Oscar Stuff
How to Fix the Oscars: Kill Them or Save Them [AwardsDaily]
Jesse Collins tapped to Exec Produce and be the Showrunner for the Golden Globe Awards [Golden Globes]
Russia Boycotts Academy Awards, Set to Forgo Oscar Submission, Several Members of Russian Committee Resign [Variety]
Brendan Fraser To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s American Riviera Award [Deadline]
Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s First Read of the Race to the 95th Oscars [HR]
BAFTA Introduces Year-Round Special Awards for North American Recipients [Variety]
Movie Stuff
Trailer for Halloween Ends:
Former Movie Pass Exec Accused of Fraud [Variety]
Malala Teams With ‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Adam McKay for ‘Disorientation’ Adaptation, Unveils First Slate (EXCLUSIVE) [Variety]
Other Stuff
How Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay Led a 'Radical Reimagining' of TV With OWN's 'Queen Sugar' [Variety]
Anthony Bourdain Texts Published In New Biography Reveal Grim Final Days: “I Hate My Fans…I Hate Being Famous…I Hate My Job” – Report
In his final exchange with Argento, Bourdain wrote, “Is there anything I can do?,” to which the actor replied, “Stop busting my balls.” The celebrity food writer responded with a simple, “OK,” and hanged himself later that day. [Deadline]
How App Sensation BeReal Can Avoid Being a Passing Fad [Variety]
Venetia Stevenson, Actress Once Called “The Most Photogenic Girl in the World,” Dies at 84 [HR]
Today in Apology Culture
Netflix drops LGBTQ tag on Jeffrey Dahmer series after viewers’ outrage [NYP]
Hilaria Baldwin is dealing with ‘mama guilt’ after baby number seven [CNN]
Littlefeather apology strikes chord with Holland woman who attended 'Godfather' premiere
“I would be remiss if I didn’t contact you now,” Olson wrote. “Seems that maybe a formal apology is due Marlon himself, even though he’s been dead a long time. For making fun of him all these years for refusing the Oscar. His thinking now seems wise. [The Sault News]
Apology after south Warwickshire 90-year-old left waiting on floor for ambulance for seven hours [Stratford-Herald]