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‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

The 2019 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed, and right on cue, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its baffling tricks again. We’ll start with what did get nominated. Vice was a huge hit, scoring six nominations in total including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as Best Actor for Christian Bale and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, followed closely … Continue reading ‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘Green Book’ Named Best Film of 2018 by National Board of Review!!!

The National Board of Review—one of the awards season’s inaugural voting bodies—has announced its Top 10 Films of the Year list, along with other superlatives. If you’re looking for a correlation between NBR and the Oscars, well you’re not gonna find it. The winner of Best Film from the National Board of Review hasn’t won the Best Picture Oscar since 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire, and as … Continue reading ‘Green Book’ Named Best Film of 2018 by National Board of Review!!!

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‘Green Knight’: David Lowery to Direct Fantasy Epic for A24!!!

A Ghost Story filmmaker David Lowery is returning to A24 Films, albeit this time for a very different kind of feature. Fresh off the success of his throwback outlaw drama The Old Man & the Gun, Deadline reports that Lowery has signed on to direct the fantasy epic Green Knight for A24. Lowery will also produce the adaptation of the classic medieval tale alongside Toby … Continue reading ‘Green Knight’: David Lowery to Direct Fantasy Epic for A24!!!

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Features, TV

‘Explorers’: Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery Team for TV Pilot Based on the 1985 Film!!

What’s old is new again, especially on TV. Perhaps it’s thanks to the popularity of Netflix’s Stranger Things, or just revivals from 80s and 90s properties in general, but the 1985 film Explorers is now getting its own TV reboot on the Paramount Network — because starting with your own IP is always a savvy move. As Deadline is reporting, Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery … Continue reading ‘Explorers’: Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery Team for TV Pilot Based on the 1985 Film!!

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Comedy, Drama, Movie Review, Thriller

The Old Man And the Gun (2018) Review!!!

Synopsis – Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. My Take – On a personal level, I have a special connection with Robert Redford, mainly as his excellent 2001 spy film, Spy Game, was my first R rated affair … Continue reading The Old Man And the Gun (2018) Review!!!

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Box Office

‘Halloween’ Slices Up a Huge $77.5 Million Opening at the BO!!!

With a staggering, $77.5 million debut, Universal and Blumhouse‘s Halloween topped the weekend with the second largest October opening weekend of all-time. The horror film headlined a massive weekend overall weekend, that saw the top twelve combine for over $160 million, making this the second largest October weekend ever. As already mentioned, Halloween’s $77.5 million three-day debut was the second largest October opening weekend of … Continue reading ‘Halloween’ Slices Up a Huge $77.5 Million Opening at the BO!!!

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‘Venom’ And ‘Star is Born’ Continue Reign While New Releases Falls Short at the BO!!!

It wasn’t quite as close as we thought it might be at the top of the box office, but last weekend’s top two films definitely didn’t disappoint. Sony‘s Venom held on even better than expected, delivering a second weekend at #1 while Warner Bros.‘s A Star is Born continued to shine. As for the weekend’s three new wide releases, Universal‘s First Man led the way, … Continue reading ‘Venom’ And ‘Star is Born’ Continue Reign While New Releases Falls Short at the BO!!!

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‘Night School’ and ‘Smallfoot’ Top Weekend Strongly at the BO!!!

Universal topped the weekend box office for the second weekend in a row, this time with the comedy Night School starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish. At the same time Warner Bros.‘s animated feature Smallfoot finished in the runner-up position while the studio’s horror hit The Nun became the highest grossing international and worldwide release in the Conjuring universe. All-in-all the weekend top twelve fell … Continue reading ‘Night School’ and ‘Smallfoot’ Top Weekend Strongly at the BO!!!

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Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Trailers

‘The Old Man and the Gun’: New Trailer Teases Robert Redford’s Final Performance!!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Directed – David Lowery Starring – Elisabeth Moss, John David Washington, Robert Redford Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Old Man and the Gun’: New Trailer Teases Robert Redford’s Final Performance!!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Old Man and the Gun’: First Trailer Reveals Robert Redford as a Bank Robber!!! Check It Out!!!

Synopsis – Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Directed – David Lowery Starring – Elisabeth Moss, John David Washington, Robert Redford Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Old Man and the Gun’: First Trailer Reveals Robert Redford as a Bank Robber!!! Check It Out!!!

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Casey Affleck Teaming with Joe Wright and Blumhouse for ‘Stoner’!!

Casey Affleck has settled on his first new project after winning the Best Actor Oscar for his stunning turn in last year Manchester by the Sea, and it’s a surprising choice. Per Variety, Affleck has opted to take the lead role in Blumhouse Productions’ adaptation of the John Williams novel Stoner, which has Oscar-nominated Atonement and Hanna director Joe Wright attached to take the helm. … Continue reading Casey Affleck Teaming with Joe Wright and Blumhouse for ‘Stoner’!!

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‘Pete’s Dragon’ Director Filmed a Secret Movie with Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara!!!

The Ain’t Them Bodies Saints gang is back together. Casey Affleck and director David Lowery are set to reunite for next year’s The Old Man and the Gun, but it turns out they already worked together on something else during the summer with Rooney Mara. Before the release of Pete’s Dragon, Lowery told Filmmaker Magazine that he “wanted to make something small and tiny and handmade.” He continued: I don’t know what it is yet, I’m … Continue reading ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Director Filmed a Secret Movie with Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara!!!

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