Year: 2024

It has been a very strange 24 hours in terms of online viral video shenanigans and it all ties back to filmmaker Christopher Nolan. On Wednesday night, Nolan was awarded the best director prize of the year for his work on “Oppenheimer” by the New York Film Critics Circle. Nolan’s

The Blumhouse supernatural thriller “Night Swim,” the sole wide release opening tomorrow, is set to wash in with an opening weekend in the $9-11 million range. Budgeted at $15 million, it’s a decent start for the movie which has no real horror competition until “Imaginary” opens in March. Potentially dampening

British actress Glynis Johns, remembered for generations as the spirited feminist mother Winifred Banks in “Mary Poppins,” has died. Johns was 100 and passed away in West Hollywood from natural causes at an assisted living facility in the area. Actress, dancer and musician, Johns landed an Oscar nomination for her

The massive virtual world based on Ernest Cline’s novel “Ready Player One,” and the subsequent Steven Spielberg-directed 2018 film, is trying to become real. AI and metaverse technology and content company Futureverse has announced the formation of Readyverse Studios, a studio co-founded by Cline and film producer Dan Farah. Readyverse

BAFTAs “Doctor Who” and “Good Omens” star David Tennant will host this year’s BAFTA Film Awards ceremony which will take place on February 18th. Final nominations for the ceremony will be revealed by Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir in a livestream on January 18th. [Source: THR] Killers of the Flower