Quick Glance: Struggles of 'The Color Purple' at the Box Office
- The musical adaptation of the award-winning novel seemed like an instant hit but sold less than $5 million in its second weekend.
- Awards season recognition for Danielle Brooks could help 'The Color Purple' at the box office.
- Despite critical acclaim and selling over $18 million in tickets on Christmas Day, it only reached seventh place in the weekend box office, behind 'The Boys in the Boat' by George Clooney.
- In Hollywood terms, the movie has not expanded beyond a 'specialty audience' and needs more diverse ticket buyers to succeed.
Quick Glance: Brendan Fraser creates unforgettable moment at the 2023 Oscars
- No surprises: Brendan Fraser wins in his category.
- Fraser's acceptance speech turns into more than just a confirmation of an open secret.
- Fraser and another actor share a similar experience of being lost and found in Hollywood.
Eve Hewson, Jessie Buckley and Kerry Condon attend the Oscar Wilde Awards 2023 at Bad Robot on March 09, 2023 in Santa Monica, California.
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Quick Glance: What is the title of the German film that won big at the BAFTAs?
- Malte Grunert, the film's producer, said the British accolades for a German-language film were "just incredible," adding that the film and Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 novel demonstrated that "war is anything but an adventure"
- for best film and best leading actors.
- They included best supporting actor Barry Keoghan and best supporting actress Kerry Condon, who was first denied the award due to a technicality.
- Despite its mainly Irish cast, "Banshees" director Martin McDonagh, one of the few UK nominees for this year's top awards, had won "best British film" so far.
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Quick Glance: Oscars 2023: Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailn Ciin lead 14 Irish nominations
- Oscar nominees: Kerry Condon and Colin Farrell in Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin.
- Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin broke the record for the most nominations for an Irish film with nine.
- An Cailn Ciin is the first Irish-language film to be nominated for an Oscar for best international film.
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Quick Glance: Jerrod Carmichael Roasts Tom Cruise at the Golden Globes for Scientology
- During the Golden Globes, Jerrod Carmichael roasted Tom Cruise, addressing the actor's decision in 2021 to return his three Golden Globe awards in protest of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
- Carmichael was introducing "Top Gun: Maverick" co-stars Glen Powell and Jay Ellis when he appeared on stage holding three trophies. […
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Quick Glance: Nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards: Complete List
- Mind-bending crowd-pleaser "Everything, Everywhere at Once" led the pack with 11, followed by Netflix's German war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and the Irish dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin" with nine and "Elvis" with eight.
- "Top Gun: Maverick," "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," and "Avatar: The Way of Water" won the box office with 6, 5, and 4, respectively.
Angela Bassett. Laura Dern. Kerry Condon. Emma Corrin. Danielle Deadwyler. Janelle Monáe.
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