‘The Night Circus’: ‘Patti Cake$’ Geremy Jasper to Direct for Lionsgate!!!

Geremy Jasper‘s feature debut Patti Cake$ was one of my favorite films of 2017 and it instantly marked him as a director to watch. So I watched as he inexplicably spent all of 2018 on the sidelines. No development deals, no rumors of a follow-up, nada. In fact, earlier this year, nearly every Sundance story out of the trades seemed to go out of its … Continue reading ‘The Night Circus’: ‘Patti Cake$’ Geremy Jasper to Direct for Lionsgate!!!

National Board of Review Names ‘The Post’ Best Film of the Year; ‘Logan’ Cracks Top 10!!!

The National Board of Review has announced honorees for its 2017 awards. Steven Spielberg‘s The Post, which is receiving mostly positive notices from critics, took top honors with Best Film, while the organization’s full Top 10 is filled out by a pretty diverse group that includes Lady Bird, Dunkirk, Baby Driver, and Logan. Of course the glaring inclusion here is Alexander Payne‘s Downsizing, which received some scathing reviews and is something of a misfire … Continue reading National Board of Review Names ‘The Post’ Best Film of the Year; ‘Logan’ Cracks Top 10!!!

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Tops Weekend with $21M+ Opening as ‘Logan Lucky’ Falls Short at the BO!!

Lionsgate and Summit‘s action-comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard finished ahead of pre-weekend expectations and took the #1 spot at the weekend box office while WB and New Line‘s Annabelle: Creation scored a second place finish over its sophomore frame. The weekend wasn’t too kind, however, to Bleecker‘s Logan Lucky, which did manage to finish third, but was unable to crack double digits from over 3,000 locations. … Continue reading ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Tops Weekend with $21M+ Opening as ‘Logan Lucky’ Falls Short at the BO!!