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Sep172024 by cineverseNo Comments

Agatha All Along’ First Reactions: Kathryn Hahn’s Marvel Return Hailed as ‘Bewitching,’ ‘Deliciously Devious’ and ‘Bats— Crazy in All the Right Kinds of Ways’

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By Zack Sharf According To The variety Kathryn Hahn has made her grand return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the witch Agatha Harkness, and members of the press appear to be delighted. “Agatha All Along,” the nine-episode sequel series to 2021’s “WandaVision” is being called “insanely fun” and a “bewitching follow-up” in first reactions. “The Movie Podcast” host Daniel Baptista called Hahn’s performance “spellbinding” and “deliciously devious.” “[‘Agatha All Along’] is the PERFECT show for the spooky season and filled with BIG WITCH ENERGY,” Baptista wrote on X/Twitter. “Kathryn Hahn is iconic as ever and delivers a deliciously devious and spellbinding performance. Joe Locke is a scene stealer. This is the most fun you’ll have feasting on a show this year.” Bam Smack ...

Sep172024 by cineverseNo Comments

Former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy

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By Gene Maddaus Former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe pleaded guilty Monday to a securities fraud charge, admitting that he conspired to deceive the public and investors about the sustainability of the company’s $9.95-a-month movie subscription service. Lowe, 72, faces a maximum of five years in federal prison. Under his plea agreement, made public on Monday, Lowe agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and regulators, which could result in a reduced sentence. “Mitch is a good man who is looking to move forward with his life,” said his attorneys, Margot Moss and David Oscar Markus, in a statement. “He has accepted responsibility for his actions in this case and will continue to try to make things right.” Ted Farnsworth, the former CEO of parent company Helios and Mat...

Sep162024 by cineverseNo Comments

Jon Stewart Weighs ‘Daily Show’ Extension After His Emmy Win: ‘This Election Will Never End. How Could I Leave?’

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By Michael Schneider According To The variety Jon Stewart just won his 23rd Emmy on Sunday night — and his first in nearly a decade as part of the team on “The Daily Show.” Has the success of his once-a-week return inspired him to perhaps extend his stay with the series? As Stewart announced at the start of the year, he planned to join “The Daily Show” as only a Monday host through this year’s election. Asked backstage whether he’d consider extending his stay with the show, Stewart quipped, he may need to: “Well, my feeling is this election will never end. So why would I? How could I leave? I won’t be allowed to leave until the election, until we’re all ground to some sort of calcified nubs. … We’re looking forward to it being awful.” As Variety reported upon S...

Sep162024 by cineverseNo Comments

Emmys 2024 Snubs and Surprises: ‘Hacks’ Devours ‘The Bear,’ Lamorne Morris Defeats Iron Man and ‘The Traitors’ Banishes ‘Drag Race’

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By Kate Aurthur, Adam B. Vary According To The variety There have been years when the Primetime Emmys telecast is riddled with surprise, out-of-left-field winners, and until the very last minute, this ceremony was not one of them. As the experts predicted, “Shōgun” pretty much ran the table, and it and “The Bear” both set records for the most awarded shows ever for a drama and a comedy, respectively. As the hosts Eugene and Dan Levy also noted in their opening banter, “Shōgun” actually set its record during the Creative Arts Emmys with 14 wins, and only furthered that record with four wins on Sunday. And “The Bear” set its record despite providing the one true shock of the night, its loss for best comedy to “Hacks”! Meanwhile, the Emmys did manage to slip in som...

Sep152024 by cineverseNo Comments

The Deb’ Review: Rebel Wilson Lets Her Musical Roots Show in Ribald Satire of Modern Courtship

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By Peter Debruge According To The variety According to tradition, debutante balls are designed to introduce young ladies to polite society. But in Australian comedy star Rebel Wilson’s rowdy directorial debut, “The Deb,” there isn’t really anything that resembles “polite society.” Wilson’s characters run the gamut from uncouth to in-your-face offensive — none more than the tacky small-town beautician Wilson embodies in a brash, John Waters-esque musical satire, situated where overzealous progressive values meet old-school pageantry at its most patriarchal. It’s unfortunate that the film’s Toronto Film Festival closing-night premiere is overshadowed by legal disputes between Wilson and three of her producers, since “The Deb” delivers where it counts. The project pokes f...

Sep152024 by cineverseNo Comments

Toronto Oscars Wrap-Up, Plus Which Movie Will Win the TIFF Audience Award?

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By Clayton Davis According To The variety he Oscars race is wide open this year, and so is the question of which film will win the coveted TIFF Audience Award. With A-listers like Selena Gomez and Angelina Jolie and breakout stars like Mikey Madison and Gabriel LaBelle, the 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival concludes on Sunday after screening 278 films over its 10-day run. Following Pedro Almodóvar’s stunning melodrama, “The Room Next Door,” taking the Golden Lion at Venice, attention shifts to the Canadian festival to see which film will get a significant boost in the early days of the best picture race. While some films here scream awards potential, others are destined only for commercial success, while others are just blips in the massive lineup. Below are po...

Sep152024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Speak No Evil’ Pipes in With $4.9 Million Opening Day, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Still Shaking on Top

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By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety It’s still the ghost with the most money at the box office this weekend, with “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” retaining the top slot on domestic charts in its second weekend. Universal’s horror play “Speak No Evil” is putting up a modest but solid performance as runner-up though, with $4.9 million from 3,375 locations across Friday and preview screenings. That puts it on the higher side of tracking for a $10 million to $13 million opening, which the James McAvoy vehicle had drawn before the weekend. It’s a strong start for the Blumhouse Productions thriller, especially on a typically lean budget of $15 million. Reviews have been strong for the James Watkins-directed remake, which nearly functions as a scene-for-scene (to a point) recreati...