Imax shares shot higher Wednesday as Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of the large-format leader with a “buy” rating, saying it’s well positioned to take share in the current environment and has ample cash to navigate a potentially turbulent recovery. The stock was up more than 16% on a day of solid gains for exhibition that
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The Jamie Foxx-fronted Mike Tyson biopic has now been in active development for six years, but things are finally starting to come together, with the actor revealing a few more details about what the movie will entail. While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Foxx divulged some details that may pertain to a large part of the
Naya Rivera’s cause of death has been ruled accidental drowning by the medical examiner in charge of the case. The actress best known for her role on the Fox musical Glee went missing last week after renting a boat with her son. Her body was recovered from Lake Piru on Monday. The actress’ son had
EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s WWII drama Greyhound, starring and written by Tom Hanks, has become the largest opening-weekend release ever for Apple TV+, including series that have bowed on the service, sources close to Apple tell Deadline. The streamer is loathe in giving up exact numbers, but I’m told the film turned in a viewing audience commensurate
A new Dirty Dancing movie may be in the works with original star Jennifer Grey. This has yet to be confirmed, but Lionsgate has partnered with Grey for a new dancing movie that doesn’t have an official title yet. But it is neither confirmed nor denied at this point that a sequel to the iconic
The Vestron Video Collector’s Series returns when legendary director David Cronenberg’s (The Fly, Scanners) horror classic Shivers arrives on Blu-ray and Digital September 15 from Lionsgate. Vestron Video has been a leader in remastering the most unique and wide-ranging selection of classic films. A timeless take on sexual horror produced by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), the
EXCLUSIVE: [REC], the 2007 Spanish found-footage horror movie that grossed $32.5 million off a minimal budget, is getting a special re-release in the country in the 4DX format, becoming the first Spanish non-CGI title to be adapted into the technology. 4DX, originally developed by South Korean company CJ, augments a film experience with practical effects
Sir Patrick Stewart is now 80 years young, and the legendary actor’s colleagues from the Star Trek universe are celebrating the occasion on social media along with Stewart’s many, many fans. A veteran of the big and small screens alike for decades, Stewart is particularly well known for his long-running role as Jean Luc Picard
Jumanji: The Next Level has crossed $800M worldwide through Tuesday, July 7. Currently, the film stands at $319.2M domestically and $480.9M at the international box office. From Columbia Pictures, Seven Bucks and Matt Tolmach Productions, the Sony release began its offshore rollout in 18 markets last December, before adding domestic and wider release the following
Sad news this morning, as the much-loved actress Kelly Preston has passed away at the age of 57. She had been privately battling breast cancer for two years. “On the morning of July 12, 2020, Kelly Preston, adored wife and mother, passed away following a two-year battle with breast cancer,” a family representative has said
Universal is moving a group of Blumhouse titles deeper into the theatrical release calendar including Miramax-Trancas International co-productions Halloween Kills and its sequel Halloween Ends, and The Forever Purge. In addition, MGM-Bron Creative-Monkeypaw’s Candyman is moving three weeks later. David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, which is in post, moves from Oct. 16 to Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 which is where
Lea Michele has deactivated her Twitter account following the disappearance of her former Glee co-star Naya Rivera. It is unclear why the actress decided to delete her account at this particular time, though she did receive an onslaught of negative tweets involving Rivera over the past few days. Rivera has been missing since Wednesday, July
With its sun-kissed energy and oasis vibes, it’s appropriate that the Max Barbakow-directed comedy Palm Springs be released during the summer. The time-hopping comedy made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year and drops on Hulu today. The film written by Andy Siara follows carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg), who meets Sarah (Cristin Milioti) a reluctant
Netflix’s Tiger King was back in the news again earlier this week after cadaver dogs thought they sniffed out some human remains on Joe Exotic’s former property. Exotic had to give up the zoo to his old pal Jeff Lowe, who now has to turn it over to the infamous Carole Baskin. For many, it
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time since the February 1997 reissue, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is leading at the box office this weekend after clocking an estimated $175K at 483 locations. Empire should end the weekend with a 3-day take in-between the high $400K and low $500K. Some of these recent classic reissues, such as Ghostbusters last weekend
Patrick Renna dropped The Sandlot virtual reunion trailer earlier this week. Additionally, he sat down for an interview where he discussed the upcoming Disney+ series based on the iconic family baseball movie. For this reunion, Renna was able to get more members of the cast than in 2018 when the movie was celebrating its 25th
Sony has just pushed Screen Gems Milla Jovovich movie Monster Hunter from its Labor Day weekend date of Sept. 4 to April 23, 2021. Why? Well, as we all know Paramount has always had A Quiet Place 2 sitting on Sept. 4, so why compete with that. But an unfortunate forecast would indicate, especially with LA mayor Eric Garcetti
One of the greatest things about streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Hulu and all the others is that they have helped many of us save space. Before streaming content became as easy as pressing a button, having a DVD collection that took up a room (or multiple rooms) in a house wasn’t uncommon. The