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Sinners Surpasses Minecraft With $45.6M Easter Weekend Win

In an unexpected twist at the Easter weekend box office, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, featuring Michael B. Jordan, outperformed expectations and edged out Warner Bros.’ other major release, A Minecraft Movie. The R-rated period drama opened to a strong $45.6 million from 3,308 theaters, including IMAX screens—well above projections of $40 million. Though early estimates based on Friday’s $19.2 million suggested a more modest result, a surge in Saturday walk-up audiences changed the outcome. Critically acclaimed with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 97% and an “A” CinemaScore, Sinners also performed well ' ...

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Chris Columbus Calls Trump’s Home Alone 2 Cameo a “Curse”

Chris Columbus, the director of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has described Donald Trump's brief appearance in the film as a "curse" that he’s reluctant to remove—partly out of fear it could lead to deportation due to the political climate under Trump’s administration. Concerns over deportation have grown in recent years, especially after the Trump administration detained travelers and immigrants for extended periods, sometimes over their political beliefs. These issues have drawn attention from artists and celebrities. For instance, Canadian-American musician Neil Young voiced worries that he might be ' ...

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Tom Cruise Returns to Cannes with Mission: Impossible Finale

Tom Cruise is set to make a high-octane return to the Croisette as Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14. The much-anticipated eighth installment of the legendary spy franchise will screen out of competition, with Cruise and director/co-writer Christopher McQuarrie in attendance. This marks Cruise’s third Cannes appearance, following his 1992 debut for Far and Away and his celebrated return in 2022 with Top Gun: Maverick, where he was honored with a surprise Palme d'Or and led a widely ' ...

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Oscars 2028: Stunt Design Finally Gets Its Spotlight

In a long-overdue move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that a new category—Achievement in Stunt Design—will be introduced at the 100th Oscars ceremony in 2028, honoring stunt work in films released in 2027. For decades, stunt performers and designers have played a vital role in cinema, from the daredevil antics of Buster Keaton to Tom Cruise’s gravity-defying Mission: Impossible stunts. Yet the Oscars remained silent on recognizing their contributions—until now. Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang celebrated the historic inclusion, calling stunt work “an integral ' ...

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Cannes 2025 Unveils Dazzling Film Line-Up

The Cannes Film Festival has officially revealed its much-awaited 2025 line-up, hot on the heels of an impressive 2024 edition that firmly re-established Cannes as a central awards-season launchpad. After a triumphant previous year—where Anora claimed the Palme d’Or and later took home five Oscars including Best Picture—the 78th edition of Cannes is poised to shape the cinematic narrative of the coming months. Other 2024 highlights, such as The Substance, Emilia Pérez, The Apprentice, and The Seed of the Sacred Fig, also went on to earn global accolades, reinforcing the festival’s ' ...

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