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‘CODA’ Wins Best Picture at Oscars 2022!! Check Out the Full List of Winners!!

While plenty of attendees quietly shared their frustration about the 94th Academy Awards cutting the live presentation of eight categories, there were a lot of wins to celebrate tonight. With Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes as the award show’s hosts, there were plenty of laughs (and a few huh moments as well). The Academy Awards kept us entertained with musical performances by four … Continue reading ‘CODA’ Wins Best Picture at Oscars 2022!! Check Out the Full List of Winners!!

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Box Office

‘Death On The Nile’ Drowns Competition With a Quiet $12.8M at the BO!!

Two major studios this weekend took a bold swing and decided to go after the challenged older female demo over Valentine’s Day weekend in a continued pandemic. While the results were in line with projections, they wouldn’t be anything to brag about in a pre-pandemic marketplace. There’s also an argument that the Super Bowl today slows Sunday business. However, both these titles were aimed at … Continue reading ‘Death On The Nile’ Drowns Competition With a Quiet $12.8M at the BO!!

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Oscar Nominations 2022′ Revealed!!! Check Out the Full List!!

In another sign that things are starting to get back to normal, or at least settle into a new normal, the Oscar nominations are here! The 94th Academy Awards will hopefully look a bit different than last year’s ceremony. But one thing is for sure, the nominees will get us talking for the next few weeks as we theorize about who will win the big … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2022′ Revealed!!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Stays on Top with $11 Million at the BO!!

Despite movie theaters in the Northeast being closed due to Winter Storm Kenan, Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home is coming in above the studio’s estimates yesterday morning with $11M in its seventh weekend. How is that? Essentially, the Jon Watts directed MCU title is seeing 24% of its business from the West with 23% from the Southeast and 15% from South Central outside the snow zone. Interestingly … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Stays on Top with $11 Million at the BO!!

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Drama, Movie Review

Belfast (2021) Review!!

Synopsis – A young boy and his working class family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. My Take – British actor and filmmaker Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh has been around for a while. Gaining fame mainly for his several impressive Shakespeare adaptations, like Henry V (1989), Hamlet (1996), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006), Branagh also found mainstream success by helming blockbusters like … Continue reading Belfast (2021) Review!!

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Continues to Break Records While ‘The 355’ Flops at the BO!!

Despite Omicron sending many back to the comfort of their households for January, people are still going to the movies. Specifically, Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is snatching a fourth weekend of $33M at 4,012 locations, a -41% ease from weekend 3. Proof that Spidey is immune to Omicron: He’s coming in higher than the $30M everyone was expecting yesterday. His fourth session take here … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Continues to Break Records While ‘The 355’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Encanto’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Share Families, While ‘House Of Gucci’ Secures Best Drama Opening in Two Years at the BO!!

Without Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick in the marketplace, the Thanksgiving box office was much lighter than previous holidays, grossing an estimated $141.3M over 5-days, off 46% from 2019’s pre-pandemic holiday over the same period of time. Two family movies, Disney’s animated Encanto, which banked 52% of its $40.3M 5-day gross from Latino and Hispanic audiences, and Sony’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife which delivered $35.3M in its second weekend over Wednesday-Sunday, were … Continue reading ‘Encanto’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Share Families, While ‘House Of Gucci’ Secures Best Drama Opening in Two Years at the BO!!

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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Scares Up $44M Opening at the BO!!

Sony’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife turned in a $16.1M Saturday, which is very close to the amount of cash that Paul Feig’s 2016 Ghostbusters grossed on its second day of release, all of this amounting to a $44M opening weekend. That’s great, and the sequel blew up in the heartland, which is a great indicator of families coming out in the holiday week ahead, especially with its dynamite audience exits. … Continue reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Scares Up $44M Opening at the BO!!

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‘Eternals’ Stays at Top While ‘Clifford’ Barks Loud with $22M 5-Day Opening at the BO!!

Despite the worst reviews ever for a Marvel movie, and a B CinemaScore, the second weekend of Disney/Marvel’s Eternals didn’t implode, hitting $27.5M for the weekend, very close to where we saw it yesterday morning. That’s a -61% decline from its opening weekend, which is at the higher end of projections. The pic made $7.8M Friday, -75%. Through ten days, the Chloe Zhao-directed movie will … Continue reading ‘Eternals’ Stays at Top While ‘Clifford’ Barks Loud with $22M 5-Day Opening at the BO!!

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Drama, Trailers

‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s Semi-Autobiographical Film Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A young boy and his working class family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. Directed – Kenneth Branagh Starring – Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s Semi-Autobiographical Film Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!

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‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s Semi-Autobiographical Film Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

Focus Features has released a new poster for their upcoming film Belfast, directed by legendary actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Thor). Belfast has made its stamp at various festivals, with a premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and a win for the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Branagh has described the film as semi-autobiographical and “his most personal film.” … Continue reading ‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s Semi-Autobiographical Film Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

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TIFF Initial Lineup Includes ‘Last Night in Soho,’ ‘Dune’ Among Others!!

The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed a sample list from its official selection, and it includes both the premiere of Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho and a special screening of Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune. Both films are among the most-awaited releases for 2021, and cinema lovers able to attend this year’s TIFF will be able to catch both movies. The sampling revealed by TIFF … Continue reading TIFF Initial Lineup Includes ‘Last Night in Soho,’ ‘Dune’ Among Others!!

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‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s New Drama Lands at Focus Features!!

Focus Features has picked up the worldwide rights to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast ahead of a 2021 release. Written and directed by the Oscar nominee, Belfast tells the story of one boy’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in Northern Ireland, where Branagh is from. Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S. and Universal Pictures International will distribute internationally. “We are excited … Continue reading ‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s New Drama Lands at Focus Features!!

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