“Good job,” McGregor says to blossoming fans of the prequels. screenshot: lucasfilm Next week marks the 20-year anniversary of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. For many, it’s unequivocally the worst starwars film. However, in recent years, that opinion has begun to shift, as people who saw clones at a young age are […]
Before there was a Spider-Verse, there was spider-man. Director Sam Raimi’s origin story took audiences for the ultimate spin in May 2002, surpassing live-action Marvel adaptations Blade and X Men to become the first film in history to earn more than $100 million in a single weekend. The blockbuster trilogy starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten […]
In another blow to the Los Angeles movie theater landscape, the Landmark Pico cinemas will close at the end of May, the company said. “For months, we’ve worked to extend our tenancy of The Landmark Pico but have been unable to reach terms,” said Landmark Theaters’ president Kevin Holloway in a statement. “We send our […]
While it may seem that Disney films are ubiquitous, there’s one major market where they’re missed more often than not: China. And on today’s Disney earnings call, CEO Bob Chapek told shareholders that while the situation may be complicated, he’s confident that Disney’s doing just fine without China, thank you very much. On the call, […]
“There are, like, nine action sequences, and it’s so relentless in that regard. It was relentless to make,” Joe Russo said. Joe and Anthony Russo survived Thanos helming “Avengers: Endgame,” but production on the world-ending MCU installation was no match for Netflix spy caper “The Gray Man.” The Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling action movie […]
Much hoopla has been over the NC-17 rating assigned to “Blonde,” the upcoming Marilyn Monroe drama that casts Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon. The film’s director Andrew Dominik has defended the rating, arguing that “the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story” is what viewers want, although that doesn’t mean he was always […]
Ever since George Romero’s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead turned a monster movie into a meditation on institutional racism, zombie movies have been one of the horror genre’s most effective vehicles for sociological observations: Dawn of the Dead takes down consumer culture, while Shaun of the Dead parodies the soul-killing nature of routine […]
EXCLUSIVE: here is the hot project for international buyers for next week’s Cannes Market. Sony Pictures has preemptively acquired U..S rights to Miramax’s herea film adaptation of the celebrated Richard McGuire graphic novel that will reunite the Forrest Gump team: Academy Award winners director Robert Zemeckis, screenwriter Eric Roth and star Tom Hanks, with Robin […]
… and the ball skills to disrupt at the catch point, as evidenced by his five interceptions and 18 passes defended last season. 5’8 CB Marcus Jones (Houston) vs. 6’3 WR Alec Pierce (CINCY) Jones is feisty, explosive, with good hips in transition. Love how he is relentless through the catch point to prevent the […]
Hayden Panettiere is returning to the world of scream. Panettiere, who was one of the stars of 2011’s scream 4has closed a deal to reprise her character in the latest installment of Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures’ horror franchise. The two companies resurrected the slasher movie series in January with scream – also the name […]