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      'The Hunt' Gets March Release Date After Delay Over 2019 Mass Shootings

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      Directed by Craig Zobel and starring Hilary Swank and Betty Gilpin, this thriller movie revolves around a group of wealthy liberals who hunt lower-class people they’ve kidnapped for sport.
      Feb 12, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “The Hunt”, the movie thriller that was shelved last year over fears it would trigger violent clashes, will finally be released next month (March).
      Following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump and many of his Republican party leaders, movie bosses at Universal agreed to pull the film, which revolves around a group of wealthy liberals who hunt lower-class people they’ve kidnapped for sport.
      The film’s fiercest critics suggested the movie would “inflame and cause chaos” upon its release, but now Universal-Blumhouse executives are using the fuss to fuel interest in the film, sharing that “the most talked about movie of the year is one that no one’s actually seen”, according to Deadline.
      Directed by Craig Zobel and written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse, the movie is led by Hilary Swank and Betty Gilpin.
      “The Hunt” was originally set to open in August (19), shortly after mass shootings in Texas, Ohio, and California.
      Movie bosses agreed it was the wrong time to release the film, but producer Jason Blum tells Deadline, “Enough time has passed and both Damon and I are proud of the movie. We feel comfortable for it to come out now.”
      “In the early marketing, people took away a different message. The movie is a satire and pokes fun at both sides, and the idea this time around in the marketing was to lean into that fact. The truth is no one has seen the movie – the people who judged the movie in any way, judged it without seeing it. I’m hoping that the people see the movie and decide for themselves.”

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      Rebel Wilson and James Corden Slammed for Their 'Cats' Jokes at Oscars

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      The Visual Effect Society hits back at the ‘Cats’ actors and the Academy Awards over their ‘Cats’ sketch, saying ‘the best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly.’
      Feb 11, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The Visual Effect Society has slammed the Oscars following a skit involving Rebel Wilson and James Corden mocking “Cats”.
      Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the hit musical, starring the actors alongside other big names including Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen, was widely slammed by critics and viewers alike upon its release last year 2019 – with many criticising the effects used to make the stars look like felines.
      At the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, Rebel and James donned furry cat costumes as they made their way onto the stage to present the award for Best Visual Effects, and joked, “As cast members of the motion picture Cats, nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects.”
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      The quip didn’t go down too well, however, with the Visual Effects Society, who insisted in a statement slamming The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, who run the Oscars, that “the best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly.”
      “In presenting the Academy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects, the producers chose to make visual effects the punchline, and suggested that bad VFX were to blame for the poor performance of the movie Cats,” the organisation said in a statement.
      “On a night that is all about honouring the work of talented artists, it is immensely disappointing that The Academy made visual effects the butt of a joke. It demeaned the global community of expert VFX practitioners doing outstanding, challenging and visually stunning work to achieve the filmmakers’ vision.”
      “Our artists, technicians and innovators deserve respect for their remarkable contributions to filmed entertainment, and should not be presented as the all-too-convenient scapegoat in service for a laugh. Moving forward, we hope that The Academy will properly honour the craft of visual effects – and all of the crafts, including cinematography and film editing – because we all deserve it.”
      The Academy has yet to respond.

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      Sylvester Stallone Teams Up With Michael Bay for 'Little America'

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      This futuristic film is set in a time when American has become a bankrupt war zone, and follows a former Army Ranger who is hired by an Asian billionaire to find his missing daughter.
      Feb 11, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Sylvester Stallone is joining forces with blockbuster king Michael Bay for new action thriller “Little America”.
      The “Rocky” star will front the futuristic film, set in a time when American has become a bankrupt war zone, taking on the role of a former Army Ranger hired by an Asian billionaire to find his missing daughter.
      Bay will serve as executive producer on the film, which will begin filming this summer, following Stallone’s next project, “Samaritan”.
      Stallone also has “Scarpa”, “The Expendables 4” and “Tough as They Come” on his slate for 2020.

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      Danny Trejo Unveiled as the Most-Killed Actor in Hollywood

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      Dying in 65 of his 398 film and television projects, the ‘Machete Kills’ actor beats out Christopher Lee, Lance Henriksen, Tom Sizemore and Eric Roberts in the list.
      Feb 11, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Machete Kills” star Danny Trejo has made history by dying the most times in films.
      The actor, a former convict, has starred in 398 film and television projects – and died in 65 of them, beating out Christopher Lee, who previously held the title, with 60.
      Buzz Bingo conducted the calculations using Cinemorgue and IMDb, noting Lance Henriksen is third on the death list with 51, followed by Tom Sizemore and Eric Roberts.
      Shelley Winters leads the record for actresses who have passed away onscreen with a total of 20, while Julianne Moore lands in second place with 17.
      Most Movie Deaths – Men:
      Danny Trejo – 65
      Christopher Lee – 60
      Lance Henriksen – 51
      Vincent Price – 41
      Dennis Hopper – 41
      Boris Karloff – 41
      John Hurt – 39
      Bela Lugosi – 36
      Tom Sizemore – 36
      Eric Roberts – 35
      Most Movie Deaths – Women:
      Shelley Winters – 20
      Julianne Moore – 17
      Jennifer Jason Leigh – 14
      Charlotte Rampling – 14
      Glenn Close – 13
      Pam Grier – 13
      Meryl Streep – 13
      Vanessa Redgrave – 13
      Sigourney Weaver – 12
      Sean Young – 12

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      Natalie Portman Slammed as Hypocrite After Making Statement With Oscars Dress

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      The ‘Thor: The Dark World’ actress was criticizing The Academy for not having female directors as nominees at the 2020 Academy Awards with her Dior gown featuring the names of the snubbed filmmakers.
      Feb 11, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Not everyone was impressed by Natalie Portman’s action after she made a statement with her dress at the 2020 Academy Awards. The Oscar-winning actress attended the Sunday, February 9 event in a custom Dior gown with the names of female directors embroidered on the hemline.
      The 38-year-old explained that it’s her way to show her support for the female directors, who were not nominated for the Best Director Oscar at the 92nd annual prize-giving. “I wanted to recognize the women who were not recognized for their incredible work this year in my subtle way,” she told The Los Angeles Times.
      But instead of earning praises for her support to female filmmakers, Portman has come under fire as many noted that her production company has only ever hired one female director to date, which was none other than herself.
      Pointing this out, one Twitter user wrote, “What I find funny is that Natalie Portman has hired 0 (zero) women to direct the movies made using her own production company. I think there’s about 7 films under her company, she hired male directors for all of them. Hollywood hypocrites are fun.”
      Another called her out, “I am so sick of performative (white) feminism being applauded, especially when Natalie Portman has a production company and it has only ever hired one (1) female director: HER.” A third user commented, “i wonder if this means her production company will finally produce a film with a female director.”
      Someone else sarcastically posted, “Amazing gesture! If only the production company she owns and runs would hire female directors other than *Natalie Portman*, then it might not be seen as quite so performative.” Another added, “#NataliePortman’s performative Feminism at the Oscars fails to address the fact that her very own production company is peopled by White Male directors.”
      Portman has not responded to the backlash. Her production company handsomecharliefilm has released eight films to date, with three more announced. Out of the eight films, the “Black Swan” actress directed two of them, while the rest have male filmmakers being credited as helmers.

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      John Legend Comes in 'Parasite' Defense Against TV Host's Racist Comments on Oscar Wins

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      BlazeTV host Jon Miller is accused of being xenophobic after attacking South Korean director Bong Joon Ho for not speaking in English when accepting an award at the 2020 Academy Awards.
      Feb 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – While almost everyone at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles gave a standing ovation to the cast and crew of “Parasite”, there’s always going to be some naysayers. Conservative host Jon Miller is one of those haters, ripping the South Korean movie’s director Bong Joon Ho after he won Best Original Screenplay at the 92nd annual Academy Awards on Sunday, February 9.
      “A man named Bong Joon Ho wins #Oscar for best original screenplay over Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and 1917,” he tweeted. Criticizing the filmmaker for not speaking in full English during his speech, Miller continued, “Acceptance speech was: ‘GREAT HONOR. THANK YOU.’ Then he proceeds to give the rest of his speech in Korean. These people are the destruction of America.”
      Moments later when the movie nabbed the coveted Best Picture, Miller added in another tweet, ” ‘These people’ are obviously not Koreans but those in Hollywood awarding a foreign film that stokes flames of class warfare over 2 films I thought were more deserving simply to show how woke they are.That should be clear from the rest of what I tweeted about tonight’s production.”

      He also posted, “LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL,” in response to the movie’s Best Picture win.

      As Oscars and “Parasite” have become trending topics on Twitter, it didn’t take long for other users to catch the wind of his insulting comments. Firing back at the TV host for his racist remarks, John Legend wrote, “Do they pay you for these dumb takes or is this something you do for fun.”

      Writer Yashar Ali, meanwhile, sarcastically asked Miller when Bong Joon Ho nabbed the Best Director award at the same ceremony, “You ok???? You gonna survive this?”
      Another Twitter user blasted Miller, “Don’t even pretend it was about ‘class warefare’. You brought up his Korean name then brought up his speaking in Korean. Your tweet had nothing to do with stoking flames except those of racism.”
      “Xenophobia is a hell of a drug,” wrote another. “Nah, you are. And we’re tired of your whiny, racist bulls**t. F**k off,” someone else replied to Miller’s post. “Does being a racist a** come naturally to you or did you have to work at it?” read another comment.
      “It’s not an overreaction – overreactions are when you’re right but you’ve over done your response. Jon’s not right – he’s racist,” another remarked. Another person schooled Miller, “What is America to you? English-speaking white people? An America that would’ve enslaved you and I less than 200 years ago @MillerStream? No, what we saw tonight is America. An America that’s grown. A melting pot of cultures and languages. Take your self hate elsewhere.”
      But Miller wasn’t the only one against “Parasite” big win at the Oscars. One commented on the movie’s big night, “I don’t like Parasit winning Best Picture Award when there is a The Irishman, as a film critic. In my opinion Parasit is very bad film. I think They want to attract attention to coronavirus.”
      “They don’t deserve it,” someone else commented. A person, who is an apparent President Donald Trump supporter, added, “Calling BS.”
      “Parasite” won a total of four trophies at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature.

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      Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' Historical Wins Round Up the Full Winner List

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      The South Korean movie wins big with a total of four awards including Best Picture and Best Director, while Renee Zellweger and Joaquin Phoenix are named Best Actress and Best Actor respectively.
      Feb 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Parasite” is officially the biggest winner at the recently wrapped 2020 Academy Awards. The dark comedy thriller film won the coveted Best Picture prize at the Sunday, February 9 ceremony, becoming the first film not in the English language to win in the category.
      Executive producer Miky Lee was joined by director Bong Joon Ho and the cast onstage to accept the prize. “Thank you for being you,” he said to the helmer. Producer Kwak Sin Ae, meawhile, admitted she was left “speechless” by the win.
      The South Korean film edged out “1917”, “The Irishman”, “Jojo Rabbit”, “Joker”, “Little Women (2019)”, “Marriage Story”, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Ford v Ferrari” for the prize.
      Moments before going up on the stage to receive the Best Picture award, Bong Joon Ho was named Best Director. It’s his first Oscar in the category. “After winning best international feature, I thought i was done for the day and was ready to relax,” he said in his speech.” “Just to be nominated is a huge honor. I never thought I would win.”
      Bong Joon Ho earlier won the Original Screenplay award, which he shared with Han Jin Won. The movie also made history as the first South Korean film to win in the Foreign Language Film category, which is renamed International Feature Film this year, bringing its total win to four.
      Taking other big prizes at the event were Renee Zellweger for Best Actress for her role as Judy Garland in “Judy” and Joaquin Phoenix as Best Actor for his portrayal of the psychopath villain in “Joker”.
      “Joker” collected a total of two awards, having won Original Score for Hildur Gudnadottir’s works earlier at the ceremony. Other winners with multiple trophies were “1917” which received three (Visual Effects, Cinematography and Sound Mixing) and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” with a total of two wins, including Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt and Best Production Design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
      Best Supporting Actress went to Laura Dern for her role in “Marriage Story”, while Taika Waititi took Adapted Screenplay Oscar for writing “Jojo Rabbit”. “Toy Story 4” was named Best Animated Feature, with “American Factory” taking home the award in Documentary Feature category.
      Other winners at the 92nd annual Academy Awards are listed below.

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      Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' Is First International Feature Winner, Elton John Wins Original Song

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      Meanwhile, taking the stage to present the award for Visual Effects, James Corden and Rebel Wilson dress as cats to poke fun at their critically-panned movie ‘Cats’.
      Feb 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Parasite” has picked up its second award at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, which is still underway at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The movie makes another history by becoming the first South Korean film to win in the Foreign Language Film category, which is renamed International Feature Film this year.
      Accepting the award, director Bong Joon Ho said onstage, “I’m so happy to be its first recipient.” He added, “I applaud and support the new direction this change symbolizes.” He later enthused, “I’m ready to drink tonight.”
      Earlier that night, the critically-acclaimed black comedy thriller film won Best Original screenplay for Bong Joon Ho, who shared the award with co-writer Han Jin Won. This marks the first Asian movie ever to claim the Original Screenplay Oscar.
      The movie is still vying for two coveted titles at the Sunday, February 9 ceremony, being nominated for Best Director and Best Picture.
      Another winner at the 2020 Academy Awards, Elton John and Bernie Taupin nabbed Best Original Song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” which they wrote for “Rocketman”. It’s the second Oscar for John, who won the Oscar in the same category in 1995 for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from Disney’s animated film “The Lion King”.
      Meanwhile, “1917” is already a big winner at the 2020 Academy Awards, adding Visual Effects Oscar to its multiple wins. Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy were awarded for his work on the Sam Mendes-directed movie. Earlier that night, he performed the song under a giant picture of himself and scenes with Taron Egerton, who played him in the movie.
      The epic war film has also bagged Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins and Best Sound Mixing for Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson.
      Presenting the award for Visual Effects were James Corden and Rebel Wilson, who dressed in full cat costumes to poke fun at their own movie “Cats”. “As cast members of the motion picture Cats,” Wilson began, holding her hands up like paws. Corden continued, “Nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects.”
      Meanwhile, the prize in Makeup and Hairstyling category went to “Bombshell”, thanks to Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker who worked behind the scenes for the movie.

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