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[In the style of Billie Eilish:] What was this made for? After an awards season that felt like it lasted for eons (with the added 2023 Emmys to make things even crazier), things are finally winding down. Oscar voting closed on February 27, so our winners have been chosen, and the ceremony is finally being … Read more

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists You wouldn’t be faulted if you were starting to wonder if the Alberta is Calling campaign, while well-intentioned, has resulted in more drawbacks than benefits for Albertans old and new. Published Mar 04, 2024  •  Last updated 2 days ago  •  3 minute read A Government of Alberta artist’s rendering for … Read more

Many of the Academy Awards categories have long histories that stretch back nearly 100 years. That’s not true for the hair and makeup artisans, though. Their artistry was left out of the awards prior to 1981, when a groundswell of support for the recognition of the work done on 1980’s “The Elephant Man” led to … Read more

Welcome to the Beatles Cinematic Universe. Continuing the current wave of music biopics — which just saw its most recent box-office triumph with Bob Marley: One Love —  director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) has signed on to helm not one, but four separate Beatles biopics, all due in 2027. The movies, set to begin production next year, … Read more

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” topped the dramatic feature editing category at the American Cinema Editors’ 74th ACE Eddie Awards, while “The Holdovers” won the category for best edited comedic feature during Sunday’s ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Jennifer Lame edited “Oppenheimer,” which also took top honors at last week’s SAG Awards and Producers Guild Awards. The … Read more

The sports broadcasting world is in mourning. Chris Mortensen, who worked as an NFL reporter and analyst for ESPN for more than 30 years, died March 3, his family told the sports outlet. The award-winning journalist, who retired last year, was 72. “Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hard-working teammate,” … Read more

The USC Libraries announced the winners for the 36th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race. For … Read more

Hosted by comedian Tom Papa, the 60th CAS Awards for sound mixing were held March 2 at the Beverly Hilton, where Oscar-shortlisted sound contenders “Barbie,” “Ferrari,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Oppenheimer” competed. Ultimately, “Oppenheimer” took home the prize for Motion Pictures — Live Action. As previously announced, JJ Abrams received the society’s … Read more

After a fine performance, despite defeat, against the Florida Panthers, the Canadiens were back in action tonight against another good Florida outfit, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here is Martin St-Louis’ line-up. And the home team. Tonight’s lineup Tonight’s lineup#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/evhCeko1UQ – Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) March 3, 2024 #GoBolts 3/2 lineup vs. #GoHabsGo: Hagel-Point-KucherovEyssimont-Cirelli-ChaffeeStamkos-Paul-ShearyGlendening-Motte Hedman-RaddyshFleury-CernakLilleberg-PerbixCrozier Vasilevskiy … Read more