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Aug242024 by cineverseNo Comments

Breaking Down ‘The Crow’: Inside the Reboot’s Provocative Ending, Bone-Crushing Fights and Potential Sequels

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By William Earl According To The variety SPOILER ALERT:This article contains spoilers for the entire plot of “The Crow,” now playing in theaters. Director Rupert Sanders knows that “The Crow,” his third film, will inevitably be seen through the spectrum of nostalgia for the 1994 cult hit. “I just wanted to make something,” he says. “I knew there would be people who didn’t want it to happen. But I didn’t record over someone’s VHS — that movie’s still there and those people are still going to love that movie.” Yet Sanders is confident in his new vision of the antihero. In his film, Eric (Bill Skarsgård) and his fiancée Shelly (FKA Twigs) are murdered by crime boss Vincent Roeg (Danny Huston). Yet Eric is offered the chance to walk the earth again as a powerful, dark vig...

Aug212024 by cineverseNo Comments

Cannes ACID Title ‘Most People Die on Sundays’ Acquired by Big World Pictures for U.S., Canada (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Big World Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Iair Said’s “Most People Die on Sundays” from sales agent Heretic. The existential comedy, Said’s fiction feature debut, was an official selection in the ACID sidebar at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film is set for a theatrical release in early 2025, following a fall festival run. Said previously directed the documentary feature “Flora’s Life Is No Picnic.” “Most People Die on Sundays” follows David, a young middle-class Jewish man described as corpulent, homosexual, and afraid of flying. He returns to Buenos Aires from Europe for his uncle’s funeral, only to learn that his mother has decided to disconnect his father’s respirator. The story ex...

Aug202024 by cineverseNo Comments

Cancer-Surviving Cricket Star Yuvraj Singh Biopic Set at India’s T-Series (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Cricket sensation Yuvraj Singh‘s remarkable journey from prodigy to World Cup hero to cancer survivor is getting the biopic movie treatment. Prolific Indian studio T-Series head Bhushan Kumar has revealed a film chronicling the life and career of the Indian cricketing icon, which captures Singh’s triumphs both on and off the field. Kumar, known for backing high-profile projects like “Animal,” “Drishyam 2,” “Kabir Singh” and “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior,” is joining forces with producer Ravi Bhagchandka to bring Singh’s story to life. Bhagchandka will co-produce via 200 Not Out Cinema. The biopic marks the second time Bhagchandka has brought a cricketer’s life to the big screen, following the 2017 Sachin Tendulkar docu...

Aug192024 by cineverseNo Comments

John Aprea, ‘Godfather Part II’ and ‘Full House’ Actor, Dies at 83

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By Meredith Woerner According To The variety John Aprea, whose acting career landed him roles on “Godfather Part II” and “Full House,” died on Monday of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 83. His death was confirmed by Will Levine, Aprea’s manager. Born in 1941 to Italian immigrants in Englewood, N.J., Aprea spent part of his early years in Italy before his family resettled back in the States. In the early 1960s, he set out to pursue his passion, acting, enrolling in Joshua Shelley’s acting classes (who also taught Mia Farrow and Jon Voight) in New York. Eventually, he would land a role in the 1968 Steve McQueen classic film Bullitt, playing Killer. After his splashy debut, Aprea found acting work on sets for the 1970s TV series “Mannix,” the 1970s film “The Grasshopper,” an...

Aug192024 by cineverseNo Comments

High-Stakes Netflix Drama ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ From Anubhav Sinha Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Netflix India has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The titular hijack occurred in December 1999 when an Indian Airlines flight was commandeered by militants en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi. The flight made multiple landings including at Amritsar, India, Lahore, Pakistan, Dubai and Kandahar, Afghanistan. The crisis lasted seven days. The drama, adapted from the book “Flight Into Fear” by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury, explores the crisis from multiple angles, and offers a multifaceted look at the incident, showcasing the tense negotiations in Delhi’s War Room, the high-stakes diplomacy at Taliban-controlled Kandahar, and the terrifying ordeal faced by passengers and...

Aug172024 by cineverseNo Comments

Eugene and Dan Levy Officially Set as Emmys Hosts

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By Michael Schneider According To The variety With less than a month to go before the 76th Emmy Awards, the telecast’s hosts are finally set. As expected, the father-son duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will emcee this year’s Emmys, which take place on Sunday, Sept. 15, live on ABC. The two made history in 2020 as the first father and son to win major awards in the same year, thanks to “Schitt’s Creek.” That year — in which winners appeared remotely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic — saw Eugene Levy win for outstanding comedy actor and Dan Levy win for supporting comedy actor. Dan Levy also picked up wins for writing and directing, while both won the outstanding comedy series Emmy as exec producers. “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine ...

Aug122024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘It Ends With Us’ Scores $50 Million Opening Weekend, ‘Borderlands’ Flops With $8.8 Million

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety Colleen Hoover’s literary sensation “It Ends With Us” is now a box office smash. A film adaptation of her 2016 novel, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (who also directed), has collected a stellar $50 million from 3,611 North American venues in its opening weekend. “It Ends With Us” took in $30 million internationally for an $80 million global start. It’s a huge win for the movie, which Sony Pictures and Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios co-financed for $25 million. “It Ends With Us” tells the story of Lily Bloom (Lively), a small business owner who gets caught in a love triangle between a charming but abusive neurosurgeon, Ryle (Baldoni), and her first boyfriend, Atlas (Brandon Sklenar). Critics were mixed but audiences have responded e...