Netflix defends its impact on the movie business ahead of Oscars debate

Netflix did pretty well at this year’s Academy Awards, but it’s also facing pushback from some big names in the movie business. “Roma” took home more high-profile Oscars (Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography) than any Netflix or streaming original before it. But it lost out to “Green Book” for Best Picture, a […]

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Gaga and Bradley set the meme-osphere and our loins ablaze this week with their Oscar’s performance — All the Memes

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The 91st Academy Awards happened Sunday night and even without a host, the Oscars managed to produce some quality memes. From Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s smoldering eye contact to Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson’s warm embrace — find out which memes we deemed Oscar-worthy on this week’s episode of All The Memes. Read more…

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ director Jon M. Chu once faked his way into the Oscars

We’ve all thought about making flimsy fake VIP passes to get into some fancy party, right?
Well, Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu actually did it once, sneaking into his first ever Oscars with a fake pass he made himself.
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Guillermo sneaking tequila into the Oscars red carpet never fails to be hilarious

You can always rely on Guillermo to make things interesting.
Jimmy Kimmel’s cheerful on-the-ground reporter paid another visit to the Oscars this year, where he chatted with various stars on the red carpet.
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Trevor Noah’s inspirational quote at the Oscars was actually superb trolling

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Trevor Noah used his stage time at the Oscars to honor his South African roots – and to poke a little healthy fun at white people while he was at it. 

The Daily Show host shared a Xhosa proverb while introducing Best Picture nominee Black Panther. Except that it wasn’t an inspirational quote, but Noah saying, “White people don’t know I’m lying.”

“Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I would see King T’Challa flying over our village,” Noah joked. “And he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase.” 

It turns out the next part was also a joke; Noah spoke in Xhosa and then translated his words to “In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart.” Read more…

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Olivia Colman’s Oscar dress had pockets and she’s in charge of the revolution now

Pockets are pretty useful for human beings. You can use them to store stuff that you really need, to keep your hands warm, or even just to strike a really cool pose. The possibilities are, quite frankly, endless.
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Spike Lee was not cool with ‘Green Book’ winning Best Picture at the Oscars

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Spike Lee is also angry about Green Book winning Best Picture.

The BlacKkKlansman director was reported to have stood up and waved his hands in disgust during Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, when Julia Roberts announced Green Book as the winner of the night’s top prize.

As per the Associated Press

Lee reportedly tried to leave, but was stopped, and eventually returned to his seat. 

Spike Lee was visibly angry when “Green Book” was announced as the winner of best picture at the Oscars, waving his arms in disgust and appearing to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre before he was stopped at the doors. He returned to his seat when the speeches were over.

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From Gaga to ‘Green Book’: The best and worst Oscar moments of the night

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Even without a host, the 2019 Oscars managed to be simultaneously entertaining, infuriating, insipid, and bizarre. For the most part, the good seemed to outweigh the bad, but the bad was divisive and confusing. 

We can explain.

BEST: Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler 

This powerhouse trio of SNL alumni were the first presenters to take the stage, emphasizing that they were not hosts (and making us wish they were). They delighted in puns about the nominated movies, including such gems as “Hey Chadwick Boseman, Wakanda plans you got later?” Rudolph even took a crack at Lady Gaga’s iconic “Shallow” riff right in front of the star, and may we just say – she nailed it! Read more…

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