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Aug112024 by cineverseNo Comments

How ‘Good One’ Director India Donaldson Crafted the Film’s Devastating Twist

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By Ethan Shanfeld According To The variety) SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “Good One,” in theaters now. From first-time feature director India Donaldson, “Good One” is a breezy dramedy about three people on a backpacking trip. Until, suddenly, it isn’t. Lily Collias, in her second feature role, plays the 17-year-old Sam, who goes camping with her dad, Chris (James Le Gros), and his bumbling friend Matt (Danny McCarthy). After her dad goes to bed, Sam has a heart-to-heart with Matt, who is going through a divorce, in a 13-minute campfire scene that culminates with Matt suggesting that Sam come into his tent to keep him warm It’s a disturbing and crafty twist an hour into the film, a moment of profound betrayal that paints a quietly world-shat...

Aug112024 by cineverseNo Comments

Shah Rukh Khan Charms Locarno Film Festival with Career Achievement Award Speech

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety) Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan added another accolade to his illustrious career at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where he was presented with a career achievement honor on Saturday. The superstar, known for his wit as much as his on-screen performances, delivered an acceptance speech that blended heartfelt reflections on cinema with his trademark humor. Addressing the packed 8000-strong crowd in Locarno’s Piazza Grande, Khan began by acknowledging the warm reception he received. “Thank you all for welcoming me with such wide arms – wider than the ones I do on screen,” he quipped, referencing his famous open-armed pose. The actor, affectionately known by his initials SRK or King Khan to his fans, went on...

Aug112024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘It Ends With Us’ Begins With Impressive $24 Million Opening Day, ‘Deadpool’ Holds Strong as ‘Borderlands’ Crumbles

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By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety) The August box office is looking Lively with Sony’s drama “It Ends With Us” scoring a spectacular opening day of $24 million from 3,611 locations across Friday and preview screenings. The adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestselling novel is now looking at even higher projections north of $45 million across the three-day frame — a fantastic start for a drama with a mere $25 million production budget, well below the spend of the typical studio summer tentpole. The popularity of Hoover’s novel on TikTok and marketing’s slant toward female audiences led many analysts to believe that “It Ends With Us” could come in well above earlier tracking. The film now seems primed for a second place opening through the weekend, coming in close to t...

Aug102024 by cineverseNo Comments

Frozen 3’ Gets Icy First Look, Coming in 2027

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By Carolyn Giardina, Jordan Moreau According To The variety) It’s almost time to build a snowman…for the third time. Disney’s “Frozen 3” is set for a 2027 release and aim to answer unanswered questions. Disney’s chief creative officer Jennifer Lee concluded the Disney Animation announcements, unveiling visual development art from musical “Frozen 3.” Created by Britney Lee, it shows Elsa on a white horse and Anna on a brown stag. Lee wrote and co-directed with Chris Buck the best animated feature Oscar winner “Frozen,” as well as “Frozen II,” which were set around the fictional kingdom of Arendelle and featured a voice cast led by Kristen Bell as Anna, Idina Menzel as Elsa, Jonathan Groff as Kristoff and Josh Gad as the sentient snowman Olaf. The first “Frozen” movie de...

Aug102024 by cineverseNo Comments

Snow White’ Live-Action Trailer: Rachel Zegler Faces Off Against Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen and Meets the Seven Dwarfs

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By Valerie Wu, Meredith Woerner According To The variety) Live-action remake “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” has released a trailer. The new Snow White, Rachel Zegler and the new Evil Queen (Gal Gadot) were both on hand at D23 to address the crowd. “Its been the honor of a lifetime,” Zegler said of taking on the princess role. “I think any young person, any little girl if you get to put on a Disney princess dress and be her for a day let alone six months… it’s just been the most amazing experience and I cant wait to share it with you all.” “It was a lot of fun to get to do something that is completely different than anything I’ve ever done before,” Gadot said on playing the iconic Evil Queen. “She’s delicious, she’s evil, she’s magical. We got to sing all these different s...

Aug62024 by cineverseNo Comments

I Survived a Marathon of Zack Snyder’s Unrated ‘Rebel Moon’ — But Still Can’t Tell You Why It Exists

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By Peter Debruge According To The variety) I’ve never seen a line for the men’s room at the American Cinématheque as long as the one that confronted me at intermission of the marathon screening of Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” this weekend. (Keep in mind, by that point, the crowd had been holding its collective bladder for three and a half hours, with the second half still to come.) Meanwhile, there were so few women in attendance that the ladies’ room had practically no wait at all — a phenomenon that said everything about the crowd that had turned out for a big-screen look at the 373-minute director’s cut of Snyder’s two-part space opera. To call this roided-out macro-edition of “Rebel Moon” a “director’s cut” is to willingly buy into Netflix’s egregious misrepresentation o...

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Hulk Hogan ‘Killing Gawker’ Film in Active Development With Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity

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By Katcy Stephan According To The variety) A film about Hulk Hogan’s infamous legal battle against Gawker is officially in the works. Artists Equity, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production banner, has acquired a screenplay written by Charles Randolph and based on Ryan Holiday’s book “Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue.” The project, titled “Killing Gawker,” is in active development. Gus Van Sant, who previously helmed Affleck and Damon’s “Good Will Hunting,” is set to direct. While it’s been rumored that Affleck will take on the role of the controversial wrestler, no casting has been announced at this time. In March 2016, Hogan won a $140 million judgement against Gawker Media, its founder Nick ...