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Peter Asher: Everywhere Man" Review: The Beatles-Era Pop Singer Turned Star Producer Gets His Own Boomer-centric Documentary
13+ min ago (1368+ words) Asher has a track record of achievement, but he's also someone who gives off major boomer vibes; he's got an aura, a mystique, a history of associational cool. "Everywhere Man" is well worth seeing, as long as you go in…...
Richard Gere Turned Down "The Agency" Before Signing on To Play CIA Bureau Chief After Re-Writes: "When Bosko Walks in the Room, He"s the Boss, and Everyone Has To Acknowledge That"
34+ min ago (355+ words) Richard Gere originally turned down the part of Bosko, the CIA's London bureau chief in Paramount+ series "The Agency," he tells Variety. It was only after showrunners Jez and John-Henry Butterworth re-wrote the part following extensive notes from Gere that…...
Box Office: "Toy Story 5" Ignites to Series-Best $312 Million Globally, "Obsession" and "Backrooms" Surpass $300 Million Milestone
31+ min ago (257+ words) Toy Story 5" has ignited the box office with $312 million globally, ranking as the largest opening weekend in Disney and Pixar's storied animated series. Those ticket sales include $152 million overseas as well as $160 million domestically. The franchise's prior record-holder was 2019's…...
Aardman Teases New Pokemon, "Timmy" Series, "The (Almost) Untold Story of Danger Delilah," Aardman Academy and Looks Back at 50 Years of Clay Animation at Annecy
44+ min ago (646+ words) Between its rich past and bright future, Aardman delighted Annecy's crowd with a wave of new projects, along with clips from its Award winning shorts, features, praising clay animation and the people who make it With more than 50 years of…...
Aardman Teases New Pokemon Series, Upcoming Lego Short, Aardman Academy, and Looks Back at 50 Years of Clay Animation At Annecy
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (402+ words) Between its rich past and bright future, Aardman delighted Annecy's crowd with a wave of new projects, along with clips from its Award winning shorts, features, praising clay animation and the people who make it With more than 50 years of…...
Box Office: "Toy Story 5" Scores Year"s Biggest Debut With $160 Million, Shattering Franchise Opening Weekend Record
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (481+ words) Kids these days might prefer tech to toys, but Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie still got it. Overseas, "Toy Story" opened to $152 million for a sensational global tally of $312 million. It carries a $250 million budget, not including the global marketing…...
Bentonville Film Festival Taps "If I Go Will They Miss Me" and "Jane Elliott Against the World" as Its Top Winners
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (243+ words) The festival opened with the Kevin Bacon-Kyra Sedgwick thriller "Family Movie." It closed June 21 with a special screening of the first episode of "Little House on the Prairie," from showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine. She was honored with the festival's Rising to…...
Kit Harington Says "Growing Need" to "Take the Reins on the Creative Front" Led Him to Directorial Debut "Psychopomp," Starring Harry Melling: "I Feel Less Exposed"
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (550+ words) The 'Game of Thrones' and 'Industry' star's first directorial effort is running for Best UK Short Film at the Raindance Film Festival "I'd be on set as an actor and thinking about how I would shoot a scene, what notes…...
The Fear's Artist,' We Won't Get Old Together' Win Big at Transilvania Industry Awards
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (474+ words) Cristi Iftime's "The Fear's Artist" and Marius Olteanu's "We Won't Get Old Together" won big at the industry awards ceremony of the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, with the two Romanian projects from the Works in Progress program being named dual…...
Spanish Filmmaker Carlos Saiz's Intimate Father-Son Drama "Lionel' Wins Top Prize at Transilvania Film Festival
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (419+ words) Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saiz took home the top prize Saturday at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, as the jury awarded the first-time director the Transilvania Trophy for "Lionel, a drama about a young man who embarks on a journey with…...