Academy Names Winners of $35,000 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships

The hype machine for Matt Reeves‘ reboot of the ‘Batman’ franchise has almost hit its crescendo as “The Batman” is about to hit theaters early next month. Audiences around the globe will finally get to see Robert Pattinson‘s take on both Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader, as Reeves guides us into more of a gritty crime thriller version of Gotham City thanks to the slick visuals courtesy of Oscar-nominated “Dune” cinematographer Greg Fraser.

Shawn Mendes, 23, has cozied up to a new woman following his split from Camila Cabello, 24. The “Wonder” crooner was seen with YouTube yogi Hitomi Mochizuki in Hawaii on Feb. 4. The pair were engaged in an intimate beach ritual, which involved Hitomi kneeling down and getting face-to-face with Shawn, who inhaled a shamanic medicine called Rapé. They grabbed lunch after the ritual and were all smiles together.

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Breast-feeding battle. Two months after giving birth and welcoming her first child with John Mulaney, Olivia Munn got real about her struggles to nurse son Malcolm.

The kids come first. Kim Kardashian is focused on her four children with Kanye West following his recent social media rants about their divorce.

Saying sorry. Nelly is responding after some of his Instagram followers were surprised on Tuesday, February 8, by a video of a woman performing oral sex.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Alex Garland‘s “Annihilation” hit the big screen courtesy of A24. While that film flopped hard at the box office, it still garnered solid reviews from critics, and everyone has waited for Garland’s follow-up ever since.

It could be the ideal base camp for any amateur Nessie hunter – a stunning accommodation on the banks of Loch Ness with unrivalled views of the famous waterway has just gone on the market.

Island Of Love – you can hear the four-piece’s new single ‘Songs Of Love’ below.The Jack White-owned label expanded their operations to London last summer and opened a record store in Soho in September.Third Man London have announced this afternoon (February 9) that their first signing is the London band Island Of Love.The quartet will release the ‘Songs Of Love’ EP via Third Man on March 18 digitally, with a physical release – a limited edition 7″ – set to follow on July 1. Pre-order is available now from here.You can hear the EP’s title track below.Third Man co-founder Ben Swank, who is said to have offered Island Of Love a deal 30 seconds after they got off stage following a gig at Third Man London, said in a statement: “I grew up a working class kid in Ohio, coming of age in the early 90s… did Island Of Love’s songs immediately strike a note of familiarity to the heart strings of this former teenaged lo-fi obsessed anglophile? Yes they did.

Snow is expected to batter Scotland from later today after forecasters issued a yellow warning for the wintry showers.

Ronan Keating found fame in Boyzone at the age of just 16.

More than 70 Girvan residents did their bit for the Quay Zone leisure centre by continuing to pay membership fees despite the facility being forced to close because of Covid.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 15 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,

Days Gone 2, director Jeff Ross has revealed he had plans for an Uncharted prequel.Speaking to Sacred Symbols+ (and transcribed by VGC), Ross said that after the sequel to Days Gone wasn’t greenlit, the team started looking at other Sony titles. One of the potential games was a prequel to Uncharted featuring “Victor Sullivan at the age of 25 in a very stylised world where… it would be around 1976 it think is where we figured out his age might be.”“A young sexy Victor Sullivan, to me, would have been like Sean Connery,” said Ross, comparing the character to James Bond.“He busted out of the Navy for reasons, and I thought seeing him young and trying to figure out his way in this world going from trying to be a soldier or you know a military man to now I’m just out on the streets and I’m gonna become a hustler,” he explained.Inspired by films such as Joker and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ross wanted to pull from that era “without leaning into the cheesy parts of the ‘70s.”However plans stumbled when they couldn’t find many “opportunities for shootouts”.

JoAnna Garcia Swisher has paid an emotional tribute to her friend Chris following his passing.MORE: JoAnna Garcia Swisher's husband shows his support for her in the sweetest wayTaking to Instagram, the Sweet Magnolias star penned a heartfelt message alongside a picture of the pair together.It read: "There are some people and some things in life that are so pure and special that it's hard to even describe how much they mean to you.VIDEO: Watch Sweet Magnolias' JoAnna Garcia Swisher in season 2 of Sweet Magnolias"The magic they possess is so undeniable and potent. And everyone who is lucky enough to be in its orbit, felt it.MORE: Sweet Magnolias fans boycott season two amid controversyMORE: Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter appears in Sweet Magnolias - details"This is you, Chris.

Kim Kardashian discusses self-love, divorce, and more in the March 2022 issue of Vogue.

Katy Perry is still waiting to say “I do.”

singer Adele came on stage to accept her golden statuette, Elba placed his cue cards in front of his groin in an attempt to cover his embarrassment.The Twitterverse had a field day with jokes, memes and observations about the Marvel star’s mishap. “@BRITs someone needs to tell Idris Elba to close the front door,” a fan joked.“Why the hell are people complaining that Idris Elba’s fly was open at The Brits? They’re acting like that’s not the best possible outcome,” another added.One said, “No matter how ropey I feel today I can at least be safe in the knowledge that Idris Elba feels worse #BRITs.”Why the hell are people complaining that Idris Elba’s fly was open at The Brits? They’re acting like that’s not the best possible outcome.Other Twitter fans tried to warn Elba, writing: “@idriselba YOUR FLIES DOWN BRO #brits#brits2022.”“No one think to tell Idris Elba his flies were down before he went on stage nah #brits,” a fan noticed.

Angelique Jackson On Tuesday, “The Power of the Dog” director Jane Campion made Oscars history as the first woman to receive two best director nominations. Campion is nominated in the 2022 Oscars directing category opposite Steven Spielberg for “West Side Story,” Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast,” Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza” and Ryusuke Hamaguchi for “Drive My Car.” Her first Oscar nod for directing came in 1994 when she was nominated for “The Piano” at the 66th Academy Awards.

awards season: drive-in screenings will count toward a film's eligibility at the 93rd Academy Awards.The Academy's Board of Governors initially made rule changes this past spring in response to theater closures, allowing Oscars-hopeful films unable to screen in theaters to qualify via the Academy Screening Room website. With the gradual reopening of theaters around the world, an addendum was added to clarify the two methods for qualification in the Best Picture and general entry categories moving forward through the end of this awards year -- which will conclude on Feb. 28, 2021.ET can confirm that on Oct.

It can be a very big decision to choose a name for your little one. Do you follow the crowd and select a traditional moniker, or do you go against the grain and pick one that will stand out boldly from the rest on the classroom register? But if your child is born this month and you feel like you might need some inspiration, perhaps you’d be interested to know the most popular October names.

Murray Schisgal, the comedy writer who received two Tony nominations for his work on the 1960s Broadway hit Luv and an Oscar nomination for his contribution to the screenplay for Tootsie, has died. He was 93.

Clayton Davis With awards season offering different twists and turns, some independent distributors are using this time of influx to get their films ahead of the fray. Variety has learned exclusively that Vertical Entertainment has submitted “Miss Juneteenth” — from writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples — for Academy Awards consideration, and put it on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences streaming platform.

Clayton Davis “What an excellent day for an exorcism.”-Linda Blair, “The Exorcist” (1973)If asked to describe a typical “Oscar” film, you’d likely hear phrases like “biopic” or “sprawling epic.” If there’s a genre that’s been grievously undervalued, and to a greater extent, disrespected within the industry space, it’s horror. It can be argued that it’s one of two genres that comes with an embedded bias, preventing wide acceptance (the other being “musicals”).

A few weeks after the Academy unveiled its new inclusion requirements for the Oscars, the Writers Guild of America West is criticizing the "blatant omission" of standards for hiring older creatives in the rules. A new letter penned by the WGA West'sCareer Longevity Committee to the entertainment industry, which enumerates on barriers to access for older writers in the industry, states that "Through this blatant omission by the gold-standard of our industry – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences – we have realized that our day of equity will never come unless we stand up, demand it and take action to achieve it." The Academy Inclusion Standards, announced Sept.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVeronique Cayla, the well-respected film and TV executive who recently stepped down from the leadership of Franco-German public culture channel Arte France, will preside the Cesar Academy, which distributes France’s equivalent to the Oscars. Eric Toledano, the popular co-director of smash-hit “Intouchables” and a key member of the film guild ARP, will be vice-president of the Cesar Academy.

OSCAR winner Joaquin Phoenix and his fiance Rooney Mara have welcomed a baby boy, called River. The joyful news was revealed by close friend and director Viktor Kossakovsky.