‘All Quiet’ wins 7 BAFTAs, including best film, at UK awards
February 19, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — Antiwar German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building the somber drama’s momentum as awards season rolls toward its climax at next month’s Oscars.
Why everyone’s debating Riseborough’s best actress Oscar nod
January 31, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nothing — not Tom Cruise's snub nor Austin Butler's lingering Elvis Presley inflections — has caused quite as much a stir around this year's Oscars as the best-actress nomination for British actress Andrea Riseborough.
Complete list of 2023 Oscar nominees
January 24, 2023 GMTNominees for the 95th Academy Awards, announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California:
Best picture: “All Quiet on the Western Front”; “Avatar: The Way of Water”; “The Banshees of Inisherin”; “Elvis”; “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; “The Fabelmans”; “Tár”; “Top Gun: Maverick”; “Triangle of Sadness”; “Women Talking.”
Nominees for the 2023 British Academy Film Awards
January 19, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — Nominees for the 2023 British Academy Film Awards, announced Thursday:
AFI Awards holds moment of silence for Lisa Marie Presley
January 14, 2023 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a ballroom filled with stars like Viola Davis, Ben Stiller and Sigourney Weaver, the American Film Institute Awards on Friday paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley.
Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler mourn loss of Lisa Marie Presley
January 14, 2023 GMTReaction to the death of singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, who died Thursday at 54.
List of nominees for the 2023 SAG Awards
January 11, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominations for the 29th annual Screen Actor Guild Awards, which will be handed out on Feb.
List of nominees to the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards
December 12, 2022 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards, which were announced Monday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy
November 20, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top, even by Hollywood standards. But at the Governors Awards Saturday night, where Michael J. Fox, Euzhan Palcy, Peter Weir and Diane Warren were celebrated with honorary Oscar statuettes, each moment felt worthy.
Review: Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’
June 22, 2022 GMTThe brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, always going to take a director as wild and visionary as Baz Luhrmann to do something that evokes the essence of the King’s 42 years.
‘Elvis’ and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising
June 22, 2022 GMTOn the day of Austin Butler's final screen test for “Elvis," director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him.
Butler had spent five months building up to that moment, workshopping the role with Luhrmann, doing hair and make-up tests, rehearsing the songs.
Q&A: Baz Luhrmann on his tragic, razzle-dazzle ‘Elvis’
May 26, 2022 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — It’s the day before Baz Luhrmann is to unveil “Elvis" at the Cannes Film Festival, and it goes without saying that the director — one of cinema's most maximalist moviemakers — is ready to put on a show.
‘Elvis’ makes a splash at Cannes Film Festival premiere
May 25, 2022 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” brought hip-shaking swagger to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, debuting a grand and glitzy portrait of the Memphis rock ‘n’ roll legend on the French Riviera.
Summer Movie Preview: Breakout stars to watch
May 6, 2022 GMTSome are newcomers. Some are former child stars reintroducing themselves in adult roles. And one is a comedian making a leap to big screen. These are just a few of the actors poised to make a splash this summer at the movies:
Fiedler scores 12 to lift Rice over Charlotte 73-61 in CUSA
March 10, 2022 GMTFRISCO, Texas (AP) — Carl Pierre had 16 points and eight rebounds and Max Fiedler registered 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Rice defeated Charlotte 73-61 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament on Wednesday.
Young helps Charlotte beat Southern Miss 70-67
March 5, 2022 GMTHATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Jahmir Young scored 21 points including a 3-pointer for Charlotte's final basket and an eight-point lead with a minute to go and the 49ers beat Southern Miss 70-67 on Saturday.
Young carries Charlotte over Middle Tennessee 60-56
March 3, 2022 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jahmir Young recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds to lift Charlotte to a 60-56 win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night.
Austin Butler had 12 points and six rebounds for Charlotte (16-13, 9-8 Conference USA).
Young scores 23 to lift Charlotte past FIU 64-55
February 25, 2022 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jahmir Young had 23 points as Charlotte defeated Florida International 64-55 on Thursday night.
Austin Butler had 16 points for Charlotte (15-12, 8-7 Conference USA). Young hit 11 of 12 free throws.
Young carries Charlotte past Marshall 99-84
February 20, 2022 GMTHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jahmir Young had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Aly Khalifa scored 20 points and Charlotte scored a season high in beating Marshall 99-84 on Saturday night.
Austin Butler had 17 points and nine rebounds for Charlotte (14-12, 7-7 Conference USA).
McKnight leads Western Kentucky past Charlotte 77-67
February 18, 2022 GMTBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Dayvion McKnight scored 22 points as Western Kentucky beat Charlotte 77-67 on Thursday night. Camron Justice added 20 points for the Hilltoppers. Justice also had seven assists.
Notae’s 23 points put No. 12 Arkansas over Charlotte 86-66
December 8, 2021 GMTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — J.D. Notae recorded his first career double-double and No. 12 Arkansas rolled to a 86-66 win against Charlotte on Tuesday night in nonconference action.
Notae finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Razorbacks (9-0) took control of the game in the first half and never let up.
Young triggers Charlotte in 86-79 win over George Washington
December 4, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jahmir Young scored 26 points and Clyde Trapp scored 19 with 12 rebounds and Charlotte ended a three-game losing streak beating George Washington 86-79 on Saturday.
Young made all 11 of his foul shots and Charlotte finished 19 for 21 from the line.
Young lifts Charlotte over South Carolina Upstate 76-64
November 13, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jahmir Young had 25 points as Charlotte got past South Carolina Upstate 76-64 on Friday night.
Young shot 8 for 10 from the foul line.
Robert Braswell IV had 17 points for Charlotte (2-0).
Charlotte narrowly tops Monmouth 68-66
November 10, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Clyde Trapp Jr. had a career-high 20 points to lead Charlotte past Monmouth 68-66 on Tuesday night in a season opener.
Jahmir Young had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte.
Austin Butler to star as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann-helmed biopic
July 15, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic has found its King.
After a competitive casting contest, 27-year-old actor Austin Butler has been cast as Presley. Ansel Elgort, Harry Styles and Miles Teller all reportedly tested for the role ultimately won by Butler, who last year appeared in the Denzel Washington Broadway revival of "The Iceman Cometh."