‘Black Panther’ Heads Toward $1 Billion at Global Box Office
Bloomberg–17 hours ago
By Sunday, the movie had exceeded $400 million in the U.S. and Canada, getting there faster than any other Marvel title, parent Walt Disney Co. said in a statement. It has collected $704 million worldwide, with the second-biggest market, China, yet to open. Just four Marvel films have earned more than $1 …
‘Black Panther’ Crosses $700 Million Globally, Annihilating …
New York Times–Feb. 25, 2018
Having had a week to absorb its record-setting arrival, Hollywood is now sizing up the staying power of Marvel’s latest superhero movie. In its second weekend, “Black Panther” demonstrated an astounding hold on audiences in the United States and Canada, collecting about $108 million and pushing its …
With $218 Million Haul, ‘Black Panther’ Smashes Box Office Records
New York Times–Feb. 18, 2018
The Disney-Marvel movie “Black Panther,” which finds the superheroic T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returning to his remote African kingdom to assume the throne, roared into theaters over the weekend as a full-blown cultural event, breaking box office records and shattering a myth about the overseas …
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JJ Abrams Tries (and Fails) to Explain The Cloverfield Paradox’s …
IGN–18 hours ago
As a result, creatures like the original Cloverfield monster from the first movie arrive on Earth to cause chaos. In the final scene in Paradox, there’s a shot of a similar-looking monster and, up until now, it’s been unclear if this is in fact the same creature from the first film. During an interview on The Empire Film …
Why ‘Black Panther’ Is a Defining Moment for Black America
New York Times–Feb. 12, 2018
The Grand Lake Theater — the kind of old-time movie house with cavernous ceilings and ornate crown moldings — is one place I take my kids to remind us that we belong to Oakland, Calif. Whenever there is a film or community event that has meaning for this town, the Grand Lake is where you go to see it.
‘Black Panther’ is amazing. Why are its CG models so terrible?
Engadget–Feb. 24, 2018
Black Panther is a refreshing answer to the increasingly stale world of superhero cinema. But there’s one glaring flaw throughout the film: its use of CG models to replace humans during action sequences. They’re weightless, ugly and, worst of all, incredibly distracting. You’d think that in the year 2018, …
Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood’s First Female Superstar, Dies at 54
New York Times–Feb. 25, 2018
Her final film, “Mom” — in which she played a teacher seeking to avenge the rape of her stepdaughter — was released last year. In its review of the movie, The Times of India wrote that Sridevi “demonstrates why she is the high-priestess” of Indian cinema. The stepdaughter was played by the Pakistani …
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Movie in the Works
IGN–Feb. 23, 2018
By Alex Gilyadov A movie about the creator of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is in development. Variety reports Fox Searchlight and DeVon Franklin are producing Flamin’ Hot, a film about Richard Montanez, the man who came up with the billion-dollar idea for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Lewis Colick (Ladder 49) is writing …
Weinstein Co. Will File for Bankruptcy After Deal Talks Collapse
New York Times–19 hours ago
The beleaguered film and television studio said in a statement late Sunday that it had failed to reach a deal with a group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, who ran the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama. The group had offered to pay roughly $275 million for the Weinstein Company, …
The Papers, Please short film is out now
Eurogamer.net–Feb. 24, 2018
The Papers, Please short film is out now on YouTube (and Steam shortly). Have a gander at the 10-minute flick below. The film absolutely nails the look, sound and feel of the superb dystopian document thriller, with a cool nod to the quick-fire puzzle element of the game. The wonderful metronome music …
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