Is Amazon a threat to the movie industry? This Hollywood director thinks so.

[ad_1] Noted Hollywood director Doug Liman, known for movies such as “Edge of Tomorrow” and “The Bourne Identity,” is still hoping for big screen redemption in an off-screen tiff with Amazon.  The issue was sparked by Amazon-owned MGM Studios’ plan to take his film “Road House” straight to streaming instead of releasing it in theaters, … Read more

New movies open on Christmas as

[ad_1] A look at your new movie options this holiday season A look at your new movie options this holiday season 03:26 “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ” led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday. The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned … Read more

Taylor Swift sets record as Eras Tour is first to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

[ad_1] It’s been a good year for Taylor Swift.  Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 year-end charts.  The announcement comes just days after the 33-year-old artist was named 2023 Person of the Year by TIME magazine, beating out a host of finalists who over the last … Read more

Horror pic ‘Smile’ happy at No. 1, ‘Bros’ starts in 4th

[ad_1] Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount’s “ Smile ” topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner’s rom-com “Bros” in the dust. Universal’s “ Bros ” launched with an estimated $4.8 … Read more

Cinema opens in Kashmir city after 14 years but few turn up

[ad_1] SRINAGAR, India — A multi-screen cinema hall opened on Saturday in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir for the first time in 14 years in the government’s push to showcase normalcy in the disputed region that was brought under India’s direct rule three years ago. Decades of a deadly conflict, bombings and brutal Indian … Read more

‘Svengoolie’ horror host Rich Koz gets a Halloween tribute

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Rich Koz is keeping the grandly eccentric tradition of the horror movie host alive on MeTV’s “Svengoolie” and can count Mark Hamill, Joe Mantegna and, just maybe, Lady Gaga among his fans. But it’s a compliment he received from Rick Baker, a seven-time Oscar winner for special make-up effects, that most … Read more

A doc from the Disney family takes aim at the Mouse House

[ad_1] NEW YORK — Abigail E. Disney has been critical of the company that bears her name before. But for the first time, Disney, the granddaughter of co-founder Roy O. Disney, has put her views into the medium the Mouse House was built on: a movie. In the new documentary “The American Dream and Other … Read more

‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said. Coolio died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause was not immediately … Read more