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Between his return to WWE and the two movies set to premiere in November, Dwayne Johnson has a packed schedule. And yet, the wrestler-turned-movie star always finds time to spend time with his family — especially when it comes to his beloved mom. In fact, he’s taken a day off from promoting his two upcoming

One of the most stylish movies to hit the 2024 movie schedule, albeit the most grimy kind of style, Ti West’s Hollywood-glorifying sequel MaXXXine delivered a largely satisfactory ending to Maxine Minx’s tale. Which is obviously a good thing, since the filmmaker thinks they stuck the landing with this one, and likely won’t dive back

Four top films this weekend are indies – five including The Substance at no. 11, as the specialty market roars back to life. No. 3 at the domestic box office is a great story, Conclave from Focus Features, the studio behind the Downtown Abbey films. excels at drawing still elusive but key older demos to

The 2024 horror movie schedule has been filled to the brim with great releases… but nothing has been quite like The Substance. I am a huge horror fan. I’m sure if you’ve read my writings, then you already know that. I love the best horror movies and TV shows, and I will fully support the

While Sony’s Spider-Man Universe has released a couple of box office bombs in S.J. Clarkson’s Madame Web and Daniel Espinosa’s Morbius, it’s been the Venom movies that have kept the franchise on its feet. The Dakota Johnson and Jared Leto-led films barely managed to make their budgets back globally, but both Ruben Fleischer’s Venom and

The National Association of Theatre Owners has named PR veteran and former Variety journalist Andrew Stewart as Chief Communications Officer. In the role, Stewart will lead all efforts for the exhibitor trade organization’s communications and media-relations strategy. He’ll be based out of the Los Angles office and report directly to NATO president and CEO Michael

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies are true sights to behold. That’s due to the efforts of Villeneuve and his collaborators, as they meticulously worked to bring Frank Herbert’s vision to life. Among the key elements of the films are the much discussed (and explained) gigantic sandworms, which are as intimidating to see as they are to

The new untitled Spider-Man movie has been added to the release calendar for July 24, 2026, with Tom Holland returning as the webslinger and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton directing. No other movies are dated on that weekend. The fourth installment opens in the wake of a

Speaking as a longtime horror fan, I cannot think of a villain who has unsettled me quite as ferociously as the Terrifier movies’ Art the Clown, and can’t think of any upcoming horror movies that’ll change that. Not because I generally get scared at creepy clown movies — at least, I didn’t before — but

Tom Hanks and Robin Wright cemented themselves within the history of cinema when they starred in Robert Zemeckis’ acclaimed dramedy Forrest Gump, which is one of the best ‘90s movies. While many were captivated by their performances, viewers also just relished the sheer chemistry between the two actors. Now, over 30 years later, Hank and

Indie releases from limited (Memoir of a Snail) to wide (Conclave) are testing an increasingly lively specialty box office heading into awards season with a handful of decorated documentaries this week including Dahomey, Black Box Diaries, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock and Another Kind of Wilderness and some notable expansions. Also hitting theaters this weekend,

One project that is quickly becoming one of my most highly-anticipated upcoming 2025 movies is The Running Man remake from writer/director Edgar Wright. The cast has already been stacked, between Glen Powell and Josh Brolin joining in a key role as well last week, but now there’s going to be a big Scott Pilgrim vs.

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films have acquired North American rights Bruce David Klein’s feature documentary Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story which follows the career of and life of Liza Minnelli. The Atlas Media production made its world premiere at last summer’s Tribeca Film Festival and recently played at the Hamptons Film Festival,

Although Sebastian Stan’s rise to fame began when he played Carter Baizen on Gossip Girl, it was being cast as Bucky Barnes, the future Winter Soldier, in Captain America: The First Avenger that gave him global recognition. Had history unfolded differently, however, there’s a world where we could have seen Stan play James T. Kirk

Fifty Shades of Grey notoriously has been one of the most NSFW movies on Netflix for a while, but if you haven’t watched it in a hot minute, let me just remind you there are a lot of sex scenes in a lot of locations across the three movies. Like in the Red Room. Or

It was ten years ago today, that the first John Wick hit theaters and began to play. While the first Keanu Reeves starring, Chad Stahelski directed, and Derek Kolstad written movie flew under the radar at the box office only grossing $43M stateside and $86M worldwide, the R-rated action pic ala the original Austin Powers

Terrifier 3 is the fourth biggest horror film of the year, as it slashed its way to the weekend box office with $18.3 million and has grossed $45 million in total. Naturally, that means horror fans will want to dress up for Halloween as the film’s main antagonist, Art the Clown. One TikTok user shows

EXCLUSIVE: Currently we hear that Sony/Marvel’s Venom: The Last Dance is eyeing around $8M in previews tonight, maybe more by the morning. Showtimes began at 2PM in U.S. Canada at 3,500 locations. At that figure, there’s a path to a $65M opening, which we mentioned would rep the lowest start for the trilogy stateside after

With just about two months left on the 2024 movie schedule, it’s clear that the Wicked release date will be bringing a lot of audiences to movie theaters – when it opens alongside Gladiator II on the same day. Ahead of experiencing the movie on the big screen next month, the movie’s costume designer has

Gladiator was a huge hit in its day. It was that rare film that was both a massive blockbuster, bringing in $465 million worldwide in 2000, and an awards darling, winning multiple Oscars including Best Actor and Best Picture. It’s the sort of film that even a quarter century ago, any studio would have been

New Regency’s Brad Pitt and Ed Norton gritty noir, Fight Club, is 25 years old and to celebrate there’s a 4K Ultra HD remaster overseen by David Fincher with plans for a theatrical re-release as well as a companion art book from the studio and Insight Editions. The book features never-before-seen visuals, exclusive interviews, and

Last week, we got some exciting news on one of the next upcoming Disney movies, Prince Charming, when it was announced that Paddington and Wonka filmmaker Paul King will write and helm the movie. Apparently the House of Mouse is fast tracking development on the project, because on Wednesday morning, it was reported that Chris

With the last couple of October weekends stateside being off from the strike-laden marketplace a year ago, here’s hoping that superhero sequelitis and moviegoers’ erratic attitudes toward prestige fare don’t push the theatrical marketplace down further. Sony this weekend has its Marvel title Venom: The Last Dance, which is bound to see its lowest opening

[NOTE: This review is partially adapted from my reaction to Conclave following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival] Arriving just in time for award’s season, Edward Berger’s Conclave can be likened to a wolf in sheep’s clothing. With its bevvy of respected and acclaimed stars and story centering on the Catholic Church, you

Liam Neeson has had an incredible career that has lasted decades and includes Academy Awards. However, for the last couple of decades, his main output has been in the action genre. There has seemed to be no end to the stream on Neeson’s action movies, but the actor admits there must be an end eventually,

Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance chomped into its first suite of international box office markets today, with the Marvel symbiote nabbing a strong $9.3M start in China. This is the biggest opening day for a superhero film since Spider-Man: Far From Home in the market, and portends a five-day launch in the upper $30M neighborhood there.

Although development continues on John Wick: Chapter 5, the fact of the matter is that Chapter 4’s ending delivered a pretty definitive ending to the story focused on Keanu Reeves’ title character. However, that doesn’t mean we’re done with this world of colorful assassins, as movies like the Ana de Armas-led Ballerina and the TV

Sunset Blvd. and Romeo + Juliet added some major heft to Broadway’s autumn box office last week, with the ecstatically reviewed Blvd. grossing $1,211,699 even with press comps during its opening week, and R+J, selling out its eight previews at Circle in the Square, taking $1,056,775. R+J, starring starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, opens

Following in the footsteps of Russell Crowe, it’s fellow Oscar-nominee Paul Mescal’s turn to battle in the Colosseum for Gladiator II. The Irish actor looks to prove himself as the perfect rising star to don the Ancient Rome armor, as each role he touches turns to gold – his credits including Normal People, Aftersun, and

During Marvel Studio’s Hall H panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Mahershala Ali would play Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Five years later, the Blade reboot continues to be plagued with setbacks and behind-the-scenes issues, and until today, the plan had been for the upcoming Marvel movie to be