‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Holds off Madea’s ‘Family Funeral’ at the BO!!

Universal and DreamWorks Animation‘s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was able to fend off Lionsgate‘s release of Tyler Perry‘s A Madea Family Funeral and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office even though Perry‘s final outing as Madea outperformed expectations with the fourth best opening in the now nine-film franchise. Focus‘s Greta settled outside the top five in its debut … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Holds off Madea’s ‘Family Funeral’ at the BO!!

‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes While Grand Prix Goes to Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’!!

There were a lot of winners at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The top prize went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda for his movie Shoplifters, “a moving portrait of an self-made family scraping by at the bottom of Japanese society.” Although the Palme d’Or isn’t a reliable awards barometer like the people’s choice award at TIFF, it still gives a movie a level of recognition … Continue reading ‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes While Grand Prix Goes to Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’!!