The acting of Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith and Laura Linney helps overcome the uneven, predictable storyline and a sometimes wobbly script to make “The Miracle Club” watchable.
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Actors will join screenwriters in a combined strike that will have huge consequences for Hollywood. Leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents the actors, voted Thursday to strike after contract talks collapsed with the studios and streaming services that hire them. It’s the first time actors from film and television shows have gone on strike since 1980. And the first time both actors and writers have been on strike since 1960. Industry leaders expressed disappointment in a walkout they said comes at the worst possible time. The group representing studios and streaming services said early Thursday that the actors' decision to end negotiations was their choice and will hurt thousands financially.
The latest installment of the MI series is everything you might wish for is here, with Tom Cruise throwing himself, literally, into the movies. But there's also a sense that we've been here before, that that the scenes stringing the stunts together are sometimes less than compelling and its a very long a movie that's a setup for the next one
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This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang, the return of the silly, witty, Emmy-nominated comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” and Wes Anderson’s stylish and star-studded “Asteroid City” comes to premium video on demand. The new Netflix series “Quarterback” takes an unprecedented look at the lives of popular QBs Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota for the entire 2022 season. And A&E's “Secrets of Playboy” docuseries returns for a second season, examining Playboy’s impact on pop culture and those directly involved with the company.
A glance at movies in Lincoln theaters this week.
“The Lesson” isn’t perfect. But, for the most part, it’s an engrossing gem that works as an art-house mystery and character study carried by an acting showcase.
One of Kevin Spacey’s accusers described the Oscar-winning actor in a London court as a “slippery, snaky” predator whom young men were warned to avoid as Spacey's sex crimes trial continues in London.
Moviegoers were only moderately interested in going to the theater to say goodbye to Harrison Ford’s archaeologist character in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Ticket sale estimates released by studios Sunday came in on the lower end of projections with $60 million from 4,600 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Including $70 million from international showings in 52 markets, “Dial of Destiny” celebrated a $130 million global opening. The film, which is the last time Harrison Ford will play Indiana Jones, easily earned the No. 1 spot, followed by “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “Elemental.” But with a reported $250 million production budget, “Indiana Jones's” launch was decidedly underwhelming.
A glance at movies in Lincoln theaters this week.
A glance at movies in Lincoln theaters this week.
We’ve had to say goodbye to some beloved musicians, athletes, actors and more. Here's a look at the stars we've lost so far in 2023, through June.
A strike by unionized Hollywood writers that is nearly two months old has already had a significant affect on the airing and production of television series. Shows on long-term hiatus include “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Saturday Night Live.” Shows that have seen either production or writing for future seasons stopped include “Stranger Things” on “Netflix,” “Hacks” on Max, “Yellowjackets” on Showtime and “Family Guy” on Fox. The looming possibility of actors joining the writers on strike would mean a far larger shutdown.
Review: Nostalgic, yes, but 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' leaves behind the adventure part
The latest installment of the Indiana Jones series takes its nostalgic task of revisiting "Raiders of the Lost Ark" so seriously it overlooks the goal of making a great advenuture movie.
Eliza Scanlen demonstrates that she is one of the best young actresses in writer-director Laurel Parmet's knowing examination of fundamentalist Christian culture through the experiences of a 17-year-old girl.
Julian Sands died while hiking on a Southern California mountain, authorities confirm, saying remains found by hikers have been identified as the 65-year-old acclaimed British actor, who went missing in January.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slung its webs back atop the box office ranks while “The Flash” saw a drop faster than the film’s speedy character. The Spidey animated sequel -- starring Shameik Moore as the teenage webslinger Miles Morales — reclaimed the No. 1 spot in its fourth week in North American theaters, scoring $19.3 million. The latest number helped the Sony film reach $317.1 million domestically and an impressive $560.3 million worldwide. “Spider-Verse” beat out “Elemental,” which took second place for the second week in a row with an estimated $18.5 million. The film held on to the spot after experiencing Pixar’s worst three-day opening last week.
Alternate universes are everywhere these days. There's a deep hunger for exploring possibilities about how other worlds and other potential lives might unfold, and movies, books and TV shows about alternate realities and multiverses feed that appetite.
This sobering, autobiographical drama looks at the impact of opioid addiction on the teenage sons of a pill-popping single mother.
The family of actor Julian Sands has released its first statement five months after he disappeared while hiking in California. The statement from Sands' wife and three adult children says, “We continue to hold Julian in our hearts, with bright memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts.” The 65-year-old British-born actor is best known for his role in the 1985 film “A Room With a View.” He disappeared while hiking on Southern California's Mount Baldy in January. The most recent search for him on June 17 was unsuccessful, but authorities say the case remains active.
“'Asteroid City" seems like a response to critics of his last two films. It's earnest and self-conscious case for making art, putting on the play, telling the story, acting the part even if you and your audience aren’t entirely sure what you’re saying,
A glance at movies in Lincoln theaters this week.
The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” was charged Thursday with evidence tampering for allegedly passing drugs to someone else on the day of the shooting. The new charge comes a week after prosecutors alleged in a court filing that she was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during filming and was likely hungover on the day a live bullet was placed into the gun Baldwin used.
DC and Warner Bros.’ long-in-the-works superhero movie “The Flash" opened to $55 million in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though a fair amount of money by normal standards and enough to take first place, it’s also muted by superhero standards. It was a crowded weekend at the multiplex. In addition to “The Flash” there was the new Pixar family film “Elemental,” which got second place, and the horror-comedy “The Blackening.” The only big win was Wes Anderson’s starry “Asteroid City” which earned $720,000 from just six theaters.
DC and Warner Bros.’ long-in-the-works superhero movie “The Flash" opened to $55 million in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Carrie Fisher fans haven’t seen the last of the “Star Wars” icon, whose final film “Wonderwell” opens in AMC theaters June 23 before becoming available on digital platforms nearly a decade after her sudden death.