Oscar Stuff
Box Office Preview: Controversy-Ridden ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Could Surprise With $20M-Plus Opening [HR]
Olivia Wilde Addresses Shia LaBeouf, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, Chris Pine’s Spit-Gate [HR]
Cinema Audio Society Sets Peter J. Devlin For 2023 Career Achievement Award [Deadline]
Rome Film Festival Unveils First Edition Under New Management; Fetes James Ivory, Launches International Competition [Deadline]
Newly trimmed (by 20 minute) the trailer for Bardo:
Sweden Picks ‘Boy From Heaven’ as Oscars International Features Selection [HR]
Newport Beach Film Fest: Adam Sandler Tapped for Performance of the Year Award, Will Record Live Episode of THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast [HR]
Movie Stuff
‘Avatar’ Rerelease Kicks Off With $900K From 5 Early Markets; China’s Shanghai Disney Holds Special Screening [Deadline]
James Cameron turns to Earth before release of new ‘Avatar’ [APNews]
Other Stuff
Renowned author Joan Didion honored by hundreds at memorial [APNews]
Brad Pitt launches genderless skincare line [CNN]
Today in Apology Culture
Bryce Dallas Howard: I Was Told to Lose Weight for ‘Jurassic World’ Films [Indiewire]
Kanye West Offers New Apology To Ex-Wife Kim Kardashian After Recent Feud [iHeart]
Whoopi Goldberg addresses 'conversation' over her Lindsey Graham gay joke on The View : 'It was a joke, guys' [Yahoo]
Guest Post: Dear Robots, We Are Sorry
I cannot help but wonder, however, whether we are truly mindful of what it means to create sentient beings that will share this planet with us. [Practical Ethics]