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Patty Jenkins Blasts Films On Streaming Services: “They Look Like Fake Movies To Me”

September 3, 2021 9:37 am

Director Patty Jenkins recently voiced her objection to the day-and-date model at CinemaCon, which was first used by WarnerMedia on her film "Wonder Woman 1984" before applying the hybrid model to all of their...

Patty Jenkins Hopes To Avoid Future Hybrid Releases & Believes It Was “Detrimental” To ‘Wonder Woman 1984’

Christopher Marc

August 27, 2021 9:22 am

News

When WarnerMedia announced that "Wonder Woman 1984" would have a day-and-date release dropping on HBO Max at the same time as theaters, it sounded from various reports that it was a contractual situation that ...

CinemaCon Canceled As Coronavirus Hits Tom Hanks & Hollywood

Gregory Ellwood

March 11, 2020 11:36 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

After the coronavirus global pandemic forced the postponement of Coachella, SXSW and the cancelation of numerous other events, Hollywood's biggest industry showcase, is off. The National Association of Theate...

‘Rocketman,’ ‘Ford vs. Ferrari,’ ‘Good Liar’ Top CinemaCon Oscar Reveals

Gregory Ellwood

April 5, 2019 5:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - Frankly, the last thing any studio really wants to do with their CinemaCon presentation is start an awards conversation about one of their releases. That is, of course, unless they think that hype w...

Will Smith & David Leitch Memory-Loss Action Thriller 'Fast & Loose' Acquired By Netflix

Will Smith & Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ Feels Lost From The ’90s [CinemaCon]

Gregory Ellwood

April 4, 2019 5:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - Just two films after his groundbreaking and Academy Award-winning work in "Life of Pi" is it out of bounds to suggest director Ang Lee might need a career intervention? After the shockingly bad mis...

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Linda Hamilton Looks Bad-Ass In ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ But That Might Be It [CinemaCon]

Gregory Ellwood

April 4, 2019 4:25 pm

Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - Are you ready for yet another "Terminator" movie? Just four years after "Terminator: Genysis" and 10 years after "Terminator Salvation" Paramount Pictures and Skydance have brought the whole gang ba...

‘The Lion King’: Simba & Mufasa Go For A Walk In Absolutely Stunning Sneak Peek [CinemaCon]

Gregory Ellwood

April 3, 2019 9:02 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS: In a year of anticipated films, there are few with as high expectations as Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of "The Lion King." The seminal animated Disney musical was transformed into a Tony-Awa...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Sneak Gives Captain Marvel Answers [CinemaCon]

Gregory Ellwood

April 3, 2019 8:23 pm

Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - "Avengers: Endgame" doesn't arrive in theaters for another 23 days, but that didn't stop Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios from providing one of the few extended sneak peeks at the highly antic...

‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Promises Lots Of Pretty, Beautiful VFX [CinemaCon]

Gregory Ellwood

April 3, 2019 4:28 am

Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - Warner Bros. had quite a Tuesday afternoon at CinemaCon. They debuted footage for theater owners from Todd Phillips' "Joker" before the trailer dropped on Wednesday and they ended their presentation...

‘It Chapter 2’: Jessica Chastain Finds A Different Monster In Creepy CinemaCon Footage

Gregory Ellwood

April 2, 2019 11:39 pm

Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - Warner Bros. is coming off a record-breaking year at the box office and if there is any film that can help them return to that lofty status it's Andy Muschietti's "It Chapter 2," the sequel to the 2...

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