Monday, May 6, 2024

Movies

Box Office: “Joker” Heads to $1B Worldwide, “Harriet” Surprise Hit Overachieves, “Motherless Brooklyn” Invites Ed Norton Puns

Todd Phillips's "Joker" is dark, a little depressing, and kinda violent. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is outstanding. So are the all visuals, etc. In the...

Digital Streaming Projection Problematic as “Irishman” Premiere at One Theater Scuttled, Apple TV SAG Screening Thwarted Twice

Digital projection is still not completely groovy especially when it comes to screening films or TV shows for large audiences. I've heard two accounts of...

Box Office: “Terminator” Is Back with a So-So Opening, “Jojo Rabbit” Nibbles, “Motherless Brooklyn” Needs a Parent

The last Terminator movie, "Genesys," made $26 million in its first three days of release back in July 2015. That was a mid week...

Kanye West Scores a Number 1, Heavy on Streaming, with “Jesus is King”: Christian Market Comes Through for Him

It's been a while since Kanye West had a big hit album. But he has one new with "Jesus is King." Kanye's deep dive...

Watch Tony Winner Cynthia Erivo — On Oscar Path — Sing Her Self-Penned Title Song from “Harriet,” Opening Today

Since I saw "Harriet" at the Toronto Film Festival I haven't heard a lot about it. But this fine film opens today, and Cynthia...

Exclusive: All Weekend (Fri-Sat-Sun) “Irishman” Shows in Manhattan Sold Out at Three Theaters Booked by Netflix

Want to see "The Irishman" in Manhattan this weekend? Good luck. Netflix only has it playing in three theaters, and they are basically all sold...

The End of Theaters? “The Irishman” Opens Tomorrow in Less Than Half the US, One Theater Only in Most Places, Concentration in New York...

Is it the beginning of the end for movie theaters? Tomorrow, Netflix opens Martin Scorsese's epic "The Irishman" -- highly touted for the Academy Awards...

Bruce Springsteen Documentary, Kanye West Short Film, “Jojo Rabbit” Hitler Satire All Struggling to Find Audiences

It's not easy out there for some quirky films to find audiences. "Jojo Rabbit," the Hitler satire, made as much money on Monday in 55...