Tag: Godzilla
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Lady Gaga: She’s the Once-in-a-Generation Pop Star Who Is Also a Born Movie Star (Column)
Reviewing a lavish new Hollywood musical in the Sept. 29, 1968, issue of The New Yorker, Pauline Kael wrote, “Barbra Streisand arrives on the screen, in ‘Funny Girl,’ when the movies are in desperate need of her. The timing is perfect.” I’m tempted to say the same thing about Lady Gaga. Suddenly, she’s ruling the…
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Movies To Watch If You Loved Godzilla Vs. Kong
When Legendary Entertainment debuted its “MonsterVerse” with “Godzilla” in 2014, you stuck it out through the generic family drama and the two MUTOs for the promise of seeing the big G. You reveled in the “Apocalypse Now” Vietnam War-era vibes of “Kong: Skull Island” in 2017, and you basked in seeing titans like Mothra, Ghidorah,…
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Will There Be A Sequel To Godzilla Vs Kong?
(Welcome to Will There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.)When “Godzilla vs. Kong” stomped its way into theaters in March 2021, it scored the best box office haul for a movie on opening weekend since “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in December 2019. The long-delayed…
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Cool Stuff: The Battle of ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Comes Home as an Amazing Illuminated Diorama
Godzilla vs. Kong delivered the massive monster mayhem that fans have been waiting for ever since Hollywood’s most iconic creatures returned to the big screen over the past decade. Perhaps the most satisfying battle from the blockbuster battle found the creatures clashing in the middle of a neon-soaked Hong Kong skyline. Now Prime 1 Studio…
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John David Washington to Headline Gareth Edwards’ New Sci-Fi Movie ‘True Love’
After headlining last summer’s time-bending thriller “Tenet,” John David Washington is getting back in the sci-fi game, signing on to star in director Gareth Edwards’ upcoming film for New Regency.Titled “True Love,” the new movie is a sci-fi story, set in the near future. Additional plot details, however, are currently undisclosed.News of the project first…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Director Adam Wingard in Talks to Return for New Legendary MonsterVerse Movie
After the massively successful debut of “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the film’s director, Adam Wingard, is in talks for a new movie in Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise.Since its launch in theaters on March 31, “Godzilla vs. Kong” has topped $400 million at the box office, marking the highest grossing release of the pandemic era. The film also…
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‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ Trailer: The Warrens Are On The Case Again
Who would have guessed back in 2013, when “The Conjuring” first came out in theaters, that the horror film would kick off an entire cinematic universe? Since then, creator James Wan has expanded the original movie into three franchises, one spin-off film, and more projects on the way. The “Conjuring” franchises have since become even…
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Gunda: a wordless 90-minute animal movie of mind-blowing ordinariness – and a work of genius
Gunda was shortlisted for the Oscars but would never have made the final cut. An outfit like the Academy Awards can’t recognise the brilliance of this filmI have ventured to the cinema twice to see Godzilla vs Kong; on the second occasion I even attended a venue where the sound is synchronised to the seats,…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Three-Peats At No. 1, Roaring Past $80 Million At The Domestic Box Office And $300 Million Overseas
With little in the way of supersized cinematic foes to battle at the box office, Warner Bros.’ big-budget clash of the titans, Godzilla vs. Kong, kept stomping the competition this weekend, three-peating as the No. 1 film in North America, adding another $7.7 million to its already-impressive haul in its third frame.The titanic PG-rated tentpole,…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Book of Fish’ and ‘Godzilla’ Share Honors on Quiet Weekend
Hollywood monster movie “Godzilla vs. Kong’ and Korean historical drama “Book of Fish” each made a claim to be the top film at the Korean box office. But neither could prevent weekend revenues from slumping.“Fish,” which depicts the encounter between an early 19th century scholar who learns about nature and biodiversity and a peasant fisherman…