The lawsuit, which was filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Tuesday and first reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday, describes a variety of issues concerning sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the Santa Monica-based company, which publishes major titles such as “World of Warcraft,” “Candy Crush,” and the “Call of Duty” series. “In the office, women are subjected to ‘cube crawls’ in which male employees drink copious amounts of alcohol as they ‘crawl’ their way through various cubicles in the office and often engage in inappropriate behavior toward female employees,” an excerpt of the lawsuit reads....

“Judas and the Black Messiah” was the big winner, as it also picked up Best Supporting Actor for Daniel Kaluuya and Best Supporting Actress for Dominique Fishback. “One Night in Miami” tied “Judas” for the most overall wins, however, with three total prizes: Best Director for Regina King, Best Screenplay for Kemp Powers, and Best Ensemble. The wins for both these films help them gain momentum as awards season advances....

The information, first published by the Santa Fe Reporter, comes from a search warrant affidavit that was obtained by the newspaper from a local court. Additionally, IndieWire has obtained the “Rust” call sheet from Thursday, the day of the shooting, that details the weapons that were on the Bonanza Creek Ranch set that day and the people who were responsible for gun safety on set. The fatal shooting occurred during a rehearsal....

For the October 28 opening of the 2020 Morelia International Film Festival, Oscar-winner Iñárritu (“Birdman”) joined his cast and crew on Zoom to reminisce about the creative event that changed their lives. Morelia debuted his short film “Journeys” in 1996 and went on to play most of the director’s movies, including the 2020 opening night title — a remastered version of “Amores Perros,” which will be released on streaming platforms later this year, with a special Criterion 4K digital restoration available on December 15....

“The market is crazy, as you saw with the Knives Out deal. [Netflix paid $469 million for two sequels.],” Salke said. “This is a full season of a huge world-building show. The number is a sexy headline or a crazy headline that’s fun to click on, but [the budget] is really building the infrastructure of what will sustain the whole series.” Salke continued, “But it is a crazy world and various people on this Zoom, mostly Bela and me, have been in bidding situations where it starts to go incredibly high....

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“In terms of performance, capture, the method of facial capture is evolving all the time and the detail, the nuances in the end, the actual root performance that you get out of an actor, and the translation of that into the final thing is getting closer and closer,” Serkis said. “One would see that through, for instance, the ‘[Planet of the] Apes’ movies. And even going back and doing ‘The Hobbit’ after many years, Gollum in ‘The Hobbit’ was on another level in terms of facial capture....

Two years later, however, the 61-year-old actor is busier than ever and brimming with enthusiasm about his future. In the Spanish-language “Official Competition,” which IFC Films opens in the U.S. this week, he plays a pompous movie star drawn into a project directed by an exacting filmmaker (Penelope Cruz) after an aging billionaire (José Luis Gomez) decides to finance a movie on a whim. The satirical comedy premiered on the fall circuit last year, just a few months before Banderas surfaced as the villain in the box office hit “Uncharted....

Not that both didn’t try out the trendy direct-to-consumer delivery system. Sony dipped a toe in the streaming waters with Crackle before ultimately selling it to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. (Yes, the same weird, ambitious company that recently bought Redbox.) Fox used to own one-third of Hulu with its partners — and broadcast rivals — ABC (Disney) and NBC (NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast). Disney got that stake when it picked Fox apart to the tune of $71....

“There is a virus here — it kills people,” Schwarzenegger said. “And the only way we prevent it is get vaccinated, get masks, to do social distancing, washing your hands all the time, and not just to think about ‘well my freedom is being kind of disturbed here.’ No, screw your freedom. Because with freedom comes obligations and responsibilities. You cannot just say, ‘I have the right to X, Y, and Z....

Industry sources say the news was a welcome surprise and AMC has already confirmed that its 13 theaters — which include some of the country’s top grossers — are among those that will be up and running. City Cinemas, which operate the Angelika, the Village East, and several key upper East side locations, will open March 5. Among those that won’t are Film at Lincoln Center, Film Forum, and MOMA, with the BAM Center in Brooklyn uncertain....

After cracking some self-deprecating jokes about the fan perception that he has permanently changed his voice to sound more like Elvis, Butler gave a shoutout to his sister in the crowd and told some stories about their childhoods. “We grew up in Anaheim, California, hence the Southern accent,” he said. “And since we were homeschooled, sometimes my mom would say ‘we’re taking the day off, we’re going to Disneyland!’ And we were so excited, but by the ninth time she did that I was like ‘I don’t think Mom knows how to teach....

Landing seven nominations was a sign of strength for “Nomadland” (Searchlight), which went on to win four, including Best Film, Cinematography (British Joshua James Richards), Director (Chloé Zhao), and Actress Frances McDormand, notching her second BAFTA win after “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” However, the American McDormand was not up against Critics Choice winner Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”), SAG winner Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”), or Globe winner Andra Day (“The United States vs....

“This change from the previously announced date of Feb. 14 acknowledges the impact of the global pandemic and accommodates an extended eligibility period. Further details on the ceremony will be announced later in the year,” BAFTA said in a statement at the time. “The date for the 2022 Film Awards, announced last year as 13 February, is currently under consideration as part of the Awards Review, and any changes will be published once the Review has been completed, alongside other findings and recommendations....

With a different awards show taking place in Los Angeles seemingly every weekend in the runup to the Oscars, it can be easy to forget that there is another awards season taking place across the Atlantic. This Sunday marks the biggest night in British film, as the British Academy Film Awards are set to take place in London’s Royal Albert Hall. The BAFTAs, as they are commonly known, are England’s equivalent of the Oscars, and the event should be equally star-studded....

The awards ceremony is airing as of 3:00pm ET Sunday on a one-hour delay for U.S. viewers on Britbox, can you still tune in. And a note on the streamer says it will replay in full there at 7:00pm ET. “Dune” scored the most BAFTA nominations with 11, followed by “The Power of the Dog” with eight, and “Belfast” with six. “West Side Story,” “No Time to Die,” and “Licorice Pizza” followed with five each....

While Warner Bros., writer-director Gerwig, and co-writer Noah Baumbach have all been tight-lipped about the film’s plot, a new WSJ. Magazine interview with Ferrell offered some glimpse into who his character is, and what kind of movie we’re dealing with. Namely, it’s a mix of high and low art, which is to be expected when you the director of “Lady Bird” and “Little Women” tackles a popular toy property....

At the bottom of this page are IndieWire Deputy TV Editor Ben Travers’ predictions for Best Variety Sketch Series. This article will be updated throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2020 race. Voting for the 2021 Emmys was held from Thursday, June 17 through Monday, June 28 (with polls closing at 10 p.m. PT). Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday, July 13....

At 46 percent of the September 2019 (the last “normal” year, although ticket prices are 20 percent higher now), it also has the worst monthly comparative total of 2022. (Year to date is about 66 percent of 2019; factoring in that 20 percent price increase, it shows actual attendance at 55 percent.) It was also the first month this year to come in below the same month in 2021. But like we said, there is some good news....

Now, Dominik revealed his aims to have “Blonde” premiere at this year’s Venice International Film Festival after taking a “while to cut” the film with Netflix and coming to terms with the streamer. “Netflix [is] letting me release the movie I wanted to make,” Dominik told Collider, “and even with the NC-17 rating, I think that’s pretty good.” Dominik, mincing no words, also described “Blonde” as “a movie for all the unloved children of the world....