Horror and the Academy: 13 Times the Oscars Could Have Embraced the Genre

Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas were invited to the White House by "long-time fan" President Joe Biden on Tuesday (09. 02. 22).

Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new spin-off Star Wars series led by Ewan McGregor, has received a May premiere date at Disney+.The limited live-action series, which sees McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) reunite with his old Star Wars castmate Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), will start airing on May 25.Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of the 2005 Star Wars film Revenge Of The Sith, where Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi witnessed the downfall of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.With the premiere news comes a poster reveal, which you can see below.Obi-Wan Kenobi, a limited Original series, starts streaming May 25 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/XCV1xQZhDR— Star Wars (@starwars) February 9, 2022Last year Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy discussed the “incredibly emotional” reunion between McGregor and Christensen for the show.“The thing that was most exciting was being on the set and watching the two of them get excited,” Kennedy told Empire.She continued: “They hadn’t seen one another in a long time.“I was surprised at just how incredibly emotional it was for each of them to find themselves back in these roles, and just realising how important Star Wars was to each of them.

Stray Kids members Han and Seungmin have unveiled their cover of Day6‘s ‘Zombie’.The new rendition of the Day6 song was uploaded to Stray Kids’ official YouTube channel yesterday (February 9), marking the latest addition to the eight-piece’s ongoing series of song covers, called ‘SKZ-RECORD’. ‘Zombie’ was the title track of Day6’s 2020 ‘The Book Of Us: Demon’ record.The duo largely stay faithful to the original, with the pair harmonising on the chorus: “I feel like I became a zombie / Not alive, but I’m still walkin’ / When the sunrise is upon me / I’ll be waiting for the day to pass by, oh why?”Past covers for he ‘SKZ-RECORD’ series include I.N’s rendition of HuhGak’s 2013 single ‘Memory Of Your Scent’, Seungmin’s cover of ‘Love Again’ originally by EXO‘s Baekhyun and more.The JYP Entertainment boyband’s last comeback was their holiday special single album ‘Christmas EveL’ released in November 2021, which includes a title track of the same name and a new B-side track ’24 to 25′.

Green Man Festival has announced over 70 new acts for their 2022 festival, with Kraftwerk, Beach House and Metronomy set to headline.The festival in Brecon Beacons, Wales had already confirmed that Michael Kiwanuka will co-headline their 2022 event. This year’s festival will take place from August 18-21, and will serve as the 20th anniversary of Green Man Festival.Kraftwerk’s headline set at Green Man will mark their first-ever appearance at the festival.Bicep have also been added to the line-up today (February 10), which now includes the likes of Parquet Courts, Kae Tempest, Cate Le Bon, Black Country, New Road, Low and many more.Ty Segall & Freedom Band, Yves Tumor, Dry Cleaning, Ezra Furman, Jenny Hval, Alex G, Valerie June, Mdou Moctar, Arab Strap, Orchestra Baobab, Viagra Boys and The Murder Capital are also on the Green Man bill – you can check out their 2022 line-up poster above.Further additions to the Green Man Festival bill will be announced in the coming months.Tickets for the event have already sold out, but you can find out more information about this year’s festival here.“We’re so excited about Green Man’s 20th birthday, and we’re planning to celebrate his big anniversary with lots of wonderful surprises and the best party ever!” Green Man boss Fiona Stewart previously said in a statement about this year’s festival.

Content warning: this article discusses allegations of sexual assault.Snoop Dogg has been sued for sexual assault by a woman who regularly worked on-stage with the rapper.The Jane Doe accuser filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles federal court yesterday (February 9), claiming that Snoop (real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) and his associate Bishop Don “Magic” Juan (Donald Campbell) assaulted her after she attended a Snoop Dogg concert at Club Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim, California on May 29, 2013.According to Rolling Stone, the woman alleges in the lawsuit that she was assaulted in back-to-back attacks after she accepted a ride home from Campbell and wound up at his residence against her wishes. She claims Campbell assaulted her at the residence when he “removed his penis from his pants” and “repeatedly shoved his penis into (her) mouth.”It’s then claimed that Campbell later demanded she accompany him to a recording studio where Broadus Jr.

Holly Willoughby turned up to work today, Thursday 10 February, to find her dressing room filled with impressive birthday decorations. The This Morning veteran turns 41 today, and evidently her hair and make-up team didn’t want the occasion to go unmissed. In a video shared on Instagram, Holly panned around the room that was filled with pink and silver balloons, a large birthday banner, and confetti on her dressing table.The team also printed off 17 sheets of paper to write out ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY’ and stuck them up on the wall.

EXCLUSIVE: European film giant Pathé, which owns more than 1,000 cinema screens across the continent, will always be a theatrical-first business. That doesn’t mean it can’t also move with the times.

GOOD Morning Britain's Alex Beresford has quit his role hosting the weather at ITV West Country. The weather presenter announced his departure in a statement saying "I will miss it".

Georgia has selected Beginning, the debut feature from director Dea Kulumbegashvili, as its official entry for the 2021 Oscars in the International Feature category. The drama premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival this year, where it swept the top awards, winning best film, best director, best screenplay, and best actress for lead Ia Sukhitashvili.

Clayton Davis On its face, it seems that the upcoming awards season is built for the streamers to take by storm. Netflix looks to have a minimum of 16 awards players in various categories while Amazon is fielding a half-dozen.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentKosovo has selected Visar Morina’s “Exil” as its official entry in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards. It follows submissions by Bhutan, Taiwan, Ukraine, Bosnia, Ivory Coast, Georgia, Luxembourg, Poland and Switzerland.“Exil” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and also screened at the Berlinale as part of the Panorama section.

Legendary comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin discussed the historic snubbing of comedies at the Oscars. The two comedians got together for an hour-long virtual discussion about their careers as part of the New Yorker Festival Wednesday night, where the duo mentioned how Netflix has helped comedians gain a little recognition in the movie industry.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

The Hollywood Reporter.The move is part of a series of adjustments to the Academy’s eligibility rules, following an initial set of changes related to the coronavirus pandemic from earlier this year.A two-part addendum was added to the recent adjustments, which allowed films no longer able to screen theatrically to still be eligible.In light of sporadic reopenings across the world, the Academy added two points.

Steve Martin has commented on the absence of comedy films at the Academy Awards.The actor, who has starred in hit comedies such as Father of the Bride and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, was speaking at a virtual session at the New Yorker Festival on Wednesday night (7 October), when he said: “It’s a lifetime of dismissal of comedy.

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.

Ellise Shafer editorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced another update to the eligibility requirements for this year’s Oscars, allowing films shown at drive-in theaters to qualify for best picture and general entry categories.In addition to April’s amendment giving eligibility to films without traditional theatrical releases as long as they are uploaded to the Academy Screening Room, the new rule clarified that a theatrical run of only seven days is needed and that drive-in theaters qualify as a commercial venue.“The Board initially made rule changes this past spring in response to theater closures, allowing films unable to screen in theaters to qualify via the Academy Screening Room,” the Academy’s Board of

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorPharrell Williams hasn’t stopped running … on behalf of “Letter to My Godfather,” the original song he wrote for Netflix’s “The Black Godfather,” a documentary about legendary music executive Clarence Avant. Qualifying for the Oscars as a film with a theatrical release, the Emmys as a Netflix production and the Grammys as a work of music for visual media, it’s been on an awards campaign circuit since its June 2019 release.Its journey began in campaigning for an Oscar, which involved fall Q&As with Academy members; a performance at the Nov.

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 Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

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.

Also Read: Oscars Set New Inclusion and Diversity Standards for Best Picture EligibilityIn addition to the $35,000 cash prizes, which are intended to allow the recipients to complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year, scenes from the winning scripts will be read by an ensemble of actors at a virtual event on Dec. 2.Finalists who did not win were Kris A.

There’s a lot of good news in the Best Director race for the Academy as the 2021 Oscars begins to take shape. First off, there is a ton of diversity with Lee Issac Chung (“Minari”), George C.

Clayton Davis With Hispanic Heritage Month currently underway, and this year’s awards season just clearing its throat, it’s worth examining the contributions that Latinos have made in the industry. More importantly, how those contributions have been interpreted with the Academy in its 92-year history.

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.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTaiwan has selected Chung Mong-hong’s dark drama “A Sun” as its contender for the best international feature film section of the Academy Awards, previously referred to as the Oscar for the best foreign-language film.The selection was announced by the Ministry of Culture, which said that its special panel at the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development had considered 18 candidate films. In a statement, the ministry praised the film for its “memorable and moving portrayal of parent-child relations.”The film which details the pressures on a family of four that follow the younger son being sent to juvenile detention, had its premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival.