'Episode VIII' leans heavily on references to the originals, and that doesn't play with young audiences in the world's No. 2 market. Star Wars: The Last Jedi suffered one of the worst second-weekend declines the Chinese box office has ever seen. The film's debut of $28.7 million was already viewed as disappointing, but its 92 percent plummet to just $2.4 million in weekend two was arguably alarming. "The Last Jedi has already […]
Microsoft first introduced its Xbox Elite Wireless Controller back at E3 2015. The $149 controller has four interchangeable paddles around the back, Hair Trigger Locks, remappable buttons, and completely swappable components. It’s been a popular choice for Xbox One gamers, and even PC players who occasionally want to use a controller, and now it looks like a second version is on the way. Several images have been posted on Chinese site Baidu that appear […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t0Qp9K_y6M Jimi Hendrix's previously unreleased cover of Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" was released via BBC Radio 6. The late guitarist recorded the famous blues cut at the Record Plant in New York on April 22, 1969. He was accompanied by bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles, who soon adopted the name the Band of Gypsys. Around the 1:20 mark in "Mannish Boy," Hendrix lightens the mood by mimicking his own guitar line […]
Saoirse Ronan’s “Lady Bird” and Gary Oldman’s “Darkest Hour” are racking up the top cumulative performances at the domestic box office among awards-season contenders. A24’s “Lady Bird” is pegged to take in $2 million at 652 sites during the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, raising its 11-week take to $37.2 million. The coming-of-age comedy won Golden Globes as best comedy or musical and for Ronan as best actress in a […]
'Paddington 2,' 'Proud Mary' and 'The Commuter' also debut as 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' surrenders the spotlight. As the Martin Luther King holiday weekend kicked off, The Post collected $5.9 million, including 775,000 from its Thursday night showings, as it expands nationwide into 2,819 theaters, where it should gross about $21 million for the four-day weekend. The Steven Spielberg-directed drama recounts how Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) joined forces to […]
If there was an Academy Award for best impersonation, you can bet your bottom dollar that Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep would be in the running. “The Post” costars had a little too much fun doing impressions of each other’s iconic characters on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Streep imitated Woody from the “Toy Story” movies and Forrest Gump from the film of the same name. Hanks, meanwhile, channeled Miranda Priestly from “The Devil Wears […]
Movie fans are eager to make the trip to Wakanda this February. Black Panther ticket sales outpaced those of Captain America: Civil War in the first 24 hours. This is according to online ticket vendor Fandango. Captain America: Civil War is Fandango's fastest-selling Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. Civil War opened to $179 million in the first weekend of May 2016. Deadline notes that advanced ticket sales do not correlate to opening weekend totals. That said, they can be an indicator. Black […]
Jac Schaeffer is penning a script for the Scarlett Johansson film. A solo film starring Black Widow, a project Marvel fans have been wanting for years, is taking a step forward. Screenwriter Jac Schaeffer has been set to pen a script for the project, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The film, which would star Scarlett Johansson as the Marvel hero, is in early development. Schaeffer wrote the script for the upcoming Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake Nasty Woman starring Anne […]
Queen, Tina Turner, Neil Diamond and Emmylou Harris are among the artists who will receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. The organization behind the Grammys will also hand out its Special Merit Awards to Louis Jordan, the Meters and Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine. This year's honorees will be celebrated at a ceremony and concert set to take place this summer. Additional details will be announced in the coming weeks. "This year's Special Merit Awards […]
