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European cinema trade body UNIC has today renewed its call to national governments for further public funding support of the exhibition industry during the COVID-19 crisis. UNIC says the current situation is “undeniably the most challenging period faced by European cinemas in their long history,” and adds that the coronavirus pandemic “has dealt the sector
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The trailer for Songbird, the first feature filmed in Los Angeles since quarantine, which has sparked criticism as a tone-deaf “horror movie” about an ongoing horror that America – and the world – is still experiencing. Songbird, directed by Adam Mason and produced by Michael Bay; portrays a love story between Nico (Riverdale’s KJ Apa) and
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Directed by Ron Howard Executive Producers Diana Pokorny, Julie Oh, William M. Connor, J.D. Vance Produced by Brian Grazer, pga; Ron Howard, pga; Karen Lunder, pga Based on the Book by J.D. Vance Written by Vanessa Taylor Casting by Carmen Cuba Music Supervisor Joe Rudge Music by Hans Zimmer & David Fleming Costume Designer Virginia B. Johnson Edited by James D. Wilcox, ACE Production Designer Molly
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THE PROM (L to R) JAMES CORDEN as BARRY GLICKMAN, NICOLE KIDMAN as ANGIE DICKINSON, MERYL STREEP as DEE DEE ALLEN, KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY as MR. HAWKINS in THE PROM. Cr. MELINDA SUE GORDON/NETFLIX © 2020 Dee Dee Allen (three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (Tony Award winnerJames Corden) are New York City
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Director:  Mark Williams Writers: Steve Allrich, Mark Williams Stars: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney  “Honest Thief,” co-written and directed by Mark Williams, is a predictable film, with no real thrill factor, relying on  music to define the suspense, and dark sets and smoke to create the tension. The story is effective enough to pass as a crime thriller, but
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THE MIDNIGHT SKY (2020)Caoilinn Springall as Iris and George Clooney as Augustine. Cr. Philippe Antonello/NETFLIX ©2020 Directed by: George Clooney Screenplay by: Mark L. Smith  Based on the Book by: Lily Brooks-Dalton Produced By: Grant Heslov, p.g.a., George Clooney, p.g.a., Keith Redmon, Bard Dorros, Cliff Roberts Executive Producers: Barbara A. Hall, Todd Shuster, Jennifer Gates, Greg Baxter Director of Photography: Martin Ruhe
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Director: John Hyams Writer: Mattias Olsson Stars: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald  ‘Alone’ wastes little time delving into the suspenseful storyline, as the film’s opening section begins with a vehicular cat-and-mouse game between Jessica (Jules Willcox) and the driver of a black Jeep, who seems to be deliberately messing with her. Jessica’s nerves are already on edge, since, as
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Sean Connery, the first and widely-regarded best James Bond ever … has died. Connery became an enormous star in 1962 with the release of “Dr. No,” but not without difficulty. James Bond creator Ian Fleming felt he was unrefined and wanted someone suave like Cary Grant. Fleming relented and ultimately said it was a great
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This weekend is Halloween and Focus Features is delivering some scares with the Jacob Chase-directed horror Come Play, which opens in theaters starting today. Come Play is based on Chase’s 2017 short film Larry. The feature version which is dubbed as “a terrifying new vision in horror” follows Oliver (newcomer Azhy Robertson), a lonely young boy
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France is now set to enter a second lockdown phase from tomorrow night and for five weeks as coronavirus cases continue to escalate. French President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement in an address to the nation this evening. Movie theaters were not explicitly cited, but will clearly be included in the off-limit zones, dealing a
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Of the titles debuting in the specialty box office space this weekend, Well Go USA’s Synchronic had a decent showing, opening in 326 theaters to the tune of an estimated $225,070, averaging $690 per theater for its opening weekend. Set in New Orleans, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s sci-fi pic follows two best friends Steve
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