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Play video content BACKGRID Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde know how to keep us guessing … amid rumors their relationship’s on the rocks, the duo look to be on the same page in NYC and even got a little cozy at a “Don’t Worry Darling” event. Harry, Olivia, and a majority of the cast were

After a near month of mudslinging behind the scenes drama for Don’t Worry Darling which hovered around its Venice Film Festival world premiere, the sophomore feature directorial from Olivia Wilde finally opens in 4,000 theaters. However, Warner Bros. need not sweat the tabloid headlines. No, all of that has only made this Florence Pugh, Harry

Actor Danny Ramirez is still in the early years of his career, but he’s already soared to some pretty high heights – pun most definitely intended. Last year he made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Joaquin Torres in the Disney+ original series The Falcon In The Winter Solider (a role he is

Ezra Miller allegedly thought of themselves as a Jesus figure — and apparently ran with a posse of misfits while also retaining an arsenal fit for a small war … this per a new bombshell exposé detailing what was going on surrounding their 2022 arrests. Vanity Fair has a new piece out titled, “Ezra Miller’s

Brett Morgen’s kaleidoscopic ode to David Bowie landed at no 10 in North America this weekend, singing up $1.225 million on 170 screens – exclusively Imax (159 U.S. locations, 11 in Canada). The $7,207 PSA for the Neon distributed Moonage Daydream – expanding to about 600 screens next week — was the best of the

Cobra Kai, the successor series to The Karate Kid film franchise, is still as beloved by fans as ever following the conclusion of Season 5, and the wait for Season 6 has already been heightened by the news that a new Karate Kid movie is coming in 2024. Those wondering if and how Netflix’s series

Brad Pitt isn’t just a stud in the film world — the dude’s doing big things in the art space too … putting his latest works on display in a land far, far away. The actor/producer apparently submitted a number of pieces he created for a gallery exhibition over in Tampere, Finland. The event was

Julia Roberts and George Clooney landed at the top of the international box office chart this weekend as Universal/Working Title’s Ticket to Paradise expanded its offshore rollout. Adding 39 markets for a $12.1M session in 46 lifted the overseas cume to $14.8M with several majors still to come; domestic begins on October 21. Collectively, the

When moviegoers were introduced to Avatar in 2009, the original Avengers had yet to be assembled, the Star Wars sequel trilogy wasn’t even a twinkle in Lucasfilm’s eye, nor the Jurassic World trilogy for Universal, each of which have since come and gone. As Avatar: The Way of Water gets closer to release, one might

Viola Davis‘ new movie has sparked a fierce debate about Hollywood covering hard truths through a lens — including slavery … resulting in some calling for a boycott of this one. “The Woman King” hit theaters this weekend, but almost as quickly as the hype for the flick started soaring … the pushback also began

Saturday AM Update: TriStar/eOne’s The Woman King is coming in higher than expected, with an $18M opening boosted by lively word of mouth off an A+ CinemaScore and a massive 95% positive on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. Friday, including $1.7M previews, came in at $6.8M. Comping this Black female epic to previous Hollywood titles was a challenge,

As we all know, one of Ewan McGregor’s best performances is playing the young poet Christian in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!. But did you know that Ethan Hawke could have been the one to show off his singing chops and star opposite Nicole Kidman? The Boyhood actor recalls the time he “crushed” his Moulin Rouge!

Zoe Lister-Jones is pulling the plug on her marriage … because she just filed for divorce from her director husband. The “New Girl” star beelined it to court Thursday and filed to divorce Daryl Wein after 17 years together, including 9 years of marriage. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Zoe is citing the

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Jun’s Filmocracy and John Fitzgerald’s iGems are given an Oscar qualifying run today for Angad Aulakh’s short movie The Atomic Dream.  The short is set in the aftermath of President Kennedy’s assassination and the era’s pervasive nuclear fears and tells the story of Frank (Guy Kent), his estranged mother-in-law Sophia (Marchand Storch), and

The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl was a massive hit, even if some of the movie’s co-stars, like Kiera Knightly, did not expect the success.  That first Pirates movie birthed a billion dollar franchise for Disney. There are a number of iconic characters and scenes in the film,

UPDATE 6:30 PM PT — An attorney for Anne’s older son, Homer, tells TMZ … “We prefer to see the estate administration play out in court and not in the media, as our legal documents speak for themselves.” UPDATE Homer’s lawyer, Bryan Phipps, adds … “The court appointing Homer special administrator today supports that decision.”

EXCLUSIVE: The arthouse chain has inked a lease agreement for the five-screen former CMX Market Cinemas in Closter, New Jersey, located at 130 Vervalen Street in Closter Plaza. The new Landmark Closter Plaza will open on Friday, Sept. 30. Landmark is upgrading the venue with the installation of new recliners in the auditoriums. At the

Although Matthew McConaughey was heard reprising Buster Moon late last year in Sing 2, we haven’t seen the actor in a live-action movie since 2019’s The Gentlemen, where he teamed with director Guy Ritchie. Well, that wait is about to get longer, as it’s been reported that McConaughey’s upcoming movie about a soccer team that

Brittany Snow is a single woman again, because she and her husband are dunzo … TMZ has learned. Sources connected to the couple tell TMZ … the “Pitch Perfect” star and Tyler Stanaland have officially called it quits — this after rumors of infidelity, although we’re told there’s no truth to any of those and

On the heels of National Cinema Day, a smaller event that debuted last year, called National Cinema Week, has set Oct. 7-13 for its second annual push to celebrate moviegoing in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Over 1,200 theaters repping 12,00+ screens are participating and more may join. The dates are one week later

“My Policeman” starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin and David Dawson has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and puts Styles’ acting chops to the test. In this spoiler-free review, CinemaBlend’s Hannah Saulic and Corey Chichizola discuss the heartbreaking yet hopeful drama. Plus, buckle up Harry Styles fans, because “Don’t Worry Darling” has nothing on

UPDATE 2:55 PM PT — Harrison Ford reunited with an old friend/costar during Disney’s convention — none other than Ke Huy Quan!!! UPDATE Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan reunited 38 years after ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’. #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/gC43og8VAF — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 10, 2022 @DiscussingFilm UPDATE The two actors posed for

Global anime destination Crunchyroll will release the anticipated One Piece Film Red in the U.S. and Canada on Nov. 4. The film, produced by Toei Animation and One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, will hit theaters in Australia and New Zealand the day before, on Nov. 3, following a release in Austria and Germany Oct. 13.

In addition to starring in fare like Alex Cross, Vice and Don’t Look Up, Tyler Perry has spent a lot of his career spearheading Black movies and TV shows, including the Madea film series (which returned earlier this year with A Madea Homecoming), Acrimony, A Fall from Grace and House of Payne. Perry’s next project

Steven Spielberg has done it again — his latest flick got a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend … and the Oscar buzz is so loud you’d think it was a chainsaw. The iconic moviemaker got a packed room of ticketholders at TIFF Saturday to rise to their feet once the credits

After Ever Happy, the fourth installment of the popular After romance/drama franchise, will gross circa $1.1 million since its release last Wednesday on 1,085 screens. From Fathom Events, this was the top film in the domestic marketplace Sept. 7-8 for a two-day run before dipping to 200+ screens this weekend. Vertical Entertainment will pick up

It’s a great time to be a horror fan. The genre has been thriving for a number of years now, resulting in some of the best horror movies returning to theaters. But the genre is also known for innovation, and one highly anticipated upcoming movie is Mark Mylod’s The Menu, starring The Queen’s Gambit actress

Brie Larson can’t catch a break in the world of Marvel — something she acknowledged this weekend with a snarky answer … for which the internet is once again criticizing her. The actress was on hand Saturday at the D23 Expo — where Disney showcased a ton of new stuff they got coming out. One

The Story of Film: A New Generation opens at two dozen theaters this weekend — Laemmle Royal in LA, Museum of the Moving Image in NY, Music Box Theatre in Chicago and Brattle in Cambridge. It’s a mix of arthouses, cinematheques, museums and even a few multiplexes for Mark Cousins’ follow-up to his 15-hour, 2011

Over three years after Halle Bailey was cast as the live-action Ariel, the actress finally had a chance to show the first look at her take on the Disney Princess on Friday during the D23 Expo. At the Anaheim convention, the trailer for The Little Mermaid dropped, featuring Bailey’s Ariel singing “Part Of Your World”