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How ABC Pushed Film Academy to Overhaul Oscars

How ABC Pushed Film Academy to Overhaul Oscars

Days after the 90th Academy Awards telecast aired in March to record-low viewership, Disney-ABC Television Group executives met with leaders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences t …

By Daniel Holloway
Box Office Preview: Can 'The Meg' Chew Off a Monster Debut?

Box Office Preview: Can 'The Meg' Chew Off a Monster Debut?

The dog days of summer are upon us. And no, not just because "Dog Days," the canine comedy starring Finn Wolfhard, Nina Dobrev, and Vanessa Hudgens, opens on Wednesday. Unless "Mission: Impossi …
Academy Adds Popular Film Category, Sets Three-Hour Oscar Broadcast

Academy Adds Popular Film Category, Sets Three-Hour Oscar Broadcast

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is instituting sweeping changes to the Oscar broadcast as it tries to find ways to bolster ratings for the flagging telecast. In a message to its …
Film Review: 'Crazy Rich Asians'

Film Review: 'Crazy Rich Asians'

At New York's Serendipity 3 café, money-is-no-object customers can order a $1,000 sundae that's garnished with gold leaf. Like plunking a cherry atop such an extravagant dessert, the del …

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