If you look at the history of the College of Cardinals and conclaves -- the process of electing popes -- there is one lesson: To expect the unexpected.
There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life.
By the time the Oscars wind around after months of other award shows and constant handicapping, the prizes can feel almost predetermined.
The cast of “Conclave” has accepted congratulations from generations of big stars backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Papal thriller “Conclave” won four prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards, at a ceremony with no single dominant winner, “The Brutalist” also won four trophies on Sunday including best director for Brady Corbet.
As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday.
The griping Vatican-based movie thriller “Conclave” about picking a new pope and Stephanie Hsu starring in the dark comedy series “Laid” as a woman whose former lovers keep unexpectedly dying are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.
“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend.
