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Focusing on the Best Roles of Tom Hardy

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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. […]
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Dakota Fanning Film Highlights

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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 […]
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14 Recent TV Comedies Gone Too Soon

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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, […]
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‘Apes’ Poised to be a hit for 20th Century

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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, […]
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Zendaya Film and TV Career Highlights

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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 […]
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‘Civil War’ Could Break A24 Records

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“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 […]
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Keeping ‘Godzilla’ & ‘Kong’ Going

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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 […]
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Biggest DreamWorks Animation Opening Weekends

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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 […]
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LCJ’s 2024 Oscars Predictions

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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 […]
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The Best 2024 Oscar Nominated Movies

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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” […]
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