Screentime March 12 – 18, 2023

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changed a lot in recent years, but the Oscars remain a constant of it.

Though more films have returned to theatrical-only releases than in earlier phases of the COVID-19 situation, the future of some theaters is in jeopardy ... and a significant number of them have closed. Still, there are enough releases and places to see them for the Academy Awards to have an impact on how they perform economically. Jimmy Kimmel has his third stint as host of the ceremony as ABC broadcasts the 95th edition Sunday, March 12, from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.

One never can be sure, but it seems unlikely that a year later, a repeat of what immediately became one of history’s most famous slaps will be delivered on

to reference that moment in jest). Kimmel is sure to have other subjects for pointed barbs, such as the absence of female nominees in the category of best director — a fact that critics were quick to point out after the nominations announcement in January.

As for those who are nominees, the fantasy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the contenders with 11 Oscar bids. The latest screen version of the war drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” and the seriocomic “The Banshees of Inisherin” follow with nine each, and the Presley biography “Elvis” has eight. Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” registers with seven nominations, and the box-office blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick”

Here are the nominees in several categories in the 95th Oscars:

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”; “Tar”; “Top Gun: Maverick”; “Triangle of Sadness”; “Women Talking”

Best director: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”; Todd Field, “Tar”; Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”

Best lead actor: Austin Butler, “Elvis”; Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Brendan

Best lead actress: Cate Blanchett, “Tar”; Ana de Armas, “Blonde”; Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”; Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”; Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best supporting actor: Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”; Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”; Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best supporting actress: Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”; Hong Chau, “The Whale”; Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; Stephanie Hsu, “Everything

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Mark Twain Prize (CNN — new special, March 26)

The man who gave us “Happy Gilmore,” “The Wedding Singer” and “The Waterboy,” Adam Sandler, is to be honored for his contributions to American comedy. The event will feature appearances by Jennifer Aniston, Judd Apatow, Drew Barrymore, Steve Buscemi, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, David Spade and more as they celebrate Sandler, who has entertained audiences for more than three decades, starting with his time on “Saturday Night Live” through to his critically-lauded turns in films such as “Uncut Gems” and “Hustle.”

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BEST MILITARY MOVIES

“All Quiet on the Western Front” One of the first Oscar winners, this moving drama casts Lew Ayres as a soldier who gets a rude awakening to war.

“Sergeant York” (1941) Gary Cooper won his first Oscar in the title role of the much-decorated World War I hero.

“Sands of Iwo Jima” (1949) One of John ayne’s best-known roles sees him playing a relentlessly tough leader of U.S. Marines.

“Stalag 17” (1953) Billy Wilder’s iconic German-prison-camp drama boasts an Oscar-winning William Holden performance.

“From Here to Eternity” (1953) The beach love scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr is a defining image of the James Jones story about relationships at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

“The Caine Mutiny” (1954) Humphrey Bogart is chilling as Captain Queeg, whose questionable actions lead to the court martial faced by two of his officers (Van Johnson,

Robert Francis).

“The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957) The “epic” phase of director David Lean’s career began with this Oscar-winning adventure of World War II prisoners forced to build the title bridge.

“The Longest Day” (1962) It’s almost easier to pick out which male stars aren’t in the huge cast of producer Darryl F. Zanuck’s D-Day drama than those who are. Turner Classic Movies shows the film as part of a “31 Days of Oscar” day of war movies Sunday, March 12.

“The Great Escape” (1963) In this alltime-great adventure movie, based on a true stor y, Allied prisoners plot a getaway from a World War II camp.

“The Dirty Dozen” (1967) Director Robert Aldrich’s World War II classic features Lee Marvin as a major given the task of training 12 convicts for a mission that could earn them amnesty if they succeed ...

and survive.

“Patton” (1970) Earning him an Oscar for best actor (which he very famously refused), George C. Scott found his signature role in the controversially independentminded World War II general.

“Apocalypse Now” (1979) Reteamed with “The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando makes a strong impression as a renegade colonel targeted for assassination during the Vietnam War era.

“Platoon” (1986) Oliver Stone’s gripping, Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama casts Charlie Sheen as a soldier caught between two very different commanding officers (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe).

“Saving Private Ryan” (1998) With a pulse-pounding Omaha Beach-invasion opening, this World War II drama earned Steven Spielberg a directing Oscar as Tom Hanks played the leader of a platoon assigned to find a missing soldier.

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“The Oscars” on ABC

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BY JAY BOBBIN

OF ‘FARMER WANTS A WIFE’ ON FOX

Where is the appeal for you in serving as host of “Farmer Wants a Wife”?

When you get into these stories, it is compelling ... and for me, it’s always with my beginner’s eyes, and with the heart of an artist in terms of being super-playful and seeing things through a specific lens. I get a lot of joy out of this show.

How comfortably has production of the series fit into your schedule overall?

You know, the universe chuckles at me often. I’ve been working on a movie project in Atlanta, and the majority what we shot for “Farmer Wants a Wife” overlapped on the weekends between the five-day-a-week, 14-hour workdays (on the movie). It has worked out wonderfully well, though, and I’m super-grateful when it does come this way, because it does allow me to expand in other areas.

Does your son, Magnus, travel with you when you have so much professional activity?

He does come with me. For example, last fall was super-busy, so he would go in and out of school and come to meet me. I feel like (the name Magnus) is very versatile. It has a dark romanticism to it. He could be a strongman or a ballet dancer. He could go anywhere with that name. A good amount of your music in recent years has involved cover versions of songs popularized by other artists. What do you like about doing those?

I’m a singer-songwriter and I love writing, but the truth is that while I am most known for countr y, I love writing and performing across the board no matter the genre. I really enjoy it.

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATHS. (PROVERBS 3:5-6)

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“Riverdale” (The CW — season premiere, March 26)

Everyone is still trapped in the 1950s and blissfully unaware of why they’re there. Well, everyone but Jughead (Cole Sprouse). But he is determined to return the town back to the present day. To do so, he will need the help of his girlfriend Tabitha Tate (Erinn Westbrook) in the Season 7 premiere episode “Don’t Worry, Darling.” Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Casey Cott, KJ Apa, Vanessa Morgan, Charles Melton, Madchen Amick, and Drew Ray Tanner also star.

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33. Joyce of “Three’s Company”

38. Motel room feature

39. “Law & Order: Organized Crime”

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41. Actress Blanchett

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2. Role on “The Conners”

3. “Touched by __ Angel”

4. Lindor; “Big Sky” role

5. Jodie Foster’s alma mater

6. Actor Molinaro

7. Kippur

8. Role on “East New York” (2)

9. Sherman Hemsley sitcom

11. Lina __ formerly of “S.W.A.T.”

14. Initials for Eva’s “Green Acres” costar

15. “__ the Movies” (1986-2010)

18. “__ __ the City”

19. “Everybody Loves Raymond” role

22. “All in the Family” role

24. TV political consultant Karl __

29. Sher of “The Middle”

31. Former Indiana governor