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Can MoviePass save theaters? The CEO crunched the numbers and says yes

Can MoviePass save theaters? The CEO crunched the numbers and says yes

September 14, 2017

By Seung Lee The Mercury News (TNS) Vegging out on the couch watching movies streamed from services like Netflix, Amazon or Hulu is today’s great American pastime. But one startup is going against...

Fall movie preview 2017: Jennifer Lawrence, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and ‘Thor’ vs. ‘Justice League’

Fall movie preview 2017: Jennifer Lawrence, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and ‘Thor’ vs. ‘Justice League’

September 12, 2017

Hollywood’s calendar-makers meticulously plot the release schedule for maximum profits. They snag key dates — beginning of summer, Thanksgiving week, Christmas Day — often years in advance to stake...

Warner Bros. lassos ‘Wonder Woman’ director Patty Jenkins to helm sequel

Warner Bros. lassos ‘Wonder Woman’ director Patty Jenkins to helm sequel

September 12, 2017

Los Angeles Times (TNS) “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins is springing back into action for a sequel to the summer blockbuster, the Los Angeles Times has confirmed. Jenkins reportedly inked...

Scorpions on your leg? ‘Lost City of Z’ director talks about filming in jungle

April 25, 2017

 “The Lost City of Z,” one of the year’s highlights, takes place in the early 20th century and chronicles the adventures of British explorer Percy Fawcett and his search, far from the confines of...

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn on April 19, 2017 at the "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Los Angeles premiere at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.  (Kathy Hutchins/Newscom/Zuma Press/TNS)

The cult of Kurt Russell: His director on the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ sequel says he brings cool and cachet to the project

April 25, 2017

Kurt Russell can sum up his 55-year acting career in one word: “Brandy.” Not the alcoholic beverage. Russell makes his own wine. He’s not going to betray his beloved Pinot with another drink. No,...

From left, Boss Baby, voiced by Alec Baldwin, tries to convince Tim, voiced by Miles Bakshi, that they must cooperate in DreamWorks Animations The Boss Baby. (DreamWorks Animation)

‘Smurfs’ and ‘Going in Style’ are no match for ‘Boss Baby’ and ‘Beauty’ at box office

April 18, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Luckily, the box-office beating “The Boss Baby” and “Beauty and the Beast” put on Sony’s new release “Smurfs: The Lost Village” couldn’t make the animated gnomes any more...

Vin Diesel in the film "The Fate of the Furious." (Universal Pictures)

‘The Fate of the Furious’ races toward big weekend

April 18, 2017

Since 2001, “The Fast and the Furious” has evolved from a B-movie about street racing in Los Angeles into one of Hollywood’s biggest global franchises, complete with parachuting cars and Arctic submarine...

Rillie Duce, 6, poses with the rose in the lobby during the Beauty and the Beast Los Angeles premiere at the El Capitan Theatre March 16, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Disney movie is a box-office ‘Beast’: Repeat customers are keeping ‘Beauty’ aloft

April 18, 2017

When Disney’s new live-action musical fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” opened on March 17, Shelby Pickel was there with her family at one of the first showings. The 17-year-old high school student...

From left, Boss Baby, voiced by Alec Baldwin, tries to convince Tim, voiced by Miles Bakshi, that they must cooperate in DreamWorks Animations The Boss Baby. (DreamWorks Animation)

‘Smurfs’ and ‘Going in Style’ are no match for ‘Boss Baby’ and ‘Beauty’ at box office

April 18, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Luckily, the box-office beating “The Boss Baby” and “Beauty and the Beast” put on Sony’s new release “Smurfs: The Lost Village” couldn’t make the animated gnomes any more...

Vin Diesel in the film "The Fate of the Furious." (Universal Pictures)

‘Furious’ franchise ups the ante, again

April 18, 2017

Muscles. Cars. Muscle cars. Flaming muscle cars. A wrecking ball the size of a house. A demolition derby on Fifth Avenue. A nuclear submarine. “I will admit, there were a lot of toys,” said director...

From left, Boss Baby, voiced by Alec Baldwin, tries to convince Tim, voiced by Miles Bakshi, that they must cooperate in DreamWorks Animations The Boss Baby. (DreamWorks Animation)

‘Boss’ beats ‘Beauty’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’ in battle for box-office supremacy

April 18, 2017

LOS ANGELES — After two weeks of domination by Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” there’s a new boss in town. In a squeaker, Fox and DreamWorks Animation’s CG-animated family comedy “The Boss...

Ryan Reynolds as Rory Adams in a scene from the movie Life directed by Daniel Espinosa. (Alex Bailey/Columbia Pictures/TNS)

How ‘Deadpool’s’ writers found scary new ‘Life’ in a familiar space alien story

March 31, 2017

With a resume that includes zombies, soldiers, a smart-mouthed superhero and now astronauts fighting a creature in space, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have become specialists in crafting...

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