Oscar Stuff
Oscars 2023: The Gender Neutral Categories Bites Nose to Spite Face at Spirit Awards [AwardsDaily]
Cast featurette for The Fabelmans:
‘All Quiet On The Western Front’, ‘Belfast’ Top 2022 EFA Arts & Crafts Awards [Deadline]
Where to Watch the Biggest 2022 Awards Contenders [Vanity Fair]
Oscar Futures: Battle for Your Life, Babylon [Vulture]
Movie Stuff
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ on Track to Open to $150 Million to $175 Million [Variety]
Jim Cameron breaks down his iconic movies:
‘Goonies’ House for Sale in Oregon [HR]
‘Wakanda Forever’ Crosses $300M [Deadline]
Box Office: Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Grosses Disappointing $800,000 in Previews [Variety]
An Introduction to ‘White Noise,’ Don DeLillo’s Defining and Unfilmable Novel
The postmodern masterpiece has been long and widely regarded as impossible to adapt, but Noah Baumbach, equipped with renewed timeliness and a Netflix budget, is putting that to the test. [The Ringer]
Cinema Stocks Surge Amid Report Amazon Plans $1B Theatrical Push
The online retailer is looking to release 12 to 15 films in theaters each year, the report claims. [HR]
Other Stuff
Nicole Kidman to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award [HR]
Cartoonists honor ‘Peanuts’ creator in Saturday funny pages [AP]
Grandma and Stranger She Accidentally Texted Spend Another Thanksgiving Together:
Today in Apology Culture
Quentin Tarantino Gets Blowback for Saying Marvel Actors “Not Movie Stars” [HR]
French Césars Remove Actor From 2023 Revelations List Following Sexual Assault Allegations [Deadline]
Every Thanksgiving my family makes me the butt of the same old joke [NBC News]
Sister refuses to help out with wedding planning after bride doesn’t put her in bridal party: ‘What are you thinking?’ [Yahoo]