Hollywood

‘One Battle After Another’ wins Oscar for Best Picture

The film bags six trophies while Sinners takes home four

In acting, as elsewhere, the elites are accruing ever more riches, and the rest face uncertain prospects.

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AI, streaming and media fragmentation are changing the economics of acting

Delroy Lindo and cast and crew from "Sinners" accept the award for Best Movie Cast in a Motion Picture during the Actor Awards in Los Angeles, California, March 1, 2026.

‘Sinners’ wins top Actor Award, boosting chances at the Oscars

[LOS ANGELES] Vampire thriller Sinners claimed the Actor Award for best movie cast on Sunday, a major win for the Segregation-era tale on Hollywood’s road to the Oscars.

Director of One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson, while accepting the best film prize, had a few choice words for anybody who claims movies are not good anymore and called for the audience to join him “at the bar”.

One Battle After Another wins best film at BAFTAs

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor, it takes home six awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of the company's buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery may squeeze theatrical releases, analysts say

Duvall, seen here at his farm in northern Virginia in  2010, told entertainment journalist Fred Robbins in 1984: “I have to have my freedom when I act. I like to be left alone – that’s it. Leave me alone, or hire somebody else.”
OBITUARY

Robert Duvall had a message for directors: ‘Get out of my way’

The late actor, who directed five feature films himself, had a reputation – a proud one – of being testy with filmmakers

"A Minecraft Movie" grossed US$958 million worldwide, with about US$424 million from the North American box office.

Repeat moviegoers help Hollywood eke out a slightly better 2025

Those who see a film in a theatre at least six times a year increased 8 per cent, according to Cinema United

Warner Bros had earlier agreed to sell its movie, television and streaming assets to Netflix, but Paramount has now muscled in.
THINKING ALOUD

Netflix or Paramount? Either way, the sale of Warner Bros will shake up the global media landscape

How this plays out is still somewhat up in the air, especially since regulatory approval of the deal is needed

Few filmmakers have matched Reiner’s breadth – or left behind so many lines that endure in memory, quoted everywhere from comedy stages to political podiums.

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ROB Reiner’s cinematic career spanned decades and defied categorisation, embracing courtroom drama, fantasy, horror, comedy and satire.