Movies

Stanley Kubrick’s Right-Hand Man Speaks: The Personal Toll of Working With a Genius

Nick Schager writes: Every serious cinephile is aware of Stanley Kubrick, but far fewer are familiar with Leon Vitali, the English co-star of Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon who, following that performance, became the auteur’s steadfast right-hand man. [...]

Box Office: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Sprinting to $45 Million Opening Weekend

Dave McNary writes: “Blade Runner 2049” is heading for a respectable $45 million opening weekend at 4,058 North American sites, early estimates showed on Friday. The projection for the sci-fi sequel is in line with recent forecasts of between [...]

Tommy Lee Jones to Head Tokyo Festival Jury

Patrick Frater reports: Veteran American actor Tommy Lee Jones will head the competition jury at next month’s Tokyo International Film Festival. The 30th edition of the festival will run Oct. 25 to Nov. 3 in venues across the Japanese capital. [...]

‘Dunkirk’ Wins International Box Office With $30 Million China Debut

This weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” opened in the Middle Kingdom, and was pushed to the top of the international charts. From China alone the Warner Bros. release is earning $30 million for the three-day weekend, and it is making $36.5 [...]

‘In this Corner of the World’ Review: A Powerful Anime About Nuclear War

It would be great if a story about imminent nuclear warfare didn’t feel quite so relevant, but this animated epic gives reason to hope. David Ehrlich writes: Every year, on the evening of August 6th, the people of Hiroshima gather along the [...]

[VIDEO] ‘First They Killed My Father’ Trailer: Angelina Jolie’s Khmer Rouge Film

Mike Fleming Jr writes: Here is the first trailer for the Toronto International Film Festival-bound Angelina Jolie-directed First They Killed My Father, a harrowing Netflix drama about young Cambodian girl Loung Ung as she and her family [...]

‘Dunkirk’ Looks to Turn Critical Acclaim Into Global Box Office Victory

Christopher Nolan’s war epic aims for the top spot as “Girls Trip” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” also open. Jeremy Fuster writes: The astritics seem to be in agreement: Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” is one of, [...]

[VIDEO] ‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ Review: Luc Besson Directs

Pete Hammond writes: Director Luc Besson has long wanted to make the 1967 French graphic serial Valerian and Laureline into a movie since the 70’s. This was even before Star Wars became such a sensation, and in fact many think the Pierre [...]

12 Things You Didn’t Know About Iron Man’s Suit

Iron Man is one of Marvel’s most successful superheroes, but what do you really know about Iron Man’s suit? Alexandria Ingham writes: Spider-Man Homecoming is almost here. Many fans can’t wait to see Tom Holland in the role of the young [...]

Christopher Nolan Reveals the ‘Dunkirk’ Pitch That Allowed Him to Make the British War Epic

‘It’s virtual reality without the headset,’ the director told the studio about what he wanted to achieve with ‘Dunkirk.’ Zack Sharf writes: …What ultimately convinced Warner Bros. to sign off on a British war [...]

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ Box Office Tracking for a $40 Million Opening

Hoai-Tran Bui reports: Box office tracking for Christopher Nolan‘s World War II movie Dunkirk suggests an opening weekend in the $30 to $40 million range. This would make it Nolan’s lowest opening for a wide release since 2006. It is [...]

[VIDEO] Ann Hui on the Spark Behind Wartime Film ‘Our Time Will Come’

Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come portrays a chapter in the history of Hong Kong’s wartime-era. In 1941, at the height of the Pacific War, Japanese forces took Hong Kong and unleashed offensive against cultural figures. The anti-Japanese Dongjiang [...]

Sofia Coppola: Do Audiences Still Want to Look Through Her Gaze?

Owen Gleiberman writes: Is Sofia Coppola ever going to take it to the next level? The answer may be no, and that could be fine. I consider myself a Coppola fan (though I didn’t care much for “The Beguiled”), and part of me thinks that she’s [...]

[VIDEO] ‘Spider-Man Homecoming’: Third Movie Reboot in 15 Years

In the past 15 years, big budget ‘Spider-Man’ films have collectively grossed billions of dollars at the box office, but as Mark Kelly reports, the franchise has been rebooted three times, with three directors and three different actors in the [...]

Spider-Man: Homecoming Delivers the Goods

Mixing a John Hughes-like coming-of-age comedy and the modern superhero blockbuster turns out to be a great idea. Kyle Smith writes We’ve seen a lot of dark superhero movies (including most of the DC ones) and a lot of smarmy ones (Guardians of [...]

[VIDEO] Louis C.K. Releases LGBT Gang Documentary ‘Check It’

Dave McNary reports: Louis C.K. has made a move into movie distribution, releasing the gang documentary “Check It” through his website. “Check It,” which is executive produced by Steve Buscemi, follows the members of black gay gang in [...]

Hollywood Auditing China Box Office In First Look At Middle Kingdom Books

Nancy Tartaglione reports: While box office manipulation has long been a major issue in China, the vast market has increasingly vowed to crack down on cheats. Now, the MPAA has hired an accounting firm to audit Middle Kingdom ticket sales on a [...]

China Powers ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ to $196.2 Million Opening at International Box Office

Seth Kelley reports: The latest “Transformers” movie is seeing the lowest domestic opening in franchise history, but overseas numbers tell a different story. “Transformers: The Last Knight” from Paramount and Hasbro is projected to earn [...]

Streaming helps: Naomi Kawase attends the Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia in Tokyo on June 1. | AFP-JIJI

Netflix may fix Japan Movie-Financing Dilemma: Director Naomi Kawase

Japan’s Cannes prodigy Naomi Kawase believes Netflix can help unleash the creativity of her country’s film industry, despite the eruption of a row over the American streaming giant that marred the French film festival. Kawase, a regular at the [...]

Japan Box Office: ‘Confession of Murder’ Wins Second Weekend

Yu Irie’s Japanese remake of 2012 Korean hit thriller “Confession of Murder” topped the Japan box office for the second weekend. For the June 17-18 frame, the film about a serial killer who surfaces after the statute of limitations on his [...]

Jack Kirby to Be Named “Disney Legend” at D23 Expo in July

The co-creator of Captain America, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Hulk, Iron Man and Black Panther will posthumously receive the honor July 14 from Disney CEO Bob Iger. Graeme McMillan writes: A month ahead of what would have been his 100th birthday, [...]