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☆ U.S. Begins Planning for 6G Wireless Communications
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( John D. Mckinnon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The next generation of wireless telecommunications, years away from deployment, could pave the way for global internet access still unavailable with the current 5G standard. Photo: Tang Ke/Costfoto/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—The Biden administration is beginning to plan for 6G wireless telecommunications, seeking to expand internet access while reasserting U.S. leadership in a sector where China has notched gains. The White House on Friday will meet with corporate, government and academic experts to begin developing goals and strategies for the new 6G communications technology, which would have the ability to take cloud computing and the mobile internet to true global ubiquity, among other improvements.

☆ MLB roundup: Padres' shutout ends Braves' win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Martinez (1-1) allowed three hits and two walks with six strikeouts over seven innings to get the win. Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Woodford (1-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings. Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (0-3) allowed seven runs on seven hits and four walks in four innings. Alek Thomas hit a two-run homer and Pavin Smith hit a solo shot for Arizona. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (1-3) gave up two runs on three hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Rays beat A's to stay undefeated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Stroman has allowed two runs and 17 hits over 32 innings while winning each of his last five home starts. Ji Hwan Bae, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Connor Joe each had an RBI double, and Oneil Cruz and Jason Delay hit RBI singles for the Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Rich Hill allowed seven runs and eight hits in four innings. Alex Cobb (0-1) was the hard-luck loser for the Giants after holding the Royals to two runs on seven hits in seven innings. Kershaw (1-1) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in six innings.

☆ Study finds diversity stunted in theatrical film roles but better in streaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/LOS ANGELES, March 30 (Reuters) - Despite the Oscars triumph of Asian-led film "Everything Everywhere All at Once," the diversity of leading roles in 2022's theatrical films slid to pre-pandemic levels, UCLA researchers found in a study released on Thursday. The annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report looked at 88 films released in cinemas last year and found that 21.6% of lead roles were filled by minorities. More than 33% of lead actors in 99 streaming films were minorities, the researchers said. Additionally, the interest in streaming films about women of color increased. While around a quarter of adults in the United States have a disability, actors with disabilities consisted of roughly 9% of lead roles in theatrical films and 6% in streaming films, the researchers said.

☆ General Motors' China business is hurting, and it's not just because of Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

He purchased his Nio over models from rival Chinese automakers Xpeng , Li Auto and IM Motors. GM's operations in the country are much larger than those of its crosstown rival Ford Motor, for example. Equity income from GM's Chinese operations and joint ventures has fallen 67% since its peak of more than $2 billion in 2014 and 2015. And the rising quality of domestic-made electric vehicles helped support — and tap — growing nationalistic pride among China's consumers. In February, Ford named Sam Wu, a former Whirlpool executive who joined the automaker in October, as president and chief executive of its China operations, starting March 1.

☆ Studio A24 captures Oscar spotlight with big wins for best picture, acting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

LOS ANGELES, March 13 (Reuters) - Independent studio A24 was the big winner at Sunday's Academy Awards, taking nine awards out of its 18 nominations, including best picture and all four acting prizes. The studio's "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won seven Oscars, the most of the evening, including best picture. However, Brendan Fraser took the best actor prize for A24's "The Whale," which also won for best makeup and hairstyling. Not since the heyday of Miramax in the 1990s has an independent studio garnered such attention, talent and box office success, entertainment industry insiders say. EVERYTHING EVERYWHEREThe first film A24 produced and financed, together with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, was “Moonlight,” which won the Oscar for best picture in 2017.

☆ Backstage moments at the Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang pose with the Oscar for Best Picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" along with cast Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and James Hong in the photo room. REUTERS/Mike...more

☆ Factbox: Full list of winners at the 2023 Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, March 13 (Reuters) - The 95th Academy Awards took place at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and were broadcast live on ABC television. The following is the full list of 2023 Oscar winners:BEST PICTURE"Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST ACTRESSMichelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST ACTORBrendan Fraser, "The Whale"BEST DIRECTORDaniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST SUPPORTING ACTORKe Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSJamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM"All Quiet on the Western Front," GermanyBEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM"Navalny"BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY"Everything Everywhere All at Once," written by Daniel Kwan and Daniel ScheinertBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY"Women Talking," screenplay by Sarah PolleyBEST ORIGINAL SCORE"All Quiet on the Western Front," Volker BertelmannBEST ORIGINAL SONG"Naatu Naatu," from "RRR," music by M.M. Keeravaani; lyrics by ChandraboseCINEMATOGRAPHY"All Quiet On The Western Front," James FriendVISUAL EFFECTS"Avatar: The Way of Water"SOUND"Top Gun: Maverick"FILM EDITING"Everything Everywhere All at Once"PRODUCTION DESIGN"All Quiet On The Western Front"COSTUME DESIGN"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Ruth CarterMAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING"The Whale"DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM"The Elephant Whisperers"SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION"An Irish Goodbye"SHORT FILM, ANIMATED"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"Reporting by Mary Milliken; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ke Huy Quan wins best supporting actor Oscar for 'Everything, Everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Ke Huy Quan reacts after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaLOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Ke Huy Quan, the Vietnamese-born actor who as a child appeared in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," received the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role as Waymond Wang in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Quan's portrayal of Waymond Wang was his first major role since the '90s. And they gave me an opportunity to try again.”On stage at the Oscars, Quan tearfully acknowledged his 84-year-old mother watching at home, hefting the Oscar and declaring, "Mom, I just won an Oscar!" I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow I wound up here on Hollywood's biggest stage," Quan said.

☆ Ke Huy Quan wins best supporting actor for 'Everything, Everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaBy Dawn ChmielewskiLOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Ke Huy Quan, the Vietnamese-born actor who as a child appeared in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," received the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role as Waymond in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Quan in his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes acknowledged "Indiana Jones" director Steven Spielberg for giving him his big break. "I was raised to never forget where I came from, to always remember who gave me my first opportunity," Quan said. Quan said he felt "so very lucky to have been chosen" for the "Indiana Jones" role, though he began to wonder "if that was it."

☆ Factbox: Winners at the 2023 Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - The 95th Academy Awards are taking a place at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and are being broadcast live on ABC television. The following is a list of Oscar winners so far:BEST SUPPORTING ACTORKe Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSJamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM"Navalny"CINEMATOGRAPHY"All Quiet On The Western Front," James FriendSHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION"An Irish Goodbye"Reporting by Mary Milliken; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Champagne carpet and crisis team ready for Oscars celebration on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In case of an unexpected twist, a crisis response team will be on hand at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Several of 2022's biggest hits at the multiplex landed in the best picture race, from "Top Gun" and "Everything Everywhere" to "Elvis" and "Avatar: The Way of Water." To change up the look, organizers swapped out the traditional red carpet for the first time since 1961, opting instead for a champagne color. "Everything Everywhere All at Once," an offbeat story about a Chinese-American laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes, comes in as the favorite to win best picture. The dimension-hopping kung fu adventure has swept the major Hollywood awards in the weeks leading up to the Oscars.

The film dominated nominations for major categories, showing up in the fields of best picture, best director, best actress, best supporting actress, best supporting actor and best original screenplay. Throughout the awards season, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" has snared wins for acting, directing and best picture from various groups. Many expect it to sweep best picture, best director, best actress and best original screenplay. Yeoh, 60, is the first Asian-identifying woman nominated for best actress. Ana De Armas is the first Cuban actress to be nominated for best actress for her role as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix movie "Blonde."

☆ Offbeat multiverse movie 'Everything Everywhere' dominates the Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The movie claimed seven awards overall, including three of the four acting Oscars for stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis, who built a career in horror films such as "Halloween," won best supporting actress for playing a frumpy tax agent named Deirdre Beaubeirdre. "The Whale" star Brendan Fraser, known for 1990s roles such as "The Mummy" and "Encino Man," won best actor for playing a severely obese man trying to reconnect with his daughter. "Naatu Naatu," a song from the Indian movie "RRR" that created a viral dance sensation, was honored as best original song. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast live on Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) ABC network.

☆ After a wild, losing week for stocks, investors brace for more market-moving data
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

But PPI readings can predict the direction of future consumer price readings. High interest rates hurt because they increase monthly costs, but it's the lack of supply that contributes to elevated list prices. If we can get inflation down while seeing other economic indicators hold up, the likelihood of a soft landing increases. ET: Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization Looking back It was a tough week for stocks, with the Dow falling 4.4% in its worst showing since June. Under the hood, all sectors finished lower for the week, led down by financials and followed by materials and real estate.

☆ Versace reaches for new heights with starry LA rooftop show
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the Versace Fall-Winter 2023 collection fashion show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLOS ANGELES, March 10 (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Versace made its Fall/Winter 2023 show a star-studded affair on Thursday, moving its catwalk from Milan to Los Angeles three days before this year's Oscars ceremony. Held on the roof-top of the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, the open-air show was brought forward by a day due to a heavy rain forecast. Gigi Hadid led models on the runway dressed in a black pencil skirt and power-shouldered blazer. Versace offered denim trousers and jackets for more casual options.

☆ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ studio A24 captures Oscar spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

LOS ANGELES, March 10 (Reuters) - A24, the independent studio behind such films as “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and "The Whale," is poised to dominate this year’s Academy Awards, eclipsing Hollywood’s established studios and awards-hungry streamers that are spending millions on Oscar campaigns. Not since the heyday of Miramax in the 1990s has an independent studio garnered such attention, talent and box office success, entertainment industry insiders say. EVERYTHING EVERYWHEREThe first film A24 produced and financed, together with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, was “Moonlight,” which won the Oscar for best picture in 2017. The studio has garnered 53 Oscar nominations in less than a decade, including best picture nods for “Lady Bird, “Minari” and “Room.”A24's film slate has grown at the pace of its cash flow - starting with three movies in 2016 to 15 in 2022. This year, it’s on track to produce about 15 films for theatrical release, eight documentaries and 10 television shows.

☆ Where Are They Now? Former Child Stars Are Rooting for Ke Huy Quan
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( John Jurgensen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former child star Ke Huy Quan is nominated for an Oscar for his role in ’Everything Everywhere All at Once.’Back in a different lifetime, he was Short Round and Data, two sidekick characters who lit up major 1980s movies and became icons of adventure for a generation of kids. Then, after the one-two bonanza of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “The Goonies,” the actor Ke Huy Quan struggled to land more roles, a quandary familiar to former child stars. Today, members of the “where are they now” fraternity of acting are rooting for Mr. Quan, 51, as he competes for an Academy Award for his supporting role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" is now available to stream with a Showtime membership. The Oscar-nominated movie stars Michelle Yeoh as a laundromat owner who jumps across the multiverse. You can also buy film to watch at home from digital retailers like Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu. How to watch 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'""Everything Everywhere All at Once" is now available to watch at home with a Showtime subscription. Once you've made your digital purchase, you can stream the film as many times as you like with no restrictions.

☆ Factbox: Winners at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/10] Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams and William Stanford Davis accept the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award for "Abbott Elementary" during the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) - These are the key winners of the 29th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for the best performances in film and television in 2022, handed out at a streamed ceremony on Sunday:BEST MOVIE CAST"Everything Everywhere All At Once"BEST MALE ACTOR, MOVIEBrendan Fraser, "The Whale"BEST FEMALE ACTOR, MOVIEMichelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All At Once"BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING ACTOR, MOVIEJamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”BEST MALE SUPPORTING ACTOR, MOVIEKe Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All At Once"BEST FEMALE ACTOR, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIESJessica Chastain, “George and Tammy”BEST MALE ACTOR, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIESSam Elliot, “1883”BEST FEMALE ACTOR, TV DRAMAJennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”BEST MALE ACTOR, TV DRAMAJason Bateman, “Ozark”BEST FEMALE ACTOR, TV COMEDYJean Smart, “Hacks”BEST MALE ACTOR, TV COMEDYJeremy Allen White, “The Bear”BEST TV DRAMA ENSEMBLE“The White Lotus”BEST TV COMEDY ENSEMBLE“Abbott Elementary”Reporting by Danielle Broadway; Editing by Mary Milliken and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Why 94-year-old ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star James Hong says he's not close to retiring
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Onstage, Hong reflected on the early days of his career, when he often played side characters to white leads in yellowface. Hong recalled that producers "said Asians were not good enough and they are not box office. After decades in the industry, Hong is getting greater public recognition for his work. Hong received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022, making history as the oldest recipient to receive the honor. Hong says he's a better actor today than ever.

☆ SAG Awards Style: Zendaya, ‘White Lotus’ Cast and More From the Red Carpet
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Style News | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ke Huy Quan, who made history for his win for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” in a Gucci navy tuxedo with a large DeBeers brooch and Omega watch. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters

☆ Hollywood producers honor Tom Cruise and 'Everything Everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb 25 (Reuters) - Hollywood producers celebrated Tom Cruise's career and handed their top film honor to multiverse adventure "Everything Everywhere All at Once" on Saturday at one of the key awards ceremonies ahead of next month's Oscars. The Producers Guild of America honored Cruise with a lifetime achievement award, and several speakers thanked the actor for boosting the pandemic-hobbled movie business with last summer's blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick." "Tom Cruise showed all of us that moviegoing was back," Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, said in her introduction. The 60-year-old Cruise rose to fame as the star of "Risky Business," "Cocktail," "A Few Good Men" and other films. As he accepted his award, Cruise applauded the work of the TV and film producers in the audience.

The movie about a Chinese-American laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes also claimed three acting awards, for lead female actor Michelle Yeoh and supporting actors Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film honorees are closely watched because actors make up the largest group of voters for March 12's Academy Awards. Quan, a former child star who had given up on acting for years, claimed the trophy for male actor in a supporting role. Jamie Lee Curtis, who played an exacting tax agent in "Everything Everywhere," claimed the award for female actor in a supporting role. Brendan Fraser won best male movie actor for "The Whale."

☆ 'Everything Everywhere' vies for Hollywood's SAG awards on road to Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The movie starring Michelle Yeoh as an exasperated laundry owner trying to finish her taxes is the favorite to take best film ensemble at the SAG awards, according to experts polled by the Gold Derby website. If the movie wins big, that would give it a boost on the way to the Academy Awards on March 12. SAG winners are chosen by members of the SAG-AFTRA acting union, and actors make up the largest group of voters for the Oscars. In television categories, "Better Call Saul," "The Crown," "Ozark," "Severance" and "The White Lotus" will compete for best drama cast. TV comedy nominees for best cast are "Abbott Elementary," "Barry," "The Bear," "Hacks" and "Only Murders in the Building."

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