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Why You Should Be Watching ‘The Watchers’
The feature debut of 24-year-old Ishana Night Shyamalan has divided critics, but there's more going on beneath the surface than it seems.
By Richard Newby
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Box Office: Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ Delivers Huge Victory for Actor With $56M U.S. Debut, $104.6M Globally
The action comedy, reteaming Smith with Martin Lawrence, is the first major film of summer 2024 to open well ahead of expectations in a needed boost of confidence for the battered movie industry.
By Pamela McClintock
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Will Smith Surprises Moviegoers at ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Los Angeles Screening
The movie's star snuck into the theater on Friday night to watch his new film before surprising fans in the audience.
By Hilary Lewis
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‘Adult Best Friends’ Review: Endearing Debut Tackles the Awkwardness of Aging Friendships
Delaney Buffett's feature, co-written with real-life pal Katie Corwin, considers what happens when close friends grow in different directions.
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Betty Anne Rees, Actress in ‘The Unholy Rollers’ and ‘Sugar Hill,’ Dies at 81
Betty Anne Rees, who portrayed tough women who weren’t very nice in The Unholy Rollers and Sugar Hill, two 1970s offerings from the B-movie factory American International Pictures, has died. She was 81. Rees died Monday at her home in Hemet, California, after a series of falls and a possible stroke, her niece, Kathleen Loucks, […]
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Box Office: Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ Jolting the Summer Back to Life With $53M Opening
If early weekend estimates are correct, Sony’s buddy action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die could help jolt the battered summer office back to life with a domestic box opening of $53 million. Moreover, it could help put Smith on the road to a career comeback after the infamous Oscars slap. Ride or Die, reuniting […]
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Pamela McClintock
‘Antidote’ Review: Unnerving Doc Profiles Three Anti-Putin Dissidents
Premiering at Tribeca, James Jones' documentary focuses on the travails of three Russians risking their lives to fight their country's current regime.
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Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Red, White and Blue’ Screenings to Raise Funds for Abortion Access, Gender Justice
The Oscar-nominated short film Red, White and Blue, which tackles abortion issues in the U.S., will be getting an impact campaign thanks to Level Forward. The film, directed by Nazrin Choudhury, follows a young mother living paycheck to paycheck who is forced to travel across state lines in search of an abortion. The campaign will […]
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Mia Galuppo
Idris Elba Says Playing Villainous Characters Can Be a “Bit of Therapy”
Idris Elba said this week that inhabiting “completely socially unacceptable” characters feels like therapy, but that great villains are perhaps more indebted to their writer than the actor who brought them to life. “These people get to say things that we only think in the deepest, darkest recesses of our brains,” Elba told the Wall […]
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Zoe G. Phillips
Julia Butters in Talks to Join Disney’s ‘Freaky Friday 2’
Julia Butters, known for her work in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Fabelmans, is in talks to join the Freaky Friday sequel at Disney, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The studio first confirmed plans for the long-hoped-for film last year, and in March announced Nisha Ganatra of Welcome to Chippendales had been […]
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Zoe G. Phillips
‘Quad Gods’ Review: HBO’s Esports Documentary Upends One-Size-Fits-All Disability Storytelling
Premiering at Tribeca, Jess Jacklin's film looks at three members of an all-quadriplegic esports team that blends rehab, socializing and competition.
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Daniel Fienberg
‘A Mistake’ Review: Elizabeth Banks Gives a Tightly Wound Performance in Christine Jeffs’ Somber Medical Drama
Simon McBurney and Mickey Sumner also star in this portrait of a top surgeon under mounting pressure following a procedure marred by complications.
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David Rooney
‘Winter Spring Summer or Fall’ Review: Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White Anchor a Feathery Romance
The 'Wednesday' actors headline Tiffany Paulsen's Tribeca-premiering feature about two teens falling in love over the course of four seasons.
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘Loki’ EP Kevin R. Wright Exits Marvel Studios to Produce Original Films and Television (Exclusive)
Kevin R. Wright’s MCU timeline has come to a close. The Loki executive producer and now-former VP of production and development at Marvel Studios has exited his position to produce original film and TV projects, independently. Wright was one of the central creative figures behind the Tom Hiddleston-led Loki, which is widely considered to be […]
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James Gunn Fills Out Daily Planet Newsroom for ‘Superman’ (Exclusive)
James Gunn is filling out the Daily Planet newsroom. Mikaela Hoover and Christopher McDonald have joined the cast of Gunn’s Superman, the inaugural movie of DC Studios. The feature is currently in production in Atlanta with David Corenswet starringas Clark Kent/Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan playingDaily Planetreporter Lois Lane. The duo will have company on the […]
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Whitney Peak to Star with Phoebe Dynevor in Sony’s Shark Thriller (Exclusive)
Whitney Peak, one of the leads of the recent Gossip Girl reboot, has signed on to star opposite Phoebe Dyvenor in Sony Pictures’ untitled shark thriller. Tommy Wirkola, who last helmed the David Harbour-starring Christmas action movie Violent Night, is helming the feature that will begin shooting in Melbourne in July. Plot details are being […]
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