Wednesday's Daily
[Corrected version - White Lotus 2 not White Noise 2, lol]
Oscar News
Producer Janet Yang was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. [AwardsDaily]
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Ireland announces The Quiet Girl as the International Feature entry for the upcoming 95th annual Academy Awards, an “intricate, deeply felt coming-of-age drama that delves into the meaning of family through the eyes of a neglected young girl.”
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ to Close London Film Festival - Rian Johnson returns to the fest for the European premiere of his whodunnit sequel, with Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, and Kate Hudson expected to attend. [Awardsdaily]
Film Academy’s Rabbi Looks Back on 40 Years of Membership, Marvin Hier, who won Oscars for the Holocaust documentaries 'Genocide' and 'The Long Way Home,' says, "It is my understanding that I am the only rabbi who has ever gotten to cast an Oscar ballot and, in the past four decades, I have never missed the opportunity to do so." [HR]
Movie Stuff
The Best 21 Films From This Year’s Outfest [Joey Moser, AwardsDaily]
Batgirl, Scoob dropped by Warner Bros. [Variety]
Inside the Batgirl story [Variety]
Deadline’s version, “There has been much speculation on why Batgirl was canceled” [Deadline]
Ann Dowd joins Exorcist reboot [HR]
Woodstock ’99 documentary: Riots, arson, abuse and the ‘best’ time of their lives [NYP]
John Lasseter dumped by Pixar, picked up by Apple, has a winner with Luck, according to Pete Hammond [Deadline]
Critics are mixed [RT]
Other Stuff
Vin Scully, beloved sportscaster, dies [Variety]
LA City Hall to be illuminated in his honor [Deadline]
Watch clip for 'The Rings of Power' Details a New Era in Middle-earth: 'Every Good Quest Needs a Fellowship' (Exclusive) [ET online]
White Lotus Season 2 to debut in October [Variety]
Actor Dev Patel breaks up fight in Australia [CNN]
Top Gun saves the day for Marcus Theatres - “second quarter sales surge, hitting 80% of the comparable 2019 pre-pandemic June quarter on a string of releases led by Top Gun: Maverick.” [Deadline]
Pat Carroll, Voice of Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid’ and Veteran Sitcom Actress, Dies at 95 [Variety]
Today in Apology Culture
Monica Lewinsky asks Beyonce to remove her name from Partition, “Following Beyoncé’s confirmation that she would remove an offensive word from her Renaissance album, Monica Lewinsky suggested she do the same to a 2013 track that unwelcomingly name drops her.” [E Online]
Activist apologizes for the terrifying image of Proud Boys that turned out to be a progressive group, “Instead of right-wing thugs, the photo shows a group called The John Brown Club that protects the rights and lives of people that groups like the Proud Boyz have targeted.” [LAT]
Slowthai issues apology after wearing anti-fascist T-shirt featuring the swastika [The Fader]