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2024 September


‘The Cut’ Review: Orlando Bloom Gives an All-Time Great Performance in an Uneven Boxer Drama

‘The Cut’ Review: Orlando Bloom Gives an All-Time Great Performance in an Uneven Boxer Drama

Bloom’s protagonist — referred to as “the Boxer” in press notes, and frustratingly, nothing at all in the movie — can be seen engaged in a professional boxing bout exactly once in “The Cut.” During the film’s brief prologue, the accomplished prizefighter seems well on his way to another victory, when something mysterious and unseen distracts him from off-screen — something in the ether that only he can see — resulting in his opponent getting the upper hand and opening a deep, career-threatening gash above his eye.


Film Academy, BAFTA, Grammys Heads on Diversity Progress, AI, and Modernizing Awards Shows

Film Academy, BAFTA, Grammys Heads on Diversity Progress, AI, and Modernizing Awards Shows

Kramer said that updating the approach to awards shows was an ongoing priority but emphasized continued passion by audiences, including younger ones, for film.


LL Cool J on the Challenges of Finding the “Right Balance” Between His Acting and Music Careers

LL Cool J on the Challenges of Finding the “Right Balance” Between His Acting and Music Careers

And though it was a long time in the making, with some challenges along the way, he ultimately created a piece of work that goes deeper and more personal than ever before, where he talks “about new things, not just girls or romance on every track.”


Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Scares Up Near-Record $110M Domestic Opening

Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Scares Up Near-Record $110M Domestic Opening

He serves up comparable tonic as well for two actors who were a big part not just of the original Beetlejuice but also of Burton’s Batman movies and Edward Scissorhands: Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, respectively,” writes The Hollywood Reporter chief film critic David Rooney in his review.


‘Unstoppable’ Review: Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez in the Rare Sports Crowd-Pleaser You Can Believe In

‘Unstoppable’ Review: Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez in the Rare Sports Crowd-Pleaser You Can Believe In

It was directed by William Goldenberg (his first feature), the gifted film editor who edited “Argo” and “Air” and (with Dylan Tichenor) “Zero Dark Thirty,” and it was produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company, Artists Equity.


James Murdoch, Barry Diller Among Media Execs Endorsing Kamala Harris in Open Letter

James Murdoch, Barry Diller Among Media Execs Endorsing Kamala Harris in Open Letter

“With Kamala Harris in the White House, the business community can be confident that it will have a President who wants American industries to thrive.”


Dennis Quaid Says He Doesn’t “Regret Anything” About Marriage to Meg Ryan

Dennis Quaid Says He Doesn’t “Regret Anything” About Marriage to Meg Ryan

“Meg is really such a great, sweet person, and really talented, and deserved all of her success,” The Parent Trap alum said.


Identity (2003) Movie Ending Explained: What Happens to Malcolm Rivers?

Identity (2003) Movie Ending Explained: What Happens to Malcolm Rivers?

Malcolm’s lawyers tried every trick in the book to save him, arguing that he was mentally unstable and shouldn’t face the death penalty, but the courts didn’t buy their story until game-changing evidence was revealed in a diary.


‘Nutcrackers’ Review: Ben Stiller Gets Saddled With a Farm and Four Rowdy Kids in Easy-Target Heart-Tugger

‘Nutcrackers’ Review: Ben Stiller Gets Saddled With a Farm and Four Rowdy Kids in Easy-Target Heart-Tugger

Few would say the same about the undisciplined orphans these four boys play in director David Gordon Green’s odd-choice Toronto Film Festival opener, “Nutcrackers”: a near-feral wolfpack who depend on their uptight uncle, Michael Maxwell (Ben Stiller), to spare them the indignity of an orphanage after their parents die in a car accident.


Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off

Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off

The comedy opening TIFF marks Stiller’s first starring role in a movie since Mike White’s Brad’s Status and Noah Baumbach’s Netflix family drama The Meyerowitz Stories in 2017.


‘Masters of the Universe’: Alison Brie Nabs Key Villain Role of Evil-Lyn in Amazon’s He-Man Movie (Exclusive)

‘Masters of the Universe’: Alison Brie Nabs Key Villain Role of Evil-Lyn in Amazon’s He-Man Movie (Exclusive)

The actress, currently seen on Peacock’s thriller limited series Apples Never Fall, joins Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) and Camila Mendes in the adaptation of the popular toy brand first introduced in the 1980s.


Dave Bautista Talks ‘The Killer’s Game’ Romance and How ‘Dune: Part Two’ Repurposed ‘Dune’ Footage

Dave Bautista Talks ‘The Killer’s Game’ Romance and How ‘Dune: Part Two’ Repurposed ‘Dune’ Footage

Toward the end of Part One, when Baron Harkonnen (Stellan SkarsgĂ„rd) is recovering from his near death in an oil-like mud bath, Bautista’s Rabban is given his marching orders by his uncle to ramp up spice production and kill the Fremen.