Summary: This year’s Sundance Film Festival came to a close over the weekend marking the first time the event has been held in-person since 2020 due to the pandemic. This year’s Sundance was considered light on acquisitions, raising the perennial debate over the viability of the festival’s official selection whether it be theatrically or on streaming. Will anyone ever see the films that won awards at Sundance, and if so where?<br> Speaking of awards, there were very few surprises in this year’s Oscar nominations. The diverse mix of nominees and titles vying for Hollywood’s top honor includes both commercial hits and small movies few have seen. This is certainly a year where the film that wins Best Picture may come down to the Academy’s preferential balloting system.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including a changing of the guard at Netflix, a price hike for Amazon Music and Justin Bieber sells the publishing rights to his music.<br> <br> <br> ‘Avatar 2’ Tops $2.1B WW; ‘Pathaan’ Breaks Records For Bollywood; Chinese New Year Success Makes Hope Spring<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-the-way-of-water-pathaan-shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukone-bollywood-china-global-international-box-office-1235243672/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-the-way-of-water-pathaan-shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukone-bollywood-china-global-international-box-office-1235243672/</a><br> ‘Avatar 2’ Flies Past ‘Star Wars: Force Awakens‘ at Global Box Office, ’To Leslie’ Disappears<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-way-of-water-box-office-infinity-pool-1235312179/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-way-of-water-box-office-infinity-pool-1235312179/</a><br> China Box Office Hits $1 Billion Over Lunar New Year, as Zhang Yimou’s ‘Full River Red’ Earns $465 Million in Eight Days<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/china-box-office-lunar-new-year-zhang-yimou-1235506122/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2023/film/news/china-box-office-lunar-new-year-zhang-yimou-1235506122/</a><br> T.J. Holmes And Amy Robach To Exit ‘GMA3,’ Leave ABC News<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/t-j-holmes-and-amy-robach-gma3-1235242473/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/01/t-j-holmes-and-amy-robach-gma3-1235242473/</a><br> Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Justin Roiland Following Domestic Abuse Charges<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adult-swim-ends-relationship-justin-roiland-domestic-abuse-charges-1235308995/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adult-swim-ends-relationship-justin-roiland-domestic-abuse-charges-1235308995/</a><br> Will This Year’s Sundance Films Ever Play in Movie Theaters?<br> <a href="https://celluloidjunkie.com/newsletter/will-this-years-sundance-films-ever-play-in-movie-theatres/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://celluloidjunkie.com/newsletter/will-this-years-sundance-films-ever-play-in-movie-theatres/</a><br> Razzie Awards Organizers Apologize and Remove 12-Year-Old Ryan Kiera Armstrong From Nominee Ballot After Backlash<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/razzie-awards-remove-yan-kiera-armstrong-nominee-ballot-backlash-1235309549/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/razzie-awards-remove-yan-kiera-armstrong-nominee-ballot-backlash-1235309549/</a><br> Oscars 2023 Nominee List<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/movies/2023-oscar-nominees-list.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/movies/2023-oscar-nominees-list.html</a><br> Wizards of the Coast Announces ‘Transparent’ Feedback Process on D&D’s New Game License<br>
