Oscar stuff
Sam Mendes’ ‘Empire of Light,’ Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth, to Screen at London Film Festival
The Searchlight Feature, set in an old cinema by the English seaside in the 1980s, will have its European premiere at the festival. [HR]
‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ Get Zurich Film Festival Gala Screenings [HR]
Korea Picks Park Chan-wook’s ‘Decision to Leave’ for Oscar 2023 Competition [HR]
Sneak of Bones and All:
Movie stuff
Steven Spielberg Directing Style Explained — 7 Ways He Crafts the Ultimate Cinematic Experience
Jaws and E.T. coming to IMAX in September [AwardsDaily]
All This and the Oscars too Podcast [AwardsDaily]
Jim Cameron and Quentin Tarantino discuss movies [Youtube]
Michael Mann on Heat and Heat 2, CBS’ Sunday Morning
New trailer for Emily Movie:
Other stuff
Shirley Jackson’s estate finally approves a new novel inspired by her book, “The Haunting of Hill House.”
Elizabeth Hand’s “A Haunting on the Hill” is scheduled to come out in fall 2023. It’s the first time Jackson’s estate has approved an original narrative based on the author’s work. [AP News]
Cubs, Sox play in Iowa’s Field of Dreams [APNews]
Today in Apology Culture
Sesame Place announces diversity initiatives after accusations of racial bias [CNN]
Rosita gets CANCELED! Sesame Place removes all traces of character from park after black family launched $25m lawsuit claiming 'racist' mascot ignored their kids [Daily Mail]
Twitter BLASTS Kathy Hilton for Mistaking Lizzo for “Precious”
During a game of Guess Who, the Hilton matriarch was presented with a picture of Lizzo. Momentarily perplexed, she responded by asking if it was ‘Precious’ – referring to actress Gabourey Sidibe. [That Grape Juice]