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As anticipation builds for the release of the upcoming MaXXXine, the final installment in Ti West’s gripping horror trilogy, it’s clear that the director’s innovative approach to filmmaking is as much a part of the buzz as the final (or, maybe not so final) entry in the series. Still, the behind-the-scenes strategy truly sets this

Broadway continued settling in to its post-Tonys summer last week, with box office for most shows slipping at least a bit from the previous week and the total roster trimmed to 30 from 32. In all, receipts for the 30 productions totaled $34,783,390, down about 7% from the previous week (one of the shows no

It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since the release of Napoleon Dynamite — an indie, sleeper hit comedy from co-writer and director Jared Hess examining the unconventional life of a socially awkward teen from Idaho, played by Jon Heder. The almost plotless and bizarrely quirky film would challenge and, arguably,

When it was announced that Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King would be making a Michael Jackson biopic, he said it wouldn’t be a “sanitized” version of the musician’s life. The upcoming 2025 movie will not only show how Jackson took the music business by storm, but it’ll also cover his troubled childhood and the sexual

Audiences are accustomed to seeing Michael Rooker play tough characters in projects like The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy, but the actor himself had some tough-love advice for audiences who didn’t exactly flock to his latest film Horizon, which is directed by and stars Kevin Costner. The film opened to an underwhelming $11

Warning: Minor spoilers for A Quiet Place: Day One lie ahead. Lupita Nyong’o has delivered numerous defining roles since her Oscar-winning role in 12 Years a Slave, which marked her feature film debut. As a whole, she’s been celebrated for her powerful performances and captivating on-screen presence. Recently, she shared insights into her emotional journey

Lionsgate has set a release date of Labor Day weekend, August 30, for the action crime thriller 1992, which is one of Ray Liotta‘s final film roles. The Emmy-winning actor co-starred in the movie opposite Tyrese Gibson. In addition today, Snoop Dogg boarded the movie as EP through his Death Row Pictures banner. 1992 joins

This week, one of Eddie Murphy‘s most iconic film franchise’s will finally expand when Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premieres after decades of remaining in development hell. Part of the reason for the long wait is clearly because, even though the first two movies were massive box office hits, the third installment did not live

After years of working as a stuntman/stunt coordinator, Chad Stahelski made his directorial debut in 2014 co-helming John Wick, one of the best action movies, with David Leitch. Stahelski went on to direct the following three John Wick movies on his own, and now he’s branching out with a variety of other filmmaking endeavors, including

Media mogul Barry Diller is exploring a bid for Paramount, The New York Times reports. The digital media pioneer’s IAC has inked nondisclosure deals with Shari Redstone’s National Amusements, the company’s controlling stakeholder, the paper said. The Times said the status of the Diller-Paramount talks is unclear. Deadline is working to confirm the news. Related

Universal‘s massive musical tentpole bet Wicked originally was dated to go head-to-head with Disney Animation’s five-quad movie Moana 2 on Wednesday, November 27, the day before Thanksgiving, but will now go five days earlier on Friday, Nov. 22. A very smart release date change. Both movies are aimed at females. But Wicked counts a fanbase

Kevin Costner is a legendary actor known for his roles in Hollywood classics like The Untouchables, The Bodyguard, and Dances with Wolves. But few are quite as iconic as Field of Dreams, which is widely considered one of the best baseball movies of all time. Costner’s portrayal of Ray, a farmer who hears a mysterious

UK’s Odeon Cinemas Expands Family Offer  In a bid to bolster its draw for families, the UK’s Odeon Cinemas is expanding the scope of its “adults pay kids prices” deal. The scheme will see admits for one adult and one child from as little as £10 for an Odeon Cinema and £15 for an Odeon

There are a lot of great upcoming A24 movies on the way, and Real Housewives superfan Jennifer Lawrence is involved with what could be one of the most ridiculous and fun-to-watch of those soon-to-be-released films. At some point in the near future, the Academy Award-winning actress will get to do what anyone with an obsession

For all the woes that can sprout from the abundance of movies and TV shows being produced in a given year, one fashionable silver lining is the growing number of LGBTQ+ projects for audiences to experience and connect with. We’re seeing some of the best LGBTQ+ TV shows and movies ever being produced in the

Refresh for latest…: Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One not only set a domestic opening record for the franchise, it also did it at the international box office. Of the $98.5M global start, $45.5M is from 59 overseas markets, well exceeding expectations. Overall, on a like-for-like basis, the offshore result on AQPD1 is 4% above A

There was a lot of doom and gloom in the box office world last month as films like David Leitch‘s The Fall Guy and George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga were unsuccessful kicking off summer 2024 with a bang – but everything has changed in June. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah’s Bad Boys:

Focus Features has scheduled the Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment title Last Breath for February 28, 2025. Currently, Last Breath is the only prolific title on that weekend. The thriller starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole and directed by Alex Parkinson is based on a true story, following a deep-sea diver who

It’s always nice to see which Hollywood celebrities stay friends after their projects together wrap. Now, Life’s Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence have to be one of my new favorite duos like this after hearing about this ongoing inside joke about who is paying for their kids’ wedding. The duo reunited at the premiere of

Since the early days of horror, the genre has always been a place the LGBTQ+ community has gravitated toward, especially in terms of the stories tackling topics of otherness queer people can often relate to. This extends to the Scream movies, which Courteney Cox is now cheerfully celebrating as Pride Month continues! Courteney Cox Celebrates

SATURDAY UPDATE: Flash Saturday update ahead of tomorrow’s expected big news. Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has grossed $902.9M globally through Friday. Of that, $429M is from domestic and $473.9M is from the international box office. As we’ve previously noted, the $1B milestone is expected when we report tomorrow. And when the gang passes that mark,

There’s a good chance some of your favorite movies are actually remakes and you might not even know it. Sometimes they might be remakes of older Hollywood films, sometimes they might be remakes of foreign films, but some of the best movies of all time are based on previous works in one way or another.

The indie market is feeling pretty good. A big film from India Kalki 2898 AD may unseat RRR’s North American opening weekend. June Squibb-starrer Thelma is blowing through midweek shows and stands at $3.75 million heading into week 2 steady at 1,280 theaters. Searchlight Pictures Kinds Of Kindness by Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) starring Emma

Movie soundtracks are a touchstone in the cinematic experience, as seen with the Barbie soundtrack. They can either break or make accompanying movies or can exceed the film’s success (or lack thereof), especially in Black cinema. Throughout the decades, certain movie soundtracks held a chokehold on Black American culture, including Above the Rim, The Best

As we enter the latter half of the year, Dune: Part Two still ranks as one of the biggest successes on the 2024 movies schedule. Its $711+ million worldwide haul makes it the second highest-grossing movie of the year (trailing only behind Inside Out 2), and the second half of this adaptation of Frank Herbert’s

Let the speculation begin. The “Untitled Event Film” Warner Bros had dated for December 2026 now is being billed as a “Denis Villeneuve Event Film,” and sources said the studio and Legendary are holding the date with expectations that he wraps up the spectacular trilogy with Dune 3. Hurdles still have to be cleared as

I’ve longed for a return to the days of ’90s movie marketing, where it seemed every big movie had some sort of commemorative merchandising tie-in with the release. It seems those days are finally back, and we have Dune 2‘s sexually suggestive popcorn bucket to thank for it. Despicable Me 4 is the latest movie

Paramount‘s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One is heading to a franchise record preview night between $5M-$6M, several sources inform us. Showtimes began at 3 PM. Tonight’s figure easily ranks ahead of the $4.3M made by the first movie in 2018, and the $4.8M made by Quiet Place: Part II on its Thursday heading into

Maybe I’m a masochist, but I’ve seen a lot of movies about slavery. Harriet, Emancipation (pre-Bad Boys: Ride or Die Will Smith), Beloved, and of course, the Academy Award-winning 12 Years a Slave are all movies that I’ve sat through, and, if I’m being completely honest, suffered through.  However, do you want to know my

When spooky season rolls around each October, Hocus Pocus has long been one of the great fun Halloween movies for families to watch. In 2022, Disney offered audiences with a blast of an annual double feature for the holiday season with Hocus Pocus 2. Now Bette Midler just spoke about the potential of Hocus Pocus