Last Year’s Winner: Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us” Still Eligible: No. Hot Streak: The same actor has never won this category in back-to-back years, and only one program has garnered more than one award: “American Crime Story” is two-for-two in the Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category, with Courtney B. Vance winning for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” in 2016 and Darren Criss taking home the trophy for “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” in 2018....

In a roundtable conversation with press this week, newly appointed Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer made it clear that the next edition of the show wouldn’t dwell on Best Actor winner Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage earlier this year. “We want to move forward, to have an Oscars that celebrates cinema,” he said, when asked about the incident. As for what that could entail, Kramer focused on the legacy of the show, which will broadcast its 95th ceremony March 12 on ABC....

“For those of us who love seeing films on the big screen these are worrying times, as the threat of the theatrical window cracking comes closer and closer,” Augustin said. “However, we think theatrical exhibition should be fought for. Old-school as we are, we are planning Pedro’s next feature for the theatrical circuit despite several offers for it to be original content from streamers.” The script for “Parallel Mothers” is finished and the Almodóvar brothers are currently “completing the technical crew and rest of the cast” ahead of the March 2021 production start....

AMC, Epix, BET+, Noggin, PBS Documentaries, PBS Kids, A&E Crime Central, Allblk, Lifetime Movie Club, Acorn TV and Discovery+ are also on sale for $0.99 a month for two months. Prime Video members can save up to 50% on movie rentals and more, including fan favorites such as “F9: The Fast Saga,” which is on sale for $2.99 to rent (regular $5.99). Prime members will also find deals on rentals of “The Addams Family 2,” “After We Fell,” “Paw Patrol the Movie” and other films, in addition to bundles deals on the “The Matrix” movie trilogy, the Daniel Craig five-film collection, and other must-see movies....

“I’m sad for [those audiences]. And I’m proud of Marvel for refusing to cut those scenes out,” Jolie told Australia’s News.com about the ban. “I still don’t understand how we live in a world today where there’s still [people who] would not see the family Phastos has and the beauty of that relationship and that love. How anybody is angry about it, threatened by it, doesn’t approve or appreciate it is ignorant....

Maybe it’s the sinewy camera movements, and the super-real beauty they layer over the darkest chapter of a national history that’s speckled with blood on every page. Maybe it’s how the shot eventually lands on the broken face of a captured runaway named Eden and played by a locked Janelle Monáe, a mega-talented polymath who’s aced period roles before (“Hidden Figures”), but still shimmers with the space age glow of the afro-futurist android she’s embodied in her music....

On Monday, the Apple TV+ subscription price rose from $4.99 per month to $6.99, the service’s first price hike since launching November 1, 2019. Prices also increased for Apple Music (“due to an increase in licensing costs,” Apple said in a statement, “and in turn, artists and songwriters will earn more for the streaming of their music”) and Apple One, which is the bundle of Music, TV+, Apple Arcade, iCloud+, Apple News+, and Apple Fitness+....

The annual awards fete the finest production design in movies, TV, commercials, music videos, and animated features in 12 categories. The monochromatic “Mank” is the only film that took home an ADG award that is competing for Best Picture. Pixar’s “Soul” is the favorite for Best Animated Feature. Other ADG nominees included Oscar hopefuls “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” In terms of the Oscar race, “Mank” is now primed to take the win for the meticulous work created by production designer Don Burt and set decorator Jan Pascale....

The 71st Berlin International Film Festival is set to take place care of two different events in the coming months: the “Industry Event” from March 1 to 5, which will include the European Film Market (EFM), the Berlinale Co-Production Market, the Berlinale Talents, and the World Cinema Fund in online forms, which will then be followed by the June-set “Summer Special” with numerous film presentations in Berlin, both at indoor and outdoor cinemas....

Baby Yoda might be the cutest little alien in the entire galaxy. If you’ve found yourself falling in love with this tiny green character, you’re certainly not alone. Since his debut on “The Mandalorian” Grogu has emerged as a pop-culture icon. As if the massive balloon at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and countless internet memes weren’t proof enough: Baby Yoda is here to stay. Because we’re well into the holiday season, we figured it would be a good time to round up some of the Baby Yoda merchandise floating around the web....

ShiftCam 1.33x Anamorphic Pro Lens for iPhone Compatible with most iPhones, the ShiftCam Anamorphic Pro Lens helps you create cinematic content from your smartphone. The lens features a built-in cold shoe mount for further expansion, and each lens is tested to ensure optimum image quality, no distortion, and edge-to-edge clarity. The full package includes a lens and lens cap, a microfiber cleaning cloth, and a universal mount to attach the lens to your phone....

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You deserve to be comfortable while at work, and sitting down for too long can be detrimental. Whether you’re working from home or commuting to the office, staying seated in an uncomfortable position puts pressure on the lumbar which can cause pain in your back, neck, and shoulders. Being physically uncomfortable and having to shift around in your seat all day can affect your productivity and, honestly, your mood. Dealing with chronic back pain or neck pain can be excruciating and uncomfortable, but one of the many lessons that we’ve all learned in the last year is to do what’s necessary to maintain good health....

He’s also starred in some of the box office’s biggest hits, hosted the Grammys, directed four films, won six primetime Emmys, plus a Tony and a Mark Twain Prize. He even got to be friends with his childhood hero, Mickey Mantle, after directing HBO feature “61*” about Mantle and Roger Maris’ quest to break Babe Ruth’s home run record. It’s been a good run, and it’s not over yet. While Crystal’s resume isn’t exactly lacking, there is one area in which he’s been less than his usual prolific self: going behind the camera as director....

While Bulloch remains best known as the actor behind the suit in the second two films of the original trilogy, he also cameoed in other “Star Wars” properties, including in “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” as Captain Colton, a Clone Wars era pilot with a long record of service in the Royal House of Alderaan. The actor got his start on TV shows, such as “Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School” and “The Newcomers,” and though he wore the original Boba Fett costume — giving the bounty hunter an eerie stillness that implied more menace than was ever actually demonstrated on screen — his role was voiced by Jason Wingreen originally....

Don’t expect anything like business as usual — in any sense of the word. The coverage will be different, and the business reported will be in similarly uncharted territory. Five films (including one reissue) are opening in the U.S. this weekend with wide national runs. They are all going into this blind, with both unique risks and opportunities. Those releasing movies are working with no normal rules at a time when recreating what worked in the past is impossible....

Bradley Cooper almost was the star who dimmed his shine. The Oscar-nominated “A Star Is Born” actor/director credits Paul Thomas Anderson for still being in Hollywood. “The reason that I didn’t give up acting is Paul Thomas Anderson,” Cooper explained during Variety’s Actors on Actors panel with Mahershala Ali on January 25. Cooper was referring to how inspirational he found Anderson’s work, such as “Punch-Drunk Love,” in the early 2000s, when his career was first developing....

“It’s hard to say because I forget how these things happen,” Goldstein said. “As in, because it’s such a long and gradual process, I think what kind of happens is Jason has almost flags in the sand of the journey. I know this happens, I know this happens, I know this happens. So let’s say there are three things in a season for each character or whatever, and then it becomes, ‘How do we get to this point and that point and this point?...

“It’s truly, truly awful. Really, really awful, what’s happening. And It’s particularly awful in terms of what is affecting the other people, particularly in our profession,” Cox said. But then he went a step further and expressed sympathy for another group that has received considerably less attention this week: people living in Russia. “The president of Ukraine was a comic. He was a wonderful comic performer. And we should respect that for him....

Not making the cut, though, was Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” the time inversion spy thriller, which was roundly criticized for mixing its dialogue way too low. Also overlooked was George Clooney’s sci-fi drama, “The Midnight Sky,” though the director will be honored as CAS Filmmaker. In terms of the Oscar race, the Academy has consolidated sound editing and mixing onto a single category for the first time this season. Seven-time Oscar-nominated sound mixer William B....