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With nominations and awards coming in at a furious clip for his remarkable performance as the 600 pound teacher, Charlie, in Darren Aronofsky’s film adaptation of writer Sam Hunter’s play, The Whale, there is reason to believe this film, almost certain to bring Brendan Fraser his first Oscar nomination, is something of a “comeback” for

Big holiday ticket prices, bonus performances and large audiences spurred a hefty surge of nearly 50% in Broadway box office last week (ending Jan. 1) over the previous week, with productions including Funny Girl, MJ, Six, Beetlejuice and & Juliet among the shows smashing house records. With 20 of the 33 shows adding a ninth

It might seem early for talk about a M3gan sequel, as the film is only just about to open as one of 2023’s new movie releases. For some, it’s hard not to talk about another entry in the would-be series, as rumors have indicated that key players have already started discussing. Then again, there are

Starz International Networks President Superna Kalle is exiting after five years, replaced by Darren Nielson. Kalle will remain for a two-month transition period before pursuing new opportunities. As Executive Vice President, International Networks, Nielson will report to Starz President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch. Overseeing the UK, Latin America and Brazil, Canada and Australia, he will

Jeremy Renner‘s was working to get a family member’s vehicle out from heavy snow when a freak accident cause him to be run over by his own plow … according to cops investigating the incident. Play video content Washoe County Sheriff’s Office The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Tuesday about Sunday morning’s

EXCLUSIVE: Alibi Media has snapped up film rights to Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s acclaimed 2014 novel The Sound of Things Falling, tapping House of Gucci screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna to direct the project as his first feature, from his own script. The novel published by Penguin Group imprint Riverhead Books follows Antonio Yammara, who after being injured

Exhibition giant Cineworld, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. last September, has said it will not sell off any of its assets individually, and has clarified that neither it nor its advisors have participated in discussions with AMC regarding the sale of any of its cinemas. This comes about two weeks after

Long before we watched Daniel Craig’s James Bond run come to a fiery end in 2021’s No Time to Die, speculation was rampant about who would succeed him as the suave spy. While that question continues to officially remain unanswered, supposed candidates to take over as Bond are frequently brought to the table, with one

Here’s our annual rundown of the largest distribution awards handed out by the British Film Institute in 2022. The BFI supports cinema releases through two channels: Cash awards via its audience fund for individual titles and Organisation Awards, where a distributor can secure a year-long award to support multiple titles. Joachim Trier’s Cannes-winning romcom The

Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 2:35 PM PT — More video, obtained by TMZ, shows Jeremy Renner‘s Snowcat being towed away on Sunday night, several hours after the accident. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com New video shows Jeremy Renner’s helicopter flight to a hospital shortly after his horrific snowplowing accident, and TMZ has learned new

Catherine Cyran, the Daytime Emmy-nominated director of more than 20 features, died on Christmas Eve, according to multiple Facebook posts from those close to her. While a cause of death has not yet been reported, she was 59. “Today we lost a beautiful soul, Catherine Cyran..This Chriatmas Eve You slipped through my fingers peacefully,” wrote

French cinemas amassed nearly 152 million admissions in 2022, new data from the National Cinema Center (CNC) shows. That’s an estimated 26.9% off the pre-pandemic three-year average (2017-2019), and an estimated 59.2% hike on 2021 which endured 138 days of movie theater closures. France reports its box office in terms of admissions, however, the total

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were one of the “it” couples in the early aughts, and they definitely reclaimed that status in what was a monumental 2022 for the duo. Bennifer 2.0 finally tied the knot, in a pair of wedding ceremonies two decades in the making, making theirs a love story for the ages.

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water rang in the New Year with another $186.7M from 52 international markets for a $1.379B global cume to date. Including China, the film rose 6% from last weekend’s Christmas frame offshore (excluding China, it was even with last session). The international box office now stands at an estimated $957M,

Leslie Jordan fans are eager to get their hands on the place he was just about to call home … hoping to buy the new condo he purchased right before he died. The condo was listed a few weeks ago, and fans have been flocking to the property … so says Eric Ronjoy, the listing

Sony’s A Man Called Otto began the first phase of a three-step rollout this weekend in an exclusive run at four LA and NY theaters, grossing $60k, for a $15k per screen average, over the three-day weekend. The four-day estimated gross is $75K, or an $18.7k PSA. The test for the remake of the Swedish film

The motion picture industry remains in a state of rehabilitation. Just look at the majors’ domestic box office alone. Back in 2019, four studios grossed over a billion apiece, with Disney-Fox reaping $4.28 billion alone. This year, only three studios grossed $1 billion or more. And while we do get down to the nitty gritty,

Amidst the final exit of several strapping small screen war horses, 2022 may go down as the year Peak TV hit middle age – in a good way Not saying a midlife crisis and cherry red sportscars are in the mix, yet. However, besides the ever-tightening economic constrictions girdling the industry, the past 12 months

The only relationship that challenges the goofiness that is the faux feud between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is the history of the Deadpool star and his wife Blake Lively trolling and poking fun at each other on Instagram. And the two were back at it again after Reynolds posted a video of a man

Queen founding member and guitarist Brian May received a knighthood as part of the UK’s New Year Honours List, the annual compendium of awards handed out by at the end of each year by the reigning monarch. The list, which was released Friday, is the first under King Charles III after his mother Queen Elizabeth

Play video content TikTok / @slater.vance Angela Bassett‘s son pulled a pretty mean prank on his mom to cap off the year — telling her Michael B. Jordan had just died (not true) … but he realized it wasn’t a good idea. The actress’ 16-year-old, Slater, posted a since-deleted video to his TikTok account this

Black Panther and Creed star Michael B. Jordan attended Saturday’s English Premiere League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, his first since becoming a minority shareholder in the ownership group that acquired Bournemouth earlier this month. Jordan was quickly recognized and hailed by the club’s fans as he arrived for the home game

FRIDAY PM UPDATE: Avatar The Way of Water‘s 3rd Friday is on its way to $22M+, which is up 15% from its second Friday of $19.2M a week ago and will put the sequel’s 15-day total at around $380M. Today’s gross is also bigger than Rogue One‘s third Friday of $18.2M. This looks to be

It wasn’t very well reviewed and disappointed at the box office, but in the universe of Star Wars fanboys, even Solo: A Star Wars story has its adherents (disclosure: I am one of them). So when NME took a tour through Ron Howard’s oeuvre with the director, the mandatory question about a sequel had to

2022 was a huge year to celebrate in the world of James Bond movies. The 60th anniversary of Dr. No’s release was cause for celebration, reminding franchise fans of many films like The World is Not Enough that have kept 007 on the big screen. Such memories can bring up longstanding conversations, like the criticisms

In a deal that had been rumored for weeks, 37-year-old soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a massive two-year deal to play for Saudi Club Al Nassar FC. The news was reported by Saudi-owned television channel Al Arabiya and confirmed by a post on Al Nassar FC’s social media accounts by a showing Ronaldo holding

Actor Bob Penny, who scored minor roles in the films “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died. Bob passed away in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, according to an online obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His cause of death was not disclosed. Penny was a bit part actor in dozens of films and

Bill Pence, a former VP at Janus Films who co-founded the integral Telluride Film Festival in 1974, has died. He was 82. The Telluride Daily Planet said Pence died December 6 after a long illness. A native of Minneapolis, Pence launched the Telluride fest with his wife, Stella, along with friend and film historian James

AMC Entertainment has rejiggered is board, announcing the election of two new directors and one who is exiting. The former Sundance Institute chief and Miramax production president Keri Putman, a big advocate for independent film, as well as Dee Clark, who has worked in information technology at Hasbro, Mattel, Warner Music and Apple, will join

There are a lot of crazy Glass Onion celebrity cameos and name drops in Glass Onion: a Knives Out mystery. A lot of meme-worthy lines/ moments are peppered throughout Rian Johnson’s new movie release, adding the flavor and heat of stuff like Jeremy Renner’s small batch hot sauce to the mix.  However, Daniel Craig’s in-character