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The $155 million figure makes Rogue One the third highest grossing domestic weekend opener of 2016, behind Captain America: Civil War ($179 million) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166
Cast members pose as they arrive for the gala screening of the film “Moonlight”, on the second night of the 60th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival at Embankment Garden Cinema in London, Britain October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
If the Oscars turn out to be “so white” again next year, it will not be for a lack of candidates.
A handful of critically acclaimed movies featuring people of color are vying for awards attention this year, ranging from a Pulitzer Prize-winning family
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Heading into the thick of awards season, Denzel Washington’s third directorial effort, Fences, is getting the kind of early screening reaction that often fuels late-breaking contenders to the front of the Oscar race.
The anticipated film screened for industry figures — including members of the Screen Actors Guild Awards’ nominating committee, AMPAS voters, awards bloggers, and journalists — on Saturday in Los Angeles, and was followed by a Q&A featuring Washington along
Run—don’t walk—and see Queen of Katwe—the powerful film by Disney.
I saw it last weekend and can only say that the film has stayed with me all week.
Queen of Katwe tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, one of Uganda’s top chess players competing in international competitions. After her father died, Phiona’s family slipped into poverty. Her family couldn’t afford school fees, so she and her school-aged siblings sold maize in the market instead of attending school.
Phiona and he
The Black Culture is filled with important people, facts and dates. Here are 10 interesting quick facts that you might not know about famous people in Black entertainment.
1. James Brown, best known for one of his hit songs, I Feel Good, performed in front of a televised audience in Boston, MA the day after Martin Luther King Jr. People credited his performance for preventing riots of the assassination with his performance.
2. The Cosby Show became the highest ranking sitcom for 5 y
Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven remake rode the star power of Denzel Washington to an estimated $35 million debut, topping North American ticket sales over the weekend.
Estimates put Magnificent Seven far ahead of the week’s other major new release, Storks. The animated movie, starring Andy Samberg as a baby-delivering stork, opened with $21.8 million.
A remake of John Sturges’ 1960 film, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’sSeven Samurai, the new Magnificent Seven slots in as o
When fans first heard that "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" would be getting reshoots to make the darker tones a bit lighter, some wondered if the end product would be the kind of Star Wars movie worthy of a lightsaber salute.
On Thursday, Disney and Lucasfilm released a new "Rogue One" movie trailer that put those worries on hold.
In the trailer, we see ominous shots of a hovering Star Destroyer, Rebel Pilots in shackles, a very tall robot K-2SO spouting the odds of failure, AT-ATs in battl
Mace Windu from the “Star Wars“ movies is dead, killed by Anakin Skywalker and Chancellor Palpatine in “Revenge of the Sith,” as seen in the video above.
Or is he?
Samuel L. Jackson, who played the Jedi master in the three prequel films, said he thinks the character is still alive.
“It was George Lucas’ idea to kill Mace Windu,” Jackson said while answering questions on Twitter to help promote “Legend of Tarzan,” which opens Friday.
“In my mind, I’m not dead,” he said. “Jedi can fall incre
We’ve been hearing it — and saying it — for a long time, but it’s true. The world’s most well-known sci-fi villain is back! Darth Vader has been officially confirmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!
I first reported Darth Vader in Rogue One here on Geek.com, but this goes back even farther. Rumors first came up in September of last year. MakingStarWars.net first heard that the original sculptor who created Darth Vader’s helmet was back for Rogue One in November.
Brian Muir, the man that scu
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The jungle is a dark and scary place. Oh, it didn’t really seem that way back in 1967. Then it was more of a swinging place full of quirky characters and memorable music. Almost fifty years later, however, things in the jungle have gotten a bit edgier and more dangerous; and yet, despite that, it’s still a place of fun adventures and warm friendships. Disney’s update of their own classic take on Rudyard Kipling’s short stories re-captures much of the magic of the an
We'd already heard rumors that James Cameron had found three sequels a little limiting for his Avatar follow-ups, and on stage at CinemaCon today he made it official. The filmmaker announced that no less than four new sequels to his 3D epic are in the works, with the first hitting theaters in 2018.
The filmmaker discussed the many ways in which he is expanding the world — a theme park with Disney in in the works, and his company has signed a deal with Dark Horse Comics for graphic novel spi
I admit that nostalgia makes me a little biased here, but for my money the DC Animated Universe has done some of the very best storytelling using comic book characters.Superman '78 and The Dark Knight may be beloved for interpreting the Man of Steel and Caped Crusader for the big screen, but the cartoons — Batman: The Animated Series,Superman: The Animated Series, and Justice League — have long been where fans could go to get a sense of DC Comics' very essence.
Which is why even the apologists
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“To me, the knee-jerk reaction if I had to [name someone] is Ava DuVernay, who I think would just kill it,” Abrams told Nerdist when asked about potential female writers or directors he’d like to see working on a Star Wars feature.
“She is as much a fan of genre movies … and hearing her talk about, not just Star Wars, but hearing her talk about those kinds of films is evidence that she would just kill it,” he continued. “Whe
Steve Jobs is an intelligent and engaging movie loosely based on the legendary Apple co-founder's life, boasting an Oscar-worthy turn from Michael Fassbender, an Oscar-winning director in Danny Boyle, and an Aaron Sorkin script that Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal previously compared to a modern-day Citizen Kane. But such praise and overwhelmingly positive reviews haven't resulted in big box office numbers — Steve Jobsonly pulled in $7.3 million on its opening weekend.
That's less than a
Matt Damon got into a heated racial debate with black movie producer Effie Brown on Sunday’s episode of “Project Greenlight.” The actor is now receiving backlash on social media for his controversial opinion about the inclusion of diversity in filmmaking. Watch the video here.
“Project Greenlight” is an HBO docuseries that chronicles the behind-the-scenes process of making a movie. Season four of the show, produced by Damon and Ben Affleck, premiered on Sunday night after a 10-year hiatus.
Th
The faith-based film “War Room” continues to win the battle at the box office, and its creators, the Kendrick brothers, are defying their critics at every turn.
Alex and Stephen Kendrick cast a Bible teacher, Priscilla Shirer, in the leading role for the film about the power of prayer.
Shirer is the daughter of Pastor Tony Evans and the founder of Go Beyond Ministries.
In her very first acting role, Shirer plays the character Elizabeth Jordan. Jordan is a wife and mother who learns the power
I’m not a big fan of Christian movies, mainly because low budgets often result in bad acting and cheesy scripts that make even the most gracious churchgoers cringe in embarrassment. But today Hollywood insiders are admitting that the quality of Christian filmmaking is improving—and the newly released War Room is likely to take the genre to a new level.
Don’t expect your typical nose-in-the-air film critics to give War Room good reviews. Its faith message is not subtle. People actually pray—
The cast of the movie “War Room” pose with Bishop George Bloomer of The WORD network, center, during the Global United Fellowship Press Conference at the Omni Hotel and Resort on July 7, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. From left to right, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie, Bishop Bloomer, Priscilla Shirer and Co-Writer/Director Alex Kendrick. Established in 2013 under the leadership of Bishop Neil C. Ellis, Global United Fellowship (GUF) is a cross-denominational fellowship of spiritual leaders
“I didn’t feel a peace about it,” T'Juan said. “I was flattered, but … I don’t think the role would’ve been a good fit for me in this season."
