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Lifting Veil on Neil Armstrong, Gosling 'Seriously Impresses'

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 12, 2018 10:45 AM CDT

First Man Gets It Right

Ryan Gosling is great as Neil Armstrong

(Newser) - Ryan Gosling is back under the direction of La La Land's Damien Chazelle, this time as Neil Armstrong in First Man , based on James R. Hansen's biography of the astronaut. Also starring The Crown's Claire Foy, the film has won over critics, who give it an 90%...

Venom Kills,
A Star Is
Born Soars

box office

Oct 7, 2018 11:45 AM CDT

Venom Kills, A Star Is Born Soars

While sleeper hit 'A Simple Favor' keeps chugging along

(Newser) - The surprise combination of Venom and A Star is Born lit up the weekend box office with two strong debuts, Variety reports. The Marvel antihero flick scored $80 million domestically as the well-reviewed remake starring Lady Gaga banked $42 million. Rounding out the top five were Smallfoot ($14 million), Night ...

Kevin Hart Comedy
Draws a Diverse Crowd

box office

Sep 30, 2018 11:45 AM CDT

Kevin Hart Comedy Draws a Diverse Crowd

'Night School' beats 'Smallfoot' for top of the box office

(Newser) - The new comedy Night School overcame weak reviews and fended off an animated Yeti to grab top spot at the weekend box office, per the Hollywood Reporter . Drawing a multi-ethnic audience—37% Caucasian, 30% African American, 24% Latino, 5% Asian, and 4% other, says Universal—the Kevin Hart comedy domestically...

Michael Moore Flick Fizzles

box office

Sep 23, 2018 12:01 PM CDT

Michael Moore Flick Fizzles

Family-friendly 'The House With a Clock in Its Walls' grabs first place

(Newser) - Film-festival fare got killed at the weekend box office as The House With a Clock in Its Walls—a family picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black—easily scored top spot with a surprising $26.8 million debut, per the Hollywood Reporter . Filling out the top five domestically were A ...

The Predator
Scares Off the
Competition

box office

Sep 16, 2018 11:10 AM CDT

The Predator Scares Off the Competition

The Fox reboot grabs top spot on 4K US screens

(Newser) - The Predator is at the top of the food chain in its first weekend in theaters, the AP reports. 20th Century Fox said Sunday that the film earned an estimated $24 million from more than 4,000 North American theaters. Starring Olivia Munn and Boyd Holbrook, The Predator cost $88...

Nicolas Cage
Delivers in His
'Craziest Role'

MOVIE REVIEW

Sep 14, 2018 10:20 AM CDT

Nicolas Cage Delivers in His 'Craziest Role'

He's on a mission for revenge in 'Mandy'

(Newser) - Throw together revenge, demons, a cult, and a whole lot of blood and you've got Panos Cosmatos' Mandy , making a splash with a 95% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . The film stars Nicolas Cage as a lumberjack living peacefully in a cabin the woods with his girlfriend, Mandy...

Report: Henry Cavill Won't Play Superman Again

Report: Henry Cavill
Is Done With the Red Cape

Sep 12, 2018 10:45 AM CDT

Report: Henry Cavill Is Done With the Red Cape

Sources say Warner Bros. wanted a Superman cameo in upcoming film, but it didn't pan out

(Newser) - After three go-rounds, Henry Cavill is forever done with the red cape, at least according to the Hollywood Reporter 's sources, though it hasn't gotten confirmation from the actor or Warner Bros. The studio had reportedly been in talks with Cavill over a Superman cameo in Shazam!, but...

Olivia Munn:
Co-Stars Iced
Me Out After
Sex Offender
Reveal

Sep 10, 2018 10:10 AM CDT

Olivia Munn: Co-Stars Iced Me Out After Sex Offender Reveal

'Predator' actress says she's been snubbed by other actors in the movie

(Newser) - An actor in the Predator reboot was a registered sex offender, and it was one of his famous colleagues who turned him in to the studio . Olivia Munn discovered Steven Wilder Striegel, a friend of The Predator director Shane Black who'd acted in one of the film's scenes...

The Nun
Keeps Up
Warner Bros
Winning
Streak

box office

Sep 9, 2018 12:30 PM CDT

The Nun Keeps Up Warner Bros Winning Streak

The horror movie banks $53.5M domestically

(Newser) - The horror movie The Nun has topped the domestic box office in its first weekend, scoring a best for the "Conjuring" franchise, the AP reports. Studio estimates on Sunday say the Taissa Farmiga film brought in $53.5 million from North American theaters. It's the fifth consecutive weekend...

Predator
Actress Gets
Sex Offender
Cut From Film

Sep 7, 2018 9:40 AM CDT

Predator Actress Gets Sex Offender Cut From Film

Olivia Munn convinces Twentieth Century Fox to delete scene with Steven Wilder Striegel

(Newser) - The new Predator movie that debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday was not the same flick that existed mere weeks ago. Hours before the fourth installment in the franchise premiered , Twentieth Century Fox revealed The Predator underwent a last-minute edit to remove a scene featuring a registered...

Controversial Oscar Change
Walked Back After Outcry

Sep 7, 2018 6:45 AM CDT

Controversial Oscar Change Walked Back After Outcry

Crowd-pleasing films won't be getting their own 'popular' category—at least not yet

(Newser) - And the winner is … not the new Oscars category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a slew of changes last month to its annual awards show, among them a new "outstanding achievement in popular film" category meant to reward films perhaps not critically acclaimed but...

Crazy Rich Asians
Just Got Crazier

box office

Aug 26, 2018 11:21 AM CDT

Crazy Rich Asians Just Got Crazier

And Melissa McCarthy's 'Happytime Murders' was no match

(Newser) - The opening weekend for Crazy Rich Asians was historic. Its second weekend was even more impressive, the AP reports. The romantic comedy sensation slid just 6% from its chart-topping debut to again lead the box office with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Almost as many people turned out...

Laughs Quickly Lost
in Happytime Murders

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 24, 2018 9:46 AM CDT

Laughs Quickly Lost in Happytime Murders

Critics blast the film as unfunny 'travesty'

(Newser) - Remember the hubbub over this trailer with NSFW puppets ? Well, The Happytime Murders is out Friday, starring Melissa McCarthy as a detective probing a series of puppet murders with her puppet partner. Critics, meanwhile, are busy investigating why the R-rated film is, in their opinions, downright awful. (The film...

Crazy Rich Asians
Makes America Swoon

box office

Aug 19, 2018 12:00 PM CDT

Crazy Rich Asians Makes America Swoon

Mark Wahlberg's "Mile 22" under-performs while "The Meg" drops to second

(Newser) - Glitz has won out over guns at the North American box office this weekend as the gilded romance Crazy Rich Asians took No. 1 over Mark Wahlberg's action-packed Mile 22, the AP reports. Studios on Sunday say that Crazy Rich Asians took in an estimated $25.2 million from...

Long-Lost Marilyn Monroe
Nude Scene Discovered

Long-Lost Marilyn Monroe Nude Scene Discovered

It was locked in a cabinet for decades

(Newser) - A Marilyn Monroe nude scene that people thought had been destroyed long ago has been rediscovered—but it's not clear whether it will ever be released. The scene from 1961's The Misfits, the last movie that Monroe completed before her death, was kept by producer Frank Taylor, and...

The Meg
Devours the
Competition

box office

Aug 12, 2018 12:02 PM CDT

The Meg Devours the Competition

The American-Chinese co-production doubles estimated draw

(Newser) - The shark thriller The Meg became the latest success in Hollywood's sizzling summer, opening well above expectations with $44.5 million in ticket sales, according to box office estimates Sunday, the AP reports. The Warner Bros. release had been forecast by some for closer to half that total. An...

'An Alarm Clock Rings' in
Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 10, 2018 11:34 AM CDT

'An Alarm Clock Rings' in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman

Critics applaud this history lesson on racism in America

(Newser) - Spike Lee wants President Trump to see his new movie, reports Reuters , and critics want you to see it, too. Based on the true 1970s story of a black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, BlacKkKlansman has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , with critics commenting on its...

4 Searing Reviews
of Slender Man

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 10, 2018 9:30 AM CDT

4 Searing Reviews of Slender Man

'No one cares,' writes one critic

(Newser) - The reviews are in for Slender Man , the faceless character's jump from the Internet to the big screen thanks to Sony Pictures and director Sylvain White, and they're nearly universally awful. Four zingers summing up critics' 11% rating on Rotten Tomatoes :

On Brink of Death, MoviePass
Thinks It's Figured It Out

Aug 6, 2018 10:40 AM CDT

On Brink of Death, MoviePass Thinks It's Figured It Out

Its new model lets subscribers see 3 movies a month for $9.95

(Newser) - What would you rather do: Pay $9.95 a month to see one movie in a theater per day, or pay $9.95 to see three movies a month? It's sort of a trick question, in that option one will soon no longer exist. MoviePass on Monday announced that...

Mission Impossible
Fends Off a Little Bear

box office

Aug 5, 2018 11:10 AM CDT

Mission Impossible Fends Off a Little Bear

Christopher Robin takes a respectable second at the weekend box office

(Newser) - Tom Cruise held onto first at the weekend box office and left the world's kindest bear in a cloud of action-movie dust, Variety reports. Mission Impossible—Fallout held top spot for the second week with $35 million while Christopher Robin, a family film about Winnie the Pooh, bowed with...