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Theaters are beginning to open up on both coasts and the specialty box office life is starting to get some shine with each passing week. Things are slowly yet surely are gravitating to something a little more — dare I say — normal? This weekend, the Stage 6 Films rom-com Long Weekend from director Steve Basilone

The Ending Feels Rushed The ending is sweet. I’ll give it that. It’s the typical Disney ending that you would come to expect, but it doesn’t sit right with me. I feel like the world wouldn’t come back together just like that. It would take some serious healing to reach that point again. It’s been

Although Anfisa Arkhipchenko made her 90 Day Fiancé debut in 2016 when she was dating Jorge Nava, she still remains one of the most popular stars of the franchise. Back then, Russian Anfisa got quite the reputation for being a gold digger, as TLC viewers saw her loving Jorge’s money more than him. Most predicted the end of

Saturday AM Update: There’s lots of good news ahead at the box office, but we’re not quite there yet. The No. 1 box office market, Los Angeles (over $900M in 2019), won’t begin to really wake up until next weekend, and then the industry’s only headache is waiting for capacity restrictions to increase well beyond

Like any long-awaited follow-up to a beloved comedy, Coming 2 America boasts a fair number of appearances by some of the original film’s funniest fan-favorite characters, many of them played, once again, by Eddie Murphy. However, more glaringly recognizable is the absence of actors such as Samuel L. Jackson and several others from 1988’s Coming

Fans of The Bachelorette love to speculate about who will be the next lead. Spoilers have leaked about who the next Bachelorette will be, but there’s been no official announcement. So it’s only natural that fans let their imaginations run wild and came up with an idea for a lead that no one ever expected.

As has been expected over the past few days, James Cameron’s Avatar has swapped places with Avengers: Endgame, reclaiming the title of highest-grossing movie ever worldwide. The China reissue of the 2009 3D sci-fi phenomenon had taken an estimated RMB 58M ($8.9M) through 5PM local time on Saturday after re-releasing on Friday in the market.

Just to clarify, that picture on the left with the original drawing of Lola Bunny is not from the movie itself (and is even more sexualized than the movie version). But you get the point; some people are angered to see Lola… yes, the cartoon character, without prominent breasts. As another fan reacted:

Several years ago, Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kanye West was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Even though mental health awareness is growing, there is still some stigma. There is also confusion about what living with a mental illness really means. Kanye recently split from Kim Kardashian, and fans want to learn more about his bipolar disorder.  In

Are you ready for the weekend? Specifically, are you ready for a Long Weekend? Of course, we’re referring to the rom-com from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films. Long Weekend will make its debut in theaters today and marks the feature directorial debut of Steve Basilone, who also wrote the script. The rom-com stars Finn Wittrock

It may be sunny just about every day in Los Angeles, the film capital of the world, but for about a year now, the big California city has faced the highest volume of COVID-19 numbers. Movie theaters across Los Angeles County have remained closed since coronavirus lockdowns went into effect last spring. But finally, the

One of the most puzzling performances this week on The Masked Singer was that of its most prickly contestant yet. He first announced to viewers, and even new host Niecy Nash, who had been calling him Porcupine, that his name is, in fact, Robopine. He then added to the confusion when he claimed to be over

UPDATE with amended pre-sale figures, writethru after Wednesday post: Long-rumored for a China re-release, James Cameron’s Avatar suddenly popped onto the calendar this week. The erstwhile highest-grossing film of all time worldwide will hit Middle Kingdom cinemas on Friday, March 12. In so doing, it has a chance to jockey back up to the No.

As for who is participating in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, along with the return of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang, Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller and Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flag, we’ll meet folks like Idris Elba’s Bloodsport, John Cena’s Peacemaker, Peter Capaldi’s Thinker, Daniela Melchior’s Ratcatcher 2 and David Dastmalchian’s Polka-Dot Man,

Michael B. Jordan is officially directing Creed 3 as the sequel receives a November 2022 release date. The Rocky franchise was rebooted in 2015 with the release of Creed. It starred Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed – the son of the great Apollo Creed – and was directed by Ryan Coogler before he jumped to Black Panther. Despite some

Scoring another record with a local title in Japan, IMAX has had its best opening day ever for a film there with Shin Evangelion. Overall, the movie, which is the fourth and final installment in the Rebuild Of Evangelion series, grossed nearly 828M yen ($7.6M). Of that, the IMAX portion was $740K. The sci-fi animated

Anthony Mackie recently revealed that Sam Wilson has yet to accept the title of Captain America, as there is no clear answer at the end of Avengers: Endgame. He also mentioned that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will explore his character’s ultimate decision and the search for a new Captain America. It looks like

Highly anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is about to offer multiple endings to its branching single-player story. The game was officially revealed back in 2018 in order to appeal to the gaming audience and attract potential investors. The official announcement of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 took the gaming community by surprise. The original trilogy of survival horror games by

National CineMedia, operator of the nation’s largest cinema advertising network, saw sales plunge and it swung into the red last quarter as more than half of all theaters were shuttered. On a conference call, execs noted recent agreements to expand outside of cinemas and said the company will be announcing another, a big one, in

Writer/director Lee Isaac Chung is Korean American himself and grew up on a farm in Arkansas, so it is clear he drew from personal experience when writing and creating Minari. Despite not immigrating or living in the states, Korean actress Yeri Han still has personal connections to the film. Her connections to the script have

Gaming retailer GameStop has been sitting very high over the last couple weeks after its stock was slingshotted from about $40 a share to about $120, but the reasoning at the time wasn’t clear. It has been rising and falling with no real rhyme or reason as the market sits in a flurry of chaos, but today, it

After winning a Golden Globe, numerous critics circle accolades as well as SAG Award, Independent Spirit Award and Critics Choice nominations, Minari has taken its success overseas as the A24 American family drama has opened at number one in South Korea. Minari has banked an estimated $2.2 million in South Korea, earning more than double of

Still set to feature Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Marvin The Martian, Tweety, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Lola Bunny, and more, Space Jam: A New Legacy is scheduled to arrive as one of the big movies of summer 2021. The live-action/animation hybrid blockbuster will be debuting in theaters and streaming on HBO Max on the

Warning: SPOILERS for WandaVision Episode 9 – “The Series Finale” Last Updated: March 7, 2021 Vision (Paul Bettany) is one of the most powerful members of the Avengers but he literally has to relearn almost everything about himself in WandaVision. The android hero has had one of the most unique journeys of any character in the

EXCLUSIVE: The New York DMA exploded last night at the box office with NYC theaters returning after a 50 1/2 week pandemic closure with an estimated gross of $307K, +614% from last Friday according to B.O. sources. I’m also told that the NY DMA was easily the No. 1 market in the country last night, followed

This weekend’s latest theatrical release sees Patrick Ness’ award-winning novel The Knife of Never Letting Go get the big-screen adaptation treatment with Doug Liman’s Chaos Walking. The movie, starring Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley and Spider-Man’s Tom Holland, is a high-concept science fiction story about a new settlement away from Earth, which is made up of

Rumors are flying that the Nintendo Switch Pro will have exclusive games, including titles provided by third-party developers. There have been rumors about an upgraded Switch model in the works for years now, with the most recent saying that the Nintendo Switch has an OLED screen and can hit 4K resolution when docked. The Nintendo Switch has

New York City, the nation’s leading movie market along with still-shuttered Los Angeles, springs back to life Friday after being flattened by Covid-19 for nearly a year. A pulse was detected in advance ticket sales with a handful of shows selling out at AMC Entertainment’s flagship Empire 25 theater in Times Square including a 4:30

The Hollywood trainer broke down some of the key elements involved in getting the Oscar-winner fit to play Lara Croft, and it’s really interesting to see the process. Magnus Lygdback said her custom diet is his most requested video thus far, but as he explains on his YouTube channel, it was tailored to her specific