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A Top Travel Trend: 'Set-Jetting' to Locations From Movies and TV
|‘Set-Jetting' Turns Fiction Into Real, Often Expensive, Vacations https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/business/travel-tv-movies-set-jetting.html Have you found yourself dabbling with the idea of spending your next vacation at the White…
Elon, Inc: Robot Besties, Movie Tariffs and Tales from the Crypto
This week on Everybody's Business, Max and Stacey explore the future of friendship. With OpenAI and Meta ramping up efforts to give chatbots personalities and emotional intelligence, the hosts ask: could an AI ever truly be your friend? And will…
Josh Hartnett Talks Career Priorities And New 'Fight Or Flight' Movie
For decades, actor Josh Hartnett has taken on a variety of characters for the screen that have consistently drawn in audiences of multiple generations. From the 90s teen horror movie The Faculty to Pearl Harbor, followed by the Penny Dreadful…
Does Thunderbolts* make sense if you've never seen a Marvel movie?
As it happens, Yelena is not alone in feeling down as the movie begins. The same is true of fellow superheroes Captain America (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), all of whom have, to varying extents, been…
10 Movie Twists That Are Obvious From the Beginning
There's nothing like the feeling of being surprised by a good plot twist in a movie. Often, a simple, sudden turn that completely changes the perception of the story becomes the highlight of the film. However, this technique isn't always as clever…
Marvel's X-Men Movie May Be Helmed by Thunderbolts' Jake Schreier
He turned the Thunderbolts into The New Avengers, and now director Jake Schreier may bring the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Deadline reports that the Thunderbolts director “is in early talks” to direct Marvel's upcoming…
Could Trump's Movie Tariff Add Momentum for Federal Filming Incentive?
President Trump's initial proposal to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-produced films was met with bafflement and horror in Hollywood. But for lawmakers who represent film industry workers, it looked like an opportunity. “I would like to…
The Next Lord of the Rings Movie Finally Has a Release Date
Warner Bros. is giving the world a very nice Christmas present in 2027: our Precious. The studio just announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is coming to theaters December 17, 2027. Andy Serkis directs and stars, Peter Jackson…
Five movies to watch this summer
The summer movie season is almost upon us — that special time of year when studios try to draw the biggest theater crowds by releasing franchise tentpoles, crowd-pleasers, and the occasional hidden gem. While we're all undoubtedly hyped for…
Friendship' review: Can Tim Robinson's 'I Think You Should Leave' sensibilities sustain a full-length movie?
At this point, just the sight of Tim Robinson's face is a comedic weapon. Case in point: the opening scene of Friendship, which begins with a tight shot on cancer survivor Tami (Kate Mara) sharing with her support group. As the camera zooms out…
Eli Roth's New Movie Gets a Surprising Title (And Horror Fans Are Going to Be Confused)
Master of modern horror Eli Roth is preparing to unleash what he describes as his “most terrifying and insane film to date,” a new project titled Ice Cream Man, as reported by Variety. The film, backed by Roth's recently launched The…
Free outdoor movie guide around D.C.
Warm weather calls for spreading a blanket on the grass, unpacking a picnic, and settling in for an outdoor movie. Our favorite outdoor movie locations around town: Adams Morgan Movie Nights | Tuesdays, May 22-June 12 Free movie nights at Marie…
40 of the Scariest Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now
For some, spooky season begins sometime in late August—when Target puts out the animatronic skeletons and ghost projectors, and when every vacant retail space is possessed by a Spirit Halloween. For others, it's after Labor Day. For yet…
Marvel's X-Men Movie Circling Thunderbolts Director (And You Should Be Excited)
Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier is in talks to direct Marvel Studios' untitled X-Men movie. The X-Men were some of the first Marvel heroes brought to the big screen back in 2000 with Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and a number of other…
Kerry Washington's new action movie is a blast - and blew my expectations away
It's tough to decide whether to go to the theaters or stick to what's on the best streaming services. But if you want something to watch this weekend, go to your local cinema and check out Kerry Washington in 'Shadow Force.' I'll be honest, when I…
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