Category: Movie News
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From ‘Spencer’ to ‘Spotlight,’ Topic Studios Is Backing One Quality Indie After the Next
Topic Studios president Maria Zuckerman is a canny executive who can see over the horizon. In 2019, the New Yorker figured out that the Hollywood universe was expanding at such a rate that it was time to become a bicoastal content provider instead of a distributor-buyer. She left producing at HBO, where she had been…
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‘Free Guy’ Tops VOD Charts One Last Time as Two Eastwoods Debut
The incredible six-week dominance of “Free Guy” (Disney/$5.99) atop Video on Demand charts should come to an end this week, with the just-announced arrival of “No Time to Die” (United Artists/$19.99) on PVOD Tuesday. Shawn Levy’s film’s lengthy run has come at a time of less competition, but its play — both initially at $19.99,…
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Patty Jenkins’ ‘Rogue Squadron’ Delayed: New ‘Star Wars’ Film Taken Off Production Schedule
Director Patty Jenkins’ “Star Wars” debut film “Rogue Squadron” has reportedly been delayed after initially eyeing a production start date in 2022. The Hollywood Reporter first reported that the film, which was set to begin pre-production by the end of this year, has been taken off the production schedule for next year. The “Star Wars”…
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Knocking review – noises in the night fuel urban paranoia and apartment angst
Claustrophic tale of a woman falling apart in her flat is familiar territory, but told here with fresh panacheDocumentary-maker Frida Kempff makes her feature debut with a Swedish-set thriller drenched in urban paranoia. Molly (Cecilia Milocco), who has recently finished a stay at a psychiatric hospital following a personal tragedy, has moved into a new…
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John Oliver Takes Aim at James Cameron: ‘No One Gives a Sh*t’ About Your ‘Avatar’ Sequels
James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels have been so long delayed that they’ve become a cinephile punching bag. IndieWire chief film critic David Ehrlich once wrote that moviegoers should never underestimate Cameron’s ability to deliver a worthy tentpole, but HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver isn’t as optimistic. The Emmy winner trashed Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels on…
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Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ Racks Up $161.7 Million at Global Box Office
Marvel’s “Eternals” achieved global domination at the box office.The latest entry in the MCU picked up $90.7 million internationally, which pushes its global total to a lordly $161.7 million. The film opened in several major markets, picking up $14.4 million in South Korea, $7.1 million in the United Kingdom, $6.7 million in France, $5.7 million…
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‘Succession’: Adrien Brody on Shattering the Charade of Roy Family Unity
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 3, Episode 4, “Lion in the Meadow.”]HBO’s “Succession” has never shied away from embracing the animal kingdom, be it Logan Roy (Brian Cox) going “full fucking beast” in the premiere of Season 3 or a rousing game of Boar on the Floor. In the most…
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‘Eternals’ Opens To A Strong $71 Million In North America Despite Less-Than-Marvel-ous Reviews
When it comes to the box office, success is relative. For most Hollywood studios, a $71 million domestic opening would be cause to bust out the bubbly and do a victory dance. But when your movie carries the Marvel banner, expectations are sky high. That’s why the debut of the superhero studio’s latest tentpole, Eternals,…
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‘Eternals’ Opens to a Box-Office Low for Marvel, but There’s a Bigger Momentum Problem
In a box-office ecosystem dominated by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a $71 million domestic opening gross for “Eternals” ($171 million worldwide) is somewhat problematic.The third Disney Marvel release in just over four months, it opened below “Black Widow” ($80 million) and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” ($75 million). Sony also opened “