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Contenders International Complete Panel Coverage

Deadline’s third Contenders event this awards season has wrapped after featuring the casts and creators of 26 movies representing their countries’ official submissions to the International Feature Film Oscar race. Click above to read our full panel coverage, and check back Monday for the streaming site showcasing all the panels. Up next on the docket: Sunday’s Contenders Film: Documentary

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Peter Aykroyd Dies: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Pays Tribute To Former Cast Member & Writer

Peter Aykroyd, former Saturday Night Live cast member and writer has died. The NBC sketch show paid tribute to SNL alum following Simu Liu’s eventful hosting debut. Saturday Night Live revealed the actor-writer’s death with a tribute card that displayed a picture of the previous featured player the years of his birth…

‘SNL’: Simu Liu & Bowen Yang Poke Fun At How Far “First Asian” Honors Can Go In Competitive Sketch

Cultural milestones are worth celebrating, but Simu Liu and Bowen Yang’s Saturday Night Live sketch pokes fun at how far they can go. The Shang-Chi star and the Emmy-nominated SNL cast member came together to reflect on what a notable night it was for Asian representation for the NBC sketch show. Not too long after…

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Disney World Puts Employee Vaccination Mandate On Hold – Report

Disney World has reportedly put its COVID-19 vaccination mandate on hold, according to a media report. Local TV station Fox 35 was first to report the news, sourcing it with a cast member at the resort complex. The theme park has not yet officially confirmed the news. Reuters reported that a Disney spokesperson…

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‘SNL’: Pete Davidson Sings About Staten Island With Method Man, Marc Cohn & Big Wet

Pete Davidson brought the latest episode of Saturday Night Live back to his hometown of Staten Island with the help of Marc Cohn, Method Man and Big Wet. Davidson, who previously teamed with Big Wet for the sketch show’s Squid Game parody number, donned “I <3 Staten Island” hoodies and mused about Staten Island’s…

‘SNL’s Weekend Update Tackles Rittenhouse Verdict, Latest Fallout From Chappelle Controversy, Mel Gibson’s New ‘Lethal Weapon’ Movie & More

On the Thanksgiving episode of Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update‘s anchors addressed topics ranging from the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict to the new Lethal Weapon movie Mel Gibson is directing. Colin Jost kicked things off with discussion of President Biden’s “weird” Friday. “He went under anesthesia for a colonoscopy…

‘SNL’: Simu Liu Talks Journey From Playing Spider-Man At Kids’ Birthday Parties To The History-Making ‘Shang-Chi’ In Opening Monologue

Simu Liu tonight made his hosting debut on SNL, kicking off his opening monologue with reference to Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the history-making comic book film released back in September, in which he stars. “I am officially Marvel's first openly Chinese superhero. I'm also the first Chinese…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open: Cecily Strong Returns As Jeanine Pirro With Guests Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Judge Bruce Schroeder And, Of Course, Donald Trump

The Saturday Night Live cold open tackled a number of the week’s headlines — the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, Kevin McCarthy’s marathon floor speech, and Donald Trump’s rants — through the eyes of Judge Jeanine Pirro. Cecily Strong returned to play the Fox News personality, who hosts Justice with Jeanine, as she defended…

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‘Arcane’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

Fresh off a suspenseful Season 1 cliffhanger, Riot Games’ League of Legends animated series Arcane has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. Riot Games and Netflix unveiled the renewal Saturday during the two-day Undercity Nights events. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell and Katie Leung are set to reprise their…

Protests Erupt Across Several European And Australian Cities Over Vaccination Mandates

New restrictions on access for the unvaccinated and increasing mandates to be inoculated are sending protesters to the streets in Europe, Australia and other countries. Authorities in Rotterdam opened fire Friday on protesters during a demonstration against new restrictions on unvaccinated access to public…

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L.A. County Reports 26 New Covid-19 Deaths And 1,876 New Positive Cases

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 26 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1,876 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But today's tallies bring the County to a total of 26,999 fatalities and 1,518,732…

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London: George Clooney’s ‘The Tender Bar’

New York: Opening-Night Film ‘The Tragedy Of Macbeth’

Toronto: TIFF People’s Choice Award Winner ‘Belfast’

Venice: Golden Lion Winner ‘L’Événement’ (Happening)

‘C’mon C’mon’ Takes Golden Frog And Audience Award At Camerimage — Complete Winners List

Mike Mills’ A24 film C’mon C’mon triumphed at the 2021 EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, celebrating the art of cinematography—claiming its high honor, the Golden Frog, along with its Audience Award. Cinematographer Robbie Ryan’s Golden Frog win gives him new momentum as a 2022 Oscar contender, on the heels of his first…

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Noomi Rapace & Valdimar Jóhannsson Chart The Eight-Year Journey To Birth Iceland’s Oscar Entry ‘Lamb’ – Contenders International

It took eight years and a very enticing look book before Lamb co-writer and director Valdimar Jóhannsson got Iceland’s current Oscar entry off the ground. The A24 theatrical release follows a childless couple, Maria (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason), who are desolate sheep farmers in the cold…