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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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