Explosive pre-Oscar drama ensues as Best Picture nominee 'The Holdovers' faces serious plagiarism allegations. Screenwriter Simon Stephenson claims the film was "plagiarized line-by-line" from his decade-old script 'Frisco.' The accusations question the film's authenticity, potentially impacting its Oscar prospects. Stephenson asserts overwhelming evidence, alleging director Alexander Payne's involvement. The controversy raises crucial debates on intellectual property and creative integrity in Hollywood.
Mamadou Kouassi’s searing, epic journey over African deserts, through illegal prisons and across the Mediterranean Sea in a smugglers’ boat informed Italian director Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated film “Io Capitano.” Some episodes that the Ivorian migrant witnessed on his three-year odyssey were too strong to make the final cut. Garrone’s film, which is nominated in the best international feature film category, traces the journey of two teenage boys who follow the migrant route from Senegal across the Niger desert to Libya, where they board a rusty smugglers’ boat packed with migrants. Smugglers force one of the teenagers to “captain” the boat, because as a minor he won't be jailed in Italy.
The final season of Bob Odenkirk-starrer Better Call Saul finally has a premiere date. As per Variety, AMC s acclaimed Breaking Bad spin-off prequel featuring Odenkirk as slippery lawyer Jimmy McGill AKA Saul Goodman. Bob Odenkirk s Better Call Saul Season Finale to Premiere on April 18.