That sort of mentally exhausted energy suffused much of the ceremony, which while better than plenty of pandemic awards shows, still felt fairly slapped together, even though it was pre-recorded and virtual. Or maybe that’s projection, as at this point in the year, keeping up with TV awards shows can feel a bit like running on a treadmill, as opposed to running outside. You’re working just as hard as you would be otherwise, but the view never changes....

See our initial thoughts for what to expect at the 95th Academy Awards here. The State of the Race The animated feature race just got more interesting with three new qualifying entries: “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” “Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood,” and “Eternal Spring.” This is significant because A24’s heart-warming “Marcel” marks the first stop-motion/live-action hybrid ever entered in the race; Richard Linklater’s semi-autobiographical “Apollo 10/12” (from Netflix) was first disqualified for its use of rotoscoping, but, after an appeal first reported exclusively by IndieWire, it has been reinstated by the animation branch’s executive committee for being predominantly 2D and CG; and “Eternal Spring,” the animated documentary about the 2002 hijacking of a Chinese TV station by the persecuted, right-wing Falun Gong movement, represents the first Canadian film to be submitted for both Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature....

Matt Reeves’ noirish “The Batman” (Warner Bros.) is the early frontrunner, along with Baz Luhrmann’s delirious biopic “Elvis” (Warner Bros.), from two-time category winner Catherine Martin (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”), the director’s wife and creative partner. Martin competes with four other Oscar winners, previously recognized for their work in immersive fantasy realms and recreations of our own world: Hannah Beachler (“Black Panther”), Eugenio Caballero (“Pan’s Labyrinth”), Rick Carter (“Lincoln,” “Avatar”), and Rick Henrichs (“Sleepy Hollow”)....

“the bomb” is a film and art installation created by artist/filmmaker Smriti Keshari, Kevin Ford, and author Eric Schlosser (“Fast Food Nation”) that explores the threat of nuclear weapons and captures much of that anxiety. After premiering it at Berlin and Tribeca in 2017, the filmmakers have adapted it into a museum piece that will premiere at Pioneer Works. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Pioneer Works is hosting “the bomb at 75,” a virtual experience on its web site, featuring artwork, video, archival footage, and original interviews about this pivotal moment in world history and the existential dangers that we still face....

IndieWire has confirmed that A24 has hired its very first CFO in J.B. Lockhart, who has served for the last four years as the CFO of the NBA. His charge is clear: lead the company’s continued global expansion. And with previous experience in venture capital and at Disney working to identify merger and acquisition targets, industry sources say it’s possible A24 hopes that the Lockhart-led growth is in preparation for a possible sale or public offering down the road — or even to acquire other companies itself....

Among the continuing virtual programs leading up to the museum’s opening are a conversation with Oscar-winner Spike Lee and writer-director-producer Shaka King, and a 20th anniversary screening of “Y tu mamá también” (Mexico, 2001). Clearly, the Academy Museum is launching at a time when inclusion and diversity are front and center for curators and programmers. “As with all of our exhibitions and initiatives,” stated Bill Kramer, Director and President of the Academy Museum, “we are committed to showcasing the diverse art and artists of moviemaking in our theaters and educational spaces....

Adam Scott confirmed that production on the Starz revival series is complete. “We just finished on Saturday night, or Sunday morning at 3 a.m. It’s going to be great,” Scott told Vulture. “It was a really magical month and a half or so while we were shooting.” Scott joked, “‘Magical’ is gross. I don’t want to say that. It’s that particular combination of people where you have the greatest time....

To the Sundance Institute Leadership: What is the curatorial vision of the Sundance Film Festival? Who does the Sundance Film Festival serve? What are the guiding values of the Sundance Institute? And to whom is the Institute accountable? We are a group of Muslim, and Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian (MENASA) filmmakers, supported by allies across the film, journalism, and human rights fields, writing to demand deeper conversation and, crucially, concrete steps towards more ethical curatorial practices at Sundance, in ways we hope will ripple throughout the industry....

In a new interview with CNN (via Variety), Baldwin opened up about the toll that Trump’s accusations took on him and revealed that he even feared for his safety when he saw what Trump’s most violent supporters were capable of. “The former president of the United States said [I] probably shot her on purpose,” Baldwin said. “To me, that was the only time I was worried about what was going to happen....

AMC Entertainment revenue soared in the first quarter of 2022, as expected, and with a net loss that improved from -$567 million in Q1 2021 to -$337 million this year. Although revenue grew by 5X, that’s still a pretty huge loss — but AMC Entertainment chairman and CEO Adam Aron is not looking back. “Let me say it again to all of those who doubted the consumer appeal of movie theaters,” he crowed on the company’s earnings conference call Monday afternoon, the day after the newest Marvel hit opened to $450 million globally....

During Faris’ podcast “Unqualified,” the actress said that Reitman “slapped my ass” during production on the 2006 romantic comedy “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” and “yelled” at her on her first day on set (via Deadline). Faris felt “angry, hurt, and humiliated” by the encounter. “Ghostbusters” director Reitman died in February 2022 at age 75. “One of my hardest film experiences was with Ivan Reitman,” Faris told Lena Dunham during the podcast episode....

Best Picture I’m not sure what’s going to win. The consensus of critics and pundits is “The Power of the Dog,” but I’m not sure it’s backed up with favorable response from absolutely everyone. It’s very well made. Jane Campion is a great director. I wouldn’t be mad if it won, but I find it difficult to find people who really love it. I admire it, but it left me a little cold....

Indeed, set in a debaucherous mid-1920s when Los Angeles was still a half-formed desert town, “Babylon” is essentially a three-hour-plus bender of a movie that pummels the audience with Boschian-level set pieces of Jazz Era decadence — mountains of cocaine, graphic overdoses, scatological humor, projectile vomiting, horror-movie-style sex dungeons, murder, suicide, and rattlesnake wrestling. Other than breakout Diego Calva, the most talked-about performance will be Margot Robbie, who plays the self-made Nellie LaRoy, a party-and-drug-addicted whirling dervish who tumbles into a Hollywood acting career after wowing a studio exec (Jeff Garlin) with her ability to cry on cue....

“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” has finally made its streaming debut on HBO Max, and with it comes a brand new scene the filmmaker shot for his four-hour superhero epic. Nearly the entirety of the Snyder Cut consists of pre-existing footage Snyder shot before leaving the original “Justice League” production in 2017. To pull off the four-hour version, Snyder needed to not only assemble the footage but also to finish extensive special effects work....

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Gilpin lauded the work of her fellow cast members and the show’s creative team in the article, particularly “GLOW” creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mesch, who Gilpin notes gave her an acting opportunity she would be forever grateful for. “Panicked that I was never going to be able to support myself as an actor, a decade ago I did an arc on a show where you saw my areolas before you saw my face....

A filmmaker whose breakthrough successes (“Delicatessen,” “The City of Lost Children”) don’t entirely diminish the feeling that he was put on this earth to make one particular movie about a pixie-like waitress in Montmartre, Jeunet has always had a rather over-cranked sense of humor — more palatable when tempered by pathos than when inflamed by spectacle (“Alien Resurrection”) or satire (“Micmacs”). Here, in a vision of the future so broad and cartoonish that it makes “The Fifth Element” seem like “Solaris” by comparison, Jeunet’s tin-eared comic instincts are front and center for almost two full hours of singularity-driven schtick....

The ever-amusing Eichner made an appearance in Las Vegas for Universal’s presentation at CinemaCon. The comic, who’s being awarded Comedy Star of the Year at the industry showcase, is the mastermind behind “Bros,” a rom-com set to be released September 30 that has a cast entirely featuring out LGBTQ actors. He’s the star and co-writer of the script, while Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Neighbors”) took on directing duties. The ensemble includes Luke Macfarlane, Harvey Fierstein, Bowen Yang, Symone, Miss Lawrence, Guy Branum, Guillermo Diaz, Amanda Bearse, and Ts Madison....

“Black Widow” is directed by Cate Shortland, making it the first MCU movie tentpole to be solo-directed by a woman director. The Australian filmmaker is best known for movies such as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and “Berlin Syndrome.” The “Black Widow” script, credited to “WandaVision” showrunner Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, is set after the events of “Captain America: Civil War” and finds Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow on the run and heading to Russia to confront her past....