Thursday, April 25, 2024

Movies

Worrying Hollywood Consolidation as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and All Their Subsidiaries Merge into One Company with Many Awards Shows

Um, this is a little worrying. The companies that own Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Billboard, Rolling Stone and all the secondary awards shows...

Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent Could Be Back in the Oscar Race with “The Duke,” Sony Pictures Classics Buys Venice Hit

Oscar winner Helen Mirren and nominee Jim Broadbent could be back in the Oscar race with "The Duke." Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the...

Review: Miranda July’s Very Cool “Kajillionaire” Stars Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins, Evan Rachel Wood Weirdly Grifting Sort of Sideways

Miranda July's "Me and You and Everyone We Know" is one of my favorite indie sort of avant garde movies ever. From 2004, it...

Warner Bros.’ “Tenet” Makes $250 Mil Worldwide, Just $36 Mil in the US, Top Areas Are California Drive-Ins

Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" was moved many times, got a lot of publicity for it, and then finally opened where it could in the U.S. The...

“Nomadland” Wins Toronto Film Fest’s People’s Choice Award on Way to Oscars, All Main Award Winners Directed by Women

Chloé Zhao's extraordinary film, "Nomadland," won the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award today. Starring Frances McDormand, "Nomadland" is on its way to the...

Review: Woody Allen’s “Rifkin’s Festival” is a Hilarious Throwback to His Classic Films, Opening San Sebastian Film Festival with Gina Gershon in Attendance

Woody Allen's "Rifkin's Festival" opens the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on Friday night. Woody won't be there because of the pandemic travel...

Finally! Woody Allen’s Long Delayed “Rainy Day in New York” Will Be Released in the US Starting in October

Woody Allen’s long-delayed “A Rainy Day in New York” will hit select U.S. theaters next month, MPI Media Group and Signature Entertainment announced Thursday. The...

“Star Wars” Star John Boyega Makes a Stink About Jo Malone Cosmetics After Company Screws Him: “I don’t have time for nonsense”

"Star Wars" star John Boyega -- he's played Finn in the last three movies-- is angry with cosmetics company Jo Malone, and I...