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Hollywood: Conservative Money Won’t Pay for Liberal Films as Oracle-Backed Annapurna Pics Faces Crisis
I'm not here to bury Megan Ellison. I like her a lot. When Megan (not to be confused with her billionaire father Larry) was...
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Box Office Update: “A Star is Born” Had a Better Weekend Than Thought, Is Now Up to $51 Mil
Warner Brothers underestimated "A Star is Born" for the regular three day weekend.
Originally the studio said the film made $42.5 million from previews through...
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Fox News-Roger Ailes All-Star Film Dropped Suddenly Before Production by Annapurna Films
The all -star film about Roger Ailes and the fall of Fox News in the #MeToo scandal has been dropped suddenly by Annapurna Pictures.
That's...
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Coincidence? Taylor Swift Steps Up for Democrats as Kanye West Doubles Down on Trump Backing
Taylor Swift came out swinging for the political fences this week. She endorsed Democrats running for office in Tennessee, and vehemently came out against...
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Oscar Race 2019 Comes into Focus with Help from Hamptons, NY Film Festivals: Almost Too Many Choices
The self appointed Oscar prognosticators are out and about. They're making their lists, checking them twice, even if they haven't seen all the movies....
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Alfonso Cuaron Brought His “Roma” to the New York Film Festival, and His Childhood Nanny, Too
"Roma" is the name of the neighborhood in Mexico City where Oscar winning director Alfonso Cuarón "Gravity," among others) grew up. Now Cuaron’s luscious...
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Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11-9” — with No Smoking Gun– At Less Than $6 Mil After 17 Days
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11-9" is enlightening, elucidating, and enlivening.
But the much anticipated documentary is a dud at the box office. Without a smoking gun,...
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Melissa McCarthy Joins a Crowded Field in Oscar Race for Best Actress in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Melissa McCarthy is mostly known for comedy. Her breakthrough film was "Bridesmaids" and she starred for six seasons in CBS's "Mike and Molly."
But McCarthy's...