Category: Movie News
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SXSW Film Festival to Open With Michelle Yeoh’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
The 2022 SXSW Film Festival will kick off with the world premiere of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”The genre-blending project is led by Michelle Yeoh, and comes from directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Billed creatively as “Daniels,” their past credits include the festival title “Swiss Army Man.”Premiering on March 11 in Austin, Texas, the…
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‘Tick Tick Boom’: Crafting the ‘Sunday’ Diner Scene as a Sondheim Tribute with Broadway Legends
The sublime “Sunday” diner scene with the Broadway legends in Netflix’s “Tick Tick Boom” has become even more tear-inducing and meta with the recent passing of Stephen Sondheim, whose “Sunday in the Park with George” musical about French pointillist painter Georges Seurat started it all. First, through Jonathan Larson’s (Andrew Garfield) tribute song, “Sunday,” set…
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AFI’s Top Films and TV of 2021 Include ‘Dune,’ ‘Power of the Dog, and ‘Succession’
The American Film Institute’s annual lists showcasing the top 10 movies and TV shows of the year always include multiple awards frontrunners, and this year is no exception. The two juries — which are a mix of critics, academics, and film professionals — always celebrate the best of American cinema and television. The jury awarded…
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‘Parasite’ Star Song Kang-ho Heads Cast of Kim Jee-woon’s ‘Cobweb’
“Parasite” star Song Kang-ho will reteam for the fifth time with leading Korean director Kim Jee-woon on their upcoming feature film “Cobweb.”Kim describes the project as “experimental” and said that it will be shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative.The film will be the first project to emerge from Anthology Studios,…
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People’s Choice Awards: Dwayne Johnson, ‘Black Widow’ and ‘Shang-Chi’ Among Top Winners
The winners of the 2021 People’s Choice Awards were revealed on Tuesday night, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson earning two awards: Male Movie Star of the Year and Comedy Movie Star of the Year for Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Marvel’s Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Loki all earned multiple awards.Kenan…
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‘West Side Story’ Finds Its Rhythm on Location in New Jersey
Kristie Macosko Krieger, one of the producers for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” says there was no way they could have pulled off shooting the 20th Century Studios remake without the aesthetic backdrop and financial incentives that the state of New Jersey provided. “We looked all around, and Paterson, N.J. gave a grit and an…
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Bond Boss Wants Cary Fukunaga Back, Says Next 007 Is British Male of ‘Any’ Ethnicity or Race
Barbara Broccoli shares control of the James Bond movie franchise with her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, which means she’s got a lot of questions to answer about the future of the franchise. Daniel Craig has delivered his 007 swan song with “No Time to Die.” Who will be the next Bond? Those conversations won’t begin…
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Netflix Top 10: ‘Money Heist’ Holds Global Viewers Hostage; ‘Power of the Dog’ Leads in Film
For nearly 190 million total viewing hours last week, Netflix audiences were screaming the rallying cry “Bella Ciao” after the fifth and final installment of the Spanish drama series “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) dropped Dec. 3 on the streamer.Within two days, “Money Heist” stole the thunder of Netflix’s English language shows, rising to…
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Bond Producers Want To Work With No Time To Die Director Cary Fukunaga Again
Cary Fukunaga might be fresh off of directing the latest high-flying entry in the world of James Bond, but if Barbara Broccoli has anything to say about it, this won’t be the last time he teams up with 007. The delightfully named owner of the James Bond film franchise can’t stop saying nice things about…
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People’s Choice Awards 2021: Red Carpet Arrivals
Many of the biggest names in film, television and music turned out for the fan-voted 2021 People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. on Tuesday evening.Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson, the People’s Choice Awards honor the year’s top productions across entertainment and pop culture. Cardi B will present this…