Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director Osgood Perkins has no problem with tonal adjustment.
“Captain America: Brave New World” infused some blockbuster cash into the North American box office, bringing in $88.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Papal thriller “Conclave” leads the race for the 78th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, with genre-bending musical “Emilia Pérez” facing a test of whether a multi-pronged backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season pariah.
“The Unknown” is a truly weird 1927 circus melodrama starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford.
“There’s a whole generation interested in film now seeing “His Girl Friday” or “Bringing Up Baby” on the big screen,” says Kyle Westphal of the Chicago Film Society.
Anthony Mackie is sidelined by his own starring vehicle in “Captain America: Brave New World,” which has its moments. But too few.
“Method: A Voice Actor Prepares” premieres online at 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to its Eventbrite page. The premiere is free, and the first 300 people can participate in a question and answer session afterwards.
On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theaters.
On Feb. 9, 2020, “Parasite,” a film from South Korea, won the Academy Award for Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language film to do so.
On Feb. 8, 1915, D.W. Griffith’s controversial epic film “The Birth of a Nation” premiered in Los Angeles.