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Critics' Choice Awards 2020: Full List of Winners
Award season is well underway and Sunday night was the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards. Check out the full list of winners.
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‘Joker' Tops Nominations for British Academy Film Awards
The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received 11 BAFTA nominations including best film, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and best director. Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic “The Irishman” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” were close behind with 10...
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Golden Globe Nominations: Best Picture Drama
Here are the 2019 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Motion Picture Drama.
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‘Terminator: Dark Fate' Is No. 1, But It's No Winner
It might be judgment day for the Terminator franchise. Despite generally favorable reviews and the return of star Linda Hamilton and producer James Cameron, “Terminator: Dark Fate” has opened well below expectations at the box office. Studios on Sunday estimate that “Dark Fate” earned only $29 million from over 4,000 North American locations. The film from Paramount Pictures cost a...
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Move Over, Rocky! Bronx Steps in ‘Joker' Movie Become a Tourist Attraction
A set of outdoor steps in the Bronx has become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie “Joker.”
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‘Joker' Tops Box Office Again, Beats ‘Addams Family'
The first weekend was no fluke: “Joker” is a hit. The R-rated comic book villain origin story had a phenomenal second weekend at the box office, topping the charts once more over newcomers such as the animated “The Addams Family” and the Will Smith action pic “Gemini Man.” Warner Bros. said Sunday that “Joker” added an estimated $55 million from...
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'SNL' Pivots Focus to 2020 Dems With CNN LGBTQ Town Hall Parody
In this week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show shifted focus to the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, instead of focusing on the scandal and controversy surrounding President Donald Trump. This week’s Cold Open was a spoof of CNN’s LGBTQ town hall, which nine democrats attended Thursday night.
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‘Joker' Laughs Its Way to October Box Office Record
Warner Bros.’ R-rated “Joker” has set a new record at the October box office. Studios on Sunday estimate that the dark spin on the classic Batman villain earned an estimated $93.5 million from ticket sales in its first weekend in North American theaters. The previous October record-holder was the Spider-Man spinoff “Venom” which opened to $80 million last year. Scrutiny...
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Security, NY Incident Leave Some Unsettled After ‘Joker'
Extra layers of security, intense on-screen action and a frightening incident inside a New York theater combined to create an unsettling experience for some moviegoers who went to see “Joker” on its opening weekend.
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‘Abominable' No. 1 With $20.9M; Zellweger's ‘Judy' Sings Out
The DreamWorks animated adventure “Abominable” topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led Judy Garland tale “Judy” got off to a strong start. “Abominable,” the weekend’s sole new wide release, is a co-production between Universal’s DreamWorks and the Shanghai-based Pearl Studios. So the $75 million-film’s performance...
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Oklahoma Army Base Memo Warns of Potential Theater Threat With ‘Joker' Release
A document prepared at a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma says officials have been alerted to “disturbing” online chatter about a potential mass shooting threat at a theater during next week’s release of the movie “Joker,” but it references no specific location.
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Aurora Survivors Urge ‘Joker' Studio to Support Gun Control
Alarmed by violence depicted in trailers for the upcoming movie “Joker,” some survivors of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting are asking distributor Warner Bros. to commit to gun control causes.
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Dark ‘Joker' Wins Top Venice Film Festival Prize
Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film “Joker” won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season. Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on the Lido. The Golden Lion previously put a spotlight...
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Joaquin Phoenix Discusses Preparing for Role in ‘Joker'
Joaquin Phoenix is having a hard time defining the Joker, but then again, he doesn’t really want to. The actor spent eight months exploring how a struggling stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck becomes Batman’s antagonist, the villain with a chilling laugh and a love of chaos. Preparing for the role involved losing quite a bit of weight, studying personality disorders...
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Fall Movie Preview: ‘Joker' Gets a Prestige Makeover
The Joker has been around for almost 80 years and there’s no shortage of portrayals. There are even some legendary ones by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. But by most accounts, Joaquin Phoenix’s spin on the quintessential Batman villain is unlike anything audiences have seen.
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Watch Joaquin Phoenix Transform Into the Joker
Warner Bros. dropped its first teaser trailer for “Joker” on Wednesday, giving fans a sneak peek of Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of the iconic villain. Movie lovers have been anxiously awaiting the teaser, especially after the studio released a chilling poster for the film on Tuesday. Todd Phillips, the director of the film, also gave fans a glimpse of the trailer...
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'Wonder Woman' Sequel Pushed Back to Summer 2020
The world will have to wait a little longer for the “Wonder Woman” sequel, which will now arrive in theaters in summer 2020.
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No Joke: Alec Baldwin Withdraws From ‘Joker,' Over Scheduling Issues
Alec Baldwin has pulled out of playing Bruce Wayne’s father in the “Joker” movie.
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Ryan Lochte's Last Dance on ‘Dancing with the Stars'
It’s the end of the road for Ryan Lochte, but it was kind of time.
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Katherine Schwarzenegger Cried At Dad Arnold's ‘Terminator'
The biggest wildfire in New Mexico state history, roughly the size of New York City, is raging out of control in Gila National Forest and could burn for weeks, experts say.