I’ve screened “Dance First”, a new drama in theaters Aug. 9 and on digital Aug. 16. It stars Gabriel Byrne as writer Samuel Beckett (of “Waiting for Godot”). As you find out during the excellent film, the title “Dance First” is significant to Beckett’s life. But many people may not realize this is a Beckett […]
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is expected to do blockbuster numbers at the box office once it opens in theaters on July 26th. But how high are we talking? “Inside Out 2” is currently the highest grossing movie of the summer, with $550 million and counting domestically. Worldwide, the total is approaching $1.3 Billion. Incredible. It may […]
Tony Award winner (for the 2010 play “A View from the Bridge”), eight-time Critics Choice Awards nominee and double Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson (who should’ve won for one of those two roles… I’ll get to that in a second) is one of the most successful actors of all-time at the box office. And it’s […]
Following a shift from 20th Century Studios to Focus Features, “The Bikeriders” (a new drama from director Jeff Nichols) finally opens in theaters on June 21st. It stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy. Hardy earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in 2015’s “The Revenant”, which is among some of his best work. […]
Dakota Fanning stars in director Ishana Night Shyamalan’s new horror film “The Watchers”, opening in theaters on June 7th. Fanning’s breakthrough performance was in 2001’s “I Am Sam”, opposite Sean Penn, which earned her a Critics Choice Award for Best Young Performer and a Best Supporting Actress SAG Awards nomination. In 2003, Fanning co-starred with […]
ABC has cancelled “Not Dead Yet”, the Gina Rodriguez-led comedy series about a newspaper obituary writer who can see ghosts… specifically, the people she’s writing about. It ran for two seasons, with a total of 23 episodes. Along with a unique premise, “Not Dead Yet” had a decent amount of emotion behind its first season, […]
Tim Burton gave us a new “Planet of the Apes” in 2001. With $180 million domestically, it was the highest grossing movie of the year for 20th Century Fox. Then came a reboot trilogy that began in 2011 with director Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”. With $176.8 million in North America, […]
Zendaya, one of the biggest stars on the planet, is currently touring the globe to promote her new tennis romance drama “Challengers”, which hits theaters in North America on April 26th. She kicked-off her career on the Disney Channel, headlining 75 episodes each of “Shake It Up” and “K.C. Undercover”, along with some TV movies […]
“Ex Machina” and “Annihilation” director, and “28 Days Later” writer, Alex Garland is about to release his latest movie. It’s “Civil War”. This is Garland’s third collaboration with A24, after “E.M.” and “Men” — and it will likely be the most successful. BoxOfficePro.com is currently predicting the action drama will have a $15 million to […]
The biggest (pleasant) surprise of Oscars Night 2024 was Japan and Toho’s “Godzilla Minus One” winning Best Visual Effects. I predicted “The Creator”, which won some precursor VFX society awards. But that sci-fi action drama from director Gareth Edwards flopped at the box office. Others were thinking maybe “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” would […]