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Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

While studios continue to place tentpoles throughout the calendar, the summer movie season is still a warzone where every weekend new films vie for supremacy at the box office. It’s easier to be a film in February or March and make a splash rather than one that’s released from May through August. Furthermore, summer 2017 wasn’t great for the domestic box office as theaters reported … Continue reading Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

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Moonlight, Casey Affleck and Emma Stone Win Top Honors At Oscars 2017!! Check out the Complete List!!!

And that’s a wrap, right with a proper twist at the end. It’s safe to say that 2017 has delivered one of the all-time Oscar ceremonies, if only out of sheer bizarre entertainment value. Self-indulged? You bet. Absurd? Oh, yes. So long that you began contemplating the very essence of time? You know it. But this one had memorable moments and was low on severely … Continue reading Moonlight, Casey Affleck and Emma Stone Win Top Honors At Oscars 2017!! Check out the Complete List!!!

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SAG Awards Winners Include ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Fences’!!! Check Out The List!!!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is made up many different branches, and each branch chooses their nominees. Then everyone from every branch picks the winners in every category. Actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, and there’s a lot of crossover between SAG-AFTRA members and Academy members. That’s why the SAG Awards are pretty good indicators of who will go … Continue reading SAG Awards Winners Include ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Fences’!!! Check Out The List!!!

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‘La La Land’ Dominates Oscar Nominations with Record-Tying 14 Nods!! Check Out The Full List!!!

At long last, the time has come: the 2017 Oscar nominations are finally here. After months of guessing and prognosticating, the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences have finally weighed in with their picks for the very best of cinema in 2016, and the results are intriguing. La La Land, unsurprisingly, leads the pack with a whopping 14 nominations. It now … Continue reading ‘La La Land’ Dominates Oscar Nominations with Record-Tying 14 Nods!! Check Out The Full List!!!

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‘La La Land’ Breaks Record with Clean Sweep at the Golden Globe Awards 2017!!! Check Out the List of Winners!!!

The 2017 Golden Globe Awards went gaga for La La Land. Writer/director Damien Chazelle‘s original musical scored a clean sweep, winning in every single category in which it was nominated including Best Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Actor for Ryan Gosling. The film won seven awards in total, setting a new Golden Globes record for the most wins by a single … Continue reading ‘La La Land’ Breaks Record with Clean Sweep at the Golden Globe Awards 2017!!! Check Out the List of Winners!!!

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‘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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Fences (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. My Take – There is no doubt about Denzel Washington being one of the best actors we have ever had!  Whether it has been in serious, sober-minded films like Glory, Malcom X & Courage Under Fire, or explosive action films like … Continue reading Fences (2016) Review!!!

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‘Rogue One’ Crosses $400 Million, ‘Sing’ Scores Over New Year’s Box Office!!!

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Sing” loomed large at the multiplexes over the New Year’s holiday, racking up the biggest grosses and ringing out 2016 on a high note. The Star Wars spinoff topped the box office for the third consecutive weekend, earning just under $50 million for the three-day period and a projected $64 million for the four-day holiday. The movie business … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Crosses $400 Million, ‘Sing’ Scores Over New Year’s Box Office!!!

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‘Rogue One,’ and ‘Sing’ Dominate As ‘Passengers,’and ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Struggle At The BO!!!

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Sing” carved up the Christmas box office, while newcomers “Assassins Creed” and “Passengers” struggled to get their slice of the ticket sales. The Star Wars spinoff is projected to rack up $96.1 million over the four day holiday. The space opera’s domestic revenues currently stand at $286.4 million and should cross $300 million on Monday. Globally, the prequel … Continue reading ‘Rogue One,’ and ‘Sing’ Dominate As ‘Passengers,’and ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Struggle At The BO!!!

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‘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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‘La La Land’ and ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ Win Big at Critics Choice Awards!!! Check Out The Full List!!

While the Hollywood Foreign Press Association weighed in with their picks for the best entertainment of the year via this morning’s Golden Globe nominations, last night it was the critics’ turn to shine. The Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association announced the winners of the Critics Choice Awards last night during a televised ceremony, and Oscar frontrunner La La Land came away … Continue reading ‘La La Land’ and ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ Win Big at Critics Choice Awards!!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘Rogue One’ Opening Weekend Box Office Tracking for $120-150 Million!!!

The pre-weekend tracking in for Disney’s second Lucasfilm release, the Star Wars: A New Hope prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the numbers are high. This time last year, the studio shattered box office records with the return of the iconic sci-fi fantasy franchise when The Force Awakens slam dunked the all-time biggest opening box office weekend of with $248 million domestic. But Rogue One is … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Opening Weekend Box Office Tracking for $120-150 Million!!!

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Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Makes Strong Showing as ‘Silence’ Is Shut Out!! Check Out The Full List!!

Awards season took another leap forward today as the 2017 Golden Globe nominations were announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association spread the love around, but the season’s three biggest contenders—La La Land, Moonlight, and Manchester by the Sea—all had big showings in the major categories, so not any surprises on that front. If anything got a boost from the Globes—and really they don’t have too … Continue reading Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Makes Strong Showing as ‘Silence’ Is Shut Out!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘Fences’: New Trailer Finds Denzel Washington & Viola Davis Acting Their Hearts Out!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life. Directed – Denzel Washington Starring – Denzel Washington,  Viola Davis,  Mykelti Williamson Check out the trailer:     Continue reading ‘Fences’: New Trailer Finds Denzel Washington & Viola Davis Acting Their Hearts Out!! Check It Out!!

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‘Fences’ Trailer: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Reprise Tony Award-Winning Roles!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life. Directed – Denzel Washington Starring – Denzel Washington,  Viola Davis,  Mykelti Williamson Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fences’ Trailer: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Reprise Tony Award-Winning Roles!! Check It Out!!

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Denzel Washington May Team with ‘Nightcrawler’ Director for ‘Inner City’!!

After years of working as a screenwriter on films like The Bourne Legacy and Tim Burton’s never-made Superman movie, Dan Gilroy made his directorial debut in 2014 with the magnificent Nightcrawler. The film offered up a possessed performance by Jake Gyllenhaal and a gripping anti-hero story, and audiences have been mighty curious to see what Gilroy might choose as his second directorial effort. Well that project is starting to coalesce, and if Gilroy has his druthers, … Continue reading Denzel Washington May Team with ‘Nightcrawler’ Director for ‘Inner City’!!

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Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’ Gets Oscar-Friendly Release Date!!

We’re hardly done with the summer season at the movies, what with Suicide Squad still a few weeks off, but it’s never too early to think about Oscar qualifiers, right? There have been plenty of great American films that have been released so far this year, from Hail Caesar! and Knight of Cups to Everybody Wants Some!! and Love & Friendship, but with the possible … Continue reading Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’ Gets Oscar-Friendly Release Date!!

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