Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Angela Bassett Wore All Chanel for Her Old Hollywood-Inspired Oscars Beauty Look
Makeup artist D'Andre Michael and hairstylist Randy Stodghill explained how they created the 'Black Panther: Wakanda' star's regal beauty look to complement her vibrant purple Moschino gown — here's how to shop the products.
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Most Memorable Oscar Moments, From Jimmy Kimmel Mocking the Slap to Michelle Yeoh Making History
The 2023 Oscars were full of laughs, tears and cheers throughout the night from the presenters, winners, host and Hollywood audience. From host Jimmy Kimmel‘s slapgate jokes to Michelle Yeoh making history with her best actress win amid a big night for best picture Everything Everywhere All at Once, here are some of the night’s […]
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Rihanna Wows Oscars With Performance of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Anthem “Lift Me Up”
Rihanna gave a rousing performance of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tribute song to Chadwick Boseman at the 2023 Oscars. The singer — who is pregnant and recently headlined the Super Bowl halftime show — stood in place onstage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday as she belted out “Lift Me Up,” which is nominated […]
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Oscars: Ruth E. Carter Makes History With Best Costume Design Win for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
At the 2023 Oscars, Ruth E. Carter won her second statuette for her imaginative costume work on the futuristic Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This marked Carter’s second Oscar win for best costume design. She previously won an Oscar in 2019 for Marvel’s Black Panther, becoming the first-ever Black woman to take home the […]
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Sound Mixer Peter J. Devlin on Returning to Wakanda and Why He’s Feeling Good About the Academy’s Future
Peter J. Devlin — who started his career as an audio assistant at the BBC and went on to work on big action movies including Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and smaller dramatic films such as Frost/Nixon — will accept the Cinema Audio Society’s Career Achievement Award. Devlin has worked on more than 70 films and […]
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Makes Splashy Debut on Streaming Chart
Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever made a splashy debut on Disney+, according to Nielsen’s streaming rankings. The Marvel Studios sequel soared to the No. 3 spot on Nielsen’s all-time list of top streaming movies in a single week with 2,269 billion minutes of viewing time between Jan. 30 and Feb. 5 after hitting Disney+ […]
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How the Oscar Nominees for Visual Effects Created Movie Magic at the Highest Magnitude
The Batman The aim of Matt Reeves’ The Batman was to make it feel as if the action could really happen. “There’s no science fiction element or fantastic element that removes it from our reality,” production VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon says, explaining that required doing as much in camera as possible. Special FX supervisor Dominic […]
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‘Babylon,’ ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Costume Designers on Defining Their Characters’ Looks
Babylon The glamorous costume arc of silent film ingenue turned talkie-era flameout Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) offers a cautionary tale, like Damien Chazelle’s movie itself. She audaciously crashes a Hollywood producer’s debauched party — sartorially manifesting her big break. “She’s already a star in her own mind,” says costume designer Mary Zophres, imagining that Nellie […]
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Hair and Makeup Designers Detail the Artistry Above and Below the Ocean
The Talokanil CAMILLE FRIEND Establishing the Talokanil, which is a whole new underwater Mayan society, [we wanted] to represent that really well. We wanted to be culturally appropriate. We worked with Dr. Gerardo Aldana [Creative Studies dean and professor of Chicano Studies at the department of anthropology at UC Santa Barbara]. He gave us so […]
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Composer Ludwig Göransson on Working With Rihanna: “She Felt a Strong Connection With the Story”
When Ludwig Göransson attends the 95th Academy Awards, he’ll be walking in as both an Oscar winner (he won for Black Panther in 2018) and a first-time nominee (for his first original song entry). He, alongside director Ryan Coogler, Nigerian artist Tems and global icon Rihanna, are nominated for “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: […]
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NAACP Image Awards: Will Smith, Angela Bassett, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Among Top Winners
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary were among the top winners of the 2023 NAACP Image Awards. Bassett took the top prize of Entertainer of the Year at the Queen Latifah-hosted ceremony, with Latifah herself presenting her with the honor. And when Bassett took the stage to accept the last award of […]
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Oscars: Rihanna Will Perform on Telecast
What a month: hot on the heels of her Feb. 12 Super Bowl halftime performance, pop superstar Rihanna will perform on the 2023 Oscars telecast on March 12, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday. The Barbadian singer-songwriter, who is the second-best-selling female music artist of all time, will presumably perform “Lift […]
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