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Opinion | Why Chinese film-goers are flocking to a movie they hate
This past week, another unlikely film went viral in Chinese cinemas. On its August 5 debut, the animated film Niu Lai, or The Arrival of the Ox, only earned 3,420 yuan (US$507) at the box office. About 10 days later, it suddenly saw a spike in…
You Can Soon Say 'Wassup' to 'Scary Movie' on Paramount+
Even if Scary Movie —really Scary Movie 6, in the grand tradition of confusingly titled horror reboots — wasn't a cinematic masterpiece, it was certainly a crowd pleaser. It scored a franchise-best opening weekend, proving fans were…
People Scalping Movie Tickets Sucks, but Don't Be Too Worried
When tickets for The Odyssey went on sale a year before the film was released, and months before director Christopher Nolan even finished the film, we knew things would change. And in the year or so since, they have changed, primarily for the…
BlackRock, Oaktree Seize Movie Servicer With $900 Million Debt
BlackRock Inc. 's HPS and Brookfield Corp. 's Oaktree Capital Management took over a firm that provides lighting, rigging and other services for Hollywood productions, wiping out as much as $900 million of debt as the global entertainment industry…
All 89 movies based on Marvel comics, ranked according to critics
'Fantastic Four' is the second on-screen iteration of the famed Marvel family consisting of Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Miles Teller), his love interest Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Kate Mara), her brother Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Michael B.
Wildwood' Looks So Good, We Can't Believe It's a Real Movie
You know how sometimes you watch something and it's such a huge advancement that you have no idea how it was done? Think back to 1995 and the original Toy Story. We'd seen computer graphics before, but never a full-length animated movie. How was…
'I love provocative stories': producer Christine Vachon on fighting for her 'offensive' movies
Trailblazing producer Christine Vachon bestrides the world of US independent film-making like a colossus. She has championed idiosyncratic American cinema for more than 35 years, scoring hits such as the romcom Materialists, which starred three…
Amazon seemingly leaked Jason Statham's entire Mutiny movie
The film isn't supposed to hit theaters for two days, but it's available to stream on Prime Video now. The film isn't supposed to hit theaters for two days, but it's available to stream on Prime Video now. Image: Amazon / Dominic…
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing review - like a horror movie … only this is real life
It is unfortunate that a sequel was required to Rory Kennedy's 2022 documentary feature, which alleged that the profit-driven culture at a US aeronautics firm led to two plane crashes and the deaths of 346 people. But given the lack of corporate…
It Ends Movie Review
It Ends will be released in select theaters on Friday, August 21, and enters wide release on August 28. Remember that Talking Heads song “Road to Nowhere” ? It stars with these lyrics: “Well, we know where we're going / But we…
Blind Item: Hollywood's Next Big Movie Star
What up-and-coming TV actress just booked a HUGE movie role? We hear the entire industry is gushing over the star power potential here, so much so that multiple studios had been seeking her out. A source tells PerezHilton.com: “When she…
Shirley MacLaine makes rare video appearance, pokes fun at 1960s movie flop
Shirley MacLaine, who played the title role in 1969's 'Sweet Charity,' made a rare video appearance this week for a New York theater doing a screening of the musical. The 92-year-old actress told the Southampton Playhouse in Long Island in a video…
The 9 best movies of the 1980s
Whether the '80s were “morning in America” or the beginning of the end for the post-war political consensus, there is no question that the decade produced its share of landmark cinematic achievements as well as seat-filling…
10 Cryptocurrency Heists Straight Out of a Hollywood Movie
Forget masked robbers, getaway cars, and elaborate bank vaults. Some of the biggest heists of the modern era have required little more than laptops, stolen credentials, clever code, and an understanding of systems holding billions of dollars in…
'Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent' Lands on Netflix Next Month
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent streams on Netflix starting September 29, 2026. Produced by Studio Kafka and Twin Engine, the film concludes the Edo Castle horror trilogy. The story focuses on the Midaidokoro as a…
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