It was the most predictable Oscars ever -- until it wasn't. Steven Soderbergh, a previous Academy Award winning filmmaker, produced this year's ceremony, one that promised to be uniquely different due to COVID-19 protocols. Soderbergh had teased his approach to the show as being a "movie version" of the Oscars -- and it was, complete [...]
Month: April 2021
First WEST SIDE STORY Trailer Busts Cool, Boy! (VIDEO/POSTER)
Steven Spielberg's big screen adaptation of the enduring musical WEST SIDE STORY opens this December.
MORTAL KOMBAT And DEMON SLAYER Tag-Team For Box Office Killing (FILM NEWS)
Even while debuting on HBO Max, the new MORTAL KOMBAT had the second-best theatrical opening of the pandemic.
My Oscar Predictions For The 93rd Academy Awards (AWARDS 2020)
Here is my forecast (and commentary) for all 23 categories competing in the Academy Awards on April 25, 2021.
Oscars 2021: 7 International Artists Design Ad Art (GALLERIES) (AWARDS 2020)
AMPAS commissioned renowned artists for this year's Oscar print media. Here are various galleries that showcase those designs.
In First Teaser, SHANG-CHI Fights His Way Into The MCU (VIDEO/IMAGES)
Simu Liu stars as the first Asian lead hero for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS. It opens this September.
Pandemic Blockbuster GODZILLA VS KONG Keeps Demolishing Box Office (FILM NEWS)
The second weekend take of $13.4 million boosts GODZILLA VS KONG to just under $70 million domestic in its first 12 days.
Chloé Zhao Wins Directors Guild; Set For Big Oscar Night (AWARDS 2020)
NOMADLAND director Chloé Zhao won the Directors Guild prize and the BAFTA Best Director award in the same weekend.
Paramount Delays TOP GUN: MAVERICK & M:I Sequels, Shifts Slates for 2021 & 2022 (FILM NEWS)
Tom Cruise's TOP GUN and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE sequels are moved again while A QUIET PLACE PART II stays put.
New CRUELLA Trailer Teases De Vil Wears Prada (VIDEO/POSTER)
Starring Academy Award winners Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, CRUELLA opens in theaters and on Disney Plus (for an extra $30 premium fee) on May 28.