Saturday, December 20, 2025

Movies

Partial Recall: Hugh Jackman Sci Fi Thriller “Reminiscence” DOA at Box Office with Just $700K Opening Night

You win some, you lose some. With his latest film, "Reminiscence," Hugh Jackman will learn to forget how bad the box office was opening night:...

Box Office: After Middling Success of “Respect,” MGM Keeps Sean Penn’s “Flag Day” to Just 24 Theater Opening

MGM's lion is taking it easy waiting for the Amazon deal to close. They're giving Sean Penn's "Flag Day" the smallest release of any major...

New York Film Festival Pulls Out the Big Guns: “Dune,” Joaquin Phoenix, Maggie Gyllenhaal, “French Dispatch”

The New York Film Festival has pulled out the big guns for its Spotlight films. I'm most excited about Mike Mills's "C'mon, C'mon," starring...

Anthony Mackie, Finally, Gets to Play Captain America, the Second Marvel Black Super Hero

If Anthony Mackie had been white, my friends, he'd have already had an Oscar. That's me saying it. Mackie has waited and waited, but now...

UPDATE: Hollywood in Peril with Location Filming in Georgia as Film Commission Ignores Spike, Doesn’t Track COVID Cases

UPDATE Nancy Nydam writes: DPH does not have any outbreak reports from a film set, and specifically nothing from “The Staircase.” EXCLUSIVE If you're in...

MGM’s Lion Sleeps Tonight as “Respect” Falters, “Flag Day” Scores Poor Reviews, But “Soggy Bottom” Story Mystery Solved (Exclusive)

MGM's fabled lion sleeps tonight. In the Hollywood jungle, the mighty jungle, MGM is waiting to be purchased  by Amazon. An announcement was made in...

Box Office UPDATE: “The Suicide Squad” Dead With $42 Mil Total, “Respect” Gets None on $8.8 Mil Opening

Two bombs, two different kinds of movies. Box office experts will be Monday morning quarterbacking "The Suicide Squad" for  a long time to come. Well reviewed,...

Friday Box Office: Ryan Reynolds’ “Free Guy” Opens Bigger than Expected, “Respect” Sings the Blues

The week's new movies came in Friday night with baggage good and bad from Thursday previews. Ryan Reynolds' "Free Guy" whipped up $8.5 million on...