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Critics Choice Awards Favor Nomadland and Promising Young Woman, Reshape Awards Race

What a difference a week makes. Seven days ago, the Golden Globes arrived with controversy and allegedly upended the race with some major surprises (and major head scratchers). Is Jodie Foster really a contender for Best Supporting Actress? Was the support for Maria Bakalova just internet hype? There was plenty of hand-wringing, but Sunday night’s 26th annual Critics Choice Awards arrived to recalibrate the state of the awards race—and to give an interesting look at how a singular industry marches on during a pandemic. The biggest winner of the night was Nomadland, which picked up the Critics Choice Awards for…
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Link Tank: Critics Choice Super Awards Winners Announced

The first Critics Choice Super Awards, hosted by Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez on The CW, announced their winners last night. The inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards saw Palm Springs and Soul lead the film categories with three awards each, The Boys lead TV with four, and Netflix lead the studio/netflix in terms of total award count. Other highlights includes the presentation of the Legacy Award to the Star Trek franchise as it approaches its 55th anniversary. The award was accepted by Sir Patrick Stewart, and Star Trek: Discovery actress Sonequa Martin-Green. Find the full list of winners here. Trump’s intention to…
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Link Tank: First Critics Choice Super Awards to Air on The CW

The first Critics Choice Super Awards will air Sunday, January 10, 2021 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on The CW. Intended to highlight and honor the impact of genre TV shows and movies on popular culture, the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards will feature Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez as hosts, with an incredible lineup of talents to following, including Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Jared Padalecki (Supernatural), Eliza Taylor (The 100) , and more. Read more about the Awards here. Reelgood, one of the most extensive streaming guides in the US and UK, has released their Q4 2020 VOD stats,…
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Why Recasting Cortana Is the Right Choice for the Halo TV Series

Jen Taylor will reprise her role as Cortana in the nine-episode Halo TV series being produced for Showtime, IGN reports. Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor, Solaris) was originally signed on to play both Cortana and Dr. Catherine Halsey, her creator and template, but she’s no longer playing the famous Halo AI character due to scheduling conflicts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Fortunately, she’s still set to play Dr. Halsey, one of the franchise’s more controversial characters. While it’s unclear whether Taylor will play the role in-person or will bring a CGI version of Cortana to life through motion capture, the voice…
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Justice League: Ray Fisher Says Joss Whedon Wasn’t Zack Snyder’s Choice

Justice League: The Snyder Cut is finally becoming a reality over at HBO Max, but the bitter and apparently unhappy process of the original theatrical release’s creation still generates attention nearly three years after that movie’s release. And actor Ray Fisher, who has spent much of 2020 bringing to light allegations of a toxic workplace on the Justice League reshoots, is now sitting down with Forbes to delve further into his frustration with what he calls “the cover-up culture of old Hollywood.” During an interview with Sheraz Farooqui, Fisher opened up about his need to speak out on what he’s…
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The King’s Choice

The King's Choice is based on the true the story about three dramatic days in April 1940, where the King of Norway is presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from the German armed forces: surrender or die. With Nazi soldiers hunting after them, the Royal Family is forced to flee the capital. In the best interest of the family, the Crown Princess Martha leaves Norway with the children to seek refuge in Sweden, whilst King Haakon and the Crown Prince Olav flee to a small farming area just outside Elverum and meet the Germans head on. After three days of desperately…
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