10 posts tagged ‘the academy awards’
Jo Koy refers to the famous people who didn't laugh at him as "marshmallows"
AV Club,
Comedian Jo Koy did not have an especially good week this past week—and most especially did not have a good 10 minutes or so last Sunday night, when he was generally held to have beefed it, big-time, on the stage of the Golden Globes. Koy referenced that previous gig at his latest one on Friday evening, Variety reports Read more...
The week in entertainment news: How about those Golden Globes, huh?
Sometimes an awards show moment can change the course of history—at least, if you’re Taylor Swift. The mind immediately goes to the 2009 VMAs, an event that has haunted both Swift and Kanye West’s careers for more than a decade. Most recently, there was the cringeworthy Jo Koy quip about the cameras cutting less… Read more...
11 movies to check out on Hulu this January
To begin the new year with something new, Hulu has added some under-the-radar movies as well as a few big-budget favorites from the past few years to its streaming library. Deliver Us is a religious horror film about a woman about to give birth to twins: a Messiah and the Antichrist. In the vigilante action film The… Read more...
io9's Top 100 Posts of 2023
Gizmodo,
The year is ending, but the posting never stops. io9 wrote thousands of stories in 2023, from breaking news to analysis and critique of the biggest films, TV shows, comics, and games in our worlds. Here’s a look back at the 100 you, our dear readers, read and shared the most. Thanks for sticking around for another… Read more...
R.I.P. Lee Sun-kyun, Parasite star
Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor known for his roles in Parasite, Dr. Brain, and more, died Wednesday morning, according to Associated Press and South Korean news agency Yonhap. He was 48. Read more...
Remembering the stars we lost in 2023
In 2023, we mourned the loss of a number of groundbreaking directors, visionary actors, and generational musicians who made an indelible impact on pop culture during their time on Earth. From Norman Lear to William Friedkin, from Matthew Perry to Paul Reubens, from Tina Turner to Tony Bennett, The A.V. Club pays… Read more...
How the Golden Globe nominations could shape the Oscar race this year
Like it or not, as the first big awards show of the year, the Golden Globes set the tone for everything that comes after. Even with their complicated backstory and the fraught history of the now-defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes remain a valuable marketing tool for studios. Their strategic… Read more...
The week in film: Ridley Scott's movies ranked, Best Actress contenders revealed
It’s been nearly five decades since Ridley Scott’s first feature film, The Duellists, hit theaters, and now, even well into his 80s, the legendary filmmaker shows no signs of slowing. Napoleon, his latest feature, is as grand and intense as anything else in his long career, and it demonstrates just how adept Scott… Read more...