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 […]
With $58 million, “Kung Fu Panda 4” just delivered DreamWorks Animation its biggest opening weekend since 2012’s “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” ($60.3M). That’s not adjusted for inflation. But still — it’s very impressive. Where does “KFP4” rank on DreamWorks’ all-time opens list? And where does “Shrek 2” (which is returning to theaters on April […]
Here are my predictions for the 96th Academy Awards, taking place this Sunday March 10th at 7pmET (a new, earlier time) on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel hosts for the fourth time. Best Picture — “Oppenheimer” Best Director — Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” Best Actor — Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Best Actress — Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower […]
We’re a week and a half away from the 96th Oscars. These are the 10 best movies that are nominated this year: 1) “THE HOLDOVERS” (Theaters, Digital and Peacock) Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Giamatti), Best Supporting Actress (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), Best Original Screenplay (David Hemingson) and Best Film Editing 2) “ROBOT DREAMS” […]
Saturday’s SAG Awards will be the first one ever streamed live on Netflix. Who will win in the major movie categories? My predictions are: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Will Win: Robert Downey, Jr. — “Oppenheimer” Could Win: Ryan Gosling — “Barbie” Downey Jr. seems to be a lock at this point for SAG and the Oscar. […]
We’re a month away from the 96th Annual Academy Awards. One of this year’s most interesting categories is Best Animated Feature. Each of the five nominees has a legitimate chance of winning. Let’s break it down: Hayao Miyazaki won the second Best Animated Feature Oscar ever awarded for 2002’s “Spirited Away”. Many thought he might […]
ShortsTV will once again showcase the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films in theaters nationwide. The The 2024 nominees hitting the big screen starting February 16th are “Letter to a Pig”, “Ninety-Five Senses”, “Our Uniform”, “Pachyderme” and “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko”. This is a serious — and seriously good […]