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‘Bacurau’ Trailer: Brazil’s Box Office Sensation Is a ‘Gloriously Demented’ Political Allegory — Exclusive
After picking up a Grand Jury Prize at Cannes after its May debut, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dorenelles’ wholly unclassifiable genre thriller went on to dominate the Brazilian box office with a $2.5 million take, good enough to place it over Hollywood offerings like “Us,” “Knives Out,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Now, after screening at […]
Continue readingVariety Studio Returns to Sundance With Star-Studded Interviews
Variety will return to the Sundance Film Festival with its annual interview studio in partnership with AT&T, held at the WarnerMedia Lounge on Main Street.The studio runs from Jan. 24 through Jan. 27 and will host the stars from this year’s buzziest premieres including Hillary Clinton (“Hillary”), Gloria Steinem (“The Glorias”), Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emma Gonzalez […]
Continue readingBen Pearson’s Top 10 Movies of 2019
After a rough start, 2019 ended up being a terrific year for film. Several movies which didn’t make my personal list – films like Marriage Story, Toy Story 4, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Us, Apollo 11, One Cut of the Dead, Uncut Gems, etc. – could easily constitute a separate lineup teeming […]
Continue reading‘1917’ Wins Best Picture at 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards
The members of the Hollywood Critics Association celebrated 2019 and the end of the decade at the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 9, 2020.Sam Mendes’ “1917,” which, in a surprise move, took home the Golden Globes’ best picture award, also snagged the best picture award from the Hca. It was […]
Continue reading‘When They See Us,’ ‘Dolemite,’ ‘Us,’ ‘Queen & Slim’ Lead 51st NAACP Image Awards Nominees
The nominees for the 51st NAACP Image Awards were announced today, with Netflix leading both film and television categories combined, earning 12 motion picture nominations and 30 for television, for a total of 42 nominations.Ava DuVernay’s Central Park 5 miniseries, “
Continue reading“It Was Like a Weird Dream”: Elisabeth Moss On Working With Wes Anderson
This has been a good year for Elisabeth Moss. Not only is Moss receiving accolades for “Her Smell,” a film about a self-destructive musician, she also starred in the third season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and is set to revamp the Universal Monsters pantheon with her horror director Leigh Whannell. Oh, and she also starred […]
Continue readingJordan Peele Inks 5-Year Exclusive Production Deal With Universal Pictures
Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions have signed a five-year exclusive production deal with Universal Pictures, Donna Langley, Chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, announced Tuesday.Peele and Universal have collaborated on his 2017 film “Get Out” and his 2019 film “Us,” both of which he produced, directed and wrote. “Get Out” still holds the record […]
Continue reading‘Abominable’ Puts Universal Atop the Weekend Box Office Once Again
Universal finished atop the weekend box office yet again this year with their animated adventure Abominable, while also taking second position with Focus’s Downton Abbey, now in its second weekend. Meanwhile, Roadside saw a strong performance from their release of Judy, delivering a top ten performance in moderate release, while holdovers such as Hustlers and […]
Continue readingBox Office: ‘Abominable’ Edging Out Holdover Competition for $20 Million Opening
“Abominable” is edging out its box office competition, following $5.69 million in Friday’s domestic ticket sales.If estimates hold, the DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-production should take home around $20 million come Sunday — the biggest opening for an original animated film this year and only the third original film to open at No. 1 […]
Continue reading‘Little Monsters’ Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o Protects Kids From The Zombie Outbreak In Upcoming Hulu Film
Without question, Lupita Nyong’o is one of the best actresses around. This year alone, she’s proven that thanks to her stellar performance in the Jordan Peele film, “Us.” That doesn’t even take into account that in 2014, she won the Oscar for her work in the drama, “12 Years a Slave.” Needless to say, the […]
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