McNamara: Movies aren’t dead. That’s just Anxiety talking
When I became a television critic for the Los Angeles Times, way back in early 2007, many people told me it was a Very Bad…
Where you've seen BBC EastEnders' new Mitchell stars before – famous movies to talent show past
EastEnders viewers got a glimpse of the new secret Mitchell family on Tuesday's episode following Stevie Mitchell's attack, which landed him in hospital Source link
Brits are heading to 'UK's most magical forest' where top movies have been filmed
Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction based near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. As well as being popular amongst…
L.A. library Kanopy users’ top 10 movies, TV shows of 2024
Los Angeles Public Library users are A24 superfans. Kanopy has the receipts. The streaming service, available free to users with a library card from participating…
The six best movies we saw at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Mikey Madison in the movie “Anora.” (Festival de Cannes) In a main competition light on laughs, Sean Baker’s uproarious firecracker of a romantic-action-crime comedy, starring…
Ratings for streaming movies driven by women and people of color
Amid today’s heated streaming wars, it appears diversity is the secret weapon. Women and people of color played a pivotal role in driving ratings for…
Cannes: ‘Furiosa’ forgets what makes ‘Mad Max’ movies great
CANNES, France — When Australia’s George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his “Mad Max: Fury Road” won six…
Roger Corman, king of B movies who worked fast and cheap, has died
Roger Corman, the legendary independent Hollywood producer and director whose long string of profitable low-budget movies such as “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” “The Little…
Climate change is a star in some of Hollywood’s most popular movies
I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck)…
CinemaCon 2024: Exhibitors want more movies, less piracy
Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like CinemaCon — where no matter how many hits the motion picture industry has taken over the last…
What is a Godzilla anyway? The 70-year-old monster behind the movies | Arts and Culture News
It’s Godzilla season again with last weekend’s worldwide theatrical release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This is the second time Godzilla and King…
Comedies make life more fun, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. As if we aren’t already…
A Nancy Meyers weekend, plus the best movies in L.A. this week
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Last week when spotlighting a…
Native Americans and the movies: A hidden history of Hollywood and my family
The critical success of the FX series “Reservation Dogs” and the spotlight on performers like Lily Gladstone, an Academy Award nominee for “Killers of the…
Claire Denis’ ‘Beau Travail,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Last weekend saw a slew…
Independent Spirit awards winners list: Here are all the nominees and winners, updated live
Past Lives, May December and American Fiction lead the nominees at the Independent Spirit awards, which are being handed out this morning.The awards, known as…
See gorgeous nitrate prints now, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This year’s Oscars nominees luncheon…
Recent movies reanimate ‘Frankenstein’ with women in charge
Screenwriter Diablo Cody has been in Hollywood long enough that she doesn’t believe in coincidences. “Not to get woo-woo, but having worked in this industry…
Where to stream Carl Weathers’ movies and TV shows
Depending on the decade you saw him onscreen, Carl Weathers may evoke memories of either seriousness or laughter, which is to say that he had…
The 10 best movies we saw at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
An image from the documentary “Daughters.” (Sundance Institute) Executive produced by Kerry Washington, “Daughters” culminates with an emotional father-daughter dance inside a Washington, D.C., jail.…