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Harvey Weinstein used to be one of the most influential figures in the film industry, shaping the careers of actors, directors, screenwriters, and more through his production company, Miramax. Later, he founded The Weinstein Company along with his brother Bob. The producer accomplished many astounding accomplishments during his career, however, his meteoric rise came crashing down in 2017.

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After dozens of allegations of s*xual misconduct surfaced, some dating back to the 1970s, his once-unshakable empire came crashing down. Now lodged in New York City’s Rikers Island, the once-celebrated figure is now one of the most disgraced of all time. Here is a look at how his empire went from hundreds of Oscar nods to nothing in a matter of years.

From Hollywood Mogul to a Convicted Felon: How did Harvey Weinstein end up in jail? Harvey Weinstein | Credit: The Graham Norton Show/BBC One

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Ralph Fienneswas disappointed at this year’s Oscars, when his highly acclaimed movie Conclavelost out in several big categories to Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, and Anora. However, the biggest night of the Hollywood awards season has had a huge effect on the movie’s resurgence on Peacock. After being on the platform for over two months, Conclave has jumped straight back into the number one spot on the streamer’s chart.

While there is little doubt that Fiennes, and other Conclave nominees – including the movie itself in the Best Picture category – would have been happier walking away with a statuette or two, the film’s resurrection on streaming as people flock to check out what the movie is all about is a very welcome consolation prize.

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Call it Chekhov’s editing win. When Anora filmmaker Sean Baker beat Conclave editor Nick Emerson at the Oscars on Sunday night, it all but confirmed the night’s final result would be Anora crowned as Best Picture. That’s because Baker’s upset win in the category ahead of Conclave — the favorite in the odds and the presumed alternate pick to Anora in the Best Picture race — exploded the Edward Berger film's potential win package. Most pundits agreed that Conclave could win Best Picture with Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing, just like Argo did in 2013. But without the editing win, Conclave would’ve had to be Spotlight and won Best Picture with just a screenplay Oscar. Well, Conclave was never as strong as Spotlight throughout the season (and Spotlight didn’t have to face off against an industry juggernaut like Anora). So, Baker’s editing triumph was the ballgame.

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Oscars 2025: The 97th Academy Awards will be held in a few hours, and we are waiting with bated breath to see this year’s winners. We have already made our picks for the six main categories, but we will know the rest once the event occurs. But this article will reveal the movies with the most Oscars. Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King are among the top films, while Oppenheimer took home seven significant awards last year, but some movies have won more than that. Scroll below for more.

This year, Emilia Perez is leading with the most nominations, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked. Zoe Saldana’s movie has 13 nods, while the other two movies are tied with 10 nominations. This year, the list has a diverse mix of genres, with fresh talent meeting established actors,...

Ralph Fiennes has carved a reputation as one of the greatest actors of a generation, and has been part of both some of the world’s biggest franchises – as M during the last movies of Daniel Craig’s James Bond tenure, and Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies – and quieter independent and intimate movies, such as his newest Oscar contender, Conclave. However, he has never managed to secure an Oscar for his work, and a bizarre bit of misinformation among Academy voters could prevent him from finally receiving his dues at this year’s ceremony.

According to Variety, at least two separate members have admitted to not voting for Fiennes, who is nominated this year in the Best Actor category for his role in Conclave, and has already landed several wins for the part during awards season. While this is not unusual in itself, the reason they did not put...

Cynthia Nixon revealed to “Sex and the City” co-star Kristin Davis on Monday that when she joined the HBO comedy as Miranda, she thought another famous “Kristin” had been cast as Charlotte: “I didn’t know who you were,” she said.

The other Kristin in question? British actress and recently a Best Actress Oscar nominee for “The English Patient,” Kristin Scott Thomas.

Nixon, who played Miranda on the hit HBO series, stopped by Davis’ “Are You a Charlotte?” podcast on Monday and talked about the funny case of mistaken identity as well as their experience on the initial episodes working together.

“Sarah [Jessica Parker] and I knew each other quite well. We’d worked together a bunch of times, and we were always auditioning for the same parts and stuff when we were kids,” Nixon said. “And Kim [Cattrall], I knew a little bit, I’d seen her in a few things.”

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Spoiler alert: The crazy, unpredictable Oscar season? Still crazy. Still unpredictable.

Fresh off a one-two punch weekend where “Anora” cleaned up at the PGA and DGA Awards, the BAFTAs decided to stir the pot with their own take on the race. If history tells us anything, it’s that BAFTA can be either a crystal ball or a red herring.

In 2024, every BAFTA winner (except for visual effects) went on to win the Oscar, making it the most predictive year in recent memory. The year before, however, BAFTA charted its own path — only “Everything Everywhere All at Once” editor Paul Rogers repeated at the Oscars. So, with the final Oscar voting closing on Tuesday, Feb. 18, let’s break down the key takeaways from BAFTA’s curveballs and what they could mean for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Carlos Diehz stars as Cardinal Benitez in director Edward Berger’s Conclave, a Focus Features release.

To celebrate the release of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller available from 24th February on DVD, we have 2 copies to give away to lucky winners!

From the creators of Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, this complete collection comprises of all 9 episodes of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller series narrated by John Hurt (The Elephant Man), plus all 4 episodes of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Greek Myths narrated by Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore). Featuring both human actors and creations from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, The Storyteller won 2 BAFTA Awards and 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

Jim Henson’s daughter Lisa studied folklore as an undergraduate at Harvard, and suggested to her father that his creature shop could bring the European folk tales to life. It took 2 years for Academy-Award winning writer/director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) to write, and perfect the nine original episodes. The series included the darker, scarier side...

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Subhash K Jha asked Filmistan what their favorite prem kahaani films are and the answers were amazing!

Amitabh Bachchan:

“Guru Dutt’s Kagaz Ke Phool: poignant and incredible theme, most lingering visuals, music, performances, and the ethereal Waheedaji, she’s my favourite; Anupama … “I just love the softness and simplicity of the film, its unexaggerated performances. It had a lyrical quality about it. This was a film by one of my favourite directors, Hrishikesh Mukherjee.” Bimal Roy’s Devdas: “I have always idolized Dilip Saab; his portrayal of doomed love in Devdas remains unparalleled.”

Sanjay Leela Bhansali:

“Bimal Roy’s Devdas, Vijay Anand’s Guide, Kamal Amrohi’s Pakeezah, K Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam, Satyajit Ray’s Charulata.”

Raakhee Gulzar:

“Satyajit Ray’s Charulata, Vijay Anand’s Guide, Raj Kapoor’s Sangam, Raj Kapoor’s Bobby, Yash Chopra’s Kabhi Kabhie.”

Asha Parekh:

“Bimal Roy’s Devdas,...

Ralph Fiennes, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded last week in front of 2,000 people at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where Fiennes was honored with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award in recognition of his Oscar-nominated performance in Conclave — has been widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest screen actors for more than 30 years.

To name just a few of the films in which the Englishman has shined: Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, Robert Redford’s Quiz Show, Kathryn Bigelow‘s Strange Days, Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient, István Szabó’s Sunshine, Neil Jordan’s The End of the Affair, David Cronenberg’s Spider, Fernando Meirelles’ The Constant Gardener, Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges, Stephen Daldry’s The Reader, Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash...

Ralph Fiennes arrives for an interview with Deadline in the cramped manager’s office at the Prince Charles Cinema just off London’s Leicester Square and it is too small to swing a cat. “Mind your head,” he calls to a visitor about to be knocked out by a low beam.

“Is this divine intervention?” I joke. It’s a pertinent point, considering Fiennes plays Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, the Dean of Cardinals, the Vatican’s most powerful figure after the pope, in Edward Berger’s Conclave.

(L-r) Director Edward Berger and Ralph Fiennes on the set of ‘Conclave’

The role was gifted to Fiennes by producer Tessa Ross and has garnered the actor his third Oscar nomination, this time for Best Actor. His first Hollywood movie saw him get a Best Supporting nod for his role as the cruel Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. And Fiennes’ first...

Why Did Ralph Fiennes Nearly Reject Lord Voldemort’s Role In Harry Potter?(Photo Credit – YouTube)

The Harry Potter film series, based on J.K. Rowling’s globally renowned books, became one of the most successful franchises in cinema history. The series, which spanned eight films released between 2001 and 2011, brought beloved characters to life and excited audiences with its rich storytelling and magical world. One of the most iconic figures in the saga is Lord Voldemort (played by Ralph Fiennes), the dark antagonist whose quest for immortality shaped the franchise’s central story.

Portraying such an iconic villain required an actor with immense screen presence, and ultimately, Fiennes brought Voldemort to life in a chilling and unforgettable performance. While fans loved Fiennes’s portrayal of The Dark Lord in the franchise, many might not know that he had initially hesitated to accept the role and was nearly going to turn it down.

By the time Ralph Fiennes joined the Harry Potter film series in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the actor already had two Academy Award nominations. At the same time, by 2005, the franchise was already a major hit.

Voldemort is Harry Potter's biggest villain and his story casts a shadow over every installment. In the first film he was played by Richard Bremmer as he was stuck to the back of Professor Quirrell's head, and Christian Coulson played a younger Voldemort in Chamber of Secrets. However, he wasn't physically present in all of them and Fiennes joined the film in the fourth installment when Timothy Spall's Peter Pettigrew brought him back to a human form after killing off Robert Pattinson's Cedric Diggory during the Triwizard Tournament. In a new appearance at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Ralph Fiennes revealed he needed convincing to play Voldemort because of his "misplaced snobbery,...

Ralph Fiennes began a nearly two-hour conversation at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday by addressing the important thing first: the pronunciation of his first name.

“It’s one of those funky old English things; my parents dealt me this hand with this name,” the actor — whose name is produced “Rafe” — told the crowd inside Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre. “I can hear my father — [me] coming back from school, saying, ‘People keep saying it’s Ralph, it’s Ralph.’ And my father said, ‘No, they’re wrong.'”

Fiennes was honored with the festival’s outstanding performer of the year award, and sat down with The Hollywood Reporter‘s Scott Feinberg for a look back at his long career. The conversation began with a discussion of Fiennes’ discovery of his love of acting and his big break in Wuthering Heights, which caught Steven Spielberg’s attention as he was casting 1993’s Schindler’s List.

From Schindler’s List to The English Patient to the Harry Potter films to Conclave, Ralph Fiennes has had a celebrated career as a leading star and character actor.

The British performer, who graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, is adept at playing compromised men on the big screen, such as his Austrian Nazi Amon Göth, who oversees the building of a concentration camp in Poland in Schindler’s List. In 2011, Fiennes made his big-screen directorial debut and also starred in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus. He starred, produced and directed 2013’s The Invisible Woman, where he portrayed Charles Dickens. Most notably, Fiennes has been in several Best Picture Oscar winners including 1993’s Schindler’s List, The English Patient, and 2009’s The Hurt Locker. His 2022 movie The Menu brought him a Golden Globe nomination in the comedy/musical category. And his 2024 film Conclave, in which he plays an embattled...

French cinema star Juliette Binoche will preside over the 78th Festival de Cannes, marking a remarkable full-circle moment in her celebrated career. The acclaimed actress has been selected as the international jury president for the 2025 festival, exactly 40 years after her breakthrough performance launched her to global stardom.

Binoche’s appointment carries deep personal significance. In 1985, she first climbed the festival’s famous steps in André Téchiné’s “Rendez-vous,” a film that catapulted her into the international spotlight. “I was born at the Festival de Cannes,” Binoche has often said, reflecting on that pivotal moment.

“In 1985, I walked up the steps for the first time with the enthusiasm and uncertainty of a young actress,” Binoche shared. “I never imagined I’d return 40 years later in the honorary role of Jury President.” She emphasized her appreciation for the responsibility, noting the need for humility in such a prestigious role.

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French actress Juliette Binoche has been named President of the Jury for the 2025 edition of the Cannes Film Festival in May.

The honor, which was announced on Tuesday morning Paris time, will fall exactly 40 years after the Oscar-winning The English Patient star first touched down at the festival with André Téchiné’s Palme d’Or contender Rendez-vous in 1985.

Binoche follows in the footsteps of U.S. director Greta Gerwig whose jury feted Sean Baker’s Anora with the Palme d’Or last year.

“I’m looking forward to sharing these life experiences with the members of the Jury and the public. In 1985, I walked up the steps for the first time with the enthusiasm and uncertainty of a young actress; I never imagined I’d return 40 years later in the honorary role of President of the Jury. I appreciate the privilege, the responsibility and the absolute need for humility,” said Binoche.

Touting her lifelong “love affair with the camera,” the Cannes Film Festival announced Monday that Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche has been named president of the 2025 main competition jury. The 78th edition of the festival will run from May 13th to 24th.

Binoche, 60, is the winner of best actress prizes from all three of the major international film festivals. She first walked on the Cannes red carpet with her early role in André Téchiné’s “Rendez-vous,” which caused a stir at Cannes 40 years ago.

The Paris-born actress quickly made her name as an international star, appearing in acclaimed French and English-language dramas such as “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “Three Colours: Blue,” “Damage” and “The English Patient,” for which she won an Oscar and a BAFTA in 1997.

“I’m looking forward to sharing [my] life experiences with the members of the jury and the public,” Binoche said in a statement. “In 1985, I...

Miramax will go back to school with a new version of “The Faculty,” the 1998 sci-fi thriller that became a box office hit and cult favorite. Robert Rodriguez, who directed the original, will produce the film.

Breakout talent Drew Hancock is writing the remake’s script. Hancock’s debut feature, “Companion,” which he wrote and directed, hits theaters this weekend. It has earned rave reviews. BoulderLight, the production company behind “Barbarian” and Zach Cregger’s upcoming film “Weapons,” is producing the new picture.

The original version of “The Faculty” focused on a group of students who begin to suspect that the off-beat administrators and teachers at their high school are hiding a deadly secret. The original movie boasted a screenplay by Kevin Williamson and starred Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Usher Raymond, Elijah Wood and Jon Stewart in a pre-“Daily Show” role. It grossed an impressive $63.2 million...

For over 30 years, Ralph Fiennes has been one of the most reliable leading men in Hollywood, anchoring everything from big-budget fantasy epics to grounded dramas with characteristic grace and sly humor. But for all his accolades, one particular honor has eluded him: an Academy Award. Fiennes earned his first nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for his breakout role as Nazi officer Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, the embodiment of the banality of evil. He received a second nomination just three years later, this time for Best Actor for his starring role in Anthony Minghella's historical romance The English Patient, and this year, he's up for Best Actor again for his work in Edward Berger's closed-doors Catholic drama Conclave.

It's some of his best work yet, a subtle and deeply affecting performance well-deserving of a golden statuette, not just for the performance itself, but for...

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One of the best things about film as a hobby is that there is a seemingly endless supply of fantastic gems to discover. Hundreds of films are released in theaters every year, with thousands more floating around somewhere on streaming, hard drives, and television. Some cinephiles with thousands of films under the belt may feel like they've "seen it all," but that could not be further from the truth. If legendary filmmakers like Martin Scorsese are still on the quest of discovery at the age of 82, then there is undoubtedly something out there for everyone to discover. The sheer number of masterpieces that have yet to be seen is simultaneously a blessing and a curse because no one film fan can catch everything on their watch list before their time expires. Every subgenre has its fair share of hidden classics,...

Oscars are the most revered and sought-after award in the film industry. Even to be nominated for an Academy Award is a great achievement, let alone win one.

However, some movies are such embodiments of cinematic excellence that they bag the highest honor of the filmmaking realm in several categories. It will surely be a surprise to many, but the most Oscars ever won by a movie is 11, and three movies have done so in the 96 years of awards. And no, it’s not Titanic.

It is quite a complex task to rank masterpieces that the Academy highly acclaims. But here is an attempt to do just that.

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First on the list is the movie with the highest Oscar wins of the 21st century. The epic conclusion to...

One of Family Guy's more memorable gags was during Season 4 in the 2006 episode, Untitled Griffin Family History. As the family could possibly drown in a panic room that's flooding, Peter has a major confession to make, "I did not care for The Godfather." His family's reactions are fairly relatable, despite the pending doom.

After the clip had gone viral, series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane jumped on X (formerly Twitter) to reveal one of the key lines when Peter was explaining to his stunned family why he didn't care for arguably one of the greatest films in cinematic history, "It insists upon itself."

"Since this has been trending, here's a fun fact: 'It insists upon itself' was a criticism my college film history professor used to explain why he didn't think 'The Sound of Music' was a great film. First-rate teacher, but I never quite followed that one.

The Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday after being twice-delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires. Almost 10,000 registered Gold Derby users have placed their bets in all categories, and we’ve crunched the numbers to generate our official odds.

Emilia Pérez is expected to dominate the list with 11 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Jacques Audiard), Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), and Best Adapted Screenplay, with three expected wins for Saldaña, Best Original Song (“El Mal”), and Best International Feature. But the film expected to collect the top prizes is The Brutalist. Both of those movies won Golden Globes for Best Picture — Emilia as a comedy/musical, Brutalist as a drama — but it’s the latter that has jumped the top of our Oscars Best Picture rankings. Of its 10 anticipated noms, The Brutalist is also ahead to win Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography,...

The Glasgow Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 21st edition this year and will host Glasgow-born Hollywood star James McAvoy to look back on his career during an “In Conversation” event.

“Across 12 packed days, Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema will showcase 92 world, U.K. and Scottish premieres from 39 countries,” including 12 world premieres, organizers said on Tuesday.

The gala world premiere of survival thriller Tornado, the sophomore feature from Scottish director John Maclean (Slow West), will open the fest on Feb. 26. “Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (played by model-songwriter Kōki,) finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s traveling puppet show crosses paths with a ruthless criminal gang led by Sugarman (Pulp Fiction star Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden),” says a plot summary. “In an attempt to create a new life,...

The twice-delayed announcement of nominations for the 97th Academy Awards is finally coming Thursday. While many communities remain evacuated or in recovery mode due to the deadly Los Angeles area wildfires — and nerves remain shot everywhere — the industry is allowing itself a moment to once again contemplate the Oscars.

For Best Actor there is a strong field of contenders, with one clear standout (at the moment). But four of the five slots look to be safely locked up. That said, there are always challengers on the bubble and long shots well worth considering. So let's consider them all.

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Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) — 39/20 odds

Brody has a lock on a nomination and — after winning the Golden Globe for his role as László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian Jewish architect subjected to the horrors of the Buchenwald death camp in World War II — has leapfrogged to the top of nearly everyone's list.

When Will Edward Berger & Ralph Fiennes’ Conclave Hit Indian Screens? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Academy Award-winning director Edward Berger’s highly anticipated movie Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes in the lead role, is all set to hit the Indian screens on January 31, 2024. The character-driven thriller is based on the best-selling novel by Robert Harris and explores one of the world’s most mysterious and sacred events: the election of a new Pope.

Two-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes, known for notable works in films like Schindler’s List and The English Patient, leads the movie as Cardinal Lawrence. He delivers a commanding performance as a conflicted figure at the center of the secretive process of the Pope’s selection. Speaking about what drew him to the role, Fiennes said, “The script is a great read. It’s full of manipulative, rather dark figures doing dubious things. There’s ambition and corruption, but it goes deeper than political machinations.

In their golden age, Miramax was a company that had no trouble getting their films to be met with major accolades. Films like Amelie, Chicago, and The Aviator were some of the best examples of the Miramax touch in action: auteur-driven dramas with huge casts and broad emotionality that garnered numerous award nominations and burrowed their way into the pop culture zeitgeist. In the midst of this high point was Cold Mountain, a romantic Civil War epic from Anthony Minghella that sought to recapture the rapture of his previous Miramax masterpiece, The English Patient. To a certain degree, it worked—the film got general critical acclaim, made $173 million, and snagged seven Oscar nominations, and yet it feels like a film that's been long forgotten. So what happened?...

Unlike last year, there isn’t a clear favorite to win the Best Actor category at the 97th Academy Awards, making it a healthy and interesting competition. There were some incredible performances that were duly appreciated in cinemas this year. When the Academy announces its list of nominees on January 17, 2025, five out of these nine actors will probably make it to the final selection.

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FandomWire’s predictions factor in performers who have already caught the Academy’s attention after their Golden Globes and SAG nominations. Among our frontrunners are a first-time nominee, a previous Oscar winner in the category, and an actor who received the nod last year as well.

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Two of the Golden Globe winners, both in the drama and musical/comedy category,...

The Coen Brothers have established themselves as the brotherly duo behind some of the best deadpan comedy thrillers of all-time, and one of their best is now streaming for free. The pair began their directorial career in 1984 with Blood Simple, starring John Getz and Frances McDormand. They followed that up with an incredible run of movies, including Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, and The Hudsucker Proxy. But, in 1996, they released what many claim to be their pièce de résistance, Fargo.

Fans of the Coen Brothers, and new viewers can now stream Fargo absolutely free on Tubi. Like many of their movies, Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed Fargo, while assembling an all-star cast for the film. The movie re-united them with McDormand (who is also Joel's wife), while adding in William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, and Peter Stormare, all in break-out roles.

Fargo earned several Oscar nominations, and the Coen Brothers' first win,...

The Coen Brothers have established themselves as the brotherly duo behind some of the best deadpan comedy thrillers of all-time, and one of their best is now streaming for free. The pair began their directorial career in 1984 with Blood Simple, starring John Getz and Frances McDormand. They followed that up with an incredible run of movies, including Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, and The Hudsucker Proxy. But, in 1996, they released what many claim to be their pièce de résistance, Fargo.

Fans of the Coen Brothers, and new viewers can now stream Fargo absolutely free on Tubi. Like many of their movies, Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed Fargo, while assembling an all-star cast for the film. The movie re-united them with McDormand (who is also Joel's wife), while adding in William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, and Peter Stormare, all in break-out roles.

Fargo earned several Oscar nominations, and the Coen Brothers' first win,...

Ralph Fiennes is on track to earn his third Academy Award nomination for his lead role in Conclave, which would be his first since 1996, when he was nominated for Best Actor for Anthony Minghella's romantic war drama The English Patient. Based on Michael Ondaatje's 1992 novel of the same name, The English Patient was widely praised and won a number of Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But not everyone was convinced of the film's brilliance, least of all Seinfeld's Elaine Benes (Julia Louis Dreyfus). Just eleven days before The English Patient took home nine Academy Awards, the Seinfeld episode, appropriately titled "The English Patient," aired on NBC, in which Elaine develops a burning hatred for the film that nearly ruins her life. The Season 8 episode not only gives us one of the most memorable Elaine rants but is eternally relatable for anyone who’s ever failed to understand...

Selena Gomez's chances at earning her first acting nomination at the Oscars could now be ruined. Although she is perhaps best known as a pop star and businesswoman, Gomez has also been an actor since she was a child. After being cast on Barney & Friends in the early 2000s, she went on to play roles in a variety of prominent film and television projects, including Wizards of Waverly Place, Only Murders in the Building, Hotel Transylvania, and Spring Breakers.

However, she delivered one of her best performances yet after joining the Emilia Pérez cast. The 2024 Jacques Audiard musical, which also stars Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón, sees Gomez playing the wife of a Mexican cartel leader. In addition to allowing her to showcase her musical chops in performances of songs such as the Oscar-shortlisted "Mi Camino," the movie has allowed her to be considered an Oscar frontrunner...

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To many of today's younger generations, Ralph Fiennes may have become known solely as Voldemort, but older fans of the star know that his amazing career as an actor has encompassed far more than just being a dark lord. In fact, over a career that has now spanned more than three decades, Fiennes has established himself as one of the most versatile and accomplished actors of a generation. After his breakout role in Schindler's List, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, he went on to be nominated for a second Oscar for his outstanding role in The English Patient.

Despite never winning an Oscar yet,...

Who said the French and British couldn’t get along? When they’re not lighting up the screen together in films like Anthony Minghella’s “The English Patient, the 1992 adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights,” and recently in “The Return,” based on the last chapters of Homer’s “Odyssey,” pals and collaborators Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes enjoy just getting to spend a little time with one another. And thankfully, Criterion gave them the chance to do just that.

Stepping into the Criterion Closet, Binoche and Fiennes pretended not to know one another, but soon became quite intimate, a not-so-unforeseen side effect of the tight quarters they found themselves in. Binoche led most of the selection efforts, with the “Conclave” star serving as the curious pupil, having heard of many films she pulled down, but not actually having seen them. After coming across Jim Jarmusch’s moody prison comedy “Down by Law,...

The Harry Potter franchise was filled with skilled and critically acclaimed older actors, and Ralph Fiennes was one of them. The actor took the role of the dark wizard Voldemort in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a role that culminated in 2011's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2.

In a segment of People's My Life in Pictures, Ralph Fiennes looked back at some of his most iconic roles. The actor starred in films like 1993's Schindler's List, 1996's The English Patient, and 2002's Maid in Manhattan. Speaking about his role as Voldemort in Harry Potter, Fiennes recalled the difficult wardrobe malfunctions made it difficult to focus on the role.

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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth tells the shocking true story of a couple’s quest for justice after their daughter is killed in a deadly terrorist attack, and it has a great cast to bring its real-life characters to the screen. The five-part miniseries, airing on Peacock in the U.S. and Sky Atlantic in the UK, is adapted from the 2021 book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. It chronicles Swire’s attempts to bring the perpetrators to justice after his daughter Flora is killed on Pan Am Flight 103.

With a total of 270 fatalities, this 1988 bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack in British history. All 243 passengers and 16 crew members on the plane were killed in the bombing, and an additional 11 people died when parts of the aircraft fell into a residential area in the Scottish town of Lockerbie. Mourning the loss of their daughter,...

Conan O’Brien has been tapped to host the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025. It will be his first time emceeing the show, and there no doubt he’s already working on material for his opening monologue. Fortunately for him, so are we.

Read on for our top 10 suggested Oscars jokes — poking fun at some of the major contenders like Wicked, Anora, Conclave, and The Brutalist. Conan and his team are free to use any and all of these. And perhaps we’ll be back with more zingers as we get closer to Oscar’s big night.

1. Good evening and welcome to the Academy Awards. I’m Conan O’Brien of Massachusetts. And I am so Wicked excited to be your Oscars host.

2. In Wicked, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande play two young witches engaged in a fierce competition. Which one is more popular? Which one is more powerful? And most importantly,...

The critically acclaimed psychological thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon and Jude Law, will soon be available for streaming on a new platform.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, Paramount+ subscribers can experience this gripping tale of ambition, deception, and murder. Directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient), the 1999 film is based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel of the same name. The story follows Tom Ripley, played by Damon, a young man who becomes entangled in a web of lies and betrayal as he infiltrates the glamorous life of wealthy playboy Dickie Greenleaf, played by Law. Featuring stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and masterful performances, the film earned an impressive five Academy Award nominations and remains a celebrated classic.

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Ralph Fiennes has had an extremely varied career throughout the years. He made his debut on television in 1991, playing the role of Michael in the TV series Prime Suspect. A year later, he also played the key role of Heathcliff in the 1992 adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Since then, he has played in both dramatic and comedy roles, including parts in Schindler's List, Quiz Show, and the Wes Anderson movie The Grand Budapest Hotel. Fiennes has been nominated for two Oscars, the first for his supporting role in Schindler's List and the second for The English Patient.

This year, Fiennes seems likely to score an Oscar nomination again with his part in Conclave. Conclave is an Edward Berger-directed film about Cardinal Lawrence, who has to lead the Vatican's search for a new pope. The movie has been getting good reviews, and has spurred discussion of Fiennes...

Ralph Fiennes' new mystery-thriller with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, and is a serious Oscar contender, has become a streaming success. The English actor, widely considered one of the most famous and beloved thespians in all of Britain, is perhaps best known to audiences for his portrayal of the primary antagonist, Lord Voldemort, in the Harry Potter movies. Fiennes has also played M in Daniel Craig's James Bond movies – Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die.

In addition to appearing in major film franchises, Fiennes has also received many accolades over his career. For his portrayal of the Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama Schindler's List, Fiennes earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. A few years later, his performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient earned him another Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Now,...

Ralph Fiennes has long been celebrated as one of the most popular and acclaimed actors to hail from Britain, but even he has his misfires. Known for his commanding presence and intense performances, Fiennes first gained international recognition in the 1990s with his chilling portrayal of the Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, a role that earned him an Academy Award nomination and BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor. He followed this success with another Oscar-nominated performance in The English Patient, solidifying his reputation for taking on complex, dramatic characters.

Nonetheless, Fiennes' ability to balance commercial success with artistic projects has been a hallmark of his career. He brought a new energy to the iconic role of M in the James Bond franchise, beginning with Skyfall in 2012, and charmed audiences in Wes Anderson’s colorful The Grand Budapest Hotel as the whimsical and polished Gustave H.

Ralph Fiennes is no stranger to a historical drama. His filmography includes Schindler's List, The English Patient, and most recently The Return, based on the ancient story, The Odyssey. However, one of his best historical films is actually an animated musical, titled The Prince of Egypt.

The Prince of Egypt combines exciting aspects of filmmaking such as animation and songwriting to bring a classic biblical story to life. As DreamWorks Animation's second film, The Prince of Egypt has an exciting production history that helped make it an audience favorite. Ralph Fiennes also delivers some of his best work in the movie.

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*Availability in US Release Date  December 18, 1998Runtime  99 MinutesCast  Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren,...

The Ralph Fiennes' led Conclave has proven to be a theatrical hit, and now audiences can see it on streaming before it potentially becomes an Oscar contender. The religious drama is one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. The film focuses on the aftermath of the Pope's death and the internal politics at play as the Vatican works to elect his successor. Conclave boasts an impressive cast of experienced actors. Ralph Fiennes grounds the plot with support from the likes of Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, and Lucian Msamati.

The strong critical and commercial reception to Conclave has earned it plenty of praise from the film community, setting the stage for the film to become a major contender at the Academy Awards. It's even considered a prospective front-runner for the Actor categories, especially for Ralph Fiennes. Curious audiences have plenty of reason to give...

In 1982, 76-year-old Henry Fonda finally won a long-overdue Best Actor Oscar trophy, becoming the oldest Best Actor winner up to that time. His last acting nomination had been in 1941, and he held the record for the longest span between acting nominations until 2023. Judd Hirsch broke Fonda’s 41-year record 41 years after it was set, earning his second supporting nomination for “The Fabelmans” 42 years after his bid for “Ordinary People.” Now, one of his former co-stars could possibly break that record.

Hirsch earned two Best Comedy Actor Emmys for the sitcom “Taxi” (1978-1982). Carol Kane co-starred on the series from 1980-1983, also earning two Emmys, one for lead and one for supporting comedy actress. She is now receiving rave reviews for her role in “Between the Temples,” and might be on track to break the record Hirsch broke two years ago. Kane has already earned the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress,...

With both “Conclave” to satisfy the middle-aged dads of the world yearning for a classic mid-scale thriller, and “The Return” to satisfy the middle-aged moms obsessed with history and buff Brits, it’s arguably never been a better time to have stock invested in Ralph Fiennes. A thespian of both the stage and screen, Fiennes has become a steady staple of the arts, fluent in both Shakespeare and splashy genre fare. So, too, has Fiennes become a staple of our lives; it almost feels like a rite of passage to learn that the man’s name is actually pronounced “Rafe.”

On the screen, Fiennes has excelled not only in his own performances—never delivering anything less than dignified, even in its delinquency—but in his choice of roles as well. Boasting an eclectic filmography that spans the entire gamut of genre and prestige works alike, Fiennes has more than earned...

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are undeniably two of the cinema's most gifted yet criminally underrated performers, with the illustrious duo having famously collaborated on three silver screen productions over the course of more than thirty years. Fiennes made his dazzling film debut when he portrayed the tortured literary character Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, memorably appearing opposite French acting sensation Binoche in the sweeping adaptation.

Though it failed to make a splash with critics upon its release, the talented pair were able to reunite and redeem themselves four short years later when they headlined the Academy Award-winning romantic drama The English Patient, a major critical and commercial success that took home nine Oscars, including Best Picture. In 2024, Fiennes and Binoche once again joined creative forces when they starred in the Odyssey-inspired drama The Return, with audiences raving about their magnetic chemistry and riveting performances; let's check...

One of the most memorable episodes of "Seinfeld" is named after the grand love story "The English Patient," which would go on to win the Best Picture Oscar a few weeks after the episode's airing on March 13, 1997. "Seinfeld" is known for finding humor in the small, ordinary things like disliking a movie and not understanding why it's so beloved. Everyone seems to love "The English Patient" — Elaine's boyfriend (who dumps her for disliking it), her friends, and even her boss who insists on taking Elaine after she lies about not having seen it. The World War II-era blockbuster is about a plane crash survivor with a burned face who recovers at a picturesque Italian monastery. While a kind nurse cares for him and tries to discover his forgotten identity, flashbacks reveal his passionate affair with a married Englishwoman.

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The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes as Greek hero Odysseus, is about what happens to the veteran of the Trojan War after his long journey home. As Odysseus struggles to get back his wife, Penelope (Juliette Binoche), and his son, Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), demons from his past and present alike continue to plague him.

It's the first time Fiennes and Binoche have appeared together on-screen since 1996's The English Patient, but The Return is as gripping and emotional as that Oscar-winning movie. In a year within which Fiennes took audiences behind the veil of the Conclave, he takes on the role of a hero in The Return. As Odysseus, he carries the long years of war and exhaustive efforts to get to his loved ones with him at every turn.

Fans of Greek history and myth, notably the works of Homer, know Odysseus's name. In the Iliad and the Odyssey, Odysseus is a constant.

Star Trek often gets overlooked by the main stream for awards. It happens all the time. Star Trek: First Contact got beat for the 1997 Best Picture by the English Patient. Sure, First Contact didn't even get nominated, but isn't that sort of the issue? How many of you like The English Patient? Let alone, seen it. Yet, it won.

What's up with that?

Sarcastic commentary aside, Star Trek has rarely ever earned nods at the Academy Awards or the Emmys. They've been nominated for some, with The Motion Picture being the first film of the franchise to do so, earning several nods in 1980. Yet, they only have one win; in 2010 for Star Trek 2009. It won for Best Makeup. They've done better at the Emmys, winning 19 times but only out of 59 nominations.

So they've gotten a little love from the mainstream. Yet, for Star Trek fans, it's always been the Saturn...