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Lights, camera, action! The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards are officially out, and it's clear that 2025 will be a year of thrilling competition in Hollywood. The biggest contenders? "Emilia Pérez," "The Brutalist," and "Wicked." What a lineup!

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Ariana Grande-from a sweet songstress of bubblegum pop to highly accomplished screen performer-found the evolution in her professional journey with Glinda in the onscreen adaptation of “Wicked.”. Being the character which Grande always coveted to enact, the whole enactment proved to be milestone work for the versatile Grande-both professional and personal.

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In “Flight Risk,” Mel Gibson’s latest directorial effort, attempts to deliver on high-altitude thrills but faces turbulent headwind conditions as it scrambles to stay aloft. Mainly confined within the tight confines of a small propeller plane flying over the treacherous Alaskan wilderness, it rounds up an impressive cast consisting of Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, and Topher Grace. This movie, though, has been on the receiving end of a range of critical responses, most of them not very flattering.

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Walt Disney Pictures’ newest release, Mufasa: The Lion King, is performing quite impressively at the worldwide box office as it grosses $486.4 million globally to date from January 10, 2025. That easily places the film in the top 10 of the highest-grossing movie musicals ever-made, passing titles such as 2016’s La La Land.

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The “Sonic the Hedgehog” film franchise has crossed an important milestone, passing $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The achievement arrives on the heels of its third installment, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” which opened domestically on December 20, 2024, and went wide internationally starting December 25.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe, following its short rest in 2024, will roar again. This means 2025 has been prepared for: “Captain America: Brave New World”, the ensemble “Thunderbolts”, and an introduction to Marvel’s First Family in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”. The films that were to hit in between only prepare a path to the mammoth release, “Avengers: Secret Wars”, which was set for May 7, 2027.

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Mel Gibson, an actor known for his intense performances in action cinema, has delivered unforgettable characters and gripping narratives throughout his career. From the Academy Award-winning performance as a Scottish warrior In ‘Braveheart’ to directing ‘Apocalypto’ and the award-winning war epic ‘Hacksaw Ridge’, Gibson has made a name for himself in treading the fine line between raw emotion and outright explosions. Yet even stars are not above reproach, and one sequence from earlier in his career has lived in infamy for being particularly bad regarding firearm techniques.