LOS ANGELES Pepe Avila del Pino’s second career nomination for an American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award earned him his first win earlier this week in Los Angeles–for outstanding achievement in music videos on the strength of the Residente-directed “313” featuring performances by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz. The cinematic, stirringly beautiful “313” opens with Read More 

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Hollywood icon Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were found dead in their New Mexico home, and investigators believe they had been dead for some time. A maintenance worker reported the deaths of Hackman and 65-year-old Betsy Arakawa on Wednesday, according to a Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office search warrant affidavit. Investigators Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains made him one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, at their home in Santa Fe, N.M. Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not Read More 

LONDON (AP) “Conclave” author Robert Harris isn’t planning to stay up and watch the Oscars. The British writer will be in a different time zone. Plus, Harris would rather wait to see how the movie, which is up for eight Academy Awards including best picture, does Sunday night. “These things are a bit of a strain anyway, Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) “I’m Just Ken” is a hard act to follow. Last year’s Oscars was by all accounts a successful show, with memorable performances and unscripted moments (thanks in part to Emma Stone’s dress), and a winning movie that most people had seen. But the team behind last year’s show is “aiming for the stars” once more. Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Five days before the Academy Awards, nearly every nominee gathered for a cocktail reception, dinner and class picture shoot that served as an Oscars orientation. The event Tuesday night at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was a stand-in for the annual Oscars luncheon usually held about a month earlier but scrubbed because of the Read More 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an awards Read More 

LOS ANGELES The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its 39th annual ASC Awards on Sunday night (2/23) at the Beverly Hilton with Edward Lachman, ASC earning the marquee theatrical feature film honor for Maria. In his acceptance remarks, Lachman thanked, among others, director Pablo Larrain and actor Angelina Jolie who portrayed Maria Callas. Lachman noted that Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season. In winning the guild’s top award, Edward Berger’s Vatican-set drama triumphed just as the Catholic Church was Read More 

LONDON Cannes Lions has announced the cohort for the 2025 See It Be It talent program, designed to accelerate the careers of women and non-binary talent. The 2025 cohort selected for this unique learning and development program includes 20 creatives from 14 markets, with Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela being represented for the first time. Taking Read More 

NEW YORK Judy John, global chief creative officer at global communications firm Edelman, has been named as the 2025 AICP Next Awards judging chair. In this role, John has assembled a roster of jury presidents who will, in turn, select judges for all AICP Next Awards categories. “I’m thrilled and honored to be named AICP Next Awards Read More 

NEW YORK Damien Escobar, a two-time Emmy Award-winning violinist and the first-ever global chief music officer of Havas, has been named chairperson of the 2025 AMP Awards for Music & Sound. A trailblazer who has successfully transitioned from artist to executive, Escobar brings a unique blend of artistry, innovation, and industry expertise to this role. His 2023 Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) He’s not a movie buff, so New York musician Larry Saltzman doesn’t always watch the Oscars. This year, however, he’s got a rooting interest. Saltzman taught actor Timothée Chalamet how to play guitar for the role of Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” In turn, Chalamet earned a best actor nomination and the film is Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Often when Robert Pattinson gets a script, one of the first things he does — to the annoyance of his girlfriend, Suki Waterhouse — is try on different voices to bring his character to life. “I’ve always had that sort of response to a script,” he reflected, but said it became a practice while making Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) In Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series, “Running Point, ” Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the new president of the Los Angeles Waves, a pro basketball team that’s been run by her family for years. Hudson’s character has to prove herself as a woman in a man’s world not only to her passed-over brothers, but Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump. “While we have no illusions about what we Read More 

LOS ANGELES A Complete Unknown and The Wild Robot were among the feature film category winners at the 61st Annual Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards held Saturday night (2/22) at The Beverly Hilton International Ballroom. Television winners included The Bear and Shōgun. The evening honored excellence in sound mixing across motion pictures, television, and non-fiction programming, with Read More 

LOS ANGELES Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Saturday Night and The Wild Robot were among that feature category winners at the 72nd Annual Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards held Sunday (2/23) at the Wilshire Ebel Theatre in Los Angeles. The Golden Reel Awards honor outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing Read More 

LOS ANGELES The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night (2/23) at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A., honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting with feature category winners including “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown,” “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Sing Sing.” Among the TV category winners were “Baby Reindeer,” Read More 

LOS ANGELES The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Conclave” and the series “Say Nothing” won the 37th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards during a black-tie ceremony at USC’s Town and Gown ballroom on Saturday evening (2/22). The Scripter Awards recognize the year’s most accomplished adaptations of the written word for the screen, including both feature-length films and Read More 

MIAMI Luis Giraldo and Felipe Antonioli have joined global agency DAVID as creative directors in its Miami office. After nearly three years at Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, Giraldo and Antonioli are returning to DAVID where they were previously part of the creative team at DAVID Madrid (2019–’22). Giraldo and Antonioli, who have been Read More 

LOS ANGELES Scheme Engine has added director/photographer Angie Bird to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and original content. Bird crafts deeply human and charismatic portrayals of community, empowerment and the rituals of celebration across commercials, elevated documentary and short film. A former agency creative, Bird has a body of brand work consisting of cinematic lifestyle Read More 

LOS ANGELES Production and development company Storyform has added filmmaker Sebastian Brune to its roster for his first U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. The Berlin-based photographer and director started his career as an art director for the German basketball brand KIX, creative director for DEF, and creative producer for car-sharing company ShareNow. He later became Read More 

LOS ANGELES As David&Goliath (D&G) celebrates 25 years, the agency is bringing on new creative leadership to help shape its future. Britt Wilen joins as group creative director, bringing her knack for big ideas, executional craft and a track record of work that resonates. In her new role, Wilen will partner closely with clients, diving deep into Read More 

BERLIN (AP) A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to “Dreams (Sex Love)” by director Dag Johan Haugerud. Haynes called it a “meditation on love” that “cuts you to the quick Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) A routine deep sea diving mission in the North Sea goes terribly wrong when a young diver is stranded some 300 feet below the surface in the new film “Last Breath.” His umbilical cable has severed. The support vessel above is aimlessly drifting away from the site through violent, stormy waters. And the diver has Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) Even for a film titled “My Dead Friend Zoe,” the opening scenes of Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ movie have a startling rhythm. First, two female American soldiers are riding in a Humvee in Afghanistan 2016 blasting Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” They are clearly friends, and more concerned with the music coming through loudly than enemy fire. Zoe (Natalie Morales) Read More 

LONDON (AP) No matter your ailment, there are plenty of TV doctors waiting to treat you right now on a selection of channels and streamers. Whether it’s Noah Wyle putting on his stethoscope for the first time since “ER,” Morris Chestnut graduating to head doctor, Molly Parker making her debut in scrubs or Joshua Jackson trading death Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) “Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences. “Brave New World,” the latest sign that the Marvel machine isn’t quite what it used to be, remained No. 1 at the box office in its second frame with $28.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Read More 

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