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The American film industry driven by profit and consumption
It’s no secret that our company is highly driven by achieving the greatest profit. But what happens when this driving desire begins to uproot creativity? In the world of American cinema, film and television, big business now dominates and controls the surge of dispersed media to the masses. The problem with putting money-driven institutions at …

Get Back’ performs in front of large crowds – The Hollywood Reporter
On January 30, 1969, the Beatles gave their last concert on the roof of their Apple Corps headquarters in Savile Row in London. In commemoration of this iconic event, Disney and Imax unveiled a special theatrical version of the Peter Jackson documentary on Sunday. The Beatles: Come Back which played to nearly sold-out crowds at …

Chris Tucker Almost Lost Smokey To These 2 Huge Comedy Stars
In the 1990s, comedy seemed to offer a direct line to television. Between comedy sketch shows and sitcoms, the airwaves were overrun with stand-up comics that shot to mainstream stardom. Films, however, were a little harder to break through. So whenever an opportunity arose for a comedian to land a major film role, the competition …

How the movie Bhoothakaalam makes you think it’s all in your head
For an industry praised worldwide for its gritty storytelling techniques and content-driven scripts, horror, strangely, hasn’t been a genre that the Malayalam Cinema particularly excelled. horror movie in the truest sense was cinematographer-director A Vincent Bhargavi Nilayam (Bhargavi’s Mansion) in 1964, a super hit at the time, based on a short story by renowned writer-freedom …

Overseas Box Office Report: Ranveer Singh beats Akshay Kumar, Allu Arjun, Vijay & Rajinikanth with 83 but…
Much has been said about Kabir Khan’s latest director, 83 starring Ranveer Singh, which failed to perform domestically. The film was well received by critics but fizzled at the box office. After conducting a post-mortem analysis of the film, experts felt that a lot had to do with the genre, the mundane nature of the …
Producers scold ‘Rust’ gunsmith days before fatal shooting
A week before Alec Baldwin killed ‘Rust’ cinematographer, the film’s 24-year-old gunsmith was reprimanded for leaving guns unattended on set and for not juggling enough with two prominent roles, according to emails. The gunsmith, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, had been hired to do two jobs on the low-budget western: the gunsmith in charge of weapons and …

Our Favorite Comedy Stories: New Parent Smell
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 01/28/2022 New Jersey Stage posted its 25,000th story in December 2021. As the site approached the milestone, we popped the question on social media about how we should celebrate. One response was to highlight our favorite stories over the years. We liked this idea, but couldn’t …

These are some of the best jump scares in horror history
Some may call it a cheap plot, while others await it with chattering teeth. There’s no doubt that today’s horror movies tend to rely heavily on this trope to scare audiences. While this can be a way to direct the intended reaction, jump alerts can and have been effective. What makes a jump work is …

American Boogeywoman’ based on a true story?
Netflix is once again delving into true crime, but this time it’s not just a docuseries. Peyton List plays the lead role of Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman, following a notorious serial killer as she rises to Florida infamy. Sounds like a true story, but really, how much is American Boogeywoman tell us the truth about …

Box Office: Hridayam Makes Big Jump on Republic Day; The new CoVID restrictions are daunting.
Hridayam saw a huge increase in collections on Wednesday thanks to the Republic Day holiday. Pranav Mohanlal’s standout fetched Rs. 3 crores approx on day six, bringing his total to Rs. 15 crores approx. There was a 30% increase in collections in Kerala bringing in Rs. About 2.60 crores which is excellent growth considering the …

‘The Godfather of Alternative Comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan | Stage
Jhe tortured comedians’ lives form a biographical genre in their own right; there is always an audience for a clown’s tears. No wonder Nick Newman and Ian Hislop chose Spike Milligan as the subject of their new play. Milligan, who died 20 years ago next month, is the troubled comedy genius to end them all. …

Alicia Silverstone Shark Movie ‘The Requin’ Swims On VOD This Friday
In this edition of The silver liningwe will discuss Gary J. Tunnicliffesequel to 2018, Hellraiser: Judgment. Watching a bad movie doesn’t have to be a bad experience. Even the worst movies can boast a good idea or two, and that’s why we try to look on the bright side with The Silver Lining, where we …
Have you ever heard of Waikerie? This small town is about to star in an international feature film
It’s not often that a small town like Waikerie in South Australia’s Riverland hosts the cast and crew of an international feature film. Key points: The Run Rabbit Run feature begins production in the Riverland region of South Australia from next month The film, starring Sarah Snook, will bring together 60 cast and crew in …

Spring Surprise Training Box Office, Schedule
Presented by Beltone – A leader in audience health care. The box office at Surprise Stadium, home of spring training for the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals, will open for in-person ticket sales beginning Saturday, Feb. 5 at 8 a.m. The 20th season of surprise spring training kicks off on Saturday, February 26 with …

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control review – this time it’s personal | The comedy
OWhy is Nish Kumar such a pet peeve to angry righties everywhere? Everybody hates him, he shouts from the stage tonight, in a show that takes stock of his life as a brown-skinned partisan political comedian. His case study is a 2019 benefit concert (think “millionaires in the ballrooms”) where Kumar, flamboyant anti-Brexit gags, had …

6 Who Finally Got The Civil Service Loan Forgiveness They Won
When the Department of Education announced a plan to fix many hellish problems with its Civil Service Loan Forgiveness Program, hundreds of thousands of beleaguered borrowers gasped. Since 2007, the program has promised hope to those committed to advancing the public good. If they made 120 payments on time, their loans would be forgiven. During …

23 Horror Movies More Real Than You Thought
Since 1975, Midnight Movies have been dominated by “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Richard O’Brien’s standout musical about science fiction, horror, rock’n’roll, sexual subversion and excess. While the film is well known for its corny production value, ridiculous plot, and campy tone, the story behind its filming location is much more sinister. Now the Oakley …
Netflix Love Story aims to show there’s more to Afghanistan than war
When filmmakers Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei began shooting a short documentary about a young Afghan couple in love, Afghanistan was ruled by a Western-backed government backed by American troops. Shaista, the film’s main protagonist, dreams of serving his country. The film, “Three Songs for Benazir,” premieres on Netflix on Monday and is shortlisted for an …

Box Office: Nagarjuna & Naga Chaitanya’s Bangarraju Has A Regular Second Weekend
Bangarraju had a very ordinary second weekend at the box office, grossing just over Rs. 4 crores, for a ten-day total of Rs. 49 crores approx. The film’s box office collections plummeted after the weekday holidays and there weren’t the requisite bumps over the weekend. The film was collecting well in coastal Andhra as there …

The “Castaways” bring sitcom comedy to the MCT stage
MISSOULA – We’ve probably all felt like we’ve been stranded on a “deserted island” for the past two years. So there’s probably no better remedy than a little “castaway comedy” from the Missoula Community Theater. One of my favorite interviews was with Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson years ago. That happy feeling comes …

Every Way Scream 2022’s killer is a perfect homage to Stu Macher
Although Matthew Lillard’s Stu won’t appear in the 2022 reboot of Scream, the sequel does update the killer character for a new generation. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS for Scream 2022 forward. The killers of Screm 2022 are unrelated to the original film’s villain, Stu Macher, making it a perfect homage to Matthew Lillard’s iconic character. While …

A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA
In-person Q&A with Emily and Sarah Kunstler, filmmakers of WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA Friday, January 21 show at 8 a.m.Show on Saturday January 22 at 5:30 p.m. Moderated by King Downing, Founder of the Human Rights-Racial Justice Center Emily Kustler (Producer/Director/Editor) and Sarah Kustler (Producer/Director) are the founders of Off …

Laal Singh Chaddha, KGF 2, Bachchan Pandey: Bollywood box office clashes in 2022
Box office clashes always complicate things. This not only affects box office numbers, but it poses difficulties for multiplex owners who find it a bit problematic to allocate the screen accordingly. Talking about Bollywood box office clashes in 2022, this year audiences will not see 1 or 2 but several films go head to head …

FST postpones the opening of Olivier’s award-winning comedy, LA PIECE QUI VA MAL, by two weeks
The Florida Studio Theater announces today that it is postponing the opening of its Mainstage production of The Play That Goes Wrong by two weeks due to COVID-related complications and delays in rehearsals and the technical process. This update follows an initial announcement made by the theater on January 17, when it first delayed the …

Why The Nightmare On Elm Street Reboot Is Taking So Long
A second remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street has been in development for years, but it doesn’t look like it’ll happen anytime soon – here’s why. The horror genre has seen plenty of reboots and remakes in recent years, and one that’s been in development for far too long is freddie, and there is …

Sundance Buddy Comedy tackles racism in America – The Hollywood Reporter
Fraternity is the most fascinating thematic current of Emergencyan exciting but uneven feature film by Carey Williams (R#J) about roommates caught in a particular situation. Adapted from its 2017 short film of the same name, the film expands on the original premise of three college seniors, two black and the other Latino, debating whether to …
Even in a loss to Daniil Medvedev, Nick Kyrgios served up box office entertainment
Nick Kyrgios’ most pertinent observation ahead of his Australian Open second round match was that Daniil Medvedev had twice become the player Kyrgios had beaten in two matches in 2019. The implication made by others was that removing Kyrgios from John Cain Arena – “Kyrgios’ court”, as the man himself accurately called it – and …

Snowed in Comedy Tour rolls with two sites during Victoria stop
ON THE SCENE What: Snowed In Comedy Tour with Debra DiGiovanni, Dan Quinn, Pete Zedlacher and Paul Myrehaug Or: Royal Theater (805 Broughton St.) and McPherson Playhouse (3 Centennial Sq.) When: Friday, 8 p.m. Tickets: $48 on rmts.bc.ca or by phone at 250-386-6121 Note: The Snowed in Comedy Tour also stops tonight for two shows …

Houston’s Numbers Nightclub Presents Horror Movie
Screenshot from the horror movie “The Runner” Photo: Courtesy of Jef Rouner Nightclub Numbers continues to branch out into the world of film premieres with the latest project written, directed and produced by darkwave electronica duo Boy Harsher, “The Runner”. “Over the past few years, Numbers has replaced our decades-old video screens and projectors with …

Abigail Disney Doc looks into unfair labor practices at Disney – The Hollywood Reporter
In 2018, a Disneyland employee sent Abigail Disney a Facebook message about working conditions there that prompted the documentary film producer to do some soul-searching. Disney, the granddaughter of Walt Disney Co. co-founder Roy O. Disney, was troubled by how the national issue of wealth inequality was playing out at the media company that shares …

Box office opens for Betway’s landmark series, only for fully vaccinated fans
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Fully vaccinated fans were able to buy tickets for the first round to play here since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 since yesterday, with Kensington Oval operating at just 50% capacity for the five-day Betway T20 International matches (T20I) Series between the West Indies and England. Cricket West …

THE NANNY’S Lauren Lane to Star in Stewart St John’s Scripted Comedy Podcast ALMOST EPIC from Wonkybot Studios
Wonkybot, the award-winning content company known for creating the best in scripted cinematic audio series, including award-winning superhero podcast Tara Tremendous and teen horror series Origins Unknown, today announced that it has gave Stewart St John’s original workplace comedy podcast Almost Epic an eight-episode order and cast The Nanny alum Lauren Lane in one of …

Set Decorators Society of America Reveals 2022 Film Nominations
the Society of Set Decorators of America (SDSA/SETDECOR) has announced its nominations for 2022 films, celebrating the setting/design seen in feature films from the 2021 season. Final voting opens for SDSA members on Wednesday February 2 and voting will close on Friday February 11. Votes must therefore be cast by noon PT via the SDSA’s …

‘Scream’ dethrones ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ with $30.6 million box office debut | Connect FM | Local news radio
Paramount Pictures The fifth Scream movie from Paramount Pictures has scarred an estimated $30.6 million at the box office to dethrone Spider-Man: No Way Home, which has held the No. 1 spot for the past four weeks. The horror movie, with returning stars neve campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette, is expected to deliver an …

‘Fluffy’ got starved for a comedy in Montana
Let’s say Fluffy was hungry. He was hungry to put on a show. After an extended shutdown of major comedy shows due to COVID-19 restrictions across the country, comedian Gabriel Iglesias was back in Billings, Montana for his second show of the year. At some point late at night, Gabriel Iglesias (aka Fluffy) finally told …

After Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis Starred In These Two Most Forgotten Horror Movies
Jamie Lee Curtis was just 19 when she made her big screen debut as Last Girl Laurie Strode in John Carpenter’s classic horror Halloween (1978). Now 63 and with a long career to brag about, Curtis is considered Hollywood royalty and has made a name for herself as one of horror’s most iconic Scream Queens: …

Scream has always been a better satire of American fame than horror movies
In the original Scream, published 25 years before this week’s new sequel, a tabloid reporter is hired to investigate a murder in a small town. “I should be in New York covering for Sharon Stone’s stalker,” says Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers, a vision of chunky blonde locks and frosty lipstick. That the same reporter covers …

Box office sales rebound in 2021, but trail 2019 numbers
U.S. box offices earned $4.5 billion in 2021, a 101% increase over 2020 sales, but still nearly 60% less than in 2019, CNN reports citing Comscore. The big picture: Analysts don’t expect the box office to recover significantly until 2022 despite blockbuster hits like “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Spider-Man: No …

David Arquette Stars in Horror Movie Coming in February
David Arquette reprises the role of Dewey Riley in the new Scream movie, which is now in theaters, and horror fans will get to see it in another new horror release in less than a month. Arquette plays in Ghosts of the Ozarks, to which XYZ Films will offer a theatrical, digital and on-demand release …

A poignant clip of pre-war Jewish life turned into a full-length documentary – The First News
Originally a travel memento, the three-minute film directed by American David Kurtz in 1938 is one of the only recordings of moving images of a typical Jewish town in Poland on the brink of disaster. TIFF/YouTube Trailers A three-minute color film showing the hectic life of a Jewish community less than a year before the …

Chhichhore China Box Office: Sushant Singh Rajput Star Has Dismal Week 1; raises 2.07 million. USD [Rs. 15.31 cr.] :Bollywood box office
The film directed by Nitesh Tiwari Chhichhore featuring the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput which hit screens in China in 2019 just a week ago. After opening on a decent note, the film’s business appears to have been impacted by the ongoing pandemic. However, despite the low volume of collections Chhichhore succeeded in attracting 2.07 …

Homegrown comedy is buzzing at the Buzz Mill: New Seventh Street venue wants to keep you laughing all night
Buzz Mill events director Mark Fagan (l) and comedian Mike Wiebe at the new Buzz Mill on East Seventh (Photo by John Anderson) The new Buzz Mill lounge aims to be an epicenter of comedy. The original Buzz Mill cafe off Riverside, launched by Jason Sabala and his team in 2013 and still going strong, …
Sundance-Bound Horror Film ‘Speak No Evil’ Releases Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety received exclusive access to the trailer (below) for Danish horror film “Speak No Evil,” which has its world premiere at Sundance. Sales are handled by TrustNordisk. The film follows a Danish family on vacation in Tuscany, where they befriend a Dutch family. Months later, the Danish couple receive an invitation to visit the Dutch …

UNCSA alumni, current and former faculty have Sundance Film Festival ties
Two current and former University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) alumni and faculty have ties to the Sundance Film Festival, which will be held virtually in Park City, Utah, from 20-30 January. Locally, audiences will be able to see some of Sundance’s offerings at the a/perture cinema in Winston-Salem from Jan. 28-30. …

Here’s the Daily Breakdown of Ranveer Singh’s Sports Drama
83 Box Office Breakdown of the Day (Photo credit: 83 movie still) Ranveer Singh’s 83 was one of the most anticipated Bollywood films of 2021. Unfortunately, the numbers don’t please at the box office. Thanks to positive word of mouth from part of the multiplex audience, the 100 crore mark was comfortably crossed. Spider-Man: No …

Carolina Comedy Club Permanently Closed, GM Says
Avenue on Broadway at the beach. Josh bell jbell@thesunnews.com Laughter is dead at the Carolina Comedy Club. The club in The Avenue section of Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach has closed, according to a post on the company’s website and general manager Leslie Blackmon’s Facebook page. Blackmon posted on his Facebook page Tuesday …

The 10 best villains in 1980s horror movies
Horror films of the 1980s were mixed, with the decade providing fans with some of the best horror masterpieces ever made (like David Lynch’s film Blue velvet and Stanley Kubrick The brilliant) and some of the worst (Maximum overdrive, Jaws: revenge, Piranha II: spawning). RELATED: The 10 Most Interesting Horror Movie Plots of the 1980s …

Sensational flop of Andres Serrano around January 6
WASHINGTON – On January 6, 2022, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited Lin-Manuel Miranda and other actors from Hamilton address an assembly of members of Congress in a House committee room. On Zoom, the troupe performed a number of the Broadway musical, a ballad sung by Aaron Burr – a theme suited to the occasion, given …

Box-office bombshell finally finds streaming audiences
[ad_1] While the theater industry is most certainly in a state of recovery, big-budget blockbusters have been pretty much the only beneficiaries, with films aimed at older audiences, or those that don’t feature action sequences. effects-oriented, still struggling to gain a foothold. One of the most notable examples to come during the pandemic was that …

Bob Saget, actor and star of “Full House”, died at 65
[ad_1] He was 65 years old. Earlier today, MPs were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes on a call regarding an unconscious man in a hotel room. The man was identified as Robert Saget and pronounced deceased on the spot. Detectives found no sign of foul play or drug use in this case, âthe …

Remembering Sidney Poitier’s Huge Impact on American Culture
[ad_1] This commentary on the life and legacy of Sidney Poitier was first published in the BAFTA Awards Book 2006, as part of the organization’s award of excellence to the pioneering star, who died on January 6 at the age 94. Is Sidney Poitier the most important actor in American history? One could quickly argue …
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‘Sing 2’ exceeds $ 100 million nationwide
[ad_1] ‘Sing 2’ Universal In the Friday box office news unrelated to The 355 ($ 1.71 million) or Spider-Man: No Path Home ($ 8.3 million), Illumination’s Sing 2 earned an additional $ 2.65 million (-59%) the same day he debuted in PVOD. Universal’s big deal with AMC (and the other chains) allowed them to hit …

A dismal romantic action comedy for streaming success
[ad_1] Audiences love action movies, love romantic comedies, and have a soft spot for the comedy genre in general. In theory, if you combine all three and drop a well-known pair of stars in the middle of a high-level adventure, success should be a foregone conclusion. Of course, it helps exponentially if the movie in …

New Scream Video Features Gale Weathers Reporting on Original Woodsboro Murders
[ad_1] the Scream the franchise returns to the big screen next week, and with it, much of the original cast, including Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, Dewey Riley by David Arquette and Gale Weathers by Courtney Cox. The core trio has always been a fun dynamic to see in the horror film series, and while waiting …

9 best quotes from the movie
[ad_1] Hot humid american summer is a camp comedy about the shenanigans that occur on the last day of summer camp. Even though the film failed on its initial release in 2001, it found a cult following that included two Netflix series 14 years later. RELATED: 10 Hot & Humid American Summer Stories The Netflix …
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Why “the King’s Man” was such a predictable box office disaster
[ad_1] Ralph Fiennes as Oxford in MAN FROM THE KING from 20th Century Studios. Photo credit: Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2020 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Photo credit: courtesy 20th C While he’s not as high-profile a dud as Warner Bros. ‘ Matrix resurrections, 20th century studios’ The king’s man …

Prison Drama Meets Workplace Comedy in Screw
[ad_1] It is a well-known phenomenon that some inmates may come to prefer the prison environment to life outside. It is less common for this experience to be shared by their guards. But the first time we meet Surveillance Officer Leigh Henry (Nina Sosanya), she is well locked in a cell of her own. While …

Patrick White: ‘American Underdog’, a movie the whole family can watch | Opinion
[ad_1] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, I became a fair weather fan of the St. Louis Rams and their quarterback, Kurt Warner. Warner was an incredibly gifted athlete, but he also seemed like a down to earth guy who couldn’t help but put down roots. His movie should have been the same. An …

Marvel films accounted for 30% of the domestic box office for 2021
[ad_1] The MCU is still the biggest cash cow in the film industry, and last year was no exception. While 2021 was a slower year in terms of box office revenue, Marvel films have consistently made money, accounting for nearly a third of ticket sales in North America. In numbers reported by The Wrap, Marvel’s …

Comedy Festival Receives Nebraska Arts Council Grant | News
[ad_1] Norfolk’s Great American Comedy Festival officials announced that the 2022 festival has again received a grant of $ 6,990 from the Nebraska Arts Council. This grant will support the 13th Great American Comedy Festival, which returns June 16-18. Due to the pandemic, there was no comedy festival in 2020 and 2021. âThe Great American …

Window Safety Films Market Research Report 2028 Growth Share, Trends, Opportunities, Outlook & Forecast – AMERICAN SOLAR TINTING, 3M, The Safety Window Films Company, XSUN – Industrial IT
[ad_1] Global “Window Security Films MarketThe 2021-2028 research report is a specialized and in-depth study of the Window Security Films industry with an emphasis on the global market trend. The report aims to provide an overview of the global security films market with detailed market segmentation by company, type, applications, and geography. The global security …

Spider Man No Way Home # 1; King’s Man defeats Matrix – The Hollywood Reporter
[ad_1] Sony and Marvel Spider-Man: No Path Home sounded in 2022 in style, earning an additional $ 52.7 million over New Years weekend to become the 10th largest film in domestic box office history after raising $ 609.9 million to ‘to Sunday, unadjusted for inflation. Globally, the webslinger has set a host of records, including …

Jim Gaffigan is a delight in new ‘Monster of the Comedy’ special
[ad_1] Photo: Jim Gaffigan introduction Humorist Jim gaffigan came back to Netflix with its sixth special stand-up made with the streaming giant. In his new special “Comedy Monster”, Jim gaffigan swaps the background of the New York Brick Wall comedy club for a large theater in Minneapolis. Gaffigan is often associated with his family brand …

Hershey Felder’s latest musical film examines little-known librettist’s relationship with Mozart
[ad_1] Most opera and classical music lovers know the history of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his operas. But few people know about the colorful life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, who was the librettist of three of the composer’s best-known operas, âLes Noces de Figaroâ, âDon Giovanniâ and Cosi fan tutte. Da Ponte’s unusual life – …

Pushpa collection at the box office Day 15: the film Allu Arjun continues its winning streak
[ad_1] Pushpa: The Rise by Allu Arjun has completed two weeks in theaters and continues to gain a firm foothold across the country. The film broke the 200 rupee mark at the global box office and still performs exceptionally well in theaters. The Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise opened to a positive response and …