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Oscar 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads with 11 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

Oscar nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced. Joker leads the crop of contenders with 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Todd Phillips. The gritty Warner Bros. drama has been considered an awards contender ever since it won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, and it’s now made it all the way up to the Academy Awards. Close behind … Continue reading Oscar 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads with 11 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

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Drama, Movie Review

Richard Jewell (2019) Review!!!

Synopsis – American security guard Richard Jewell saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely reported that he was a terrorist. My Take – It sure is inspiring to see how actor/filmmaker Clint Eastwood even at the age of 89 is consistently delivering at least one film per year. While his … Continue reading Richard Jewell (2019) Review!!!

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Box Office

‘Little Women,’ ‘Spies in Disguise,’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ Open Strong at the BO!!

Disney‘s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker topped the weekend box office for a second weekend in a row, while the weekend’s newcomers — Sony‘s Little Women and Fox‘s animated feature Spies in Disguise — both topped studio expectations as did this weekend’s expansion of Uncut Gems, which has now topped $20 million domestically. With an estimated $72 million, Disney‘s Star Wars: The Rise of … Continue reading ‘Little Women,’ ‘Spies in Disguise,’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ Open Strong at the BO!!

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‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Opens Big While ‘Cats’ Flops at the BO!!

Disney‘s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker led the weekend box office, though there is likely to be a bit of pushing and pulling from analysts as to whether the film’s $175.5 million debut is a worthy opening for the final installment in the now 42-year-old Skywalker saga. Meanwhile, Universal‘s Cats fell well short of expectations and appears to have already been left out in … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Opens Big While ‘Cats’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Demolishes Competition With Massive $60 Million Opening at the BO!!

While the studio attempted to downplay expectations, Sony‘s Jumanji: The Next Level opened at the top end of industry expectations, leading the weekend charge with a December studio record opening and getting the box office off to a strong start for the holiday frame. Though, it has to be mentioned, that strong start didn’t trickle down to the weekend’s two other new wide releases as … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Demolishes Competition With Massive $60 Million Opening at the BO!!

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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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National Board of Review Names ‘The Irishman’ Best Film!!

The National Board of Review announced the best in film in 2019, adding to the growing conversation of pre-Oscar awards and accolades that might speak to who will take home the coveted Academy Awards. The NBR is made up of filmmakers, critics, academics, and more. The organization also facilitates screenings and discussions, hands out grants to emerging filmmakers, and helps catapult films into a more … Continue reading National Board of Review Names ‘The Irishman’ Best Film!!

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‘Frozen 2’ Continues Domination as ‘Playmobil’ Bombs at the BO!!!

It was yet another weekend atop the weekend box office for Disney‘s Frozen II, which has now topped $900 million globally, well on its way to becoming the studio’s sixth 2019 release to top the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. Meanwhile, while Focus Features saw Dark Waters finish just outside the top five in its nationwide expansion this weekend, STX‘s release of … Continue reading ‘Frozen 2’ Continues Domination as ‘Playmobil’ Bombs at the BO!!!

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Drama, Trailers

‘Richard Jewell’: First Trailer Reveals Clint Eastwood’s New True-Story Drama!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – American security guard, Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser), heroically saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist. Directed – Clint Eastwood Starring – Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Richard Jewell’: First Trailer Reveals Clint Eastwood’s New True-Story Drama!! Check It Out!!

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‘Richard Jewell’: First Images Reveal the Clint Eastwood’s Bombing Biopic!! Check It Out!!

Hot off the news that Clint Eastwood shot and finished Richard Jewell faster than anyone could process the fact Clint Eastwood was even making Richard Jewell, the first images from the film have arrived. Putting stars Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, and Kathy Bates front and center, the photos tease an emotional film that follows a true-story tragedy that turned into one of the most … Continue reading ‘Richard Jewell’: First Images Reveal the Clint Eastwood’s Bombing Biopic!! Check It Out!!

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‘Richard Jewell’: Production Completes on Clint Eastwood’s Next; Set for December Release!!!

Clint Eastwood works very fast. He usually knows exactly what he wants, does one or maybe two takes, and then moves on, so that a film that was casting earlier this year has already wrapped filming and the studio behind it, Warner Bros., is set to release it. That’s what happened with Eastwood’s latest film, Richard Jewell, which is a fact-based drama based on what … Continue reading ‘Richard Jewell’: Production Completes on Clint Eastwood’s Next; Set for December Release!!!

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‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck’s Alcoholic Basketball Coach Movie Pushed to 2020!!

Warner Bros. has delayed the release of its Ben Affleck-led addiction drama The Way Back from October 18th of this year to March 6, 2020, the studio announced Monday. Gavin O’Connor directed the film, which finds Affleck playing a former basketball star who, after struggling with alcohol addiction, attempts to redeem himself by coaching the high school basketball team at his alma mater. According to … Continue reading ‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck’s Alcoholic Basketball Coach Movie Pushed to 2020!!

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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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‘Richard Jewell’: Olivia Wilde and Jon Hamm Join Clint Eastwood’s Next!!

Olivia Wilde (Vinyl) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) have become the latest additions to the cast of Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell, a drama based upon the real-life story of a security guard whose life was thrown into disarray after being falsely named by the media as a suspect in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing. Paul Walter Hauser (I, Tonya) is on board to portray the … Continue reading ‘Richard Jewell’: Olivia Wilde and Jon Hamm Join Clint Eastwood’s Next!!

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‘Richard Jewell’: ‘I, Tonya’ Star Paul Walter Hauser Cast as Lead!!!

When I saw I, Tonya at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2017, I was as blown away by Margot Robbie and Allison Janney‘s performances as most critics, but I was also greatly impressed by the performances of Sebastian Stan and another young actor who I wasn’t familiar with by the name of Paul Walter Hauser. I, Tonya was released a few months … Continue reading ‘Richard Jewell’: ‘I, Tonya’ Star Paul Walter Hauser Cast as Lead!!!

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