Prestige Junkie
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🎧 Who Has the Best Nicolas Cage Stories? The ‘Spider-Noir’ Cast
Co-showrunner Oren Uziel and his actors on the genre-bending superhero comedy and its ‘larger than life’ star
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‘Stranger Things’ for Seniors? ‘The Boroughs’ Is Netflix’s Answer
Creators Will Matthews and Jeffrey Addiss on their bold gambit of a sci-fi drama with big stars and a hint of Spielberg
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The Denzel Washington Hype Is Even Realer Than You Think
A showy performance in ‘Gladiator II’ suggests a revival for the Oscar-worthy movie star turn. Plus: Smell-o-Vision’s back!
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🎧 Stephen & Evie Colbert: Local Heroes, Oscar Influencers!
‘The Late Show’ host and his wife tell me how their work with the Montclair Film Festival fuels their love of film and film culture. Plus: Awards insider intel
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On the Ground at One of Oscar Season’s Early Proving Grounds
I take in the kickoff of the Montclair Film Festival, with ‘Conclave’ director Edward Berger, Sony Pictures Classics’ Tom Bernard and its influential creative-class crowd
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3 Big Ideas to Fix Oscar Host Phobia
A parachuting Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga, Keke Palmer? Where the Academy Awards could start
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🎧 Morgan Neville on Pharrell, Legos and a ‘Magical Thinker’
The Oscar-winning documentarian reveals what went into ‘Piece by Piece’ and why he took the project on
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‘Organized Chaos’: Remaking ‘SNL’ Brick by Brick
Jason Reitman, Jon Batiste and the ‘Saturday Night’ team on the immersive set, anarchy and music as ‘the villain in the film’
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🎧 Cristin Milioti on Staying Sane in ‘Crazy-Making’ Hollywood
‘The Penguin’ star goes deep on playing an unlikable character and the lingering toll of 2023’s strikes
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So Donald Trump Threatened to Sue Your Movie — Now What?
‘The Apprentice’ writer Gabriel Sherman tells me how he captured the person before he became the persona. Plus: Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ hangover
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Oscar’s Ground Game of Retail Politics
Strategists’ campaign roadmap? Regional festivals (hello, Middleburg!), social issues, and then, of course, the Governors Awards. Plus: The Zendaya question
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🎧 ‘The Wild Robot’ Director on the Hit’s Handmade Wonder
Chris Sanders explains the personal artistry that makes his animated film so immersive
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The Next Oscar Scandal is Already Brewing
Are we on the verge of an #OscarsSoMale redux? Plus: What’s vibing at NYFF
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Demi Moore and 6 Best Actress Narratives to Watch
The comeback, the overdue vet, the discovery: the stories that could power Moore, Adams, Jolie, Kidman and others to a nomination
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🎧 Will Ferrell and Harper Steele: Friendship Without Limits
The old pals and collaborators tell me about their bonding road trip doc, ‘Will & Harper’. Plus: Richard Rushfield’s early Oscar predictions
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5 More Films to Watch: The Best Picture Fight Starts Now
‘Conclave’, ‘Saturday Night’, ‘The Wild Robot’, ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘The Piano Lesson’ race to catch on in the next two months
Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.