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‘Fake!’: Kate Winslet Joins Scott Z. Burns’ OneCoin Scheme Feature!!

Oscar winner Kate Winslet has boarded Fake! a project that MGM has acquired for producer Jennifer Todd under her first look deal at the studio. Scott Z. Burns, who won rave reviews for his 2019 political drama The Report about idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones and his investigation into the CIA’s post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, will write and direct, and he’ll produce with Todd. Fake! reps a … Continue reading ‘Fake!’: Kate Winslet Joins Scott Z. Burns’ OneCoin Scheme Feature!!

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‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck Drama Getting Early VOD Release!!

During these trying times, when we’re all just trying to find our way back to normalcy, may I offer you a film about Ben Affleck as an alcoholic basketball coach just trying his find to way back to normalcy? The Way Back, (briefly) released in theaters earlier this year, is just that film. And now, in the wake of the coronavirus, Warner Bros. is making the film available … Continue reading ‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck Drama Getting Early VOD Release!!

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AMC Theaters and Cinemark Are Closing!!

Update: Cinemark has also announced it is closing its theaters. A timetable was not given. In a significant but necessary move, AMC Theaters has decided to close its theaters nationwide for the time-being. The White House announced new national guidelines yesterday to help combat the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, and as part of those guidelines they recommended steering clear of gatherings of 10 people or … Continue reading AMC Theaters and Cinemark Are Closing!!

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‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released Early on VOD!!

Good news, puddin’! Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey will be released early on VOD as theaters across the country shut their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fandango reports that both Birds of Prey and the Matthew McConaughey movie The Gentlemen will be available for digital purchase on March 24 — 46 days and 60 days after each film hit theaters. Typically, films become available for … Continue reading ‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released Early on VOD!!

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Box Office

‘Onward’ Tops Again, While ‘I Still Believe’ and ‘Bloodshot’ Open Modestly at the Coronavirus-Affected BO!!

Concerns over COVID-19 have continued to increase and the effect on the global box office has been felt. This weekend’s top ten combined for an estimated $50.35 million, which is the lowest, week eleven combined gross for the top ten since 1995 with all holdovers dropping -60% or more compared to last weekend. With all new wide releases postponed until April 10, things are unlikely … Continue reading ‘Onward’ Tops Again, While ‘I Still Believe’ and ‘Bloodshot’ Open Modestly at the Coronavirus-Affected BO!!

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‘Onward’ Wins Weekend with $40 Million as ‘The Way Back’ Opens Modestly at the BO!!

Disney and Pixar‘s Onward topped the weekend box office, but fell just a bit shy of expectations, a performance some may relate to the current COVID-19 concerns, though most everything else performed as expected if not better. Universal‘s The Invisible Man held on quite well, delivering a second place performance, while WB‘s release of The Way Back landed within expectations. With an estimated $40 million, … Continue reading ‘Onward’ Wins Weekend with $40 Million as ‘The Way Back’ Opens Modestly at the BO!!

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‘The Invisible Man’ Tops with $29 Million at the BO!!

Universal and Blumhouse‘s The Invisible Man delivered on expectations, becoming the first true stand out among the year’s several horror films to have already hit theaters. At the same time FUNimation‘s My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising is already the studio’s second largest release of all-time after just three days in theaters. With an estimated $29 million, Universal and Blumhouse‘s The Invisible Man finished atop the … Continue reading ‘The Invisible Man’ Tops with $29 Million at the BO!!

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‘The Accountant 2’: Ben Affleck Reveals Sequel Could Be Turned Into TV Series!!

Director Gavin O’Connor‘s The Accountant was one of the most surprisingly thrilling films in years, a taut, intelligent thriller that starred Ben Affleck as an autistic accountant moonlighting as a hitman. A sequel has been in the works pretty much since the first film hit theaters, but due to numerous professional and personal upheavals in Affleck’s life, that feels like another lifetime ago. At the … Continue reading ‘The Accountant 2’: Ben Affleck Reveals Sequel Could Be Turned Into TV Series!!

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‘The Batman’: Ben Affleck Opens Up about Why He Left the DC Film!!

The internet was aflutter last week when our first look at Robert Pattinson in the upcoming film The Batman was released online, but in an alternate universe we’d be getting a look at Ben Affleck in his first standalone Batman movie. After much coaxing from Warner Bros., Affleck agreed in 2016 to direct The Batman from a script he was working on with Geoff Johns. … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Ben Affleck Opens Up about Why He Left the DC Film!!

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Drama, Sports, Trailers

‘The Way Back’: New Trailer Teases an Emotional Basketball Tale!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A former HS basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his old demons. But will it be enough to set him on the road to redemption? Directed – Gavin O’Connor Starring – Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Hayes MacArthur Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Way Back’: New Trailer Teases an Emotional Basketball Tale!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Way Back’ Trailer Reveals Ben Affleck’s Sports Drama!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A former HS basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his old demons. But will it be enough to set him on the road to redemption? Directed – Gavin O’Connor Starring – Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Hayes MacArthur Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Way Back’ Trailer Reveals Ben Affleck’s Sports Drama!! Check It Out!!

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‘Falling to Earth’: Ben Affleck to Play Hated Tornado Survivor!!!

Ben Affleck is set to lead the adaptation of Kate Southwood’s 2013 novel Falling to Earth. Per Deadline, “the book is based on the 1925 Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. Set in Marah, IL, the plot centers on Paul Graves (Affleck), who was the only person who didn’t lose everything on the day of the storm. His family, his home and his … Continue reading ‘Falling to Earth’: Ben Affleck to Play Hated Tornado Survivor!!!

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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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