Other noteworthy contenders include Chinonye Chukwu’s galvanizing “Till” (UA), Kasi Lemmons’ bittersweet “I Want to Dance with Somebody” (Sony), the Daniels’ metaphysical “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24), Robert Eggers’ medieval “The Northman” (Focus Features), Anthony Fabian’s enchanting “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” (Focus Features), and Oliver Hermanus’ inspirational “Living” (Sony Pictures Classics). 2022 © Netflix Hollywood, the music business, and the power of cinema The Academy loves a great Hollywood story, and Chazelle’s “Babylon” represents a giant leap from “La La Land,” as he explores the anxious transition from silents to talkies in the late ’20s....

George Miller’s long-gestating follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which also premiered out of competition at Cannes, is one of the festival’s most anticipated titles. The dialogue-driven fantasy marks a sharp divergence from the action-heavy “Fury Road,” and many cinephiles were eager to see the Australian director surprise audiences again. But few expected the shocking surprises to begin on the red carpet. As the film’s stars, which include Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, arrived at the premiere, an incident occurred on the red carpet....

IndieWire’s Eric Kohn wrote in his Sundance review: “Drawing on interviews with 10 experts and internet theorists with an endearing mashup of film clips and trippy 3-D animation, ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ adapts to the internal logic of its echo chamber until starts to sound pretty convincing on its own terms…A meandering but imaginative riff on same scary-fun approach to actualizing outrageous ideas — but this one widens the scope....

The actor revealed that due to a “crazy mad Keto diet,” he had low blood sugar levels and passed out on set after sustaining an injury. “We were in a fight sequence and I get drop-kicked across the room. And the one sharp bit of the corner where there wasn’t any padding took a chunk out of my hand,” the “Kraven the Hunter” star shared with Variety. “And I literally went wham, passed out....

So much for Sandler’s threats about a “Grown Ups 3” following his Oscar snub for his “Gems” role. Sandler told Entertainment Weekly that he is “going to do another movie with the Safdie brothers,” but did not divulge any specific details about the upcoming project. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Sandler won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead with “Gems,” and previously shared that he “would die to work with [the Safdies] again....

During Wednesday’s TCA panel for the series, Gilroy shared that “Andor: Part 1” will cover one year in the life of the rising rebel Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). “Part 2” will divide up the remaining four years before Andor meets his “Rogue One” rebel squad, with different directors helming three episodes at a time that cover a different year in Andor’s life. He also confirmed that the series finale “will walk you right into ‘Rogue One....

They are CFO Jennifer Biry, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Jim Cummings, EVP and Chief Revenue Officer Tony Goncalves, EVP Communications and Chief Inclusion Officer Christy Haubegger, EVP and General Counsel Jim Meza, and Chief Technology Officer Richard Tom. Biry spent over two decades in finance roles at AT&T. Cummings joined what was then Time Warner in 2010. Goncalves joined DirecTV in 2007, before it was acquired by AT&T, and has worked in various roles at the telecom giant since then....