Oscar stuff
Academy’s SciTech Awards Move to February [HR]
Maria Schrader’s ‘She Said,’ Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Till’ to World Premiere at New York Film Festival [HR]
Oscars: New Academy CEO Signals Return of All Categories to Live Show [HR]
Apple-TV drops trailer for Sidney Poitier Documentary:
David O. Russell’s ‘Amsterdam’ Will open October 7 [Deadline]
Sony releases vignette for The Woman King:
Wonderful new clip from Elvis dropped by WB:
Movie Stuff
Director Wolfgang Petersen Dies At 81; Hollywood Star Rose After ‘Das Boot’ To Include Hollywood Blockbusters ‘The Perfect Storm,’ ‘Air Force One’ & ‘In The Line Of Fire’ [Deadline]
Trailer for A24’s God’s Creatures
Mark Wahlberg To Star In ‘The Family Plan’ For Apple Original Films And Skydance [Deadline]
On the Count of Three trailer
Other Stuff
Scott Feinberg’s Emmy predictions [HR]
Elvis death anniversary increases tourism at his birthplace [AP News]
Today in Apology Culture
The Academy officially apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for how her career was harmed by appearing at the Oscars to accept Marlon Brando’s Oscar and bring attention to the plight of Native Americans [AwardsDaily]
Florence Pugh Addresses Buzz Around Harry Styles, 'Don't Worry Darling' Sex Scenes & Navigating Privacy [JustJared]
Zoë Kravitz Regrets How She Called Out Will Smith’s Oscars Slap: ‘It’s a Scary Time to Have an Opinion’
“It’s a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything,” Kravitz told WSJ. “It’s mostly scary because art is about conversation. That should, in my opinion, always be the point. The internet is the opposite of conversation. The internet is people putting things out and not taking anything in.” [Variety]
'The Bachelorette' Star Logan Apologizes to Rachel in Post After Shock Exit [Newsweek]
CEO Joe Marsh apologizes for calling this T1 player a ‘thirst trap’ [One E Sports]
Will Smith Is ‘Happy’ and ‘In a Really Good Place’ After Oscars Apology to Chris Rock: ‘A Huge Weight’ Was Lifted [US Mag]
Emma Thompson Says Intimacy Coordinators Are “Fantastically Important”: “No, You Can’t Just Let It Flow”
The 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' star recently shared her thoughts on why intimacy coordinators can make people feel comfortable and safe after using it on the Searchlight movie. [HR]