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It’s a big day for stage and screen legend Dick Van Dyke, as the actor turned 99 years old on December 13. I’m not sure what the man possibly known best for his eponymous 1960s sitcom and for playing Bert in Mary Poppins — the best Disney movie of its decade — had planned to

With just a few weeks left in 2024, notable films continue to land with Nickel Boys and The Last Showgirl officially jumping into awards season — the former already a two-time winner at the first stop, the Gotham Awards. A few big indie stories are yet to betold with Babygirl and A Complete Unknown hitting

Celebrity couples have a way of making headlines, just look at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce and Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Another pair that’s been turning heads is Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox, who announced their pregnancy with a wild photo shoot. It looks like they’re relationship is once again in jeopardy, and

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has inked Chinese filmmaker and 2024 Un Certain Regard Prize winner, Guan Hu, for representation in all areas.  Guan recently won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for his film Black Dog. The film has since screened at global festivals and has received several accolades. He was also nominated for

Jerry Bruckheimer is responsible for some of the most popular movies ever made. From some of the best ‘80s classics, like Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance, to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise to, oh yeah, a couple of small movies called Top Gun, the producer has made so many box office hits it’s difficult

Amy Poehler is one of the brightest stars in Hollywood today. Between her portrayal of Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation and as Joy in the Inside Out franchise, the actor is a ball of sunshine. With the big-feeling Pixar sequel being one of the greater successes on our 2024 movie schedule, it’s undeniable how

Typically there’s one odd duck out when it comes to the movie studios at CinemaCon, but this year with box office climbing back post strikes and Covid, there are no plans for any to sit out. The exhibitor-studio confab runs March 31-April 3 at The Colosseum of Caesars Palace. For the first time as a

The holidays are a special time, where we all try and shut out the day to day grind and make as much personal time as possible for family and friends. There are parties, and dinners, and social gatherings where we debate whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. (For the record, it is,

For all the blah blah that people don’t go to the movies before Christmas, and that moviegoing mushrooms from Christmas Day onward, two holdovers, Moana 2 and Wicked are expected to hold over quite well, with respectively $28M and $20M, -45% a piece, while two incoming fanboy movies fall apart: Sony Marvel’s $110M extended Spider-verse

The Golden Globe nominations were announced a few days ago, and Denzel Washington is among the many talents who will be recognized in the upcoming ceremony. Washington was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture category for his performance as Macrinus in Gladiator II, one of the more recent 2024 movie releases. It’s

With the second live-action The Lion King movie, Mufasa, on the horizon this holiday season, Walt Disney Studios is already reportedly lining up the next of the upcoming live-action Disney remakes behind the scenes by turning to 2010’s Tangled. While part of me is scoffing at yet another remake from the House of Mouse, I

Ever since her first leading role in 1995’s Hackers, Angelina Jolie has had a thriving acting career. Jolie’s best film roles show her unique ability to play versatile characters whether it’s fearless hero Lara Croft, a deeply dramatic lead in Changeling, or her Oscar-winning role as sociopath Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted. While women in

Broadway settled back down to some post-Thanksgiving normalcy last week, dropping about 9% to $42,021,721 from the holiday high of the previous week. Attendance held strong at 309,802 for the week ending December 8. Wicked was, once again, the roster’s top earner, grossing $2,782,795 and besting both The Lion King ($2,489,493) and Hamilton ($2,030,772). In

Tyler Perry has made audiences laugh and cry with his Madea movies and deep dramas like For Colored Girls, A Jazzman’s Blues, Good Deeds and more. However, a lot of his recent movies have gotten critically panned, with Rotten Tomatoes scores ranging from 56% to as low as 0%. The filmmaker/screenwriter/actor fortunately prefers to avoid

As we wrap on the 2024 movies that are in contention for awards season, Daniel Craig’s role in Queer has given fans tons of opportunities to learn more about his process. And with the 2025 Golden Globe nominations only boosting his profile that much more, the stories seem to be getting bigger as well. Which

Amazon MGM Studios’ Red One will be streaming on Prime Video worldwide on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The movie will continue to be booked in theaters. Maintaining a 28-day theatrical window, the $200M+ Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans starring, Jake Kasdan directed, Seven Bucks production grossed $85.7M domestic, $164M worldwide through Sunday. The movie was

Actress Olivia Wilde has been dipping her toes into directing over the last few years. She was the director for the 2019 film Booksmart, as well as 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling, which received a five-minute standing ovation, despite mixed reviews. Wilde has two more films on the way that she helmed, and there’s a reason

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate‘s Lucy Hale comedy-mystery F*** Marry Kill hit digital store shelves and PVOD this past Friday, December 6 — then disappeared a few hours later. We heard all the noise from genre fans. What went on here? Is Lionsgate’s AI to blame? No, not at all. Apparently, the R-rated Laura Murphy-directed title originally was

When it comes to horror movies, the first element that most prospective viewers likely want to know about is the scares, which makes sense. As a horror movie fan, you can only be spooked by the loud boom sound effect and a two-second jump scare so many times. Many recent entries in the genre have

It’s no surprise that Wicked — the Broadway-adapted film on the 2024 movie schedule — delivered in spades to many of its viewers. That even includes cast members of the film. Ariana Grande, who played Glinda, may be the film’s biggest fan ever. She’s seen the movie about ten times! And the best and maybe

Warner Bros. this morning dated the next iteration of New Line Cinema’s famed horror franchise, Final Destination: Bloodlines for May 16, 2025. It’s the only major studio wide entry on that date. The Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein directed movie, which has a story that’s being guarded, has Imax screens. Genre pics like A

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Refresh for latest…: It was smooth sailing for Disney’s Moana 2 this weekend as it reached $600M global following last frame‘s record-breaking bow. The running split is even for the splashy sequel, with $300M domestic and $300M from the international box office. The full overseas frame was $103.7M in 52 markets, repping a 41% drop.

No joke, I’ve watched Home Alone more than just about any movie. Born in the ‘80s and raised in ‘90s, watching Kevin McCallister defend his house from the Wet Bandits has pretty much been a holiday tradition for as long as I can remember. One of the best Christmas movies of all time, this classic

Morgan Freeman is iconic. From his voice to his magnetic on-screen presence and Freeman’s legendary movies, his career is an undeniable testament to his place as one of Hollywood’s greatest legends. Not bad for an actor who didn’t get his break until after 40. The 87-year-old actor recently admitted that even he gets starstruck, though,

This was a notable specialty weekend with Latvian animated Flow powering on and Luca Quadagnino’s Queer starring Daniel Craig rocking its expansion. A notable trio of concert films popped. Telugu Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 had a super opening, the biggest for an Indian film in some time, as did Solo Leveling – ReAwakening,

SPOILER WARNING: The following article gives away some crucial details about Cuckoo and a couple of other horror titles starring Dan Stevens, so be cautious as your read on. It has been a truly wild and weird year for horror movies and I believe that Cuckoo is, easily, among the absolute weirdest. However, I would

The National Association of Theatre Owners is bestowing their Marquee Award next year on Cinemark President and CEO, Sean Gamble. The executive will receive the award at NATO‘s exhibitor-studio confab CinemaCon during the “State of the Industry” program on April 1, 2025. NATO President and CEO Michael O’Leary said, “Sean is the perfect choice for the NATO

Well, I would say it is about time that an actor as talented as Cristin Milioti finally gets the attention she deserves. All it took was a role on one of the best 2024 TV shows, The Penguin, as Sofia Falcone. Let’s start there as I highlight my picks for the best Cristin Milioti movies

If you look back on Keira Knightley’s first decade of credits as an actress, it’s pretty mind-blowing. Her second movie credit is Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace — prior to starring in Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Caribbean, Love Actually and Pride & Prejudice all in the matter of three