Friday, March 29, 2024

Movies

Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal Live a “Wild Life” in Paul Dano’s Feature Directorial Debut

“Wildlife,” Paul Dano’s impressive directing debut, celebrated its New York premiere Sunday night at Alice Tully Hall as part of the New York Film...

Review: Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet Look for Answers in “Beautiful Boy”

I expected to cry copious tears at “Beautiful Boy,” an Amazon addiction drama based on two memoirs, one from journalist David Sheff, played by...

Amazon Studios Struggles to Find a Hit, Wipes Out at Least $10 Mil Spent for Box Office Office Disaster “Life Itself”

Even Amazon is learning: Life, itself, is expensive. Last year Amazon Studios fought off two other studios to buy Dan Fogelman's "Life Itself." Reports say...

Roman Polanski is Back! Controversial Film Maker Set to Direct Epic Dreyfus Affair Film “J’Accuse”

Controversial Oscar winning filmmaker Roman Polanski is back in a big way. He will direct "J'Accuse" with Oscar winner Jean duJardin as the little...

Broadway: Shonda Rhimes Gives Her Name to Kerry Washington’s “American Son,” Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” Almost a Musical

Broadway is bursting with news this morning. First of all, Cameron Crowe's Oscar nominated 2000 movie "Almost Famous" is being turned into a musical. Crowe...

Box Office: “Fahrenheit 11-9” Best Opening for a Documentary in 2018, On Track to Be Biggest in Strong Year

Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11-9" made $3.1 million on its opening weekend in just 1,719 theaters. That's the best opening for a doc in 2018....

Life Itself, a Box Office Disaster: Amazon Studios Bets on “This is Us” Creator, and Bombs with $2.1 Mil Weekend

Amazon Studios, like Netflix, wants hit movies of their own so badly they can taste it. They've made valiant tries, and even come up...

This is NOT Us: Hit TV Show’s Creator Braces for a Flop with Amazon Movie Release, “Life Itself”

The first thing that should tip us off about tomorrow's Dan Fogelman movie release is the title, "Life Itself." That was just recently the...