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From The Exorcist To The Brutalist & Where To Watch Them Online

From The Exorcist To The Brutalist & Where To Watch Them Online

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10 Biggest Best Picture Oscar Snubs Ever: From Saving Private Ryan To La La Land(Photo Credit –YouTube/Prime Video) The winners of the 2026 Academy Awards will be revealed at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 15, 2026. This year’s most nominated films include Sinners with 16 nominations, followed by One Battle After Another with 13, while Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, and Sentimental Value have nine nominations each. As anticipation builds over which film will ultimately take home the Best Picture Oscar, it’s worth remembering that many acclaimed films in the past, despite resonating strongly with both critics and audiences, fell short of winning the top prize. Without undermining the real winners, let’s take a look at ten of the biggest Best Picture snubs in Oscar history. 1. The Exorcist – 46th Academy Awards (1974) Director: William Friedkin RT Score: 78% Streaming On: Prime Video & Apple TV+ (Rent) Plot: The supernatural horror film follows a young girl who becomes possessed by a powerful demonic force and how two Catholic priests attempt to perform a dangerous …

David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time | Hollywood

David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time | Hollywood

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Mar 23, 2025 10:56 AM IST David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time Los Angeles, Canadian director David Cronenberg says the recent backlash towards “The Brutalist” for using AI to enhance lead actor, Adrien Brody’s voice is nothing but a campaign against the movie. David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time Cronenberg attended the London Soundtrack Festival where he spoke on the controversy. He compared his own film “M. Butterfly” and said that makers often “mess with actors’ voices”. “I must confess, there was a scandal ‘The Brutalist’. There was a discussion about Adrien Brody… but apparently they used artificial intelligence to improve his accent. I think it was a campaign against ‘The Brutalist’ by some other Oscar nominees. It’s very much a Harvey Weinstein kind of thing, though he wasn’t around,” he said according to the entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter. The 82-year-old filmmaker admitted editing the voice of a character in his own film back then. …

Academy Award-Winners Anora & The Brutalist Overtake This Classic Christopher Nolan Indie Thriller At Box Office

Academy Award-Winners Anora & The Brutalist Overtake This Classic Christopher Nolan Indie Thriller At Box Office

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Did You Know Anora & The Brutalist’s Numbers Took Over A Major Christopher Nolan Thriller At The BO? ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) As Anora director Sean Baker wrapped the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, seizing his record fourth statuette of the night, he roared, “Long live independent cinema” — a mantra that couldn’t have resounded better outside a ceremony exalting indie films over studio juggernauts and streaming titans. Anora clinched five wins, The Brutalist nabbed three, and A Real Pain, Flow, and others—all original films without the tag of sequel, remake, biography, or adaptation attached to them—galvanized the evening with one award each. Their victories now incite a box office rush, unlike anything the majors could muster. Even months after its digital release, Anora and The Brutalist saw theater admissions soar post-Oscar night. Anora’s Monday take vaulted over 400% from the prior week, Tuesday’s surge past 350%, pushing its domestic haul to $16.3 million and overseas to $25.3 million — a worldwide sum of $41.6 million. The Brutalist echoed this climb, uncannily matching those …

Oscars 2025: Best Actor Winner Adrien Brody Breaks Longest Speech Record

Oscars 2025: Best Actor Winner Adrien Brody Breaks Longest Speech Record

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Adrien Brody had a great night at the 97th Academy Awards. The actor won the Best Actor award for his impressive role as Laszlo Toth in the epic period drama The Brutalist. Brody beat Timothee Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastan Stan and Ralph Fiennes to achieve the feat. This marks his second Academy Award after The Pianist. Upon winning, Brody was understandably emotional and went on to deliver a long speech. As per reports, Adrien Brody has broken the record for the longest Oscar acceptance speech. Having won earlier, he was aware of the 45-second time. However, he requested that the rap music that plays as a time cue to end the speech, be turned off. His record-breaking speech was five minutes and 30 seconds long. Previously, the record was held by Best Actress winner Greer Garson who won the award for Mrs Miniver back in 1943. Here’s what Adrien Brody said during his award acceptance speech: In his speech, Adrien said, “They’re already counting me down, okay thank you God. Thank you for this blessed …

Oscars viewership dips by 7% as indie films Anora, The Brutalist best studio blockbusters; Hulu glitch plays its part | Hollywood

Oscars viewership dips by 7% as indie films Anora, The Brutalist best studio blockbusters; Hulu glitch plays its part | Hollywood

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Mar 04, 2025 08:18 AM IST The Oscars were watched by an estimated 18 million people in the US this year as against 19.5 million last year. This year’s Oscars telecast that honoured independent film Anora brought in an estimated 18.1 million U.S. viewers on television and streaming, according to data released by broadcaster ABC on Monday. Mikey Madison, winner of the Oscar for Best Actress for Anora, Adrien Brody, winner of the Oscar for Best Actor for The Brutalist, Zoe Saldana, winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez, and Kieran Culkin, winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, pose in the Oscars photo room at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole(REUTERS) The audience for the highest honours in Hollywood fell 7% from the 2024 ceremony when 19.5 million people tuned in to see the blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer take the Best Picture. Among adults under 50, viewership rose 3% from last year, ABC said. Anora, an unconventional …

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance Post Taylor Swift Split

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance Post Taylor Swift Split

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Spotting Joe Alwyn on the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards was not on many people’s bingo cards. This marked one of his rare public appearances at a prestigious ceremony following his split from ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift. He looked sharp in a classic black tuxedo paired with a crisp white shirt and a black bow tie. Adding a touch of elegance, the actor accessorized with a shiny brooch pinned to his lapel. After he appeared at the event, many netizens quickly shared mixed reactions. One person on X wrote, “He always looks fine to me.” Another added, “Joe Alwyn killed it at the Oscars! Always on point with his red carpet looks.” Meanwhile, another user quipped, “I didn’t know they were letting waiters on the red carpet as well.” At this point, the actor is no stranger to online criticism, especially after his split from Taylor Swift in 2023. Many also believe that the songstress included alleged Easter eggs about him in her 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department. On the professional front, he …

Why Did Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist Face Major Backlash Amid Successful Awards Season?

Why Did Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist Face Major Backlash Amid Successful Awards Season?

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Is Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist facing some major backlash? ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist has been riding the awards season wave, bagging ten Oscar nominations—including Best Picture, Best Director, and acting nods for Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. But along with the praise, there’s been some serious side-eye. The reason? AI in post-production. Now, AI in movies isn’t new—we’ve seen it de-age actors, recreate voices, and even touch up backgrounds. But The Brutalist took it a step further. The film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, admitted that AI voice tech was used to smooth out Hungarian dialogue. Essentially, AI helped Brody and Jones sound more native. This revelation has reignited Hollywood’s AI debate—how much tech is too much? The backlash has been real, and suddenly, The Brutalist is at the center of a controversy it probably didn’t see coming. Jancsó spilled the AI tea in an interview with RedShark News, explaining how they used Respeecher’s voice tech to enhance Brody and Jones’ Hungarian pronunciation. Apparently, certain sounds were tough to master, so …

Oscars 2025: Why Has Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist Found Itself in Hot Waters? Controversy EXPLAINED

Oscars 2025: Why Has Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist Found Itself in Hot Waters? Controversy EXPLAINED

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Brady Corbet’s movie The Brutalist has gained lots of buzz during this year’s awards season; however, it has also caught up in a controversy over the application of generative AI technology during postproduction. The Brutalist has earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and acting nominations for Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. The controversy arose when the editor of the film, Dávid Jancsó, revealed that Respeecher’s AI voice technology was utilized to polish Jones and Brody’s Hungarian lines. In an interview with RedShark News, Jancsó said, “If you’re coming from the Anglo-Saxon world certain sounds can be particularly hard to grasp. We first tried to ADR these harder elements with the actors. Then we tried to ADR them completely with other actors but that just didn’t work. So we looked for other options of how to enhance it.” Since the actors are not native Hungarian speakers, the AI-aided process ensured perfection in pronunciation by mixing Jancsó’s voice with the actors’. He meant to preserve the authenticity of the Hungarian language. He acknowledged, “It is controversial …

Adrien Brody on his journey from The Pianist to The Brutalist: ‘I yearn to find roles that speak to the human condition’ | Hollywood

Adrien Brody on his journey from The Pianist to The Brutalist: ‘I yearn to find roles that speak to the human condition’ | Hollywood

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Back in 2003, Adrien Brody became the youngest recipient of the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards. He received the honour for his striking performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust war drama The Pianist. 22 years later, he’s nominated in the same category for yet another Holocaust saga, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. Adrien isn’t sure if he’ll get second time lucky, but the actor tells Hindustan Times that his role from 2002 certainly informed the portrayal of László Tóth in The Brutalist. Adrien Brody has been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Brutalist at Oscars 2025. Same yet different “The work I’d done as a young actor to understand the sense of history and profound loss for so many people, and the horrors of that time, really touched me deeply. I had the responsibility of telling one man’s journey that was representative of the profound loss of six million lives. Obviously, it would inform my telling of the backstory of László as he embarks on his journey of a life in America. The …

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet on besting Payal Kapadia at Golden Globes: ‘She’s an extraordinary filmmaker’ | Hollywood

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet on besting Payal Kapadia at Golden Globes: ‘She’s an extraordinary filmmaker’ | Hollywood

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Brady Corbet is going into the Academy Awards with some good momentum. The Brutalist director clinched the Best Director honour at the Golden Globes, besting India’s Payal Kapadia, who was nominated for her debut feature film All We Imagine As Light. Brady, along with his wife and The Brutalist co-writer Mona Fastvold, assured Hindustan Times how proud they’re of young female Indian filmmakers like Payal. Brady Corbet on besting Payal Kapadia at Golden Globes. On the American dream and legacy “Payal is an extraordinary filmmaker. My pal Chaitanya Tamhane is also an extraordinary director. I’m very, very supportive of more films from India being internationally recognised. We have a lot of conversations about gender parity at festivals every year. But how frequently is a nation that produces as much cinema as yours is underrepresented at these festivals is something I find baffling and appalling,” says Brady, adding, “I’m extremely excited for Payal’s success. It’s extremely deserved. I hope it means a new wave for Indian cinema, especially from young female filmmakers like herself.” “That’s what …