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The Greek provocateur seemed to be smiling throughout Oscar night. In the past he'd delivered films with titles like Dogtooth and The Lobster, and his newest, Poor Things, was now stockpiling the statuary even as Hollywood's filmmaking elite looked on…

Days after taking her second Best Actress Oscar for Poor Things, Emma Stone’s next movie with Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness, has set a theatrical release date of June 21 this summer. Searchlight just made the news official about their third feature project with Lanthimos after the Oscar winning The F…

Revenues and profits fell at Poor Things super-indie Fremantle last year as the outfit’s lofty €3B ($3.2B) revenue target draws ever nearer. In a difficult market, Fremantle’s turnover fell slightly by 3.5% to €2.26B, while adjusted EBITA was down by the sharper 14.2% to €139M. Fremantle’s €3B…

After Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall powered its way to five Oscar nominations, it was a common feeling that the film's MVP was short-changed on the big night. Though the film went home with Best Original Screenplay, Messi — the seven-year-old border collie who plays Snoop, the family dog who becomes…

It was a good night for the UK at the 96th Oscars. Brits won in seven separate categories at the Dolby Theatre, with Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Glazer’s wins the highest profile. Nolan scooped Best Director and Best Picture, the latter alongside his wife, Emma Thomas, for the night’s standout…

If you were concerned for Emma Stone and her broken dress following her appearance onstage at tonight’s Oscars to accept the prize for Best Actress, fear not. “They sewed me back in,” shared the star of Poor Things, Searchlight’s adaptation of the novel by Alasdair Gray. “Right when I came…

Looks like fourth time is truly a charm for Jimmy Kimmel and the Academy Awards. Back hosting the Oscars for the second year in a row and the fourth time overall, the ABC Late Night front man took a show where most of the big winners were pretty predictable and gave it some much needed bite. "See…

Emma Stone stepped up to the stage after her name was called for winning the Best Actress Oscar on Sunday for her role in Poor Things, saying the back of her dress was broken. "Oh boy," she joked, "I think it happened during 'I'm Just Ken', the big Ryan Gosling number from Barbie that had unspooled…

UPDATED with Emma Stone win: Poor Things wrapped up its night at the Oscars with a lead actress win for Emma Stone, along with earlier nods for Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling and Costume Design. See the acceptance speeches above and below. A clearly emotional Stone thanked director Yorgos…

Oppenheimer capped its dream awards-season run with the Best Picture win at the 96th Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, despite an awkward reveal by Al Pacino. Producers Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan accepted the prize. Nolan also took the Best Director prize…

Emma Stone’s reaction at the Oscars has gone viral after host Jimmy Kimmel cracked a joke at the expense of the nominated film Poor Things. Throughout the night, clips of the Best Picture nominees played to remind everyone which films were up for the top award. Related…

Chinese comedy drama YOLO from Sony Pictures International had a yodeling good domestic debut, grossing $840k on 200 screens, making no. 9 on the weekend top 10. Directed and produced by and starring China's top grossing female helmer, Jia Ling, it’s earned close to $482 million in China since opening…