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‘House of the Dragon’ Star Ewan Mitchell on ‘Terminator’ Aemond, Torturing Aegon and Idolizing Matt Smith: ‘He’s Daemon’s Biggest Stan’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for HBO’s “House of the Dragon” Season 2, Episode 6, titled “Smallfolk,” now streaming on Max.'House of the Dragon': Emma D'Arcy and Sonoya Mizuno Break Down Rhaenyra and Mysaria's [SPOILER] in Episode 6 King’s Landing is far from the City of Brotherly Love. The rule of Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) as prince regent has begun, and things aren’t looking great for Westeros or its broken king, Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney). Aemond takes the lead at the Greens’ small council, and immediately makes some big moves by dismissing his mother Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) as the...
Korea Box Office: ‘Escape’ Rises to Weekend Market Leader at Third Attempt
China Box Office: 'Successor' Makes $50 Million Debut as 'Despicable Me 4' Opens Third “Escape,” a Korean-made action drama that has been on release for most of the month, took the lead at the South Korean box office over the latest weekend. The film recounts the story of a North Korean soldier who dreams of defecting and the South Korean officer who pursues him. It is directed by Lee Jong-pil, who previously made surprise 2020 hit “Samjin Company English Class.” It stars Lee Je-hoon and Koo Kyo-hwan in the lead roles. “Escape” earned $2.61 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from...
Bruin Theatre’s Future Uncertain as Regency’s Lease of Two Historic Westwood Movie Palaces Ends This Week
Westwood Village’s Bruin Theatre and Fox Village Theatre will screen their last films — for now — on Thursday as Regency Theatres’ lease comes to an end at the two historic Los Angeles venues. Jason Reitman Acquires Fox Village Westwood Theater With Filmmakers Including Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, JJ Abrams, Chloé Zhao Opened in 1937, the streamline-moderne style Bruin is being represented by commercial real estate firm Newmark, which repped the sale of the Fox Village. With 670 seats, it’s smaller than the Fox Village Theatre across the street, which currently has about 1400 seats. Both venues have a long history...
Biden’s Exit and the 2024 Election Are Outdoing the Drama of ‘Veep’ and ‘Scandal’
A decade or so ago, the hottest trend in television was imagining what it might look like if politics became unfathomably chaotic. From the murderous hijinks surrounding the Fitzgerald Grant administration on “Scandal” to the skullduggery that allowed Frank Underwood to climb the federal government like a ladder on “House of Cards” to the whipsawing reversals of fortune that befell Selina Meyer on “Veep,” TV was the staging-ground for a feverish national imagination. Writers dreamed of a world that looked different from our own, in which the competent and technocratic Obama administration found itself, after the first midterms, grinding through...
Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Reboot: Kevin Feige Says the ‘Most Important Thing Is Not Rushing It’ After ‘Two Years’ of ‘Trying to Crack That Movie,’ Teases R-Rating
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige spoke to BlackTree TV on his press tour for “Deadpool & Wolverine” and briefly touched upon the company’s long-in-the-works “Blade” reboot, which still has two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali set to star. Marvel announced its “Blade” reboot in July 2019, but development has been rocky as several writers and directors have come and gone from the project over the years. Feige said not rushing the film has been of utmost importance for the studio.Kevin Feige on Hugh Jackman's Yellow Wolverine Suit and the MCU Going R-Rated With Cocaine and Sex Jokes in 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Feige...
Aaron Sorkin Takes Back Divisive Op-Ed Urging Democratic Party to Select Mitt Romney: Kamala ‘Harris for America!’
Aaron Sorkin no longer believes the Democratic Party should select Republican Senator Mitt Romney as its candidate in the 2024 presidential race. Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: 'My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination' Earlier on Sunday, an op-ed by Sorkin was published in the New York Times, in which the “West Wing” creator suggested that the Democratic Party should select a Republican candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump this November. “At their convention next month, the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney,” Sorkin wrote. However, after President Joe Biden announced hours later that he was dropping out of...
‘Twisters’ Cut a Kiss Between Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Due to Steven Spielberg’s Advice; Powell Explains Why ‘It’s a Good Spielberg Note’
“Twisters” blasted off at the domestic box office with a huge $80.5 million, but one of the biggest talking points from film on social media is for something that didn’t actually make it into the movie. Set footage depicting stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell filming a climactic scene in which their characters share a passionate kiss went viral in the days leading up to the “Twisters” release, but fans were soon left devastated by the kiss not making it into the theatrical cut. Box Office: 'Twisters' Hits $123 Million Globally, 'Despicable Me 4' Surpasses $500 Million Mark “I think it’s...
Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: ‘My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination’
Kamala Harris has launched her campaign for the White House, after President Joe Biden stepped aside Sunday under pressure from party leaders.Mark Hamill, Kathy Griffin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and More Hollywood Reactions to President Biden's Decision to Drop Out: 'He Restored Honesty' The vice president has Biden’s endorsement, and is unchallenged as yet for the Democratic nomination, which will be formally decided at the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago. “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic...
Jack White’s ‘No Name’ Is Full of the Fiery Rock and Roll His Fans Have Been Lusting for: Album Review
With no disrespect to the five fine solo albums Jack White has created in the last dozen years, it’s safe to say that “No Name” — the vinyl-only set he stealth-released on Friday, packaged in a plain white sleeve and given away for free at his Third Man Records stores — is the one fans have been lusting for: a fiery, straight-ahead, just-plug-in-and-let-rip rock and roll album in the vein of his dearly beloved and dearly departed White Stripes, but without seeming retro or leaning too heavily on nostalgia.Jack White Surprise-Releases New Solo Album, Available Only at Third Man Record Stores We can...
Mark Hamill, Kathy Griffin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and More Hollywood Reactions to President Biden’s Decision to Drop Out: ‘He Restored Honesty’
President Biden’s decision to step down from the 2024 presidential campaign has elicited a wave of support from Hollywood. Familiar faces from Biden’s campaign trail resurfaced to show their agreement with the President’s decision and reinforce their support of the Democratic party. Joe Scarborough Says Donald Trump and Republicans Are 'Freaking Out' Over Joe Biden's Withdrawal: 'Suddenly, He's the Oldest Guy in the Race by a Long Shot' Many were exceedingly vocal about their desire for him to step aside and let a younger candidate take over, including the host of “Pod Save America,” Jon Favreau, who recently called out Biden’s...
Biden Decision Surprised Most TV News Networks: How CBS, MSNBC and More Scrambled to Cover Bombshell
Many of them knew it was coming, but not exactly when.Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: 'My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination' The nation’s big TV-news outlets appear to have been caught flat-footed by President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would end his 2024 campaign for the White House, with many top anchors not visible on screen in the minutes after the president dropped his bombshell. Broadcast networks fielded faces that were not as familiar. CBS News broke into programming at 2:02 p.m. with coverage lead by Kristine Johnson, an anchor at WCBS, the company’s New York station, suggesting...
Donald Trump Reacts to Joe Biden Dropping Out of Presidential Race: He Is ‘Certainly Not Fit to Serve — And Never Was’
Former President Donald Trump reacted to Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, following Biden’s inability to recover from a series of missteps and a poor debate performance on June 27 and a loud vocal call from politicians and even celebrities such as George Clooney. Donald Trump Speech Powers Most-Watched RNC Coverage, Peaking at 28.4 Million Viewers “Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve – And never was! He only attained the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement,” Trump...
Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race
President Joe Biden has decided not to seek re-election, having failed to salvage his campaign after a disastrous debate performance on June 27 and a series of televised gaffes.Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: 'My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination' “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement released on Sunday. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties...
Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Hits $123 Million Globally, ‘Despicable Me 4’ Surpasses $500 Million Mark
“Twisters” is taking the box office by storm, though it’s not resonating quite as strongly with international audiences.'Twisters' Cut a Kiss Between Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Due to Steven Spielberg's Advice; Powell Explains Why 'It's a Good Spielberg Note' The film, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic “Twister,” has whipped up $27.1 million from 76 foreign territories over the weekend and $42 million overseas in total. “Twisters” has been far more powerful at the domestic box office, though, where ticket sales ignited to $80.5 million. Globally, the movie has grossed $123.2 million to date. Outside of the U.S. and...
‘Faye’ Review: An Enticing Portrait of Faye Dunaway Looks at Where Acting Meets Life Meets ‘Difficulty’
Connecting an actor’s onscreen personality with his or her offscreen reality tends to be a dicey proposition. But in “Faye,” an addictive and essential portrait of Faye Dunaway, it turns out to be the right thing to do. Dunaway, now in her early 80s, is interviewed throughout this HBO documentary, and there’s a knowing snap to her self-reflections that grabs you. Seated on a couch in her New York apartment, she starts off by chastising someone for bringing her water in a bottle instead of a glass — a sign that the movie is going to have fun with what...
Esta TerBlanche, ‘All My Children’ Actor, Dies at 51
Esta TerBlanche, best known for her role as Gillian Andrassy on “All My Children,” has died. She was 51. Nancy Frangione, Soap Opera Actor in 'Another World' and 'All My Children,' Dies at 70 TerBlanche died on Thursday at her home, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner. Her cause of death is under investigation. Her talent manager, Annie Spolianky, also confirmed the news to Variety, saying that TerBlanche was a “wonderful, kind and loving person.” TerBlanche played Gillian, a troublesome Hungarian princess, on “All My Children” from 1997 to 2001. Her character was married to Ryan Lavery (Cameron...
‘Twisters’ Rocks Box Office With Powerful $80.5 Million Opening Weekend
“Twisters” is taking the box office by storm.'Twisters' Cut a Kiss Between Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Due to Steven Spielberg's Advice; Powell Explains Why 'It's a Good Spielberg Note' The movie, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic “Twister,” has collected a massive $80.5 million from 4,151 North American theaters in its debut. Heading into the weekend, the follow-up film was projected to generate $50 million to $55 million. It’s the third-biggest opening weekend of the year behind “Inside Out 2” ($154 million) and “Dune: Part Two” ($82 million). Directed by “Minari” filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung, “Twisters” stars Daisy Edgar-Jones,...
Italian Drama ‘Nonostante,’ Munich Olympics Massacre Drama ‘September 5’ Set as Venice Horizons and Horizons Extra Openers
Italian drama “Nonostante” by actor-director Valerio Mastandrea, and 1972 Munich Summer Olympics drama “September 5″ – helmed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard – have been set as openers of the Venice Film Festival’s cutting edge Horizons and Horizons Extra sections respectively.Republic Pictures Acquires Munich Massacre Drama 'September 5,' Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch (EXCLUSIVE) The timely “September 5,” which has been picked up by Republic Pictures, reconstructs tough decisions made by an American sports broadcasting team that rapidly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. “Through this lens, ‘September 5’ provides a powerful new perspective on...
‘Widow Clicquot’ Review: Haley Bennett Plays a Champagne Trailblazer In a Biopic More Still Than Sparkling
Amid the glut of corporate biopics we’ve had on our screens of late — “Air,” “BlackBerry,” “Flamin’ Hot” and so on — one for leading French champagne house Veuve Clicquot is more appealing than most. Champagne itself is sexier than a running shoe or a smartphone, for one thing, while the sinuous vineyards of 19th-century Reims are a more seductive setting for a brand-building story than a squat office block in Beaverton. “Widow Clicquot” certainly makes a virtue of its milieu and rolling landscape, richly shot throughout in dusky earth tones, and more substantively, of the rather romantic lore surrounding...
Republic Pictures Acquires 1972 Munich Olympics Drama ‘September 5,’ Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount’s Republic Pictures has acquired global sales rights – apart from Germany, Switzerland and Austria – to Tim Fehlbaum’s “September 5,” which stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch, who broke out last year with the Oscar nominated “The Teachers’ Lounge.”Peter Sarsgaard Wanted 'Memory' to Be a Positive Portrayal of Dementia The film, which has Sean Penn as one of its producers, will open Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Extra competition section on Aug. 29. Sarsgaard won best actor at Venice last year for “Memory.” “September 5” is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, and follows an American sports...
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