’Super/Man’ and ‘Will & Harper’ Tie for Best Documentary Feature at Critics Choice Doc Awards: Full Winners List
”Super/Man” and “Will & Harper” tied for the night’s top award.
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Ray Romano’s Identical Twin Sons Confront Their Quarter-Life Crisis, Codependency and Growing Up With a Famous Dad in Their New Documentary
Matt and Greg Romano, the sons of Ray Romano, discuss their new documentary 'The Romano Twins' and the quarter-life crisis that inspired it.
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Dudes sound spoil AF, they quit all their jobs without putting in time because they know they can always fall back to mommy and daddy.Ray Romano’s Identical Twin Sons Confront Their Quarter-Life Crisis, Codependency and Growing Up With a Famous Dad in Their New Documentary
Matt and Greg Romano, the sons of Ray Romano, discuss their new documentary 'The Romano Twins' and the quarter-life crisis that inspired it.
Ray Romano’s Identical Twin Sons Confront Their Quarter-Life Crisis, Codependency and Growing Up With a Famous Dad in Their New Documentary
Matt and Greg Romano, the sons of Ray Romano, discuss their new documentary 'The Romano Twins' and the quarter-life crisis that inspired it.
I was gonna say! The fcuk is a QUARTER-Life crisis?!?!? Like you gotta be a wealthy bastard to have problems a QUARTER of your life in.
I used to work with this one Jewish cat late 20's and this motherfcuker took a 6month sabatical!!! I STILL don't know what the fcuk a sabatical is, I just know I can't afford to take one!
One of my coworkers told me he was having a midlife crisis at 60yo.
I told him - "You are NOT living until 120. You will be retired soon. The fuck?"
Heretic
PRAISE: Having being a member of several organized religions over the years i found myself instantly involved in this movie about. Two young missionaries being pulled into the trap of a Mr.Reed.
Some of the discussions about the Bible ive had over time matched with the topics and questions brought up by Mr.Reed portrayed by Hugh Grant who looks like he's having fun in almost every scene he's in. Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East are quite good as the sisters in religion. At first equally matching Reeds questions with their own analogies which made me smile, in fact I don't think i could stop smiling during the movies first 30 minutes. Even with the possibility of something sinister going on with Reed his questions and metaphors about faith and beliefs were always interesting to me. The intentions and objectives of Reed seemed obvious but i didn't mind because it's tied to the interesting parts of the movie.
There are several good moments of suspense and good uses of camera work as I was placed in the footsteps of the two missionaries as they approach certain objects in Reeds home.
PROBLEMS: Not much is done with a specific character i felt the placement was just there to be tied to a moment of convenience. The movie definitely runs out of steam in its last 24 minutes as things are explained as if I was watching a Scooby Doo Gang or Nancy Drew explanation of everything
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7½
PRAISE: Having being a member of several organized religions over the years i found myself instantly involved in this movie about. Two young missionaries being pulled into the trap of a Mr.Reed.
Some of the discussions about the Bible ive had over time matched with the topics and questions brought up by Mr.Reed portrayed by Hugh Grant who looks like he's having fun in almost every scene he's in. Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East are quite good as the sisters in religion. At first equally matching Reeds questions with their own analogies which made me smile, in fact I don't think i could stop smiling during the movies first 30 minutes. Even with the possibility of something sinister going on with Reed his questions and metaphors about faith and beliefs were always interesting to me. The intentions and objectives of Reed seemed obvious but i didn't mind because it's tied to the interesting parts of the movie.
There are several good moments of suspense and good uses of camera work as I was placed in the footsteps of the two missionaries as they approach certain objects in Reeds home.
PROBLEMS: Not much is done with a specific character i felt the placement was just there to be tied to a moment of convenience. The movie definitely runs out of steam in its last 24 minutes as things are explained as if I was watching a Scooby Doo Gang or Nancy Drew explanation of everything
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7½
Upcoming Movies 2024: Release Date Schedule
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Alien: Romulus August 16, 2024 Didi August 16, 2024 The Crow August, 23, 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice September 6, 2024 Speak No Evil September 13, 2024 Transformers One September 20, 2024 Megalopolis September 27, 2024 The Wild Robot September 27, 2024 Never Let Go September 27, 2024 Joker: Folie à Deux October 4, 2024 Terrifier 3 October 11, 2024 Saturday Night October 11, 2024 Smile 2 October 18, 2024 Venom: The Last Dance October 25, 2024 Here November 1, 2024 Red One November 15, 2024 Gladiator 2 November 22, 2024 Wicked November 22, 2024 Moana 2 November 27, 2024 Nightbitch December 6, 2024 Kraven the Hunter December 13, 2024 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim December 13, 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 December 20, 2024 Mufasa: The Lion King December 20, 2024 Nosferatu December 25, 2024 Paddington in Peru January 17, 2025 Wolf Man January 17, 2025 Presence January 24, 2025 Mickey 17 January 31, 2025 Captain America: Brave New World February 14, 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy February 14, 2025 The Smurfs Movie February 14, 2025 The Monkey February 21, 2025 Snow White March 21, 2025 Minecraft April 4, 2025 Michael April 18, 2025 Thunderbolts May 2, 2025 Mission: Impossible 8 May 23, 2025 Ballerina June 6, 2025 Elio June 13, 2025 How to Train Your Dragon June 13, 2025 28 Years Later June 20, 2025 M3GAN 2.0 June 25, 2025 Jurassic World 4 July 2, 2025 Superman July 11, 2025 Fantastic FouR: The First STEPS July 25, 2025 Animal Friends August 15, 2025 Saw XI September 26, 2025 Tron: Ares October 10, 2025 The Black Phone 2 October 17, 2025 Blade November 7, 2025 Wicked Part 2 November 26, 2025 The SpongeBob Movie 4 December 19, 2025 Avatar 3 December 19, 2025 Project Hail Mary March 20, 2026 Avengers 5 May 1, 2026 Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu May 22, 2026 Masters of the Universe June 5, 2026 Toy Story 5 June 19, 2026 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow June 26, 2026 The Batman Part II October 2, 2026 Untitled Jordan Peele Movie October 23, 2026 Avengers: Secret Wars May 7, 2027 Avatar 4 December 21, 2029 Avatar 5 December 19, 2031
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The part where the black guy is paid reparations OMG
The Substance to Gladiator II: The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz
These are the films generating the most excitement ahead of awards season, from Demi Moore's body-horror comeback to the return of Ridley Scott's swords-and-sandals epic.
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'Air Bud' Creator Kevin DiCicco Homeless, About to Be Evicted From Shelter
Kevin DiCiccio, the man who owned Buddy -- star of the popular "Air Bud" movies -- and helped create the film series is in dire straits ... he's homeless, about to be kicked out of the shelter where he's staying.
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Air Bud's Kevin DiCicco says he's homeless and has health problems
Kevin DiCicco said that he's on the verge of being without a place to stay as he's nearly maxed out the 90 days he's permitted to stay at a shelter in San Diego.
They made like 12 of those movies!!! How?'Air Bud' Creator Kevin DiCicco Homeless, About to Be Evicted From Shelter
Kevin DiCiccio, the man who owned Buddy -- star of the popular "Air Bud" movies -- and helped create the film series is in dire straits ... he's homeless, about to be kicked out of the shelter where he's staying.
Air Bud's Kevin DiCicco says he's homeless and has health problems
Kevin DiCicco said that he's on the verge of being without a place to stay as he's nearly maxed out the 90 days he's permitted to stay at a shelter in San Diego.www.dailymail.co.uk
Must be the families buying up DVD sales & VOD rentals in years past. Something like that ... 'cuz the majority were direct-to-dvd.
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Kind of like how they run most franchises into the ground, a la Home Alone, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and others ...
Home Alone[a] is a series of American Christmas family comedy films originally created by John Hughes. Chris Columbus directed Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Raja Gosnell directed Home Alone 3 (1997), Rod Daniel directed Home Alone 4 (2002), Peter Hewitt directed Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) and Dan Mazer directed Home Sweet Home Alone (2021). The films revolve around the adventures of surrounding children who find themselves alone during the holiday season and faced with the challenge of defending their family's house or themselves from invading burglars and criminals.
Kind of like how they run most franchises into the ground, a la Home Alone, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and others ...
Home Alone[a] is a series of American Christmas family comedy films originally created by John Hughes. Chris Columbus directed Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Raja Gosnell directed Home Alone 3 (1997), Rod Daniel directed Home Alone 4 (2002), Peter Hewitt directed Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) and Dan Mazer directed Home Sweet Home Alone (2021). The films revolve around the adventures of surrounding children who find themselves alone during the holiday season and faced with the challenge of defending their family's house or themselves from invading burglars and criminals.
Air Buddies (2006) alone made 40mil
Reason I still go to the movies...that and Bond
Exactly. Movies made for the big screen.
Surprisingly ... I've got an aunt who is 75yo (dad's sister) that loves blockbusters, so I've seen a number of them with her. Mission Impossible, Bond, Top Gun, etc. Dating back to the Bonds in the 2000s.
I remember seeing Fallout with her late summer of 2018 and going to work the next day and coworkers asking me what I thought. I was like - "Yeah, that was exactly what a blockbuster / popcorn movie is supposed to be. Fully recommend."
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Ben Foster Divorcing Laura Prepon After 6 Years of Marriage
Ben Foster has called it quits on his marriage to Laura Prepon ... and we're told the former flames are already living separately.
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Joker 2 is a masterpiece. Anyone who thinks otherwise does not understand ART. I can understand why though. The public is used to eating McDonalds or Chick-Fil-A, this movie was like eating Fogo De Chao or Miller’s Union off Chattahooche Ave in Atlanta for the first time.
Acting, Production Design, Cinematography, Editing, and Directing was on fucking point. Todd Phillips literally took what movies of the 40’s and 50’s were and put them in DC Comic book, but still kept the narrative element heavy so the story was still there. The music elements worked perfectly in giving a true sense of the surrealism of Arthur’s disconnect with regular ppl and reality meanwhile showing his connection with Lee as she is the only one who understands him.
This movie is a prime example why I don’t take Rotten Tomatoes or anything that someone else says about a movie seriously, until I watch it myself. You ask most ppl what’s their favorite Halle Berry movie they will say something recent or where she was a sex symbol, Me I would say Losing Isaiah. You ask most what was John Singletons best work most would say Snowfall or Boyz In the Hood, I would say Rosewood. You ask most what was Al Pacino best performance most would say Godfather, Scarface, Scent of A Woman, or even Devils Advocate, me I’d say Dog Day Afternoon.
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Hollywood on Edge After Trump’s ‘Devastating’ Victory: ‘There’s a Lot of Fear’
From jokes about hoarding birth control to fears about political retribution, Donald Trump's comeback is filling Hollywood with fear and sadness.
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Hollywood on Edge After Trump’s ‘Devastating’ Victory: ‘There’s a Lot of Fear’
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On Nov. 5, Mark Ruffalo settled in to watch the election night returns, expecting Kamala Harris to beat Donald Trump. But as one swing state after another tilted to the former and now future president, Ruffalo started to think about what the next morning would bring for America. “Going through my mind was just all the marginalized people that are going to be suffering from the unimaginable cruelty that’s going to be unleashed,” Ruffalo told Variety at the ACLU of Southern California’s Bill of Rights Awards on Sunday, referencing what he thinks Trump’s triumph means for women, immigrants and the LGBTQ community. “That was what was the most devastating. That we would let this happen.”
The “Avengers” actor isn’t the only member of the show business community cycling through the stages of grief in the aftermath of Trump’s return to power. After all, Hollywood threw its collective weight behind Harris, organizing Zoom fundraisers, sharing social media messages of support and stumping in battleground states. So her defeat was a shattering blow. And while Trump’s first win, in 2016, felt like a bolt from the blue, one that left the creative community eager to join the resistance, this time was different.
“In 2016, the reaction at the time felt like rage. People were motivated — inspired. They wanted to get up and get going,” says one agency insider. “In 2024, the reaction is much more somber and more resigned.”
Laura Friedman, a former film producer who won election to the U.S. House last week as a Democrat, says people in her circles were more distraught than they were eight years ago. “We have seen his bizarre behavior, his corruption and cronyism — we’ve seen all of that, and yet people still voted for him,” she says. “There’s a lot of fear.”
That anxiety was palpable at the glossy events that took place around Los Angeles last weekend. Celebrities still posed for photos on red carpets, but their megawatt smiles couldn’t disguise flickers of worry and sadness. “The last few days have been surreal,” Ciara, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, said at Baby2Baby’s annual gala.
On Saturday, the star-studded premiere of Universal’s “Wicked” provided some distraction from the despair that enveloped the entertainment industry. Executives brought their kids, and famous fans of the musical (including Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan) escaped to Oz for the night. A couple days earlier, at the film’s L.A. junket, star Cynthia Erivo drew parallels between the fantastical story and the political moment.
“It’s OK to celebrate each other’s differences,” she said. “I hope it allows us to learn about empathy and what it is to open up to other people, even though they might not be like yourself.”
At the after-party many people appeared to be drowning their sorrows in the night’s custom cocktail, the Ozmopolitan. A few women at the “Wicked” bash even shared stories of cold-calling pharmacies in attempts to “hoard birth control.” They didn’t seem to be joking.
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At the corporate level, some executives, such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, congratulated Trump on his comeback, while Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav predicted that the new administration would be more willing to rubber-stamp future mergers. Yet there are concerns about how Trump, who has made no secret of his antipathy toward the media or his desire to exact revenge, may respond if Hollywood is too critical. “Saturday Night Live,” for instance, poked fun at this squeamishness during its cold open last weekend, which found the ensemble jokingly declaring their support for Trump. “I keep waking up in the middle of the night screaming. With joy, of course,” Ego Nwodim insisted.
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If studios and streamers aren’t worried about enraging a thin-skinned commander in chief, they may be concerned about alienating the majority of voters who handed him a decisive victory. In this election, Trump captured the popular vote for the first time.
“This might reset some of their thinking about the attitudes of the American people,” actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt said at the Bill of Rights Awards. “If you asked your average Hollywood executive, ‘Who do you think will win the popular vote in 2024?’ very few of them would have said Donald Trump. … I don’t expect Hollywood to really do much other than pursue commercial interests, and I imagine those commercial interests will be realigned by this revelation.”
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Others are still processing the outcome and want to take a moment to listen and reflect before deciding how to respond.
“There’s not a knee-jerk reaction,” says Liana Schwarz, who advises Hollywood donors on issues including climate, protecting democracy and women’s rights. “It is really about being introspective to figure this out.”
For celebrities committed to particular causes, the focus is on how to guard against the threats of a second Trump term.
“While there is shock, it’s not as deep as it was in 2016,” Schwarz says. “There’s more talk about getting to work versus organizing marches.”
hmmm bookmarked
that was a very solid take and defense you should post it in the main thread
Dev Patel says Skins is 'like a rash that won't go away'
Dev Patel has revealed how he broke his hand on the first day of filming his latest movie Monkey Man as he opened up about being on set on Wednesday.
Zoe Saldana had to AUDITION for Emilia Perez
Zoe Saldana is one of the biggest Hollywood actresses. But the 46-year-old Avatar star still had to audition for her role as a lawyer who works for a Mexican drug lord in Emilia Perez.
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Absolution
PRAISE: I believe everyone reaches a point in their life whether they are pushed to do so or something overwhelms them to reflect on people they are on the outs with and regret who they left in the rear view of their lives. All of the aforementioned can be said about the character Liam Neeson portrays in this film he turns in a very strong performance as a gangster reaching his twilight period. Also quite strong are Frankie Shaw as his daughter Daisy and Yolanda Ross as a playful, caring, woman whos life the gangster walks into who has her own set a of problems. I enjoyed that Neeson's character was trying to set things right even though there were some huge hurdles in his way. I loved the salty dialogue in the script, and even when the script hits a few familiar beats i found the movie to be entertaining. I was actually shocked by one turn in the movie. I admire the film for trying to do a few different things in the old school gangster genre. The movie reminded me of one of my favorite movies of 2023 Knox Goes Away.
PROBLEMS: There's definitely some been there done that old hat scenes throughout the movie. A couple of turns were very predictable.
Scale of 1 to 10 an 7½
PRAISE: I believe everyone reaches a point in their life whether they are pushed to do so or something overwhelms them to reflect on people they are on the outs with and regret who they left in the rear view of their lives. All of the aforementioned can be said about the character Liam Neeson portrays in this film he turns in a very strong performance as a gangster reaching his twilight period. Also quite strong are Frankie Shaw as his daughter Daisy and Yolanda Ross as a playful, caring, woman whos life the gangster walks into who has her own set a of problems. I enjoyed that Neeson's character was trying to set things right even though there were some huge hurdles in his way. I loved the salty dialogue in the script, and even when the script hits a few familiar beats i found the movie to be entertaining. I was actually shocked by one turn in the movie. I admire the film for trying to do a few different things in the old school gangster genre. The movie reminded me of one of my favorite movies of 2023 Knox Goes Away.
PROBLEMS: There's definitely some been there done that old hat scenes throughout the movie. A couple of turns were very predictable.
Scale of 1 to 10 an 7½
Agreed - loved having it in the rotation for the wealth of knowledge they'd drop about the biz. Plenty of time spent listening to them while doing mundane tasks like grocery shopping, cooking, washing dishes, or just general paperwork in-house.
'A film that only Japan could have made': Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all
Ishirō Honda's momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity that goes beyond cinematic spectacle.
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The movie and her performance have been getting plenty of early Oscar buzz in recent months ... I really liked the director's work with the movies The Florida Project and Red Rocket from 2017 & 2021 respectively.
Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy drama film written, directed, and edited by Sean Baker. It follows the beleaguered marriage between Brooklyn stripper Anora (Mikey Madison) and son of a Russian oligarch Ivan Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), and features a supporting cast of Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
Anora premiered on May 21, 2024, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or. It was released theatrically on October 18, 2024, by Neon. The film received critical acclaim and has grossed $17.2 million worldwide, becoming Baker’s highest grossing film.
Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy drama film written, directed, and edited by Sean Baker. It follows the beleaguered marriage between Brooklyn stripper Anora (Mikey Madison) and son of a Russian oligarch Ivan Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), and features a supporting cast of Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
Anora premiered on May 21, 2024, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or. It was released theatrically on October 18, 2024, by Neon. The film received critical acclaim and has grossed $17.2 million worldwide, becoming Baker’s highest grossing film.
Every MCU movie, ranked
Deadpool & Wolverine just hit Disney Plus, so let’s see where it slots into Marvel’s 34-film saga
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13 Songs from Kids' Movies That Live in Our Heads Rent-Free
Over the years, the soundtracks to many kids' movies have become just as iconic as the films themselves. Here are our picks for the best songs from kids' movies that we can't get out of our heads.
10 Years Later, Star Wars Can Avoid Its Biggest Trilogy Mistake
With a new Star Wars trilogy brewing from Simon Kinberg, it's time to remember what didn't work about the other sequels.
The Woman Behind the ‘Hit Man’: How Juliana Hoffpauir Disguised Glen Powell
Costume designer and born and bred Austinite Juliana Hoffpauir turned to vintage stores and local brands to outfit the many, many sides of the film’s lead.
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Is a Stunning Powder Keg of a Movie
Denzel Washigton and his sons collaborate on this adaptation of August Wilson’s sterling post-slavery drama that’s poised for Oscar attention.
This Indian Import May Be the Most Moving Film of the Year
“All We Imagine as Light” is an emotional, touching portrait of female anguish and solidarity set in Mumbai—and, if there’s justice, will travel all the way to the Oscars.