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‘Gone with the Wind’ Removed From HBO Max; Will Return with Added Context!!

Yesterday, HBO Max removed the 1939 epic Gone with the Wind from its library. The film, while a cinematic classic, also features incredibly racist depictions of black characters while romanticizing the Confederacy. As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to make strides, confederate monuments are coming down around the country, and Gone with the Wind is a confederate monument of sorts. So what do we … Continue reading ‘Gone with the Wind’ Removed From HBO Max; Will Return with Added Context!!

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‘Birth Of A Nation’ Filmmaker Nate Parker To Write And Direct ‘Black and Blue’!!!

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from actor/writer/director Nate Parker. After exploding on the scene after the 2016 Sundance premiere of his film, “Birth of a Nation,” the filmmaker was positioned to have a huge awards season push, with Oscar nominations in his future. Unfortunately, before that could even happen, Parker become the subject of some controversy. However, now it seems like the filmmaker … Continue reading ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Filmmaker Nate Parker To Write And Direct ‘Black and Blue’!!!

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Drama, History, Movie Review

The Birth of a Nation (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. My Take – Slavery is a Global issue of many major international countries, but according to history only one county’s existence and wealth is owed entirely to slavery i.e. America. While this Nate Parker directed film may not present a drastically new perspective of slavery that was seen in … Continue reading The Birth of a Nation (2016) Review!!!

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Box Office

‘Accountant’ Tops As ‘Max Steel’ Bombs, ‘Inferno’ Opens Well At The Overseas Box Office!!

Warner Bros.‘s The Accountant stormed well ahead of BoxOfficeMojo‘s weekend forecast to finish #1 for the weekend. The Ben Affleck starrer more than than doubled its closest competition, which found a pair of Universal titles competing for second place between the debut of Kevin Hart: What Now? and last weekend’s #1 film, The Girl on the Train. Meanwhile, Open Road‘s Max Steel finished outside the top ten with one of the worst openings ever for a … Continue reading ‘Accountant’ Tops As ‘Max Steel’ Bombs, ‘Inferno’ Opens Well At The Overseas Box Office!!

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‘Girl on the Train’ Leads Weekend While ‘Finding Dory’ Crosses $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office!!

The weekend turned out almost exactly as expected with Universal and DreamWorks‘s The Girl on the Train finishing at #1 and the weekend top twelve coming in ~8.7% behind the same weekend last year, grossing a combined $96.4 million. The weekend’s two other new wide releases—The Birth of a Nation and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life—are in a fight for sixth place as holdovers mostly ruled the … Continue reading ‘Girl on the Train’ Leads Weekend While ‘Finding Dory’ Crosses $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office!!

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‘Miss Peregrine’ and ‘Deepwater’ Open Well, While ‘Masterminds’ Stumbles At The BO!!

This weekend ultimately turned out very much as expected with Fox‘s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Lionsgate‘s Deepwater Horizon debuting in the #1 and #2 spots respectively. Fellow new opener, Relativity‘s Masterminds, was unable to score in the double-digit millions in its debut and Disney‘s Queen of Katwe fell short in its expansion. Overall the weekend saw an uptick from last weekend, but was still down compared to last year … Continue reading ‘Miss Peregrine’ and ‘Deepwater’ Open Well, While ‘Masterminds’ Stumbles At The BO!!

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Fox Searchlight Nabs ‘Jackie’ for December Release; Natalie Portman Vaults into Oscar Race!!

One of the more well-received movies at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was the Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie, which is anything but your standard biopic. And now Fox Searchlight has secured domestic distribution rights to the film and has already staked out a very Oscar friendly December 9th release date. The film has actually been in the works for years, and once was set up at Fox … Continue reading Fox Searchlight Nabs ‘Jackie’ for December Release; Natalie Portman Vaults into Oscar Race!!

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Drama, History, Trailers

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Sundance Sensation!!

Synopsis – Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites. Director  – Nate Parker Starring – Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Sundance Sensation!!

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First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

With CinemaCon starting tomorrow in Las Vegas, I arrived earlier today to take pictures of the new posters on display. For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is a convention where theater owners get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year, and where vendors can show new products for theaters to buy. It’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners.  … Continue reading First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

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