Hollywood’s movie factories run on conventional wisdom — entrenched notions, based on experience, about what types of films are likely to pop at the global box office. This year, audiences turned many of those so-called rules on their heads. Superheroes have long been seen as the most reliable way to fill seats. But characters like … Read more
A disturbing blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment from a recent Disney teen film is getting attention on social media, with those who’ve spotted it labelling it “horrendous.” The Disney teen rom-com Prom Pact was first released in March this year, but one short clip from the movie is spreading online this week. The scene shows a cheering crowd at a … Read more
“Real Time” host Bill Maher took a swipe at Stephen Colbert and his other late-night colleagues for their constant pandering to liberal audiences, insisting they don’t actually have their own “takes” on current events. On Sunday’s installment of his “Club Random” podcast, Maher and fellow comedian Jim Gaffigan speculated about the future of late-night programming, especially with … Read more
Could the plague of movie and TV “universes” finally be coming to a merciful end? My exhausted eyes, ears and mind hope so. And so do audiences who are fed up with the same old repetitive superhero stories and space sagas that have dominated our screens for more than a decade like a North Korean … Read more
HBO Max has just released a reimagined spinoff of the popular, long-running kids show “Scooby-Doo.” Despite the association with the Hanna-Barbera original, it’s being marketed as “adult” and features limbs being severed, one of the main characters going to a strip club with her dad, and two teenage boys making out at their high school. … Read more
Nothing is more nauseating for a movie critic than adding up the number of hours he spent over the past year watching utter garbage. Source link
A scene from Disney’s “Toy Story 3” has gone viral after an audio illusion has split viewers who claim to have heard two very different recordings. The video — which was posted Saturday and has since gained nearly 30 million views — shows a clip from the 2010 film where Barbie rips a tied-up Ken’s … Read more
Patti LuPone isn’t done with Broadway after all — even though she thinks the audiences have been “dumbed down.” A day after the 73-year-old three-time Tony winner tweeted she gave up her Actors’ Equity card, LuPone clarified that she is not retiring from theater work. “I just gave up my equity card, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
FRIDAY MIDDAY UPDATE: Paramount has everything to be happy about heading into the weekend as their horror movie Smile is coming on strong with $3.85M today for what is now looking at a $13.1M second frame at 3,659 theaters, -42% – spectacular for a horror movie considering they typically drop 60% or more in weekend … Read more