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The Oscars Stage Is Set for an Explosive Night

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Let Them All Talk • Don Lemon joins a parade of hosts dropping anchor in digital media waters

A Soapbox of Their Own

Sundance Hot Takes • What soared or sank at the annual celebration of all things indie film

Discovery Wants to Make Men Feel • New boss Howard Lee aims to move viewers with mud racers and backyard gold diggers

Everything Everywhere One at a Time • While Marvel and DC’s universes falter, Sony’s superhero slate is leaning into stand-alone stories

Essence and Sensibility • Molly Ringwald is still the ‘It’ girl in Ryan Murphy’s latest ‘Feud’

Norman Jewison • The kindly Canadian whose movies tackled American social injustice

Can Anything Beat Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’? • The summer blockbuster is shaping up to be the first best picture sweeper since ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

EXPOSURE

a new day • Led by Oscar frontrunner Lily Gladstone, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ turns the page on Native American representation

GAME TIME • Warner Bros. steps up its investment in gaming as the studio seeks new profits from vintage IP

‘Oppenheimer’ Leads the Pack • International films made a strong showing in Oscar noms while several categories unveiled surprises

A Dream Come True • Legendary R&B singer Charlie Wilson’s star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame is the fulfillment of a decades-old hope

North Star • Hollywood productions are migrating to Oregon for its ample facilities and tax rebates

Fishing for Production • Oregon’s broad spectrum of programs and facilities are baiting more film and TV projects

Incentivizing Oregon • Recent legislation offers a strong lure to film in the state

From Buster Keaton’s ‘General’ to ‘Animal House’ • The Beaver State has appeared in a wide range of movies since the silent era

Animation Laika No Other • Along with ShadowMachine, the award-winning studio anchors Oregon’s robust opportunities for animators

Expats

A Real Pain

Sundance Afterglow • Dealmaking in Park City was muted this year, but these 12 titles heated up

Daisy Ridley • “The movie is a reminder of the connection that we’re trying to regain.”