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in NewsBox Office Report for the Week of September 27
It’s another massive, unpredictable weekend at the box office as Disney’s strategic re-release of Avengers: Endgame (Encore) pulls off a surprise maneuver, clawing its way back to the top of the charts with an estimated $26 million domestic weekend ($86 million globally) ahead of the upcoming wave of autumn blockbusters such as Digger and Street Fighter. The […] More
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Interview: Emilia Jones and Nick Robinson Find the “Chaotic Good” in the Couple at the Center of ‘Charlie Harper’
A love of romance films and 2000s wardrobe poured into the process of bringing Charlie Harper to life. The stars of the new romantic drama, Emilia Jones and Nick Robinson, noted they clearly did their homework before shooting began. “We watched The Notebook together, which is a really good one,” noted Robinson in our discussion. […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of September 13
The fall has found its first box office hit with Warner Bros’s Practical Magic 2, which has officially conjured a box office victory by knocking Spider-Man: Brand New Day out of the top spot, after the superhero blockbuster led the domestic box office for six consecutive weeks. The sequel to the 1990s romantic fantasy film […] More
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Before Emmy Gold: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The seven nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series come from just four series. HBO Max’s The Pitt leads the pack with four nominees, with Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, and Sepideh Moafi all celebrating their first-ever Emmy nominations, while Katherine LaNasa is again nominated for the same series after winning in the category […] More
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Before Emmy Gold: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The seven nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series come from five series: The Pitt leads the pack with three nominees (Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, and Gerran Howell), alongside Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Tom Pelphrey (Task), and Carlos Manuel Vesga (Pluribus). Of the seven, five are first-time nominees […] More
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Interview: Christopher McDonald Reflects on the Late, Great Rob Reiner and Golfing in ‘Hacks’ vs ‘Happy Gilmore’
Across five seasons of Hacks, Christopher McDonald’s Marty Ghilain, the owner of the Vegas casino the Palmetto, has been a mainstay in Deborah Vance’s orbit. “That’s been a blessing,” McDonald says of his role, which just earned him his second Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He was previously nominated for […] More
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Interview: Jonathan Pryce on David Cartwright’s ‘Slow Horses’ Journey and ‘Evita’ Turning 30
Jonathan Pryce is no stranger to playing powerful figures of authority. Yet, as he speaks on his portrayal of David Cartwright in the fifth season of Apple TV’s hit series Slow Horses, Pryce points out a fundamental irony about authority. “[People] trust them,” Pryce notes when asked what audiences often misunderstand about people in power. […] More
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Interview: Cinematographer Tari Segal Says Shooting ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ in Las Vegas Was “Kind of a Party”
Shooting a television series inside a fully functioning Las Vegas casino presents an immediate dilemma: you cannot shut down gaming operations, you cannot block security cameras, and you cannot ask real gamblers to clear out. For cinematographer Tari Segal, taking on the fifth episode of Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, titled “Flamingoes,” meant turning […] More
