The horror movie “The Nun” has topped the domestic box office in its first weekend, scoring a best for the “Conjuring” franchise and another win for Warner Bros.
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The idea to hand out a popular film Oscar has been shelved for now following widespread backlash, but film academy president John Bailey says that the new category was well-intentioned in its efforts to reflect a changing industry and misunderstood by its critics.
Over the years, Sin City smacked Burt Reynolds around the way he once lovingly slapped Dom DeLuise in the “Cannonball Run” movies.
Film festivals, at least in the Silver State, tend to be homegrown affairs. The Silver State Film Festival is, well, not that.
Following the success of his pioneering reality show “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” the late celebrity columnist Robin Leach portrayed himself on everything from “Thirtysomething” and “Roseanne” to “Family Guy” and “Hee Haw.”
A pair of ruby slippers used in “The Wizard of Oz” and later stolen from a Minnesota museum were recovered in a sting operation after a man approached the shoes’ insurer and said he could help get them back, the FBI said Tuesday.
“Crazy Rich Asians” isn’t slowing down at the box office even in its third weekend in theaters, and is helping to send a strong summer moviegoing season off on a high note.
From his recurring role on “General Hospital” to his doomed stint as an Oscars co-host, James Franco has made enough curious career decisions that attempts to explain them all could fill a college course.
Greece’s culture minister says Greek-French film director Costa Gavras has died in Paris at the age of 85.
Michael Jackson’s estate and IMAX are partnering to digitally remaster “Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D” into IMAX 3D.
The opening weekend for “Crazy Rich Asians” was historic. Its second weekend was even more impressive. The romantic comedy sensation slid just 6 percent from its chart-topping debut to again lead the box office with $25 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
There’s a lull between blockbusters, prestige films are still weeks away, and the movies being released seem random at best.
Greg Thompson produced such adult revues as “Bareback,” “Skintight,” “Erocktika” and “Showgirls” in Vegas until leaving town in 2008.
The British actor helped fuel speculation that he will be the next James Bond.
The U.S. Navy says a sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” is filming this week aboard a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier.