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Alicia Silverstone and Clueless Costar Elisa Donovan Reunite For Rakuten Super Bowl Commercial

Alicia Silverstone is paying her most extensive homage yet to her iconic Clueless character, Cher Horowitz, since the hit coming-of-age teen comedy was released in 1995. The actress stepped back into some of Cher’s classic outfits for Rakuten’s Super Bowl LVII commercial. In the ad, the actress recreated the movie’s debate scene with her co-star,…

AMC Theaters Unveils Price Change Based on Seat Location

AMC Theatres is set to begin charging varied pricing on its seat locations within its auditoriums, based on audiences’ preferred sightline to the screen. The country’s largest exhibition chain is rolling out its new ticket pricing initiative, Sightline at AMC, across America throughout the year, Variety is reporting. Similar to music concerts, sporting events and…

‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Dan Reed Condemns Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic

Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson has come under fire from Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed. In a strongly worded article in The Guardian on Sunday, Reed thundered that the new film would be glorifying Jackson for his pedophilia. The biopic, being produced for Lionsgate, will star Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar, in the leading…

Sundance Film Festival: Food and Country is a Vital Documentary That Explores America’s Problematic Food System During COVID

Food critics who thrived in supporting restaurants before the COVID-19 pandemic closed dine-in services across America in March 2020 were forced to reevaluate their careers during the national lock down. But former Los Angeles Times and New York Times restaurant critic, Ruth Reichl, is one such food writer who was able to pivot in her…

Iranian Dissident Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Released from Prison

After spending seven months in confinement, Iranian filmmaker and dissident Jafar Panahi has been released from prison. He had recently announced that he had begun a hunger stike, which attracted the support of many activists in the global film industry who are especially concerned about Iran’s harsh censorship policies and its treatment of women. Upon…

Sundance Film Festival Review: Ben Platt Captivates in Affectionate Christopher Guest-Inspired Mockumentary Theater Camp

Truly celebrating the brilliant but slightly unhinged educators who create safe, comfort spaces that allow reserved children to be themselves and find their confidence in relatable, affectionate movies is a powerful tool that society needs right now. The new comedy, Theater Camp, does just that as it enthralling captures the defining niche experience that campers…

Fans Beam Up Shatner in Crowdfunding Campaign for ‘You Can Call Me Bill’

Fans of William Shatner have responded generously to a crowdfunding appeal for a new documentary about his life, You Can Call Me Bill, to be directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. In less than a week, nearly 1,400 investors contributed almost 0,000 to the project, exceeding the funding goal. online pharmacy bactroban over the counter with best…

Academy Declines to Take Punitive Action Against Actress Andrea Riseborough’s Divisive Oscar Campaign

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided not to take punitive action against this year’s surprise Best Actress Oscar nominee, Andrea Riseborough, for her grassroots campaign. The performer’s colleagues who also lobbied for her to receive recognition from the Academy for her portrayal of a spiraling alcoholic in the drama To Leslie…

Phoebe Dynevor Withdraws from Season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’

The third season of Netflix’s Bridgerton will be missing a key player with the decision of Phoebe Dynevor not to continue her role as Daphne. The British-born actor had originated the role in the first installment of the series, starring with Regé-Jean Page. Still, Dynevor left open the possibility that she might return to the…

Jordan Peele Says He’s Glad He Turned Down ‘Akira’ Remake

Though it’s been more than thirty years since the release of Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking anime film Akira, a Hollywood live-action remake is still in development. Among the many filmmakers who’ve been involved with the on-again-off-again project over the decades include Leonardo di Caprio, Keanu Reeves, the Hughes Brothers, Steve Norrington, Pitolf, Ruairi Robinson, Albert Hughes,…

Netflix Live Action One Piece Series Unveils First Look and Poster

Netflix has dropped the first key-art poster and image for its highly-anticipated live action One Piece series, based on the long-running Iconic anime series from a weekly magazine “Jump” created by Eiichiro Oda with the same name. It is scheduled to make its debut sometime later this year. The key art poster provides us our…