Tag: Book Club

  • Joy Ride review – slickly likable Asian-American comedy dwells on family and identity

    Joy Ride review – slickly likable Asian-American comedy dwells on family and identity

    Laughs, high energy levels and some outrageous set pieces make this examination of the complex relationship with distant family a fun journey of self-discoveryWriter-producer Adele Lim, who worked on the script for Crazy Rich Asians, now makes her feature directing debut with this likable and brash Asian-American comedy about four women leaving the US for…

  • Where to Stream ‘Book Club 2’

    Where to Stream ‘Book Club 2’

    It’s not often that a non-superhero movie can assemble a cast of giant stars. It is even less common for that cast to include some of the greatest actresses of their generation. In 2018, a group of once-in-a-generation talents was brought together for Book Club, the story of a group of friends whose lives are…

  • Jane Fonda Recalls Evening Tour of Sistine Chapel While Shooting ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ in Italy

    Jane Fonda Recalls Evening Tour of Sistine Chapel While Shooting ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ in Italy

    From riding boats in Venice to landing in Tuscany in a helicopter, “Book Club: The Next Chapter” star Jane Fonda had quite the adventure in Italy with Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen.Her favorite memory there? “When we went to see the Sistine Chapel at night, and there was nobody else there,” Fonda told…

  • Box Office: ‘Book Club 2’ Targets $10 Million Debut, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ to Rule Again

    Moms, it’s time to swap the paperback copy of “Normal People” for a movie ticket. “Book Club: The Next Chapter” opens on the big screen this weekend, and the sequel to 2018’s sleeper-hit septuagenarian comedy is expected to earn $7 million to $10 million from 3,507 North American theaters in its debut.Focus Features is hoping…

  • Book Club Challenges Aging Tropes With Its Hollywood Icons

    Book Club Challenges Aging Tropes With Its Hollywood Icons

    In a youth-obsessed industry, it’s fabulous to see more opportunities for actors who came up at the tail end of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Book Club 2: The Next Chapter sees Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen at the height of their renaissance traveling to Italy for the fun girls trip their characters…

  • Afm: Hot List of Projects for Sale

    Afm: Hot List of Projects for Sale

    Star power is always a draw at the American Film Market, led this year by Rachel Weisz playing Elizabeth Taylor in See-Saw’s “A Special Relationship.”It’s a roll of the dice for independently financed projects. A pair of Diane Keaton projects — “Book Club” and “Poms” — were major draws at the last two AFMs. “Book…

  • Seven Reasons Why ‘Booksmart’ May Turn Out to Be a Box-Office Hit

    Seven Reasons Why ‘Booksmart’ May Turn Out to Be a Box-Office Hit

    Olivia Wilde’s high school comedy “Booksmart” will gross about $11 million in its first week in 2,505 theaters. That’s good enough for sixth place, which inspired a bevy of commenters to rail about what its failure reveals about the fate of review-driven, quality, small-scale original movies in today’s market.Fact is, not every film lives or…

  • ‘Deadpool 2’ Launches with Over $300 Million Worldwide

    ‘Deadpool 2’ Launches with Over $300 Million Worldwide

    Even though Deadpool 2 didn’t deliver a record opening domestically for an R-rated movie it still captured a few record of its own as well as delivered a couple studio records en route to an impressive $301.3 million worldwide debut. Meanwhile Avengers: Infinity War continued it’s impressive run becoming the fourth largest global release of…

  • ‘Deadpool 2’ Heads for Heroic $130 Million Opening Weekend

    ‘Deadpool 2’ Heads for Heroic $130 Million Opening Weekend

    Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool 2” is heading for a heroic opening weekend of $130 million in North America, early estimates showed Friday.First Friday estimates ranged from $128 million to $137 million. “Deadpool 2” started its run by smashing the record for a Thursday night preview gross for an R-rated film with $18.6 million, topping the previous…

  • Can ‘Book Club’s’ Star Power Lure Older Moviegoers From ‘Deadpool 2’?

    Can ‘Book Club’s’ Star Power Lure Older Moviegoers From ‘Deadpool 2’?

    Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen were some of the most seductive stars of the 1970s, with boundary-pushing fare like “Klute,” “Barbarella,” and “Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice” winning critical acclaim and filling theaters.Five decades later, the question is whether their fanbase will turn for the decidedly more commercial “Book Club,” set to open…