‘Never seen that’: Picture of forbidden plane seat baffles passengers

‘Never seen that’: Picture of forbidden plane seat baffles passengers

A picture of a forbidden plane seat has attracted huge attention online after a baffled passenger took to Facebook to ask why the seat next to him was mysteriously off limits. The middle seat in the back row of a Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 (seat 31E) has a strict message stitched into the fabric: “Do … Read more

My wife told my son to ‘get out of the picture’ at my stepdaughter’s birthday

My wife told my son to ‘get out of the picture’ at my stepdaughter’s birthday

A man has taken to Reddit to vent about his wife’s treatment of his child. In the post, the man explained that the two have been married for eight years. She has four children from a previous marriage, and he has one — a 10-year-old boy. Though he said he’s always done everything in his … Read more

Oldest known picture story dating back 51,000 years discovered in Indonesian cave

Oldest known picture story dating back 51,000 years discovered in Indonesian cave

The oldest known surviving picture story in the world has been found in a cave in Indonesia. The painting, which depicts three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig, was discovered in a limestone cave called Leang Karampuang on the island of Sulawesi, and is at least 51,200 years old, according to archaeologists. The international … Read more

How to take a picture of the solar eclipse with your phone

How to take a picture of the solar eclipse with your phone

It’ll be gone in a flash — complete darkness for Monday’s solar eclipse will last up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds depending on where you are in the path of totality when the moon blocks the face of the sun. A picture lasts much longer — and some photographers have long been prepping for … Read more

Al Pacino addresses ‘offensive and hurtful’ Oscars 2024 Best Picture blunder

Al Pacino addresses ‘offensive and hurtful’ Oscars 2024 Best Picture blunder

Al Pacino has broken his silence following the furor over his presentation of the coveted Best Picture award at the 2024 Oscars. The “Scarface” actor, who appeared during Sunday’s star-studded ceremony to present the top honor, went about his presenting duties in an unconventional manner. Instead of building the tension and suspense by naming each of the … Read more

Al Pacino Explains Awkward Oscars Moment Presenting Best Picture

Al Pacino Explains Awkward Oscars Moment Presenting Best Picture

The actor Al Pacino sought to explain his awkward and abrupt announcement of “Oppenheimer” as the best picture winner at the Academy Awards, saying in a statement on Monday that the producers had decided he would not read the full list of nominees. “I just want to be clear it was not my intention to … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Al Pacino’s Best Picture Oscars 2024 flub

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Al Pacino’s Best Picture Oscars 2024 flub

Say hello to my different presenting style. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel jokingly slammed Al Pacino’s presentation of the coveted Best Picture award while talking to the hosts of “Live With Kelly and Mark” backstage. “I guess he’s never watched an awards show before,” Kimmel, 56, told Kelly Ripa, 53, and Mark Consuelos, 52, in a … Read more

Al Pacino’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Best Picture Oscars flub explained — maybe

Al Pacino’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Best Picture Oscars flub explained — maybe

The award for most anti-climatic Oscar ending goes to… Al Pacino caused quite a stir during the 2024 Oscars when he skipped over announcing all 10 of the Best Picture nominees. Instead, he just quickly blurted out “Oppenheimer.” The Oscar winner, 83, was greeted by a standing ovation as he took to the stage at … Read more

‘My Eyes See “Oppenheimer”’: Al Pacino’s Awkward Best Picture Announcement

‘My Eyes See “Oppenheimer”’: Al Pacino’s Awkward Best Picture Announcement

Al Pacino put a room full of Hollywood stars a little bit on edge to close out the 96th Academy Awards. Rather than listing all 10 nominees while presenting the best picture Oscar, or offering a conventional “And the Oscar goes to,” Pacino simply said “Here it comes” before slowly opening the envelope. “And my … Read more

Oscars 2024 Highlights: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Best Picture, and Emma Stone Wins Best Actress for ‘Poor Things’

Oscars 2024 Highlights: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Best Picture, and Emma Stone Wins Best Actress for ‘Poor Things’

Lily Gladstone, whose powerful performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” fueled a rapid ascent to Hollywood stardom, ended a career-defining awards season run at the Oscars, where she was the first Native American person to be nominated for a competitive acting Academy Award. Gladstone played a wealthy Osage woman whose family becomes a target … Read more

Kate Middleton family photo recalled by picture agencies over fears it’s been digitally ‘manipulated’

Kate Middleton family photo recalled by picture agencies over fears it’s been digitally ‘manipulated’

A picture’s worth a thousand words — except when it’s recalled. Multiple photo agencies, including Reuters, the Associated Press, Getty, and AFP, have withdrawn the Mother’s Day photo Kensington Palace released Sunday picturing Kate Middleton and her three children over fears that it has been digitally “manipulated.” A “kill notification” reportedly released by AP reads, … Read more

Best Picture nominated film ‘The Holdovers’ accused of plagiarism in bombshell allegations day before Oscars: ‘Genuinely overwhelming’

Best Picture nominated film ‘The Holdovers’ accused of plagiarism in bombshell allegations day before Oscars: ‘Genuinely overwhelming’

On the eve of Sunday’s Oscars, Best Picture nominee “The Holdovers” has been accused of being “plagiarized line-by-line” from a decade-old screenplay for a film written about a decade ago never made, according to a report. Simon Stephenson, best known for working on popular movies “Luca” and “Paddington 2,” made the bombshell allegations in emails … Read more

Oscars 2024: Here’s how to stream all the Best Picture nominees

Oscars 2024: Here’s how to stream all the Best Picture nominees

Hollywood’s biggest films are quite literally at your fingertips. The 2024 Oscars may be this weekend, but there are still plenty of ways to stream all of the Best Picture nominees from Hollywood’s biggest night right from the comfort of your own home. This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated 10 … Read more

Oscars 2024 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress?

Oscars 2024 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress?

“American Fiction” “Anatomy of a Fall” “Barbie” “The Holdovers” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Maestro” ✓“Oppenheimer” “Past Lives” “Poor Things” “The Zone of Interest” Let’s be real: The best picture race is locked up for “Oppenheimer.” Christopher Nolan gave Oscar voters an IMAX-sized helping of their favorite genre — the great-man-of-history biopic — and after … Read more

Do You Know These Books That Became Best Picture Winners?

Do You Know These Books That Became Best Picture Winners?

Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about literature that has gone on to find new life in the form of movies, television shows, theatrical productions and other formats. With the 2024 Academy Awards ceremony on March 10, this month’s challenge focuses on nonfiction books that were adapted into films that went … Read more

‘Oppenheimer’ wins seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

‘Oppenheimer’ wins seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

LONDON — Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. Gothic fantasia “Poor Things” took five prizes. Christopher Nolan was named best director for “Oppenheimer,” and Cillian Murphy won the best actor prize for playing J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. Emma Stone … Read more

‘Not a Pretty Picture’: A Director’s Unflinching Response to Trauma

‘Not a Pretty Picture’: A Director’s Unflinching Response to Trauma

The performances are multifaceted. Manenti herself was raped as a teenager and discusses this in the film. In critiquing his character, Carrington calls him “uneducated” (a polite substitute for jerk) and comes off nearly as glib, yet honest in his identification with the rapist. Anne Mundstuk, Coolidge’s boarding school roommate and confidante, is cast as … Read more

Everything You Need to Know About the 10 Best Picture Nominees

Everything You Need to Know About the 10 Best Picture Nominees

Sure, a whole lot of people saw at least half of the “Barbienheimer” phenomenon this year. Missed some of the other films that scored best picture nominations? Catch up here on all of them: “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things” and … Read more