Oscar Stuff
The Spirit Awards Satisfy Activists by Moving to “Gender Neutral” Categories [AwardsDaily]
Avatar gets a new trailer
TIFF releases schedule, Jordan Ruimy notices a few things:
“The Son” and “The Whale” only have have 1 regular (non-premium) public screening each. The fact that neither is going to Telluride and NYFF makes it all the more strange. These will be the only North American screenings for both films.
Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” is officially 151 min. The film has 5 public screenings and they are all at the two biggest theaters (Princess of Wales and Roy Thompson Hall). You think TIFF wants this one to win the audience award?
The big day seems to be Saturday, September 10th which is when “The Fabelmans” and “Glass Onion” premiere. The latter also has 5 public screenings.
As for additional titles, Princess of Wales has an open slot available on Saturday, September 10th in the afternoon.
Trailer for The Inspection, premiering at the Toronto and New York Film Fests.
Charlotte Gainsbourg To Receive Golden Eye Award & Debut Her New Film ‘The Almond and the Seahorse’ At The Zurich Film Festival [Deadline]
Movie Stuff
Rafelson’s ‘Black Widow’ – An ’80s Thriller for Grown-Ups [HIT]
‘A Jazzman’s Blues’: Tyler Perry’s First Screenplay Becomes a Netflix Film — 27 Years After Writing It
Academy Award nominee Perry wrote, directed, and produced the period piece almost 30 years in the making. [Indiewire]
Other Stuff
TV Ratings: ‘House of the Dragon’ Is HBO’s Biggest Premiere Ever
The 'Game of Thrones' prequel draws nearly 10 million viewers across all platforms for its series debut. [HR]
HBO Max: Non-Scripted Community “Devastated” By Cuts; Axe Falls Hard On Diverse Slate & Staff [Deadline]
Katrina Babies doc to debut on HBO
The documentary, which has garnered critical praise, will be available for streaming on HBO Max on August 24 and debut on HBO the same day at 9 pm ET, 17 years and a day after the hurricane formed in the Atlantic Ocean. [AP News]
Here’s Why Hollywood Loves Reboots, Prequels, Sequels and More
'House of the Dragon's' gangbusters debut captures problem in a nutshell [Hollywood in Toto]
Lars von Trier Shares ‘Kingdom Exodus’ Title Sequence, His First New Footage in 4 Years
This is the first we’ve seen from the Danish provocateur since 2018’s “The House That Jack Built.” [Indiewire]
New Trailer for Devil in Ohio
Today in Apology Culture
‘House Of The Dragon’ Premiere Plays Like An Apology For ‘Game Of Thrones’ [Forbes]
Will Netflix, Hulu and others owe Gen Z an apology? [Seattle Times]
Lizzo and Beyoncé called out for ableism in lyrics, a White band is not. Activists say that’s a problem [San Diego Union Tribute]
Green Plate Special: Never apologize, and other strategies for using up all that zucchini [Press Herald]
Who Gets To Apologize for Harm and Keep Their Career? [The Mary Sue]