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Nancy Reagan -- Dead at 94
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Nancy Reagan has died ... TMZ has learned from a close family member. The former first lady was living in Bel Air and has been in failing health in recent years. Mrs. Reagan married Ronald in 1952 and went on to became a First Lady who at first was severely criticized for her fancy taste -- particularly in china -- but went on to become beloved, along with her husband. Nancy was a former actress who starred in B movies, »
- TMZ Staff
'Zootopia' Scores Disney Animation's Largest Opening Ever
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Disney's Zootopia scored the largest three-day opening for Walt Disney Animation Studios ever as audiences flocked to see the new animated feature. London Has Fallen and Tina Fey's war comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot served as the weekend's other new wide releases and both largely scored as expected. Additionally, Deadpool has joined a small group of films, becoming only the third R-rated movie to gross over $300 million at the domestic box office. Zootopia scored an estimated $73.7 million this weekend from 3,827 theaters ($19,258 PTA), which tops the previous March animated opening record set by The Lorax ($70.2m) and makes it the ninth largest animated opening ever. It also gives Disney four of the top three slots on the March chart, a worthy achievement though all three remain a long way from the $152.5 million opening of The Hunger Games back in 2012. In IMAX the film brought in $5.2 million from 366 screens, the second best »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight Of Cups’ Bows Ok, But Open Road Takes ‘Spotlight’ – Specialty Box Office
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Cashing in on the Oscar spoils, Open Road took Spotlight out to its widest reach since opening in November. The Best Picture winner did a pretty good job in more than 1,200 theaters grossing $1.83M. Sony Classics added 29 locations for its Best Foreign Picture winner Son Of Saul. And among openers, Broad Green Pictures bowed Terrence Malick's latest film, Knight Of Cups with Christian Bale and a long list of stars. The film had the weekend's second best per theater… »
Nancy Reagan Dies: Former First Lady, Actress and Style Icon Was 94
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Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan and one of the most popular and controversial First Ladies in modern American history, has died at 94 of congestive heart failure. The one-time Broadway and Hollywood actress (and trend-setting style icon) died of congestive heart failure at her Los Angeles home, according to her spokeswoman Joanne Drake. The former Nancy Davis, born July 6, 1921, had significant ties to Hollywood. She began performing in East Coast summer… »
‘Zootopia’ Is Disney Animation’s Biggest Debut Ever In China, Russia, ‘Mermaid’ Makes History With $503M In China — Int’l Box Office Sunday
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated Zootopia stepped into China this weekend after bowing in Russia and Germany on Thursday to bring in a total of $63.4M. Added into the estimated $73.7M domestic bow, that means the litter critters took home a $137.1M global haul just this weekend for a total to date of about 232.5M. It’s in its fourth weekend of play internationally. In China, Russia, Germany and India, the family film garnered Disney Animations’ and Pixar’s biggest… »
‘Rick & Morty’ Season 3 Will Arrive Later This Year and With More Episodes Than Before
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When the second season of Rick and Morty came to an end last October, the longtime character Mr. Poopy Butthole said that we would see what happens to everyone’s favorite drunk scientist grandfather and perpetually nervous grandson in about a year and a half. That was in the beginning of October, so we’ve been operating […]
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- Ethan Anderton
Return of the Jedi's Animator Took LSD While Working On Star Wars
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Drugs are bad; no matter what your opinions on the matter are, I really have to say that as a preface for what’s to follow. Most of them have highly addictive properties and have the potential to ruin lives. Having said that, many iconic creative types have long, well-documented histories of drug use in an effort to augment their artistic thinking. The galaxy far, far away represents one of the most highly imaginative and well-realized environments ever committed to film, and Return of the Jedi animator Phil Tippet crafted many of these sequences while under the influence of LSD. According to a new report from Collectively Conscious, Return of the Jedi animator Phil Tippet recently explained to Vice that he indulged in LSD while working on the third installment of the Star Wars franchise: I took LSD when I was working on Return of the Jedi, and »
‘Journey,’ ‘Family,’ ‘Future’ Among Projects at 12th Guadalajara Co-Pro Meeting
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Guadalajara – “The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia,” Arturo Infante’s arresting sci-fi allegory for Cuba’s current state, joins “Unknown Family,” a project from Alex Garcia’s Itaca Films and “The Man From the Future,” produced by Chile’s high-flying Giancarlo Nasi, in the 30-project lineup at the Guadalajara’s Fest’s 12th Co-Production Meeting.
The Mexican’s fest’s centerpiece industry event – for its size; prize money: Pesos 11.9 million ($650,000) in sponsors’ services or equipment; and attending producers – the Co-Pro Meeting runs March 6-8. Argos Cine’s offer to co-produce three 12th Gdl Co-Production Meeting winners, investing Pesos3 million ($164,000) a shot, has greatly goosed prize money.
Two thirds of its 30 projects are potential first features, among them, notably, “Rosa Maria,” from Colombia’s Diego Vivanco, scribe of “El Paramo” and “Alias Maria,” plus domestic repression drama “Another Lake” from Chile’s Francisca Silva, and the intriguing “My Favorite Birthday,” from »
- John Hopewell
Box Office: Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Opens Big With $73.7 Million Debut
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Disney’s “Zootopia” scored the fourth biggest March opening ever, debuting to $73.7 million over the weekend.
The animated story about a rabbit who joins the police force ranks as the biggest Disney Animation launch (though not the best Pixar debut), outstripping “Frozen,” the 2012 blockbuster that bowed to $67.4 million. With no major family film opening until “The Jungle Book” lands on April 15, “Zootopia” is well positioned to be the de facto choice for moviegoers with children for the next month.
“There’s an absence of competition,” said Dave Hollis, Disney’s distribution chief. “We are set up to have a big, big run.”
Disney did not release a budget, but most animated films cost in excess of $100 million. “Zootopia” screened in 3,827 locations.
Overseas, where “Zootopia” has been playing for three weeks, the film added another $63.4 million to its haul, pushing its global total to $232.5 million. The film continues a sterling comeback run for Disney Animation, »
- Brent Lang
Nancy Reagan, Actress Who Became Powerful First Lady, Dies at 94
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who as an aspiring actress married affable leading man Ronald Reagan, and then offered her unfailing support and Hollywood style as his unlikely political career took them to the Sacramento’s governor’s mansion and then all the way to the White House, has died. She was 94.
A family spokesperson told CBS that Reagan died Sunday in her Los Angeles home of congestive heart failure.
Reagan had a reputation as her husband’s greatest protector, whether regarding publicity or public policy, but she won public admiration as she took on the role of caregiver as he faced the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in the last 10 years of his life.
Nancy Davis was an actress under contract with MGM in 1949 when she first met Reagan, then president of the Screen Actors Guild, and asked for his help in clearing her name after it mistakenly appeared »
- Ted Johnson
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Leaves ‘Sandman’ Adaptation, Producing Ku Klux Klan Movie at Amazon
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Just last month, Oliver Stone’s true story drama Snowden was pushed back yet again to a release date this fall, around the same time The Walk debuted last year, another movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. However, one of the actor’s developing projects won’t have the benefit of his talents any longer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt posted an update […]
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- Ethan Anderton
Star Wars: We'll Get More Trailer Footage For Episode VIII, According To Daisy Ridley
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The creation of trailers for popular franchises is becoming essentially a film genre of it.s own. Marketing teams carefully choose which select moments will be making it into the trailers, and the trailers themselves are purposefully released to make sure that hype for the film continues to grow until it hits theaters. One of the franchises to best utilize the purposeful few seconds in trailers is Star Wars, specifically the newest addition, The Force Awakens. Fans of the series eagerly awaited the return of the galaxy far, far away and ate up every moment of footage leading up to Episode VII.s release. Actress Daisy Ridley, aka our new hero Rey, recently opened up in an interview, where she claimed that things might be a bit different with Episode VIII.s promotional material. I think Rian actually wants to be a bit cheekier with the little tidbits of information »
Tom Hiddleston fuels Bond rumours with praise for 'extraordinary opportunity' of 007 role
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The Night Manager actor says taking over from Daniel Craig would be a demand that he would not take lightly
The actor Tom Hiddleston has fuelled speculation that he could replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, saying he was a huge fan of the 007 films and would not take on the role lightly.
Hiddleston, who is starring in the BBC adaptation of John le Carré’s The Night Manager, said playing Bond would be an “extraordinary opportunity” if “it ever came knocking”.
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- Frances Perraudin
James Schamus On Venturing Into TV, Ties To China, and Admiration for Dfi’s Qumra
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James Schamus held a packed master class Saturday at the Doha Film Institute’s innovative Qumra workshop/festival in Doha where the former Focus Features topper recently turned director also revealed plans to move into making a TV series. He’s doing so while launching his new Symbolic Exchange shingle financed by China’s Meridian Entertainment. Schamus, who is wearing a Mao Jacket these days rather than his trademark bow tie, spoke to Variety about his close rapport with Qumra Artistic Advisor Elia Suleiman and what’s he’s got on the horizon after leaving Focus and successfully helming “Indignation.”
Elia told me you guys go back a long way. I think you helped him make a short when you were at Good Machine. Can you tell me more about your friendship with this great Palestinian director?
We met when we were both getting started. He was living a few »
- Nick Vivarelli
From Rosemary's Baby to Bridget Jones: a quick scan of pregnancy on film
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For years, pregnant women on film have either been neurotic, placid or walking grossout gags. Alice Lowe, who directed and starred in her own horror film at seven months, says we should expect more
Pregnant heroines can be fascinating, funny, complex characters, though few have been as memorable as Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby, the mother of all pregnancy movies. Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror was notable for showing events from the pregnant woman’s point of view as Farrow began to suspect her neighbours of sinister designs on her unborn. A nativity story it was not.
The fearful expectant mother is a familiar horror movie trope – and many of them have good reason for concern. From Charlize Theron in The Astronaut’s Wife to the women in Village of the Damned, the prospect of an alien on board is terrifying. More recently, Twilight: Breaking Dawn played on the fears »
- Anna Smith
‘The Last Panthers’ Trailer: A New Crime Series Based on the Pink Panthers
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Need another show to add to your busy schedule? The Last Panthers might not be a bad addition to your weekly schedule. The six-episode crime series premieres next month in the states, and it stars Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York), Tahar Rahim (A Prophet), and John Hurt (Only Lovers Left Alive). Watch The Last Panthers trailer below. Here’s the The Last Panthers trailer from […]
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- Jack Giroux
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Drops Out Of The DC Comics' Fantasy Project 'Sandman'
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Earlier this week, New Line announced that it had found a new writer for “Sandman,” the DC/Vertigo comic book from acclaimed fantasist author Neil Gaiman. David Goyer (“Man Of Steel,” “Batman Begins”) wrote the treatment and then a search was held to find a writer who could translate the ambitious property into a would-be trilogy. Eric Heisserer, the screenwriter of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Final Destination 5” and “The Conjuring 2,” won the gig. But apparently the hiring of the writer was the beginning of the end for star Joseph Gordon-Levitt who just dropped out of the project. The actor took to Facebook to announce he was leaving the project, saying creative differences emerged when New Line, a Warner Bros’ subsidiary, took the project over. Read More: WB Reveals Full DC Slate Through 2020, Including Two 'Justice League' Pics, 'Wonder Woman,' 'Green Lantern' & More “Recently, »
- Edward Davis
Dustin Hoffman: ‘I was an outsider. I came to New York and I was cleaning toilets’
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Even after The Graduate made him a superstar, he always saw himself as a ‘funny looking semitic guy’ on the fringes of fame. Five decades on he talks about racism and the movies, how Tootsie made him a feminist and why he wishes he was Jack Nicholson
Last Sunday evening, Dustin Hoffman wasn’t at the Oscars but watching the New York Knicks play Miami Heat at basketball. His friend Spike Lee happened to be there too, pointedly dressed in a tuxedo. Laughing, Hoffman asked him as he passed: “Are we making a statement?”
Lee, of course, was boycotting the event in protest at the lack of nominees of colour. While sympathetic to the cause, Hoffman was simply enjoying a night out. Though he has won two Academy Awards for best actor – for Kramer vs Kramer in 1980 and Rain Man in 1989 – the Oscars are not his idea of fun.
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- Alex Needham
John Prescott takes swipe at Sacha Baron Cohen and film Grimsby
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Actor the same as George Osborne, another ‘spoilt public schoolboy from the south kicking the north’, says former deputy Pm
Sacha Baron Cohen is another “spoilt public schoolboy from the south kicking the north” and “just the same” as the chancellor, George Osborne, John Prescott has said following the release of the comedian’s new film, Grimsby.
The former deputy prime minister said the film – a spy comedy set in the north-east Lincolnshire fishing town – was the latest example of “southern-based elites” sneering at communities in northern England.
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- Frances Perraudin
Ben Wheatley: ‘Financing a film as crazy as this takes good casting’
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Films like Kill List and Sightseers have made Ben Wheatley one of British cinema’s most singular voices. As his adaptation of Jg Ballard’s High-Rise is released, the director talks about his influences – and why he reads all his reviews
Ben Wheatley isn’t crazy about film critics. “It’s a job that I wouldn’t want or seek out,” he recently told the online film magazine Flickreel. “As a creative person, I think you should be making stuff… and if you aren’t, why should you have a voice to complain about things until you’ve walked a mile in someone’s shoes?”
Wheatley’s typically mischievous comments sparked a heated reaction online (“I should have kept my mouth shut,” he later told me, ruefully), but they are nothing new. Back in 2012, when interviewing Wheatley for The Culture Show about his murderous caravan comedy, Sightseers (if you haven’t seen it, »
- Mark Kermode
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