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Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg is back in the Oscar race with Another Round (Druk), a film whose star, Mads Mikkelsen, calls “an embracement of life.” The drama has an intriguing premise: four weary high school teachers test the theory that a constant level of modest inebriation opens our minds to the world. The friends experience

It is not too much of stretch to imagine Meryl Streep and her pal Nicole Kidman starring in a new, old-fashioned musical, yet seeing Keegan-Michael Key in the ensemble is unexpected – but welcome, nonetheless. However, those women are not the only veterans to the genre and the comedian is far from the last surprise

Disco Elysium is returning with The Final Cut, bringing a new twist on the game for newcomers and returning players alike. The updated version of Disco Elysium was announced at tonight’s Game Awards, along with a dozen new game reveals and, of course, the awards themselves. Released last year, Disco Elysium’s runaway success was a

Cinemas in France will not be able to reopen on December 15 which was the date initially set by the government late last month. They will instead remain closed for at least three weeks from that date, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an address to the nation this evening. France has been in

Nab Film Collectibles From Mondo And Alamo Drafthouse Whether it’s to add to your own personal collection or to snag a last-minute holiday gift for a fellow film-lover, Mondo and Alamo Drafthouse are selling film collectibles and posters, with all of the proceeds going toward paying Alamo Drafthouse staff and paying debt and expenses occurred

Director Patty Jenkins says that Justice League‘s version of Wonder Woman is different from her films. The filmmaker returns to the DCEU following the 2017 smash hit Wonder Woman, which is technically the franchise’s first real success as it both earned great numbers at the box office and was beloved by fans. For Wonder Woman 1984, Jenkins reunites

Can cinemas play day-and-date releases from Warner Bros after continually refusing to show Netflix films? The big circuits have to be feeling really stupid now: If they had only made a deal with Netflix last year on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman at a 45-day window instead of emphatically rejecting one, perhaps this looming apocalypse brought on

1. Guardians of the Galaxy (Gamora) And here it is, Zoe Saldana’s best performance. It’s kind of weird that Gamora would even stand out in a movie with a talking raccoon and a sentient tree, but she does. Because Gamora is bad, man. I mean, really, really bad. She’s a stone cold killer! But she’s

After The Real Housewives of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke came out as a lesbian, fans of the Bravo star wondered if she and husband Sean Burke were headed for splitsville. Her shocking reveal came after she recently shared that the longtime couple no longer lives together. However, as the unconventional details around their marriage continue

Monster Hunter director Paul W.S. Anderson has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the film, which was pulled from Chinese cinemas during its opening weekend amid backlash over a line of dialogue that has been perceived as racist by local audiences. In a statement provided to Deadline, Anderson says he is “devastated” and “mortified” that

That being said, this could be a situation where the metaphorical genie can’t be put back in the bottle. We’ll just have to wait and see how Warner Bros’ movies do next year playing both in theaters and on HBO Max, but even once life settles down on the coronavirus front, it’s entirely possible that

Between the three couples who were together after Love Is Blind ended, only Giannina Gibelli and Damian Powers leave fans guessing as to whether they are still together today. They both seem to live independent lives, according to their social media. But does that mean they have officially called it quits? When fans found out

It goes without saying that the domestic box office is struggling. That said, it feels that we are trying to find different ways of framing that story every week.  At the end of the day, it’s a win to report any numbers at all considering the circumstances — especially for the specialty box office space

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. It was not much of a surprise that Run turned out to be such an exciting and well-paced thriller, considering it has a killer performance by Sarah Paulson and is helmed by acclaimed

Drugs are prominently featured throughout all aspects of pop culture, whether it’s through a rap song, a sordid novel, or displayed through our screens, and continue to fascinate our society. With the breakout success of TV shows like Breaking Bad (2008) and Narcos (2015), the representation of drugs throughout media proceeds to soar. RELATED: 15 Stars

If there’s one weekend at the box office that studios and exhibitors typically have had no thanks for, it’s the post Thanksgiving period, typically the first weekend in December, when business drops by as much as 50%. Last year the Black Friday weekend went from $180.9M led by Frozen 2 to $90.3M during the first frame of

He jokes, but there’s something to be said about romance movies often killing off one of their characters just to get us crying. And then, of course, there’s the trauma of John Boyega’s Finn perhaps having more intimate ties with Daisy Ridley’s Rey or Oscar Isaac’s Poe. Fans were teased with both of these possibilities

Ron Perlman played Clay Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, one of the most important characters in the series, but he wasn’t the original actor cast in the role. Created by Kurt Sutter, Sons of Anarchy made its debut on FX in 2008 and was so well-received by critics and viewers, it lived in for a

An online backlash that swirled in China on Friday over a scene in Monster Hunter has resulted in the movie being pulled from the country’s cinemas. The Paul WS Anderson-directed feature game adaptation had been eyeing the market as one of its biggest plays, but a short exchange in the film has been perceived as

Outside of Snake Eyes serving as an origin story, no specific plot details have been revealed yet. That said, along with the aforementioned individuals, the movie also stars Peter Mensah as Blind Master, Úrsula Corberó as Baroness and Samara Weaving as Scarlett, and Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira and Steven Allerick have been cast in undisclosed

Willy Wonka is one of the most memorable film characters of all-time. First and most memorably seen on screen in the classic 1971 family film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the unique and entertaining character was brought to life thanks to Gene Wilder’s unforgettable performance. The film followed a group of children who were

As we enter the throes of awards season more and more films are starting to make their qualifying runs in what is expected to be a very different kind of season. For starters, Searchlight Pictures is set to release Chloe Zhao’s buzzy pic of existential wanderlust Nomadland starring Frances McDormand for its virtual qualifying run

David Fincher’s Mank features a number of actors playing icons of the 20th century – including not just Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz, but also Arliss Howard as studio founder Louis B. Mayer, Charles Dance as publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, Tom Burke as the legendary Orson Welles, Toby Leonard Moore as the brilliant David

Snow White is the original Disney princess. Unbelievably, Snow White was released in 1937, and the film was the first full-length animated feature to ever grace screens. While this iconic film has aged, and many other princesses and movies have followed after, it is, without a doubt, an epic. The movie is beautiful, not only

AMC Entertainment on Thursday filed with the SEC to sell up to 200 million shares as the embattled exhibitor seeks to keep its business afloat with the global pandemic dragging on. It could raise $844 million at an estimated offering price of $4.22 per share, based on trading Nov. 30, the filing said. But the

Set in 1927 Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, based on the same-named play by August Wilson, follows an afternoon in the life with the title singer as clashes with her manager and producer over control of her music during a recording session. Meanwhile, Levee not only has an eye for Ma’s girlfriend, but is also

A Redditor has discovered that Nintendo has been repeatedly opting users back into data gathering via Google Analytics through its Nintendo Switch software updates. All three modern home consoles and many AAA video games have online components that ask users if it’s OK to send data back to the mothership for analysis to better the

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says widespread, national use of an efficacious vaccine this spring and early summer could allow Broadway to retake the stage by late summer or early fall. In an interview with NBC New York’s David Ushery last night, Fauci was asked when Broadway

All this just goes to show the unprecedented times we live in, as the film industry is having to make tough decisions regarding movie releases. There’s no sign of the COVID-19 pandemic slowing down anytime soon, so with numerous theaters continuing to have to keep their doors shut, streaming is an alternative that, while not