It’s a spring news catch-up episode! Conan & Nikki return as show hosts, Will Smith raps about the slap, and the Academy apologizes for their statement re: Hamdan Ballal. Plus, we dive into lots of Emmys, Sundance, studio shake-ups, and early takeaways from Cinemacon. Otherwise, sorry… the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood news dropped after we stopped recording on Tuesday night. So that’ll be discussed next episode.

ACADEMY NEWS:

Conan O’Brien returns as host for the 98th Oscars - 1:30

Will Smith raps about ‘The Slap’ - 6:29

The Academy apologizes for its statement after violence against Hamdan Ballal - 8:49

OTHER AWARDS NEWS:

Nikki Glaser returns as host for the 83rd Golden Globes - 13:47

The ACE EDDIE Award Winners - 15:16

The 2025 Emmys set a date + we look at the TV Awards “Season” - 18:05

INDUSTRY NEWS:

Sundance moves to Boulder, Colorado - 21:23

MGM ousts Jennifer Salke + a James Bond update & the state of streaming films - 24:47

Zazlav looks to replace WB studio heads - 32:54

WB sells Coyote vs Acme to Ketchup Entertainment - 35:47

AMC to expand Dolby & IMAX locations, Mike1 quotes Seth Rogen to give us hope - 38:21

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:

The Beatles film series sets its cast - 42:35

The Legend of Zelda sets its release date - 47:02

Kendrick Lamar & Trey Parker’s film gets pushed to 2026 - 49:00

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:

One New Film: Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna - 50:06

Plus, a bunch of films we watched from previous years including Touch of Evil, The Killing, Chungking Express, Joint Security Area, Midnight Run, Shiva Baby, & Clue - 52:18

Adolescence - 55:38

Plus, a bunch of other TV Series watches we did including American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Frankie, Reacher, Invincible, The White Lotus, Abbott Elementary, and Shoresy - 58:38

OUTRO: Our Oscars Year in Preview Series continues next. Then we’ll return with an Oscar Race Checkpoints on Cinemacon & the Cannes lineup announcement. We’ll also be announcing upcoming series and new MMO endeavors. So stay tuned. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar