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‘Poor Things’ Features Emma Stone at Her Best

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Betting the House • Why Warner Bros. heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy are spending big on Leo, Tom and (maybe) Quentin

Process of Elimination • Why layof fs are cascading across media, tech and gaming — despite their steep costs

Shifting Sands • By moving to spring, ‘Dune: Part Two’ could revive a barren box office

Mind the Gaffe • New series ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’ holds ‘cancel culture’ to the light, and finds the dark humor

Next Stop: Broadway? • ‘Swept Away,’ a show about shipwreck survivors, hopes the Avett Brothers’ music and a lean budget will spell success

EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE

Boss Level • Departing PlayStation chief Jim Ryan reveals the biggest challenge of his 30-year career

Game Changers • Ryan shares his top title from each of PlayStation’s five console cycles

It All Comes Down to SAG • Some Oscar nominees are banking on an upset at the actors guild awards to boost their campaigns

EXPOSURE

FROM RAGS TO RICHES • How Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos made their latest collaboration, ‘Poor Things,’ sing

‘SUPERSEX’ ME • THE NETFLIX SERIES BRINGS A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE TO THE STORY OF AN ITALIAN PORN STAR

A Celebration of Actors • Coming off a historic strike, SAG-AFTRA prepares to party

Ready for Action • Fran Drescher talks the state of the union

Finding Her Voice • Barbra Streisand’s career has taken her from ‘Funny Girl’ to SAG Life Achievement honoree

Anatomy of a Scene • Oscar-nominated scribes discuss their toughest challenges

Spirits Raised • Film Independent evolves to accommodate industry, cultural changes

What Will the Producers Say? • The PGA Awards set the stage for Oscar glory

Honorees Highlight Hollywood’s Best • 2024 PGA award recipients’ achievements span film, television and theater

AAFCA Celebrates Black Storytelling • The organization will honor films including ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Origin’ during its annual awards ceremony

VFX Wizards Keep Getting Faster • ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ are up for VES trophies this year

Veterans vs. Rookies • There is a deep bench of talent in the Oscar race for the score trophy

Music Branch Hits Sour Notes • Voting issues for original song and score Oscar categories plague race

Osage Pride • Scott George’s Oscar nom for ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)’ brings Indigenous music to a broad audience

What Do ‘Psycho’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ Have in Common? • Both films are among the most famous scores to be snubbed by Oscar

Sun Valley Celebrates First-Time Helmers • Idaho fest to spotlight new directors while paying homage to legacy names with its annual Pioneer Award

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Carrie Preston