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What to stream this weekend: 'Civil War,' Snow Patrol, 'How to Die Alone,' 'Tulsa King' and 'Uglies'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'Civil War,' Snow Patrol, 'How to Die Alone,' 'Tulsa King' and 'Uglies'Sylvester Stalloneโs second season of โTulsa Kingโ and Snow Patrol's first new album in seven years are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
โGodzilla x Kongโ maintains box-office dominion in second weekend
Read full article: โGodzilla x Kongโ maintains box-office dominion in second weekendโGodzilla x Kong: The New Empireโ easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday.
How Dev Patel got 'Monkey Man,' his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line
Read full article: How Dev Patel got 'Monkey Man,' his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish lineOscar-nominated actor Dev Patel is making his feature directorial and screenwriting debut with the action thriller, โMonkey Man.โ.
Chelsea Peretti on her directorial debut 'First Time Female Director,' premiering at Tribeca
Read full article: Chelsea Peretti on her directorial debut 'First Time Female Director,' premiering at TribecaChelsea Peretti plays a first-time director in her directorial debut, โFirst Time Female Director.โ.
New this week: 'Spirited,' Pokรฉmon, 'Nope' and 'Slumberland'
Read full article: New this week: 'Spirited,' Pokรฉmon, 'Nope' and 'Slumberland'This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, a documentary about how Mickey Mouse became beloved by children and adults and a cash machine for Disneyโs growing entertainment empire, and Chris Hemsworth puts himself and his body to the test in National Geographicโs โLimitless.โ.
'Barbarian' director: 'original horror is workingโ
Read full article: 'Barbarian' director: 'original horror is workingโWith the box office success of โSmile,โ โThe Black Phone" and his โBarbarianโ this year, writer-director Zach Cregger says itโs clear that โoriginal horror is working right now.โ.
New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'
Read full article: New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and a Garbage anthology, the video on demand releases of horror films โPearlโ and โBarbarianโ and the latest installment of the โCall of Dutyโ video game franchise.
Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' pulls into station with $30.1M
Read full article: Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' pulls into station with $30.1MSunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action romp โBullet Train" arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend as the last big movie of Hollywoodโs summer recovery landed in theaters.
Jordan Peele's โNopeโ debuts at No. 1 with $44 million
Read full article: Jordan Peele's โNopeโ debuts at No. 1 with $44 millionJordan Peeleโs UFO thriller โNopeโ topped the North American charts in its first weekend in theaters with an estimated $44 million in ticket sales, Universal Pictures said Sunday.
Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it's their turn.
Read full article: Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it's their turn.Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which unofficially kicks off this weekend with the help of Marvel and Disneyโs โDoctor Strange and the Multitverse of Madnessโ and runs through the end of August.
'Death on the Nile' tops a quiet box office weekend
Read full article: 'Death on the Nile' tops a quiet box office weekendHollywoodโs Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branaghโs long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, โDeath on the Nile,โ a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy โMarry Meโ and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees.
Emmy surprises: 'Pose,' 'I May Destroy You' and 'Hamilton'
Read full article: Emmy surprises: 'Pose,' 'I May Destroy You' and 'Hamilton'The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises, including a sweet sending off for the departing โPoseโ and a shrug of the shoulders at the popular โLupin.โ.
John Boyega isn't going to 'take the money and shush'
Read full article: John Boyega isn't going to 'take the money and shush'This year, Boyega has made it clear he doesn't feel that way, that he isnโt going to bite his tongue. The five-film series is playing on the BBC in the U.K. and on Amazon Prime in the U.S.; โRed, White and Blueโ will debut Dec. 4 on Amazon. In the true story, Boyega plays Leroy Logan, an aspiring research scientist who gives up the lab to join the overwhelmingly white London police force in the 1980s. โRed, White and Blueโ puts Boyega front and center and wrestles with many of the social issues -- race, change, belonging -- that he is grappling with, too. Since Boyegaโs comments about โStar Wars,โ heโs received a supportive phone call from producer Kathleen Kennedy that Boyega has described as frank and transparent.
Second City comedy theater for sale, 2nd time in 60 years
Read full article: Second City comedy theater for sale, 2nd time in 60 yearsCHICAGO โ Chicagoโs Second City comedy theater โ where performers including Bill Murray, Steve Carell and Jordan Peele honed their skills โ has been put up for sale. In a statement released Tuesday, co-owner Andrew Alexander said a sale presents the opportunity for Second City to succeed well into the future. Privately held throughout its 61-year history, Second City suspended all its shows and classes in early March until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Second City is co-owned by Alexander and DโArcy Stuart, although its president, Steve Johnston, also has a small equity share. The theater was sold once before in the years after Bernie Sahlins, Howard Alk and Paul Sills launched the comedy theater in 1959.
Shock, grief, and gratitude after death of Chadwick Boseman
Read full article: Shock, grief, and gratitude after death of Chadwick BosemanGod bless Chadwick Boseman. Denzel Washington, via a statement. During the premiere party for Black Panther, Chadwick reminded me of something. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. We are devastated by the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman. From Black Panther to Da 5 Bloods, Chadwick Boseman brought strength and light to the screen, every time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, via Twitter.
'The Hunt' pits Red vs Blue in a violent, bipartisan farce
Read full article: 'The Hunt' pits Red vs Blue in a violent, bipartisan farceThis image released by Universal Pictures shows Betty Gilpin in a scene from "The Hunt." (Patti Perret/Universal Pictures via AP)NEW YORK, N.Y. โ Last fall, the violent satire โThe Huntโ became ensnarled by some of the very politics it so playfully parodies. Universal Pictures pulled โThe Huntโ from release after a series of deadly shootings and wave of right-wing criticism, including from President Trump. Itโs a heightened, bipartisan farce that puts the red-vs-blue vitriol of social media into a bloody action-movie blender. โWe were living through a version of what happens in โThe Hunt,โ in a way,โ says Zobel.