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For most present-day comedy fans, do you even have to say more than “Nick Offerman”, or “Kumail Nanjiani” in the same sentence to pique interest? The answer is no (for most of us, anyway). The two recently shared a great moment on one of Nanjiani’s most recent posts involving the well-reviewed 2013 movie The Kings
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“It tells the remarkable true story behind the groundbreaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first ‘test-tube-baby,’ and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible,” reads the synopsis. “Told from the perspective of Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe
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EXCLUSIVE: After a successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival, and with Rotten Tomatoes critical reviews at 80% fresh, Amazon MGM Studios is taking Orion/Plan B’s Nickel Boys to screens later in December. Originally the RaMell Ross-directed and co-written feature based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was
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John Amos died of congestive heart failure, according to his death certificate, and he was cremated more than a month ago … fueling speculation that a family feud was raging at the time he died. TMZ has obtained the death certificate filed with L.A. County, and it shows the “Good Times” star died August 21
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You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself outshined by the villain. That’s how it goes, right? Or something like that. All jokes aside, there have been countless times over the years where villains have resonated so well with audiences we have forgotten about the heroes who’ve tried to vanquish them.
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ABC and CBS aren’t running spots for Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump early-days biopic The Apprentice during the campaign debates, Deadline has confirmed. Briarcliff Entertainment boss Tom Ortenberg tells Deadline, “The timidity and cowardice of those in the corridors of power in Hollywood never ceases to amaze. Despite all the obstacles thrown in our way, we
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John Amos, who led “Good Times” as patriarch James Evans, has died … his son Kelly Christopher Amos announced. Per John’s son, the Emmy-nominated actor died of natural causes in Los Angeles back on Aug. 21. He continued … “It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned. He
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In the 1980s, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas introduced audiences to a character who will forever be remembered as one of the greatest cinematic heroes of all time. Between Raiders Of The Lost Ark, 1984’s Temple Of Doom and 1989’s The Last Crusade, Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones was established as an indelible figure in pop
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Lionsgate has dropped the trailer for Cellar Door, previewing the upcoming thriller movie starring Jordana Brewster. Cellar Door is set to release on November 1, 2024. It stars Jordana Brewster and Scott Speedman along with Laurence Fishburne. “Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage, a couple (Brewster and Speedman) find themselves being gifted the house of their dreams
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Refresh for latest…: We’re in a bit of a getting going/holdover this weekend at the international box office. There are two animated films continuing to roll out in the marketplace — both of which are highly scored, and performing to differing degrees. And neither should be counted out. To wit: Paramount/Hasbro’s Transformers One added $16.6M
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John David Ashton … the actor best known as the hard-nosed, by-the-book detective in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise has died, TMZ confirmed. John died peacefully Thursday in Ft. Collins, Colorado after a battle with cancer … his rep tells us. During his 50 years in Hollywood, John appeared in more than 200 film, TV
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Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer for A Real Pain, its latest comedy-drama starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg. It’s set to arrive in select theaters on November 1, 2024. “Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against
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Much to my chagrin, Andrew Garfield didn’t get an Oscar nomination for his legendary turn as Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network back in 2011. However, his performance in the film about Facebook is one of the elements that is still taking the internet by storm. For example, his laptop smashing scene went super viral
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Indie distributors are fretting about the current marketplace, specifically a glut of films vying for precious theater space and hard-to-snare audiences who, with exceptions of course, still seems mostly willing to come out for big ticket films. While there are fewer wide studio releases than pre-Covid, theaters are giving them more space, up to 60%-70%
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Netflix has released the teaser for Maria, the upcoming drama from Pablo Larraín about legendary opera singer Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie. Maria is set to arrive in select theaters on November 27, followed by its Netflix debut on December 11. [embedded content] Email:neill@outloudculture.comSocials: @neillfrazer 
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Imagine not only discovering the musical masterpiece that is the Mamma Mia! movies for the first time, but your own mother being Sophie Sheridan. That was recently the experience of Amanda Seyfried’s seven-year-old daughter, Nina, who is apparently now super into her mommy’s most popular films. This is the most wholesome news, especially for fellow
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DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s The Wild Robot grossed $1.95M yesterday from showtimes that began at 2PM in 3,000 theaters. The Lupita Nyong’o voiced movie is expected to lead the box office with a $20M+ take, and that preview take indicates that given previous DWA comps, read it’s higher than Trolls Band Together ($1.3M) which resulted in a
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