JANUARY 13, 2025

Oscar Nominations Pushed to January 23, the Same Day Sundance Begins The voting deadline has also been extended to Friday, January 17 amid ongoing wildfires in Southern California.  By Ryan Lattanzio

'Wicked' Is an Anomaly: Inside the 20-Year Journey from Stage to Screen Producer Marc Platt and writer Winnie Holzman shepherded the long-running Tony-winning Broadway musical for 20 years, protectively steering … By Anne Thompson	With 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Leading Box Office, Gerard Butler Returns to Save the Day "The Brutalist" is again the standout among expanding specialized releases.  By Tom Brueggemann

Peacock's 'Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy' Is a Remarkable Disaster Sean Combs' criminal trial is scheduled to start on May 5, but the media circus has already begun.  By Alison Foreman	Sundance Will 'Carry on' and Aim to Be 'Healing and Catalytic' Despite L.A. Wildfires This year's festival will kick off in Utah in less than two weeks as planned, according to a press letter sent out Monday morning.  By Kate Erbland

	The Best Movies New to Every Major Streaming Platform in January 2025 From Netflix to Prime Video, and Shudder to the Criterion Channel, here are the best movies coming to each streaming platform this month.  By David Ehrlich
	'The Substance' Lands Theatrical Re-Release Amid Oscar Season Demi Moore won the Golden Globe for leading Coralie Fargeat's hit Mubi film.  By Samantha Bergeson
	Fernanda Torres on Her Surprise Golden Globe Win, 'I'm Still Here,' and the Nepo Baby Debate: It's 'the Wrong Fight' "You can kill all the nepo babies in the world, and you won’t solve the inequality problem," Torres, the daughter of Brazilian film le … By Ryan Lattanzio
	How 'Jeremiah Johnson' and an Ice Axe Inspired Peter Berg's Epic Netflix Western 'American Primeval' The director of "American Primeval" stops by IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast to talk about how he embarked on the toughest shoot of hi … By Jim Hemphill
	Tributes Pour in for Bob Laemmle, Titan of Los Angeles Specialized Movie Theaters Subtitled film exhibition has had few champions his equal.  By Tom Brueggemann