Hollywood diversity hiring efforts are ‘performative’: study
Greta Gerwig, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé had the industry proclaiming 2023 the Year of the Women. Even The Times heralded 2023 as the year women…
Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps, singer Shirley Bassey and director Ridley Scott among King Charles III’s New Year Honours list
Singer Shirley Bassey, director Ridley Scott and England goalkeeper Mary Earps have been recognised in King Charles III's New Year Honours list, which celebrates the…
Gil de Ferran: Former Indianapolis 500 winner and McLaren sporting director dies aged 56
Former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran has died at the age of 56.The Brazilian Automobile Confederation (CBA) said De Ferran suffered a heart attack…
‘Willie Nelson and Family,’ ‘Dr. Death’ Season 2, more to stream
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who needs something to pass the time this holiday weekend. In Screen Gab No. 112, we recommend…
Director Christopher Landon leaves ‘Scream VII’
A tumultuous time for the upcoming “Scream VII” continued Saturday as the film’s director, Christopher Landon, announced he has left the project. “I guess now…
Steve Nielsen: FIA sporting director quits after less than a year in the job
Britain's Steve Nielsen left a senior F1 position to become FIA sporting directorSteve Nielsen has resigned from his role as sporting director of Formula 1's…
Single or double nomination for Colman Domingo?
“Rustin” star Colman Domingo, 54, appears poised to add at least one Oscar nomination — and maybe two — to his growing list of screen…
America Votes names new executive director
Daria Dawson will be the first person of color to serve as executive director at the organization. | Eric Gay/AP Following its former executive director’s…
Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal find chemistry in ‘All of Us Strangers’
Three years ago, Irish actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal appeared in a sketch together to raise money for charity. The laugh-getting bit? Scott’s swoon-worthy…
Bradley Cooper is the latest director to ban chairs from set
Bradley Cooper insists on keeping energy up on set, which means there won’t be any sitting down. The “Maestro” actor and filmmaker revealed his sans-chair…
Custom Spike Lee Air Jordans show up in homeless shelter bin
When celebrating his first Oscar win in 2019, Spike Lee jumped into the arms of a beaming Samuel L. Jackson. On the “BlacKkKlansman” director and…
How ‘The Zone of Interest’ won big at L.A. Film Critics awards
Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” was the big winner Sunday at the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.’s year-end voting meeting, taking prizes for best…
Dominic Sessa finds his sudden ‘Holdovers’ fame ‘surreal’
All Dominic Sessa really wanted was to play hockey. Stick and puck were never far away as he grew up in Ocean City, N.J.; acting…
‘Concrete Utopia’ review: After a quake, survivors squabble
Rather than an action-packed disaster movie, “Concrete Utopia,” South Korea’s Oscar entry for international feature, plays like a brutal indictment of human nature, both at…
‘Silent Night’ review: John Woo’s comeback needs more juice
The death of a child haunts John Woo’s most lasting Hollywood achievement, 1997’s “Face/Off,” the one he should be remembered for. (Don’t fight me on…
‘Poor Things’ is Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos’ richest work to date
Ramy Youssef and Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. (Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures)…
Novelist Judy Blume connects with ‘Are You There God?’ director
For generations of women, Judy Blume needs no introduction. For the rest, she is the author of the magnificent 1970 young adult novel “Are You…
Oscars 2024: Is it Christopher Nolan’s year?
Christopher Nolan took the stage not long ago at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood, clad in his usual uniform — navy blazer, khakis, button-down…