An epic, generation-spanning saga about defeating fascism is timeless, which is why “Star Wars” has inspired devoted fans of all ages. And the Disney marketing team is highly skilled, which is why the company has made sure that those legions of fans can purchase pretty much any item they’d ever need — from cookware to clothing and everything in between — emblazoned with logos, characters, and other “Star Wars” iconography....
There’s only one more episode of “Black Bird” and, honestly, it’s hard to figure out how this show is going to stick the landing. We’ve seen other networks pare down their series from 10 episodes to eight, but trying to clear up a story in six? Right now it doesn’t feel as if everything will be satisfyingly closed by next week, especially after the brutal gut punch that is this week’s episode, “Where I Lie....
Lead star Timothée Chalamet left a Twitter trail of breadcrumbs on Wednesday for the cannibal romance film ahead of a first look at the feature, revealed below. The Oscar-nominated actor tweeted a series of cryptic messages including the captions “boner bone” and “soft bones” pointing to new details about the upcoming drama directed by Luca Guadagnino. (The director also turns 51 today.) The Italian filmmaker reunites with Chalamet following the Academy Award-winning “Call Me By Your Name....
Academy Award-winning “Parasite” and “Snowpiercer” director Bong Joon Ho’s latest foray into the realm of sci-fi, this time set up as an ambitious studio project at Warner Bros., has now begun filming at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Watford, Hertfordshire in the southeast of England. The news was first reported by KFTV. The movie pairs Bong Joon Ho with Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, and Naomi Ackie, and it’s based on Edward Ashton’s novel “Mickey7,” published by Macmillan in February 2022....
“I don’t know how it would work,” Fraser told Variety in an interview. “But I’d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.” Fraser spoke about “The Mummy” as part of a Variety cover story with Darren Aronofsky, the director of his new film “The Whale.” The film stars Fraser as a middle-aged teacher attempting to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. It’s widely been labeled as Fraser’s comeback vehicle after his career stalled for years — and has generated considerable Oscar buzz for the actor....
The “Girls5Eva” star told Vice News that she was being detained for “equality” while standing outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. More than 180 people, including Planned Parenthood leaders and “Orange Is the New Black” star Alysia Reiner, were arrested for sitting and blocking an intersection approximately one block from the Supreme Court offices. The Capitol Police tweeted that they had issued a “third and final warning” to demonstrators to move before arresting them for “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding....
If you’ve been hoping to purchase the coveted Playstation 5 console this holiday season, you’re in luck. Several retailers will be restocking consoles in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but with consoles still in short supply, you’ll want to move quickly before they sell out again. As you may know, the PS5 is one of the most revolutionary gaming devices in recent years. It’s also extremely popular among gamers, namely for its shelf life (about five years), and it can be updated without having to purchase a new system, which is great in comparison to electronic devices that start to glitch before a new model comes out....
The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Chris Cuomo, who anchors CNN’s popular “Cuomo Prime Time,” participated in several conference calls with the Democratic governor’s top aide, communication team, lawyers, and outside advisors to advise Andrew Cuomo, who has been accused of sexual harassment by at least seven women since December 2020. Chris Cuomo encouraged the governor to “take a defiant position” and not resign, and stated that “cancel culture” was a reason to push back against the allegations, sources told The Washington Post....
Hemsworth revealed that Marvel halted production on his Disney+ reality series “Limitless” after he injured his ankle while training for one of the challenges. “I said, ‘Great, we’ll do it before I shoot ‘Thor,’” Hemsworth said during “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “Anyway, I started training, I blow my ankle out, and Marvel stepped in and said, ‘No. The show that might kill him, you can do that after our film.’” Hemsworth’s accident happened during a “pretty intense” stunt for “Limitless” involving climbing to the top of a cable car using only a rope suspended 100 feet below the dangling car....
Earlier: “Sex and the City” star Chris Noth, made iconic for his role of Big in the original series and the reboot “And Just Like That,” has been accused of sexual assault by two women. In a new report at the The Hollywood Reporter, Kim Masters writes that two women using the pseudonyms Zoe, now 40, and Lily, now 31, were approached months ago by the outlet but were inclined to come forward amid the recent “And Just Like That” revival on HBO Max....
Warner Bros. announced its HBO Max strategy December 3, and Nolan came forward December 7 to express “disbelief” over the decision. Nolan, who has spent much of the pandemic fighting for the survival of movie theaters (an op-ed in March; a UK petition this week), criticized his longtime studio for sending films to its “fledgling streaming service.” Nolan also slammed the studio for not providing its directors, actors, and other artists with so much as a heads up....
That’s the word from Mark Zoradi, who retired as Cinemark’s CEO at the end of last year after seven years on the job. Zoradi, who remains on the company’s board, detailed Cinemark’s interest in streamers’ films in an interview with Boxoffice Pro published Thursday. “The key thing with the streamers is that not only does it have some form of an exclusive window — whether that’s 17 days or 24 days or 31 days — but also that the streamer puts forward a substantial marketing campaign....
Trump’s re-election campaign boasted a prolific digital media operation and the president has nearly 89 million Twitter followers, but it’s unclear if either will be a benefit to him after his presidential term ends. The former was centered on promoting Trump’s presidential administration and re-election efforts, both of which have ended. As for the latter, though social media platforms rarely moderated the president over the last four years, Twitter and Facebook have actively limited engagement on and added warnings to Trump’s various posts that contain election misinformation over the last two weeks and the former company has stated that Trump’s account will lose its “public interest” protections after he becomes a private citizen....
It’s that sense of impeccable theatricality that leads to the central tension in “Criminal.” The audience is faced with suspects tied to crimes theoretically inspired by real-life instances of kidnapping, assault, trafficking, and murder. But the show itself often feels like a simulation. It’s a well-composed one, but that gap between the show’s raw real-time ambitions and the tidiness of the final product is one that always seems to hover over that questioning room table....
Both films by first-time documentarians, “Ascension” and “Summer of Soul” lead this year’s nominations with six each. “Ascension,” a look at the Chinese dream across social classes, is also up for Documentary Feature, Director (Jessica Kingdon), First Feature, Cinematography, Editing, and Score. Meanwhile, “Summer of Soul” is up for Documentary Feature, Best Director (Ahmir “Questlove’ Thompson), First Documentary, Editing, Archival Documentary, and Music Documentary. “Becoming Cousteau” and “The Rescue” also picked up five nominations each....
The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials, and Documentary for 2021, with HBO’s “Succession” sweeping the Television Dramatic Series category. Last year, “Homeland” and “The Flight Attendant” won for Drama Series and Comedy Series, respectively, and “The Queen’s Gambit” secured the award for Limited Series and TV movie. The DGA Awards are voted on by over 18,000 members of the guild. The 2022 nominees include TV series broadcast between March 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021....
“What we want to do is leave it to a group of folks who can really see objectively,” said Disney CEO Bob Chapek in an October 12 interview with CNBC shortly after announcing the reorganization after market close. “[We want to] make the optimal decision for the company, as opposed to somehow have it predetermined that a movie is destined for theaters or that a TV show is destined for ABC....
The film is a sequel to Scott Derrickson’s 2016 film, which grossed more than $677 million worldwide and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects. This time, Sam Raimi directs the sequel, and the cast includes Elizabeth Olsen returning as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Benedict Wong as Sorcerer Supreme Wong, Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo, and Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez. Raimi took over from Derrickson, who stepped down over creative differences, but Raimi already has a pedigree in the Marvel universe, directing the original Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy for Sony back in the 2000s....
It also would be incorrect, because everything actually is what it seems in Victory. “Don’t Worry Darling” is so clearly, so obviously not set in an idyllic ’50s community that to say the film packs a twist is not at twist at all. It’s disingenuous, easy, cheeky — much like the film itself, which starts off strong before crumbling into baffling storytelling choices made worse by the revolting intentions behind them....
The comic star of “48 Hours,” “Trading Places,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Coming to America,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Dreamgirls” and more will accept the honor at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, January 10, airing live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock. “We’re honored to present this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,” said HFPA President Helen Hoehne....
