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• Venice: Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things' Wins Best Film
•••• The 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival has come to a close, with this year's Competition jury, led by American filmmaker Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Babylon), awarding the coveted Best Film Golden Lion to Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things."
•••• Actress Caterina Murino hosted the opening and closing nights of the 80th Venice International Film Festival 2023 within La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. She also hosted the closing ceremony on Saturday 9 September, when the winners of the Lions and other official prizes of the 80th Venice Film Festival were announced.
Winners of the 80th Venice Film Festival 2023?
Poor Things
•••• A fantastical feminist fable about Victorian-era female empowerment starring Emma Stone as Isabella Baxter, the woman who struggles to understand the restrictive patriarchy of the world around her, and then proceeds to dismantle it.

Golden Lion - "Poor Things"
•••• The 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival has come to a close, with this year's Competition jury, led by American filmmaker Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Babylon), awarding the coveted Best Film Golden Lion to Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things.

Best Director Award - Matteo Garrone ("Me Captain")
•••• Matteo Garrone won the best director award for his migration drama Me Captain, while newcomer Seydou Sarr won the best young actor award for his performance of a Senegalese teenager who leaves home on a quest to reach Europe in the film. The young actor broke down in tears before stammering out his thank yous to the Venice jury.

Best Young Actor Award - Seydou Sarr
•••• Newcomer Seydou Sarr won the best young actor award for his performance of a Senegalese teenager who leaves home on a quest to reach Europe in the film. The young actor broke down in tears before stammering out his thank yous to the Venice jury.

Best Actress - "Priscilla Presley"
•••• Cailee Spaeny won best actress for her portrayal of Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola's Priscilla, while Peter Sarsgaard won best actor for Michel Franco's Memory, playing a man suffering from dementia. He used his speech to comment on the strikes.

Special Jury Award - Agnieszka Holland ("Green Border")
•••• Polish director Agnieszka Holland won a special jury award for Green Border, her harrowing drama on the plight of refugees caught on the border between Belarus and Poland. Members of Poland's far-right government, including Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro have attacked Holland online for the film, comparing it to "Nazi propaganda." The director says she will sue for defamation if Ziobro does not formally apologize and retract his comments.

Best Documentary Prize - "Thank You Very Much"
•••• Alex Braverman took Venice's best documentary prize for Thank You Very Much, which looks at the career of legendary comedian and prankster Andy Kaufman. Braverman paid tribute to the late Kaufman in his acceptance speech, saying the comedian was "as relevant now as he ever was."

The Lion of the Future Prize - "Love is a Gun" ••••
•••• Love is a Gun, the directorial debut of Taiwanese actor Lee Hong-chi won the Lion of the Future prize for best first feature in Venice this year. The drama follows an ex-convict desperately trying to go straight. French director Alice Diop (Saint Omer) headed the jury that presented the award.

Best Film in the Horizons sidebar - "Explanation for Everything"
•••• Explanation for Everything is a Hungarian drama from director Gabor Reisz, which looks at the culture wars in central Europe, took the top prize for best film in the Horizons sidebar.

Best Director Honor in Horizons - "Paradise is Burning"
•••• Swedish filmmaker Mika Gustafson took the best director honor in Horizons for her drama Paradise is Burning.
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• 115- La Biennale Cinema 2023 at Venice Lido
The lineup includes octogenarians Woody Allen and Roman Polanski.
•••• The 80th Venice International Film Festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia will take place at the Venice Lido from August 30 to September 9. It is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the "Big Three" film festivals.
••• "Comandante," directed by Edoardo De Angelis, will serve as the festival's opening film on 30 August and "Society of the Snow" has been scheduled as the Festival's closing film.
•••• Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein drama "Maestro," Sofia Coppola's Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mann's "Ferrari," David Fincher's "The Killer" and Ava DuVernay's "Origin" will make their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival.
•••• The Festival is also set to headline films directed by Woody Allen and Roman Polanski, despite Hollywood's distaste for the directors due to their histories of sexual misconduct accusations.
•••• Despite Polanski being accused of sexual assault of a minor in 1977, his film "The Palace," set in in a Swiss Hotel on New Year's Eve, will be featured in the festival as well as Allen's film "Coup de Chance," a French thriller, is to premiere at the festival, regardless of being accused of sexual assault in 1992.
•••• The lineup for the 80th edition of the festival, which -- despite the flashy names behind the films -- could have a little less Hollywood glamour than usual gracing the red carpet if the Hollywood actors and writers strikes stretch on. As part of the strike, actors cannot promote projects from the studios and streamers with whom the union is negotiating.
•••• The prestigious film festival already lost one high-profile premiere to the labor disputes in the U.S. in Luca Guadagnino's tennis drama "Challengers," starring Zendaya, which had been set to play in the opening night slot but has now been pushed to 2024. But Alberto Barbera, the director of the Venice Film Festival, said that the strikes' effects on the festival lineup had otherwise been minimal.
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• 115- Lorenzo Mattotti creates official poster for Venice Inter'l Film Festival - TVIMagazine
••• Italian illustrator and artist Lorenzo Mattotti is, for the sixth consecutive year, the author of the image for the official poster, and for the fifth year, of the opening sequence for the Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, this year in its 80th edition (August 30 - 9 September 2023).
•••• The image chosen for the poster this year "is inspired by the tradition of on the road movies," explains Lorenzo Mattotti, and in this way seeks to express feelings of freedom, adventure, the discovery of new territories. I played with the graphics - underscores the author - to represent new worlds that can be explored through Cinema.
•••• We are convinced that there is a great future for Cinema that looks forward and ventures down new paths. Furthermore, the Venice International Film Festival is celebrating its 80th edition this year and we wanted to commemorate that in the number that appears on the license plate of an imagined car. Naturally, many are the films that can be evoked by this image, such as Il sorpasso, Easy Rider or Thelma and Louise. May each of us find our own on the road movie. This is our wish for Cinema, may it go far and sprint towards the future. A future of exploration, in search of new frontiers: a colourful luminous Cinema".
•••• Lorenzo Mattotti lives and works in Paris. He began his career in the late 1970s as a comic artist and in the early 1980s founded the Valvoline group with other illustrators. In 1984 he created Fuochi, which was greeted as an event in the world of comic art, and won important international awards. In cinema, he collaborated in 2004 on Eros by Wong Kar-Wai, Soderbergh and Antonioni, and was responsible for the presentation segments of each episode. He was a creative consultant for Pinocchio by Enzo D'Alò. In Incidenti, Signor Spartaco, Doctor Nefasto, L'uomo alla finestra and many more books, all the way to Stigmate published in Italy by Einaudi, Mattotti's work has evolved following an extremely consistent constant.
••••His books have been translated around the world. He publishes in newspapers and magazines such as The New Yorker, Le Monde, Das Magazin, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Nouvel Observateur, Corriere della Sera and Repubblica. He has illustrated many books for children including Pinocchio and Eugenio, which won the Grand Prix in Bratislava in 1993. He has held many solo exhibitions including an anthological exhibition at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, at the FransHals museum in Haarlem and at the Musei di Porta Romana. He creates posters, covers, advertising campaigns and is the author of the Cannes 2000 poster and the posters for the Estate Romana festival.
•••• In May 2019, he presented to great acclaim in the Un certain regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, his first animated feature-length film as author and director, titled "La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia" (The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily) inspired by the fable/apologue by
Dino Buzzati.
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• The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo weekend event - By Gary Sunkin

 

 

Robotic server - Photo: Gary Sunkin

ANAHEIM, CA - Aug. 4, 2023 -- The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo will be held from August 6-8 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and co-located with Coffee Fest Anaheim, the business resource for the specialty coffee and beverage industry. This premier 3-day event will offer the hottest menu trends, state-of-the-art design and décor, the best in business education, and hundreds of exhibitors offering the newest food products, technology, and equipment. The tradeshow and conference is sponsored by the California Restaurant Association (www.calrest.org).
•••• Highlights of the three-day event include:
•••• The exhibit hall will showcase hundreds of leading vendors, demonstrating and sampling productsandservicesfortherestaurant,foodservice,andspecialtybeveragemarkets. There will be three new food pavilions where attendees can find new items for their menus.
•••• The NEW Vegan and Gluten Free Showcase will feature Before the Butcher, Too Good to be Foods, Arnel's Originals, GrownAsFood, Myrtle Greens, Umaro Bacon, Hope and Sesame, Never Better Foods, Bean Vivo Organics and many more.
•••• The NEW Korean Food Pavilion, presented by the Korean Rice Foodstuffs Association will feature Maiko, Nature Oda, Myungrang HotDog, Young Poong Co., JINMI, Seoul Jangsoo, Semchorong, HumanWell and others.
•••• The Food & Beverage Trends Pavilion will include dozens of companies including Bari Olive Oil, Crescent Foods, Daniels Meats, Golden Malted Waffles, California Hot Sauce, Drum Rock Products and many more.
•••• The Center Stage Culinary Area, sponsored by Lamb Weston and United Robotics Group will feature demonstrations by local chefs including Mareya Ibrahim, Shaun O'Neale, Mel Cottingham, Riley Baird and Deanna "Bomb Chica" Colon in addition to exciting competitions. mpetition Bourbon Edition will take place Savage & Cooke Distillery
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• 40 Years of Munich Filmfest: A Gift to the Audience - TVIMagazine
•It's that time again: this evening, June 23, the 40th edition of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN held its opening gala in Munich. Some 1,500 guests from the arts, the film industry, and local government attended the ceremony at the Gasteig HP8 venue for concerts and cultural events.
•••• More than 20 members of the cast and crew of the opening film "The Persian Version" attended the opening gala at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. Among them were director Maryam Keshavarz and lead actresses Layla Mohammadi and Niousha Noor.
•••• They presented a culture-clash comedy and cross-generational portrait that uses humor to dissolve boundaries and provide a positive outlook during moments of bitter reality. The film is a story about Leila and her Iranian parents, who immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. As she tries to figure out her identity, Leila is torn not only between her two parents as a child of divorce, but also between two opposing cultures. It is a balancing act that she learns to master. As an added touch, the film team put on its own playlist after the screening, bringing the exuberant mood of the film to Munich.
•••• The approximately 1,500 invited guests who celebrated the opening of the 40th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN together included such prominent figures from the arts scene as Rufus Beck, Veronica Ferres, Iris Berben and Dr. Maria Furtwängler, as well as many other film directors, actors, actresses, and producers from Germany and abroad, along with the distinguished members of the festival juries, including Doris Dörrie, Friedrich Mücke, and Sophie Linnenbaum, and prominent political figures, including Bavaria's minister of digital affairs, Judith Gerlach, and Munich's vice-mayor, Katrin Habenschaden.
•••• Diana Iljine took the opportunity at the opening of the 40th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN to thank her team: "We as a team are here to provide a platform for creative people. And we do that with so much affection and so meticulously. That's magnificent. I wish to thank everyone who has been working tirelessly behind the scenes for months to prepare this festival, this anniversary. Now let's celebrate it together!"
•••• Minister of Digital Affairs Judith Gerlach highlighted the exceptional standing that Munich and Bavaria have in the film industry: "Over the forty years of its existence, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has developed into Germany's largest summertime movie festival. And that's not by chance. Munich is home to outstanding production companies and studios. Digital film specialists work here on Hollywood blockbusters. Munich is a capital of filmmaking. And FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is the glittering showcase of this marvelous German and Bavarian film industry."
•••• Vice-Mayor Katrin Habenschaden was particularly enthusiastic about the films from the African continent as well as the stimulating program of supporting events: "Despite having turned 40, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has remained young and audacious. The program reflects this; it is particularly wide-ranging this year and includes a focus on Africa, one of the most fascinating regions for cinema. The associated panel discussions and places for meeting up are valuable assets to the Filmfest. This is where the arts reveal what they can do best, namely bring different people together to create a community. With this anniversary film festival, Diana Iljine is delivering an impressive farewell performance that will hopefully resonate well."
•••• Festival director Diana Iljine also thanked all the partners and award sponsors for their unwavering commitment to FILMFEST MÜNCHEN.
•••• For this year's anniversary edition, the Filmfest has dug into the archives and will be screening, free of charge, some of the highlights from the four decades of its existence, from well-known classics to best-kept secrets. Munich audiences loved the Oscar-nominated film "Beyond Silence" by Caroline Link when it was screened in 1996. The film tells the story of a young woman named Lara, the daughter of deaf parents, who searches for and finds her own way through life. "Born in Flames" by Lizzie Borden, "Beautiful Dead Girls" by Dalibor Matani? and Jakob Lass's "Love Steaks" are also waiting to be discovered. "Young Soul Rebels" by British director and video artist Sir Isaac Julien, who came to Munich in May as part of a collaboration with Museum Brandhorst, will be screened as well.
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• 115-Tribeca Gala screenings
•••• The festival opened Wednesday evening with the North American premiere of "Kiss the Future," a documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck about how artists and musicians formed an underground community of resistance during the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, and the 1997 U2 concert celebrating the liberation of the Bosnian capital.
•••• "We are grateful to the people of Sarajevo and to U2 for giving us the opportunity to help tell this special story," Damon said in a statement. "Though this event happened almost 30 years ago, we feel it has strong relevance to today's world, serving as a powerful reminder that human creativity can provide a powerful antidote to even the most horrific of situations."
•••• In a separate statement after the selection was announced, U2's Bono said, "We know U2's marquee is helpful in getting the lives of these local heroes to a wider audience, but even at my most puffed up I couldn't have imagined our tiny role being given so much care, attention and screen time by [director] Nenad Cicin-Sain. If defiance is the essence of romance, then the people of Sarajevo are the most romantic figures. Viva Sarajevo!"
•••• The festival will also feature world premiere gala screenings of documentaries about Carlos Santana (Carlos), Cyndi Lauper (Let the Canary Sing) and French Montana (For Khadija, executive produced by Drake and Diddy), with performances by each artist after the screening of their respective documentary. And Megan Thee Stallion will participate in a live conversation.
•••• The closing night marks the 30th anniversary of Robert De Niro's directorial debut with a screening of a restored version of "A Bronx Tale," starring De Niro and Chazz Palminteri, adapted from Palminteri's one-man play (June 17). The screening is followed by a conversation with De Niro, Palminteri, producer Jane Rosenthal, and The New Yorker's David Remnick
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• 115- Diane von Furstenberg to keynote Tribeca Film Festival
•••• This year's program, taking place Wed June 7 - Sunday June 18, will include a keynote from Diane von Furstenberg, Founder and Co-Chairwoman of DVF, in conversation with comedian Seth Meyers about the origins of her namesake company, her predictions for the fashion industry, and her advice for a younger generation of women entrepreneurs. In another keynote conversation, leaders at two iconic American companies, General Electric Global Chief Marketing Officer Linda Boff and General Motors Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation Alan Wexler will discuss how both experimentation and data-driven insights impact their brand narratives, what role corporate social responsibility plays in business, and how they leverage the power of storytelling to inform consumers during their companies' moments of historic transformation.

During a career of nearly five decades, Diane von Furstenberg has exhibited an expert level of staying power through savviness and adaptation. From building a fashion brand from scratch to pivoting to QVC and relaunching her company to engaging a new generation of women in the digital age, her personal brand and businesses have flourished, achieving global popularity and recognition. Her philanthropic work has empowered women all over the world and her charitable donations have reshaped New York City's landscape for the better.
•••• In a conversation with Seth Meyers, von Furstenberg will speak on the origins of her namesake company, her predictions for the fashion industry, and her advice for a younger generation of women entrepreneurs.
•••• Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion designer, philanthropist, author, and Founder and Co-Chairwoman. In 1974, she created the iconic wrap dress, which became a symbol of power and independence for women and grew into a global brand. Diane has received a vast array of accolades; Lifetime Achievement Away from the CFDA, named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, Chevalier de la Légion D'Honneur from France and Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne from her native Belgium. Most recently, she received the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award for her remarkable leadership and dedication to women. She currently serves on the boards of Vital Voices, and the CFDA.

Seth Meyers is an Emmy Award-winning writer, New York Times bestselling author and host of NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers." Meyers began his TV career with "Saturday Night Live" in 2001, where he was a cast member for 13 seasons. He served as head writer for nine seasons and "Weekend Update" anchor for eight. In 2019, he released his debut standup special, "Lobby Baby," on Netflix. Meyers executive produces Peacock's "The Amber Ruffin Show," IFC's "Documentary Now!," and in total has garnered 27 Emmy nominations. His children's book, "I'm Not Scared, You're Scared," was released in March 2022.
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• 115- Pasadena Playhouse will receive the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award

•••• The Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, is only the second Los Angeles institution to earn the honor
•••• The prize, which includes a $25,000 grant, will be presented at the 76th Tony Awards on June 11 in New York.
•••• Since the Writers Guild of America agreed to not picket the event, thus allowing the televised broadcast to proceed in a revised form.
•••• The Mark Taper Forum, was the first L.A. theater to receive the Regional Theatre Tony in 1977. Additional Southern California recipients are the Old Globe in 1984, South Coast Repertory in 1988 and La Jolla Playhouse in 1993.
•••• The Pasadena Play House doesn't lack the experiences of various crisis. In 2010 it was close to shutting down when most of the staff was laid off and the rreminder of the season cancelle while filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Rescued by the generous donors, the theater was back when producing artistic director Danny Feldman was appointed to succeed long-term artistic director Sheldon Epps in 2016.
•••• Founded in 1917 by Gilmor Brown, a resourceful theater enthusiast, Pasadena Playhouse began as a community theater. Early success inspired more than a thousand community members to buy the land at 39 S. El Molino Ave., on which a state-of-the-art theater was planned. In 1925, the attractive Spanish Colonial Revival building, now included in the National Register of Historic Places, opened its doors
•••• Under Brown's leadership, the theater drew attention through its programming ambition
•••••Survival of the Pasadena Play Playhas has been touch-and-go but now brought a welcome prize, The Tony Award.
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• 115- Electrify Expo is the one-stop shop to kick the tires on all things electric - By Gary Sunkin (Television Int'l Magazine)
•••• Electrify Expo will take place May 20-21, 2023 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
•••• It is North America's largest electric vehicle festival. Attendees at this year's Electrify Expo will ride, drive and demo the world's top electric cars and trucks alongside electric motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards and more.
•••• In addition to automakers, Long Beach attendees will experience exciting e-bike, e-scooter, and other micromobility products from one to four wheels from top brands.
•••• Press Day for Electrify Industry Day happens on May 19. It's an event for networking with EV and micromobility professionals and discussing the latest trends, analysis, and insights during a full day of programming and brand engagement.
•••• Speakers and panelists include industry mega-minds from Ford, Walmart, Hyundai, MotorTrend, the EPA and more!
•••• Attendees at this year's Electrify Expo rode, drove and demostrated the world's top electric cars and trucks alongside electric motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-skateboards. Including:

• BMW: i7, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive 35, i4 eDrive 40, i4 M50
• Chrysler: Pacifica Hybrid
• Ford: Mach E, F150 Lightning
• Kia: EV9 and EV6
• Mitsubishi: Outlander PHEV
• Tesla: Models S, 3, X, Y
• Toyota: Rav4 Prime, Prius, Tundra Hybrid, bZrx, Mirai
• Volvo: All-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge;
• Plug-in Hybrid XC60 Recharge and XC90
• RechargeVolkswagen: ID.4

Plus other micromobility products from one to four wheels from top brands including:
• Cake
• GIANT
• NIU
• Onewheel
• Ryvid Motorcycles
• Stacyc
And so many more!
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• 115- Michael Douglas to receive Honorary Palme d'or at the 76th Festival de Cannes
" It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling. From my first time here in 1979 for "The China Syndrome" to my most recent premiere for "Behind the Candelabra" in 2013, the Festival has always reminded me that magic of cinema is not just in what we see onscreen but in its ability to impact people all around the world. After more than 50 years in the business, it's an honor to return to the Croisette to open the Festival and embrace our shared global language of film." Michael Douglas
•••• 32nd Festival de Cannes, time to walk up those red carpet Steps. Michael Douglas arrived for the first time on the Croisette. He was with actors Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon, as well as director James Bridges for the presentation of "The China Syndrome." Thirteen years later, in 1992, the sulphurous "Basic Instinct," by Paul Verhoeven was presented in Competition. Shaking up the thriller genre, the film was the talk of the Croisette: it propelled Sharon Stone to the rank of international icon and confirmed the power of Michael Douglas' talent. In 1993, Joel Schumacher's Falling Down was presented in Competition, for the American actor's third participation at the Festival.
•••• Michael Douglas will receive the Palme d'or d'honneur at the 76th Festival de Cannes, in recognition of his brilliant career as well as his engagement for cinema. The Festival de Cannes will pay a tribute to him during the Opening Ceremony broadcasted live on France 2 and internationally on Brut. Tuesday, May 16.
•••• He reappeared on the Steps only 20 years later, with "Behind the Candelabra" by Steven Soderbergh. Transformed, moving and at the apex of his art, Michael Douglas played the famous singer and pianist Liberace. But his history with the Festival de Cannes began long before all this, through his father, Kirk Douglas, a lover of France and its cinema. The latter had marked the history of the Festival by presiding over the Jury in 1980. With the strength of his conviction and his character, he awarded the Palme d'Or to Akira Kurosawa and to Bob Fosse for "Kagemusha and All That Jazz."
•••• Michael Douglas has inherited his father's love for motion pictures, the kind of love that gives faith in the power of a film and spurs the desire to defend it body and soul. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" by Milo Forman is proof of this; it is his first production in collaboration with Saul Zaentz and it gave him 9 Oscar nominations and the film was awarded Best Picture in 1975.
•••• Michael Douglas has worked as an actor with the greatest in the industry, such as Robert Zemeckis in "Romancing the Stone" (1984), Ridley Scott in "Black Rain" (1989) or Barry Levinson in "Disclosure" (1994). With Oliver Stone, he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1987 for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko, a greedy New York broker in "Wall Street." The sequel, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" was screened Out of Competition at the 63rd Festival de Cannes.
•••• In addition to his valuable contribution to cinema, Michael Douglas advocates multiple causes. In his capacity as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, he has been committed to nuclear disarmament across the world since 1998 and he has also been a longstanding advocate of gun control in the United States.
•••• To complete the tribute to Michael Douglas, a previously unreleased documentary by Amine Mestari, produced by Folamour with the support of Ciné+ and soon to be broadcast on Arte, will be shown on the Festival site for two days, from Sunday May 14 at 6pm to Tuesday May 16 at 6pm.
•••• This special documentary MICHAEL DOUGLAS, THE PRODIGAL SON shows how Michael, an actor and producer like his father Kirk, had to embrace their resemblance throughout his remarkable career in order to assert his difference. The time to learn how to become Michael when your name is Douglas.
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• 115-The Cincinnati Music Festival back to the Cincinnati Riverfront
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••• 2023 represents The Festival's 59th year of bringing top R&B talent to Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Music Festival will take place July 20 - 22.
••• Originally called the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival when it was first held in 1962, the Cincinnati Music Festival has grown and evolved into a spectacular three-day event on Cincinnati's riverfront. Starting out as an all-jazz concert, over the years it has grown into a three-day festival featuring great music from the hottest stars in R&B, jazz, soul, and hip-hop, as well as up and coming artists. Past performers include Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, Patti Labelle, New Edition, Earth Wind and Fire, Lakeside, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and many others
••• By the year 2000, the festival was the largest of its kind in the United States, drawing more than 50,000 people annually from all across the country. The festival has been held at various sites through its nearly 60 year history, including French Lick Indiana, the Carthage Fairgrounds, and the Hamilton County Fairgrounds before landing at its current home in Paycor Stadium on Cincinnati's river
front.
••• Accompanied by a street festival dubbed Festival 513, the Cincinnati Music Festival has an estimated annual economic output of $107 million, according to the Greater Cincinnati Center for Economic Education at the University of Cincinnati. 2015 marked the first of many years in partnership with Cincinnati based global company P&G.
 •••• The Cincinnati Music Festival Presented by P&G is co-promoted by The Santangelo Group and Ohio Valley Entertainment. 2023 represents The Festival's 59th year of bringing top R&B talent to Cincinnati.  

• About The Santangelo Group:
The Santangelo Group, led by Owner Joe Santangelo, has promoted or co-promoted the Cincinnati Music Festival at Paul Brown Stadium since 2005.  Prior to that, they promoted the Festival as the Coors Light Music Festival, the Kool Jazz Festival and the Ohio Valley Music Festival stretching back to 1962.  In addition to the Cincinnati Festival in Cincinnati, The Santangelo Group promotes the Hampton Jazz Festival in Hampton, VA.

• About Ohio Valley Entertainment (OVE):
OVE is an entertainment company created to co-promote the Macy's Festival in 2006. In addition to its involvement in the Cincinnati Festival, OVE has promoted other events at Paul Brown Stadium including the 2012 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw "Brothers of the Sun" tour.
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• 60 MINUTES TO RECEIVE INSIGHT AWARD FROMLIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION AT 2023 NAB SHOW

Washington, D.C. -- Venerated television news magazine "60 Minutes" will receive the second annual Insight Award from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) during the Welcome Session at the 2023 NAB Show on April 17 in Las Vegas, Nev. The award recognizes the iconic program's 55-year history of excellence in broadcast journalism.
•••• Reflective of LABF's purpose, the Insight Award recognizes an individual or organization for an outstanding artistic or journalistic work or body of work that enhances the public's understanding of the role, operation, history or impact of media in our society. Actor, director and educator LeVar Burton was the inaugural recipient of the award during the 2022 NAB Show.
•••• Created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and first hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner, "60 Minutes" employs a magazine format of hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, feature segments and in-depth profiles. Over the years, the program has elevated a pantheon of broadcast journalists into household names, including Morley Safer, Lesley Stahl, Ed Bradley, Diane Sawyer, Steve Kroft, Christiane Amanpour, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker and Anderson Cooper.
•••• "60 Minutes" is the recipient of more Emmy Awards than any other primetime program and was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Emmy. The program has also been awarded almost every broadcast journalism honor, including 25 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting.
•••• Considered the most successful broadcast in television history, the program has finished among Nielsen's annual top-10 highest-rated programs for a record 23 consecutive seasons. During the 2021-2022 season, "60 Minutes" finished as the week's top-rated primetime broadcast seven times. Currently in its 55th season, "60 Minutes" airs on Sunday nights on CBS and is available for streaming on CBSNews.com and Paramount+.
•••• Bill Owens, executive producer of "60 Minutes," will accept the award at NAB Show on behalf of the program. Owens was named executive producer in February 2019 after previously serving as executive director and a senior producer of the program for 12 years. During his 35-year career at CBS News, he has worked in a number of producer roles including as senior broadcast producer for "CBS Evening News" and as the CBS News senior White House producer. He has received many awards including numerous Emmy Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award and an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, to name a few. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Towson University, his alma mater, in May 2012.
•••• "'60 Minutes' has set the standard for broadcast journalism during its historic run, enriching the lives of generations of Americans with its coverage of the events, people and stories that shape our lives," said LABF Co-chairs Jack Goodman, former NAB general counsel and longtime DC-based Communications attorney and Heidi Raphael, Beasley Media Group Chief Communications Officer. "The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation is thrilled to honor '60 Minutes' with the Insight Award in recognition of its seminal place in television history, trailblazing legacy of prestigious journalism and outstanding contributions to our society."

• About the LABF
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation serves the philanthropic arm of the Library of American Broadcasting, the nation's most extensive collection of broadcast history, policy and tradition, including historical documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books, scripts and photographs preserved at the University of Maryland. In addition, the LABF presents the Annual Giants of Broadcasting Event, which pays tribute to trailblazers in the radio and television industry.
For more information, please visit www.tvradiolibrary.org.

• About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age.
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• 115- 'On the Adamant' wins top Berlinale Prize, the Golden Bear
•••• The most important awards at the Berlinale are the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears. They are presented by the International Jury to films in the Competition and belong to the most renowned awards in the international film industry.
••• After a celebratory start, the 2023 Berlinale was delighted to report a lively audience interest. Full cinemas, glamourous Red Carpets and numerous prominent guests marked the first part of the Berlinale. The latest highlight was the awarding of the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement to US director Steven Spielberg. In front of a standing ovation of an audience of 1,600, he accepted the prestigious award after a laudatory speech given by U2 singer Bono at the Berlinale Palast. Already before entering the hall, there had been a standing ovation lasting several minutes.
•••• "If this honor means that my work has found a home in Germany, then tonight, I feel like I'm home too," Spielberg said (via Variety). "This honor has particular meaning for me because I'm a Jewish director. I'd like to believe that this is a small moment in a much larger, ongoing effort of healing the broken places of history &endash; what Jews call Tikkun Olam, the repairing and restoring of the world."

Berlinale 2023: Golden and Silver Bear winners

• Golden Bear: 'On the Adamant' ...

• Silver Bear, Grand Jury Prize: 'Afire' ...

• Silver Bear, Jury Prize: 'Bad Living' ...

• Silver Bear for best director: 'The Plough' ...

• Silver Bear for best leading performance: Sofia Otero. ...

• Silver Bear for best supporting performance: Thea Ehre.

• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay &endash; "Music," Angela Schanelec

• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution -- Disco Boy," Hélène Louvart, cinematography

Encounters winners:

Best Film -- "Here," Bas Devos
Best Director -- "The Echo," Tatiana Huezo
Special Jury Award -- "Orlando, My Political Biography," Paul B. Preciado; "Samsara," Lois Patino

Documentary winners:

Best Documentary -- "The Echo," Tatiana Huezo
Documentary Special Mention -- "Orlando, My Political Biography," Paul B. Preciado
Best First Feature -- "The Klezmer Project," Leandro Koch, Paloma Schahmann
Berlinale Shorts winners:
Golden Bear -- "Les Chenilles," Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
Silver Bear -- "Dipped in Black," Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Special Mention -- "It's a Date," Nadia Parfan

Berlinale 2023 Highlights:
•••• Nahom Abraham from Eritrea has won the top prize for best film, and $5,000, in the Berlinale's 2023 NEFTI award for his film Home, a drama about a couple longing to be reunited.
•••• Mihk Vergara and Miko Livelo from the Philippines took the NEFTI Audience Viewers Choice award, along with the $2,000 prize for You Are Gathered Here Today, a story about a man who returns home to the Philippines to bury his father and reunite with his best friends.
|•••• The third finalist was Zoulikha Tahar from Algeria for her film Leila's Night Of Joy, about a girl who, on her 25th birthday, finally stands up for herself and takes her life into her own hands.
•••• A panel of judges, including actress Vivica A. Fox, Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen (American Beauty) and Fox/Disney President, of feature post-production Ted Gagliano, picked the NEFTI winners together with last year's competition winner Minenhle Luthuli, selected the three finalists.
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• 115- Berlin Film Festival reveals addictions to politics
Climate activists glue themselves to Berlinale's red carpet
BERLIN, Feb 16 -- The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival is in full swing and kicked off with politics, one cinematic low and a memorable high.
•••• A man and a woman glued themselves to the red carpet at the opening of Berlin's film festival on Thursday, calling on the German government and society to take more action to fight climate change.
•••The two activists glued themselves to the carpet after the arrival of film stars at the Berlinale Palast for the festival's opening ceremony, featuring a video address by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the premier of "She Came To Me", directed by U.S. director Rebecca Miller.
•••• The Last Generation group, which was behind the protest, said the current government and society are the last ones left with a chance of preventing the course to a climate hell with billions of deaths.
•••• "Advertising for sustainability on a small scale, like the Berlinale does, is important, but it will not save us on its own. We need to turn things around now," Raphael Voellmy, one of the activists, said in a statement.
•••• "If we continue escaping from reality, we will tear the first climate tipping points and unleash a deadly avalanche from which there is no escape," Lisa Winkelmann, the other activist, said.
•••• The protest did not interrupt the festival's opening ceremony.

Let's start with the politics...The topic was discussed during the opening jury press conference.
•••• The festival has never been shy about its political leanings and how engaged it is with current events. This 73rd festival was all about that from the get-go. It's no surprise, as Russia's war on Ukraine continues to rage on and Iranian citizens continue to be imprisoned and executed by a regime determined to destroy human rights and freedom of speech.
•••• The Berlinale has already announced a series of special events planned, including panel discussions and red-carpet protests in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Iran. Artistic director Carlo Chatrian said the Berlinale would be a celebration of the "catalysing and revolutionary notion of cinema which unites even when it divides."
•••• Very early on, jury president Kristen Stewart - at 32 the youngest president in the festival's history - made some interesting remarks on the fact that we are currently living "in the most reactive, emotionally whiplashed time" and how the job of an artist is "to take a disgusting and ugly thing and transmute it, put it through your body and pop out something more beautiful and more helpful."
•••• Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, a co-juror, spoke about the symbolism of being in Berlin, especially in the context of what is happening in Iran.
•••• "It's very symbolic to be in Berlin, a city that broke the wall towards equality, freedom and brought so many people together. This year with Ukraine, Iran and the earthquake, it feels like the whole world is disintegrating - especially now with Iran," said Farahani.
•••• "In a country that is a dictatorship like Iran, art is not only an intellectual, philosophical thing - it's essential, it's like oxygen. Your existence by being an artist is put into danger. That's why it's so amazing to be here this year. Art and culture is a fire - we can all gather together and warm ourselves up. I'm really happy to be here to fight for freedom, in Iran and in the world," said the actress. The applause was immediate.
••••Echoing her comments, Hong Kong director Johnnie To (A Hero Never Dies, Election) spoke about the role of cinema as a tool to counter oppressive regimes.
Come the opening ceremony later that evening, Stewart and Farahani doubled down at the Berlinale Palast theatre.
••••"There are a lot of oppressions against our physical selves. I'm a girl, but I'm probably the least marginal version of a woman I can be," said Stewart.
••••As for Farahani, said stated with regards to the Iranian regime that it "lies and executes."
••••"The prisons of Iran are full of innocent people," she said. "We need you to stand on the right side of history with the Iranian people. This regime will fall."
••••"The wall of dictatorship is a thick wall. The revolution in South Africa took 800 days, ours has been just five months. This wall is one of oppression, attacking human rights. We need all of you. We need Germany, France, Europe. We need you to stand on the right side and to acknowledge it. Call it a revolution," she said.
••••To cap things off, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as has become his habit during major cultural ceremonies, appeared via satellite to introduce Sean Penn to the stage.
••••Seann Penn is currently in Berlin for his documentary Superpower, which features Penn's travels to Kyiv, his meetings with Zelenskyy, and focuses on the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
••••"A logical question comes up: On which side should culture and art be?" asked Zelenskyy. "Can art be outside of politics? Should cinema be outside of politics?"

•••• Should sports be outside politics? asks this writer.

••••Zelenskyy thanked the Berlinale for electing to ban creatives with ties to Russia, before concluding that "culture and cinema can be outside of politics, but not when it's a policy of aggression, mass crimes, murder and terrorism."
••••He added that the festival was "the showcase of the free world."
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• 115- Indie Films at Crossroad
•••• When the Sundance Film Festival last came to Park City, it was before COVID-19 drastically altered billions of lives, yes. But also before the entertainment industry ecosystem of which the festival is a part was wildly upended.
•••• In general there is an indication of tough times for indie movies. The unpredictable COVID-19 situation is only part of the blame. Producers and studios are reckoning with long-term trends in audience behavior that were amplified by the pandemic. Moviegoers over 35 -- the prime demographic for festival selections -- are the most reluctant group to return to theaters, especially older women, according to industry data.
•••• In addition to halting the in-person version of the annual Utah conclave in 2021 and 2022, after all, the pandemic caused theatrical filmgoing to cease altogether for a time. And audiences for the arthouse movies that are the festival's lifeblood have been slow to return to cinemas in the years since.
•••• "It kind of sets the tone for the year," said Joana Vicente, CEO of Sundance Institute, citing the festival's traditional January date and penchant for identifying and incubating emerging talent. "It's this opportunity to spotlight all of the amazing new voices, new films that the team is excited about. And we put them out there and it's like we are setting culture. We are really creating the conversation."
•••• "Sundance is a place where we convene so many different groups of people," said Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. "It's filmmakers, of course, but then it's also press, it's industry, it's people who just love independent cinema. And to be able to create a program full of new films, in some cases by people who are not household names, to be able to put them into a program and to launch these films with this kind of nexus of constituents, to me that feels like a privilege."
•••• In recent years, streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ have paid outsized sums of money for titles, only for their nontraditional release strategies and unpredictable algorithms to seem to soften their impact. Meanwhile, distributors with a stronger investment in theatrical exhibition, such as Sony Pictures Classics, Roadside Attractions, Focus Features, Searchlight Pictures, Magnolia Pictures and IFC Films -- all strong presences at Sundance before the streaming services -- were forced to compete with unprecedentedly deep pockets.
•••• Now, as the streamers trim the fat for a shifting economy and the more established players face an uncertain theatrical landscape, most everyone is trying to figuer over what the new normal might be, or even how to define success.
•••• The industry's approach to the festival changes with the times as surely as the topics covered by the films in the festival, which this year includes movies about the immigrant experience, the war in Ukraine and a host of other hot-button issues.
•••• "We change our business model constantly because the business changes constantly," said Tom Bernard, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, which at last year's festival picked up "Living," starring Bill Nighy, then released it in conjunction with an awards campaign for the lead actor.
•••• "The streamers are going to sort of collide. How many [services] can you subscribe to?" said Bernard. "I think that you're going to have a new version of a cable package, only it's going to be your streamer package. Eventually when the fear of COVID is totaly over, the audience will be back."
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• 115-Sundance- Is streaming the new hope for indie films?
PARK CITY, Utah - The Sundance Film Festival is under way since January 20 in a virtual format as the in-person event was cancelled January 5, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state brought on by the omicron variant. Accordingly, the Sundance Film Festival's action is a responsible, community-focused measure in response to the current infection rates in our communities.
•••• In general there is an indication of tough times for indie movies. The unpredictable COVID-19 situation is only part of the blame. Producers and studios are reckoning with long-term trends in audience behavior that were amplified by the pandemic. Moviegoers over 35 -- the prime demographic for festival selections -- are the most reluctant group to return to theaters, especially older women, according to industry data.
•••• Viewers have become used to being able to see a movie at home as soon as it hits theaters, or shortly after, as studios experiment with new distribution models. Many former moviegoers say they don't think they'll go back to theaters. Most living room TVs and sound systems don't replicate the movie house experience, but for many, they're good enough. However, for the little art-house films that dominate the scene at Sundance, the theatrical model seems no longer viable.
•••• At last year's Sundance, Apple paid $25 million for "CODA," a small and heartwarming drama about a teenage girl with a deaf family, for its streaming service Apple TV+. Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures and Hulu paid $12 million for Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's music documentary "Summer of Soul." Those trends aren't going away soon.
•••• The streamers' ability to spend makes it difficult for traditional specialty distributors to compete for the top titles. Those companies for long have used the promise of a big-screen campaign as a bargaining chip with filmmakers.
•••• According to distribution chiefs a movie with a robust theatrical release can be more profitable and have longer-term cultural resonance than a streaming release. They make money not just at theaters but later through video on-demand and by selling to pay-cable channels and streaming services.
•••• Going forward, you're going to have to look at these films as being produced for the streaming market. That's the only market for them.
•••• This year's Sundance has the hallmarks of another seller's market, given the scarcity of available films and the proliferation of deep-pocketed buyers creating the expectation of bidding wars and eye-popping price tags, despite the lack of standing ovations and glitzy socializing typical of the non-virtual Sundances. •••• More than 80 feature-length films are screening during the Sundance program. Nearly 75% of the pictures showing at the festival did not have a distributor as of Thursday.
•• Streamers are buying up the bigger titles and there's going to be a level of competition this year not seen before."
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• 115- Academy Awards Nominations announced
Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023 - The nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced early Tuesday morning by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, accompanied by the usual gasps, cheers, snubs and surprises. Crowd-pleasing "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led the pack with 11, followed by Netflix's German war movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" and the Irish dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin" with 9 and "Elvis" with 8.
•••• The finalists in all 23 categories were revealed in two parts via livestream on Oscar.com and Oscars.org, along with the Motion Picture Academy's social media accounts (Twitter, YouTube and Facebook).

• 115- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" scored big wins
•••• The 95th Academy Awards were held March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and televised live on ABC.

View full list of 95th OSCAR AWARDS winners

Best picture "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Elvis" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER "The Fabelmans" "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick" "Triangle of Sadness" "Women Talking" Actor in a leading role Austin Butler ("Elvis") Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Brendan Fraser ("The Whale") - WINNER Paul Mescal ("Aftersun") Bill Nighy ("Living") Actress in a leading role Cate Blanchett ("Tár") Ana de Armas ("Blonde") Andrea Riseborough ("To Leslie") Michelle Williams ("The Fabelmans") Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - WINNER Actor in a supporting role Brendan Gleeson ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Brian Tyree Henry ("Causeway") Judd Hirsch ("The Fabelmans") Barry Keoghan ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Ke Huy Quan ("Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER Actress in a supporting role Angela Bassett ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") Hong Chau ("The Whale") Kerry Condon ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Jamie Lee Curtis ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - WINNER Stephanie Hsu ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") Animated feature film "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"-WINNER "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On" "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" "The Sea Beast" "Turning Red" Life Action short film "An Irish Goodbye" Tom Berkeley, Ross White - WINNER "The Red Suitcase" Cyrus Neshvad The Pupils, Alfonso Cuarón, Alice Rohrwacher "Ivalu" Anders Walter, Rebecca Pruza "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" - WINNER "The Flying Sailor" "Ice Merchants" "My Year of Dicks" "An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It" Live Action Short Film Cinematography James Friend, "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" "Elvis" "Empire of Light" "Tár" Costume design Mary Zophres, "Babylon" Ruth E. Carter, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - WINNER Catherin Martin, "Elvis" Shirley Kurata, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Jenny Beavan, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" Directing Todd Field ("Tár") Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - WINNER Martin McDonagh ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Ruben Ostlund ("Triangle of Sadness") Steven Spielberg ("The Fabelmans") Docuentary feature "All That Breathes" "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" "Fire of Love" "A House Made of Splinters" "Navalny" - WINNER Documentary short film "The Elephant Whisperers"-WINNER "Haulout" "How Do You Measure a Year?" "The Martha Mitchell Effect" "Stranger at the Gate"

Film editing Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, "Elvis" Paul Rogers, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER Monika Willi, "Tár" Eddie Hamilton, "Top Gun: Maverick"  International feature Germany, "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER Argentina, "Argentina, 1985" Belgium, "Close" Poland, "EO" Ireland, "The Quiet Girl" Live-action short film "An Irish Goodbye" "Ivalu" "Le Pupille" "Night Ride" "The Red Suitcase"  Makeup and hairstyling "All Quiet on the Western Front" "The Batman" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Elvis" "The Whale" - WINNER  Music (original song) "Applause" from "Tell It like a Woman" "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick" "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" - WINNER "This Is a Life" from "Everything Everywhere All at Once"  Music (original score) Volker Bertelmann, "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Babylon" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "The Fabelmans"  Production design "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Avatar: The Way of Water" "Babylon" "Elvis" "The Fabelmans"  Sound "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Batman" "Elvis" "Top Gun: Maverick" - WINNER  Writing (Adapted screenplay) Edward Beger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell, "All Quiet on the Western Front" Rian Johnson, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Kazuo Ishiguro, "Living" Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks "Top Gun: Maverick" Sarah Polley, "Women Talking" - WINNER  Writing (Original screenplay) Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner, "The Fabelmans" Todd Field, "Tár" Ruben Ostlund, "Triangle of Sadness"  Visual effects "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water"-WINNER "The Batman" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Top Gun: Maverick" Here are the total nominations by film: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - 11 "All Quiet on the Western Front" - 9 "The Banshees of Inisherin" - 9 "Elvis" - 8 "The Fabelmans" - 7 "Tár" - 6 "Top Gun: Maverick" - 6 "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - 5 "Avatar: The Way of Water" - 4 "Babylon" - 3 "The Batman" - 3 "Triangle of Sadness" - 3 "The Whale" - 3 "Living" - 2 "Women Talking" - 2

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• 115- THE CRITICS' TURN - 28th Critics Choice Awards hosted by Chelsea Handler premiered live on the WC on January 15, 2023.
••• The ceremony honored the best in film with Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, RRR, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick and Women Talking up for Best Picture.
•••• On the TV side, there were nine shows nominated for Best Drama Serie -- Andor, Bad Sisters, Better Call Saul, The Crown, Euphoria, The Good Fight, House of the Dragon, Severance and Yellowstone --- and eight programs competing for Best Comedy Series -- Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear, Better Things, Ghosts, Hacks, Reboot and Reservation Dogs.

Here's the full list of 2023 CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS nominees and Winners- (bold)

Best Picture  "Avatar: The Way of Water" (20th Century Studios) "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) (WINNER) "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (Netflix) "RRR" (Variance Films) "Tár" (Focus Features) "Top Gun: Maverick" (Paramount Pictures) "Women Talking" (MGM/United Artists Releasing) Best Actor  Austin Butler -- "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) Tom Cruise -- "Top Gun: Maverick" (Paramount Pictures) Colin Farrell -- "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) Brendan Fraser -- "The Whale" (WINNER) Paul Mescal -- "Aftersun" (A24) Bill Nighy -- "Living" (Sony Pictures Classics) Best Actress  Cate Blanchett -- "Tár" (WINNER) Viola Davis -- "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures) Danielle Deadwyler -- "Till" (Orion/United Artists Releasing) Margot Robbie -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) Michelle Williams -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Michelle Yeoh -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Supporting Actor  Paul Dano -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Brendan Gleeson -- "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) Judd Hirsch -- "The Fabelmans" (Searchlight Pictures) Barry Keoghan -- "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) Ke Huy Quan -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (WINNER) Brian Tyree Henry -- "Causeway" Apple Original Films) Best Supporting Actress  Angela Bassett -- "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios) (WINNER) Jessie Buckley -- "Women Talking" (MGM/United Artists Releasing) Kerry Condon -- "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) Jamie Lee Curtis -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) Stephanie Hsu -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) Janelle Monáe -- "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (Netflix) Best Young Actor/Actress  Frankie Corio -- "Aftersun" (A24) Jalyn Hall -- "Till" (Orion/United Artists Releasing) Gabriel LaBelle -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) (WINNER) Bella Ramsey -- "Catherine Called Birdy" (Amazon Studios) Banks Repeta -- "Armageddon Time" (Focus Features) Sadie Sink -- "The Whale" (A24) Best Acting Ensemble  "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (Netflix) (WINNER) "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures) "Women Talking" (MGM/United Artists Releasing) BEST DRAMA SERIES Andor (Disney+) Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) Better Call Saul (AMC) (WINNER) The Crown (Netflix) Euphoria (HBO) The Good Fight (Paramount+) House of the Dragon (HBO) Severance (Apple TV+) Yellowstone (Paramount Network) BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Jeff Bridges -- The Old Man (FX) Sterling K. Brown -- This Is Us (NBC) Diego Luna -- Andor (Disney+) Bob Odenkirk -- Better Call Saul (AMC) (WINNER) Adam Scott -- Severance (Apple TV+) Antony Starr -- The Boys (Prime Video) BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Christine Baranski -- The Good Fight (Paramount+) Sharon Horgan -- Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) Laura Linney -- Ozark (Netflix) Mandy Moore -- This Is Us (NBC) Kelly Reilly -- Yellowstone (Paramount Network) Zendaya -- Euphoria (HBO) (WINNER) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Andre Braugher -- The Good Fight (Paramount+) Ismael Cruz Córdova -- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video) Michael Emerson -- Evil (Paramount+) Giancarlo Esposito &endash; Better Call Saul (AMC) (WINNER) John Lithgow -- The Old Man (FX) Matt Smith -- House of the Dragon (HBO) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Milly Alcock -- House of the Dragon (HBO) Carol Burnett -- Better Call Saul (AMC) Jennifer Coolidge -- The White Lotus (HBO) (WINNER) Julia Garner -- Ozark (Netflix) Audra McDonald -- The Good Fight (Paramount+) Rhea Seehorn -- Better Call Saul (AMC) BEST COMEDY SERIES Abbott Elementary (ABC) (WINNER) Barry (HBO) The Bear (FX) Better Things (FX) Ghosts (CBS) Hacks (HBO Max) Reboot (Hulu) Reservation Dogs (FX) BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Matt Berry -- What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Bill Hader -- Barry (HBO) Keegan-Michael Key -- Reboot (Hulu) Steve Martin -- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Jeremy Allen White -- The Bear (FX) (WINNER) D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai -- Reservation Dogs (FX) BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Christina Applegate -- Dead to Me (Netflix) Quinta Brunson -- Abbott Elementary (ABC) Kaley Cuoco -- The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Renée Elise Goldsberry -- Girls5eva (Peacock) Devery Jacobs -- Reservation Dogs (FX) Jean Smart -- Hacks (HBO Max) (WINNER) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Brandon Scott Jones -- Ghosts (CBS) Leslie Jordan -- Call Me Kat (Fox) James Marsden -- Dead to Me (Netflix) Chris Perfetti -- Abbott Elementary (ABC) Tyler James Williams -- Abbott Elementary (ABC) Henry Winkler -- Barry (HBO) (WINNER) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Paulina Alexis -- Reservation Dogs (FX) Ayo Edebiri -- The Bear (FX) Marcia Gay Harden-- Uncoupled (Netflix) Janelle James -- Abbott Elementary (ABC) Annie Potts -- Young Sheldon (CBS) Sheryl Lee Ralph-- Abbott Elementary (ABC) (WINNER) BEST LIMITED SERIES The Dropout (Hulu) (WINNER) Gaslit (Starz) The Girl from Plainville (Hulu) The Offer (Paramount+) Pam & Tommy (Hulu) Station Eleven (HBO Max) This Is Going to Hurt (AMC+) Under the Banner of Heaven (FX) N Fresh (Hulu) Prey (Hulu) Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime) The Survivor (HBO) Three Months (Paramount+) Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) (WINNER) BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Ben Foster -- The Survivor (HBO) Andrew Garfield -- Under the Banner of Heaven (FX) Samuel L. Jackson -- The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+) Daniel Radcliffe -- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) (WINNER) Sebastian Stan -- Pam & Tommy (Hulu) Ben Whishaw -- This is Going to Hurt (AMC+) BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Julia Garner -- Inventing Anna (Netflix) Lily James -- Pam & Tommy (Hulu) Amber Midthunder -- Prey (Hulu) Julia Roberts -- Gaslit (Starz) Michelle Pfeiffer -- The First Lady (Showtime) Amanda Seyfried -- The Dropout (Hulu) (WINNER)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Murray Bartlett -- Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu) Domhnall Gleeson -- The Patient (FX) Matthew Goode -- The Offer (Paramount+) Paul Walter Hauser-- Black Bird (Apple TV+) (WINNER) Ray Liotta-- Black Bird (Apple TV+) Shea Whigham-- Gaslit (Starz) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Claire Danes -- Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX) Dominique Fishback-- The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+) Betty Gilpin -- Gaslit (Starz) Melanie Lynskey -- Candy (Hulu) Niecy Nash-Betts -- Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) (WINNER) Juno Temple-- The Offer (Paramount+) BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES 1899 (Netflix) Borgen (Netflix) Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix) Garcia! (HBO Max) The Kingdom Exodus (MUBI) Kleo (Netflix) My Brilliant Friend (HBO) Pachinko (Apple TV+) (WINNER) Tehran (Apple TV+) BEST ANIMATED SERIES Bluey (Disney+) Bob's Burgers (Fox) Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal (Adult Swim) Harley Quinn (HBO Max) (WINNER) Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) Undone (Prime Video) BEST TALK SHOW The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (WINNER) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo) BEST COMEDY SPECIAL Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune (Netflix) Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO) Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual (Netflix) Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth (HBO) Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Netflix) (WINNER) Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early (Peacock) Best Director  James Cameron -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" (20th Century Studios) Damien Chazelle -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) Todd Field -- "Tár" (Focus Features) Baz Luhrmann -- "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheiner -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) (WINNER) Martin McDonagh -- "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) Sarah Polley -- "Women Talking" (MGM/United Artists Releasing) Gina Prince-Bythewood -- "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures) S.S. Rajamouli -- "RRR" (Variance Films) Steven Spielberg -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Best Original Screenplay Charlotte Well -- "Aftersun" (A24) Martin McDonagh -- "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) (WINNER) Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Todd Field -- "Tár" (Focus Features) Best Adapted Screenplay Rian Johnson -- "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (Netflix) Kazuo Ishiguro -- "Living" (Sony Pictures Classics) Rebecca Lenkiewicz -- "She Said" (Universal Pictures) Samuel D. Hunter -- "The Whale" (A24) Sarah Polley -- "Women Talking" (MGM/United Artists Releasing) (WINNER) Best Cinematography  Russell Carpenter -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" (20th Century Studios) Linus Sandgren -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) Roger Deakins -- "Empire of Light" (Searchlight Pictures) Janusz Kaminski -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Florian Hoffmeister -- "Tár" (Focus Features) Claudio Miranda -- "Top Gun: Maverick" (Paramount Pictures) (WINNER) Best Production Design   Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" (20th Century Studios) Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pict) (WINNER) Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions &endash; "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios) Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn -- "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) Rick Carter, Karen O'Hara -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Best Editing  Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" (20th Century Studios) Tom Cross -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond -- "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) Paul Rogers -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) (WINNER) Monika Willi -- "Tár" (Focus Features) Eddie Hamilton -- "Top Gun: Maverick" (Paramount Pictures) Best Costume Design  Mary Zophres -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pict) Ruth E. Carter -- "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios) (WINNER) Catherine Martin -- "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) Shirley Kurata -- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) Jenny Eagan -- "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (Netflix) Gersha Phillips -- "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures) Best Hair and Makeup  "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) "The Batman" (Warner Bros.) "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios) "Elvis" (Warner Bros.) (WINNER) "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) "The Whale" (A24) Best Visual Effects  "Avatar: The Way of Water" (20th Century Studios) (WINNER) "The Batman" (Warner Bros.) "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios) "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) "RRR" (Variance Films) "Top Gun: Maverick" (Paramount Pictures) Best Comedy  "The Banshees of Inisherin" (Searchlight Pictures) "Bros" (Universal Pictures) "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (Netflix) (WINNER) "Triangle of Sadness" (Neon) "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" (Lionsgate) Best Animated Feature  "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" (Netflix) (WINNER) "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" (A24) "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" (DreamWorks Animation) "Turning Red" (Pixar) "Wendell & Wild" (Netflix) Best Foreign Language Film  "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Netflix) "Argentina, 1985" (Amazon Studios) "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" (Netflix) "Close" (A24) "Decision to Leave" (Mubi) "RRR" (Variance Films) (WINNER) Best Song "Lift Me Up" -- "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios)  "Ciao Papa" -- "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" (Netflix) "Naatu Naatu -- "RRR" (Variance Films) (WINNER)   "Hold My Hand" -- "Top Gun: Maverick" (Paramount Pictures) "Carolina" -- "Where the Crawdads Sing" (Sony Pictures) "New Body Rhumba" -- "White Noise" (Netflix)  Best Score  Michael Giacchino -- "The Batman" (Warner Bros.) Justin Hurwitz -- "Babylon" (Paramount Pictures) John Williams -- "The Fabelmans" (Universal Pictures) Alexandre Desplat -- "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" (Netflix) Hildur Guónadóttir --"Tár" (WINNER) Hildur Guónadóttir -- "Women Talking" (MGM/United Artists Releasing)

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• 115-The Golden Globe Awards are back - January 10, 2023
•••• The 80th Golden Globes will air on NBC starting at 5 p.m. PT on Jan. 10, and will be hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael.
•••• The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which holds the annual awards, showing particular affection for films "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and TV series "Abbott Elementary" and "The White Lotus," among others.
•••• Last year, NBC dropped the broadcast of the 2022 Globes after a Los Angeles Times investigation of the HFPA raised questions about the group's ethical and financial lapses and revealed that not one of the then-87 members was Black. The association has since approved interim Chief Executive Todd Boehly's proposal to acquire the Globes, established new bylaws, banned gifts, hired a chief diversity officer and added 21 new members plus 103 international nonmember voters.

Here's the full list of 2023 Golden Globe nominees

Best motion picture -- drama "Avatar: The Way of Water" "Elvis" "The Fabelmans" "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick" Actress in a motion picture -- drama Cate Blanchett, "Tár" Olivia Colman, "Empire of Light" Viola Davis, "The Woman King" Ana de Armas, "Blonde" Michelle Williams, "The Fabelmans" Actor in a motion picture -- drama Austin Butler, "Elvis" Brendan Fraser, "The Whale" Hugh Jackman, "The Son" Bill Nighy, "Living" Jeremy Pope, "The Inspection" Best motion picture -- musical or comedy "Babylon" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" "Triangle of Sadness"  Lesley Manville, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" Margot Robbie, "Babylon" Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Menu" Emma Thompson, "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande" Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Actor in a motion picture -- musical or comedy Diego Calva, "Babylon" Daniel Craig, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Adam Driver, "White Noise" Colin Farrell, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Ralph Fiennes, "The Menu" Motion picture -- animated "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" "Inu-Oh" "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" "Turning Red" Motion picture --foreign language "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany) "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina, U.S.) "Close" (Belgium) "Decision to Leave" (South Korea) "RRR" (India) Supporting actress in a motion picture Angela Bassett, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Kerry Condon, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Dolly de Leon, "Triangle of Sadness" Carey Mulligan, "She Said" Supporting actor in a motion picture Brendan Gleeson, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Barry Keoghan, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Brad Pitt, "Babylon" Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Eddie Redmayne, "The Good Nurse" Director &emdash; motion picture James Cameron, "Avatar: The Way of Water" Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Baz Luhrmann, "Elvis" Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans" Screenplay -- motion picture Todd Field, "Tár" Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Sarah Polley, "Women Talking" Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, "The Fabelmans" Original score -- motion picture Carter Burwell, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Alexandre Desplat, "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" Hildur Gu?nadóttir, "Women Talking" Justin Hurwitz, "Babylon" John Williams, "The Fabelmans" Original song -- motion picture "Carolina" by Taylor Swift ("Where the Crawdads Sing") "Ciao Papa" by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro ("Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio") "Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop ("Top Gun: Maverick") "Lift Me Up" by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") "Naatu Naatu" by M.M. Keeravani, Chandrabose ("RRR")

Television series -- drama "Better Call Saul" "The Crown" "House of the Dragon" "Ozark" "Severance" Actress in a television series -- drama Emma D'Arcy, "House of the Dragon" Laura Linney, "Ozark" Imelda Staunton, "The Crown" Hilary Swank, "Alaska Daily" Zendaya, "Euphoria" Actor in a television series, drama Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man" Kevin Costner, "Yellowstone" Diego Luna, "Andor" Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" Adam Scott, "Severance" Sept. 6, 2022 Television series -- musical or comedy "Abbott Elementary" "The Bear" "Hacks" "Only Murders in the Building" "Wednesday" Actress in a television series &emdash; musical or comedy Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant" Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" Jean Smart, "Hacks" Actor in a television series -- musical or comedy Donald Glover, "Atlanta" Bill Hader, "Barry" Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" Limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television "Black Bird" "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" "The Dropout" "Pam & Tommy" "The White Lotus" Actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television Jessica Chastain, "George & Tammy" Julia Garner, "Inventing Anna" Lily James, "Pam & Tommy" Julia Roberts, "Gaslit" Amanda Seyfried, "The Dropout" Actor in a limited series, anthology series or television motion picture Taron Egerton, "Black Bird" Colin Firth, "The Staircase" Andrew Garfield, "Under the Banner of Heaven" Evan Peters, "Dahmer &emdash; Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Sebastian Stan, "Pam & Tommy" Supporting actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus" Claire Danes, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" Daisy Edgar-Jones, "Under the Banner of Heaven" Niecy Nash, "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Aubrey Plaza, "The White Lotus" Supporting actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television F. Murray Abraham, "The White Lotus" Domhnall Gleeson, "The Patient" Paul Walter Hauser, "Black Bird" Richard Jenkins, "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Seth Rogen, "Pam & Tommy" Supporting actress -- musical-comedy or drama television series Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown" Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" Julia Garner, "Ozark" Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" Supporting actor -- musical-comedy or drama television series John Lithgow, "The Old Man" Jonathan Pryce, "The Crown" John Turturro, "Severance" Henry Winkler, "Barry"

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2023 Royal Court: left to right: Michelle Cortez Peralta, Uma Wittenberg, Adrian Crick, 2023 Rose Queen Bella Ballard, Salia Baligh, Zoë Denoncourt, Michelle Cortez-Peralta, Sahanna Rajinikanthan

• 115- The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game will ring in on Jan 2nd, 2023 - TVImagazine
•••• This year, the 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses President, Amy Wainscott, announced "Turning the Corner" as the Pasadena Tournament of Roses theme; celebrating the unlimited potential that each new year brings, "The 2023 theme celebrates turning a corner. Whether that corner is actual or figurative like the unlimited potential that each new year brings -- we all enjoy the opportunity of a fresh start," explained Wainscott. "Turning a corner means rising above -- alone, or with family, friends and community. This year, as we turn the corner together, we share in the hope, beauty and joy of what 2023 will bring."
••••Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is the 2023 Grand Marshal. Gabby's remarkable recovery from traumatic injuries epitomizes the 2023 theme, "Turning the Corner" "Almost all of us have the luxury to face our challenges in private and many of us also have the freedom to overcome or heal on our own timeline. But when one has no choice but to be both vulnerable and strong in public, that calls for a special brand of bravery and that is why Gabby Giffords is the perfect example of how to turn the corner."
•••• Each year the Tournament of Roses selects three judges to grant float awards based on many criteria including float design, floral presentation and entertainment value. The Tournament of Roses announces the award-winning floats on New Year's Day prior to the Rose Parade. As the award-winning floats venture down the parade route, they are preceded by banners showcasing their award. The banners are carried by select members of the Tournament of Roses Eagle Scout and Gold Award Girl Scout Troops.
•••• The Pasadena Tournament of Roses has selected Nicole Cavender, Jennie O'Hagan and Lois Hiranaga as judges for the 2023 Float Awards sponsored by FTD. To learn about this year's judges click here.
•••• FTD is the official floral partner of the Tournament of Roses. The iconic American company has been affiliated with the Rose Parade for more than 60 years. FTD decorates the antique automobiles which carry the Rose Parade VIPs down Colorado Boulevard including the Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses President, Mayor of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame cars. FTD is also the sponsor of the Rose Parade Float Awards. pecial brand of bravery and that is why Gabby Giffords is the perfect example of how to turn the corner."
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• 115- The 11th Annual LA Comic Con Wraps Up
By Gary Sunkin, TVI Magazine
LOS ANGELES --12/06/ 2022 -- Los Angeles Comic Con, L.A.'s largest event for comics, gaming, sci-fi, and pop culture, closed the curtain on its largest event ever this past weekend, welcoming 126,600 attendees, a spectacular list of celebrity talent, and 850+ vendors and artists that spanned 1.2 million square feet of immersive exhibition space in and around the West and South Halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center. The fan-favorite event, which took place Dec. 2nd - 4th, opened the doors of its main entrance each day to thousands of eager fans, poised in the South Hall Lobby awaiting the green light to step foot on the showroom floor.
•••• Featuring the most diverse lineup of activations, panels, and star speakers in the organization's rich 11-year history, this weekend's event offered a pop cultural wonderland of interactive experiences, panel discussions, autograph signings, photo ops, dance performances, cosplay contests, sponsor activations, anime and gaming activities (and more) to the guests who populated the annual event in their energetic and costumed best. Continuing to build on their legacy of being an event By Fans, For Fans, the 2022 event touched on more facets of pop culture and entertainment than ever before -- with 850+ artists and vendors selling fan-favorite comics, collectibles, art, toys, apparel, and beyond.
•••• This year's dramatic expansion of gaming and anime activations throughout the West Hall, along with the much-anticipated re-introduction of its infamous afterparty, allowed L.A. Comic Con 2022 to set an attendance record eclipsing 2019's 123,400 attendees prior to the pandemic.
••• Final attendance of 126,600 guests represents a 33% increase from 2021 (impacted by mandated COVID-19 regulations and restrictions), and a 2.6% increase from 2019's pre-pandemic record.
••• Additionally, together with Tiltify, the presenting sponsor of the Main Stage, LA Comic Con helped raise money and awareness for the World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that's first to provide chef-prepared fresh meals at the frontlines in response to community crises.
•••• "It is always such a delight and privilege for us to welcome the world's best fans back to L.A. Comic Con," said Chris DeMoulin, CEO at Comikaze Entertainment, L.A. Comic Con's parent company. "We work hard to bring the city of LA the pop culture festival it DESERVES as the dynamic entertainment capital of the world. Seeing so many costumed and enthusiastic fans line up at the entry each day and jump into action the moment the doors open is exactly the kind of energy that drives us to continue creating such immersive experiences for fans, talent, and vendors alike."

Main Stage Panel & Programming Highlights:

Jimmy Neutron 20th Anniversary & Live Script Reading
•••• It's rare that you'll find an 80s or 90s kid who has never seen Jimmy Neutron. Jimmy's determined nature made him an interesting character for teens and children alike. The cast of Jimmy Neutron, including Candi Milo, Carolyn Lawrence, Debi Derryberry, Jeff Garcia, Mark DeCarlo, and Megan Cavanagh, took the Main Stage on Saturday (Dec. 3rd) to perform a live script reading in celebration of the show's 20th anniversary! 

Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants
•••• The infamous voice of one of the world's most beloved cartoon characters joined con-goers on the Main Stage Saturday (Dec. 3rd) to answer questions and talk about the show. He shared his thoughts on why he thinks SpongeBob is so successful in a lively panel discussion.

Spotlight on Simu Liu
•••• Simu Liu, star of Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, made his LA Comic Con debut on Saturday (Dec. 3rd) when he joined fans on the Main Stage to answer questions from the audience and talk about what it was like to be part of Marvel Universe. Liu, who also starred in Kim's Convenience, had the chance to connect with fans directly in his autograph and photo op session, also.

Lord of The Rings
•••• Sean Astin and Elijah Wood brought Middle Earth to the Main Stage on Saturday (Dec. 3rd) to discuss what happened behind the scenes to make Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy come to life.

The Boys
•••• Your favorite group of vigilantes from The Boys, Karen Fukuhara ("Kimiko"), Laz Alonso ("Mother's Milk"), and Tomer Capone ("Frenchie") were in attendance on Saturday and Sunday to sign autographs, take photos with fans, and take the Main Stage for a panel discussion

Spotlight on William Shatner
•••• Star Trek legend and Hollywood icon William Shatner took to the Main Stage Sunday (Dec. 4th) morning to answer questions from the audience.

The Mandalorian
•••• The Mandalorian took Disney+ by storm and has become tremendously popular during its first two seasons. This Star Wars prequel story, set in the years after the fall of the Galactic Empire, tells the tale of a member of the race of bounty hunters that spawned Boba Fett. Ming-Na Wen (Fennec Shand) and Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon) took questions from the audience and regaled convention goers with tales from one of the most innovative production sets ever built.

The Sandlot
•••• Cast members from the classic 1993 baseball film, The Sandlot, came together for a Main Stage panel on Sunday (Dec. 4th) that looked back at the film's impact on American pop culture over the last three decades, ahead of the film's upcoming 30th anniversary next April. They shared nostalgic stories and behind-the-scenes moments with surprise guest moderator Shaun Weiss and revealed exciting details behind the development of their new non-profit organization, Play Forever, and its mission to eliminate cultural barriers and equip young athletes with the support they need to play forever.

The Umbrella Academy
•••• The Umbrella Academy hit the Main Stage on Saturday (Dec. 3rd). Co-executive producers Jason Neese and Jamie Neese alongside Cameron Britton and Jordan Claire Robbins for an epic conversation about the award-winning Netflix Show.

Spotlight on Wil Wheaton
•••• Wil Wheaton, best known for his roles in Stand By Me, Star Trek: Next Generation, Leverage, and occasional appearances in The Big Bang Theory, hosted a Main Stage panel. He also had the chance to connect with fans directly in his autograph and photo op session. 

LA Comic Con 2021 Sponsors included:

Tiltify
•••• The presenting sponsor of the Main Stage, Tiltify is a fundraising platform for the digital generation that provides live, interactive technology to engage and inspire communities of people to donate or fundraise for important causes the world over. This year, L.A. Comic Con partnered with Tiltify to raise money and awareness for World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises.

Hot Topic
•••• Hot Topic offers band-related apparel and accessories, licensed merchandise, and fashion apparel and accessories, which you can find at more than 600 stores and online. After revealing a limited-edition glow-in-the-dark t-shirt in honor of the Nightmare Before Christmas' 30th anniversary, the brand made the shirts available for purchase at the Hot Topic booth over the weekend.

Lids
•••• Presenting sponsor of the mobile app and a new award in the National Cosplay Competition, "Best Headgear."

Savage Paradise
•••• Exhibiting for the first time at L.A. Comic Con, with an all new set of digital collectibles and free to play online game.

Los Angeles Public Library
•••• Presenting sponsor of the Kids Cosplay Contest.

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• 115- L.A. Comic Con 2022 to Welcome More Than 140K Fans
By Gary Sunkin, TVI Magazine
Including Star-Studded A-List Talent, 800+ Artists & Vendors and more, on Friday December 2 to Sunday December 4, 2022 at the Los Angeles Convention Center
•••• Expecting the Most Diverse Lineup of Activations and Celebrities, Tapping into More Facets of the Entertainment Industry Such as Gaming, Anime, and Others &endash; With all the fun of the Pop Culture, Sci-Fi, Comics and Other Fandoms Loyal Fans Have Known and Loved.
•••• Last year, after returning in-person for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, L.A. Comic Con's 2021 show was deemed one of the best cons of the year. Nearly 95,000 fans, creators, artists, cosplayers, celebrities, and vendors attended the event and participated in celebrity panels, autograph signings, activations, comics, cosplay, and pop culture fanfare. This year, the event expects to host 800+ diverse artists and vendors selling comics, collectibles, art, toys, apparel, and everything in between.
•••• L.A. Comic Con is Los Angeles' biggest and best multimedia pop culture convention, held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center. L.A. Comic Con assembles the most exciting, new and innovative players in comics, movies, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, anime, gaming and all things pop-culture, making it Los Angeles' ultimate pop-culture destination. L.A. Comic Con is one of the most diverse and celebrated geek and pop-culture events in the United States, giving fans once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to truly enjoy safe interactions with their favorite creators and major players in the entertainment industry.
•••• Attendees will be granted up- close-and-personal access to some of the biggest names in entertainment, with a handpicked selection of panels, events, exhibits, and celebrity meet-and-greet opportunities. Special celebrity guests include Simu Liu [Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Kim's Convenience], Elijah Wood [Lord of the Rings, Happy Feet], Giancarlo Esposito [The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul], Charlie Hunnam [Sons of Anarchy, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword], William Shatner [Star Trek: The Original Series, Miss Congeniality], Ming-Na Wen [The Mandalorian, Marvel's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D], Amy Jo Johnson [Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Felicity, Flashpoint], Steve Burns [Blue's Clues & You, Young Sheldon], the cast of The Boys, The Umbrella Academy panel and many others among others.
•••• Show Hours are: Friday, December 2: 4:00 p.m. &endash; 9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3: 9:30 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 4: 9:30 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
•••• The presenting sponsor of the Main Stage, Tiltify is a fundraising platform for the digital generation that provides live, interactive technology to engage and inspire communities of people to donate or fundraise for important causes the world over. This year we're partnering with Tiltify to help raise money and awareness for World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Start fundraising today to compete for $30K in cash prizes. Anyone around the globe can participate digitally to raise funds for World Central Kitchen.
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• 115-Sundance- Is streaming the new hope for indie films?
PARK CITY, Utah - The Sundance Film Festival is under way since January 20 in a virtual format as the in-person event was cancelled January 5, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state brought on by the omicron variant. Accordingly, the Sundance Film Festival's action is a responsible, community-focused measure in response to the current infection rates in our communities.
•••• In general there is an indication of tough times for indie movies. The unpredictable COVID-19 situation is only part of the blame. Producers and studios are reckoning with long-term trends in audience behavior that were amplified by the pandemic. Moviegoers over 35 -- the prime demographic for festival selections -- are the most reluctant group to return to theaters, especially older women, according to industry data.
•••• Viewers have become used to being able to see a movie at home as soon as it hits theaters, or shortly after, as studios experiment with new distribution models. Many former moviegoers say they don't think they'll go back to theaters. Most living room TVs and sound systems don't replicate the movie house experience, but for many, they're good enough. However, for the little art-house films that dominate the scene at Sundance, the theatrical model seems no longer viable.
•••• At last year's Sundance, Apple paid $25 million for "CODA," a small and heartwarming drama about a teenage girl with a deaf family, for its streaming service Apple TV+. Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures and Hulu paid $12 million for Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's music documentary "Summer of Soul." Those trends aren't going away soon.
•••• The streamers' ability to spend makes it difficult for traditional specialty distributors to compete for the top titles. Those companies for long have used the promise of a big-screen campaign as a bargaining chip with filmmakers.
•••• According to distribution chiefs a movie with a robust theatrical release can be more profitable and have longer-term cultural resonance than a streaming release. They make money not just at theaters but later through video on-demand and by selling to pay-cable channels and streaming services.
•••• Going forward, you're going to have to look at these films as being produced for the streaming market. That's the only market for them.
•••• This year's Sundance has the hallmarks of another seller's market, given the scarcity of available films and the proliferation of deep-pocketed buyers creating the expectation of bidding wars and eye-popping price tags, despite the lack of standing ovations and glitzy socializing typical of the non-virtual Sundances. •••• More than 80 feature-length films are screening during the Sundance program. Nearly 75% of the pictures showing at the festival did not have a distributor as of Thursday.
•• Streamers are buying up the bigger titles and there's going to be a level of competition this year not seen before."
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• 115- Is Hollywood ready for the Golden Globes' return? But serious questions remain
•••• Last year, NBC pulled the plug and dropped the broadcast of the 2022 Globes. A contingent of powerful publicists boycotted the organization and studios including Netflix and WarnerMedia cut ties after a Los Angeles Times investigation raised questions about the group's financial and ethical lapses and revealed that not one of the HFPA's then-87 members was Black, sparking a widespread backlash
•••• NBC dropped the 2022 Golden Globes broadcast "until more meaningful changes are made."
•••• After resisting change, the HFPA vowed to reform. It was a messy process marked by infighting and notable missteps: Former eight-term president Phil Berk stepped down after sending an email to members comparing Black Lives Matter to a hate group; its diversity consultant quit; and two members resigned in protest.
•••• NBC is poised to resurrect the Golden Globes and broadcast the awards ceremony in time for its 80th anniversary next January. The announcement could come as early as this week.
•••• This would be a major step for the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the voting group behind the Globes, which has spent much of the past two years attempting to get back into Hollywood's good graces after the industry turned its collective back on them.
•••• But many in the industry say serious questions remain about the organization, casting doubts on who might participate in next year's ceremony.
•••• Although beset by scandals for nearly eight decades, the HFPA, a small, mysterious band of foreign journalists, brandished outsized influence in Hollywood.
•••• Now, the idea of bringing back the Globes has split the industry into various factions: drop them, keep them or "let's wait and see."
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• 115- HFPA to become for-profit organization to save Golden Globes
••• Hollywood, CA, 07/28/22 -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. by vote accepted a proposal by interim Chief Executive Todd Boehly who has served as the org's interim CEO since last year. The HFPA put itself on the auction block in May, and Boehly had been looking to buy the organization since.
••• Boehly, chairman of private equity firm Eldridge Industries, the parent company of longtime Globes producer Dick Clark Productions (now known as MRC Live & Alternative) presented his plan during an general membership meeting.
••• "This is a historic moment for the HFPA and the Golden Globes," said Helen Hoehne, president of the HFPA, in a statement. "We have taken a decisive step forward to transform ourselves and adapt to this increasingly competitive economic landscape for both award shows and the journalism marketplace. ... We are excited to move forward with a mandate to ensure we continue our support for increasing diversity in all areas and maintaining our life-changing charitable and philanthropic efforts."
.••• The new private entity will manage its Golden Globes assets while maintaining the charitable and philanthropic programs in a separate non-profit entity.
••••Under his proposal, Eldridge would form a new company and acquire the Golden Globes assets based on an "independent third-party valuation firm." The proceeds would be used to fund the charitable wing of the HFPA.
••••The association's tax-exempt status would be dissolved, and the new association would allow members "the opportunity to share in its profits, thereby giving them a stake in the success of the Globes."
••••The plan also needs a final sign-off from California's attorney general.
••• Under the deal, HFPA members would be paid $75,000 annually for several years, according to two members not authorized to speak publicly.
•••••• •The move comes as the embattled association has been working to reform itself and get back on track with Hollywood.
••••Last year, NBC dropped the broadcast of the 2022 Globes boycotting the organization, and studios including Netflix and WarnerMedia cut ties after a Times investigation raised questions about the group's ethical and financial lapses and revealed that not one of the then 87 members was Black.
••••Since then, the nonprofit HFPA has undertaken a series of reforms, including establishing new bylaws, banning gifts and adding 21 new members, six of whom are Black.
••• In May Pacific Coast Entertainment, a group led by former motion picture academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, made a multimillion-dollar bid to buy the Golden Globes.
••••Reaching out to HFPA members directly, the offer included paying them an annual salary of $120,000, guaranteed for five years, along with a one-time $100,000 "Pandemic Relief Grant," and establishing a $5-million-a-year endowment, according to a review by The Times.
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• 115- Golden Globe Award winners announced at a muted glitz-free ceremony
Jauary 9, 2022 - Following the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn having been bumped off the air by NBC -- following months of heated controversy -- the 79th Golden Globe Awards were handed out at a starless, no-host, lackluster private event in the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton hotel.
•••• With the event neither televised nor live-streamed -- and with the media barred from covering it in person -- the HFPA unveiled this year's winners to the public on its web site and via social media.
•••• As always the night had its big winners. Steven Spielberg's sweeping new take on "West Side Story" claimed the top prize in the musical or comedy category. Jane Campion's brooding western "Power of the Dog" won the best picture prize in the drama category, and S. The HBO series "Succession" and "Hacks" won the top series prizes, while actors including Nicole Kidman, Will Smith,, Michael Keaton and Kate Winslet claimed trophies too.
•••• However, none of the nominees chose to attend the event. No stars were there to deliver the usual comic banter or give emotional acceptances speeches.
•••• Where the Hilton would in former years have been the epicenter of Hollywood glamour, power and money, there was just a quiet Sunday night, with only Hilton staff and the occasional hotel guest passing outside the ballroom. There were no glamorous and high-priced studio-hosted after-parties, no limousines, no red carpet interviews, no snapping
•••• •Indeed, given the HFPA's current troubles, many in Hollywood believe the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. would have been better off simply sitting this year out rather than attempting to go ahead awkwardly with a celebrity-free ceremony.
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• 115-74th Emmy Awards hosted by SNL's Kenan Thomson - List of Winners
•••• Kenan Thompson took center stage as this year's host, live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. and streaming live for the first time on its sister platform Peacock. This was Thompson's first time hosting the Emmys but he has been nominated six times.
CCombined with the Creative Arts Emmys given out last week , HBO and HBO Max totaled 38 Emmys topping the 26 pulled in this year by Netflix . HBO and Netflix have battled it out for top winner in recent years with Netflix taking the top spot last year.