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Kenya The New York Times entertainment
17 Aug 2024

'Shazam!' Solidifies a Superhero Turnaround at Warner Bros.

LOS ANGELES ā€” Warner Bros. has finally earned back the benefit of the doubt when it comes to its all-important superhero movies: ā€œShazam!ā€ became the studioā€™s third nonsequel comic-book hit in a row over the weekend, arriving to applause from critics and stout ticket sales of nearly $156 million worldwide.
Kenya The New York Times entertainment
17 Aug 2024

Disney Rehires 'Guardians' Director After an Online Outcry

LOS ANGELES ā€” Disney is taking back James Gunn, the creative force behind its ā€œGuardians of the Galaxyā€ movie franchise, reversing its contentious decision in July to fire the filmmaker for offensive jokes he wrote on Twitter several years ago.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024

Sidney Sheinberg, Mogul Behind Universal and Spielberg, Dies at 84

Sidney Sheinberg, an irascible Universal Studios executive who discovered and nurtured Steven Spielberg, putting ā€œJawsā€ into production and helping to turn Hollywood into a blockbuster-focused business, died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 84.
Kenya The New York Times entertainment
17 Aug 2024

Tyler Perry Gives Lionsgate One Last Hit as Madea Says Goodbye

LOS ANGELES ā€” For 14 years, Tyler Perry has been Lionsgateā€™s secret weapon. As the rest of Hollywood underestimated the appeal of his movies time and again (and again), Perry served up 19 films to Lionsgate, selling more than $1 billion in tickets and pouring profits into the studioā€™s home entertainment coffers.
Kenya The New York Times entertainment
17 Aug 2024

Inside the Scramble to Make the Oscars Shorter

LOS ANGELES ā€” The lead producer of the 91st Academy Awards, Donna Gigliotti, was in high spirits Friday morning. Serena Williams had been confirmed to appear on the telecast in a moment involving ā€œA Star Is Born.ā€ Thousands of red roses for the set were en route. With nine days until showtime, everything seemed to be coming together.
Kenya The New York Times entertainment
17 Aug 2024

All Oscars Will Be Shown Live, Academy Says, Quieting Uproar

LOS ANGELES ā€” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday that it would abandon its contentious plan to award four of its 24 trophies during commercial breaks, with the winning moments edited and aired later in the broadcast.
Kenya The New York Times entertainment
17 Aug 2024

What Will Win Best Picture? 20 Oscar Voters Spill Their Secrets

LOS ANGELES ā€” Voting for the 91st Academy Awards ends Tuesday, with roughly 8,200 movie industry insiders using a private website to mark their choices. Just what goes through their minds when they point and click?