How ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Became This Weekend’s Widest Release
Idris Elba fights a lion on 3,500 screens, while a Japanese anime gets 4,000 screens.
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The Decade That Changed Everything: 9 Innovations That Shaped Film in the ’90s
’90s Week: The T-1000, Woody and Buzz’s big-screen breakthrough, and the digital revolutions of “The Matrix” all pushed the medium forward.
Bill Duke on ‘Deep Cover,’ ‘Sister Act 2,’ and Reshaping What Black Movies Could Be in the ’90s
’90s Week: The iconic actor and director on the leaps of faith that made him one of the most vital Hollywood filmmakers of the decade.
Amandla Stenberg Defends Response to ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Critic Over Cleavage Remark: This ‘Baffles Me’
“There seems to be a lot of unwarranted conversation around my chest that kind of baffles me,” Stenberg said after her direct message to a New York Times film critic went viral.
The Rom-Com Boom Owed Everything to Its Leading Ladies
’90s Week: From Julia Roberts to Meg Ryan, the rom-com never would have worked without the stars that brought it to life.
‘Beast’ Review: When Idris Elba Fights a Lion, You’ll Root for the Lion
Baltasar Kormákur’s high-concept actioner pits man against beast, but fundamentally misunderstands how such a formulaic feature should work.
Tarantino on Why Michelle Yeoh Wasn’t in ‘Kill Bill’: Unbelievable ‘Uma Thurman Could Kick Your Ass’
The Bride couldn’t best Yeoh’s marital arts prowess, according to Tarantino.
‘Malcolm X’ at 30: Spike Lee Reflects on Winning the Fight to Make His Masterpiece
’90s Week: The filmmaker tells IndieWire how he poured everything he had learned about cinema, politics, behavior and culture into one 201-minute Molotov cocktail of epic filmmaking.
Jeff Baena Wanted ‘Spin Me Round’ to Be Giallo Version of ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’ with #MeToo Twist
The filmmaker tells IndieWire about crafting the ultimate confrontation of expectation versus reality in the film starring Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza.
Zoë Kravitz Aims to Shatter Channing Tatum’s ‘Boy Next Door’ Typecasting with ‘Pussy Island’
Tatum also produces Kravitz’s “pretty punk rock” directorial debut thriller.
Taylor Swift Was Turned Down as a ‘Twilight’ Extra for Being Too Famous
Director Chris Weitz thought “nobody is going to be able to process anything” if Grammy winner Swift appeared in the franchise.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is Already #4 on iTunes, a Week Before Its PVOD Release
The movie that saved the movies arrives in homes August 23, but Paramount+ is still TBD.
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Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘Virgin River’ Breaks ‘Stranger Things’ No. 1 Streak, ‘The Gray Man’ at No. 3
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Rising Artist Aleesha Teams Up With Dembow Heavy-Hitters Haraca Kiko and El Cherry Scom for ‘Melacomo’
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CNN Hires Ryan Kadro To Top Content Strategy Role
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Virgin River Dethrones Stranger Things Atop Nielsen Streaming Top 10 Chart, Terminal List Slips Four Spots
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Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions Readies Launch of ESPN UFC ‘GronkCast’