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‘Lord of the Flies’: Patrick Ness Set to Write Luca Guadagnino’s New Film!!

Justice for Piggy! If you’ve ever read William Golding‘s classic novel Lord of the Flies(or skimmed enough Cliff’s Notes to finish your high school paper), you know its darkly classic structure well: Kids get stranded on an island, kids try to retain a sense of sanity and society, kids quickly devolve into their inherent animalistic natures, kids kill each other moments before getting rescued. The book has … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Flies’: Patrick Ness Set to Write Luca Guadagnino’s New Film!!

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Box Office

‘Rogue One’ and ‘Hidden Figures’ Kicks Off 2017 with Tight Race for #1 At the BO!!

Domestic weekend estimates are in, for the time being Rogue One: A Star Wars Story holds the top spot over Fox‘s expanded release of Hidden Figures by less than $200,000. The weekend’s lone new wide release, Screen Gems‘s Underworld: Blood Wars, scored a fourth place finish while Focus‘s expansion of A Monster Calls failed to generate much interest despite strong reviews and audience response, ultimately … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ and ‘Hidden Figures’ Kicks Off 2017 with Tight Race for #1 At the BO!!

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Drama, Fantasy, Movie Review

A Monster Calls (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom’s terminal illness. My Take – This is certainly a year for fantastic monsters and fantasy, isn’t it? And also the third film this year dealing with a child dealing with a monster, after The BFG and Pete’s Dragon, however this one is definitely not your typical fantasy and … Continue reading A Monster Calls (2016) Review!!!

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Box Office

‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Debuts With Over $290 Million Worldwide, ‘While Collateral Beauty’ Struggles at the BO!!!

Disney and Lucasfilm‘s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story top-lined the fourth largest December three-day weekend ever, delivering the third largest opening of 2016, the twelfth largest opening of all-time and became only the second December opener to debut over $100 million behind last year’s monster opening for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fellow new wide release, New Line‘s Collateral Beauty, didn’t fare quite so … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Debuts With Over $290 Million Worldwide, ‘While Collateral Beauty’ Struggles at the BO!!!

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‘Chaos Walking’: Tom Holland May Star Opposite Daisy Ridley in Doug Liman’s YA Adaptation!!

Young-adult novel adaptations aren’t as hot as they used to be. (Just look at the dwindling Divergent franchise.) But Chaos Walking, based on the novel by Patrick Ness, will draw eyes for the casting alone: Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in the new Star Wars films, already has the female lead, while the Marvel universe’s newly minted Spider-Man, Tom Holland, is in talks to join. THR was the first to report the news of Holland, … Continue reading ‘Chaos Walking’: Tom Holland May Star Opposite Daisy Ridley in Doug Liman’s YA Adaptation!!

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Alfonso Cuarón to Write & Direct Untitled Family Drama Set in Mexico City Circa 1970!!

It’s been three years since Alfonso Cuarón took us out to space with Gravity, his visually stunning yet dramatically thin telling of a realistic space disaster. Even having directed a new classic like Y Tu Mama Tambien, Children of Men, and inarguably the best Harry Potter film, The Prisoner of Azkaban, Gravity is his most publicly adored film to date and since it’s numerous wins … Continue reading Alfonso Cuarón to Write & Direct Untitled Family Drama Set in Mexico City Circa 1970!!

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‘A Monster Calls’ Release Date Pushed into the Heart of Oscar Season!!

Focus Features has opted to shift the release date strategy for its upcoming film A Monster Calls, and it could signal a shift in awards strategy for the movie as well. The Impossible helmer J.A. Bayona directs this Patrick Ness adaptation, which revolves around a young boy dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) increasingly dire illness who finds a companion in a monster that appears at his window. The trailers released thus far have … Continue reading ‘A Monster Calls’ Release Date Pushed into the Heart of Oscar Season!!

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First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

With CinemaCon starting tomorrow in Las Vegas, I arrived earlier today to take pictures of the new posters on display. For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is a convention where theater owners get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year, and where vendors can show new products for theaters to buy. It’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners.  … Continue reading First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

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Drama, Fantasy, Trailers

Check out the trailer of the fantasy film ‘A Monster Calls’ from the director of ‘The Orphanage’!!

Synopsis – A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom’s terminal illness. Director – J.A. Bayona Starring – Liam Neeson, Toby Kebbell, Felicity Jones Check out the teaser: Continue reading Check out the trailer of the fantasy film ‘A Monster Calls’ from the director of ‘The Orphanage’!!

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