was coming to him, after Abbas framed him as a traitor? And which was worse, Rose’s flashback wig, or… whatever this was on Robert Patrick’s head? ▼
More from TVLineChicago Fire: Stella Proposes a Surprising Family Option - How Did Severide Respond?Chicago Med Boss Teases 'Huge' Archer Episode,...
- 1/31/2025
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Ryan Schwartz, Rebecca Luther, Dave Nemetz, Kimberly Roots and Andy Swift
- TVLine.com

It should go without saying that FX and Hulu's culinary drama series "The Bear" is one of the best television shows in production right now. After a tight but effective first season, it came out of the cage swinging with a remarkable sophomore effort that raised the bar even higher. Though some may find the somewhat disruptive season 3 to be missing a few key ingredients, the series remains provocative and deeply moving, thanks in large part to its stark depiction of the tragically dysfunctional Berzatto family.
The unhealed wounds of family trauma guided the many ghosts that haunted the first season, but the season 2 Christmas episode "Fishes" (one of "The Bear's" best episodes so far) brought them to life -- and to the dinner table. Amidst all the fighting and fork-throwing, this star-studded anxiety attack of an episode introduces audiences to new members of the extended Berzatto family...
The unhealed wounds of family trauma guided the many ghosts that haunted the first season, but the season 2 Christmas episode "Fishes" (one of "The Bear's" best episodes so far) brought them to life -- and to the dinner table. Amidst all the fighting and fork-throwing, this star-studded anxiety attack of an episode introduces audiences to new members of the extended Berzatto family...
- 1/31/2025
- by Russell Murray
- Slash Film

Benoit Blanc’s next mystery is afoot. Daniel Craig will reprise the role of the famous detective who drove Rian Johnson’s two previous installments, Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Johnson will helm the third film in the mystery series, which recently received its title and timeline for release. Following the original 2019 film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, Netflix made a deal for two more sequel films with Johnson.
Those curious about the details of the latest installment such as cast, title and release date can find clues below.
What is Knives Out 3 called?
Rian Johnson revealed via social media that the second sequel will be called Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Johnson previously lamented the addition of the first film’s title to Glass Onion and expressed his hopes to change the subtitle to A Benoit Blanc Mystery. It...
Johnson will helm the third film in the mystery series, which recently received its title and timeline for release. Following the original 2019 film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, Netflix made a deal for two more sequel films with Johnson.
Those curious about the details of the latest installment such as cast, title and release date can find clues below.
What is Knives Out 3 called?
Rian Johnson revealed via social media that the second sequel will be called Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Johnson previously lamented the addition of the first film’s title to Glass Onion and expressed his hopes to change the subtitle to A Benoit Blanc Mystery. It...
- 1/30/2025
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV

Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor are featured in a cathedral in a first look image for the third “Knives Out” whodunit from writer/director Rian Johnson, which the streamer revealed will debut on its platform this Fall.
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” features the return of Southern detective Benoit Blanc, played by Craig in his “most dangerous case yet,” joined by an all-star cast of suspects including O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church. Plot details for the film–whose title comes from a U2 song on the 1997 album “Pop”–were not revealed.
“We’ve been very lucky with each of these movies to have gathered some of my favorite actors on the planet,” said Johnson.
The standalone sequel follows 2019’s “Knives Out” and 2022’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
Lionsgate distributed 2019 hit “Knives Out,...
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” features the return of Southern detective Benoit Blanc, played by Craig in his “most dangerous case yet,” joined by an all-star cast of suspects including O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church. Plot details for the film–whose title comes from a U2 song on the 1997 album “Pop”–were not revealed.
“We’ve been very lucky with each of these movies to have gathered some of my favorite actors on the planet,” said Johnson.
The standalone sequel follows 2019’s “Knives Out” and 2022’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
Lionsgate distributed 2019 hit “Knives Out,...
- 1/30/2025
- by Carolyn Giardina
- Variety Film + TV


Ariana DeBose is no longer being attached to lead an Evita revival!
The 34-year-old Tony-nominated actress was rumored to be in talks to star in an upcoming production of the musical, but Variety reports she is no longer attached.
Earlier this month, she said they were “70% there” of working out the details.
Keep reading to find out more…
According to Variety‘s Marc Malkin, it didn’t work out for Ariana to star in Evita due to scheduling conflicts. She was to portray the lead, Eva Perón.
The musical, lead by director Jamie Lloyd, is scheduled to run from June 16-September 6 at London Palladium on the West End.
Patti LuPone originated the role on Broadway in 1979, while Madonna portrayed the character in the 1996 movie adaptation.
Currently, Ariana is in the midst of filming the upcoming Prime Video series Scarpetta, which received a two-season order and also stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman.
The 34-year-old Tony-nominated actress was rumored to be in talks to star in an upcoming production of the musical, but Variety reports she is no longer attached.
Earlier this month, she said they were “70% there” of working out the details.
Keep reading to find out more…
According to Variety‘s Marc Malkin, it didn’t work out for Ariana to star in Evita due to scheduling conflicts. She was to portray the lead, Eva Perón.
The musical, lead by director Jamie Lloyd, is scheduled to run from June 16-September 6 at London Palladium on the West End.
Patti LuPone originated the role on Broadway in 1979, while Madonna portrayed the character in the 1996 movie adaptation.
Currently, Ariana is in the midst of filming the upcoming Prime Video series Scarpetta, which received a two-season order and also stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman.
- 1/29/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared

Ariana DeBose won’t be crying for Argentina.
The Oscar winner was in talks to star in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of “Evita” at the London Palladium, but sources tell me things didn’t work out “due to scheduling.” The musical is scheduled to run June 16 to Sept. 6.
DeBose is currently shooting “Scarpetta,” the Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels with Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
“We’re 70% there,” DeBose told Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye in January about her possible “Evita” deal.
“Evita,” from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of Argentine political powerhouse Eva Perón. Elaine Paige played the title role in the original 1978 West End production in London. Patti LuPone originated the role on Broadway in 1979. Madonna starred in the 1996 film adaptation.
My sources insist that DeBose is interested in returning to Broadway “when the time is right.
The Oscar winner was in talks to star in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of “Evita” at the London Palladium, but sources tell me things didn’t work out “due to scheduling.” The musical is scheduled to run June 16 to Sept. 6.
DeBose is currently shooting “Scarpetta,” the Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels with Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
“We’re 70% there,” DeBose told Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye in January about her possible “Evita” deal.
“Evita,” from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of Argentine political powerhouse Eva Perón. Elaine Paige played the title role in the original 1978 West End production in London. Patti LuPone originated the role on Broadway in 1979. Madonna starred in the 1996 film adaptation.
My sources insist that DeBose is interested in returning to Broadway “when the time is right.
- 1/29/2025
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV

This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Section 31."
It's been a while since "Star Trek" fans have gotten a new movie, and even longer since we've gotten a movie that doubles as an introduction to a new slate of characters. "Star Trek: Section 31" is full of surprises, from its surprisingly light tone to its subversive use of pre-existing cultural lore from the "Star Trek" universe. (A non-celibate Deltan! A laughing Vulcan!) One of its biggest surprises, though, is that despite having been refashioned from a TV show to a TV movie, "Star Trek: Section 31" signs off as if its newbies are going to stick around.
Given the final tease that sees the Section 31 team take on a new assignment from Control (played by Jamie Lee Curtis), this may not be the last we see of Chameloid Quasi (Sam Richardson), Augment Alok (Omari Hardwick), Deltan Melle (Humberly Gonzalez...
It's been a while since "Star Trek" fans have gotten a new movie, and even longer since we've gotten a movie that doubles as an introduction to a new slate of characters. "Star Trek: Section 31" is full of surprises, from its surprisingly light tone to its subversive use of pre-existing cultural lore from the "Star Trek" universe. (A non-celibate Deltan! A laughing Vulcan!) One of its biggest surprises, though, is that despite having been refashioned from a TV show to a TV movie, "Star Trek: Section 31" signs off as if its newbies are going to stick around.
Given the final tease that sees the Section 31 team take on a new assignment from Control (played by Jamie Lee Curtis), this may not be the last we see of Chameloid Quasi (Sam Richardson), Augment Alok (Omari Hardwick), Deltan Melle (Humberly Gonzalez...
- 1/28/2025
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film


If you’re anything like us, right now you’re catching up on the deluge of exciting films that came out at the end of last year. While watching those films, you might wonder how they were made. Fear not, we have you covered. Film Independent Presents has insightful Q&As from some of the buzziest films of last year with the people who made them. Check out Jude Law getting into the mind of a domestic terrorist, Pamela Anderson talking about giving acting everything she has, and Atlantiques director Mati Diop talking about why she turned to documentary for her new project. Plus, we’ll answer the question everyone is asking this award season: why they turned Robbie Williams into a monkey in Better Man!
The Last Showgirl
Film critic Carla Renata speaks with director Gia Coppola, writer Kate Gersten and actors Pamela Anderson and Brenda Song about their new film The Last Showgirl.
The Last Showgirl
Film critic Carla Renata speaks with director Gia Coppola, writer Kate Gersten and actors Pamela Anderson and Brenda Song about their new film The Last Showgirl.
- 1/27/2025
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More


Rebecca Hall is reuniting with her Godzilla x Kong director Adam Wingard for the action thriller Onslaught.
The move also sees the actress, whose true-life drama Peter Hujar’s Day premiered at Sundance over the weekend, reteam with Dan Stevens, her Monsterverse co-star who is also part of the cast of the A24 action thriller now in production.
Adria Arjona stars as a mother living in a trailer who falls back on a particular set of skills in order to protect her loved ones after she runs afoul of a threat that has escaped a secret military base. The call sheet also includes UFC Champion Alex ”Poatan” Pereira, Michael Biehn, Eric Wareheim and Reginald VelJohnson.
Character details for Hall were unavailable, but sources said the part was related to Stevens’ role. Stevens is playing a German scientist working on the experiments that escape.
Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce Onslaught...
The move also sees the actress, whose true-life drama Peter Hujar’s Day premiered at Sundance over the weekend, reteam with Dan Stevens, her Monsterverse co-star who is also part of the cast of the A24 action thriller now in production.
Adria Arjona stars as a mother living in a trailer who falls back on a particular set of skills in order to protect her loved ones after she runs afoul of a threat that has escaped a secret military base. The call sheet also includes UFC Champion Alex ”Poatan” Pereira, Michael Biehn, Eric Wareheim and Reginald VelJohnson.
Character details for Hall were unavailable, but sources said the part was related to Stevens’ role. Stevens is playing a German scientist working on the experiments that escape.
Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce Onslaught...
- 1/27/2025
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Timothée Chalamet-starring Oscar contented A Complete Unknown from Searchlight Pictures is holding at no. 8 at 2,010 locations with a $3.1 million weekend. James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic is rolling with a $62.9 million cume in week five coming off eight Oscar nominations including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Leading Actor. That would be Chalamet, who was on stage rocking three of his Dylan favorites last night as both host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live.
Brady Corbet’s sleeper juggernaut The Brutalist from A24 rounded out the top ten for a $2.87 million weekend in a big expansion to 1,118 screens. The much-nominated epic starring Adrien Brody, fresh off 10 Oscar nominations, stands at $9.33 million. It earned $566k from Imax in North America for a large format cume of $1.5 million. The extent of the success of this film is really something. The performances are strong the story interesting yet it’s...
Brady Corbet’s sleeper juggernaut The Brutalist from A24 rounded out the top ten for a $2.87 million weekend in a big expansion to 1,118 screens. The much-nominated epic starring Adrien Brody, fresh off 10 Oscar nominations, stands at $9.33 million. It earned $566k from Imax in North America for a large format cume of $1.5 million. The extent of the success of this film is really something. The performances are strong the story interesting yet it’s...
- 1/26/2025
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV

I have to say there isn't much to like about Star Trek's first feature-length film since 2016 - "Star Trek: Section 31" which recently premiered on Paramount+. With Academy-winning actress, Michelle Yeoh as the lead, a plot based on a secret black ops organization that moves outside of Starfleet command, and Olatunde Osunsanmi as the director, whose directing credits include the series "Sleepy Hollow", and "Star Trek: Discovery" – hopes were high for a smash hit to add to the Star Trek canon.
Previously, without the advantage of seeing Section 31, I wrote a piece on how it would likely fare much better as an animated series. Now, having seen the Paramount+ film, I still stand by that assessment. However, there are some things I do like about Section 31, and here are three of them.
#1 - Unique take on fight scenes
Fight scenes in most action movies may involve various forms of...
Previously, without the advantage of seeing Section 31, I wrote a piece on how it would likely fare much better as an animated series. Now, having seen the Paramount+ film, I still stand by that assessment. However, there are some things I do like about Section 31, and here are three of them.
#1 - Unique take on fight scenes
Fight scenes in most action movies may involve various forms of...
- 1/26/2025
- by Anthony Cooper
- Red Shirts Always Die

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Star Trek: Section 31.] How could we not want to see more of this team — Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), Alok (Omari Hardwick), Rachel Garrett (Kacey Rohl), Quasi (Sam Richardson), and Wisp (Sven Ruygrok) — after the end of the Star Trek: Section 31 movie showed them not only finding ways to work together but also introduced Jamie Lee Curtis as Control?! Well, everyone — the cast along with executive producer Alex Kurtzman and executive producer and director Olatunde Osunsanmi — wants to do another movie, so that bodes well. It’s a very enthusiastic “yes” from Yeoh. “First of all, I love this character and there are so many adventures to be had because that’s Section 31. It can be a standalone story because it’s a standalone adventure. It doesn’t have to be one that stretches for eight episodes or something like that,” she tells TV Insider. “And I think it...
- 1/25/2025
- TV Insider


Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson have renewed their commitment to Turner Classic Movies, and George Stevens Jr. and Michael Schultz will be honored at the TCM Classic Film Festival in April, it was announced Saturday.
TCM also noted that new episodes of Two for One will return to the channel in April, with filmmakers and Ben Mankiewicz co-hosting a double feature on Saturday nights. Joe Dante, Kathy Bates and Jamie Lee Curtis will be among the guests.
TCM will continue to celebrate a different star every month, like Elvis Presley on what would have been his 90th birthday; Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis and Donald O’Connor on what would have been their 100th birthdays; and Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday in December.
George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck, Red Skelton, Mae West, Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon will also be featured throughout 2025.
During its 31st year,...
TCM also noted that new episodes of Two for One will return to the channel in April, with filmmakers and Ben Mankiewicz co-hosting a double feature on Saturday nights. Joe Dante, Kathy Bates and Jamie Lee Curtis will be among the guests.
TCM will continue to celebrate a different star every month, like Elvis Presley on what would have been his 90th birthday; Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis and Donald O’Connor on what would have been their 100th birthdays; and Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday in December.
George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck, Red Skelton, Mae West, Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon will also be featured throughout 2025.
During its 31st year,...
- 1/25/2025
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Warning: this article contains mild spoilers for "Star Trek: Section 31."
At the very end of Olatunde Osunsanmi's new TV movie "Star Trek: Section 31," the film's scrappy, ragtag group of criminals and ethics-optional mercenaries have gone through their central adventure, and have reconnoitered at a spacebound bar/casino to drink to their success. They barely escaped their mission, but are happy to have bonded over their mutual peril. It's established that the adventure's survivors, led by Empress Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), will now become a permanent installation inside of Section 31, Starfleet's black-ops organization. "Section 31" is not a pilot episode, but it ends as if it might be, establishing a new cast of characters, their home base, and what a potential TV series would look like. At the very least, the filmmakers are teasing a sequel.
While sipping on strong spirits and joking around with each other, the film's...
At the very end of Olatunde Osunsanmi's new TV movie "Star Trek: Section 31," the film's scrappy, ragtag group of criminals and ethics-optional mercenaries have gone through their central adventure, and have reconnoitered at a spacebound bar/casino to drink to their success. They barely escaped their mission, but are happy to have bonded over their mutual peril. It's established that the adventure's survivors, led by Empress Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), will now become a permanent installation inside of Section 31, Starfleet's black-ops organization. "Section 31" is not a pilot episode, but it ends as if it might be, establishing a new cast of characters, their home base, and what a potential TV series would look like. At the very least, the filmmakers are teasing a sequel.
While sipping on strong spirits and joking around with each other, the film's...
- 1/24/2025
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film

This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Section 31."
The Jamie Lee Curtis Renaissance continues. After winning an Oscar for her role in "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and wrapping up the new "Halloween" trilogy, Curtis has used her renewed status in surprising and largely delightful ways. She's back in the spotlight for her work in "The Last Showgirl" in 2024, but Curtis has also become a certifiable cameo queen. Her surprise appearance in "The Bear" season 2, where she played unstable Berzatto matriarch Donna, won her an Emmy, and she also lent her voice to a Cardi B and Offset music video in 2023. Now, she's back in an unannounced role again -- and this time, she's making her "Star Trek" debut.
To catch Curtis in full exasperated space boss mode, you'll need to tune into "Star Trek: Section 31," the first feature film of the Paramount+ era of Gene Roddenberry's optimistic,...
The Jamie Lee Curtis Renaissance continues. After winning an Oscar for her role in "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and wrapping up the new "Halloween" trilogy, Curtis has used her renewed status in surprising and largely delightful ways. She's back in the spotlight for her work in "The Last Showgirl" in 2024, but Curtis has also become a certifiable cameo queen. Her surprise appearance in "The Bear" season 2, where she played unstable Berzatto matriarch Donna, won her an Emmy, and she also lent her voice to a Cardi B and Offset music video in 2023. Now, she's back in an unannounced role again -- and this time, she's making her "Star Trek" debut.
To catch Curtis in full exasperated space boss mode, you'll need to tune into "Star Trek: Section 31," the first feature film of the Paramount+ era of Gene Roddenberry's optimistic,...
- 1/24/2025
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Star Trek: Section 31.] You can thank Michelle Yeoh for that major cameo in Star Trek: Section 31. As first heard, then finally seen at the end of the movie, Yeoh’s friend and Everything Everywhere All at Once costar Jamie Lee Curtis makes a cameo as Control. “When they said, ‘We need someone who’s going to come right at the end, and she’s the admiral,’ has to be someone that we all go, ‘Oh, wow, right away, Jamie Lee Curtis,'” Yeoh tells TV Insider in the video interview above. “Yeah, no-brainer.” She admits she didn’t want to feel like she was taking advantage of her “darling friend,” but Curtis’ manager encouraged her to reach out. “Bless Jamie. If she doesn’t believe in something, she won’t do it. But she loves Star Trek and she loves me.” Executive producer Alex Kurtzman adds that Curtis was “so gracious. She...
- 1/24/2025
- TV Insider
Oscar 2025 Biggest Snubs: Selena Gomez, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman & More Left Out Of Nominations

Here’s A Look At The Snubs & Surprises From Oscar 2025 Nominations (Photo Credit – Instagram)
The 2025 Oscar nominations have finally been declared, but the list might have raised a few eyebrows as it revealed a series of unexpected high-profile omissions, sparking conversations across the industry.
Angelina Jolie & Nicole Kidman Fell Short In The Oscar Race
Angelina Jolie, already reeling from a legal battle against her ex, Brad Pitt, came across another heartbreak after being snubbed without getting a single nomination despite her highly acclaimed performance in Maria. Nicole Kidman, who triumphed at the Venice Film Festival and the National Board of Review for her role in Babygirl, was also absent from the Best Actress category.
Angelina Jolie Was Snubbed.
She Deserved an #Oscar Nomination. pic.twitter.com/JAkzMbPerC
— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) January 23, 2025
Trending Ariana Grande’s Dream Comes True With First-Ever Oscar Nomination For ‘Wicked’ Role: ‘I Cannot Stop Crying!’
Blake Lively...
The 2025 Oscar nominations have finally been declared, but the list might have raised a few eyebrows as it revealed a series of unexpected high-profile omissions, sparking conversations across the industry.
Angelina Jolie & Nicole Kidman Fell Short In The Oscar Race
Angelina Jolie, already reeling from a legal battle against her ex, Brad Pitt, came across another heartbreak after being snubbed without getting a single nomination despite her highly acclaimed performance in Maria. Nicole Kidman, who triumphed at the Venice Film Festival and the National Board of Review for her role in Babygirl, was also absent from the Best Actress category.
Angelina Jolie Was Snubbed.
She Deserved an #Oscar Nomination. pic.twitter.com/JAkzMbPerC
— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) January 23, 2025
Trending Ariana Grande’s Dream Comes True With First-Ever Oscar Nomination For ‘Wicked’ Role: ‘I Cannot Stop Crying!’
Blake Lively...
- 1/24/2025
- by Arunava Chakrabarty
- KoiMoi


Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power (Ladwp) this week, blaming the city for the damage that destroyed their home during the Palisades wildfire.
The couple were two of nearly two dozen plaintiffs in the suit, filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday and obtained by Rolling Stone. They claimed that the city and the Dwp mismanaged the community’s water supply, pointing to press reports on the empty Santa Ynez Reservoir and empty fire hydrants.
“Ladwp and City of Los Angeles...
The couple were two of nearly two dozen plaintiffs in the suit, filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday and obtained by Rolling Stone. They claimed that the city and the Dwp mismanaged the community’s water supply, pointing to press reports on the empty Santa Ynez Reservoir and empty fire hydrants.
“Ladwp and City of Los Angeles...
- 1/24/2025
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com


Actress Scarlett Johansson finally escaped our long-running photo gallery of the greatest living actresses to never receive an Oscar nomination. And she did it in grand style by picking up two for her 2019 films “Marriage Story” and “Jojo Rabbit.” Just recently, Kirsten Dunst had been in our gallery for years and then earned her first Academy Award bid for “The Power of the Dog.” Jamie Lee Curtis was fortunately removed from the gallery with not only a nomination but win for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Emily Blunt was finally nominated for “Oppenheimer” years after winning her first SAG Award for “A Quiet Place.” And in 2025, both Demi Moore (“The Substance”) and Zoe Saldana (“Emilia Perez”) finally got their first ever nominations.
In 2014, “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston looked like a lock to receive her first Academy Award nomination for “Cake,” following citations at the Golden Globes, SAG, and Broadcast Film Critics.
In 2014, “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston looked like a lock to receive her first Academy Award nomination for “Cake,” following citations at the Golden Globes, SAG, and Broadcast Film Critics.
- 1/23/2025
- by Chris Beachum, Zach Laws and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby


I’m Still Here in Best Picture! Edward Berger snubbed again! Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng went live following Thursday’s Oscar nominations to discuss all the snubs and surprises, and who has the edge now to win.
The day’s biggest shocker came right at the very end when I’m Still Here was revealed to be one of the 10 Best Picture nominees. It was in 13th place in the odds, two spots below the next slightly surprising nominee Nickel Boys. Even with all the debate over the final Best Actress spot between star Fernanda Torres and Hard Truths‘ Marianne Jean-Baptiste, very few seriously considered I’m Still Here as a Best Picture threat. So how did it get in? Torres’ Golden Globe win certainly helped, as does having master campaigner Sony Pictures Classics as your studio. I’m Still Here getting nominated alongside Emilia Pérez, which leads with 13 bids,...
The day’s biggest shocker came right at the very end when I’m Still Here was revealed to be one of the 10 Best Picture nominees. It was in 13th place in the odds, two spots below the next slightly surprising nominee Nickel Boys. Even with all the debate over the final Best Actress spot between star Fernanda Torres and Hard Truths‘ Marianne Jean-Baptiste, very few seriously considered I’m Still Here as a Best Picture threat. So how did it get in? Torres’ Golden Globe win certainly helped, as does having master campaigner Sony Pictures Classics as your studio. I’m Still Here getting nominated alongside Emilia Pérez, which leads with 13 bids,...
- 1/23/2025
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby

The international trend begun by “Parasite” in 2020 continues. On Oscar nominations morning, Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) was expected to lead the nominations, and did not disappoint, with a record 13 chances to win an Oscar on March 2.
Almost 10,000 Academy voters are invited to cast their ballots from February 11 – 18, and some twenty per cent of those voters live overseas. Both France’s Spanish-language “Emilia Pérez” and Brazil’s Portuguese “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics) landed in Best Picture and scored at least one acting nod, along with the expected Best International Feature Film.
“Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug cartel boss who transitions to being a woman, is now positioned to win multiple Oscars. Spanish actress Karla Sofia Gascón and New Jersey-born Zoe Saldaña scored acting nominations, and Saldaña is expected to win Supporting Actress. But will dominant streamer Netflix break its Best Picture losing streak? Many Academy voters...
Almost 10,000 Academy voters are invited to cast their ballots from February 11 – 18, and some twenty per cent of those voters live overseas. Both France’s Spanish-language “Emilia Pérez” and Brazil’s Portuguese “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics) landed in Best Picture and scored at least one acting nod, along with the expected Best International Feature Film.
“Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug cartel boss who transitions to being a woman, is now positioned to win multiple Oscars. Spanish actress Karla Sofia Gascón and New Jersey-born Zoe Saldaña scored acting nominations, and Saldaña is expected to win Supporting Actress. But will dominant streamer Netflix break its Best Picture losing streak? Many Academy voters...
- 1/23/2025
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire


The 2025 Oscar nominations saw a number of big names and Oscar favorites (Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Luca Guadagnino and the rest of the Challengers team) miss out on recognition this year.
Indeed, Challengers — despite being in the awards conversation all season, with Golden Globe nominations for the film and star Zendaya and a Globe win for best score for Oscar faves Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross — failed to receive a single Oscar nomination on Thursday morning.
Challengers director Luca Guadagnino also saw his other awards hopeful film, the Daniel Craig starrer Queer, fail to receive any nominations, including for Craig, who was seen as a possible best actor nominee though he was notably snubbed by the BAFTAs.
Also snubbed by the BAFTAs but still was a possible nominee was two-time Oscar winner Washington, who was left out of the best supporting actor category for his work in Gladiator II,...
Indeed, Challengers — despite being in the awards conversation all season, with Golden Globe nominations for the film and star Zendaya and a Globe win for best score for Oscar faves Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross — failed to receive a single Oscar nomination on Thursday morning.
Challengers director Luca Guadagnino also saw his other awards hopeful film, the Daniel Craig starrer Queer, fail to receive any nominations, including for Craig, who was seen as a possible best actor nominee though he was notably snubbed by the BAFTAs.
Also snubbed by the BAFTAs but still was a possible nominee was two-time Oscar winner Washington, who was left out of the best supporting actor category for his work in Gladiator II,...
- 1/23/2025
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Several underperforming films at the Oscars had one thing in common: A blunt willingness to deal with sex.
To wit: “Babygirl” star Nicole Kidman, playing a woman who comes closer to understanding her carnal side after an affair with her intern, campaigned harder than she ever had before; so did “Queer” lead actor Daniel Craig, as a lovelorn gay man who expresses through physicality what he cannot with words. Neither actor got a nomination. “Challengers,” a spring sensation led by Zendaya that seemed set to compete for its pulsating score and boundary-pushing screenplay, got in nowhere, while “Nosferatu,” a ravishing Gothic depiction of lust at the edge of death, didn’t get the best picture nod that some speculated it might.
None of these come as true shocks, exactly; Kidman’s and Craig’s campaigns seemed to lose steam as precursor nominations eluded their grasps, while “Challengers” may just have...
To wit: “Babygirl” star Nicole Kidman, playing a woman who comes closer to understanding her carnal side after an affair with her intern, campaigned harder than she ever had before; so did “Queer” lead actor Daniel Craig, as a lovelorn gay man who expresses through physicality what he cannot with words. Neither actor got a nomination. “Challengers,” a spring sensation led by Zendaya that seemed set to compete for its pulsating score and boundary-pushing screenplay, got in nowhere, while “Nosferatu,” a ravishing Gothic depiction of lust at the edge of death, didn’t get the best picture nod that some speculated it might.
None of these come as true shocks, exactly; Kidman’s and Craig’s campaigns seemed to lose steam as precursor nominations eluded their grasps, while “Challengers” may just have...
- 1/23/2025
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV

Updated with more details, scorecards: Nominations for the 97th Oscars were revealed Thursday morning and the major takeaway is this heralds the most wide-open awards race we have witnessed in years.
A far cry from last year when Oppenheimer expectedly dominated the proceedings, this time the race for Best Picture features a class of wildly different, audaciously ambitious films. Emilia Pérez, the musical about a Mexican cartel leader who fakes his death and undergoes a gender transition but cannot avoid the people in her former life, leads all nominees with 13 including Best Picture, the most by a non-English-language film in Oscar history.
Also up for the top prize are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked.
Related: Where To Watch The Oscar Nominees, From ‘Emilia Pérez’ To ‘Conclave’
Wicked got 10 nominations – including for its stars Cynthia Erivo and...
A far cry from last year when Oppenheimer expectedly dominated the proceedings, this time the race for Best Picture features a class of wildly different, audaciously ambitious films. Emilia Pérez, the musical about a Mexican cartel leader who fakes his death and undergoes a gender transition but cannot avoid the people in her former life, leads all nominees with 13 including Best Picture, the most by a non-English-language film in Oscar history.
Also up for the top prize are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked.
Related: Where To Watch The Oscar Nominees, From ‘Emilia Pérez’ To ‘Conclave’
Wicked got 10 nominations – including for its stars Cynthia Erivo and...
- 1/23/2025
- by Mike Fleming Jr and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV


Chris Pratt has revealed his house has survived the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
“I’m going to check out my house. Miraculously, it’s still standing. By the grace of God, we have four walls and a roof,” the Guardians of the Galaxy star said late Wednesday on his Instagram page.
Pratt, reporting via a video from his car as he returned to his fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood, said his son’s school burned down, as had many of his friends’ own homes. “I haven’t been back since the Palisades fires. It’s truly devastating, as you know, and yeah, the silver lining is my house was saved. But at the same time, so many people’s houses were burned around us, and the community is gone,” he added.
“It’s just, it’s just wild, and we’re resilient and we trust in God and consider it all a blessing.
“I’m going to check out my house. Miraculously, it’s still standing. By the grace of God, we have four walls and a roof,” the Guardians of the Galaxy star said late Wednesday on his Instagram page.
Pratt, reporting via a video from his car as he returned to his fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood, said his son’s school burned down, as had many of his friends’ own homes. “I haven’t been back since the Palisades fires. It’s truly devastating, as you know, and yeah, the silver lining is my house was saved. But at the same time, so many people’s houses were burned around us, and the community is gone,” he added.
“It’s just, it’s just wild, and we’re resilient and we trust in God and consider it all a blessing.
- 1/23/2025
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Sundance is kicking off today in Park City, and fires are once again raging in LA County, but this morning the twice delayed nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were finally announced.
With a distinctly wide awake Wicked’s Bowen Yang and Bottoms Rachel Sennott unveiling the final contenders in all 23 categories early Thursday in a livestream from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, it was a glorious Oscars morning for Emilia Pérez, Conclave, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and The Brutalist.
“Rachel and I have been through extensive pronunciation training for all the names today,” SNL cast member Yang joked at the top with a swipe at mishaps of past nomination mornings.
On the other hand, for some whose names were not mentioned correctly or incorrectly this morning, they might now almost find themselves agreeing with Stephen King call last week for the Oscars to be cancelled.
With a distinctly wide awake Wicked’s Bowen Yang and Bottoms Rachel Sennott unveiling the final contenders in all 23 categories early Thursday in a livestream from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, it was a glorious Oscars morning for Emilia Pérez, Conclave, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and The Brutalist.
“Rachel and I have been through extensive pronunciation training for all the names today,” SNL cast member Yang joked at the top with a swipe at mishaps of past nomination mornings.
On the other hand, for some whose names were not mentioned correctly or incorrectly this morning, they might now almost find themselves agreeing with Stephen King call last week for the Oscars to be cancelled.
- 1/23/2025
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV


The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — especially at the Oscars.
I’m Still Here‘s Fernanda Torres and Conclave‘s Isabella Rossellini joined their mothers, Fernanda Montenegro and Ingrid Bergman, respectively, as Oscar nominees on Thursday, becoming the fifth and sixth pairs of mother-daughter duos to be nominated for acting Oscars.
Torres, who cracked the top five in the Best Actress odds after her Golden Globe victory, is up for the award alongside Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), and Demi Moore (The Substance). The nomination comes 26 years after Montenegro was shortlisted in the same category for Central Station and lost to Shakespeare in Love‘s Gwyneth Paltrow.
Rossellini, 72, received her long-awaited maiden Oscar bid in Best Supporting Actress, where she was third in the odds, in Edward Berger‘s papal thriller. She faces Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked...
I’m Still Here‘s Fernanda Torres and Conclave‘s Isabella Rossellini joined their mothers, Fernanda Montenegro and Ingrid Bergman, respectively, as Oscar nominees on Thursday, becoming the fifth and sixth pairs of mother-daughter duos to be nominated for acting Oscars.
Torres, who cracked the top five in the Best Actress odds after her Golden Globe victory, is up for the award alongside Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), and Demi Moore (The Substance). The nomination comes 26 years after Montenegro was shortlisted in the same category for Central Station and lost to Shakespeare in Love‘s Gwyneth Paltrow.
Rossellini, 72, received her long-awaited maiden Oscar bid in Best Supporting Actress, where she was third in the odds, in Edward Berger‘s papal thriller. She faces Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked...
- 1/23/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby

After a four-decade career in films, Isabella Rossellini scored her first Oscar nomination on Thursday for her supporting role as a Vatican nun in “Conclave.”
The nomination places Rossellini in the Academy history books. She is the daughter of three-time Oscar-winning actress Ingrid Bergman. Her father, the Italian neorealist filmmaking legend Roberto Rossellini was also nominated once, in 1950 for his screenplay for “Paisan.”
Swedish acting legend Bergman is often cited as one of the greatest screen icons of all time, famed for her roles in “Casablanca,” “The Bells of St. Marys” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious.” She was a seven-time nominee who won three Oscars: two for Best Actress (“Gaslight” and “Anastasia”) and one for Best Supporting Actress (“Murder on the Orient Express”).
Rossellini’s nomination this year, in fact, comes on the 50th anniversary of her mother’s win for “Orient Express,” an all-star mystery film in which Bergman...
The nomination places Rossellini in the Academy history books. She is the daughter of three-time Oscar-winning actress Ingrid Bergman. Her father, the Italian neorealist filmmaking legend Roberto Rossellini was also nominated once, in 1950 for his screenplay for “Paisan.”
Swedish acting legend Bergman is often cited as one of the greatest screen icons of all time, famed for her roles in “Casablanca,” “The Bells of St. Marys” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious.” She was a seven-time nominee who won three Oscars: two for Best Actress (“Gaslight” and “Anastasia”) and one for Best Supporting Actress (“Murder on the Orient Express”).
Rossellini’s nomination this year, in fact, comes on the 50th anniversary of her mother’s win for “Orient Express,” an all-star mystery film in which Bergman...
- 1/23/2025
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap


One of Hollywood’s biggest cheerleaders has been sidelined at this year’s Oscars. Jamie Lee Curtis was snubbed for her performance in The Last Showgirl despite recent Best Supporting Actress nominations at both the SAG Awards and BAFTAs. In 2023, she won this category for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Gia Coppola‘s The Last Showgirl stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly Gardner, a 57-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who has performed for three decades in Le Razzle Dazzle. Curtis plays Shelly’s older best friend, Annette, a cocktail waitress who was ousted from the show years prior. Her brief, but impactful performance had launched Curtis into fifth place in our Best Supporting Actress Oscar odds heading into nominations morning.
Curtis, 66, has been vocal about her career resurgence in recent years. In addition to her Oscar win in 2023, the actress took home her first Emmy last year for playing...
Gia Coppola‘s The Last Showgirl stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly Gardner, a 57-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who has performed for three decades in Le Razzle Dazzle. Curtis plays Shelly’s older best friend, Annette, a cocktail waitress who was ousted from the show years prior. Her brief, but impactful performance had launched Curtis into fifth place in our Best Supporting Actress Oscar odds heading into nominations morning.
Curtis, 66, has been vocal about her career resurgence in recent years. In addition to her Oscar win in 2023, the actress took home her first Emmy last year for playing...
- 1/23/2025
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby


As the wildfires in California continue to rage and spread, tens of thousands of acres have been burned, nearly three dozen lives have been lost and countless have been displaced. And while some can get a bellyache that this or that awards ceremony is postponed, the real problems are far more important. And so far we’ve seen quite a few celebrities doing their part to help aid in relief of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The latest is the former governor of California himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Arnold Schwarzenegger took to social media to confirm that he was contributing $1 million and launching a fundraiser that is designed to aid those being affecting by the California wildfires. “A lot of my fans have asked me how they can help LA. I’m going to lead the way. I’m sending a million dollars of my own money, split between @lafdfoundation,...
Arnold Schwarzenegger took to social media to confirm that he was contributing $1 million and launching a fundraiser that is designed to aid those being affecting by the California wildfires. “A lot of my fans have asked me how they can help LA. I’m going to lead the way. I’m sending a million dollars of my own money, split between @lafdfoundation,...
- 1/23/2025
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com


The Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday after being twice-delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires. Almost 10,000 registered Gold Derby users have placed their bets in all categories, and we’ve crunched the numbers to generate our official odds.
Emilia Pérez is expected to dominate the list with 11 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Jacques Audiard), Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), and Best Adapted Screenplay, with three expected wins for Saldaña, Best Original Song (“El Mal”), and Best International Feature. But the film expected to collect the top prizes is The Brutalist. Both of those movies won Golden Globes for Best Picture — Emilia as a comedy/musical, Brutalist as a drama — but it’s the latter that has jumped the top of our Oscars Best Picture rankings. Of its 10 anticipated noms, The Brutalist is also ahead to win Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography,...
Emilia Pérez is expected to dominate the list with 11 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Jacques Audiard), Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), and Best Adapted Screenplay, with three expected wins for Saldaña, Best Original Song (“El Mal”), and Best International Feature. But the film expected to collect the top prizes is The Brutalist. Both of those movies won Golden Globes for Best Picture — Emilia as a comedy/musical, Brutalist as a drama — but it’s the latter that has jumped the top of our Oscars Best Picture rankings. Of its 10 anticipated noms, The Brutalist is also ahead to win Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography,...
- 1/22/2025
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby

After Jean Smart posted on Instagram that Hollywood needs to scrap awards shows and figure out how to generate revenue for fire victims instead, former lead stage manager Debbie Williams had a few choice words for the Hacks star via Facebook.
“Dearest Jean Smart,” began Williams, a veteran of such shows as American Idol, the Oscars and the Grammys. “You are a wonderful actress and I’m sure your heart is in the right place … wanting to cancel all awards shows and taking the revenue and donating it to Fire Relief …. However there is no revenue if there is no show and frankly, the workers who do the shows…the below the line production workers … truly need the work in an industry that has been suffering. These are normal crew and staff that rely on these jobs to feed their families. So be like Jamie Lee Curtis, who just donated 1 million dollars to the cause…...
“Dearest Jean Smart,” began Williams, a veteran of such shows as American Idol, the Oscars and the Grammys. “You are a wonderful actress and I’m sure your heart is in the right place … wanting to cancel all awards shows and taking the revenue and donating it to Fire Relief …. However there is no revenue if there is no show and frankly, the workers who do the shows…the below the line production workers … truly need the work in an industry that has been suffering. These are normal crew and staff that rely on these jobs to feed their families. So be like Jamie Lee Curtis, who just donated 1 million dollars to the cause…...
- 1/21/2025
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV


Hot Bench is saying goodbye to its longest-serving judge, Michael Corriero, as he hangs up his gavel and robe at the end of Season 11.
“At the beginning of this past year, after almost nine years on Hot Bench, I made it clear to everyone that this would be my final season,” Corriero said in a statement to Deadline. “It was time to pass the torch or, should I say, the gavel. I will miss the challenge, my beloved colleagues and the entire Hot Bench team.”
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“At the beginning of this past year, after almost nine years on Hot Bench, I made it clear to everyone that this would be my final season,” Corriero said in a statement to Deadline. “It was time to pass the torch or, should I say, the gavel. I will miss the challenge, my beloved colleagues and the entire Hot Bench team.”
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- 1/21/2025
- by Gabriela Silva
- TVLine.com


President Donald Trump wasted no time in outlining his new policies in his inauguration speech.
On Monday, Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States (he previously served as the 45th president as well, with Joe Biden succeeding him as 46th).
Among the plans he addressed in his speech: “This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will forge a society that is color-blind and merit-based. As of today, It will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”
The following day, early on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union responded with a statement.
“Our advocates have been preparing for this moment and overnight have already begun to fight the administration’s extreme agenda,” the ACLU told The Hollywood Reporter.
On Monday, Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States (he previously served as the 45th president as well, with Joe Biden succeeding him as 46th).
Among the plans he addressed in his speech: “This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will forge a society that is color-blind and merit-based. As of today, It will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”
The following day, early on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union responded with a statement.
“Our advocates have been preparing for this moment and overnight have already begun to fight the administration’s extreme agenda,” the ACLU told The Hollywood Reporter.
- 1/21/2025
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News


With the 2025 Oscar nominations days away, no other category is more difficult to predict than Best Actress. This race has been consistently fluid as new contenders pick up steam, and the expected lineup today looks vastly different from July, when Gold Derby opened our Oscars predictions. So who are the current locks, on-the-bubble contenders, and long shots to hear their names called on Thursday? Read on for our Best Actress Oscar nomination breakdown.
Locks
Mikey Madison (Anora) — 37/10 odds
For playing the titular Brooklyn sex worker who marries into the wrong family, this 25-year-old has led the Best Actress race since early September. That’s when she officially took the No. 1 spot from Amy Adams (Nightbitch), who has tumbled to 20th place in our rankings. Madison has accrued all of the relevant precursor nominations a frontrunner would expect to have, plus she prevailed with dozens of critics’ groups either as a lead or a breakthrough,...
Locks
Mikey Madison (Anora) — 37/10 odds
For playing the titular Brooklyn sex worker who marries into the wrong family, this 25-year-old has led the Best Actress race since early September. That’s when she officially took the No. 1 spot from Amy Adams (Nightbitch), who has tumbled to 20th place in our rankings. Madison has accrued all of the relevant precursor nominations a frontrunner would expect to have, plus she prevailed with dozens of critics’ groups either as a lead or a breakthrough,...
- 1/20/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby


Two comedies. Two difficult productions. One flat-out classic. The stories of The Producers and Fierce Creatures are explored in this episode.
When it comes to making your feature directorial debut, The Producers isn’t a bad way to get off the mark! But Mel Brooks’ now much-loved comedy faced a bumpy path to the screen, not least the struggle to write it in the first place. That, and the kind of subject matter that Hollywood studios didn’t have much desire to go near.
Plus, it turned out that the fate of the film owed a bit of a debt to Peter Sellers.
After the success of A Fish Called Wanda meanwhile, the question was asked: would John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin and Kevin Kline come back for a sequel? Well, not quite: and despite Fierce Creatures being billed as an ‘equal not a sequel’, the comedy had a very,...
When it comes to making your feature directorial debut, The Producers isn’t a bad way to get off the mark! But Mel Brooks’ now much-loved comedy faced a bumpy path to the screen, not least the struggle to write it in the first place. That, and the kind of subject matter that Hollywood studios didn’t have much desire to go near.
Plus, it turned out that the fate of the film owed a bit of a debt to Peter Sellers.
After the success of A Fish Called Wanda meanwhile, the question was asked: would John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin and Kevin Kline come back for a sequel? Well, not quite: and despite Fierce Creatures being billed as an ‘equal not a sequel’, the comedy had a very,...
- 1/20/2025
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories

The Bear makes better use of its celebrity cameos and guest stars than most other TV shows — but there’s one glaring exception that sticks out like a sore thumb. A-list guest stars can be an exciting addition to a TV episode, but not if it draws too much attention to their star power, or they don’t fit in with the rest of the cast. The Simpsons used to have hilarious cameos from guest stars, but the show has since devolved into celebrity worship, with entire episodes dedicated to praising guest stars like Lady Gaga and Elon Musk.
A poorly placed celebrity cameo can actually break the audience’s immersion. Game of Thrones viewers were reminded they were watching a TV show when a smirking Ed Sheeran appeared around the campfire. Paris Hilton’s stunt casting ruined an early episode of Veronica Mars. For the most part, The Bear...
A poorly placed celebrity cameo can actually break the audience’s immersion. Game of Thrones viewers were reminded they were watching a TV show when a smirking Ed Sheeran appeared around the campfire. Paris Hilton’s stunt casting ruined an early episode of Veronica Mars. For the most part, The Bear...
- 1/19/2025
- by Ben Sherlock
- ScreenRant


Mark your calendars, Oscars fans, because the 97th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 2, 2025 on ABC. The annual star-studded ceremony will honor movies released in theaters within the 2024 calendar year of eligibility. AMPAS members will vote on the Oscar winners in 23 categories, including Best Supporting Actress. But who will win? Here at Gold Derby, thousands of users have been making and updating their 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actress, so let’s take a look at all of the top contenders in our photo gallery below.
These 25 Best Supporting Actress hopefuls are listed in order of their racetrack odds, which are derived from the combined forecasts of four unique groups: experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, editors who cover awards year-round for this website, top 24 users who had the best accuracy scores last year, and the mass of users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
The...
These 25 Best Supporting Actress hopefuls are listed in order of their racetrack odds, which are derived from the combined forecasts of four unique groups: experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, editors who cover awards year-round for this website, top 24 users who had the best accuracy scores last year, and the mass of users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
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- 1/19/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
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