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'80s 'Culture-Changers' Enter National Film Registry

Dirty Dancing , Beverly Hills Cop are among this year's entrants onto Library of Congress' list

(Newser) - Each year, the librarian of Congress picks 25 movies that are at least a decade old and "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant to enter the National Film Registry. Per Variety , there were more than 6,700 entrants this year, all submitted by the public as possible contenders. This year'...

Kraven Bombs, Leaving Moana 2 , Wicked on Top
Kraven Bombs, Leaving
Moana 2, Wicked on Top
box office
Dec 15, 2024 2:40 PM CST

Kraven Bombs, Leaving Moana 2, Wicked on Top

Spider-Man spinoff brings in only $11M for weekend

(Newser) - The Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less...

Jim Carrey's Retirement Plans Derailed: 'I Need the Money'

'I bought a lot of stuff,' he says of why he took on latest role, in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

(Newser) - More than two years ago, Jim Carrey apparently retired from acting , vowing that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 would likely be his last movie. "If the angels bring some sort of script that's written in gold ink that says to me that it's going to be really important...

Here Are Your Top Films of 2024, per 2 NYT Critics

All We Imagine as Light , Nickel Boys rank first on the lists for Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson

(Newser) - It was a hectic year in politics, but people still managed to find time for a movie or two, or several, including New York Times film critics Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson. The duo have compiled their individual top 10 lists for the flicks that most thrilled and moved them,...

A Millennial Admits: Sappy Christmas Films Aren't Terrible

NYT columnist Amanda Hess is surprised to find she's 'aged into the bad Christmas movie'

(Newser) - If you've ever scoffed at the treacly looking Christmas movies churned out annually by the likes of the Hallmark Channel and Netflix, refusing to become an old cat lady (or lad) sobbing over a rom-com, take comfort that "old" isn't the only demographic that these type of...

Moana 2 Tops the Original
Moana 2 Tops
the Original
box office
Dec 8, 2024 12:15 PM CST

Moana 2 Tops the Original

New films can't topple holiday weekend offerings

(Newser) - The Walt Disney Co.'s animated film Moana 2 remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul. The film added $52 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its domestic total to $300 million, surpassing...

Kate Winslet Reveals 'Horrific' Body-Shaming After Titanic
Kate Winslet
Reveals 'Horrific'
Body-Shaming
After Titanic
in case you missed it
Dec 8, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Kate Winslet Reveals 'Horrific' Body-Shaming After Titanic

Actor, 49, says she privately slammed critics of her weight then, telling them: 'I hope this haunts you'

(Newser) - Kate Winslet recently chatted with 60 Minutes , in an interview that aired Sunday to promote her new Lee Miller biopic, and the 49-year-old actor revealed that walking the red carpet after filming 1997's Titanic turned out to be a "horrific" experience, complete with body-shaming, per the Guardian and...

Moana 2 Leads Record Weekend
Moana 2 Leads
Record Weekend
box office
Dec 1, 2024 1:55 PM CST

Moana 2 Leads Record Weekend

Total holiday weekend ticket sales hit $420M

(Newser) - Moana 2 brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with Wicked and Gladiator II, made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas and a confluence of blockbusters more like what's...

He Brought You the Line 'And Don't Call Me Shirley'

Writer-director Jim Abrahams, a parody specialist, is dead at 80

(Newser) - "And don't call me Shirley!" That iconic line from 1980's Airplane! is one of many that can be attributed to writer-director Jim Abrahams, who leaves behind a legacy of laughs following his death Tuesday at age 80, per The Hollywood Reporter . Abrahams, who died of natural...

Wicked , Gladiator II Can't Match Barbenheimer
Wicked, Gladiator II
Can't Match Barbenheimer
box office
Nov 24, 2024 1:15 PM CST

Wicked, Gladiator II Can't Match Barbenheimer

Debuts nevertheless are a boost for theaters

(Newser) - With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, Wicked and Gladiator II breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M. Chu's lavish big-budget musical Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted...

Ahead of Wicked Debut, a Request From AMC

Theater chain reminds moviegoers in ad to watch the Ariana Grande movie silently, not sing along

(Newser) - The Ariana Grande film Wicked premieres on Friday, and one theater chain is already sending out a warning to potential moviegoers: Please don't sing along during the flick. The Independent reports that the AMC theater chain is issuing its red flag during a brief PSA before each showing of...

Red One Tops Weekend Before Wicked, Gladiator II
Audiences, Studios Seem
to Await Wicked, Gladiator II
box office
Nov 17, 2024 12:15 PM CST

Audiences, Studios Seem to Await Wicked, Gladiator II

Red One tops weekend without being a major draw

(Newser) - Moviegoers were not yet feeling the holiday spirit this weekend, or at least not the cheer Red One was offering. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold $34.1 million in tickets in its first weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It...

Venom Holds Off Horror, Holiday Challenges
With Few Challenges,
Venom Repeats
box office
Nov 10, 2024 12:40 PM CST

With Few Challenges, Venom Repeats

(Newser) - Venom: The Last Dance has been no blockbuster in North American theaters. But in a lethargic fall moviegoing season, even a so-so performing superhero sequel can rule the box office for three straight weeks. For the third weekend in a row, the film has been the No. 1 movie at...

Venom 3 Stays Strong as Here Goes Nowhere
Venom 3 Stays Strong
as Here Goes Nowhere
box office
Nov 3, 2024 12:30 PM CST

Venom 3 Stays Strong as Here Goes Nowhere

Reviews don't help Tom Hanks, Robin Wright reunion

(Newser) - Venom: The Last Dance enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was a relatively quiet weekend for North American movie theaters leading up to the US election. Charts...

Anna Kendrick Felt 'Gross' Getting Paid for New Film

Actor says she donated money she made from Woman of the Hour to anti-violence charities

(Newser) - Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, began streaming this month on Netflix, and it's garnering decent reviews . But while the 39-year-old Pitch Perfect actor is accepting praise for the film—which the AP describes as a "chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer...

Venom Installment Wins but Not Convincingly
Venom Has a Low-Grade Victory
box office
Oct 27, 2024 1:40 PM CDT

Venom Has a Low-Grade Victory

Performance reflects a down year for superhero films

(Newser) - Venom: The Last Dance showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise's previous entries. Projections for the third Venom film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65 million....

Second Smile Tops Weekend
Second Smile Wins Weekend
box office
Oct 20, 2024 12:15 PM CDT

Second Smile Wins Weekend

Joker 's collapse paves way for another horror victory

(Newser) - Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts, and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. Smile 2, in its first weekend, and Terrifier 3, in its second, proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d'Or...

Trump Blasts Biopic The Apprentice
Trump Blasts
Biopic The Apprentice
Oct 14, 2024 11:20 AM CDT

Trump Blasts Biopic The Apprentice

'It's a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job,' he says of the film

(Newser) - Donald Trump couldn't stop the US release of the controversial biopic The Apprentice over the weekend, but he's weighing in as movie critic on Monday:
  • "It's a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job," he wrote on Truth Social . The former president called out screenwriter
...

Terrifier 3 Slays Joker , Apprentice
Terrifier 3 Surprises Competition
box office
Oct 13, 2024 2:00 PM CDT

Terrifier 3 Surprises Competition

Meanwhile , Joker sequel plunges 81% in second weekend of release

(Newser) - The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a Saturday Night Live origin story, and Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. Terrifier 3, a gory, low-budget slasher from the small...

Joker 2 Audience Isn't Amused
Joker 2 Audience Isn't Amused
box office
Oct 6, 2024 4:10 PM CDT

Joker 2 Audience Isn't Amused

Anticipated sequel tops weekend but receives low scores from viewers

(Newser) - Joker: Folie à Deux is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips' 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters...

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