Movies
Movie theaters aren’t dying — they’re evolving
Girl watching a comedy movie at the cinema with her friend. Rgstudio | E+ | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — The movies are still big. It’s the multiplexes that are getting smaller. Since 2019, the number of total screens in the U.S. have decreased by around 3,000 to just under 40,000. This consolidation was a […]
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‘Rust’ production company settles firearm charges with New Mexico safety officials
A worker, who said he came to pick up some equipment, walks toward security guards at the entrance to the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Jae C. Hong | AP Producers of the “Rust” film starring Alec Baldwin announced Friday they will pay a reduced penalty of […]
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Horror juggernaut Blumhouse to launch video game division
Ethan Hawke stars in Blumhouse and Universal’s “The Black Phone.” Universal The world of video games is about to get scarier. Blumhouse, the powerhouse horror movie and TV production company, said Tuesday that it is launching Blumhouse Games. “For some time we have been looking to build out a team to start accessing the growth […]
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Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ snares $104 million during domestic debut
Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in “Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania.” Disney Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” scored an estimated $104 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. The 31st Marvel Cinematic Universe film kicked off the fifth phase of the decades-old franchise […]
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Why is Universal making a live-action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’? These charts may explain
Still from Universal and Dreamworks’ “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” Universal | Dreamworks Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation are taking a page out of Disney’s playbook. For the last decade, the Walt Disney Company has been transforming its classic animated features into live-action theatrical and streaming features. Earlier this week, Universal said it would […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania’ eyes $100 million open after $17.5 million Thursday
Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” Disney Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania” collected $17.5 million in Thursday night previews on its way towards a $100 million opening weekend. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe flick is the first entrant in the franchise’s phase five, the middle phase of the Multiverse Saga. “Quantumania’s” Thursday […]
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Look within Tremendous Nintendo Entire world, which just opened at Common Studios Hollywood
A standard see of the “Tremendous NINTENDO Entire world” entrance at Universal Studios Hollywood on February 16, 2023 in Common City, California. Rodin Eckenroth | Getty Photos Leisure | Getty Images Enter the iconic environmentally friendly warp pipe and snake your way into Universal Studios Hollywood’s newest concept park land: Super Nintendo Earth. Nearly a […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania’ reviews: The villain is good, but the movie is bad
Paul Rudd is Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, alongside Johnathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in “Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania.” Disney Are the pint-sized heroes of Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania” enough to take on the newest — and baddest — villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Not quite. Peyton Reed’s previous […]
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Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ will resume filming amid criminal case over Hutchins death
In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Alec Baldwin stands in costume and speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting last year on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Production of Alec Baldwin’s “Rust,” which has been marred […]
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Barney is back: Mattel gives its nostalgic purple dinosaur an animated makeover
Mattel is relaunching its Barney franchise bringing the famous purple dinosaur back to television, film and YouTube content as well as a full range of products including toys, books and clothing. Courtesy: Mattel Inc. Millennials’ favorite purple dinosaur is returning to TV and toy shelves. Mattel is relaunching its Barney franchise through a series of […]
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