What to stream this weekend: Conan OโBrien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift reigns
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's eagerly anticipated album โThe Tortured Poets Department,โ a family of ducks is coaxed into flying south for the winter in the kid-friendly animated movie โMigrationโ and Conan OโBrien makes himself the brunt of jokes in his new travel show โConan OโBrien Must Goโ for Max.
Issa Rae offers aspiring female directors a chance to shine on rebooted 'Project Greenlight' series
From Issa Raeโs perspective, thereโs plenty of talented female filmmakers willing to work.
New this week: Will Smith, 'Pinocchio' and 'George & Tammy'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include Will Smithโs comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie โEmancipation,โ a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game โDragon Quest Treasuresโ and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series โCriminal Minds: Evolution,โ a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleโs male strip clubs.
New this week: Lena Dunham, Mila Kunis and Charlie Puth
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Charlie Puth and The Cult, Mila Kunis starring in the Netflix thriller โLuckiest Girl Alive,โ and โ30 Rockโ star Jack McBrayer leading the second season of โHello, Jack.
'Ghostbusters' family, more react to death of Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman had his army of well-known, frequent collaborators but the filmmaker and producerโs influence extended beyond that too, as evidenced by the tributes that poured in at the news of his sudden passing at age 75.
New this week: 'Pam & Tommy,' Olympics and the doc 'Torn'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album from pop singer-songwriter Mitski, the opening ceremonies of the winter Olympics from Beijing and the documentary โTornโ about the aftermath of a climbing tragedy.
Disneyโs 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekend
Disney and Marvelโs โEternalsโ fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but itโs still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like โClifford the Big Red Dog.โ.
'Eternals' opens with $71M but audience response is mixed
โEternals,โ one of Marvelโs most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters over the weekend with an estimated $71 million in ticket sales.
Salma Hayek felt like the mom on the set of 'Eternals'
At 55, Salma Hayek says she came to feel like the mother of some castmates in โEternals,โ the latest Marvel superhero movie co-starring Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and others.
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Bono, Cruz to star in animated series on vaccine importance
Bono, Cruz and Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of vaccine access. The ONE Campaign announced Wednesday that the series Pandemica will launch Thursday. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ Bono, Penรฉlope Cruz and David Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of global vaccine access. The series was created to bring attention to global vaccine access in an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic. โPandemica is a compelling illustration of the inequality around the world,โ Cruz said.
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Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including โBlack Widow,โ while also postponing Steven Spielberg's โWest Side Storyโ a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie โBlack Widow,โ last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for โWest Side Story,โ but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of โBlack Widowโ had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's โMulan,โ โHamiltonโ and โArtemis Fowlโ have gone direct to streaming, with โMulanโ made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
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With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise
NEW YORK โ Whatโs it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? At the Venice Film Festival, it won the top prize, the Golden Lion. At the Toronto International Film Festival, it was hailed by many critics as the best movie of the year and a leading Oscar contender. Next week, it will play the New York Film Festival. โEvery year or so I feel the urge to hit the road,โ Zhao says.
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Kumail Nanjiani is finding his way through 'The Weirds'
(Skip Bolen/Netflix via AP)NEW YORK Kumail Nanjiani has a few names for quarantine life. He's now finding his way in a Hollywood where South Asian actors, when they're cast at all, have usually been typecast. "But I dont feel Pakistani because I dont live in Pakistan. I dont feel American because a lot of Americans dont think of me as American. During quarantine, Nanjiani went back and watched three movies he hadnt seen since he was 10: Krull, Beastmaster and The Thief of Baghdad.Suddenly there would be an image and youre like, Oh, my God.
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Creator of 'Batman: Arkham Origins' teases new Dark Knight game
In this 2015 photo, actor Kumail Nanjiani attends the "Batman: Arkham Knight" VIP Launch at The Line Hotel in Los Angeles. (CNN) - The creators of the acclaimed game "Batman: Arkham Origins" teased a new game in the series today. The WB Games Montral Twitter account had been inactive for nearly four years, which is when the last game in the series, "Batman: Arkham Knight," came out. WB Games Montral is responsible for developing "Batman: Arkham Origins," while the other games in the series -- "Batman: Arkham Asylum" (2009), "Batman: Arkham City" (2011), "Batman: Arkham Origins" (2013) and "Batman: Arkham Knight" (2015) -- were all developed by Rocksteady Studios. Batman comics writer Scott Snyder wrote in a now deleted tweet, "Wait for it: #bewarethecourtofowls," which seemingly confirms the inclusion of the secret society.