‘The Phantom Menace’ Domestic Box Office Re-Release Defies the Odds
The Big Picture The Phantom Menace 's re-release pulled in $8 million domestically, with a global weekend gross of just under $15 million. The film has grossed around $1.04 billion globally, making it the fifth-biggest Star Wars movie of all…
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‘The People’s Joker’ Is A Kitschy, Subversive & Queer Coming Of Age Story [Review]
Adopting the iconography of DC comics, Vera Drew’s subversive and kitschy “The People’s Joker” often feels like a revelation. Transfiguring a genre that, recently, has been oversaturated with rote storytelling and narratives, Drew’s film is something remarkable in the age…
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‘Unfrosted’s Christian Slater Says Jerry Seinfeld Makes You Question Reality
The Big Picture Collider's Steve Weintraub talks with Unfrosted co-stars Christian Slater, Max Greenfield, and Sarah Cooper. The trio discuss joining Jerry Seinfeld's feature directorial debut, the stacked comedy cast, and the balance of tones for this blended reality. Slater,…
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Why ‘Godzilla x Kong’s Best Fight Sequence Almost Didn’t Make the Final Cut
The Big Picture VFX plays a huge role in creating fantastical worlds in MonsterVerse movies like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire . Wētā FX team crafted new creatures, built entire landscapes in Hollow Earth, aged up Kong, and animated…
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Quentin Tarantino Is No Longer Making The Movie Critic as His 10th and Final Film
Quentin Tarantino is walking away from his movie The Movie Critic, which had previously been planned as the last film he would direct. Tarantino just changed his mind about making the film, Deadline exclusively reported on Wednesday. It was set…
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The Four-Decade Fight To Bring the Most Visionary Sci-Fi Epic to the Screen
The Big Picture Surrealist cinema, like that of Alejandro Jodorowsky, challenges traditional storytelling norms. Jodorowsky's unrealized project to adapt Dune influenced his later graphic novel series, The Incal . The Incal , despite its long development, has influenced many sci-fi…
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With Challengers and Saltburn, Hollywood Is Officially Hot Again
Summary Hollywood is moving away from chastity towards Eroticism, with films like Challengers exploring deep, steamy relationships with modern twists. Director Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, along with Saltburn and Poor Things, breaks old taboos with unique portrayals of sexuality and desire.…
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Jimmy Fallon Praised For Saving Anne Hathaway From Awkward Moment
Anne explained at the movie’s premiere at SXSW: “For some reason, we talk about coming-of-age stories as being something that happens to you in the earliest part of your life, and I don’t know about you, but I feel like…
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Jewel Shares Cryptic Message on Love Amid Kevin Costner Dating Rumors
Jewel's message on true love is a diamond in the rough. Although the singer—who rumored to be dating Kevin Costner —is continuing to play coy on their relationship status, she did recently reveal why she's in such a good place in life right now. "I…
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‘Banned’ Episode of Top Disney+ Series Finally Streams for Free on YouTube
Summary Bluey' s "Dad Baby" episode, controversial for its pregnancy mimic, was restricted on Disney+, but is now free on YouTube. Bluey , a beloved show about an adventurous Blue Heeler puppy, bypassed Disney to share a banned episode for…
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‘The Gentlemen’s Daniel Ings on What He’d Like to See in Season 2
[Editor's note: The following contains major spoilers for The Gentlemen.] The Big Picture In the Netflix series 'The Gentlemen,' Eddie Horniman inherits a cannabis empire, forcing him to choose between getting involved with the operation or losing his family's estate.…
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Doctor Strange Director Dishes on How Close Joaquin Phoenix Came to Playing the Master of the Mystic Arts
Summary Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson makes it clear that he "wanted Benedict" and several other actors were in the mix for the part other than Joaquin Phoenix. Phoenix and Derrickson spent time together, but ultimately the actor just wasn't…
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