Nicole Sperling
The New York Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Crosses the $1 Billion Mark
The animated film’s grosses helped make April the first month to surpass its prepandemic average at the box office. → Read More
Sundance Film Festival Names Eugene Hernandez Its Next Director
The Film at Lincoln Center executive will take over in November, after the conclusion of the New York Film Festival. → Read More
‘Ten Percent,’ the British Version of ‘Call My Agent!,’ Won’t Be on Netflix
“Call My Agent!,” set at a Parisian talent agency, was a cult favorite during the pandemic. But the English-language adaptation will be on Sundance Now and AMC+. → Read More
Latest Economy, Inflation and Business News: Live Updates
The company, which had a net loss of 200,000 subscribers in its first quarter, has been facing down a lack of must-see content on its platform as competitors continue to expand. → Read More
Will Smith Barred From Attending Oscars for 10 Years After Slap
Smith, who won best actor this year, can still be nominated for Oscars, industry officials said, but will be unable to attend the Academy Awards ceremony and other events. → Read More
‘CODA’ Triumphs at the Oscars, but Onstage Slap Takes Center Stage
On a night when “CODA” became the first film from a streaming service to win best picture, the focus was on Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock. → Read More
Ariana DeBose becomes the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar.
DeBose is also the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar. → Read More
Streaming Took Over Hollywood. Will It Take Best Picture, Too?
A few years ago, the entertainment industry was arguing over whether movies on streaming services even counted as a film. Now, one is poised to win the Oscars’ top prize. → Read More
Five animated shows based on Dr. Seuss books are headed to Netflix.
The streaming service is expanding more aggressively into the preschool space. → Read More
M.L.B. Nears Deal With Another Streaming Service to Carry Some Games Exclusively
Peacock would join Apple TV+, which has already reached an agreement that will make it harder for cable subscribers to find major-league games. → Read More
Oscar Nominations 2022: A Big Morning for ‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘West Side Story’
The 94th Academy Awards nominations were announced this morning, with “Dune,” “Belfast” and “King Richard” also up for several major awards. Kristen Stewart and the married couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons each received their first nominations. → Read More
What Is Drama? The Bungled Plan at ‘Jeopardy!’ to Choose a New Host
Replacing the late Alex Trebek has been an ongoing saga for the game show. Here’s how it unfolded. → Read More
Mike Richards Is Out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Executive Producer
Three weeks after naming him as Alex Trebek’s replacement to host the show, Sony cited “disruption and internal difficulties” in its announcement that he will leave the program entirely. → Read More
He’s No Longer Host. But Mike Richards Is Still Running ‘Jeopardy!’
Defying a backlash over sexist and crude comments, a top Sony TV executive told the show’s staff that they were standing behind Mr. Richards as the executive producer. → Read More
Mike Richards, the New ‘Jeopardy!’ Host, Has Quit
Mr. Richards was named as Alex Trebek’s replacement last week, but he announced he was leaving soon after offensive and sexist comments he made on a podcast several years ago resurfaced. → Read More
Strong Opening for ‘Fast & Furious’ Film Suggests Movie Crowd Is Back
“F9: The Fast Saga,” the ninth installment of the franchise, is expected to earn $68 million this weekend, a respectable box-office result even by prepandemic standards. → Read More
James Bond, Meet Jeff Bezos: Amazon Makes $8.45 Billion Deal for MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, while diminished, commanded a premium price, with Amazon seeking to bolster its crucial Prime membership offering. → Read More
‘It’s Magic What We Do.’ Movie Theaters Get Starry-Eyed Once More.
The industry was decimated by the pandemic, with theaters shut across the country and new films delayed by Hollywood studios. But now cinemas are ready to fill up their seats again. Will audiences follow? → Read More
An Old-School Media Titan Pushes Aside an Upstart
Jason Kilar was named chief executive of WarnerMedia just last year, but now he is negotiating his departure after being sidelined by David Zaslav, the longtime leader of Discovery. → Read More
Netflix film ‘Army of the Dead’ will be released in theaters first, as cinemas and streaming adapt.
In the clearest sign yet that theaters are softening their stance toward Netflix, Cinemark, the country’s third-largest chain, announced on Tuesday that it would show the streaming service’s upcoming zombie flick, “Army of the Dead” from director Zack Snyder, in more than 250 of its theaters on May 14, a week before the film will become available online. The movie will also open in a smattering… → Read More