A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory. When the red carpet is rolled out from the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, the 77th Cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of war, protest, potential strikes and quickening #MeToo upheaval … Read more

Hollywood legend who starred in The Godfather dies

Hollywood legend who starred in The Godfather dies

Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget movie classics as Little Shop of Horrors and Attack of the Crab Monsters and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, his … Read more

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman died Thursday at his … Read more

Orlando Bloom Says Playing This Film Character Went ‘Against Everything’ In His Being

Orlando Bloom Says Playing This Film Character Went ‘Against Everything’ In His Being

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Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64

Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64

LOS ANGELES — Sam Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with Hollywood’s top stars, has died. He was 64. The station announced that he died unexpectedly on Friday. No cause was released. Rubin joined the station’s morning news team in 1991. He conducted … Read more

‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ in development with Andy Serkis to direct and star

‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ in development with Andy Serkis to direct and star

Andy Serkis is going back to Middle-earth to play Gollum in two new “Lord of the Rings” films. Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said Thursday that Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning team behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, will produce and … Read more

Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’

Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’

Romantic comedies are in a destination wedding rut. Perhaps it’s a collective post-COVID wanderlust kicking in, or, more cynically, some combination of tax credits and a place producers want to spend time. But between “ Ticket to Paradise,” “Anyone But You,” “ Shotgun Wedding ” and now Netflix’s “ Mother of the Bride,” the conceit … Read more

Movie slate lacks franchise hits

Movie slate lacks franchise hits

Ryan Gosling stars in Universal’s “The Fall Guy.” Universal For the first time since 2009, the box office doesn’t have a Marvel film to kick off the summer movie season — and it shows. Since the 2008 release of “Iron Man,” Marvel Cinematic Universe films have consistently launched this highly lucrative moviegoing season, with only … Read more

Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79

Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79

British actor Bernard Hill, best known for supporting roles in Titanic and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died, his family announced on Sunday. “It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, renowned actor known for his roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, passed away in the … Read more

‘The Fall Guy’ gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening

‘The Fall Guy’ gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a .5M opening

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that’s very much to be determined for Hollywood. The Universal Pictures release opened on a weekend that … Read more