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Apple TV Plus becomes first streaming service to win Best Picture laurel at the Oscars The Academy Awards of 2022 has been eventful. In the midst of all the celebrations and controversies that erupted, Apple scored a first. When CODA was announced the winner, it also became the first flick from a streaming service to win best picture at the Oscars. CODA’s winning moment was celebration time for streaming services that have been seeing a major spurt across the world. Streaming services of the likes of Apple, Netflix, and Amazon could have many more celebration events in the offing later on too, going by the way the audiences have been lapping up the services offered by them. And for now, its Apple TV Plus that is hogging the limelight. Hollywood’s most prestigious awards ceremony saw Apple TV Plus become the first streaming service to win Best Picture at the Oscars.  CODA, which was streamed by…

Apple has reportedly been toying with reverse wireless charging for a short time now Apple‘s iPhone 13 launch is still a few months away, but as expected, there’s no shortage of speculations and rumours. The latest social media chatter is about Apple planning to upgrade its MagSafe charging capabilities to make room for reverse wireless charging on its upcoming smartphone lineup. A new rumour from Max Weinbach (via EverythingApplePro) claimed that Apple’s new iPhone 13 lineup will likely feature a bigger wireless charging coil, reported Mashable. This may increase the circumference from which the iPhone can charge wirelessly and also leave a variety of advantages like increased wattage. Weinbach went on to speculate that this might be used to introduce reverse wireless charging to the iPhone, a feature that was expected to arrive last year itself with the iPhone 12. Rumor: iPhone 13 to Feature Larger Wireless Charging Coils, Possibly for Reverse Wireless Charging https://t.co/lcC8PLG0Ix…

Jane Fonda is on board for a key role in ‘Luck’ that envisions colliding worlds of good and bad luck, and the unlucky girl who must intervene to save the day. Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda will lend her voice for the upcoming animated film titled ‘Luck’. As per Variety, the forthcoming movie comes under the recently-announced content partnership between Apple and Skydance Animation. Jane Fonda is on board for a key role in ‘Luck’ that envisions colliding worlds of good and bad luck, and the unlucky girl who must intervene to save the day. The veteran actor will voice the role of The Dragon, described as the “exuberant CEO of Good Luck and undisputed luckiest ancient being in all the land. The Dragon is elegant, stylish, and as persuasive as she is powerful. The only thing better than good luck is more good luck, so when bad luck starts to spin out of control, she…

George Harrison rehearsed with Lennon and McCartney in this house even before the birth of The Beatles. The Beatles guitarist George Harrison’s childhood home, located at 25 Upton Green in Speke, Liverpool, has been put up for auction. The iconic musician had lived in this house since 1949 after his family moved in when Harrison was just six years old. The proposed auction of the house assumes significance due to the fact that this is the place that saw the ascend of Beatles as a band. Harrison had rehearsed with John Lennon and Paul McCartney at this house until the Harrison family moved out in 1962. It was around these times that The Beatles was recognised across the world as an iconic band. George Harrison lived with parents, siblings in this house The Harrison family, before beginning to live in this house, had been staying in a small house in Arnold Grove, Wavertree. George Harrison,…

As of now only Android mobile users will be able to access the games Netflix offers If you are a Netflix subscriber and a gaming enthusiast, you are in for exciting times.  With the much popular streaming platform making its foray into the video games terrain, users will get to play a bunch of games on the platform. Though the announcement came all of a sudden, gamers aren’t complaining. The video game library at the moment may be thin, but it is expected that more games would be added in the near term. The games now offered on Netflix are not those that have been outed by the larger studios. But then, Netflix being more prominent in streaming movies and series, the gaming part needs to be seen as a welcome addition. And, the games currently added are those based on mobile platforms. They also come with a base subscription. Netflix games available on Android…

Kanye West announced the release of his newest album ‘Donda’, which is set to come out this Friday American rapper Kanye West announced the release of his newest album ‘Donda’, which is set to come out this Friday.As per The Hollywood Reporter, the announcement was featured in a Beats by Dre ad — scored and edited by West — starring America’s fastest woman Sha’Carri Richardson. The ad featured the track star lining up to run a 100m sprint, while a preview of the album track ‘No Child Left Behind’ played in the background.The commercial spot aired during Game 6 of the NBA finals. ‘Donda’ will be West’s most recent project since his last album ‘Jesus is King’, which was released in 2019.The ad also announced an album listening event set to take place this Thursday in Atlanta. The event will take place at 8 pm ET and will be live-streamed globally via Apple Music. JUST…

Glenn Close is set to join actors Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming film titled ‘Brothers Hollywood actor Glenn Close is set to join actors Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming film titled ‘Brothers’, which will be directed by Max Barbakow.According to Deadline, with a script written by Macon Blair and Etan Cohen for ‘Brothers’, the movie will be produced by Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar alongside Brolin and Dinklage. Close is coming off her eighth Oscar nomination, for best-supporting actress in Netflix‘s ‘Hillbilly Eligy’. She will be seen next in the Apple TV+ original film ‘Swan Song’. .@Legendary has closed a deal for Glenn Close to join Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the comedy film #Brothers. And we'll take the laughs thank you very much. https://t.co/Ic6ywjReCV— TheWrap (@TheWrap) June 3, 2021 Barbakow most recently directed ‘Palm Springs’ starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, which broke the record for the largest…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a remarkably intelligent and charismatic actor, embodying charm with an unpredictable edge Hollywood actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to star as CEO of Uber in an anthology series by Showtime, the first season of which will tackle the rise of the ride-sharing app.According to Variety, the series, titled ‘Super Pumped’, was first announced as being in development in 2019, though it was not planned as an anthology at the time. Each season will now explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed the culture. Season 1 will be based on Mike Isaac’s book ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star as Travis Kalanick, Uber‘s first CEO and co-founder, who was ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup. The series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.Brian Koppelman and David Levien, creators of the Showtime…

‘Knives Out’ was released via Lionsgate in 2019, earning a total of USD 311.4 million at the box office on a USD 40 million budget Netflix‘s upcoming ‘Knives Out’ sequel has added actor Kate Hudson to the already packed star cast of the film.As per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has joined the first sequel to ‘Knives Out’, teaming up with a star-studded list of previously announced cast members including Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. and Edward Norton. Actor Daniel Craig, who essayed the role of master sleuth Benoit Blanc in the hit 2019 whodunnit, will reprise the role in the sequel.The upcoming second installment will be written and directed by Rian Johnson. He is also set to produce with Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner. Plot details are being kept under wraps but the follow-up will be another star-studded murder mystery anchored by Craig’s character Blanc.‘Knives Out’ was released via…

Robert De Niro will next appear in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon, which co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and is set up at Apple Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will star in ‘About My Father’, an upcoming film that is loosely based on the life of standup comic Sebastian Maniscalco.As per Variety, the forthcoming movie will be directed by Laura Terruso, who was behind the hit Netflix YA film ‘Work It’. The script for ‘About My Father’ will be written by Maniscalco and Austen Earl. De Niro is set to play Maniscalco’s father Salvo in the film, reuniting the pair after first appearing together in ace film director Martin Scorsese’s mob drama ‘The Irishman’.The film’s story will follow Sebastian as he tells his old-school Italian immigrant father that he is going to propose to his all-American girlfriend, and Salvo (De Niro) insists on crashing a weekend with her parents. A culture clash and hilarity ensues.Nathan Kahane,…

Demi Lovato is launching ‘4D with Demi Lovato’ with podcast company Cadence13 Singer-actor Demi Lovato is gearing up for the release of her newest venture: her debut podcast titled ‘4D with Demi Lovato’, which is scheduled to release on May 19.As per Variety, Lovato is launching ‘4D with Demi Lovato‘ with podcast company Cadence13. The upcoming podcast is set to release new episodes every Wednesday. The pop star will explore topics of importance to her on the weekly podcast, including mental health, activism, LGBTQ rights, justice, body positivity, art, and the environment.Alok, Glennon Doyle, Chelsea Handler, Jane Fonda and Jameela Jamil will be featured as guests on the show, along with other social activists, survivors, entrepreneurs, and artists. My new podcast #4DWithDemi will be available every week on @spotifypodcasts!! 🎧🌈Listen & follow my show here: https://t.co/GIfRWhw9l6— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 13, 2021 ‘4D with Demi Lovato’ is produced by Cadence13, OBB Sound, and Scooter Braun’s SB Projects.…

Filmmaker Rian Johnson’s upcoming sequel to ‘Knives Out’, Hollywood star Dave Bautista is set to join Daniel Craig In the first big casting to filmmaker Rian Johnson’s upcoming sequel to ‘Knives Out’, Hollywood star Dave Bautista is set to join Daniel Craig in the next installment, which Netflix recently landed the rights to in a monumental deal.Deadline first reported in March that Netflix was closing a deal north of USD 400 million for the next two installments, a historic deal for streamers. Johnson is back to write and direct the pic and will produce with his partner Ram Bergman with Craig reprising the role of super-sleuth Benoit Blanc. Plot details are unknown at this time other than Craig returning to solve another mystery revolving around a large cast of suspects. It is also unknown who Bautista will be playing in the pic. Production is set to start this summer in Greece. Dave Bautista Joins ‘Knives…

Edgar Ramirez currently stars in Netflix’s ‘Yes Day,’ and recently starred in HBO’s ‘The Undoing’. Actor Edgar Ramirez is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming drama series ‘Florida Man’.As per Variety, the eight-episode forthcoming series will be created by Donald Todd. Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan are serving as executive producers for Aggregate under their first-look deal at the streaming service. Todd, who will also serve as executive producer and showrunner of the hour-long drama, is known for creating the Christina Applegate comedy series ‘Samatha Who?’ for ABC. He has won a Writers Guild Award for his work on ‘Ugly Betty’ and has been nominated for an Emmy, Writers Guild Award, and Golden Globe for ‘This Is Us’.The upcoming series, described in the same vein as ‘Body Heat’ and Elmore Leonard’s ‘Out of Sight’, revolves around a struggling ex-cop who is “forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s…

Fukunaga will also produce ‘Tokyo Ghost’ under his Parliament of Owls banner with Hayden Lautenbach With his eagerly awaited James Bond instalment ‘No Time to Die’ is gearing up for an October theatrical release, filmmaker Cary Fukunaga is set to direct a feature adaptation of cyberpunk Image comic series ‘Tokyo Ghost for Legendary.’According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Tokyo Ghost’ is set in 2089 when humanity has become fully addicted to technology as an escape from reality. The story follows peacekeepers Debbie Decay and Led Dent, who are working in the Isles of Los Angeles and are given a job that will take them to the last tech-free country on Earth: the garden nation of Tokyo. Rick Remender, whose series ‘Fear Agent’ is currently being developed by Seth Rogen’s Point Grey for Amazon, and Sean Gordon Murphy, who is behind the ‘Chrononauts’ comic that is set for adaptation at Netflix, are behind the Image series. Cary…

Critics Choice Awards 2021: ‘Nomadland’ wins big, here’s a full list of winners The winners of the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced!The award ceremony, which honours excellence across film and TV, aired on The CW on Sunday and was hosted by Taye Diggs for the third year in a row. ‘Nomadland‘ and ‘The Crown’ took home numerous accolades, reported Deadline. ‘Nomadland’ won the biggest prize taking home the Best Picture award while filmmaker Chloe Zhao bagged trophies for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Netflix’s popular series ‘The Crown’ continued its winning streak as Gillian Anderson won for Best Supporting Actress for Drama for her turn as Margaret Thatcher. Meanwhile, Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin won for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, respectively.In addition to Zendaya being honoured with the SeeHer award, Daniel Kaluuya added more momentum to his awards season run as he won for Best Supporting Actor…

This is the first Golden Globe award win for Jason Sudeikis American actor Jason Sudeikis bagged the Golden Globe 2021 award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for the comedy series ‘Ted Lasso’.This is the first Golden Globe award win for Sudeikis. Apple TV+ show ‘Ted Lasso’ is an American comedy series developed by Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt, based on a character of the same name that Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Premier League. In this year’s Golden Globes, Ted Lasso gained two nominations — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.Earlier in the Golden Globe 2021 ceremony, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste took home the award for Best Original Score – Motion Picture – ‘Soul’.The 78th Golden Globe Awards is taking place…

‘Spaceman’ marks the first solo project from any of the Jonas Brothers since the trio got back together in 2019 As the world struggles with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which brings a fresh supply of stress every day, we all need an escape, and what’s better than tuning into some fresh music? Singer Nick Jonas‘ recently-released isolation-themed title track ‘Spaceman’ from his upcoming solo album of the same name could work as the perfect stress buster amid the health crisis.The singer announced the forthcoming release of his new solo album titled ‘Spaceman’ on Thursday and dropped the lead single of the same name. The song expresses the singer’s melancholy of cosmic proportions, reflecting the detached perspective that comes from having spent a year spent in isolation amid great turmoil. Nick took to Instagram to share the title track. He wrote, “The Spaceman era has begun. So excited to be starting this journey with all of…

The ‘Sliding Doors’ actor isolated Gwyneth Paltrow and spent time with her family amid the coronavirus pandemic American actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Tuesday opened about her personal experience of being diagnosed with COVID-19 and how she healed from the deadly virus.According to People magazine, the 48-year-old actor took to her Goop website and revealed that she had COVID-19 early on, and it left her with some long-tail fatigue and brain fog. She wrote, “In January, I had some tests were done that showed really high levels of inflammation in my body. So I turned to one of the smartest experts I know in this space, the functional medicine practitioner Dr Will Cole. After he saw all my labs, he explained that this was a case where the road to healing was going to be longer than usual.”Gwyneth Paltrow disclosed that she had been focusing on what she places into her body since recuperating from the…

Akshit Goel, founder of skincare brand TNW-The Natural Wash, shared some easy skincare hacks so that you can flaunt the most glowing and clear skin on the Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s day is just around the corner and on this occasion, couples usually take time out from their busy schedules to spend some precious moments with each other. Valentine’s Day has become a significant cultural and commercial celebration of romance and love in many parts of the world. While many lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts, a lot of others go on romantic dinner dates to celebrate the day of love. And who doesn’t want to look their fashionable best on special dinner dates? That one candlelight dinner might be about picking the right dress, but one will look stunning only if the dress is complemented with glowing and pampered skin. Girls and women spend hours decking themselves up to get the right look…

The Oscars 2021 nominations will be declared on March 15, with the show to take place on April 25. As the Oscars 2021 ceremony is scheduled for April 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday (local time) revealed its shortlists in nine categories. These categories include 15 documentary feature entries, 10 documentaries short subject, 15 international feature, 10 makeup and hairstyling, 15 for original score, 15 original songs, and 10 for the animated short film, live-action short film, and visual effects each. According to Variety, the shortlist voting for the esteemed Oscars 2021 award closed on February 5, and the remaining will proceed onward to the official phase one voting, which will take place on March 5 to 9. The Oscars 2021 nominations will be declared on March 15, with the show to take place on April 25. Announcing the 93rd #Oscars shortlists! https://t.co/j8AtB09vsO— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 9, 2021 Total…

New York has revealed the launch of the NY PopsUp festival that will bring star-studded power-packed live performances New York has revealed the launch of the NY PopsUp festival that will bring star-studded power-packed live performances back this year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.According to Entertainment Weekly, in order to revitalise the state’s arts industry, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the country’s most happening city is setting plans to bring back public live concerts in a safe way. Ahead of one-year anniversary of its world-famous theatre stages being shut in the fear of COVID-19 induced pandemic, ‘The Big Apple’ has disclosed its plans to host free live pop-performances featuring major stars. The festival is set to begin on February 20 and will run through Labour Day on September 6.Reportedly, the opening day performance will take place at the Javits Center, while the full run of 1000 performances will be spread geographically across every…