JULY 2, 2024 BLU-RAY: $27.99 WHO’S THAT GIRL (SHOUT SELECT #160) SHOUT FACTORY | 1987 | 92 min | Rated PGDirected by James Foley Four years of unjust jail haven’t dampened the spirits or determination of Nikki Finn. The spunky parolee sets out to clear her name — and sets the Big Apple spinning in […]
Read moreWeekend Box Office: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”
March 22-24, 2024 1) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— $45,004,673 Budget: $100 millionDomestic Gross: $45,004,673 2) Dune: Part Two WEEK4TH LAST WEEK#2 $17,606,784 Budget: $190 millionDomestic Gross: $233,365,327 3) Kung Fu Panda 4 WEEK3RD LAST WEEK#1 $16,501,325 Budget: $85 millionDomestic Gross: $132,938,680 4) Immaculate WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— $5,338,921 Budget: $9 millionDomestic Gross: $5,338,921 5) […]
Read moreWhat I Watched: February 2024
FEBRUARY 5, 2024 — Anatomy Of A Fall (2023) Directed by Justine TrietOriginal Release Date: October 13, 2023NEON | Streamed on Film Independent Screener | First-time Viewing <<< 96th ACADEMY Awards NOMINATIONS >>>Best Motion Picture of the YearBest Achievement in Directing — Justine TrietBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role — Sandra HüllerBest […]
Read moreOscars Watch: 51st Annual Annie Awards
Best Feature “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”(Sony Pictures Animation) Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. ThompsonProduced by Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg —“The Boy and the Heron“, Studio Ghibli/Distributed by GKIDS“Nimona“, Annapurna Animation for Netflix“Suzume“, CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant […]
Read moreOscars Watch: 2023 International Cinephile Society Awards
Best PICTURE “Close Your Eyes” (Avalon) Directed by Víctor EriceProduced by Cristina Zumárraga, Pablo E. Bossi, Víctor Erice, Jose Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez,Pol Bossi, and Maximiliano Lasansky —02. “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)03. “Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)04. “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” (MUBI)05. “Foremost by Night” (Atalante)06. “Tótem” […]
Read more2024 Oscars Challenge: [6] “The Boy and the Heron” (One Nomination)
FILM #6 of 38 DAY#19 of 48 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2024 OSCARS CHALLENGE“THE BOY AND THE HERON”FEBRUARY 10, 2024AMC BURBANK 8 …Review and Analysis Coming Soon A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life […]
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“The Boy and the Heron”Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS “Nimona”Annapurna Animation for Netflix “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”Sony Pictures Animation “Suzume”CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc. / distributed by Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures and TOHO “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies “Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia”Folivari, Mélusine ProductionsStudio Canal […]
Read moreOscars Watch: 5th Annual Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Award Nominees
“American Fiction”Laura KarpmanOrion Pictures “The Boy and the Heron”Joe HisaishiGKIDS + Studio Ghibli “Killers of the Flower Moon”Robbie RobertsonParamount Pictures + Apple Original Films “Oppenheimer”Ludwig GöranssonUniversal Pictures “Saltburn”Anthony WillisAmazon MGM Studios “American Symphony”Jon BatisteNetflix “Ferrari”Daniel PembertonNEON “Mushka”Fabrizio MancinelliRichard M. ShermanMushka Productions “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”John PowellApple Original Films “The Zone of Interest”Mica LeviA24 […]
Read moreOscars Watch: 2023 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
BEST PICTURE “The Boy And The Heron” (GKIDS) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | Produced by Toshio Suzuki —Runner-Up: “May December” (Netflix)“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)“Past Lives” (A24) Best Director Todd Haynes“May December” (Netflix) Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney,Sophie […]
Read moreOscars Watch: 2023 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Film “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) Directed by Yorgos LanthimosProduced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe —Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) Best Director Yorgos Lanthimos“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe —Runner-Up: Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) Best Actor Cillian Murphy“Oppenheimer“ (Universal Pictures) […]
Read moreWeekend Box Office: “The Boy and the Heron” Flies Into First Place, “Renaissance” Falls To Five
December 8-10, 2023 1) The Boy And The Heron $13,011,722 Budget: n/aDomestic Gross: $13,011,722 WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— 2) The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes $9,296,441 Budget: $130 millionDomestic Gross: $135,552,367 WEEK4TH LAST WEEK#2 3) Godzilla Minus One $8,591,413 Budget: $15 millionDomestic Gross: $25,592,747 WEEK2ND LAST WEEK#3 4) Trolls Band Together $6,088,410 Budget: […]
Read moreFriday Releases: Napoleon, Wish, Maestro, & The Boy and the Heron
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 <Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> Napoleon Directed By: Ridley ScottStudio: Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films “Napoleon” is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by […]
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