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China-owned AMC seals deal to buy Carmike Cinemas, becomes largest theater chain in US

November 15, 2016

Carmike Cinemas shareholders on Tuesday approved a plan to sell the company to AMC Entertainment for $1.2 billion, including debt, making the Chinese-owned theater chain the largest in the country. Leawood,...

Nicolas Cage at the screening of Dog Eat Dog held at the Egyptian Theatre on September 30, 2016 in Hollywood, Calif. (Art Garcia/Sipa USA/TNS)

Nicolas Cage’s proudly gonzo career: His steady stream of quirky movie choices raises eyebrows, but he likes to stay busy

November 11, 2016

By Josh Rottenberg Los Angeles Times (TNS) Nicolas Cage has three movies hitting theaters in the next two weeks — and if that seems surprising or odd to you, it’s probably just because you haven’t...

Vince Vaughn in "Hacksaw Ridge." (Cross Creek Pictures)

Vince Vaughn on his early career, the Cubs and Mel Gibson

November 11, 2016

By Nina Metz Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO — When I sat down with Vince Vaughn, who was in Chicago to talk about his new film “Hacksaw Ridge,” it was the early afternoon before Game 4 of the World...

Amy Adams as Dr. Louise Banks in a scene from the movie Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve. (Paramount Pictures/TNS)

Marketing sci-fi that’s cerebral is otherworldly task

November 11, 2016

By Steven Zeitchik Los Angeles Times (TNS) The TV spot blares the early buzz for “Arrival.” The new science-fiction film, it says, has created word-of-mouth, wowed audiences and earned a 100 percent...

Emma Stone as Mia in a scene from the movie "La La Land" directed by Damien Chazelle. (Dale Robinette/Lionsgate/TNS)

Emma Stone sings, dances, dazzles in ‘La La Land’

October 27, 2016

By Steven Rea The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Emma Stone had no trouble relating to Mia Dolan, the character she plays in La La Land: a struggling young actress who moves to Hollywood from the Southwest,...

iPic Entertainment and Netflix Partner on Upcoming Release of Select Original Films

October 17, 2016

Partnership Kicks Off with The Siege of Jadotville, Starring Jamie Dornan and Guillaume Canet Christopher Guest’s ‘Mascots’ is First-Ever Showing on the Big Screen at iPic Fulton Market...

Mute, A Netflix Original Film From Filmmaker Duncan Jones, Commences Principal Photography

October 14, 2016

Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux Topline the Futuristic Thriller Shooting in Berlin Beverly Hills, CA (October 12, 2016) – Netflix announced that principal photography commenced...

Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff in a scene from the movie The Accountant directed by Gavin OConnor. (Chuck Zlotnick/Warner Brothers Pictures/TNS)

Ben Affleck: ‘Accountant’ character ‘was a challenge to play’

October 13, 2016

By Colin Covert Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) Ben Affleck has done a lot. He won an Oscar for co-writing 1997’s “Good Will Hunting” with Matt Damon, directed 2012’s “Argo,” which won...

NETFLIX CONFIRMS A NEW MEXICAN ORIGINAL SERIES CREATED AND DIRECTED BY MANOLO CARO

October 11, 2016

Beverly Hills, Calif.- Netflix, the world’s leading Internet television network, confirmed that filming of a new original series created and directed by acclaimed filmmaker, Manolo Caro (Tales...

‘Miss Peregrine’s’ school gets top grades at box office

October 3, 2016

By Tre’vell Anderson Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” from 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment, bested fellow new release Lionsgate’s...

‘Miss Peregrine’ expected to top ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Magnificent Seven’ at box office

September 29, 2016

By Ryan Faughnder Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Tim Burton’s new movie about an orphanage for fantastically gifted kids is expected to debut at the head of its class at the box office this...

Netflix Orders Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (The 1st Spike Lee Joint Feature Film) To Series

September 20, 2016

The 10-episode series is a contemporary update of Spike Lee's revolutionary debut independent film. She's Gotta Have It centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling...

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