Third ‘Venom’ film tops box office, Tom Hanks flick debuts third

Third ‘Venom’ film tops box office, Tom Hanks flick debuts third

You can’t keep a good symbiote down. “Venom: The Last Dance” earned another $6.6 million in ticket sales during its second week in theaters, and holds steady at No. 1, according to The Numbers. The film stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist forced to share his body with a demonic-looking alien symbiote that feasts … Read more

Beat the library waitlists — here’s how to read ‘Conclave’ for $1

Beat the library waitlists — here’s how to read ‘Conclave’ for

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. It’s a tale as old as time… as soon as a hot new movie adaptation hits theaters, the book that inspired it surges in popularity — which can be a challenge if … Read more

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ takes top spot in weekend box office — but falls short of projections

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ takes top spot in weekend box office — but falls short of projections

NEW YORK — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries. Projections for the third “Venom” film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65 million. More concerning, though, was the … Read more

Video: ‘Conclave’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Video: ‘Conclave’ | Anatomy of a Scene

“Hi, My name is Edward Berger and I’m the director of the movie “Conclave.” So we’re about 30 minutes into the movie. We’ve set up the place as the Vatican and the Pope has died. And now Cardinal Lawrence, the character played by Ralph Fiennes, is the Dean of the College of Cardinals, meaning he … Read more

Exclusive | A real Catholic cardinal let Ralph Fiennes try on his robes for ‘Conclave’: ‘Invited him to his chambers’

Exclusive | A real Catholic cardinal let Ralph Fiennes try on his robes for ‘Conclave’: ‘Invited him to his chambers’

Ralph Fiennes was hanging out with a Catholic cardinal. The “English Patient” actor was preparing for his next role, as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in the pope movie “Conclave,” in theaters Oct. 25, and wanted to spend time with the real deal. Head-first Fiennes went a bit further than that. “I get a text from Ralph, … Read more

‘Conclave’ review: Scandalous pope thriller starring Ralph Fiennes has shocking twists

‘Conclave’ review: Scandalous pope thriller starring Ralph Fiennes has shocking twists

movie review CONCLAVE Running time: <br>120 minutes <br>Rated PG (thematic material and smoking). <br>In theaters Nov. 8 You could call “Conclave,” the juicy new Vatican thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, a pope opera.  Director Edward Berger’s movie, which played Monday in the Toronto International Film Festival, is no sober depiction of the inner workings of the … Read more

Julia Roberts shaded by ‘Shakespeare in Love’ producer for leaving film: ‘The problem was Julia’

Julia Roberts shaded by ‘Shakespeare in Love’ producer for leaving film: ‘The problem was Julia’

Julia Roberts was the original contender to play Viola de Lesseps in 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love” before Gwyneth Paltrow scored the role. Producer Edward Zwick has now revealed what led Oscar winner Roberts, 55, to exit the project. She was, apparently, “the problem.” “The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got … Read more

‘Harry Potter’ star Ralph Fiennes defends JK Rowling: She’s not an ‘obscene fascist’

‘Harry Potter’ star Ralph Fiennes defends JK Rowling: She’s not an ‘obscene fascist’

“Harry Potter” star Ralph Fiennes defended JK Rowling on Tuesday, saying that the abuse and death threats the author has received are “disgusting” and “appalling.” Fiennes — who played the Dark Wizard Lord Voldemort in the film franchise based on Rowling’s books — discussed his feelings about the author while promoting his new film, reports … Read more