t’s been noted that the director who gave us two of the most cherished underdog sagas in American movies remained, to the end, something of an underdog himself. John G. Avildsen may have secured his place in the Hollywood firmament with “Rocky” (1976) and “The Karate Kid” (1984), both fitting tributes to the importance of working hard, staying tough and keeping your eyes on the prize. But those soaring career […]
'Wonder Woman' is having a great impact for big-screen diversity, but it's not the end of the story. Have you ever noticed we trip over ourselves talking about the importance of Oscar films but tilt our heads at someone who says a superhero is important to them? We pick and choose when fiction is supposed to mean something, when it's supposed to have an impact, and when it's supposed to […]
Kirsten Dunst didn’t want to kiss anyone. She was 16 and had been playing a young innocent on-screen for a decade. Now, on the set of Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides,” she was supposed to film a scene in which she made out with a handful of guys. And she was riddled with anxiety. “But Sof was just like, ‘Bury your face in your hair,’” Dunst, now 35, recalls. “So […]
There were few signs that a major blockbuster was about to premiere when “The Mummy” rolled into Manhattan last week. The marquee of the AMC Loews Lincoln Square Theatres had gone blank. The carpet was totally covered with black plastic. Security only let guests past barricades after quizzing them about what they were there to see, and everybody had to walk through two imposing metal detectors. Inside the theater, Tom […]
Go inside Game of Thrones with special effects featurette Ahead of the return of Game of Thrones, HBO has released a new featurette for the series detailing the special effects that go into making the show’s notorious winters and punishing dragon fires. Go inside Game of Thrones using the player below and catch the series’ return on July 16. RELATED: The Great War Begins in the Game of Thrones Season […]
Dragon Ball Super is revving up its action, and fans are starting to spin out speculations about where the anime is headed next. The ‘Universal Survival’ arc will soon see its Tournament of Power get underway, leaving heroes like Goku and Vegeta to defend all of Universe 7. Still, there is one fighter who can’t stop causing a raucous, but that is Yamcha for you. Recently, fans began speculating the […]
Fifty-three years after Julie Andrews' Mary Poppins was summoned to the Banks' house by a torn-up letter, the next part of the story is about to be told. The long-awaited sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, is slated for a Christmas 2018 release and sees the magical nanny return to Jane and Michael Banks 25 years later, following a family tragedy. The fantasy comedy boasts a stellar cast with Emily Blunt stepping […]
After breaking a historic box office record, “Wonder Woman” has broken another record, becoming the most tweeted-about movie of 2017 in the United States. “Wonder Woman” has garnered more than 2.19 million tweets so far this year, according to exclusive information obtained by Variety from Twitter. Those 2.19 million tweets make “Wonder Woman” the most popular movie on Twitter of 2017, surpassing “La La Land” and “Beauty and the Beast,” which topped the box office […]
Batman has always been a loner. Sure, he has friends like Commissioner Gordon, comrades like Superman, family like his son Damian. But in a new Batman comic out this week, the Dark Knight tries his hand at forging a connection unlike any he’s ever had. Batman #24, written by Tom King and illustrated by David Finch and Clay Mann, ends with Batman asking Catwoman to marry him. It’s something King and Finch […]
