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Another Summer Another Chris Pratt Action Film

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I remember watching the first six episodes of “Parks and Recreation” in 2009 not knowing two things: 1) If the show was going to last beyond these six episodes. And 2) That Chris Pratt would soon become an action movie superstar. Pratt’s breakthrough 2014 began as the voice of Emmett in blockbuster “The LEGO Movie”. […]
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Looks Like ‘Luca’ Could Hit Theater Average High

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The third Friday in June once again belongs to the release of a Pixar movie. However, it won’t be your typical, gigantic, 4,000-theater release. Only one cinema in North America will play “Luca” starting Friday: Disney’s famous El Capitan Theatre. If you’re not in Hollywood, you’ll have to watch the film at home on Disney+. […]
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My Thoughts on Traffic (Not the Movie)

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“I thought L.A. traffic was bad… and then I lived in China for two years.” That’s what “Wish Dragon” director Chris Appelhans told me when I recently interviewed him for his new Sony and Netflix animated feature (debuting next Friday June 11th). Appelhans believes traffic in and around the city of Los Angeles is “nothing” […]
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‘Boss Baby 2’ Shakes-Up Animation Summer

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Universal has stunned the movie universe with its announcement that “The Boss Baby: Family Business” will premiere on Peacock and open in theaters on Friday July 2nd: just over five weeks from now. The previous release date for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel to their 2017 Oscar nominated hit was September 17th. But UNI realized that there’s […]
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Believe in the Theatrical Experience Again

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This is the summer of the theatrical comeback. As long as things still look good – and studios are still comfortable releasing these films between now and Labor Day – the box office should be sensational. It will all kick off on Thursday May 27th with Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Part II” and Disney’s “Cruella”. […]
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The Post-Win Nomination

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Some people think that once you win an Oscar, you may never win or be nominated again. You’ve hit the high point of your career. But that’s certainly not the case, especially recently. There have been a number of times when actors are nominated again for performances shortly after they took home the gold. And […]
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Big Big Screen Return of Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie won an Oscar in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted”. Some may call an Academy Award win the highlight or peak of their career. But Jolie was just getting started. She followed it up with two successful “Lara Craft” movies and in 2004 lent her voice to DreamWorks Oscar nominated “Shark Tale”. She returned to […]
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Another Round of ‘Wonderful World of Disney’

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Instead of airing “American Idol” on Sunday and Monday nights this May, ABC has decided to bring back its “Wonderful World of Disney” movie series. And this time: it’s all animation. Monday May 3rd sees the network TV premiere of Disney/Pixar’s 2018 Oscar nominated blockbuster sequel “Incredibles 2”. On May 10th it’s the network television […]
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‘The Story of Late Night’ Episode One Review

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CNN’s new six-part docuseries “The Story of Late Night” begins this Sunday May 2nd at 9pm. I’ve screened the first episode (titled “Inventing Late Night”), which breezes through the ‘50s and most of the ‘60s at a fairly rapid pace. This isn’t the most thorough look at the origins of network programming at 11:30pm. And […]
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