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CinemaCon has set its dates for next year and is being extra cautious due to the pandemic. Originally scheduled for April 26-29, the exhibition-film distribution confab at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will now happen between Aug. 23-26, 2021. This year’s CinemaCon was cancelled as COVID-19 took its grip on the nation, with a slew
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It’s not common for a studio specialty label to lead the weekend box office two weeks in a row, but that’s the anomaly of pandemic times and here we have Focus Features’ taking No. 1 again after last weekend’s Amblin horror film Come Play, with the Kevin Costner–Diane Lane crime thriller Let Him Go with $1.47M yesterday (including $150K
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Exclusive Batman was first revealed in a comic book way back in 1939, and though kids could have bought it then for 10 cents … a collector just paid $849,999.90 more to get his hands on one. Detective Comics No. 27 is the vintage comic in which the Caped Crusader makes his first appearance, and
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This weekend, Focus Features will bring the feature adaptation of Let Him Go starring Oscar winner Kevin Costner and Oscar nominee Diane Lane to theaters. Directed and written by Thomas Bezucha, the suspense thriller is based on Larry Watson’s popular 2013 novel of the same name. The story follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife
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Not to send everyone screaming for the exits, but it wouldn’t be out of the question if Warner Bros. moves Wonder Woman 1984 off its Christmas Day global theatrical release. Facts are facts whether former Vice President Joe Biden takes the U.S. Presidency tomorrow night or if President Donald Trump continues: New York City and Los
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The nation’s fourth-biggest cinema chain Marcus Theatres saw revenue plunge and swung to the red last quarter, beating Wall Street forecasts, however and emphasizing solid financials underpinned by the fact that it owns most of its theatres. Family-owned Marcus, based in Milwaukee, owns or operates 1,110 screens at 91 locations in 17 states under the
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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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