Summer is the busiest season at the movie theater. Parents need a way to entertain the kids with school out of session. Watching a film in an air-conditioned theater is also a great way to beat the heat. This boom in ticket sales is why the year’s most anticipated movies are always released in the summer. These […]
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When you think of large Hollywood films, like Lord of the Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films or Avatar, you probably wonder how they get such beautiful locations, right? Where do these film studios go in order to get shots of the Shire, or Wakanda or Pandora? Obviously, none of these locations actually exist, so […]
Television is in the midst of a revolution. Streaming media has changed the landscape in a way that hasn’t been seen since the early advent of cable. And while streaming services like Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix are dominating the scene, it’s too lucrative a market to not draw in a flood of competitors. It […]
In modern times, 20th Century Fox is mostly known for producing big budget action movies and being a subsidiary of Disney. Many people have forgotten that it was one of the first major film studios, so it was behind a lot of truly impressive movies. These movies from Fox revolutionized the film industry and will […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences manages the Academy Awards, which means they make the rules as far as who gets to compete for an Oscar. They were recently asked to address the issue of whether original Netflix movies could qualify for Oscar awards, but, as those productions are considered television, the Academy’s […]
With Us, Jordan Peele has created another fresh horror vision. Of course, Peele also references classic horror movies throughout the film. Here are three of them (minor spoilers): Dawn of the Dead George Romero’s 1978 masterpiece uses a mall setting to comment on commercialism, blurring the line between zombies mindlessly consuming flesh and humans mindlessly consuming […]
Movie buffs look excited to the annual Tribeca Film Festival, and 2019’s offerings will delight many a viewer with a heavy-hitting slate. The 18th edition includes major stars like Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin and Vanessa Redgrave in independent films of various genres. The fest will run from April 24 to May […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an incredible franchise for the lucky stars who don the superhero costumes. These huge cinematic hits have featured actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson. In fact, the latest flick, “Captain Marvel,” opens in theaters on March 8 with Jackson and Brie Larson in the leads. What […]
Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman In 2009, Millepied connected with Portman on the set of Black Swan. They hit it off instantly. Millepied dumped his then-girlfriend and ballerina, Isabella Boylston, to start a whirlwind romance with Portman. By the summer of 2012, they were married and brand-new parents of an adorable baby boy, Aleph. In 2017, their second […]
February is here again, which means it’s officially Black History Month. It’s a time in which we reflect on the past struggles that Black Americans were able to overcome as a people, as well as a time to celebrate their unique triumphs in spite of those struggles and often in the noble effort to end […]