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With "Alien," a sci-fi shocker thick with atmosphere, Ridley Scott set a new benchmark for the genre - in 1979. Then came a spectacular sequel thanks to action expert James Cameron, who gave us "Aliens" in 1986. Four more "Alien" films followed, though none ever rivalled the first two. Now cinemas are set to show the seventh film, "Alien: Romulus," with the action taking place between those first two cult films. Ridley Scott as producer After veteran director Ridley Scott directed "Prometheus" (2012) and "Alien: Covenant" (2017) - both of which tell the prequel story - he limited himself to pr...
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It would be hard to imagine a genre more antithetical to the modernist sensibility of Samuel Beckett than the biopic. The Irish writer who relocated to Paris, found inspiration in the French language and became one of the most innovative literary artists of the second half of the 20th century, was allergic to the uplifting pieties and sentimental profundities that are the mainstay of screen biographies. Publicity and self-promotion were anathema to this most private of authors, who died in 1989. It's safe to say that he wouldn't have relished being the subject of a movie. When Beckett learned ...
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Fans have been left waiting almost a quarter of a century for a sequel, but now at last Paramount Studios has released an action-packed three-minute "Gladiator 2" trailer, four months before the blockbuster's scheduled cinema release. The trailer, teasing many bloody battle scenes in the Roman Colosseum, features a mounted rhinoceros and attacking warships, setting an intense tone for the sequel to the original 2000 film. Irish actor Paul Mescal of "Normal People" fame has trained hard to build muscles for his gladiatorial role in the upcoming film, directed by Ridley Scott. As the lead actor,...
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Audiences are going bananas for Universal Pictures' and Illumination's "Despicable Me 4." The latest installment in the popular family film franchise opened to $27 million Wednesday at the US domestic box office, according to estimates from a studio source and measurement firm Comscore. That number is expected to rise to roughly $120 million by the end of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Other titles vying for moviegoers' business this holiday stretch are Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2," which grossed $7.3 million on Wednesday for a North American cumulative of $496.6 million; Paramount P...
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“Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” marks Kevin Costner’s return to the Western genre that brung ‘im into stardom nearly 40 years ago. This first part constitutes a stern handshake agreement with his audience: Just get through these first three hours, people. Quit your bellyaching. You know what these folks had to do to survive? Things could perk up and get rolling come August, when Chapter 2 of this reverently labeled “American Saga” continues in theaters, to be followed by Chapter 3 (currently filming) and then, finances and distribution/streaming arrangements with Warner Bros. and Max w...
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Reconnecting with his roots as part of the so-called Greek Weird Wave, director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest is the three-part anthology film “Kinds of Kindness” — a stumbling victory lap following the Oscar winning success of his more selectively edgy “The Favourite” and “Poor Things.” It’s a luxe treatment of some puny satiric ideas, toned up by a cast led by Emma Stone and Lanthimos first-timer Jesse Plemons, who won the best actor prize this year at Cannes. But everything has a chance to go wrong with a movie long before the actors film anything. I take it as a heartening sign of nerve that La...
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For decades, it seemed that Pixar couldn't lose. Starting with "Toy Story" in 1995, the Emeryville-based computer animation studio rolled out hit after hit, with movies that achieved critical acclaim as well as box office riches. But after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, even the once-unflappable Pixar fell victim to the doldrums plaguing the entertainment industry and the company's own missteps. Films such as "Lightyear" did poorly at the box office, partly due to their timing during the pandemic and a perceived falloff in quality, for which Pixar had long been considered the gold standard. Par...
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