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Netflix, Shmetflix: At Cannes 2019, the Movies Needed Every Inch of the…
In the May 24 edition of The New York Times, there was a column by Timothy Egan, entitled “The Comeback of the Century: Why the Book Endures, Even in an Era of Disposable Digital Culture,R…
Scott Pelley Alleges He Lost 'Evening News' Anchor Job for Complaints About…
Just as CBS News is pushing to turn a corner on a more than a year of internal turmoil, veteran anchor Scott Pelley has shone a light back on to its recent past. The anchor, a veteran of CBS Newsss&#…
'Aladdin' Dominates International Box Office With $121 Million
Disney’s “Aladdin” is showing plenty of worldwide drawing power with $121 million for the weekend, opening in first place in nearly all international markets. The reboot of the 19…
Box Office: 'Aladdin' Taking Flight With $105 Million in North America
Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” is flying high with an estimated $105 million in North America during the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend. It’s the sixth-highest Memori…
Agustina San Martin Talks Cannes Special Mention Winner ‘Monster God’
CANNES – An exploration of the ramifications of God, “Monster God,” from Argentina’s Agustina San Martín, took a Special Mention – an effective runner’s up prize – on Saturday night at …
Spice Girls Open European Reunion Tour With Inclusivity Proclamations, Sound Issues
Posh Spice chose not to be included, but there was a lot of other inclusivity to go around as the four other Spice Girls opened their reunion tour in Dublin Friday night. “We welcome all ages…
Netflix Snags Worldwide Rights to Cannes Winners 'Atlantics,' 'I Lost My Body'
Mati Diop’s feature directorial debut “Atlantics” and Jérémy Clapin’s animated favorite “I Lost My Body” have both been acquired by Netflix following wins at Cannes Fi…
Stan Lee's Former Business Manager Arrested on Elder Abuse Charges
Stan Lee’s former business manager, Keya Morgan, was arrested in Arizona Saturday morning on an outstanding warrant from the Los Angeles Police Department. The arrest warrant was for the foll…
Moby Apologizes to Natalie Portman Over Book Controversy
Moby has issued an apology of sorts after writing in his recently published memoir “Then It Fell Apart” that he dated Natalie Portman when she was 20 — a claim the actress refuted…
Cannes Film Festival 2019 Winners Announced (Updating Live)
CANNES — The awards show for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival competition is underway. Jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu presided over a jury that included French author-artist-director Enki …
Cannes Film Review: 'The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão'
A “tropical melodrama” is how the marketing materials bill “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão.” If that sounds about the most high-camp subgenre ever devised, Karim Aïno…
The 10 Best Movies of Cannes 2019
The Cannes Film Festival is too rich an event to have an “off” year, but by the end of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, it was more or less universally agreed upon that the festival had r…
'Aladdin' Soaring to $100 Million-Plus Memorial Day Weekend Debut
Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” remake is on its way to a commendable Memorial Day weekend debut with an estimated $109 million over the four-day period. The musical fantasy starri…
Robert Pattinson, Willem Defoe's The Lighthouse' Wins Cannes Critics' Award
Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse,” with Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson, won the Cannes Film Festival critics’ award for best first or second feature in Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, one …
'AP Bio' Canceled After Two Seasons at NBC
“AP Bio” has been canceled at NBC. Series creator Mike O’Brien shared the news with fans on Twitter, writing that “This has been the favorite project of my life.” In the single-camera c…
Cannes Market Claims Record Visitor Numbers
The Cannes Market, the Cannes Film Festival’s commercial wing, says that its 2019 edition welcomed a record number of participants. It reported 12,527 attendees. The largest group by nationality wa…
'Alien' at 40: Ridley Scott Explains Why 'You Don't Show the Monster…
It’s difficult to imagine Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror classic “Alien” without the clear-minded, strong presence of Tom Skerritt as Dallas, the captain of the ill-fated Nostromo. But originally, th…
‘Life of Pi’ DP Claudio Miranda to Receive Visionary Achievement Award at…
Cinematographer Claudio Miranda, who won an Oscar for his imagery of magical realism on Ang Lee’s 2103 “Life of Pi,” will be honored with the Visionary Achievement Award at Cine Gear Expo, the arti…
Film Review: 'The Poison Rose'
It is 1978 in the City of Angels and the hard-drinking washed-up sleuth Carson Phillips is having another boozy day through its atmospheric streets. There is a hint of innate coolness and self-depr…
Cannes Film Review: ‘Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood'
It has been 25 years to the day since Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, crystalizing a cinema revolution, and we have never looked back. Yet here…
Cannes Film Review: 'Chambre 212'
Most of us, in our romantic lives, meditate here and there on the potential roads we never traveled, and movies are uniquely equipped to channel those alternate-universe-of-love possibilities. That…
Billie Eilish Fans to Receive Perks Due to Chicago Venue Change
Billie Eilish and her music agents at Paradigm are experiencing what most would call a first class problem. The demand to see the 17-year-old singer live has prompted a change of venue for her June…
How Keanu Reeves Ended Up in Ali Wong, Randall Park’s Romantic Comedy…
“I made Netflix spend all this money on this movie just so that, as a 37-year-old mother of two, I could kiss Daniel Dae Kim and Keanu Reeves,” Ali Wong cracked to Variety at the premiere for her u…
Film News Roundup: Zach Galifianakis' 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie' Coming to…
In today’s film news roundup, “Between Two Ferns: The Movie” is unveiled, “Friedkin Uncut” gets a fall release and Sony Classics buys “The Traitor” at Cann…