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
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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
Lionsgate’s Nicolas Cage self parody feature The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent will open on April 22, 2022. The title was previously unset. In the action comedy, Nicolas Cage stars as… Nicolas Cage. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous
The film and TV industry’s return-to-work protocols have been extended until “a new agreement is reached,” labor and management said tonight as the protocols were about to expire. The protocols were established last September in an agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, the Teamsters and the
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the home of countless comic book characters, but a few stand out as fan favorites. Chief among them are the Guardians of the Galaxy, including Karen Gillan’s blue
A super team of celebs showed up for LeBron James‘ big night — with the NBA superstar hosting a bash to celebrate “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” King James showed up at Six Flags Magic Mountain Tuesday night for the huge event … with names like Don Cheadle (who stars in SJ2), G-Eazy, Tiffany Haddish,
Doctor Who actress Catherine Tate has landed her own Netflix series. The British comedy performer, best known in the UK for her sketch series The Catherine Tate Show, has created six-part women’s prison mockumentary Hard Cell for Netflix. Here’s the logline: “Tate plays multiple characters as a documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of
Naruto is a show that many anime fans are very familiar with. One of the most popular and beloved shonen anime of all time, Naruto and Naruto Shippuden paved the way for a new generation of viewers to enjoy the stories of Konoha as its Jinchuriki ended up on a quest to save the entire
On Monday, Liev Schreiber posted a photo from the set of his upcoming Ray Donovan film, teasing his reunion with four longtime co-stars. “I will miss this particular gaggle of actors very very much,” the actor wrote on his official Instagram account. “@raydonovan #comingsoon.” In the photo, Schreiber is seen huddling up with Kerris Dorsey, Dash
After raising the bar on what a movie can open to during the pandemic with F9‘s $70M weekend, Universal is adding a one-two wide release punch to the weekend with the debut of two titles geared at two different demos: DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business which is set to do $15M+ and Blumhouse’s The Forever
It is not any spoiler to say Black Widow is almost certain to be Scarlett Johansson’s last spin around the track as the title superhero, aka Natasha Romanoff. She has been playing her since the character’s 2010 debut in Iron Man 2, appearing in four Avengers films including paying the ultimate sacrifice in Endgame, and also making her
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Filmmaker Taika Waititi has been on a serious roll lately, becoming a household name thanks to his acclaimed work in Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit— later of which earned him an Academy Award.
EXCLUSIVE: John Leguizamo (John Wick) crime movie Dark Blood has been picked up for distribution in North and South America by FilmRise. Spanish-language film Dark Blood, directed by Colombian filmmaker Harold Trompetero (Diastole y systole: Los movimientos del Corazon), follows a father who is imprisoned after committing a brutal revenge crime. During his confinement he
Nia Long is showing some serious love for her fiancé Ime Udoka … praising her soon-to-be hubby on becoming the new head coach of the Boston Celtics!! The Cs officially announced the former Brooklyn Nets assistant as Brad Stevens‘ successor at a press conference on Monday … and the “Boyz n the Hood” actress couldn’t
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health backtracked on its Covid guidelines Monday, “strongly” recommending masking in all indoor public places, due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. The County is advising that all residents mask up indoors, regardless of Covid-19 vaccination status. Public Health’s “recommendation” is currently just that, rather than
A talented Skyrim fan has painted the distinct Dwemer ruin of Fal’Zhardum Din, or Blackreach, as it is more commonly known. This year will mark the ten-year anniversary of Bethesda’s renowned installment in the Elder Scrolls series, and the game still manages to maintain a strong player base. Fans have been waiting many years for The Elder Scrolls
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures International Productions has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Calm Beyond, a survivalist thriller that premiered in competition at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival. This is the feature directorial debut of the late Joshua Wong, the award-winning commercials and shorts director, who tragically lost his battle with cancer in December 2020. From a
EXCLUSIVE: The Spanish Princess and Game of Thrones actress Charlotte Hope will star with Julian Sands (The Killing Fields) in feature horror The Piper, which is now underway at Millennium Media’s Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria. The film, a dark re-imagining of the Pied Piper tale, will chart how a young composer is given the opportunity
Whenever I think about Vin Diesel characters (which is admittedly a lot), the first name that comes to mind is Dominic Toretto. Maybe it has something to do with the buzz surrounding the release of F9, or maybe it has something to do with the fact he’s the biggest badass of Diesel’s on-screen performances. But
The BET Awards 2021 air on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT across BET, BET Her, Logo, MTV, MTV2, TV Land and VH1. Taraji P. Henson is hosting the event live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles after the ceremony went virtual in 2020. The annual awards celebrate the year in Black music, TV,
Play video content TMZ.com The people have spoken, and they say Bow Wow beat Soulja Boy in a “Verzuz” — which begs the question … can Shad get a little respect on his name now??? Sheesh! That’s exactly what we asked BW Saturday in WeHo as he was leaving Catch … this after his highly-anticipated
The second season of Amazon Studios’ Eric Kripke-created superhero series The Boys based on the bestselling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson only gained in momentum and swagger. Debuting in September, the eight-episode sophomore season nearly doubled the Season 1 worldwide audience (+89%) in just its first two weeks, and even got a shout-out
In a recent interview, Vicki Gunvalson from The Real Housewives of Orange County discussed Shannon Beador’s pattern of cutting ties with long-term friendships. Gunvalson was a part of the show since the beginning but stepped away after 14 seasons. Bravo decided to demote the RHOC businesswoman to a “friend” for season 15, but she declined
EXCLUSIVE: Zack Stentz, writer of blockbusters Thor and X-Men: First Class and creator of Netflix’s Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, is teaming up with producer Geoffrey James Clark (The 2nd) to launch production company Electric Brain Entertainment. Named after the Chinese characters that form the Mandarin word for computer, the LA-based film and TV firm will develop
Bruce Springsteen woke Broadway from a 15-month sleep Saturday, returning to live performance to deliver an emotional, updated rendition of his 2017 smash Springsteen on Broadway to an audience so wildly enthusiastic the star himself cautioned against “cheering every dumb f*cking thing” he said lest the show last all night. As it was, the re-opening