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(Variety) – Turn those box office frowns upside down, because “Smile 2,” the sequel to Paramount’s surprise horror hit, is opening this weekend. The film, written and directed once again by Parker Finn, has made $2.5 million in Thursday previews so far at the box office. In comparison, the 2022 original film made $2 million […]
(People) – Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to a new charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal 2021 Rust shooting. Baldwin, 65, entered his plea Wednesday as he waived his right to an arraignment, according to New Mexico court documents. He filed the documents in Santa Fe County court the day before his scheduled arraignment. after […]
(Variety) – “Barbie” has been banned in Algeria in its third week of release in the country, according to Reuters. In a statement to the news site, an unnamed official source said that the film “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances” and “does not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs.” The news was first reported […]
(CNN) – Carrie Fisher’s final movie, “Wonderwell,” shows the late actress playing a good witch alongside Rita Ora. The trailer for the movie was released on Friday, and the film debuts in theaters and streams more than seven years after her death. The movie is about a girl named Violet, played by Kiera Milward, and her sister Savannah, […]
(Yahoo) – Pat Hitchcock, director Alfred Hitchcock’s only child, has died at 93. Her daughter, Katie O’Connell-Fiala, confirmed that she died Monday in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She appeared in her father’s films including “Strangers on a Train,” “Psycho” and “Stage Fright.” In “Psycho,” Hitchcock played Janet Leigh’s office mate Caroline, who offers to share her […]
(Yahoo) – The tag line for the latest biopic about an American icon reads: “Find out what it means.” Good luck with that. After more than two hours of the new messy Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” it’s not clear what it means, wasting a lot of superb screen talent in the slapdash process. This time it’s Jennifer […]
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