Thursday, April 25, 2024

Movies

Exclusive: Woody Allen’s Cannes Bound New Comedy is Called “Cafe Society”

Woody Allen's new comedy, bound for the Cannes Film Festival, is called "Cafe Society." The film set in the 1930s stars Steve Carell (replacing...

Audience Allergic to “Allegiant”: Thursday Night Box Office Off by 43% from Last Year

The Y/A audience may be allergic to "Allegiant" after all. Last night's $2.35 million take at the box office was down 43% from last...

“Indiana Jones” Announcement Omitted George Lucas or Writer on 5th Film

Big news this week about a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie. But the press release from Disney omitted two big elements-- the name of George Lucas,...

Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” May Be Sunk with Amazon’s Choice of Distributor

Poor Kenny Lonergan. His "Margaret" wound up in a long never ending soap opera, a war between Fox Searchlight and him over final cut,...

Keanu Reeves Movie “Exposed” Bombs (Understatement) Makes $122 in UK, $Zero in US

Buried in the Lions Gate fiasco of movies bombing all over the place: a January release called "Exposed" starring Keanu Reeves. In the US, "Exposed"...

Nora Ephron HBO Movie: Not A Dry Eye in the House At Swanky MoMA Party

There really wasn't a dry eye in the house last night at the Museum of Modern Art as Nora Ephron's son, Jacob Bernstein, unspooled...

“Greek Wedding 2” Star John Corbett Still Dating Bo Derek After 12 Years, Says No Plans for Marriage or Kids

EXCLUSIVE It’s taken 14 years but Nia Vardalos has finally made the follow up to her hit rom-com. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” opens...

Box Office: “Brothers Grimsby” DOA on One of Grimmest Weekends at the Movies

There is no audience for Sacha Baron Cohen's "The Brothers Grimsby," a vulgar overcalculation by Sacha Baron Cohen and Sony/Columbia Pictures. Indeed, the way,...