By Tim Burton’s supernatural dark comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is coming in at the high end of expectations at the weekend box-office. The sequel to the 1988 classic pulled in $42 million on Saturday, effectively even with its opening day Friday + Wednesday & Thursday preview hauls. As a result, the film’s
A24 Lands U.S. Rights To “The Brutalist”
A24 has reportedly won a bidding war for the U.S. rights to Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” which won best director yesterday at the Venice Film Festival. The three-and-a-half hour film, which includes a 15-minute intermission and was shot on 70mm film stock in VistaVision format, sees Adrien Brody playing a
THE CONFESSION BOOTH Returns To Judge Your Astonishment
Last week, the stench of your sins reached such epic proportions that, eyes watering and overcome, Boba Phil had to step in and give you all release. He has still not recovered. Fear not, for I, the most reverend Reverend, have returned from acting as padre for a team of
Oh… No…
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON….. PREPARE…. For a total absence of accountability…. For a complete lack of a three act structure in a stage show from the art form that invented the three act structure… This season… You will wonder why nobody is ever really challenged… …why there is no question of
Lionsgate Struggles, Pushes Titles To PVOD
Poor old Lionsgate. We sit here and we complain about the non-stop carousel of cape & tights movies and sequels, and when they do try and do something different, it smacks them in the face. Last month Borderlands was dumped unceremoniously onto PVOD within three weeks. This month they are
