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Features, TV

Adam McKay Now Developing a HBO Limited Series About the Hunt for COVID-19 Vaccine!!!

Despite having more than 40 projects in development around town, Adam McKay is slapping his name on one more, hopping back into business with HBO on an untitled limited series about the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. HBO has optioned the non-fiction book The First Show from author Brendan Borrell, who writes for the New York Times, the Atlantic and Wired, the latter of which … Continue reading Adam McKay Now Developing a HBO Limited Series About the Hunt for COVID-19 Vaccine!!!

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‘Don’t Worry, Darling’: Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf, Florence Pugh Set for Olivia Wilde’s Thriller!!

Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf and recent Oscar nominee Florence Pugh are set to star in Olivia Wilde‘s psychological thriller Don’t Worry, Darling, which is heating up over at New Line. Pugh will play the lead — an unhappy housewife living in an isolated, utopian community in the California desert in the 1950s — while Wilde will tackle a key supporting role. Pine and LaBeouf’s roles … Continue reading ‘Don’t Worry, Darling’: Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf, Florence Pugh Set for Olivia Wilde’s Thriller!!

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‘Perfect’: Olivia Wilde to Helm the Kerri Strug Biopic!!

Fresh off her Film Independent Spirit Awards win for Best First Feature for the critically acclaimed comedy Booksmart, filmmaker Olivia Wilde is setting her sights on the sports movie genre. Per Deadline, Wilde intends to direct a Kerri Strug biopic called Perfect, which will chronicle the true story of the titular gymnast’s triumph despite an injury to win Team USA’s first gold medal at the … Continue reading ‘Perfect’: Olivia Wilde to Helm the Kerri Strug Biopic!!

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Comedy, Drama, Movie Review

Booksmart (2019) Review!!

Synopsis – On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night. My Take – After running itself into dormant territory due to excessive similarly themed releases, the high school coming-of-age comedy … Continue reading Booksmart (2019) Review!!

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‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Joker’ Lead 2020 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2020 ceremony. The Globes are somehow the second most popular film awards ceremony of the year next to the Oscars, despite the fact that they’re largely kind of a joke. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s reputation is far from pristine, and sweeping nominations for movies like The Tourist play into the notion that they mostly just care about … Continue reading ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Joker’ Lead 2020 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

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‘Booksmart’ Writer to Direct Movie About Russia’s Interference in 2016 Election!!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few years, you know that, yes, Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election that left us stuck with Donald Trump, who is currently being threatened with impeachment as a result of his misconduct while in office. But how do we know this? Did that information just fall out of the sky? No. Someone had to … Continue reading ‘Booksmart’ Writer to Direct Movie About Russia’s Interference in 2016 Election!!

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‘Booksmart’ Duo Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman Team Up for Holiday Comedy!!

Universal Pictures has won a heated bidding war for an untitled holiday comedy pitch from Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman, who recently teamed on Booksmart. Wilde is attached to direct, while Silberman will write the script, which is based on an original idea of theirs. Both Wilde and Silberman will produce, while Universal executives Sara Scott and Lexi Barta will oversee the project on behalf … Continue reading ‘Booksmart’ Duo Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman Team Up for Holiday Comedy!!

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Box Office

‘Pets 2’ and ‘Dark Phoenix’ Underperform at the BO!!!

The weekend’s top twelve combined to outperform the same weekend last year by more than 43%, which means the year-to-year gap continues to close, but the weekend’s new releases both struggled mightily. Universal and Illumination‘s The Secret Life of Pets 2 was unable to even deliver half of the opening the first film delivered just a few years ago, while Fox‘s Dark Phoenix entered the … Continue reading ‘Pets 2’ and ‘Dark Phoenix’ Underperform at the BO!!!

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‘Godzilla’ Sequel is a King as ‘Rocketman’ and ‘Ma’ Top Expectations at the BO!!!

WB‘s Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the king of the weekend box office, though doing so at the lower end of studio expectations. Meanwhile, both Paramount‘s Rocketman and Universal and Blumhouse‘s Ma topped studio expectations, the latter of which doing so on a small, $5 million budget. Overall, the weekend saw the top twelve deliver nearly $170 million, helping push the summer box office … Continue reading ‘Godzilla’ Sequel is a King as ‘Rocketman’ and ‘Ma’ Top Expectations at the BO!!!

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‘Aladdin’ Flies to $86 Million, While ‘Brightburn’ and ‘Booksmart’ Struggle at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Aladdin topped the weekend with an impressive debut, delivering over $85 million for the three-day and is expected to top $100 million for the four-day, Memorial Day holiday weekend. Meanwhile, fellow newcomers Brightburn and Booksmart finished more in line with studio expectations than Mojo‘s aggressive pre-weekend forecast and Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to top $800 million at the domestic … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ Flies to $86 Million, While ‘Brightburn’ and ‘Booksmart’ Struggle at the BO!!!

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Comedy, Drama, Trailers

‘Booksmart’: First 6 Minutes of Olivia Wilde’s Terrific Comedy Released!!! Check It Out!!

Annapurna has released the first six minutes of Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart online. The comedy follows best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Molly (Kaitlyn Dever), who have succeeded wildly at school, but didn’t have much fun in high school. When they discover that the people who still partied got into great schools, they resolve to make up for four years of high school in … Continue reading ‘Booksmart’: First 6 Minutes of Olivia Wilde’s Terrific Comedy Released!!! Check It Out!!

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‘Booksmart’: New Green-Band Trailer Reveals Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – 2 academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram 4 years of fun into 1 night. Directed – Olivia Wilde Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Booksmart’: New Green-Band Trailer Reveals Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut!! Check It Out!!

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‘Booksmart’: Red-Band Trailer Reveals Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – 2 academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram 4 years of fun into 1 night. Directed – Olivia Wilde Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Booksmart’: Red-Band Trailer Reveals Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut!! Check It Out!!

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