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Hilary Swank Says Hollywood Was ‘More Patriarchal Than Ever’ When She First Started Acting: ‘I Just Don’t Like Being Told How to Be Feminine

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By Jack Dunn According To The variety Hilary Swank is opening up about the challenges of being a young actress in a male-centric industry. In a recent sit down with Women’s Heath, the “Million Dollar Baby” star said that when she first started acting, Hollywood “was more patriarchal than ever,” which made it difficult to fully embody her roles. “Thankfully, it’s becoming more inclusive,” Swank said. “But when I started, it was more patriarchal than ever. And so I was playing roles that were written by men from what a female point of view is, and it wasn’t necessarily true.” “It’s not that I don’t like being feminine,” she added. “I just don’t like being told how to be feminine.” Swank, a two-time Oscar winner, earned her first Academy Award for her leading role in ...

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Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Sets Cannes Film Festival Premiere

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By Ellise Shafer According To The variety Tom Cruise‘s “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is officially headed to Cannes Film Festival. The highly anticipated eighth film in the iconic spy franchise will premiere out of competition on May 14, with Cruise and director-writer Christopher McQuarrie in attendance. It marks Cruise’s third time at Cannes, with the first being for Ron Howard’s “Far and Away” in 1992 and the second just a few years ago for “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022. During his last Cannes appearance, Cruise also received an honorary Palme d’Or and gave a masterclass to attendees. “In ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,’ Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, who he has portrayed since the beginning of the franchise in 1996, and his IMF team ask you to trust them...

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Academy President Janet Yang Urges Preservation of ‘Human Authorship’ in the AI Era

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By Carolyn Giardina According To The variety Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang said the media and entertainment community needs to preserve “human authorship” as AI use evolves in Hollywood, Monday during a session at the NAB Show. “We need the human behind the AI,” she said. “I feel cautiously optimistic that we will find a path for what will be a big part of our lives.” In attendance at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas for the first time, Yang participated in a panel during which she provided an overview of the Academy and thoughts on AI to the engineering-heavy audience. Noting that the Academy has 19 branches, representing those in front of and behind the camera, as well as one of the newest, aimed at...

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Allu Arjun Confirms Untitled Feature With Director Atlee, Sun Pictures (EXCLUSIVE

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Following the monumental success of “Pushpa 2,” which amassed over $210 million globally , pan-India star Allu Arjun is officially joining forces with director Atlee and marquee production house Sun Pictures for a new feature that promises to be a high-concept, VFX-driven spectacle. Backed by Sun Group’s Kalanithi Maran, the untitled film is slated to go into production this month, it was revealed on the occasion of Arjun’s birthday on Tuesday. Arjun and Atlee were recently in Los Angeles, where the duo met with leading special effects companies to map out the film’s ambitious visual palette. The project, still under wraps in terms of title and casting, is being positioned as an original big-screen event with mass ...

Apr72025 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Minecraft’ Is Already the Second-Biggest Movie of the Year With $301 Million in Global Debut

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety A Minecraft Movie” landed on the big screen as an instant (and surprise) blockbuster smash with $301 million globally, providing Hollywood and cinema owners with a much-needed box office boost. After three days of release, it’s already the second-highest grossing film of the year behind Disney and Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” ($410 million after eight weeks on the big screen). “Minecraft,” a PG action comedy from Warner Bros. and Legendary, will surpass those ticket sales to rank as No. 1 in a matter of days. Among other benchmarks, “A Minecraft Movie” scored the second-biggest international debut for a video game adaptation after Universal and Illumination’s “Super Mario Bros. Movie.” That film, which opened in 2023, s...

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My Little Moon” Shines at Riverside Festival with Best Film and Best Actress Awards

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By Cineversedaily News The feature film My Little Moon, directed by Ali Atshani, has won the Best Film award at the 22nd Riverside Festival in California, USA. The Riverside Festival is one of the prestigious festivals in the US, held annually in April in Riverside, California. This year, during the closing ceremony of its 22nd edition on April 6th at the Fox Theater in Riverside, My Little Moon was awarded the Best Film. In addition, Natalia Polo won the Best Actress award at this festival for her performance in the film. The film has previously received numerous accolades at various festivals, including the Kansas City Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival, and many others. Last week, My Little Moon also won the Best Actress award for Natalia Polo at the Kansas City Festival. Natalia Po...

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Tron: Ares’ Trailer: Rogue Programs Race Light Cycles Through the City in First Look at Disney’s Sci-Fi Sequel

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By Jordan Moreau According To The variety Tron” is back, more than 40 years after the original sci-fi movie hit theaters. Disney has released the first trailer for “Tron: Ares,” the third film in the “Tron” franchise after the 1982 original and the 2010 sequel “Tron: Legacy.” Jared Leto leads the film, which includes original star Jeff Bridges back as Kevin Flynn. Leto plays Ares, one of the programs from the digital universe who is tasked to enter the real world. The cast also includes Evan Peters, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Sarah Desjardins, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro and Gillian Anderson. Notably, Peters plays Julian Dillinger, who shares a last name with David Warner’s Ed Dillinger, the villain from the first film. The trailer gives us ...