‘April’ review: Riveting portrait of obstetrician at risk
In writer-director Déa Kulumbegashvili’s disquieting second feature, a strange creature is on the loose. We glimpse it in the first moments of “April” — this…
‘Thunderbolts*’ post-credits scenes explained, set up MCU’s Phase 6
This story contains spoilers for “Thunderbolts*” and is meant to be read after seeing the film.Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” has been released into the world, which means…
‘Thunderbolts*’ review: Marvel sets expectations low, meets them
Marvel’s jokey, moody and middling “Thunderbolts*” returns the blockbuster franchise to the geeks. Only audiences caught up with the Cinematic Universe’s 35 films (plus a…
‘The Surfer’ review: Nicolas Cage rides the edge of madness
A sunny beach noir sounds like a contradiction until you’re sweating in the sand aware of the sting in your eyes and the uncomfortable sense…
Henry Golding ‘really excited’ for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV series
Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his “Crazy Rich Asians” collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan’s book trilogy,…
‘Government Cheese’: David Oyelowo calls out ‘performative’ Hollywood
David and Jessica Oyelowo wear many hats — spouses, parents, actors, producers, directors, writers — and more often than not, they are filling these roles…
Bleecker Street CEO and indie film champion Andrew Karpen dies at 59
Andrew Karpen, chief executive and founder of independent film distribution company Bleecker Street Media, died Monday of glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain…
Criterion takes its viral closet on the road to Vidiots
The Criterion faithful are very happy — standing out in the rain on a cold Saturday morning, hundreds of them, waiting in a line that…
‘Killer of Sheep’ review: Unvarnished side of 1970s L.A. life
For decades, Charles Burnett’s best film was little more than a rumor. Shot over weekends in the early 1970s with a mostly nonprofessional cast and…
Danny Dyer’s ‘underrated’ war film with link to James Bond and Sean Bean
Danny Dyer has built a career on making interesting choices and one such choice was to star in a 2011 British war action film that…
The wait for ‘Stranger Things’ continues. But a new doc helps tide fans over
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who still remembers the Upside Down.It’s now been 35 months since Netflix’s megahit horror series “Stranger Things”…
To watch ‘Sinners’ in Imax 70mm, they traveled hundreds of miles
If you ask a cinephile, there’s nothing better than Imax 70mm film. So Ryan Coogler’s latest movie, “Sinners,” which was partially shot on Imax film…
The California film tax credit debate returns
It’s showtime for Hollywood at the California Capitol.The state’s entertainment industry has spent months begging for help from Sacramento to stem the decline of film…
Inside Pink Floyd’s epic Pompeii gig as spectacular upgraded version of iconic film hits cinemas in days
BA-DUM. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. What is it about Pink Floyd and heartbeats?An amplified heartbeat bookends their defining album, The Dark Side Of The Moon —…
‘Mammoth’ child actor Sophie Nyweide found dead at 24
Sophie Nyweide, a former child actor whose brief career in the late aughts to early 2010s included roles in films “Mammoth,” “Noah” and “Bella,” has…
Manoj Punjabi produced Indonesia’s top film. Now he wants to shake up TV | Entertainment News
Jakarta, Indonesia – Manoj Punjabi, Indonesia’s most commercially successful film producer, has won numerous awards over the course of a career spanning more than two…
The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers
NEW YORK — Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on…
‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler reacts to box-office success in letter
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped…
Tickets go on sale for Cinespia’s summer movies at Hollywood Forever
The 24th summer of movies under the stars at Hollywood Forever Cemetery will begin Memorial Day weekend when Cinespia screens “The Big Lebowski” on May…
In State of the City speech to a battered L.A., Bass strikes hopeful tone
With Los Angeles battered by multiple crises, Mayor Karen Bass vowed Monday in her State of the City address to rebuild at a record clip…