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USA Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Connections hints, clues and answers on Wednesday, May 28 2025
Connections hints, clues and answers on Wednesday, May 28 2025 WARNING: THERE ARE CONNECTIONS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE MAY 28, 2025 NYT CONNECTIONS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK! Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answer for the four categories that you need to know: 1. Think mode of transportation. 2. Put together. 3. Think movie awards. 4. Think songs, sort of. The answers are below this photo: 1. Parts of a bike 2. Connect 3. Best Picture winners since 2000 4. Music genres plus a letter Play more word games Looking for more word games?
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
NYT Connections hints and answers for today (May 28, 2025)
The New York Times' daily word game Connections continues to challenge players worldwide with clever puzzles that require grouping related words. The May 28 edition features a mix of movie references, musical wordplay, and mechanical terms, making it a fun but tricky challenge for fans. If you're stuck on any part of today's game, we've got you covered with a detailed breakdown of the hints, groupings, and correct answers. From Oscar-winning films to bike parts, today's Connections puzzle was packed with clever links that tested both logic and cultural knowledge. What is NYT Connections Connections is a daily puzzle by The New York Times that tasks players with categorizing 16 seemingly unrelated words into four distinct groups of four. Each group shares a common thread—whether it's a shared meaning, association, or even a pun. It has become one of NYT's most popular games, encouraging analytical thinking and lateral problem-solving. How to play NYT Connections by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Waterproofing Solutions [Explore Options] Waterproofing Services Learn More Undo Each day, you're presented with a grid of 16 words. Your job is to find four groups of four words that are connected in a meaningful way. Connections might be literal (like 'bike parts') or thematic (like 'Best Picture winners'). The groups are colour-coded based on difficulty: Yellow – Easiest Green – Medium Blue – Challenging Purple – Most difficult, often wordplay-based You're allowed up to four incorrect guesses. Make a mistake, and you lose a life. Lose four, and the game ends. You can shuffle the words to view them from a different perspective. Today's NYT Connections hints (May 28, 2025) Here are some helpful clues to nudge you in the right direction without spoiling the game immediately: Yellow Group – Bringing things together Green Group – Mechanical components you won't get suspended for Blue Group – Films that earned Oscar gold Purple Group – Genres of music, each with a twist Today's NYT Connections answers Here are the correct groupings for today's puzzle: Yellow (Connect): BRIDGE, JOIN, LINK, UNITE Green (Parts of a Bike): CHAIN, PEDAL, SADDLE, WHEEL Blue (Best Picture Winners since 2000): CHICAGO, CRASH, GLADIATOR, MOONLIGHT Purple (Music Genres + a Letter): BLUEST (blues), POPE (pop), ROCKY (rock), SKAT (ska) Explanation of Today's Answers Yellow Group – Connect: These words all relate to the idea of connection or unity. "Bridge," "Join," "Link," and "Unite" are all synonyms or actions that signify bringing together things or people. Green Group – Parts of a Bike: This mechanical group features key components of a bicycle: "Chain," "Pedal," "Saddle" (seat), and "Wheel." These are essential to the structure and movement of a standard bike. Blue Group – Best Picture Winners: All four—Chicago (2002), Crash (2005), Gladiator (2000), and Moonlight (2016)—won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Recognising them requires a bit of pop culture or film buff knowledge. Purple Group – Music Genres + a Letter: This was today's trickiest category. Each word is a modified version of a popular music genre: Bluest = Blues Pope = Pop Rocky = Rock Skat = Ska The added or altered letters cleverly disguise the genre, creating a challenging but rewarding puzzle category for sharp-eyed solvers. Whether you're a puzzle veteran or a new player, Connections continues to deliver fun, frustration, and satisfaction in equal measure. Stay tuned for tomorrow's game, and may your winning streak continue!
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Post-Cannes, here are 5 international films to watch out for at the 2026 Oscars
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival winners were unveiled on Saturday, with all of the major prizes going to international films, putting many potential 2026 Oscar contenders on the map and setting the stage for what will be an exciting awards derby. Recently, as a result of the Academy's expansion of voting members, there have been more international features in the top categories at the Oscars. The past two years have seen double the tally in Best Picture. With Cannes being the biggest kingmaker for films on the road to the Oscars, as seen with Best Picture winners Parasite and Anora and Best Picture nominee Anatomy of a Fall, below are the biggest international competitors to keep an eye on. More from GoldDerby Jennifer Lopez sets Vegas residency, Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' lands at Netflix, and more of today's top stories How designer Marg Horwell transforms Sarah Snook in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' through quick costume changes (exclusive images) 'The Last of Us' director Kate Herron on bringing the Ellie and Dina relationship to the show: 'It was a privilege' Categories to watch: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film Jafar Panahi becomes the fourth director to win the Palme d'Or, the Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, and the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, after Henri-Georges Clouzot, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Robert Altman. The Iranian thriller, picked up by Neon, follows five former prisoners questioning what to do with the man who tortured them as well as his identity. This complex morality tale was made illegally without permission from the Iranian authorities, making it unlikely that the country will submit the film for Best International Feature, leaving either France or Luxembourg to carry the weight as part of their co-production. Despite the specific gear towards the Iranian regime, this movie has proven that it can resonate with audiences with its top prize victory at Cannes. The Palme d'Or champ has received a Best Picture Oscar nomination four of the last five years. Main categories that will help it secure one of the 10 slots would be Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Panahi, whose journey of imprisonment and bans as a result of his political and artistic revolutions, can garner the passionate support of the highbrow directors' branch, as well as the film's layered monologues. Put all those nominations together, and It Was Just An Accident could follow the trajectory of Drive My Car and Palme d'Or winner Triangle of Sadness. PascalCategories to watch: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress x2, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature It is safe to say the more certain bet for Neon would be Sentimental Value — which was the favorite going into the festival — if for no other reason than purely because the Academy is more familiar with director Joachim Trier's work, having nominated him in Best Original Screenplay for The Worst Person In The World (with co-writer Eskil Vogt) to go with the movie's bid in Best International Feature for Norway. This year, the writers reunite with their leading actress and Cannes winner Renate Reinsve in this family dramedy about estranged daughters and their director father, who abandoned them, coming to terms with their past with an autobiographical film. Sentimental Value has more broad appeal, starting with its cast that includes Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, all acting contenders, and with a mixture of well-known creatives and continuing raves from critics, this will be a surefire hit in multiple leading categories. Categories to watch: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Another Neon grab, The Secret Agent ended up following the same route as Emilia Pérez last year at Cannes, securing multiple major awards at the festival with Best Director for Kleber Mendonça Filho and Best Actor for Wagner Moura, making them both Oscar challengers in their respective categories. The political thriller about a teacher on the run, hoping to reunite with his son in the midst of the Brazilian military dictatorship, mirrors last year's Best International Feature Oscar winner I'm Still Here, whose Best Picture nomination was one of the biggest shockers (Walter Salles' biopic similarly also was cited for its lead star Fernanda Torres). While the aforementioned two Cannes films may be prioritized by the studio, the last two years of the festival produced three Best Picture nominees, and one should never underestimate the passion and impact of the large Brazilian audience when it comes to the top category. Categories to watch: Best International Feature These two movies tied for the third place Jury Prize and both have the potential to fill the rest of the five International Feature slots. The Laxe drama, acquired by Neon and a co-production of France and Spain, centers on a father in the deserts of Morocco searching for his missing daughter, while the German film is an abstract exploration of a century of four generations of young girls connected by one particular farmhouse, directed by Schilinski and soon-to-be distributed by Mubi. SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Marilyn Monroe movies: 15 greatest films ranked worst to best Clint Eastwood movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best Morgan Freeman movies: 15 greatest films ranked worst to best Click here to read the full article.
ABC News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Shark-obsessed killers and musings on masculinity: Here's what Aussies brought to Cannes this year
Every year during May, hundreds of the world's biggest stars and thousands of film industry workers descend on a sunny, French seaside town. That's right, it's the Cannes (pronounced like can, not like the FNQ city) Film Festival. On the surface it might seem like an excuse for celebs to step in front of the camera, but Cannes has historically allowed a peek into what will be rocking cinemas and award ceremonies over the next year. As the festival wraps up today, here's what you need to know. What is the Cannes Film Festival? Now in its 78th year, Cannes is one of the 'big five' international film festivals, alongside Venice, Berlin, Sundance and Toronto. Hundreds of filmmakers submit their projects to a jury in the hope they'll be selected to be a part of the official competition. Only around 20 are chosen (22 for 2025) to be officially "un competition" but there are numerous screenings and premieres outside of the official race. At the end of the two-week festival, a number of awards are given out, including Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director), Prix d'interprétation masculine and Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actor and Actress) and the highly coveted Palme d'Or for the best film of the whole festival. While the Palme has always been a prestigious award, in recent times it's also been a crystal ball for Oscar nominees and winners. The trend began bubbling over with Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, which rode a 2019 Palme win all the way to Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards —the only foreign language film to ever do so. Last year, Sean Baker's Anora took the Palme before coming from behind in a stacked category to take 2025's Best Picture statue. In fact, 40 per cent of the gongs at this year's Oscars were won by films that were awarded at Cannes. That's not to say there haven't been controversial Cannes choices: last year's Jury Prize went to Emilia Perez, kicking off one of the most chaotic Oscars campaigns of the 2020s. Outside the competition, Cannes also dabbles in more blockbuster fare — this year saw the premiere of the final Mission Impossible. It's also how we got this historic picture of Jerry Seinfeld dressed as a giant bee, zip lining into the 2007 festival to promote his starring role in The Bee Movie. Yes, that is internationally renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a fluffy bee suit. ( Getty: George Pimentel ) Australians at Cannes 2025 While no Australian films are competing in the official section of Cannes this year, there are several selected to premiere at independent competitions running parallel to Cannes. Australian creatives have also been honoured at this year's festival: Nicole Kidman was presented with the 2025 Women in Motion award for her commitment to working with female directors; and Academy award-winning Australian cinematographer Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha; Chicago; The Little Mermaid) was presented with the 2025 Pierre Angénieux Tribute for his contribution to cinematic imagery. Jai Courtney stars in Dangerous Animals. ( Supplied: Kismet Films ) Shark-infested horror Dangerous Animals is the first Australian film to compete in independent Cannes sidebar the Director's Fortnight in more than a decade. The movie follows American tourist Zephyr (Hassie Harrison; Yellowstone) as she is abducted by a deranged shark enthusiast (Jai Courtney) who imprisons her on his cage-diving boat. With great whites circling and a serial killer at the helm, Zephyr has to figure out how to escape before she becomes fish food. Directed by Sean Byrne — the Tasmanian creative who also helmed 2009's cult classic The Loved Ones — Dangerous Animals was filmed on the Gold Coast with backing from Screen Queensland. Early reviews out of Cannes have been warm, with Deadline saying the exploitation flick is "tailor-made for summer movie-going" and Roger Ebert critic Brian Tallerico giving it three out of four stars. Dangerous Animals will be released into Australian cinemas on June 12. The Plague Joel Edgerton stars in and co-produces The Plague, which had its premiere at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. ( Supplied: Cannes ) While ~technically~ a shared production with the US, The Plague stars Aussie staple Joel Edgerton and is the first feature under his Five Henry's production house — so we're pulling a Russell Crowe and claiming it. Set in 2003, Edgerton stars as Daddy Wags, the coach of a pre-teen water polo team. The Plague delves into the murky world of teen masculinity and coming-of-age queasiness through the setting of a teen sports camp. The Plague premiered as a part of Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, which highlights more eclectic and non-traditional stories. The debut feature from Charlie Polinger, the writer/director took inspiration from his own experiences at an all-boys summer camp to create the black comedy/horror. The Body (short film) The poster for The Body short film. ( Supplied: IMDB ) Also debuting in the Director's Fortnight section, The Body is the first short film from Melbourne playwright Louris van de Geer. Laura Wheelwright (Animal Kingdom) stars as Jane, an actor cast as a dead body in a crime show — but as she settles into the role she comes to realise that the role has settled into her. Other films to look out for
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Busy Philipps urged Batman Ben Affleck to 'save' Oscars during Best Picture mishap
Busy Philipps urged Ben Affleck to "save" the night during the Oscars Best Picture mix-up in 2017 "because he was Batman". The 'Girls5Eva' actress had been seated next to the 52-year-old star - who portrayed the Caped Crusader in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', 'Justice League', 'Suicide Squad', and 'The Flash' - at the Academy Awards when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway accidentally announced 'La La Land' had won the night's biggest honour, instead of correctly presenting it to 'Moonlight'. And Busy and best friend Michelle Williams recalled the confusion that occurred immediately afterwards and how they put their faith in Ben. Speaking on her show 'Busy This Week', Busy said: "We knew, cause we were right there in the front row. "We knew something weird was happening. Ben Affleck was next to me. You reminded me just earlier of what I said to him, which I totally forgot." Michelle explained: "You turned to him, and said, 'Do something! Do something!' Because he was Batman, and he was going to save the rest of us. "He was just as shocked as the rest of us." Busy added: "He was literally looking back at Matt Damon, who was sitting right behind his brother [Casey Affleck], who was, like, two doors down from you. And I don't know Ben Affleck. I just was like, 'He's Batman. He's a movie star. He can go onstage and handle it.' He could not. It turns out, it was very difficult to handle." A photo of the stars looking confused went viral at the time but Busy joked her show couldn't afford to use the image, so she and Michelle simply crossed their legs and dropped their mouths open to recreate it. She noted: "It's iconic." Shortly after the mishap took place, Busy, 46, described the confusion and how she and Michelle were among the first to realise what had happened. She explained on her Instagram Story at the time: ''La La Land' got up there, all of a sudden this stage manager or somebody who worked there with a microphone crouched in front of Casey [Affleck] and started whispering into his microphone really urgently and saying, 'It's a mistake! Moonlight is supposed to be Best Picture. It's a mistake! It's a mistake! Moonlight is Best Picture!' 'We all heard it right there — like right in the front. Nobody else heard it.'
