Tag: The Karate Kid
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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 Release Date Bumped Up One Week Earlier
Cobra Kai fans have been waiting patiently for the third season of The Karate Kid sequel series ever since it was announced that Netflix had picked it up from YouTube and would continue the story of Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and the next generation of young fighters. Originally, new episodes…
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UK cinema admissions on course to be lowest since records began
Covid wipes almost £1bn from box office sales as Hollywood blockbusters delayedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUK cinema admissions are set to hit their lowest level since records began almost a century ago, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic wiping almost £1bn from box office sales.When the final ticket stubs are counted…
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Tribeca Film Festival and Walmart Partner for Free Nationwide Drive-In Screening Series
Tribeca and Walmart Drive-In ScreeningsThe Tribeca Film Festival is teaming up with Walmart for a new drive-in series that will take place at 160 Walmart stores across the country. Store parking lots will be turned into outdoor theaters Aug. 14 to Oct. 21 for free screenings of family-friendly films, including classics such as “The Karate…
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‘The Rental’ Is Second Film Ever to Be #1 on Both Theatrical and VOD Charts at Same Time
For only the second time in the five months of parallel theatrical/Video on Demand releases, one film led grosses both in available theaters and on at least one home viewing chart. Dave Franco’s “The Rental” (IFC) grossed $404,000 in 250 theaters, two thirds of them drive-ins, to easily best several library titles made available this…
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At the Amazing 1984 Box Office, Movies Like ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Gremlins’ Grew into Blockbusters
Not considered a seminal year in Hollywood history, 1984 delivered an amazing number of iconic American films. Here’s a sampling of movies that still resonate today: “Beverly Hills Cop,” “The Karate Kid,” “Footloose,” “Purple Rain,” “The Terminator,” “Scarface,” “Romancing the Stone,” “Police Academy,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Stop Making Sense,” “Stranger Than Paradise,” and “A…
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Cult Classic BMX Movie ‘Rad’ Finally Getting an Official Home Video Release on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray
The 1980s were host to some of the most memorable sports movies of all-time, including Hoosiers, Bull Durham, Caddyshack, The Natural, The Karate Kid, Field of Dreams, and more. But the 1980s also saw the rise of popularity in extreme sports like skateboarding and BMX bike riding, and those sports were represented on the big…
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‘The Goldbergs’ Are Taking a National Lampoon ‘Vacation’ for Season 7 Premiere with Two Guest Stars
The Goldbergs are still lavishing in that 1980-something nostalgia as they head into their seventh season on ABC. The comedy series has paid tribute to countless classic movies from the decade ranging from The Karate Kid to Spaceballs, and for their upcoming season premiere, they’ll be taking a little road trip inspired by National Lampoon’s…
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‘Cobra Kai’ Comic Book Will Retell the Events of ‘The Karate Kid’ From Johnny’s Perspective
The YouTube Premium original series Cobra Kai has been continuing a story that first got underway back in 1984 with The Karate Kid, depicting the ongoing rivalry between Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) decades after they clashed as teenagers. Daniel was the protagonist of that original movie and Johnny was depicted…
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Andy Gruenberg, Longtime Film Distribution Executive, Dies at 68
Andy Gruenberg, a longtime film-distribution executive who most recently oversaw theatrical distribution for Netflix, died suddenly on January 18. He was 68.Born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 10, 1950, Gruenberg spent his childhood in Milwaukee and his working life in the film industry; his tenure included stints at Warner Bros., Columbia, MGM, and Miramax,…
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‘Karate Kid’ Actor Martin Kove Joins ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 Cast as Series Regular
The ruthless and stoic John Kreese was one of the main villains in 1984’s The Karate Kid, and 35 years later, actor Martin Kove will be reprising that role once again on the YouTube Red series Cobra Kai. A new report says Kove has officially joined the Cobra Kai season 2 cast as a series…