It’s still striking gold. “A Minecraft Movie” remained in first place on its second Friday in theaters, raking in $20.5 million, according to The Numbers. The Jason Momoa and Jack Black-starring family adventure is slated to take home over $80 million this weekend. It’s already become the year’s highest-grossing film at the domestic box office, according … Read more
Mickey Rourke has once again found himself in hot water. As “The Wrestler” actor, 72, continues to face backlash for his controversial behavior on “Celebrity Big Brother,” actress Bella Thorne has spoken out with fresh accusations against Rourke. The Disney Channel alum, 27, took to X on Friday to claim that Rourke once left “bruises … Read more
The game is supposed to be about building things up! Teens have been wrecking theaters during “A Minecraft Movie,” throwing popcorn buckets, spilling soda, jumping on seats, vomiting and breaking out into fights. Cops have been called to deal with the unruliness, and staffers are stuck clearing up the awful mess, according to employees and … Read more
The highest praise I can offer “Warfare,” a tough, relentless movie about life and death in battle, is that it isn’t thrilling. It is, rather, a purposely sad, angry movie, and as much a lament as a warning. That’s to the point of this factually informed fiction, which tracks a platoon of U.S. Navy SEALs … Read more
It’s giving meme-craft. “A Minecraft Movie” left Hollywood in a state of giddy shock when the final box office numbers for its opening weekend arrived. The Jack Black-Jason Momoa movie, which has already become the highest grossing movie adaptation of a video game ever, ended up taking home $162.7 million in the US and $150.7 … Read more
As its title suggests, “Pink Narcissus” is something of a hothouse flower. A feature-length movie, shot over a period of seven years on eight-millimeter film and elaborate sets constructed in the filmmaker’s tiny Manhattan apartment, it’s also a labor of love — focusing largely on a single actor. Originally released anonymously, this homoerotic fantasia created … Read more
Despite some mixed reviews, A Minecraft Movie has been a total commercial success, breaking the record for best domestic opening weekend in the US for any video game movie — beating out 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie — and earning the titles for both the best opening weekend for any movie this year, and the biggest opening since Deadpool & … Read more
There are no fail-safe formulas in Hollywood, but this one comes close: Take an established yet underexploited (or musty) cultural property — preferably one that stirs strong feelings of nostalgia among young adults — and add stars playing to type, abundant visual effects and a savvy marketing campaign that makes core fans feel appreciated. It’s … Read more
“If we listen to each other’s heart / We’ll find we’re never too far apart,” sang the fictional pop star Powerline (voiced by Tevin Campbell) during a 2017 screening of “A Goofy Movie” at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. The ecstatic reaction from those in attendance confirmed to Kevin Lima that the first movie he … Read more
The chronicles of controversy. “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “The Chronicles of Narnia” adaptation has sparked backlash over the latest casting news. Deadline recently reported that Meryl Streep is in talks to voice Aslan in the film. Greta Gerwig at Paris Fashion Week in Sept. 2024. GC Images Meryl Streep at the 2024 Cannes Film … Read more
It struck gold at the box office. “A Minecraft Movie” raked in $58 million Friday, reigning supreme on its first day in theaters, according to The Numbers. The family-friendly fantasy adventure, which stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black, is slated to take in upwards of $135 million this weekend, making it the bigger opening of the … Read more
He was pushed to take the blue pill. Laurence Fishburne wanted in for the fourth “Matrix” film — but was quickly shut out from the casting. “I offered my services to the fourth ‘Matrix,’ and they didn’t respond well to that,” Fishburne, 63, revealed during “The View” on April 3. “It’s not like I didn’t … Read more
Who you gonna call? Bill Murray furiously lashed out at a pushy fan who seemingly hounded the actor inside a New York City movie theater. In a now-viral clip shared on TikTok, the “Ghostbusters” actor, 74, was seen confronting the unidentified fan while pointing his finger in his face at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 … Read more
In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Redstone and piglins and creepers, oh my! … Read more
Hey, this is Jared Hess, director of “A Minecraft Movie.” OK, in this scene, our main character is Jack Black. Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hanson are on a dangerous detour in Steve’s diamond stash. But they’ve got to get away from this big, gnarly biological superweapon, the piglin. Henry hit it. We had an amazing … Read more
But still, the theatricality of a filibuster — amplified in an age when we can all watch it on whatever device is handy — gives the idiosyncratic maneuver some extra oomph. It’s a demonstration of something remarkable about the American system of government. In the film, the CBS newsman notes that among the observers in … Read more
movie review A MINECRAFT MOVIE Running time: 101 minutes. Rated PG (action, language, rude humor, scary images). “This place makes no sense!” yells a character in the imbecilic green-screen gunk that is “A Minecraft Movie.” The confused person speaks for all of us as she refers to a meh-gical land called the Overworld that she’s … Read more
Occasionally, amid the cycles of nostalgic clip-sharing that periodically occur online, you might happen upon the Berries and Cream video. The viral Starburst commercial, involving a briefcase-toting pilgrimesque lad, is a concise distillation of the particular brand of mid-to-late-aughts humor that dominated the early internet: quaintly absurd, silly, and above all, random. When, early on … Read more
There has been no shortage of movies about the Beatles. But the director Sam Mendes is embarking on a project that stands apart for its ambition — four films, each from a different band member’s perspective — and now we know who will be playing the Fab Four. The films will star Paul Mescal as … Read more
Where there’s a Willis, there’s a way. Bill Murray has recalled the “insane” chore actor Bruce Willis was tasked with on “Saturday Night Live” before he secured his big break and became a Hollywood icon. During an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” Monday, Murray recalled a time when the “Die Hard” actor worked behind the … Read more