Category: Movie News
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How Tom Cruise and Zendaya Inspired the Pandemic Productions ‘Locked Down’ and ‘Malcolm & Marie’
Neither Doug Liman nor Sam Levinson is capable, it seems, of sitting around twiddling his thumbs. Over the summer, in pandemic lockdown, both prepped a new movie, unsure if it would ever happen. With breathtaking speed, they raised financing to shoot their pared-down indie movies without studio interference. “Locked Down” was filmed in 18 days…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer: Titans Clash in a Massive Blockbuster Battle
Even after Wonder Woman 1984 arrived in December, audiences are still hungry for massive blockbuster action. Thankfully, Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max will be giving it to us throughout the year, both in theaters and on the WarnerMedia streaming service. One of the first huge blockbusters out of the gate under this new deal…
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‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Trailer: Titans Clash In The Ultimate Battle March 26
Not even the Covid-19 pandemic can keep this epic showdown from happening. After first being announced over five years ago and a slew of shuffled release dates, “Godzilla Vs. Kong” finally reaches audiences in just over two months from now.Read More: ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Release Date Moves Up From May to MarchWhile the movie’s March…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer: Adam Wingard Delivers the Latest in Legendary’s MonsterVerse
One of the most anticipated movies to spin out of Warner Bros.’ upcoming phalanx of 2021 movies heading straight to HBO Max is “Godzilla vs. Kong.” The sequel to “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” and “Kong: Skull Island,” the fourth entry in Legendary’s evolving MonsterVerse arrives day-and-date on the rookie streaming platform and in available…
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Heidi Ewing on Documentary Filmmaking After Trump and How Biden Could Impact Immigration
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady know how to find compelling subjects. From the religious extremists of “Jesus Camp” to the abortion clinics of “12th & Delaware” and the ex-Hasidic Jews expelled from their community in “One of Us,” the documentary filmmaking duo have been capturing urgent scenarios for years. On Wednesday, while much of America…
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Walter Bernstein: blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter dies at 101
Writer’s most acclaimed project, the 1976 film The Front, was based on his own experience of Hollywood’s anti-communist blacklistScreenwriter Walter Bernstein, among the last survivors of Hollywood’s anti-communist blacklist, whose Oscar-nominated script for The Front drew upon his years of being unable to work under his own name, has died, aged 101.HIs wife, the literary…
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Walter Bernstein, Blacklisted Writer and Oscar Nominee for ‘The Front,’ Dies at 101
Oscar-nominated screenwriter and producer Walter Bernstein, who survived the blacklist era by writing pseudonymous scripts for television and later wrote films including “Fail-Safe,” “The Front” and “Semi-Tough,” died on Jan. 22. He was 101.Bernstein’s longtime friend and former WGA West president Howard Rodman shared the news of his death on Twitter Saturday. “Truly saddened to…
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‘Southland Tales’: Richard Kelly Wants Dwayne Johnson To Appear In Planned Sequel
In an age where apparently any financially-disappointing film can get additional millions of dollars for a director’s cut and any cult film can get a sequel, it’s no surprise that Richard Kelly would be interested in revisiting the underrated financial disaster that was “Southland Tales.”Read More: Richard Kelly Teases New ‘Southland Tales’ Film As Well…
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Another Week, Another Box-Office Apocalypse as James Bond and ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Wait for Fall
This is where we came in. The phrase comes from the once-common practice of audiences arriving late to a movie, then sitting through the next screening until they caught up. It’s apt as we confront a raft of major films — nearly half of the studio release calendar through the end of April — pushing…
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‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Joins the Spring Blockbuster Exodus, Shifts Back to September 2021
Along with the the next 007 movie No Time to Die, the Paramount Pictures sci-fi horror sequel A Quiet Place II was among the first blockbusters to have their release date shifted when the coronavirus pandemic rapidly grew in the United States in March 2020. After initially being pushed to September 2020, Paramount set the…