English-language films

Renner suffered ‘30 plus broken bones’

Actor Jeremy Renner, perhaps best known as Hawkeye in the Marvel Universe films, said on Jan. 21 he broke more than 30 bones when he was run over by his own snow plow at his Nevada home on New Year's Day.

The "Avengers" star spent more than two weeks in the hospital after the giant 6-ton vehicle rolled onto him as he was clearing a driveway.

Top woman conductor says Blanchett’s ‘Tar’ is ‘misogynistic’

"Tar" is tipped to win Cate Blanchett a third Oscar for her role as a power-hungry conductor, but for one real-life pioneer in the job, the film does a "disservice to women."

Marin Alsop, 66, is chief conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and has frequently broken new ground for women in the field.

Spielberg, 'Top Gun' feted by National Board of Review

The prize for best film of the year at the National Board of Review (NBR) Awards went to "Top Gun: Maverick." Martin McDonagh's "The Banshees of Inisherin" took home the most trophies. But the night belonged to its best-director honoree, Steven Spielberg, and the parade of tributes paid to the 76-year-old filmmaker.

Actor Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow plow accident

Movie star Jeremy Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in several Marvel blockbusters, was in critical but stable condition following an accident, his representative told U.S. media on Jan. 1.

Renner had been plowing snow when he suffered serious injuries, a representative told The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.

James Cameron rejected Fox’s “Avatar” notes by telling execs: “I Made ‘Titanic’ & it paid for your half-billion dollar studio lot”

“This building that we’re meeting in right now, this new half-billion dollar complex on your lot? ‘Titanic’ paid for that, so I get to do this”

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