Tag: Ad Astra
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Leonardo DiCaprio Still Baffled by ‘Inception’ 10 Years Later: ‘What Happened? No Idea’
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt recently appeared on Marc Maron’s “Wtf” podcast and admitted to not entirely understanding their acclaimed films “Inception” and “Ad Astra,” respectively. Maron asked Pitt about a point of confusion in James Gray’s “Ad Astra” script, mainly how a spaceship stranded near Neptune was…
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New on Blu-ray: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, ‘The Fly’ Collection, ‘Ad Astra’
Streaming is great, but you know what’s better? Actually owning movies. I’m talking about physical copies you can put up on a shelf and pull down whenever the mood strikes you. Besides, not everything is ready and available to stream. And that’s where Blu-rays come in. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check…
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Oscars: Academy Announces 344 Films Eligible for 2019 Best Picture
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 344 feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards.To be eligible for the consideration, the films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Academy rules also…
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Brad Pitt Spirals Into the Void in ‘Ad Astra’ Mondo Poster
Director James Gray’s ambitious space odyssey “Ad Astra” was released back in September, and while its Oscar and year-end buzz has quieted, the science-fiction epic has all the makings of a cult classic to be revered for eternity. In tribute to the film starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut and lonely island of a man…
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‘Ad Astra’ to Blast Off in China in December
The Brad Pitt-starring sci-fi blockbuster “Ad Astra” will land in Chinese theaters on December 6, more than two months after its U.S. debut.Directed, co-written and produced by James Gray, the thriller also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland and Ruth Negga. Pitt plays an astronaut who goes off in search of his lost…
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Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ Maintains International Box Office Lead With $18 Million
Disney and Fox’s “Ad Astra” scaled international box office charts again, maintaining its lead for the second weekend in a row. The astronaut drama starring Brad Pitt amassed another $18 million from 50 foreign territories, easily placing first overseas among Hollywood offerings.After two weekends in theaters, “Ad Astra” has generated $53.5 million abroad and $89…
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‘Ad Astra’ and ‘Abominable’ in international box office action
Last weekend’s top film and the new animated adventure open in major markets.After topping the international and global box office charts last weekend, Fox’s Ad Astra opens in three new major markets this weekend.Meanwhile Focus Features’ Downton Abbey arrives in France and Universal’s Abominable begins its international roll out in earnest, opening in three major…
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‘Abominable’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv, DreamWorks Animation claims the top spot in spending with “Abominable.”Ads placed for the animated film had an estimated media value of $5.97 million through Sunday for 1,543 national ad airings on 40 networks. (Spend…
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The Collider.com Podcast: Episode 223 – ‘Ad Astra’ and Brad Pitt
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about Ad Astra. In our spoiler-free discussion, we talk about how the film differs from what was marketed, why it works so well, the themes, James Gray’s direction, the increasing rarity of this kind of movie, and Brad Pitt’s performance. We then segue to a discussion of…
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‘Downton Abbey’ Serves Up Record, $31 Million Opening for Focus Features
It was a record weekend for Focus Features that saw Downton Abbey not only top the weekend box office, but it became the studio’s largest opener ever, topping $30 million. The weekend’s fellow new releases * Ad Astra and Rambo: Last Blood * delivered on expectations and are in a neck-and-neck battle for runner-up position…