Andrew Stevens pays loving but not hagiographic tribute to his late mother, famed actress Stella Stevens, in his documentary recently showcased at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The film convincingly makes the case that its subject, best known for her performances in such pictures as The Poseidon Adventure and The Nutty Professor, is severely
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Sony sat out CinemaCon in April this year, but was the first major studio to present at CineEurope in Barcelona today, culminating in a screening of Apple Original Films’ Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum-starrer Fly Me to the Moon which Sony is releasing theatrically. Before the screening, Sony President of International Theatrical Distribution, Steven O’Dell, cautioned, “Good
More good news for LA moviegoers: Revival house New Beverly Cinema has set a reopening date of June 1 per its Twitter account. No further details were provided about the cinema’s upcoming schedule. The 300-seat theater opened in 1929 at Beverly Boulevard near LaBrea Boulevard in Los Angeles. The two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino subsidized
Hunters is a tribute to a tribute. As Quentin Tarantino borrows from pulpy revenge thrillers of the ’70s, Amazon‘s new series about a strike force of Nazi-killers borrows from Tarantino. Almost everything in the drama-black comedy-thriller — the revenge fantasy plot, the period setting, the pulp culture references, the kitschy ironic asides, the profane dialogue,
This past weekend put Sony over the $1 billion mark at the domestic B.O. for the year,. That’s thanks to the $390.5M success of Spider-Man: Far From Home and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which crossed $140M this past weekend (with $140.4M) thanks to its re-release with four new scenes. Both pics made Sony
The upcoming release in China of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood has been halted, sources on the ground have confirmed to us. The film was set to debut in the country next Friday (October 25) after being approved last month. Beijing-based Bona Film Group, which was an equity investor on the movie,
Refresh for latest…: Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood is having a heyday at the international box office with $53.7M from 49 markets this session. That includes 46 new hubs where the Leonardo DiCaprio/Brad Pitt-starrer came in 30% higher than Django Unchained (current rates) to log the director’s best offshore opening ever. Added
Sony’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had a fantastic night at the box office with $5.8M from showtimes that began at 4PM, and ComScore/Screen Engine PostTrak exits are great at a solid 4 stars and 55% definite recommend. Hollywood was in play at 3,318 locations. The pic expands to 3,659 today. While tracking at the Quentin Tarantino ode
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is outstripping all of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s previous films in ticket presales on Fandango. While The Lion King will remain the No. 1 film this weekend with industry estimates projecting a $95 million second frame, it would not be a shocker if Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turns
When will the Sleeping Giant wake up? In the second half of every year for the past 10, the grown-up audience has opened its eyes, stretched its legs and gone to the movies in numbers big enough to make a certified hit of at least one non-animated, not-too-scary, non-sequel drama. If ascent to the year-end