#A ‘Wicked’ Night at the Oscars: Two Wins, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo’s Magical Performance and Paul Tazewell Makes History

#A ‘Wicked’ Night at the Oscars: Two Wins, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo’s Magical Performance and Paul Tazewell Makes History

The Wicked team’s lives have been changed — for good. The Oscars 2025 opened with its Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) taking the stage to sing. Grande started with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” before Erivo took over to perform ““Home” from The Wiz. Until they came back together to sing the Wicked‘s part one…

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#Cannes: Korean Action Maestro Ryoo Seung-wan on Reinventing the Cop Movie for ‘I, The Executioner’

#Cannes: Korean Action Maestro Ryoo Seung-wan on Reinventing the Cop Movie for ‘I, The Executioner’

Ryoo Seung-wan has been a pillar of the South Korean film industry for over 20 years, respected there for his keen social observation and thrilling action. But Europe’s great film festivals have feted him conspicuously less than some of his more internationally well-known peers. The Cannes Film Festival recently took a step toward correcting that…

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