Oscar stuff
The State of the Race: Film Criticism and the Changing of the Guard [AwardsDaily]
Colin Farrell Lands Rapturous 13-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice for ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
The darkly comic fable from Martin McDonagh had a sensational debut on Monday at the Venice Film Festival, where it earned a 13-minute standing ovation. [Variety]
Positive reviews so far [RT]
The Telluride Film Fest Closes - The Oscar Contender Breakdown [AwardsDaily]
Pete Hammond on post-Telluride Oscar buzz [Deadline]
Jordan Ruimy on the post-Telluride Oscar race [World of Reel]
Feinberg and Keegan on Telluride [HR]
Movie stuff
National Cinema Day Was A Success But The Labor Day Box Office Was Still Very Bleak [Slashfilm]
Germany’s entry for International Feature - All Quiet on the Western Front
Other Stuff
Mad Max-styled FIGHT ends Burning Man before weary Burners spend EIGHT HOURS trying to exit the Black Rock festival [Daily Mail]
Netflix’s The Luckiest Girl Alive
73 Questions with Jennifer Lawrence
Official clip from Pinocchio
Today in Apology Culture
Why Brendan Fraser's Hollywood comeback story is both warming hearts and raising ire
This kind of media just "reinforces viewers' anti-fat bias," she wrote. [NPR]
Dave Chappelle Opens Up About The 'Ugly' Side Of Will Smith After Oscars Slap
“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us. Whatever the consequences are… I hope he doesn’t put his mask back on again and lets his real face breathe.”
“I see myself in both men,” Chappelle said. [Huffington Post]
Elon Musk Slams ‘The Rings of Power’ for Making ‘Almost Every Male Character a Coward’ or ‘Jerk,’ Reigniting Jeff Bezos Feud [Variety]