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B-movie legend Roger Corman wants to see your quarantine film

B-movie legend Roger Corman wants to see your quarantine film

MCT Campus April 16, 2020

LOS ANGELES-It’s safe to say no living filmmaker has done more with less than Roger Corman, the king of the B-movie who has produced or directed some 400 films over the last six decades. Now, with the...

Northeast course focuses on literature and cinematic film as they mirror the human experience

Northeast course focuses on literature and cinematic film as they mirror the human experience

Special to the Viewpoint December 10, 2019

NORFOLK– Countless novels have been made into films. While many adaptations have been successful - whether they have received critical acclaim or have done well at the box office or in syndication -...

‘Tootsie’ turns 1982 gender politics into a post-MeToo musical with 11 Tony nominations

‘Tootsie’ turns 1982 gender politics into a post-MeToo musical with 11 Tony nominations

Josh Getlin June 7, 2019

Los Angeles Times (TNS) NEW YORK — There’s a game-changing moment early in “Tootsie,” the new Broadway musical based on the 1982 film, when an iconic but dated comedy suddenly gets new life —...

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ glosses over Freddie Mercury’s roots and religion — just like he did

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ glosses over Freddie Mercury’s roots and religion — just like he did

November 6, 2018

In an early scene of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” we see Freddie Mercury celebrating his birthday. Rami Malek, who portrays the late Queen frontman, sits at his parents’ dining-room table as his then-serious...

Clint Eastwood’s ‘15:17 to Paris’ stars real-life heroes playing themselves

Clint Eastwood’s ‘15:17 to Paris’ stars real-life heroes playing themselves

February 6, 2018

In the summer of 2015, three American tourists on a train from Amsterdam to Paris helped take down a lone gunman armed with more than 300 rounds of ammunition. The story of these real-life heroes seemed...

Movies to see this holiday season: ‘Justice League,’ ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Coco’ and more

Movies to see this holiday season: ‘Justice League,’ ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Coco’ and more

November 21, 2017

It’s hard to say what the biggest news of this holiday movie-season will be. The final performance of Daniel Day-Lewis? Disney-Pixar’s first Hispanic-themed feature? The Oscar trifecta of Meryl Streep,...

‘Orient Express’ is a train in vain

‘Orient Express’ is a train in vain

November 14, 2017

Here’s proof that a total train wreck can be boring. “Murder on the Orient Express” breaks apart almost from the first chug chugs as it lugs viewers into its story of death in a luxury railroad car...

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Q&A with Usher, on how he became Sugar Ray Leonard in boxing movie ‘Hands of Stone’

September 1, 2016

By Tirdad Derakhshani The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Usher as Sugar Ray Leonard? Has Hollywood gone mad? It seems impossible to imagine the R&B singer with his smooth rhymes and silky falsetto...

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Debuts With $181.8 Million

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Debuts With $181.8 Million

May 10, 2016

By Tre’vell Anderson Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Disney’s “Captain America: Civil War” may have pitted two of Marvel’s most popular characters against each other, but coming out...

Anthony Mackie Flying High As Falcon In ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Anthony Mackie Flying High As Falcon In ‘Captain America: Civil War’

May 5, 2016

By Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald (TNS) In “Captain America: Civil War,” Anthony Mackie reprises the role of Sam Wilson, aka the winged superhero Falcon, for the third time. The actor would like you...

‘Jungle Book’ adds to box-office streak

May 3, 2016

By Tre’vell Anderson Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — For the third straight week, Disney’s “The Jungle Book” bested all others at the box office, pushing its worldwide gross to almost...

‘Deadpool’ Kills All Rivals At The Box Office

‘Deadpool’ Kills All Rivals At The Box Office

February 16, 2016

By Tre’vell Anderson Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — “Deadpool,” Marvel’s R-rated twist on superhero movies, grossed an estimated $135 million in the U.S. and Canada in its first...

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