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forbes.com - Rachel Elspeth Gross - Any Pirate Movie Is A Period Piece
Any Pirate Movie Is A Period Piece
Forbes

'The Bluff', with costumes designed by the incomparable Antoinette Messam. © 2026 Amazon Content Services LLC Earlier this year, The Bluff was released through Prime MGM Studios, first in theaters and then through Amazon's streaming platform.

washingtonpost.com - Thomas Floyd - From Oscar darling to 'Scary Movie,' Regina Hall is keeping us guessing
From Oscar darling to 'Scary Movie,' Regina Hall is keeping us guessing
Washington Post

For all of the work Regina Hall has put into honing her craft, the 55-year-old actress still traces her deft screen presence — the comic intelligence, the dramatic restraint, the inherent magnetism — to her upbringing in Northwest…

gizmodo.com - Justin Carter - Scary Movie' Laughs to Franchise-Best Opening Weekend
Scary Movie' Laughs to Franchise-Best Opening Weekend
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Masters of the Universe and Scary Movie faced off this weekend, and it was comedy who had the power with audiences. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the parody revival made $55 million in North America for the best opening the series has ever seen. Add…

newsweek.com - Griff Griffin - 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' just broke a rare box office record
'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' just broke a rare box office record
Newsweek

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is the first movie to cross $1 billion at the 2026 box office. Illumination, Nintendo and Universal's smash hit, released April 1, 2026, achieved the milestone in its tenth weekend of release. It's now…

lifehacker.com - Ross Johnson - 50 of the Best LGBTQ Movies to Stream for Pride
50 of the Best LGBTQ Movies to Stream for Pride
Lifehacker

There are as many paths to exploring queer history as there are people who have lived it, and many queer legends who have been unjustly forgotten. Pride is a time to celebrate, honor, and remember all of it, whether you're trans, bi, ace, poly…

mirror.co.uk - Chris Burns - David Sullivan's adult movie empire, £75m mansion and incredible net worth
David Sullivan's adult movie empire, £75m mansion and incredible net worth
The Mirror

Former West Ham chairman and director David Sullivan is one of the most recognisable faces in English football. However, Sullivan said he was stepping down from his position on Saturday to address 'false allegations' about his private life. The BBC…

theguardian.com - Eleanor Margolis - 'It soothes me': why The Blair Witch Project is my feelgood movie
'It soothes me': why The Blair Witch Project is my feelgood movie
The Guardian

I'm not sure I could blame anyone for choosing, as their feelgood film, a film in which the characters feel good. Cinema is supposed to manipulate us emotionally - that's the whole point. Nemo feels good when he's found, and we feel good for him.

slate.com - Keith Phipps - Did Steven Spielberg Secretly Direct a Classic Horror Movie?
Did Steven Spielberg Secretly Direct a Classic Horror Movie?
Slate

This article is part of Spielberg Week, Slate's seven-day celebration of Steven Spielberg. By the time I spoke to Tobe Hooper in 2000 about the questions surrounding who really directed Poltergeist, it quickly became obvious that he was tired of…

fastcompany.com - Jude Cramer - Is Hollywood in its fan edit era? 'Leviticus' blurs the line between movie studios and internet culture
Is Hollywood in its fan edit era? 'Leviticus' blurs the line between movie studios and internet culture
Fast Company

Word of mouth can make or break a film's success at the box office. In the digital age, that often looks like hype on social media, from rave reviews like those driving Obsession 's success to the much-memed scene inspiring audiences to check out I…

bleedingcool.com - Jeremy Konrad - Scary Movie Wins Weekend, Masters of the Universe Disappoints
Scary Movie Wins Weekend, Masters of the Universe Disappoints
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Box Office, Movies | Tagged: Backrooms, masters of the universe, obsession, Scary Movie, Weekend Box Office Scary Movie took on He-Man at the weekend box office, and won handily, while Obsession and Backrooms continued to shine. Scary…

slashfilm.com - Ryan Scott - What Scary Movie 2026's Box Office Means For The Future Of The Franchise
What Scary Movie 2026's Box Office Means For The Future Of The Franchise
SlashFilm

Hit comedies have been very, very hard to come by at the box office in recent years, especially pure comedy for the sake of comedy. Well, the Wayans Brothers have done their part to help revive the genre, as the new 'Scary Movie' had a much…

broadwayworld.com - Josh Sharpe - FROZEN Movie Soundtrack Reaches RIAA Diamond Status
FROZEN Movie Soundtrack Reaches RIAA Diamond Status
BroadwayWorld.com

Sorry, Elsa: we just can't let this album go. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Disney's Frozen is now officially Diamond certified from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying 10 million in sales and streams in…

nerdist.com - Michael Walsh - SCARY MOVIE 'Subservient Ghostface' Website Mocks SCREAM and AI
SCARY MOVIE 'Subservient Ghostface' Website Mocks SCREAM and AI
Home - Nerdist

The new Scary Movie might not be for everyone, but its new website has something for everyone to enjoy. That's because it will let you do almost anything you want. The parody franchise found yet another way to mock Scream. And it did so in a way…

independent.co.uk - Isabel Keane - Scary Movie actress reveals Melania Trump joke that got cut from finished scene
Scary Movie actress reveals Melania Trump joke that got cut from finished scene
The Independent

Scary Movie actress Anna Faris says she wanted her character to go full MAGA for Scary Movie 6 — yet a joke about First Lady Melania Trump ended up getting cut from the final version of the film. Faris, 49, revealed in a new interview that…

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