LAS VEGAS – Universal Pictures has some potential big hits on its upcoming release slate. There’s “The Fall Guy” with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Illumination returns with “Despicable Me 4.” It’s taken decades, but a “Twister” sequel, “Twisters,” arrives…
Read moreLAS VEGAS – First, for those who care, CinemaCon has witnessed the first sneak of Antoine Fuqua‘s Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” and if you’re a hardcore fan, you will be quite happy with the results so far. Jaafar Jackson is…
Read moreIt appears the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC have read the room. The Oscars partners announced key dates for the 2024 Oscars season and made some very important changes. The first is that the 97th Academy…
Read moreLAS VEGAS – Warner Bros. made some very smart decisions for its 2024 CinemaCon presentation. First off, controversial Warner Bros Discovery chairman David Zaslav was nowhere to be found (let alone mentioned). This was about the movies first and nothing…
Read moreAfter winning a Peabody Award in 2023 and multiple Emmy Awards since its launch in 2020, HBO‘s “We’re Here” is back for another season with new hosts and a mission somehow more urgent than ever. The fourth season drops on…
Read moreThere is a bluntness about Kirsten Dunst that has always been refreshing. You wanna know if she was asked to be in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”? She’s gonna tell you. Wanna know why you only see her in maybe one…
Read moreSearchlight Pictures’ 2024 theatrical schedule is coming into…focus. The Disney division already has Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness” set for June 21. The distributor’s Sundance acquisition, Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” will hit limited release on Oct. 18. Now, the…
Read moreIf the final episode of season two is the last of “Tokyo Vice,” the MAX series saw several storylines come to a fitting conclusion. Speaking to creator J.T. Rogers and executive producer (and director) Alan Poul, however, it’s clear the…
Read moreSlowly, but surely, the lineup for the 77th Cannes Film Festival is being revealed. Last month, Cannes announced that George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” will be an early world premiere on la Croisette on May 15. Today, the…
Read moreIf it’s April, that means many of Hollywood’s studios and distributors are figuring out their fall release plans. It also means many awards season movies are about to plant a flag on one opening day or another. This morning, Searchlight…
Read moreDespite the hopes of many, the Golden Globes live on. CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced a new agreement today that will keep the awards ceremony on the Paramount network for the next five years. This follows a last-minute agreement…
Read moreMany feared for the fate of regional film festivals following the pandemic, but if attendance at the 27th Sonoma International Film Festival was any indication, these mainstays of the cinephile circuit are doing just OK. The festival announced its largest…
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