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Stars of 1968 Film Sue
Again Over Nude Scene

Stars of 1968 Film Sue Again Over Nude Scene

Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey played Romeo and Juliet

(Newser) - The stars of the 1968 film Romeo & Juliet are once again suing over a nude scene that was shot when they were both under 18. Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey object in the new lawsuit to the digital re-release of the movie, which they say provides "high detail"...

When Harry Met Sally Almost
Had Another, Sadder Ending

Feb 20, 2024 8:49 AM CST

When Harry Met Sally Almost Had Another, Sadder Ending

It's what would've happened if director Rob Reiner hadn't met his wife in real life, he says

(Newser) - In the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally, the title characters end up marrying more than a decade after their first meeting—a happy ending to an ordeal of a relationship. Now, director Rob Reiner says the movie was inspired by stuff going on in his own life at the...

Bob Marley:
One Love
Surprises

box office

Feb 18, 2024 1:05 PM CST

Bob Marley: One Love Surprises

Audiences appreciate biopic more than critics

(Newser) - Paramount Pictures' biopic Bob Marley: One Love outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend, while Sony's Madame Web flopped with one of the lowest debuts for a movie centered on a Marvel character. Both films launched in theaters...

Lisa Frankenstein
Can't Scare Off Argyle

box office

Feb 11, 2024 12:10 PM CST

Lisa Frankenstein Can't Scare Off Argyle

Weekend shapes up to be slowest of the year so far at theaters

(Newser) - Lisa Frankenstein didn't come to life at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The horror comedy written by Diablo Cody and starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse earned $3.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It debuted in second place on a very...

Apple
Has Its
First Flop

box office

Feb 4, 2024 1:15 PM CST

Apple Has Its First Flop

Critics and audiences give 'Argylle' poor reviews

(Newser) - For the first time, Apple has experienced a box office flop with a big-budget production. Argylle, the $200 million, star-studded spy thriller from Apple Studios, debuted with $18 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, managed to lead the weekend box office...

The Beekeeper Rises to Top

box office

Jan 28, 2024 12:55 PM CST

The Beekeeper Rises to Top

Holdovers profit from Oscar nominations

(Newser) - With no new wide releases on the schedule this weekend, holdovers sustained the North American box office, which was led by The Beekeeper in its third week of release. Amazon MGM Studios' Jason Statham action film earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1 spot, according to studio estimates...

Biggest Oscar
Snubs of the Year

Jan 23, 2024 12:00 PM CST

Biggest Oscar Snubs of the Year

'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie are shut out

(Newser) - It's that time of year when actors and moviemakers huddle around screens for the reading of the Oscar nominations , shedding tears of joy and disappointment. For those who worked on Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, which nabbed the most nominations for the 96th Academy Awards at 13, it was surely...

Director Made Moonstruck,
In the Heat of the Night

obituary

Jan 22, 2024 5:36 PM CST

Director Made Moonstruck, In the Heat of the Night

Norman Jewison mixed comedies with films about racism, injustice

(Newser) - Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films included Doris Day comedies, Moonstruck, and social dramas such as the Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night, has died at age 97. His publicist said Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for...

Mean Girls Wins Slow Weekend

box office

Jan 21, 2024 2:00 PM CST

Mean Girls Wins Slow Weekend

Awards contenders try to make their mark before Oscar nominations

(Newser) - On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, Mean Girls repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations Tuesday. With a dearth of new releases, the Tina...

It's Like Old Times
for Mean Girls

box office

Jan 14, 2024 12:30 PM CST

It's Like Old Times for Mean Girls

Other new releases for holiday weekend fall short

(Newser) - Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn't dampen the opening weekend for Mean Girls. The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tiny Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation,...

List of SAG Awards
Nominees Missing
a Few Big Names

Jan 10, 2024 10:40 AM CST

List of SAG Awards Nominees Missing a Few Big Names

Leonardo DiCaprio didn't make the cut

(Newser) - "Barbenheimer" continues to rule Hollywood's awards season, just as it did the summer box office. The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer—while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor, reports the AP . Each film...

Year Begins Slowly,
With Wonka Repeating

box office

Jan 7, 2024 12:25 PM CST

Year Begins Slowly, With Wonka Repeating

Industry hopes for boost from Golden Globes

(Newser) - Timothée Chalamet and Wonka topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters. Warner Bros.' family-oriented musical added $14.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its total domestic grosses to $164.7 million. After finishing 2023 on...

90210 Star in 'Horrific
Daylight Brawl' With Bikers

Jan 2, 2024 8:56 AM CST

90210 Star in 'Horrific Daylight Brawl' With Bikers

Ian Ziering says he was attacked after a mini-bike rider struck his vehicle

(Newser) - Former Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sharknado star Ian Ziering says he's "thankful" to be "unscathed" after he was attacked by a group of bikers in Los Angeles. TMZ first reported a physical altercation between Ziering and a group of people riding motorized mini bikes on Hollywood Boulevard...

Wonka Ends Uneven Year on Top

box office

Dec 31, 2023 2:30 PM CST

Wonka Ends Uneven Year on Top

Ticket sales climb but were still higher before pandemic

(Newser) - Hollywood closed out an up-and-down 2023 with Wonka regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for The Color Purple, and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022's grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms. The New Year's weekend this year...

Aquaman Laps Struggling Rivals

box office

Dec 24, 2023 1:30 PM CST

Aquaman Laps Struggling Rivals

Theaters have quiet weekend despite several debuts

(Newser) - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom led a crowd of new releases at the box office over the weekend. The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in 3,706 locations in North America, according to...

Chalamet's Wonka
Opens on Top

box office

Dec 17, 2023 3:45 PM CST

Chalamet's Wonka Opens on Top

Studio had played down the film's song-and-dance numbers

(Newser) - Wonka debuted with $39 million in box office sales in US and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it a strong start for the Timothée Chalamet-starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored the young star's draw. Musicals have been tough sells in theaters...

Here Are the New
Golden Globe Nominations

Dec 11, 2023 9:06 AM CST

Here Are the New Golden Globe Nominations

Barbenheimer continues to dominate

(Newser) - The Golden Globes, still trying to come back from scandal and several troubled years , announced its nominations Monday for the January awards show. Barbie tops all nominees with nine, while Oppenheimer followed closely behind with eight, per the AP . A sampling of categories (see a complete list at Vanity Fair ...

Miyazaki Achieves Career First

box office

Dec 10, 2023 2:15 PM CST

Miyazaki Achieves Career First

Anime film maker, 82, reaches No. 1 in North America

(Newser) - For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki's decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki's latest enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates. The long-awaited animated fantasy from the director of...

Hollywood Is
Going After
Lauren Boebert

Dec 5, 2023 2:03 PM CST

Hollywood Is Going After Lauren Boebert

Likes of Ryan Reynolds, Barbra Streisand are donating to her opponent Adam Frisch

(Newser) - Lauren Boebert is busily defending her seat in Colorado's 3rd District, and more than a few Hollywood A-listers are busily funding her opponent. As Newsweek reports, the Colorado Republican is in something of a reelection dogfight with Democrat Adam Frisch, whom she beat by only 546 votes in 2022....

Beyonce's Renaissance Is No. 1

box office

Dec 3, 2023 2:15 PM CST

Beyonce's Renaissance Is No. 1

Concert film has strong debut on a slow weekend

(Newser) - Beyonce was a one-woman show this weekend. The concert picture she wrote, directed and produced won the weekend box office with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres on Sunday. The post-Thanksgiving, early December box office is notoriously slow, but Renaissance: A Film by ...