It seems as though the best Christmas movies revolve around family, and while each member of the family is equally important, I tend to focus on the dads more than most. As a father of a child, I look as much to the dads of Christmas movies as much as my own father and step-father
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Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things had a monster of an expansion, sewing up $1.3 million at just 82 theaters for a no. 10 spot at the weekend box office. American Fiction and The Zone of Interest, from, respectively, Amazon MGM Studios and A24, opened nicely as specialty films with original stories of all kinds are seeing
Romantic comedies are an art form that people undervalue. But not me, they’re my comfort genre. I have seen many of the best rom-coms throughout my life. I’ve seen highly rated romantic comedies that sweep you into the tale and ones that don’t quite understand the appeal of the genre. Seeing so many has made
Every major sport has its own movie. Some of the most popular spectator sports – baseball, football, basketball, and soccer – have multiple films that use competition as the backdrop. But which films constitute the best sports movies ever made? There are so many factors at play. Is it an underdog sports story, about loveable
It’s always great to be a scary movie fan whenever an upcoming horror movie drops with a new take on an old concept or incorporates fresh mythology and manages to impress at the box office. That’s precisely what we horror hounds got when this Talk To Me landed on the 2023 movie release schedule and
New Regency/20th Century Studio’s $104M-global grossing The Creator will debut on Disney-sister streamer Hulu on Dec. 20. That’s a very long 83-day theatrical window from the time the movie opened on Sept. 29 in the U.S./Canada. The Gareth Edwards directed original sci-fi movie stuck to its fall theatrical date and weathered the actors strike without
After spending the majority of her life acting, Emma Watson has used the last few years to pursue other passions outside of the profession. While the iconic Harry Potter cast member has been open about why she stepped away from performing, now she’s opened up about why she’s “glad” she did it. Emma Watson
After becoming the second highest grossing concert movie with $250M WW after Michael Jackson’s This Is It, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is making her way into the Middle Kingdom on Dec. 31. Alibaba Pictures took China rights to the concert movie from Trafalgar Releasing, who was handling offshore distribution for the concert pic’s mega
Each year, the list of best movies on Netflix and the collection of binge-worthy original series gets a little longer, with new titles being added pretty much every day of every week of every month. As we look toward what appears to be another landmark year for the popular streaming service with new and returning
Jonathan Glazer’s unusual Holocaust film The Zone Of Interest opens in four theaters in New York and LA today as Cord Jefferson’s satirical comedy American Fiction debuts in seven, the latest trenchant specialty offerings in a fall market full of strong titles as year-end approaches and the awards season clicks into high gear after Golden
This week, as we mourn the death of Andre Braugher, who died at the age of 61 on Monday, December 11 due to a brief illness, we remember the great movies and TV shows the actor appeared in. But as Scoob! Holiday Haunt writer Tony Cervone has pointed out, there’s one performance by the talented
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: Warner Bros.’ Wonka is looking at a $12M-$13M Friday, including those $3.5M previews from last night, on its way to a $35M+ start at 4,203 locations. That’s a respectable opening for this time of year when moviegoers are still sidelined by holiday activities, and it’s a solid start for a feature musical, currently
In 2023, we had a lot of great movies from massive pop culture events like Barbie and Oppenheimer (who can forget Barbenheimer Weekend?) to smaller-scale yet equally impressive late arrivals like The Holdovers and so much more. And what do people who loved these movies like to do besides talk about them ad nauseam? If
When was the last time that Warner Bros had a hefty trifecta at the Christmas box office? No Oompa Loompa is set to jinx the David Zaslav-run Warner Bros Discovery over the holidays for by Christmas week, it’s conceivable that the studio will own the top three movies at the box office between DC’s Aquaman
Zack Snyder is a talent who more often than not has the word “visionary” attached to his name, and that’s not without merit. He’s made a career of crafting fantastical adaptations of comics like Watchmen as well as forging ahead with creative ambitions of his own invention like the Army of the Dead franchise, and
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate‘s follow-up to the $315M global grossing feature Wonder, White Bird: A Wonder Story, will be returning to the theatrical release calendar with a new date of Oct. 4, 2024. The pic will be counterprogramming to Warner Bros.’ sequel on that date, Joker: Folie a Deux. White Bird is from director Marc Forster off
Spoilers ahead for Talk to Me. It’s a great time to be a horror fan, as the genre has been thriving for a number of years now. While some of the best horror movies returned to theaters with new sequels, there have also been a steady supply of wholly original projects. Acclaimed studio A24 has
EXCLUSIVE: Focus Feature we hear has set a July 12, 2024 limited theatrical release for Baltasar Kormákur’s romantic-drama, Touch. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution sans Iceland. The movie is based on the Icelandic best-selling novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson published by Ecco/Harper Collins in the U.S August 2022. The movie follows one widower’s emotional journey to find
In the canon of Matthew Lillard movies, the star’s turn as one of the O.G. Ghostface killers, sarcastic Stu Macher, in Wes Craven’s 1996 Scream ranks high for fans. As it should, as the original Scream is one of the best horror movies of all time. Though the character is a crowd-favorite (serving up some of the franchise’s
Deadpool 3, Beetlejuice 2 and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire top Fandango‘s list of most-anticipated wide-release movies in 2024. (See the full top 10 and other charts below.) The NBCUniversal-owned digital movie brand surveyed 8,000 ticket buyers about the titles they’re most looking forward to, and also gauged their mood heading into next year. About 81% of
We all watch action movies for the… well, action. But we also watch actions for the memorable lines that they produce. The lines that we trade back and forth with friends for a laugh, or to make a point. Great lines in action movies can even be more quotable than those in comedies. So here
Letterboxd, the social platform and crucial marketing tool for indie film, will soon be able to help its users find movies in nearby theaters. In collaboration with aggregator Assemble, the service is integrating cinema showtimes into its platform, offering an intuitive way for users to access real-time information about film screenings over the coming seven
With the first Godzilla coming out in 1954, the massive monster has one of the longest-running movie franchises ever. The newest entry in the series, Godzilla Minus One, is being called one of the best in the character’s history, if not the absolute best. The movie has been a hit, with Godzilla making bank at
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment in a competitive situation has won the theatrical distribution deals for two mega Apple Original Films movies –the George Clooney and Brad Pitt feature Wolfs and the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum title Project Artemis. The news comes on the heels of Apple Original Films’ Ridley Scott-directed Napoleon rolling toward $200M
Dwayne Johnson’s career is taking a turn as he gears up to star in his first A24 movie. Written and directed by one-half of Uncut Gems‘ directors, Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine, will see The Rock playing legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Honestly, it sounds like a fitting and fantastic next step in the wrestler-turned-actor’s
First thing’s first: Happy birthday, Taylor Swift! Closing out a year that has seen the now 34-year-old superstar score nothing but touchdowns, the shindig beau Travis Kelce has planned Wednesday night in New York City promises to be quite the celebration. And well it should be. With a record-breaking tour that brought in more than
In John Candy’s best movies, he tended to play characters with a real heart of gold. It turns out that in real life, the Canadian actor was no different. That was on full display too in resurfaced footage of the late actor, as Candy agreed to let a reporter interview him as long as he
Focus Features has set a theatrical release of May 10, 2024 for the Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black. Sam Taylor-Johnson directs from a script written by Matt Greenhalgh. The duo previously teamed on 2009’s Nowhere Boy. Back to Black is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. In recent weeks, moviegoers have finally been able to see the big-screen adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins’ prequel to her Hunger Games series. While the movie revealed how Coriolanus Snow went from hero to
Broadway held steady as it continued through the holiday season, with a total gross of $30,723,247 for the 26 productions up a small 4% from the previous week, and attendance of 227,099 up about the same percentage. Year over year, though, the news isn’t quite so cheery. The $30.7M weekly figure is about 17% lower
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