The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday that Will Smith will be banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years for “harmful conduct” when he hit comedian Chris Rock at last month’s ceremony. The ban came a week after the actor resignation He left the organization after his violent outburst on the …
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LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Wednesday that actor Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscar ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock on Sunday night, but the actor refused to go. The admission came as part of a statement that the academy had launched disciplinary proceedings against …
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Our lead critics reflect on an Oscar night going as expected—until it just doesn’t happen. AO SCOTT “The greatest night in television history,” Chris Rock said seconds after Will Smith slapped him. Not bad (so to speak). But until then—and Smith’s tearful, unrehearsed acceptance speech when he soon won the best actor award—it had been …
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Sunday night’s Academy Awards drew a larger audience than last year, when viewership fell to an all-time low, but interest remained low due to disruptions in television and movie-watching habits. The 94th edition of the awards garnered 15.4 million viewers on ABC and 3.2 points among adults ages 18 to 49, according to a preliminary …
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more people Academy Awards Sunday night was the least-watched Oscar ever, but viewership remained low due to disruptions in television and movie-watching habits. The 94th edition of the awards ceremony earned 13.73 million viewers on ABC and a score of 2.9 among adults aged 18 to 49, according to preliminary national ratings released Monday by …
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LOS ANGELES — The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a 300,000-square-foot tribute to Hollywood, was lauded when it opened here last fall for honoring the contributions of women, artists and artists of color in an industry that was historically dominated by white men. People from many backgrounds have made filming a fundamental American art form. …
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Between network, cable, and streaming, the modern television landscape is vast. Some of the TV series, special programs and movies that will be released this week on March 21-27. Details and times are subject to change. Monday oath (2012) 6:15 p.m. on Showtime. Channing Tatum returns to theaters this week with “The Lost City.” Big-budget …
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Between network, cable, and streaming, the modern television landscape is vast. Some of the TV series, special programs and movies that will be released this week on March 21-27. Details and times are subject to change. Monday oath (2012) 6:15 p.m. on Showtime. Channing Tatum returns to theaters this week with “The Lost City.” Big-budget …
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After that focusing The Brooklyn Academy of Music, its latest season on New York City artists, announced Monday a spring season packed with global offerings, including the New York premiere of British choreographer Akram Khan’s “Giselle.” production of “Cyrano de Bergerac” starring comedian Hannah Gadsby and James McAvoy. The season will also feature various New …
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THIMPHU, Bhutan — As a 35-man crew preparing to shoot a movie in Bhutan’s remote Lunana Valley, they faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles. There was no electricity in the valley. It was only eight days’ walk from the nearest village. And schoolchildren who were expected to act in films did not know anything about acting or …
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Kirov students have become leading dancers in the best companies in the world. Dancers trained by Kirov at the American Ballet Theater include Melanie Hamrick, Sascha Radetsky, and Hee Seo. “It is unprecedented that the school has produced so many extraordinary careers in such a short time,” said Evan McKie, a 1999 graduate who has …
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Dawn Hudson, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is beginning a long farewell from her job since 2011. The Academy announced on Monday that Ms. Hudson, 65, will step down at the end of her current contract. It expires at the end of 2023. In recent years, under Miss Hudson, the …