“When we were making the film, it was such a learning experience,” Redmayne’s co-star Alicia Vikander told Insider in an interview this month while promoting her role in David Lowery’s recently released “The Green Knight.” “I think Eddie did a wonderful job in the role,” she said. “I totally understand the criticism that has been out there, because we need to make change and we need to make sure that trans men and women actually get a foot in and get work,” continued Vikander, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film as Elbe’s partner, Gerda Wegener....

That helps explain why, this Sunday, “American Idol” will get its first post-Oscars time slot with an hour-long episode that wraps up Season 20’s judge auditions ahead of Hollywood Week. Even with the recent Academy Awards’ ratings struggles — and how late the awards show can run on the east coast — that post-Oscars time slot is highly coveted scheduling sure to reward host Ryan Seacrest and judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan with a sizable built-in audience....

We meet palaeontologist Mary Anning’s work first, a giant fossil hustled into a museum, shoved brusquely past a working woman, and delivered to a place of honor among a pack of nattering white men. It’s a fitting start for “Ammonite,” a film about the kind of people who spend their lives searching out the giant ribbed and spiraled fossils of the extinct underwater mollusks and the kind of people trapped in shells of their own making....

Garfield, who has received career-best reviews for his performance in “Tick Tick Boom,” is spending most of his time these days talking about his other 2021 release. No, not “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” in which he played Jm Bakker. But his top-secret appearance in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” in which he and Tobey Maguire reprised their roles as Peter Parker alongside current Spidey Tom Holland. And though he’s now able to talk freely about his performance in the blockbuster, he had to do some fancy verbal footwork during his previous press tours....

BAFTA has announced more than 120 changes to its voting, membership and campaigning processes, as it published the findings of its in-depth, independently verified Awards Review. Unanimously approved by the BAFTA Board, the changes signal, per a press release, “the beginning of a significant cultural shift in BAFTA as it also challenges the industry to address the serious lack of opportunity and equality.” On the membership front, BAFTA will implement a series of steps to ensure a more representative and inclusive membership that, according to their statement, “reflects today’s British society....

The Tudors have graced screens, both big and small, since the release of the 1910 silent feature “Henry VIII and Catherine Howard.” Since that time Henry VIII and his six wives have been the focus of narrative features and documentaries, as well as television series. In 2007, Showtime gave Henry VIII’s court a shot of sexiness with “The Tudors” and after it came to a close in 2010 other networks kept up the Tudor drama....

After more than a year of waiting, “Black Widow” will arrive in movie theaters and on Disney+ July 9. Why not celebrate with new merch? Sure, there’s, T-shirts and phone cases, but if you want to add more unique pieces to your collection, we rounded up jewelry, graphic novels, sports equipment and even gaming gear. For more superhero shopping recommendations, see our picks for the best Marvel merchandise and must-read graphic novels....