The premise is simple enough: A man finds his family trip interrupted when his car breaks down. A mechanic thinks this stranger in town was the same person who tortured him for years in prison. He abducts the traveler, takes him to the desert, and digs a grave. Then a …
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Dolly Parton will not be able to accept her honorary Oscar at the Motion Picture Academy’s Governor Awards this year. The reason she cannot attend is because of a longstanding scheduling conflict, and not health reasons. A rep for the country icon told Rolling Stone that Parton informed the Academy …
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While the Oscars usually dole out the little gold men to endeavors involving drama, pain, and glory, the ceremony has rarely taken time out of its evening to celebrate the plethora of fantastic comedies being made. On her Good Hang podcast, Amy Poehler lamented over this on her latest episode …
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The 2025 Governors Awards is shaping up to be a party for Dolly Parton. The musician is one of this year’s honorary Oscar recipients, joining Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, and Wynn Thomas. “This year’s Governors Awards will celebrate four legendary individuals whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our filmmaking community …
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Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the celebrated documentary No Other Land, has published a new essay about being beaten and degraded by Israeli settlers, then blindfolded and detained at an army base, just weeks after winning an Academy Award. Ballal offered a detailed account of the harrowing experience, which he called …
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The upcoming 98th Oscars have a new set of rules and guidelines approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy members are now mandated to watch all nominated films within a category in order to be eligible to vote in the Oscar’s final round. In the past, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The notoriously secretive process of selecting a new pope was dramatized in Edward Berger’s Oscar-winning film Conclave, and the 2024 film has garnered renewed interest following the death …
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It’s taken only a century, but the Academy Awards will finally include a Stunt Design Oscar. For decades, stunt performers have bemoaned a lack of recognition for dangling from buildings, walking through fire, and keeping totally chill while the facades of houses fell around them. In 2019, there was even …
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Conan O’Brien has already secured the Oscars hosting gig for 2026. The comedian and late-night great was confirmed as host for the 98th Oscars — airing March 15, 2026 — just weeks after emceeing this year’s ceremony. “The only reason I’m hosting The Oscars next year is that I want …
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Jimmy Kimmel compared Donald Trump‘s long-running feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell to his own (fake) beef with Matt Damon. On the most recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host quipped that “this feud with Rosie’s been going longer than me and Matt Damon now.” Kimmel’s comment was in reference …
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