Tag: Licorice Pizza
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Oscars 2022: Best Editing Predictions
Last Updated January 27: “Dune,” “Belfast,” “King Richard,” “No Time to Die,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Licorice Pizza,” and “Don’t Look Up” were among the editing Oscar contenders nominated for the 72nd annual Ace Eddie Awards this week. Also getting nods in the comedy category were “Cruella,” “The French Dispatch,” and the musical “Tick…
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‘Spider-Man’ Perches Atop U.K. Box Office, ‘Scream’ Scares Up Strong debut
Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” spent a fifth consecutive weekend at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, collecting £3.2 million ($4.3 million), according to numbers provided by Comscore.With a mighty total of £84.1 million ($114.2 million), “Spider-Man” has swung past “Titanic” (£80.2 million) and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi (£82.7) to claim…
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Aqua aerobics! Awkward sex! Justin Bieber! The best movie moments of 2021
Guardian writers discuss their favourite bits from some of the year’s finest films, from In the Heights to The Power of the Dog to Licorice PizzaWhen I say I missed the cinema, specifically I meant I miss seeing musicals on the big screen. While Jon M Chu’s In the Heights was made before the pandemic,…
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Paul Thomas Anderson Isn’t Worried About Too Many Superhero Films & Thinks ‘Spider-Man’ Will Bring People Back To Cinemas
Paul Thomas Anderson makes great films, full stop. And his new film, “Licorice Pizza,” is no exception. But just because the award-winning filmmaker creates some of the best examples of cinema today, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t enjoy a bit of blockbuster schlock from time to time, as he has already admitted to earlier this…
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‘Licorice Pizza’ Slashes Christmas Dates in Smart Strategy, but for Indies It’s Painful
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza,” previously projected to expand on Christmas Day to around 2,000 theaters, will now open at fewer than half. United Artists informed hundreds of theaters this week, including many independents, that availability would be delayed.The film spent its first two weeks in only four New York/Los Angeles theaters and showed the…
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Why Limited Screen Time Shouldn’t Prevent Bradley Cooper From Being an Oscar Frontrunner for ‘Licorice Pizza’
Paul Thomas Anderson is the rare filmmaker who doesn’t just make movies – he makes events. People eagerly anticipate his next project. They make a point to see it in the theater as soon as possible. They even haul themselves out to Westwood Village for a screening. And for most people, it seems Anderson’s latest,…
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Dad Has A Cameo Role In Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film “Licorice Pizza” is getting all kinds of Oscar buzz right now. It’s a coming-of-age story set in the 1970s and it’s got a fantastic cast. Here’s the info for you if you haven’t seen it yet: “Licorice Pizza” is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and…
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Licorice Pizza’ Lands Pandemic-Best Debut at Indie Box Office
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” has secured the best pandemic-era debut at the independent box office.With speciality offerings like “Licorice Pizza,” the key metric is per-theater-average rather than overall box office tally since its playing in very few locations. From only four theaters in the country — two in New York and two in Los…
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‘Nightmare Alley’ Official Trailer: Cate Blanchett Hypnotizes Bradley Cooper in Sinister New Footage
While “House of Gucci,” “Licorice Pizza,” and “Don’t Look Up” are dominating movie headlines right now, don’t forget that a new Guillermo del Toro movie is on the way this December. Searchlight Pictures has debuted the official trailer for “Nightmare Alley,” del Toro’s highly-anticipated follow-up to “The Shape of Water.” That film grossed nearly $200…
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Licorice Pizza Review: Alana Haim Is A Revelation In Paul Thomas Anderson’s Wonderful Trip Back To The 1970s
Some performers just have it. I don’t know what it is, exactly. It’s a mood; an attitude; a je ne sais quoi, if you want to get real pretentious about it. A certain kind of confidence. When people take one look at someone in a movie and think, “that person is a star,” what they’re…