At a Cannes Film Festival like no other, Leos Carax’s Annette may have been the perfect opening movie. Our Pete Hammond described it as an “offbeat rock opera musical fantasy” (not the most populated on genres) in his Deadline review last night, and the film’s creativity and originality, typical of Carax, has set the Croisette
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Loki episode 4 In a new poster created by a digital artist on Instagram, the stars of Loki were reimagined as an iconic piece of internet pop culture, the distracted boyfriend meme. The series, which debuted on Disney+ last month, currently has 4 out of its 6 episodes available to watch.
Amazon did not report viewership figures for their $200M Skydance acquisition title The Tomorrow War, but third-party streaming analytics corp Samba TV did, and the Chris Pratt movie drew 2.41M U.S. households during the 4-day holiday weekend. The previous 3-day weekend viewership for Amazon movies Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, another Skydance pick-up by the streamer, and
John Lawton, the vocalist for the long-running Uriah Heep during one of the British rock band’s most popular eras, died June 29 of undisclosed causes. His death was announced last night by the band. “It is with deep regret that we share the devastating and tragic news of the sudden and totally unexpected passing of
Video game movies aren’t typically anything to write home about, and rarely capture the magic of the fan-favorite games on which they are based. But, from time to time there are exceptions to the rule, and one of most recent additions to that category is 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog. The hilarious, fun, and faithful adaptation
The first decade of Nadav Lapid’s career has been a rapid ascension to the top. The Israeli filmmaker premiered his debut feature at Locarno (2011’s Policeman), became the hit of Cannes Critics’ Week in 2014 with his The Kindergarten Teacher (later remade with Maggie Gyllenhaal in the lead role), and then landed the prestigious Golden
Paul Rudd once gave Seth Rogen a massage — which might sound goofy … but there’s a twist that makes all the more hilarious, the details of which Seth shared to much fanfare. The actor/director dished on the hilarious story out of nowhere Monday on Twitter, telling the tale of the time his good pal,
For quite some time, it seemed as though the concept of pixel art – 2D, sprite-based graphics that emulated the feeling and style of 8-bit and 16-bit PCs and consoles – was almost synonymous with indie games. Increasingly, however, it feels like smaller titles are becoming more diverse when it comes to their visual design choices.
EXCLUSIVE: Industry and Skins star Freya Mavor has joined the cast of UK thriller Freegard, which is filming in London. As previously revealed, cast is led by James Norton (Little Women), Gemma Arterton (The King’s Man), Shazad Latif (Star Trek Discovery), Marisa Abela (Industry), Edwina Findley (The Wire), Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh), Sarah Goldberg (Barry) and Jimmy Akingbola (In
Summer of Soul (Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will report a three-day cum of $650K in 752 theaters in North America for a per screen average of $865, distributor Searchlight said of the Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson doc about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The film, with an A+ CinemaScore, performed best in
EXCLUSIVE: Avatar Entertainment has taken foreign sales rights on Charon, Jennifer Zhang’s mobile-shot feature, and will be shopping the pic this week in Cannes. Shot entirely on an iPhone8 during lockdown, Zhang wrote, produced, directed, and edited the film solo. The pic won Best Feature at the 2021 International Mobile Film Festival. Charon follows a
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. This article contains spoilers from Flashback and its ending. Read no further if you haven’t seen the Dylan O’Brien movie yet! Christopher MacBride’s film Flashback stars Dylan O’Brien as Fred Fitzell, a young
Play video content TMZSports.com “I would say a good percentage of professional wrestlers, maybe 69% to be exact, wanna be The Rock by the time it’s all said and done.” That’s Dean Muhtadi (formerly known as Mojo Rawley in WWE) — telling TMZ Sports he’s getting into acting — in a way only he could.
Ahead of raising the curtain on its 74th edition on Tuesday (July 6), Cannes has made a late addition to its program in the form of Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda’s feature animation Belle. The pic marks the director’s return to Cannes following Mirai, which screened in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar in 2018. This marks his
A new video of 90 Day Fiance star Varya Malina hinted that she is still living with her on-screen fiance Geoffrey Paschel. But most fans are disappointed to learn this new piece of information. It is because Geoffrey has been accused of domestic violence by multiple women. However, he has always maintained that the women
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 7 new deaths from Covid-19 and 644 new positive cases. 275 County residents are currently hospitalized with Covid-19; 26% of them are in the ICU. While data showed that deaths from Covid remain low, hospitalizations are up slightly, and there has been a tripling
Friday AM Update: Universal had not one, but two wide release previews last night as they head into the four-day Independence Day weekend, with both DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, and Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge grossing $1.3M apiece. Those looking for more technicality: Boss Baby 2 took in $1.31M at 2,700 theaters from shows which began
On Saturday, key creatives behind Star Wars: Visions appeared at Anime Expo Lite to tease the upcoming anime series, which hits Disney+ on September 22, announcing the names of Japanese studios that have been helping to bring it to life. Lucasfilms’ latest has been billed as an anthology series comprised of short films, centered on the Star Wars universe.
You know Dave Bautista? There was a moment in my life where I would take sleep aids to help me fall asleep, and I don’t anymore cause of things like this. I saw him the next day. I would text people and would blackout, and I would have no idea what I’m texting on an
NBCUniversal will air programming from the 2021 Olympic Games across a wide swath of its broadcast, cable and digital properties. The Games take place in Tokyo this year from Friday, July 23 to Sunday, August 8. NBCU’s Peacock streaming service will launch a Tokyo Olympics destination on July 15 featuring extensive live coverage of some
Play video content TMZ.com In a matter of weeks, Richard Hutchins went from homeless to hosting his own art gallery show/auction in Beverly Hills … and, pretty soon, he’ll be coming to a theater near you. Richard — an artist who spent years living on the streets in L.A. after his art studio burned down
On July 2 of 2020, when the initial spring surge of Covid-19 was fading, local elected officials across Southern California ordered virtually every beach shut down from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. Cities around California cancelled fireworks displays. Governor Gavin Newsom closed bars and mandated masks in public spaces. What officials couldn’t stop, however,
Big Brother alum and former winners Derrick Levasseur and Cody Calafiore are teaming up to launch a new YouTube channel focused around the upcoming season of the show. Throughout the videos they intend on posting, Derrick and Cody will be sharing their personal opinions on season 23. The YouTube channel has already been created; however, they have yet
In the wake of his departure from Studio Movie Grill, that circuit’s founder Brian Schultz has launched Look Dine-In Cinemas, another luxury dine-in exhibition concept. Look is taking over three Studio Movie Grill California leases and reopening the venues in the near future: Monrovia (July 15th), Downey (July 22nd) and Glendale (July 29). Look Dine-In
EXCLUSIVE: levelFILM and Cranked Up, the genre-leaning arm of Good Deed Entertainment, have acquired North American rights to writer-director Jefferson Moneo’s sophomore feature Cosmic Dawn, starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) and Camille Rowe (The Deep House). The film tells the story of a woman who, after witnessing the alien abduction of her mother as a child,
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Since he (almost literally) skyrocketed to the A-list only some years less than a decade ago, Chris Pratt has gone on various adventures that have taken him in nearly every direction you could
California Governor Gavin Newsom will face a recall election on September 14, 2021. That date was announced on Thursday by the state’s Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis. Kounalakis said in a statement that Sept. 14 was be a “fair and reasonable date.” “It has always been my intention to choose an election date that gives election
Chris Kattan allegedly pulled an anti-masker moment onboard an American Airlines flight, frightening other passengers and prompting airline staff to order him off the plane … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … the ex-‘SNL’ star had boarded the flight Monday from Dallas/Fort Worth to LAX, but his appearance startled several passengers
An official LEGO set for Spider-Man: No Way Home reveals Tom Holland’s new Spider-Man suit for the upcoming sequel. In the last five years since Spider-Man has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he’s quickly become one of the cornerstones of the franchise. Between Holland’s appearances in team-up movies and the solo Spider-Man movies, fans have had
EXCLUSIVE: Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) are set to star in horror-thriller Margaux for Brad Krevoy’s (Dumb And Dumber) Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA). Production is due to begin this summer in Vancouver, Canada, on the feature about a group of college friends who rent a