Thursday, April 25, 2024

Movies

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...

James Bond In a New, Uncertain World: Producers, Including Star Daniel Craig, Choose Untested Director of TV, Indie Film

James Bond is stepping into a new, uncertain world. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who now make announcements with their star, Daniel Craig,...

Irony: Mia Farrow Said to Be Upset Woody Allen Finally Using Her Own Tactics Against Her

Page Six reports that tomorrow's New York magazine will have a feature on Soon Yi Previn Allen, daughter of Mia Farrow, and wife of...

Toronto Film Fest Surprise: Audience Chooses Buddy Film over Michael Moore, Lady Gaga, Moon Landing Astronauts

Surprise! The Toronto Film Festival audiences have voted for their favorite film. It was not Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in " A Star is...

UPDATE: Is the McConaissance Over? Matthew McConaughey’s “White Boy Rick” Has Disastrous $8.8 Mil Weekend

SUNDAY: Weekend total was very disappointing, really disastrous $8.8 million, not McC's lowest but close to it. SATURDAY: Lucky for Matthew McConaughey, he's got...