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2023 Oscars heat index: BAFTAs ignite burning love for Austin Butler over Brendan Fraser
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Damien Chazelle's La La Land to foxtrot its way to Broadway
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2023 Oscar predictions: See top contenders for Academy Awards nominations
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Damien Chazelle knew Babylon would 'get some people mad,' embraces 'fierce opinions'
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From honey badgers to octopuses, Margot Robbie reveals the animals that have inspired her roles
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Avatar 2 passes $1 billion at the box office as starry Babylon fails to shine
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Damien Chazelle has a secret 2-hour cut of Babylon — filmed on his iPhone
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Every Singin' in the Rain reference in Babylon
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Babylon composer Justin Hurwitz on La La Land comparisons and why he steered clear of 1920s jazz
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Damien Chazelle on Babylon's 'orgiastic behavior' and trippy ending
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Tobey Maguire explains why he personally chose the 'creepiest, most depraved' Babylon role
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In 2022, Hollywood played itself to excess — but to what end?
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Jean Smart and Margot Robbie on the perils of deepfakes: 'I don't want to be in a year 3000 porn'
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Jean Smart worried Babylon would be 'X-rated': 'No one is going be able to come and see it'
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Babylon number 'My Girl's P---y' is, in fact, a real song from 1931
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Babylon stars detail their favorite movie magic moment on set: 'It was the best day of my life'
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Babylon's Margot Robbie, the contenders who are up (and down) in the Oscars race, and more in EW's The Awardist
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Babylon review: Baby, it's way too much
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The best movie fashion of 2022
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The 16 movies we're most excited to see this holiday season
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Exploring Babylon, Damien Chazelle's star-studded new movie
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Margot Robbie fights a snake and Brad Pitt gets drunk in decadent first Babylon trailer
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Damien Chazelle says Ryan Gosling is one of few actors of his generation who has mastered art of film acting
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Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie channel Golden Age Hollywood glamor in Babylon first look
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Taylor Swift, Weird Al Yankovic film, Squid Game star's directorial debut join TIFF 2022 lineup
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2023 Oscars predictions: Brendan Fraser, Viola Davis, Avatar, and more contenders to watch
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The best TV shows on Netflix right now
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29 directors who made a name at Sundance
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Tobey Maguire sets first acting role in 7 years with Damien Chazelle's Babylon
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Dolly Parton updates '9 to 5' for Super Bowl ad directed by La La Land's Damien Chazelle
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La La Land director explores the jazz underground of Paris in Netflix's The Eddy trailer
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Avengers: Infinity War, Into the Spider-Verse storm Visual Effects Society Awards
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Oscars 2019: Analyzing sound categories with A Star Is Born, A Quiet Place, and First Man
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Escapism versus reality — which wins Best Picture at the Oscars?
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First Man can't launch past Venom and A Star Is Born at the box office
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Hear the first two tracks from Justin Hurwitz's cosmic First Man score
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Ryan Gosling was Damien Chazelle's only choice for First Man
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Neil Armstrong's sons champion First Man at TIFF: Damien Chazelle 'got it right'
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In Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling's First Man, the Oscar race begins: EW review
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First Man Venice reviews hail Ryan Gosling's 'turbulently spectacular' Oscar hopeful biopic
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Suspiria remake, Coen brothers' Buster Scruggs join Venice Film Festival lineup
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Oscars 2019: Lady Gaga, Timothée Chalamet, and other contenders on the horizon
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Ryan Gosling soars as Neil Armstrong in First Man footage
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How three key Oscar contenders can build their way to Best Picture
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Miles Teller says La La Land exit 'played out much differently than people think'
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La La Land director Damien Chazelle attached to new Paris-set Netflix series
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Damien Chazelle joins Twitter to blast Trump: 'Impeach this loathsome misogynist racist'
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Annette Bening named Venice Film Festival jury president, ending 10-year male streak
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Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll to join Ryan Gosling in First Man
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Damien Chazelle's script The Claim gets picked up, eyes 2018 release
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Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling moon landing drama First Man gets release date
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How Oscar nods boosted 2017's best picture contenders at the box office
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La La Land coffee shop added to Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Hollywood
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La La Land wins best film at BAFTA Awards
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Critical Mass: Fifty Shades Darker, The LEGO Batman Movie
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DGA Awards 2017: 5 standout political speeches
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Damien Chazelle wins DGA Award for La La Land
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Critical Mass: Critics keep their distance from The Space Between Us
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Box office: Split could threepeat over Rings, Space Between Us
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Box office report: Split repeats, A Dog's Purpose puts Resident Evil down
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La La Land video compares film to its classic cinematic inspirations
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23 Oscar nominees reveal untold stories behind their films
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Where to watch the major 2017 Oscar nominees