Sarandos told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview on Tuesday evening that though Chappelle’s special was in line with Netflix’s stance on “artistic expression,” he believed that he had poorly responded to the controversy in internal communications with Netflix staff. The interview occurred after several weeks of controversy surrounding the Chappelle special, which has been criticized by organizations such as GLAAD and The National Black Justice Coalition, as well as Netflix’s own employees, including Jaclyn Moore, an executive producer on Netflix’s popular “Dear White People....

The 2009 horror film starred Isabelle Fuhrman as the titular sociopathic orphan Leena, who set out to torture a family and seduce her adoptive father after escaping an orphanage. While everyone thought Leena was nine years old, it turned out she was secretly a 33-year-old woman with a medical condition that made her look like a child. And yes, the movie is as amazing as it sounds. Now, Leena finally gets her origin story thanks to the upcoming prequel film “Orphan: First Kill....

Here’s more from the official synopsis: “‘Oslo’ follows the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships, and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis and Palestinians, plus one Norwegian couple, that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords. ‘Oslo’ stars Ruth Wilson as Mona Juul, a Norwegian foreign minister, and Andrew Scott as Terje Rod-Larsen, a Norwegian sociologist and Mona’s husband.” Premiering Off Broadway in 2016, “Oslo” transferred to Broadway the following year, eventually winning the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Featured Actor in a Play award for “The Americans” star Michael Aronov....

Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Bakish doubled down on many points he made during the marathon Paramount investors day presentation last month. He said his company — with its legacy businesses, franchises, and SVOD service — is fit to become a streaming-era leader (even though it’s currently nowhere close to the top). However, he also used his time to point out something that “was missed in some of the post-investment call narrative....

So, a little lingering irritation is understandable, even in jest — like the quippy remarks made at “Parenthood’s” reunion panel Friday night, as part of the 2022 ATX TV Festival. During the audience Q&A, Katims was asked how he knew it was time to end the show. His simple answer: “That was NBC,” he said. “NBC came up with that.” Then Dax Shepard jumped in, pretending to hear another audience query....

Apple’s “CODA” has now won two powerful guild awards that could presage how Oscar members will vote: the Screen Actors and the Producers. Like “Parasite” in 2020, the SAG Ensemble award for “CODA” signaled widespread support for a low-budget indie, which broke out big at digital Sundance 2021 and generated interest from multiple buyers before AppleTV+ cleared the table with a $25 million buy. With this pivotal win, “CODA” is now positioned to take home all three of its possible Oscars: Troy Kotsur in Supporting Actor, Sian Heder for Adapted Screenplay (who will likely win the WGA on Sunday), and Best Picture....

The directing duo behind “The LEGO Movie” and co-producers of “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse” penned an opinion piece for Variety calling out the Oscars’ handling of the animated categories, especially when “Encanto” won Best Animated Feature. Presenters Lily James, Halle Bailey, and Naomi Scott (who’ve all played Disney princesses) took to the stage, saying, “So many kids watch these movies over and over… and over and over and over and over… I think some parents out there know exactly what we’re talking about....