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wsj.com - Jessica Toonkel - The Canceled Hollywood Director Spinning the Melania Movie Into His Comeback
The Canceled Hollywood Director Spinning the Melania Movie Into His Comeback
Wall Street Journal

Amazon executives were brainstorming a list of female directors in late 2024 for a documentary about Melania Trump, a project the company had bid $40 million to distribute. What some of these executives didn't know, according to people familiar…

abcnews.go.com -  JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer - Movie Review: In the Oscar-nominated 'Arco,' an apocalypse kids can get behind
Movie Review: In the Oscar-nominated 'Arco,' an apocalypse kids can get behind
ABC News

In all the dystopian visions of the future that the movies have trotted out over the last few decades, the one that sticks the most, surprisingly, is “WALL-E.” That's not just because of the chastening sight of an over-polluted Earth…

gizmodo.com - James Whitbrook - Netflix Might Be Back on the 'Gundam' Movie, Again
Netflix Might Be Back on the 'Gundam' Movie, Again
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

It's funny how things work in cycles sometimes. Long ago, in the heady days of 2018, Legendary announced it was making a live-action adaptation of the beloved mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, and after three years of silence, the studio…

buzzfeed.com - Matt Stopera - These 'Melania' Movie Jokes Are Way Too Funny For A Movie Nobody Asked For
These 'Melania' Movie Jokes Are Way Too Funny For A Movie Nobody Asked For
BuzzFeed

abcnews.go.com -  MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer - Movie Review: Jason Statham sticks close to the formula as a lethal former spy in 'Shelter
Movie Review: Jason Statham sticks close to the formula as a lethal former spy in 'Shelter
ABC News

Jason Statham lives in a Scottish lighthouse when we meet him in “Shelter” and that's a pretty good analogy for Statham's usual movie role these days: Tall, cold, alone, tough, quiet and only intermittently illuminating. Statham may…

gizmodo.com - Matt Novak - Movies Theaters Will Sell a Melania Trump Popcorn Bucket This Weekend
Movies Theaters Will Sell a Melania Trump Popcorn Bucket This Weekend
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Custom popcorn buckets have become all the rage in recent years, with moviegoers snatching up themed buckets for Wicked, Superman, and Avatar: Fire and Ash, just to name a few. There was also that Dune: Part II bucket that grabbed headlines for…

thedailybeast.com - Annabella Rosciglione - Entire Nation Pulls 'Melania' Movie From Every Theater
Entire Nation Pulls 'Melania' Movie From Every Theater
The Daily Beast

First lady Melania Trump's upcoming documentary Melania is being pulled from theaters in South Africa. Melania had been scheduled for local distribution in South Africa by Filmfinity and for release across major cinemas in the country. Issues were…

upi.com - Fred Topel - Sundance movie review: 'The AI Doc' a profoundly human exploration
Sundance movie review: 'The AI Doc' a profoundly human exploration
UPI

'The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,' which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, uses handmade interstitials. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute and Focus Features Daniel Roher co-directed and stars in 'The AI Doc: Or How I Became…

slate.com - Sam Adams - The Inspiring New Movie About a Neighborhood That Stood Up To an Immigration Raid-and Won
The Inspiring New Movie About a Neighborhood That Stood Up To an Immigration Raid-and Won
Slate

Along with the melancholy goodbyes to Park City and the thanks to moms, dads, and supportive partners, Sundance filmmakers have taken up a new refrain this year: Abolish ICE. Sometimes, as with Dawn Porter's documentary When a Witness Recants…

sfgate.com - Dan Gentile - The misconceptions about filming a movie in San Francisco
The misconceptions about filming a movie in San Francisco
SFGATE

PARK CITY, UTAH — San Francisco may be one of the most cinematic cities in the world, but it isn't necessarily the easiest place to film a movie. Or is it? This year's Sundance Film Festival saw two breakout hits that filmed in the city:…

polygon.com - Ford James - Movie Night' quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders
Movie Night' quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders
Polygon.com

The Arc Raiders 'Movie Night' quest, much like ' The League,' gives an insight into what the folks of Speranza get up to during their downtime. For this quest, you need to obtain both a stack of VHS tapes and a portable TV, then return them both to…

tomsguide.com - Brittany Vincent - 3 best Netflix sci-fi movies you (probably) haven't seen
3 best Netflix sci-fi movies you (probably) haven't seen
Tom's Guide

Sci-fi is a genre full of plenty of heavy hitters. There are giant franchises, endless sequels, and blockbuster effects, and the biggest ones tend to end up wedged deep in our minds. Unfortunately, that means a lot of genuinely good science fiction…

slashfilm.com - Mike Bedard - 15 Best Movies Like Jumanji
15 Best Movies Like Jumanji
SlashFilm

'Jumanji' remains a perennial favorite among millennials. It's the kind of zany adventure flick that was prominent in the 1990s, and it also has one of the best performances from the late, great Robin Williams. He plays the emotionally stunted Alan…

polygon.com - Josh Broadwell - Dispatch is the rare game that copies movies correctly
Dispatch is the rare game that copies movies correctly
Polygon.com

Video games are not movies or television, and yet most studios with big budgets spend those budgets trying to blur the distinction between the mediums. They often fail. Dispatch, a small game from a small studio, succeeds where they don't. It's…

afr.com - Michael Bodey - They don't make movies like this any more - but they should
They don't make movies like this any more - but they should
Australian Financial Review

Starring Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott Richard Linklater is single-handedly upending the notion “they don't make movies like that any more”. Michael Bodey is a film writer and reviewer for The Australian…

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