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Before his battery behemoths, Rivian’s billionaire founder made an eco sports car
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Amazon plans to invest $1 billion a year in movies for theaters
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New evidence indicates that an effort to stamp out disease-carrying insects is working. The key? Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind.
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Let's unpack some of America's most popular myths while I make early American cocktails. Our founding fathers sure knew how to have a good time.
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Harvey Weinstein gloats from his prison cell that She Said box office bomb 'isn't a surprise'
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Two pro wrestlers developed ‘The Progressive Liberal’ to be the bad guy at matches. Then the atmosphere turned far darker.
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2023 Independent Spirit Award nominations
These are the real nominations, not my predictions. Here’s the article about it: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/2023-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234784758/ Best Feature Bones and All...
These are the real nominations, not my predictions. Here’s the article about it:
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/2023-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234784758/Best Feature
Bones and All
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Our Father, the Devil
TÁR
Women Talking
Best Director
Todd Field, TÁR
Kogonda, After Yang
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Halina Reijn, Bodies Bodies Bodies
Best First Feature
Aftersun
Emily the Criminal
The Inspection
Murina
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Best Lead Performance
Cate Blanchett - TÁR
Dale Dickey - A Love Song
Mia Goth - Pearl
Regina Hall - Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul
Paul Mescal - Aftersun
Aubrey Plaza - Emily the Criminal
Jeremy Pope - The Inspection
Taylor Russell - Bones and All
Andrea Riseborough - To Leslie
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Performance
Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway
Nina Hoss - TÁR
Brian d’Arcy James - The Cathedral
Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Trevante Rhodes - Bruiser
Theo Rossi - Emily the Criminal
Mark Rylance - Bones and All
Jonathan Tucker - Palm Trees and Power Lines
Gabrielle Union - The Inspection
Breakthrough Performance
Frankie Corio - Aftersun
Gracija Filipovic - Murina
Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Lily McInerny - Palm Trees and Power Lines
Daniel Zolghardi - Funny Pages
Best Screenplay
After Yang
Catherine Called Birdy
Everything Everywhere All At Once
TÁR
Women Talking
Best First Screenplay
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Emergency
Emily the Criminal
Fire Island
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Best Cinematography
Aftersun
Murina
Neptune Frost
Peal
TÁR
Best Editing
Aftersun
The Cathedral
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
TÁR
Robert Altman Award
Women Talking
Best Documentary
A House Made of Splinters
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Midwives
Riotsville USA
Best International Film
Corsage
Joyland
Leonor Will Never Die
Return to Seol
Saint Omer
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Looking for lessons in the ‘She Said’ box-office beatdown
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The world depends on this government warehouse's collection of strange Standard Reference Materials. They're not cheap.
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How long would society last during a total grid collapse?
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Mormonism and the rise and fall of mutual aid
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The return of James Cameron, box office king
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'Power Rangers' Jason David Frank dead by suicide at 49
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How Brendan Fraser made it all the way back
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Boxplot - Human Again (2022)
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Finnish astronomers acquitted in defamation case related to protesting harassment – astrophysicist Christian Ott argued protests cost him postdoc position
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Who has served the most time? Ex cons rank themselves
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How Jell-O lost its spot as America's favorite dessert
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Elizabeth Holmes gets more than eleven years for Theranos scam
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California approves large, controversial desalination plant for Monterey Peninsula
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US Justice Department said to investigate Ticketmaster’s parent company
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Brittney Griner moved to Russian penal colony, lawyer says
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 14
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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‘Fast X’ budget has ballooned to $340 million – Can it still turn a profit for Universal?
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Margot Robbie says her female-led ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie is dead at Disney: ‘I guess they don’t want to do it’
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Brendan Fraser won’t attend the 2023 Golden Globes: ‘My mother didn’t raise a hypocrite’
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Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA’s moon program
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Casper Ruud qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the second year in a row after beating Taylor Fritz in three sets
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Taylor Swift fans are in the trenches against Ticketmaster
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All-terrain wheelchairs arrive at US parks: ‘This is life-changing’
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‘Babylon’ first reactions are all over the place: Responses for Damien Chazelle’s film range from a ‘daring Hollywood epic’ to ‘truly monstrous’
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Grammy Nominations 2023
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105 years ago, a savvy candy company created the most divisive holiday dish ever
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‘Andor’ to become first Disney+ Star Wars show to air on ABC
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Why food commercials cost hundreds of thousands of dollars | Big Business
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 7
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Two aircraft collide during Veterans Day air show in Dallas
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Max Martin, the Swedish songwriter and producer, is reluctantly emerging for “& Juliet,” a new Broadway show built on his music
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Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman dead at 66
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A vast majority of people in the US and Canada suspect their smart speakers can eavesdrop on their conversations, and just over two-thirds think they’ve gotten ads based on that snooping
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RIP Gallagher, 1946-2022
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Chris Rock to be first comedian to perform live on Netflix
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How the Federal Communications Commission shields US cellphone companies from safety concerns
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In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
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Almost famous: The untold story of an artist’s rock-poster roots
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Final 2023 Golden Globes predictions
Golden Globe nominations come out mid-December. I don’t really see anything changing from here to the end of the year. The only movies left to premiere are Avatar and Babylon. Both of which are...
Golden Globe nominations come out mid-December. I don’t really see anything changing from here to the end of the year. The only movies left to premiere are Avatar and Babylon. Both of which are almost guaranteed to be good, at the very least. And Avatar is guaranteed to be a huge hit.
Here are my previous predictions for the Globes, and it’s crazy how much things have changed.
The Globes usually have a couple of weird choices and I don’t think many of these will end up with Oscar nominations.
But here’s where I think the winds are blowing.
Motion Picture - Drama:
- The Fabelmans
- Women Talking
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Top Gun: Maverick
- TÁR
Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Spirited
Director:
- Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
- Damien Chazelle - Babylon
- James Cameron - Avatar: The Way of Water
- Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Sarah Polley - Women Talking
Screenplay:
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Babylon
- The Fabelmans
- Women Talking
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
Lead Actor - Drama:
- Brendan Fraser - The Whale
- Austin Butler - Elvis
- Bill Nighy - Living
- Gabriel LaBelle - The Fabelmans
- Tom Cruise - Top Gun: Maverick
Lead Actress - Drama:
- Danielle Deadwyler - Till
- Naomi Ackie - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
- Cate Blanchett - TÁR
- Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
- Jennifer Lawrence - Causeway
Lead Actor - Musical or Comedy:
- Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Diego Calva - Babylon
- Daniel Craig - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Will Ferrell - Spirited
- George Clooney - Ticket to Paradise
Lead Actress - Musical or Comedy:
- Margot Robbie - Babylon
- Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Julia Roberts - Ticket to Paradise
- Sandra Bullock - The Lost City
- Lesley Manville - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Supporting Actor:
- Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brad Pitt - Babylon
- Paul Dano - The Fabelmans
- Eddie Redmayne - The Good Nurse
Supporting Actress:
- Jean Smart - Babylon
- Claire Foy - Women Talking
- Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Janelle Monae - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Hong Chau - The Whale
Original Score:
- The Fabelmans
- Babylon
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Women Talking
- Pinocchio
Original Song:
- “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
- “Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing
- “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- “Ciao Papa” from Pinocchio
- “Do A Little Good" from Spirited
Animated Feature
- Pinocchio
- Turning Red
- Strange World
- My Father’s Dragon
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
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Jimmy Kimmel to host the 2023 Oscars
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
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Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people to be patent trolls
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