In the world of celebrity documentaries, hagiographies reign supreme. Rare is the film that fulfills its promises of intimacy, vulnerability and never-before-seen perspectives. The films are generally risk-avoidant exercises that have perfected the optical illusion of making subjects seem closer than they actually are. I Am: Celine Dion abandons tricks of the eye for an
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Doug Liman‘s reboot of the 1980s cult title, Road House, has clocked a massive 50M-plus viewers on Prime Video over its first two weekends. Amazon reports that it’s a record — beating the eyeballs of any original movie they’ve ever produced for Prime Video. The Amazon MGM feature, shot with Imax cameras, dropped on March 21.
Amazon originals like Música, Fallout and THEM: The Scare are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in April. Features like Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, The Exorcist: Believer, The Holdovers, Age of Adaline, Chaplin, Neighbors, Saturday Night Fever, Rosemary’s Baby, The Big Short, The House Bunny, The Notebook and more will also be coming to
Asif Kapadia has been tapped by Amazon’s Prime Video to direct a feature documentary on Roger Federer. The Amy and Senna helmer and co-director Joe Sabia will capture Federer through the final 12 days of his celebrated pro tennis career. The documentary will exclusively stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Jennifer Lopez took on an enormous challenge with This is Me…Now: A Love Story, the “narrative driven, cinematic original” film that hits Prime Video this week. It wasn’t the singing, acting or intricate choreography featured in the 65-minute musical as the multi-hyphenate can do all of that in her sleep. The real hurdle arose when
EXCLUSIVE: The Amazon MGM comedy The Underdoggs is shifting from its planned Jan. 26 theatrical release to an exclusive Prime Video debut in homes on that date in more than 240 countries and territories around the globe. Snoop Dogg, who stars and produces the Charles Stone III directed ensemble announced the news today on his
Saltburn, the gothic romance thriller from Oscar winner Emerald Fennell, will be available to stream worldwide on Prime Video on Dec. 22. The news comes after the Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, and Carey Mulligan movie had an amazing post-Thanksgiving hold at the box office of -10% in its third weekend
After 38 days in theaters, Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Mandalay Pictures, and Artists Equity’s Air will stream on Prime Video on May 12 in more than 240 countries. The Ben Affleck directed, and starring movie about Nike courting a young Michael Jordan to make the signature Air Jordan show repped Amazon’s return to theatrical releases
The media news cycle is in a frenzy today over a Bloomberg piece that Apple will shell out a $1 billion to produce big screen features annually. That’s great news for exhibition, yes. But, in reality, doing the math, the streamer was already bound to spend in the billions on a feature slate. Apple’s deep