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Plenty of kisses were shared on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night — but none could have been as nostalgic as the moment Adrien Brody and Halle Berry locked lips. More than two decades after Brody planted a shocking kiss on Berry at the 2003 Oscars after winning the best actor statuette for his … Read more

The carpet outside the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles was classic red. The stars who appeared at the 97th Academy Awards wore colors from all across the spectrum. The Oscars campaign season has been a long but fashionable slog for Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Ariane Grande, Mikey Madison and other luminaries. By the … Read more

In the words of Glinda, pink goes good with green. After months of method dressing, “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo both arrived on the Oscars red carpet in their Ozian characters’ signature colors. For Ms. Grande, nominated for best supporting actress, that meant an icy pink satin and tulle bustier gown from Schiaparelli … Read more

Conan O’Brien has hosting duties, and even though this is a movie awards show, Doja Cat, Raye and Queen Latifah are set to perform. (The “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande plan to take the stage, as well.) The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern time, live from the Dolby Theater in Los … Read more

The Best Picture Race Looks Wide Open When the Ralph Fiennes-led papal thriller “Conclave” secured the highest honor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards last weekend, it seemed like a strong indicator that it would prevail in the best picture category at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. After all, the last three winners … Read more

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Steve Olive was my white whale. I had been trying for two years to write a profile of Mr. Olive, the co-founder of Event Carpet Pros, the California-based company responsible for custom-making the colorful, though … Read more

‘Nosferatu’ Stream it on Peacock. F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” (1922) is a foundational vampire shocker that still shoots ice shards through my veins after repeated viewings. Robert Eggers’s chillingly gothic reimagining of that silent film leaves my blood more lukewarm, offering too much romance and not enough monster for my taste. But thanks to Bill Skarsgard’s … Read more

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What’s Wrong With the International Oscar Category

Geoffrey Rush has rarely met a physical task he didn’t want to attempt, be it sword fighting for “Pirates of the Caribbean” or playing the piano for his Oscar-winning role in “Shine.” The new horror movie “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” starring Rush as a supercilious former judge living in a nursing home, required yet … Read more