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What to stream: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Morris Chestnut, 'The Wild Robot' and 'The Night Agent'
Read full article: What to stream: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Morris Chestnut, 'The Wild Robot' and 'The Night Agent'A medical procedural that is mixed with tales of Sherlock Holmes in CBSโ โWatsonโ and Zoรซ Kravitzโs stylish directorial debut โBlink Twiceโ are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
Harris Dickinson toys with ambiguity in โBabygirl,โ and keeps a secret from Nicole Kidman
Read full article: Harris Dickinson toys with ambiguity in โBabygirl,โ and keeps a secret from Nicole KidmanThe English actor Harris Dickinson has been making waves in Hollywood since his feature film debut seven years ago in the indie โBeach Rats.โ.
Christopher Nolan on โInterstellarโsโ cosmic success 10 years later
Read full article: Christopher Nolan on โInterstellarโsโ cosmic success 10 years laterThe hardest movie ticket to get this weekend was for a film audiences have been able to watch at home for years: Christopher Nolanโs โInterstellar.โ.
Film academy adds handwritten โPulp Fictionโ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collection
Read full article: Film academy adds handwritten โPulp Fictionโ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collectionQuentin Tarantino's handwritten script for โPulp Fictionโ is the stuff of moviemaking legend.
'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood
Read full article: 'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehoodThe U.K. government says that the Oscar-winning โOppenheimerโ director Christopher Nolan and his producer wife Emma Thomas will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film.
'Oppenheimer' crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair's Oscar after-party
Read full article: 'Oppenheimer' crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair's Oscar after-partyVanity Fair's post-Academy Awards party had its usual decadent food, dancing and opulent fashions where the most popular accessory is an Oscar.
'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war
Read full article: 'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by warโOppenheimer,โ a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowed best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.
Inside the SAG Awards: A mostly celebratory mood for 1st show since historic strike
Read full article: Inside the SAG Awards: A mostly celebratory mood for 1st show since historic strikeInside the ballroom at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, โOppenheimerโ was front and center โ literally and figuratively โ snagging the nightโs top prize along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Ahead of this yearโs Academy Awards, Christopher Nolanโs summer blockbuster increasingly looks like the run-away favorite.
Jason Reitman and Hollywood's most prominent directors buy beloved Village Theater in Los Angeles
Read full article: Jason Reitman and Hollywood's most prominent directors buy beloved Village Theater in Los AngelesSome of Hollywoodโs most prominent filmmakers have purchased a 93-year-old iconic theater known as a cultural landmark for moviegoers in Los Angeles.
'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards
Read full article: 'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film AwardsAtom bomb epic โOppenheimerโ has won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards.
Stars, royalty and a 'Poppenheimer' showdown. Here's what to expect at Britain's BAFTA film awards
Read full article: Stars, royalty and a 'Poppenheimer' showdown. Here's what to expect at Britain's BAFTA film awardsโOppenheimerโ and โPoor Thingsโ are the leading contenders for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards.
The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watch
Read full article: The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watchAfter a winter barrage of award shows โ the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys โ the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner.
Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling join fellow Oscar nominees for annual celebratory luncheon
Read full article: Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling join fellow Oscar nominees for annual celebratory luncheonThe casts of โBarbieโ and โOppenheimer are gathered alongside far less famous Oscar hopefuls at the annual Academy Award nominees luncheon.
Christopher Nolan, Celine Song, APโs Mstyslav Chernov win at Directors Guild Awards
Read full article: Christopher Nolan, Celine Song, APโs Mstyslav Chernov win at Directors Guild AwardsChristopher Nolan was awarded the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards for โOppenheimerโ Saturday in Los Angeles, solidifying his frontrunner status for next monthโs Oscars.
What to stream this weekend: 'Young Sheldon,' Amy Schumer, 'Oppenheimer' and lots and lots of JLo
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'Young Sheldon,' Amy Schumer, 'Oppenheimer' and lots and lots of JLoThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include โYoung Sheldonโ returning for its seventh and final season, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. exploring the power of gospel in a two-part PBS documentary and two projects from Jennifer Lopez, a movie about her love life and a 13-track album.
Christian Bale breaks ground on foster homes he's fought for 16 years to see built
Read full article: Christian Bale breaks ground on foster homes he's fought for 16 years to see builtChristian Bale has broken ground on a project heโs been pursuing for 16 years -- the building of a dozen homes and a community center intended to keep siblings in foster care together.
Q&A: Nolan and Villeneuve on โTenetโ returning to theaters and why โDune 2โ will be shown on film
Read full article: Q&A: Nolan and Villeneuve on โTenetโ returning to theaters and why โDune 2โ will be shown on filmChristopher Nolan has, by any account, had a banner year with โOppenheimer.โ.
Christopher Nolanโs โTenetโ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new โDune: Part Twoโ footage
Read full article: Christopher Nolanโs โTenetโ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new โDune: Part Twoโ footageTime isnโt inverting: Christopher Nolanโs โTenetโ is coming back to movie theaters for a week, including on IMAX 70mm and other large-format screens.
Christopher Nolan on 'Oppenheimer' Oscar success: 'Sometimes you catch a wave'
Read full article: Christopher Nolan on 'Oppenheimer' Oscar success: 'Sometimes you catch a wave'Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, โOppenheimer,โ landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday.
โFreaky Tales,โ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival
Read full article: โFreaky Tales,โ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film FestivalThousands of cinema lovers, Hollywood celebrities, industry executives and filmmakers from around the world have arrived in Park City, Utah, for 10 days of movie watching.
A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, too
Read full article: A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, tooThe Golden Globes had a bit of everything: Silliness, seriousness, history, a few good jokes and many bad ones, loads of stars โ and Taylor Swift, who didnโt ascend the podium but still made her presence known as perhaps only Swift can.
Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? 'Barbie' success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift
Read full article: Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? 'Barbie' success and Marvel struggles may signal a shiftFor the first time in more than two decades, the top three movies at the box office this year didn't include a sequel or a remake.
What to stream this week: Barbenheimer, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' and K-pop act TVXQ
Read full article: What to stream this week: Barbenheimer, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' and K-pop act TVXQThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include the return of โNight Courtโ and the release of an early K-pop sensation, the boy band TVXQ.
Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination
Read full article: Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nominationThe โBarbieโ power ballad โIโm Just Kenโ and AP and Frontlineโs documentary โ20 Days in Mariupolโ just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination.
Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes as award season kicks off
Read full article: Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes as award season kicks offComedian and actor Jo Koy has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, picked by producers for his โinfectious energy and relatable humor.โ.
The Golden Globe nominees are out. Let the awards season of Barbenheimer begin โ Analysis
Read full article: The Golden Globe nominees are out. Let the awards season of Barbenheimer begin โ AnalysisEarly awards in Hollywoodโs unfurling awards season have gone to films like Celine Songโs tender relationship drama โPast Lives,โ Jonathan Glazerโs piercing Holocaust film โThe Zone of Interestโ and Martin Scorseseโs sprawling Osage murders epic โKillers of the Flower Moon.โ.
Sundance lineup for 40th edition features Kristen Stewart, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Steven Soderbergh
Read full article: Sundance lineup for 40th edition features Kristen Stewart, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Steven SoderberghKristen Stewart and Steven Yeun play a satellite and a buoy in love, and Will Ferrell takes a road trip with his best friend who is transitioning in films heading to Sundance this year.
'Killers of the Flower Moon' named best film of 2023 by New York film critics
Read full article: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' named best film of 2023 by New York film criticsMartin Scorseseโs โKillers of the Flower Moonโ has been named the best film of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle.
The 'Oppenheimer' creative team take you behind the scenes of the film's key moments
Read full article: The 'Oppenheimer' creative team take you behind the scenes of the film's key momentsImpossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and โOppenheimer,โ about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception.
Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more
Read full article: Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants moreItโs been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already.
What's streaming now: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dancing to Taylor Swift
Read full article: What's streaming now: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dancing to Taylor SwiftThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering โLeoโ and โOppenheimerโ finally arriving on home screens.
Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by 'Oppenheimer' fanfare
Read full article: Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by 'Oppenheimer' fanfareVisitors have lined to tour the southern New Mexico site where the worldโs first atomic bomb was detonated.
โEqualizer 3โ cleans up, while โBarbieโ and โOppenheimerโ score new records
Read full article: โEqualizer 3โ cleans up, while โBarbieโ and โOppenheimerโ score new recordsAccording to studio estimates, the third installment in the Denzel Washington-led โEqualizerโ franchise has topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million.
โBlue Beetleโ unseats โBarbieโ atop box office, ending four-week reign
Read full article: โBlue Beetleโ unseats โBarbieโ atop box office, ending four-week reignThe DC superhero film โBlue Beetleโ led weekend ticket sales with an estimated $25.4 million, according to studio estimates, dethroning โBarbieโ from the top spot after a record-setting run that left movie theaters colored pink for a month.
โBarbieโ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
Read full article: โBarbieโ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directorsIn just three weeks in theaters, โBarbieโ is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins.
In โBarbie,โ โOppenheimerโ smash success, audiences send message to Hollywood: Give us something new
Read full article: In โBarbie,โ โOppenheimerโ smash success, audiences send message to Hollywood: Give us something newIn the massive movie weekend of โBarbieโ and โOppenheimer,โ there were many winners.
What to stream this weekend: Post Malone, 'Beanie Bubble,' 'This Fool,' Rolling Stones and 'Heels'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Post Malone, 'Beanie Bubble,' 'This Fool,' Rolling Stones and 'Heels'This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Post Malone, a movie starring Zach Galifianakis about the creation of the cute collectable Beanie Babies and a video game for the whole family with Disney Illusion Island.
'Barbenheimer' arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
Read full article: 'Barbenheimer' arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double featureWaves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under cardboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of โBarbenheimer.โ.
โOppenheimerโ in Houston: 70-millimeter IMAX extended due to popularity, but youโll have to drive for it
Read full article: โOppenheimerโ in Houston: 70-millimeter IMAX extended due to popularity, but youโll have to drive for itHouston, we have a problem, and itโs that Christopher Nolanโs newest film, โOppenheimer,โ wonโt be shown anywhere near Houston in itโs intended IMAX format.
'Oppenheimer' stirs up conflicted history for Los Alamos and New Mexico downwinders
Read full article: 'Oppenheimer' stirs up conflicted history for Los Alamos and New Mexico downwindersAn upcoming movie about a man who changed the course of the worldโs history by shepherding the development of the first atomic bomb is expected to be a blockbuster.
The story behind Barbenheimer, the summerโs most online movie showdown
Read full article: The story behind Barbenheimer, the summerโs most online movie showdownThe very online showdown between Greta Gerwigโs โBarbieโ and Christopher Nolanโs โOppenheimerโ all started with a date: July 21.
Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how 'Oppenheimer' represents the Manhattan Project with nuance
Read full article: Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how 'Oppenheimer' represents the Manhattan Project with nuanceRobert Downey Jr. says he came away from Christopher Nolanโs โOppenheimerโ thinking about how โcontext is so criticalโ to understand significant moments in history.
Cillian Murphy, playing Oppenheimer, finally gets to lead a Christopher Nolan film
Read full article: Cillian Murphy, playing Oppenheimer, finally gets to lead a Christopher Nolan filmThe day Christopher Nolan called Cillian Murphy about his new film, โOppenheimer,โ Murphy hung up the phone in disbelief.
Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his โOppenheimerโ release
Read full article: Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his โOppenheimerโ releaseIt's no secret that Christopher Nolan made โOppenheimerโ to be seen on the big screen, but not all โbig screensโ are created equal.
Nolan to debut โOppenheimerโ IMAX trailer with โAvatar 2'
Read full article: Nolan to debut โOppenheimerโ IMAX trailer with โAvatar 2'Christopher Nolan is ready to show the world the first full-length trailer for his new epic โOppenheimerโ and heโs doing so in the splashiest way possible: With an IMAX exclusive spot in front of the โAvatar" sequel.
With box office bare, 'Black Panther' makes it 5 in a row
Read full article: With box office bare, 'Black Panther' makes it 5 in a rowOn one of the quietest weekends of the year in movie theaters, โBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverโ has topped the North American box office for the fifth straight weekend.
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New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'
Read full article: New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'This weekโs new entertainment releases include new music from Lizzo and Ben Platt and an animated series on Disney+ that features a bevy of heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in reimagined events called โWhat If.
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Fueling box office rebound, 'Quiet Place' opens with $58.5M
Read full article: Fueling box office rebound, 'Quiet Place' opens with $58.5MJohn Krasinskiโs thriller sequel โA Quiet Place Part IIโ opened over the Memorial Day weekend to a pandemic-best $48.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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'Nomadland' wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars
Read full article: 'Nomadland' wins best picture at a social distanced OscarsChloรฉ Zhaoโs โNomadland,โ won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao also became just the second woman โ and the first woman of color โ to win best director.
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New York cinemas reopen, brightening outlook for theaters
Read full article: New York cinemas reopen, brightening outlook for theatersKathyn Dennet, center, and Brian Haver leave the IFC Center after viewing a screening on "Mank", Friday, March 5, 2021, in New York. Theaters in many other areas reopened last summer around the release of Christopher Nolanโs โTenet,โ but that attempted comeback fizzled. โItโs a symbolic moment,โ said Michael Barker, co-president of the New York-based Sony Pictures Classics, which on Friday released the Oscar contenders โThe Fatherโ and โThe Truffle Huntersโ in Manhattan theaters. Some of the cityโs prominent theaters, including the Film Forum, the Alamo Drafthouse, the Metrograph and Regal Cinemas were targeting openings in the coming weeks. โWe in the movie theater business live off of movies that play all around the country and all around the world.
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โDark Knight,โ โGreaseโ added to National Film Registry
Read full article: โDark Knight,โ โGreaseโ added to National Film RegistryThis image released by the Library of Congress shows Heath Ledger, left, and Christian Bale in a scene from the 2008 film "The Dark Knight." The film was added to the National Film Registry. (Warner Bros.-Library of Congress via AP)LOS ANGELES โ This year's inductees into the National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers of color as well as a new crop of movies ranging from a silent short film thriller, classic musicals and an acclaimed Batman film. The national library said this yearโs selections include a record nine films directed by women and filmmakers of color. Christopher Nolanโs 2008 Batman film โThe Dark Knightโ was a blockbuster and the top public vote-getter.
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Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films
Read full article: Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, filmsNEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co.โs streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxyโs worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 โStar Warsโ series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+. But Disney also kept its biggest films โ including Marvel's โBlack Widow," Pixar's โLuca,โ a โLion Kingโ prequel โ on course for theatrical release. Jenkins becomes the first woman to direct a โStar Warsโ film. Among the โStar Warsโ series are two spinoffs of โThe Mandalorian,โ set during the series' timeline: โRangers of the New Republicโ and โAhsoka,โ with Rosario Dawson. Seven Disney films topped $1 billion worldwide.
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Christopher Nolan calls Warnerโs streaming plan โa messโ
Read full article: Christopher Nolan calls Warnerโs streaming plan โa messโChristopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.โ most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the companyโs decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theaters in 2021. The โTenetโ filmmaker told The Associated Press Monday that itโs not a good business decision and criticized how the company handled it. โIโve never seen everybody so upset about one particular decision,โ Nolan said. And itโs not a good business decision," Nolan said. With major markets like Los Angeles and New York closed, domestic ticket sales fizzled, and Warner Bros. and other studios responded by delaying the yearโs remaining major films.
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'Tenet' to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run
Read full article: 'Tenet' to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical runNEW YORK โ After several months in pandemic-altered theaters, Christopher Nolan's โTenetโ will head to home release on Dec. 15, Warner Bros. said Thursday. Contending with limited capacity regulations and theaters that remained closed in some states, the Warner Bros. release has so far grossed $53.8 million at the U.S. and Canadian box office. In its ninth week of release in the U.S., โTenetโ grossed $885,000 in 1,601 locations last weekend. But following the release of โTenet," along with rising virus cases in the U.S. and Europe, other big-budget releases moved out of 2020. Warner Bros. didn't announce on-demand or streaming plans for โTenet.โ
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Liam Neeson's 'Honest Thief' notches No. 1 at box office
Read full article: Liam Neeson's 'Honest Thief' notches No. 1 at box officeLOS ANGELES โ Liam Neesonโs thriller โHonest Thiefโ stole the top spot at the box office in yet another quiet weekend of moviegoing. The Open Roads Films movie brought in $3.7 million in North America the weekend of its U.S. debut. The film, starring Neeson as a notorious bank robber who turns himself in but was double crossed by two FBI agents, opened in Canada last week. Despite coming in second, the comedy starring Robert De Niro earned $2.5 million. The action-thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson has totaled $50.6 million in the U.S.