by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
UKRAINE - From TheAtlantic: From "The Atlantic": "I Have a Message for My Russian Friends" by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The piece includes a story about Arnold's friendship with his childhood idol, Russian weightlifter, Yuri Petrovich Vlasov.
PIXAR - From Variety: Disney reportedly removed a "same-sex" kiss from its upcoming film, "Lightyear," about the inspiration for "Buzz Lightyear" from "Toy Story." In the wake of its "Don't Say Gay" controversy, Disney has restored the kiss.
AVATAR - From IGN: Actress Zoe Saldana says that James Cameron has solved "the underwater motion capture problem" in Avatar 2, which is due in theaters Dec. 16th, 2022.
MOVIES - From IGN: On a recent podcast, actress Courteney Cox confirms that she is returning for 2023's "Scream 6."
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Netflix has released new art related to its live-action "Resident Evil" TV series. The series will debut July 14th.
AMAZON - From Deadline: Amazon and MGM announced that their $8.5 billion merger deal has closed, Thursday morning, March 17, 2022. There is no news on what the new management structure will be.
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Mike Myers' new Netflix comedy series, "The Pentaverate," has a first-look trailer, first-look photos, and a premiere date, May 5th.
STAR TREK - From Deadline: Actor Paul Wesley has been cast in the role of "James T. Kirk" (first played by William Shatner) for the second season of the Paramount+ series, "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." The first season premieres in May.
MOVIES - From Deadline: "Top Gun: Maverick" will reportedly screen at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 17th to May 28th.
From Deadline: Director Baz Luhrmann's splash Elvis Presley biopic, "Elvis," will also make its debut at Cannes. The film stars Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker.
ANIMATION - From Deadline: Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek are returning for DreamWorks Animation's "The Last Wish," a sequel to its 2011 hit, "Puss in Boots."
MEDIA - From YahooIndependentUK: Donald Trump lashes out at Time Warner Cable for dumping his favorite network, the news network, OAN (One America News).
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/11 to 3/13/2022 weekend box office is "The Batman" with an estimated take of 66 million dollars.
From Here: Negromancer's review of "The Batman."
BAFTA - From Deadline: The 2022 / 75th EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony was held in Lond, Sun., March 13th. "The Power of the Dog" was named "Best Film" and Jane Campion won "Best Director" for the film. Will Smith was named "Best Actor." "Dune" won five awards, dominated the "craft categories."
AWARDS - From Variety: The Directors Guild of America's 2022 74th annual DGA Awards were held on Sat., March 12th. Jane Campion won the top prize "Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Film" for directing "The Power of the Dog." She is the third woman to win the award and the second to have been nominated twice.
AWARDS/ANIMATION - From Variety: The winners at the 2022 / 49th annual Annie Awards were announced, Sat. Mar. 12th. Netflix's "The Mitchells vs. the Machines" was named "Best Feature."
DISNEY - From Deadline: by Nellie Andreeva - Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s toughest test yet: Disney’s “Worst Week” over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ response could lead to “Profound Change”
OBITS:
From YahooSports: Print, television and radio sports reporter, John Clayton, has died at the age of 67, Friday, March 18, 2022. Clayton is best known for his stint as an NFL reporter for ESPN from 1995 to 2017.
From NBCNews: Stage, film, and television actor, William Hurt, has died at the age of 71, Sunday, March 13, 2022. His film career began with Ken Russell's 1980 flick, "Altered States." That began an extraordinary run of critical and box office success in the 1980s, including three consecutive "Best Actor" Oscar nominations. He won for "Kiss of the Spider-Woman" (1985") and was nominated for "Children of a Lesser God" (1986), and for "Broadcast News" (1987). Most recently, he was known for portraying "Thaddeus Ross" in Marvel Cinematic Universe in five films, beginning with 2008's "The Incredible Hulk.
From Deadline: Singer and reality television personality, Traci Braxton, has died at the age of 50, Saturday, March 12, 2022. She was best known for appearing on the We TV reality series, "Braxton Family Values" (2011-20). She was also a member of the girl-group, "The Braxtons," which initially featured Traci's sister, seven-time Grammy Award winner, Toni Braxton.
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94TH ACADEMY AWARDS:
OSCARS - From
Variety: The nominations for the
2022 / 94th Academy Awards have been announced. "
The Power of the Dog" leads with 12 nominations. The winners will be revealed
March 27th.
From Deadline: With his "Best Actor" nomination for "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Denzel Washington is the most nominated Black actor is Oscar history. He has been nominated in two acting categories a total of 10 times with two wins total.
From Variety: With her "Best Director" Oscar nomination for "The Power of the Dog," Jane Campion becomes the first woman nominated twice in that category. She was previously nominated in that category for "The Piano" (1993).
From Variety: With his three nominations today, Kenneth Branagh of "Belfast" becomes the first person to have been nominated in seven individual categories over his career.
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MOVIE AWARDS:
From
Variety: At the
2022 / 27th annual Critics Choice Awards, director
Jane Campion's Western film, "
The Power of the Dog," is named is named "
Best Picture."
From
Deadline: The
Visual Effects Society announced the winners at the
2022 / 20th annual VES Awards. "
Dune" and Disney's "
Encanto" led with four wins apiece.
From
Deadline: The
American Cinema Editors'
72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards were held, Sat., March 5th. The top award, "
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)" went to "
King Richard."
From
Deadline: The
2022/ 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards turns out to be a good party. "Dune" and "Nightmare Alley" are among the winners.
From
Deadline: The winners at the
2022 / 28th annual SAG Awards. "CODA" wins the top prize, "
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."
From Variety: Here is a complete list of winners at 2022 / 53rd NAACP Image Awards in the film, television and music categories. Jennifer Hudson was named "Entertainer of the Year."
From Deadline: The 2022 / 9th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards were announced. The Amazon film, "Coming 2 America" (the sequel to the 1988 film, "Coming to America"), led with three wins.
From
Deadline: The
2022 BAFTA Film Awards nominations have been announced. "
Dune" leads with 11 nominations. The winners will be announced
March 13th.
From
Deadline: The
2022 / 33rd annual Producers Guild of America Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced
Saturday, March 19th.
From
Deadline: The nominations for the
2022 / 74th annual Directors Guild Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced
March 12th.
From
COFCA: The
Columbus Film Critics Association name "
The Power of the Dog" the "
Best Film" of 2021.
From
Deadline: Netflix's Black Western, "
The Harder They Fall," was named the "Best Picture" of 2021 at the
13th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. The Western tied with "
King Richard" for most wins with four.
Will Smith was named "Best Actor" for "King Richard."
From
Deadline: The
nominations for the
2022 / 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced.
From
Variety: The
snubs and surprises in the nominations for the
28th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
From
Variety: At the
2022 / 79th Golden Globes, "
The Power of the Dog" wins "Best Motion Picture-Drama" and "
West Side Story" wins "Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy."
From
Variety:
The National Society of Film Critics names the Japanese film, "
Drive My Car," the
best film of 2021.
From
AwardsWatch: The nominations for the
22nd Annual Black Reel Awards were announced a few weeks ago. Netflix's Black Western, "
The Harder They Fall," has a record 20 nominations. The winners will be announced
February 27, 2022.
From
AwardsWatch: The
Columbus Film Critics Association announced the nominations for their annual film awards. Director Jane Campion's "
The Power of the Dog" leads with 12 noms. The winners will be announced
Thurs., Jan. 6th, 2022.
From Deadline: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has named the Japanese film, "Drive My Car," the "Best Picture" of 2021.
From Deadline: The 2022 / 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards have announced their nominations. "Zola" leads with six nominations. The winners will be announced Sun., March 6, 2022.
From THR: The 2022 / 79th Golden Globes Awards nominations have been announced. "Belfast" and "The Power of the Dog" lead with seven nominations each. Winners will be announced Jan. 9th, 2022.
From GoldDerby: The 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations have been announced. "Belfast" and "West Side Story" leads with 11 nominations each. Winners will be announced Jan. 9th, 2022.
From Deadline: The American Film Institute announced the "2021 AFI Awards" Top 10 list, and the list includes "Dune," "The Tragedy of Macbeth," and "West Side Story."
From THR: Director Aleem Khan's "After Love" tops the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, winning six awards, including "Best Film of 2021."
From Variety: The New York Film Critics Circle has named the Japanese drama, "Drive My Car," as the "Best Film of 2021."
From Deadline: The National Board of Review hands director Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" it "Best Film" and "Best Director" awards. Will Smith picks up the "Best Actor" award for "King Richard."
From THR: Netflix’s "The Lost Daughter," directed by actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, dominated the 2021 Gotham Awards in New York on Monday night (Nov. 29th). The film won in four of the five categories in which it was nominated, including "Best Feature."
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From
Deadline: This link will take you to Deadline's
Halyna Hutchins page, which articles related to everything about her shooting death on the set of the Western film, "Rust."
From
THR:
Alec Baldwin moves to shield himself from liability in the shooting death on the set of the Western film, "
Rust." In an arbitration demand, he blames others for the death of
Halyna Hutchins.
From
People: Alec Baldwin says that certain lawsuits recording the Western film, "Rust," are targeted at "deep-pocket litigants" and that the suits are all about money.
From
Deadline:
Matt Hutchins, the husband of Halyna Hutchins, blames
Alec Baldwin for Halyna's accidental shooting death on the set of the doomed Western film, "Rust."
From
Deadline: The family and estate of
Halyna Hutchins has filed suit against
Alec Baldwin (who accidentally shot Hutchins), a slew of production companies and entities, producers, and key crew members involved in the Western film, "
Rust," for her death.
From
THR: A Republican New Mexico legislator,
State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell, on Monday introduced
a bill that would require all film set personnel who handle firearms to complete a safety course offered by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department. This is in the wake a cinematographer,
Halyna Hutchins, being fatally shot on the set of the Western, "
Rust," last year by
Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition.
From
Deadline:
Alec Baldwin and the other producers of the doomed Western film, "
Rust," want a California judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them by the script supervisor,
Mamie Mitchell.
From
Deadline:
Alec Baldwin has finally turned over his cell phone to police for their probe into the fatal shooting of cinematographer
Halyna Hutchins on the set of Baldwin's Western film, "
Rust," last October in New Mexico.
From
Variety: One of the producers of tragic Western film, Rust,
Emily Salveson, pushes tax shelters and hid income.
From
THR: "
I let go of the hammer and 'Bang,' the gun goes off" says Alec Baldwin says in his first interview of the moment when a gun he was holding accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film, "Rust."
From
Deadline:
Alec Baldwin will sit down with ABC's news-reading clown
George Stephanopoulos for a one hour special tomorrow night to talk about what happened on the set of the movie "Rust." It will be Baldwin’s first extensive interview about the shooting.
From
Deadline: Industry veteran,
Thall Reed, the father of
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the Western, "
Rust," may have handed the police a tip on why the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot to death on the set.
From
THR: A
search warrant affidavit filed Tuesday for a prop shop sheds light on how alleged live ammunition ended up on the set of the Western film, "
Rust," where cinematographer
Halyna Hutchins was killed in October.
From
Deadline: A month after cinematographer,
Halyna Hutchins, was shot and killed on the New Mexico set the movie Western, "
Rust," by a prop gun “discharged” by
Alec Baldwin, those closest to the cinematographer held a private ceremony and interred her ashes at an unknown location.
From
Deadline: Actor
Daniel Baldwin defends his brother, Alec Baldwin, in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film, "Rust." "Someone loaded that gun improperly," Daniel says.
From
Deadline: The newest lawsuit involving the tragic shooting on the set of the Western film, "Rust," has been filed by the film's script supervisor,
Mamie Mitchell, against Alec Baldwin, the producers, the production company, armorer Hanna Gutierrez Reed, and others.
From
Deadline:
Serge Svetnoy, the gaffer on "Rust," has filed a lawsuit against several parties related to the film, including
the production,
the financiers, star
Alec Baldwin, armorer
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, and
first Assistant Director David Halls.
From
THR: In the wake of the tragic accidental shooting on the set of his film, "Rust," Alec Baldwin on Monday took to social media to urge Hollywood to employ a police officer on every film and TV set that uses guns.
From
THR: The budget for "Rust" - Alec Baldwin was set to earn $150,000 as lead actor and $100,000 as producer, while $7,913 was earmarked for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and $17,500 was set aside for the rental of weapons and $5,000 for rounds.
From
Deadline: Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the film, "Rust," said that they’re looking into whether a live bullet was placed in a box of dummy rounds with the intent of “sabotaging the set.”
From
THR:
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the film, "Rust," released a statement through her lawyers. She says she had “
no idea where the live rounds came from” that were recovered by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's during the investigation of the accidental on-set shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
From
Jacobin: An opinion piece says that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' death on the set of the film, "Rust," was not a freak accident, but was about Alec Baldwin and his fellow producers' cost-cutting decisions. Baldwin accidentally fired the gun that killed Hutchins.
From
Deadline: Two of executive producers on "Rust," Allen Cheney and Emily Salveson, disavow responsibility for the film's troubled production.
From
THR: Iconic "Ghostbusters" actor
Ernie Hudson is reeling from the news of the death of Halyna Hutchins, like the rest of Hollywood. Hudson also appeared in the film, "
The Crow," the film in which its star,
Brandon Lee, was killed because of an on-set accidental shooting. He also agrees with the call to ban real guns from movie sets.
From
THR: The Sheriff of Sante Fe County says that his office has recovered three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition from the set of the movie "Rust" where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed.
From
Deadline: Regarding criminal charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust," District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis, "all options are on the table - no one has been ruled out."
From
THR: Does Hollywood Need Guns? Will new regulations lead to an overreactions to a tragedy.
From
Deadline: "Rust" producers have opened an internal investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of the Western film. They have hired outside lawyers to conduct interviews with the film's production crew.
From
Deadline: "Rust's" AD (assistant director), Dave Halls, has come under scrutiny in the wake of the on-set shooting death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins.
From
Deadline: The
affidavit of Sante Fe Sheriff's Department Detective Joel Cano has been made public. It can be read at "Deadline." The affidavit was for a search warrant from the property were the Western, "Rust," was being filmed.
From
THR: The production company behind "
Rust" has shut the film down until the police investigation into the fatal, on-set shooting of cinematographer
Halyna Hutchins is through. The Sante Fe County Sheriff's Office has also revealed a
timeline of the shooting.
From
Deadline: The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday night that
Alec Baldwin “discharged” a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the movie, "
Rust." As a result, one crew member, director of photography
Halyna Hutchins, was killed and director Joel Souza was injured and remains in a local hospital - his condition unknown.
From
THR: "Rust" director,
Joel Souza, who was wounded in the accidental on-set shooting, says that he is "
gutted" by the death of his cinematographer on the film, Halyna Hutchins.
From
Deadline: The fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" may have been "
recorded" according to detective for Santa Fe Sheriff's Department.
From
Deadline: The production company behind the film, "Rust," will launch an internal safety review after the fatal accident that killed Halyna Hutchins; possible prior gun incidents; and a camera crew walkout.
From
CNN: Crew member yelled "
cold gun" as he handed Alec Baldwin prop weapon, court document shows.
From
Variety: Actor
Alec Baldwin releases statement on the death of Halyna Hutchins: "There are no words to convey my shock and sadness."
From
Variety: The prop gun that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on during an on-set accident on Thursday contained a “live single round,” according to an email sent by
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