Joan Plowright (Martha Wilson) Dame Joan Plowright, who played Martha Wilson, the kinder and more patient neighbor of Dennis Mitchell, is perhaps one of the most decorated and prolific actresses in all of show business, and it’s amazing she’s not brought up more often. The widow of Laurence Olivier, Plowright, whose legal name is Joan
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Captain Marvel’s (Brie Larson) beeper seen during Avengers: Infinity War‘s post-credits scene features a hidden detail connecting to SWORD. The new organization that Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is managing debuted in Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s stinger. As it turned out, the former SHIELD director asked Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), who’s a Skrull, to disguise as himself
There was further good news from the international box office this weekend, even as it continues to be clear that markets need fresh titles to keep the reopening momentum going — be they local, from Hollywood or even reissues of older event pictures. We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the
The Miller Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast, which attracted fans since it reportedly inspired Stephenie Meyer’s vision for the Cullen clan home, has seen a 60% fall in bookings, per its innkeeper, Susan Brager. Along with dwindling Twilight tourism, the timber town is facing a rise in unemployment due to current events. The county it
[WARNING: Spoilers for The Last of Us and The Last Of Us 2] The Last Of Us has one of the most powerful endings in any video game. The moral ambiguity of Joel’s actions and the player’s inability to combat that ambiguity mesh together to create an intense and unforgettable end. Perhaps what is most impressive
The fight for freedom of the press and against the oppressive political regime in the Philippines takes center stage in Ramona S. Diaz’s A Thousand Cuts, which opens in theaters and in virtual theaters nationwide. As journalists around the world face threats and the term “fake news” is thrown around recklessly by world leaders, A Thousand Cuts puts Filipino
Terrifier (2017) Two beautiful late night partygoers (Jenna Kanell and Catherine Corcoran) are in for the worst Halloween of their lives when they fall prey to an unfriendly clown who has plenty of sadistic trick and treats in store for them. Why It’s A Good Option for Horror Fans: If you ask me, Pennywise has
In the Beta for Marvel’s Avengers, players initially start by getting a taste of a few characters, and one Avenger that gets used right off the hop is Hulk. Hulk is a bruiser, of course, and a lot of his damage happens with his fists. He’s got some powerful moves that will not only damage to one
Fresh product continued to rule in a distressed exhibition marketplace as RLJE Films’ Tax Collector grossed an estimated $317K at 129 theaters. Tax Collector is the third new title after Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour and IFC’s The Rental to top the box office since the pandemic began in mid-March. We’ll know for certain which film is No. 1 tomorrow, but it’s
Kanye West has certainly proven to have some “unique” hobbies in the past, but this definitely takes things to a new level. To be clear, it’s honestly hard to gauge just how serious the music and fashion mogul is about this project. However, based on the fact that he’s sketching actual designs, it would appear
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Seth Rogen’s latest offering, An American Pickle, is thematically rich and possesses real heart — especially during its final act. In 1920, Herschel — a Jewish immigrant — falls into a vat of pickles and is preserved for 100 years. Revived in 2020, he connects with his great grandson, Ben, and
China’s third Friday back to the movies scored a slight increase on last week’s comparable day at $4.38M. It’s short of the $7.6M generated last Sunday which was boosted by Warner Bros’ reissue of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, but still a jump on last Friday, while midweeks were solid. Play today was led by DreamWorks/Amblin/Universal’s 1917
So An American Pickle was never meant to be a major release, but that doesn’t mean a studio could not have hit theaters. It fits more neatly under the indie model that a studio like Fox Searchlight often shepherds. If you remember last year’s Jojo Rabbit, that’s an example of a Fox Searchlight release. Movies
One of Top Gun: Maverick‘s newest character is Glen Powell’s Hangman and there’s a number of reasons to believe he could be Pete Mitchell’s (Tom Cruise) secret son. After more than three decades, the ’80s iconic film that catapulted Cruise to mainstream popularity, Top Gun, is finally getting a sequel. But with a lot of the original actors
A court ruling that dropped today allowing movie studios to buy theaters (whether or not they want to — and they probably don’t) is the latest snub to an industry that’s been rattled by change for years, in particular since March and COVID-19. Exhibition hasn’t been this pressured in a century. When the 1918 Spanish
Heidi Moneymaker is a prominent stunt performer who has worked alongside Brie Larson for Captain Marvel and Scarlett Johansson for Black Widow, to name a few. When she worked with Halle Berry for John Wick 3, she was especially impressed with how game Berry was. Moneymaker said the 53-year-old actress performed all the stunts except
A new international trailer for Tenet gives fans new insight into time reversal, the concept at the heart of Christopher Nolan’s espionage thriller. The movie is finally set to release in international markets in late August, and will hit theaters in the US and China in early September. Initially meant to lead the summer blockbuster season, Tenet
On today’s earnings call for the No. 1 financially challenged exhibitor AMC, CEO Adam Aron took the high road in not damning Disney for their recent seisimic-shifting choice to take Mulan to Disney+ instead of theaters where the streaming service is available. “You might thing I’m disappointed that Mulan is moving, but AMC has no bigger friend
Had things gone according to plan, John Wick: Chapter 4 would have started shooting later this year in order to make its original May 21, 2021 release date. However, the current health crisis led to Keanu Reeves’ work on The Matrix 4 was extended due to filming halting in mid-March, then resuming in late June.
Warning, this article contains spoilers for Black Cat #12 by Jed McKay, C.F. Villa, Brian Reber and Ferran Delgado. Black Cat just flew circles around Iron Man in Black Cat #12. Felicia Hardy is Marvel’s second-generation cat-burglar. The Black Cat was not groomed for a life of crime but fell into it after gaining fighting and
Auditions make me nervous. Not for myself — I’m beyond the casting-call stage of life. But rather for anyone who still has the nerve to endure the almost always disappointing, sometimes humiliating, process of being screened, interviewed, tested and most probably rejected for a role in show business. Or journalism. Or politics, wherein the final
This bevy of talent feels like a sign of something truly special, as producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller and star Ryan Reynolds are all familiar with striking a similar tone. With Lord and Miller tacking everything from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on their creative plate, and Reynolds
The Simpsons actor Harry Shearer opposes the idea that white actors shouldn’t be able to voice non-white characters. Staring down questions of bias and privilege, animated series like Central Park and Family Guy have tried to respond to the prevalence of white actors voicing people of color. The Simpsons has been a lightning rod for
Clearly it’s inspired by the body of a crab, but can it also bring in its legs and act as solely as a submersible. One has to wonder if its legs work at the bottom of the ocean somehow. Can it also work on shore? The Crabsuit’s place in the franchise itself is yet to
Wizards of the Coast announced that they’ll be releasing a Dungeons & Dragons line of The Great Dalmuti cards. The traditional game set will get a D&D-themed revamp to feature classic monsters and creatures from D&D canon, with all new art and some nods to fan favorites. Wizards of the Coast has had year punctuated
MSG Entertainment said it is canceling the annual Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes due to concerns about COVID-19. The move is not a major surprise, given that Broadway theaters and other indoor arts venues in New York like Lincoln Center remain indefinitely shuttered. Still, it drives home the fact that the coronavirus will remain
Expedition Everest Disney’s Animal Kingdom was a unique theme park idea from its inception. Rather than simply being another theme park full of rides, the idea was to focus on the natural world and to include as many attractions surrounding actual animal life as traditional theme park rides and shows. The problem is that building
Twitter is again in the media spotlight due to a recent cyber attack which took place using an intrusion method called ‘spear phishing’, and included a number of big-name celebrity accounts being compromised to generate Bitcoin. Hacking enjoys a unique place in the media whether related to video games or as news in the business and tech world. However, what hacking
Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged became the most high-profile UK cinema release in the pandemic era this week, taking a provisional $230K (£174,901) from 250 sites, an average of around $920, with venues still to report. That number may look fairly minor on first glance but in the current context it offers reason for optimism. Two
The Cast Of Solo Is Pretty Great There’s something to be said about the cast of Solo: A Star Wars Story when examining the overall quality, featuring a lineup including Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Paul Bettany in addition to Alden Ehrenreich. This movie pulled some sizable star power,