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Can ‘Avatar’ Help Rescue the 2022 Box Office?
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Tenpercentery Titan Tells All • CAA’s Bryan Lourd offers his candid view on urgent industry issues for 2023
Enter ‘Sandman’ • Netflix’s Peter Friedlander explains the streamer’s focus on engagement
Sundance Gears Up for In-Person Return
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That’s His Jam • Britain’s Mo Gilligan gets his big break with a U.K. version of Jimmy Fallon’s primetime game show
A Few Things the Globes Noms Got Right • There were missed opportunities, but the HFPA is showing signs of improvement
RETURN to Pandora • Sam Worthington never wanted to be ‘Avatar’ famous, but 13 years later, he’s learned how to be a movie star on his own terms
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CHINONYE CHUKWU + TYLER PERRY
JAMES CAMERON + ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
LOVE LETTERS TO SOME GREAT MOVIES • This year, society almost got back to normal, with some caveats, and we all went back to film festivals and theaters, thankful for the myriad features from some of the best filmmakers around. In the following 18 essays, directors offer praise and insight into their favorite films — or movies that moved them the most or ones they found just plain astonishing — of 2022.
Voters’ Guide: Grammys Phase 2 • Emerging artists from TikTok mingle with veteran rockers, Latin musicians and Brandi Carlile, making for an interesting awards ceremony set for Feb. 5 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Doing the Grammy Dance • Brandi Carlile reflects on her career arc, Americana vs. country and why queer acceptance lags in mainstream music
History Waits in the Wings • Viola Davis inches closer to EGOT status with Grammy nom
TikTok Buzz Turns Into Noms • Grammys’ new artist nominees found fame on the social media app
Grammy Rock Categories Show Signs of Life • Dinosaurs still rule the Earth, but noms for Idles and Turnstile give reason for hope
Worth the Wait • Jorge Drexler breaks down his Latin Grammy-winning record ‘Tinta y Tiempo’
Crescent City Salute • Music film contender ‘Jazz Fest’ salutes the ‘life-affirming’ sounds of New Orleans
Oscar Contenders Address Mental Illness Head-On • Awards hopefuls tackle depression and the shadow it casts on families
Oscar Speaks in Foreign Tongues • Screenplay category is not shy about nominating international films
In a World of ‘Safe’ Movies, Pix Take Risks • From ‘Everything Everywhere’ to ‘Tár’ helmers did it their way
NEOM OPENS ITS DOORS • Officially open for business, Saudi Arabia’s sustainable region sets new production standards
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Noah Centineo • “I like to think of myself as the anti-Tom Cruise.”