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Netflix Exits Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed Frankenstein Movie ‘The Bride’ Starring Christian Bale

Netflix has decided it will no longer distribute the upcoming horror movie The Bride, World of Reel is reporting. The drama is serving as a remake of the 1935 sci-fi-horror film Bride of Frankenstein, which was a sequel to the 1931 feature Frankenstein. The latter famously starred Boris Karloff as the titular character’s Monster. Christian…

AMC Abandons Plan to Charge More Money For Better Seats at its Movie Theaters

AMC Entertainment will not be moving forward with its program that charges customers variable prices depending on which seats they prefer in its movie theaters, CNBC is reporting. The chain announced yesterday that the program would end at participating locations in the coming weeks. The decision comes after the company initially announced its Sightline pricing…

Greta Gerwig to Write and Direct Two Chronicles of Narnia Movies For Netflix

Greta Gerwig has signed on to write and direct two movies based on The Chronicles of Narnia franchise for Netflix, The New Yorker is reporting. The filmmaker behind the anticipated Barbie feature is expected to spend the next five years working on the next big screen adaptations of the classic fantasy novel series. The seven…

Tribeca Festival Review – “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed” In a Prejudiced World Beloved Hollywood Movie Icon Navigates a Double Life

In the opening scenes of George Stevens classic “Giant” (1956), Rock Hudson’s character arrives on a steamy train looking out on a green Maryland mid-1920’s landscape. He’s a tall, butch, handsome, and rich Texan rancher with a fondness for riding stallions – his cowboy hat is huge, and his eyes are gentle. Standing on a…

MoviePass Launches Nationwide at 4,000-Plus Theaters

The resurrected company will let MoviePass members choose from more than 4,000 theater locations across the U.S., including those operated by AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark. Plans cover 2D standard screenings. Gone is the unsustainable $9.95-per-month for one movie-per-day deal. Instead, the service is using a new four-tiered, credit-based system to offer different options…

10 Movies You Should Still See That Didn’t Get Oscar Nominations

The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards included a number of well-received films and a double-digit take for Everything Everywhere All at Once. But there were other films expected to do somewhat well, like She Said and The Woman King, that ended up completely empty-handed. Here are ten worthwhile movies to see that likely just…

‘Air’: Ben Affleck’s Nike Movie Announces a Release Date

Amazon Studios have confirmed the latest Ben Affleck’s film “Air” will make its Worldwide theatrical debut this year on April 5, 2023, and precedes its launch on Prime Video, where it will launch in more than 240 countries and territories. Affleck is starring his fellow “Good Will Hunting” co-Oscar winner Matt Damon. This is the first…

Jeremy Renner in ‘Critical But Stable Condition’ After a Snow Plow Accident

“Hawkeye” Actor Jeremy Renner is hospitalized in critical condition after being injured in a weather-related snow plowing incident in Nevada, The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office in Reno, NV has confirmed  Deputies coordinated with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA Health to arrange for medical transport of Renner via care flight to a local area hospital,…

New York Film Critics Circle Announce 2022 Winners TÁR Named Best Film, S. S. Rajamouli Named Best Director

The New York Film Critics Circle voted today at Film at Lincoln Center for their 2022 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Tao Downtown. “TÁR“ was awarded Best Film and S. S. Rajamouli was named Best Director for RRR. Cate Blanchett was selected…

Margot Robbie’s Female-Led ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie Cancelled as Disney Cuts Jobs

Margot Robbie has revealed that her female-led Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off movie is no longer moving forward at Disney. The two-time Oscar nominated actress shared the news in a new Vanity Fair cover story. The revelation comes after it was announced in June 2020 that she would be the star of the new film,…