Box Office: ‘Shang-Chi’ Retains No. 1 Spot as Clint Eastwood’s ‘Cry Macho’ and Gerard Butler’s ‘Copshop’ Crater

When thinking of Western genre icons, John Wayne and Clint Eastwood often come to mind. It wasn’t until Mario Van Peebles’ 1993 film Posse was released and the first of its kind to truly go mainstream that Black Western fans got the idea that they could exist in the Wild West as heroes. Director Jeymes Samuel and producer Jay-Z are building upon this legacy with their film The Harder They Fall, which debuts on Netflix on October 22.

Gerard Butler and his longtime love Morgan Brown were spotted catching some sun on the beaches of Puerto Rico on Sunday. The "Law Abiding Citizen" actor, 51, was seen in a series of paparazzi snaps shirtless as Brown donned a green two-piece string bikini.  Other photos show the real estate developer playing beach tennis while in another, Butler is seen rocking a tank top and holding his phone as Brown is covered up in a loose white outfit.

the New York Times reported — and is also blocked from ever using him to hype their cannabidiol (a nonintoxicating compound in the cannabis sativa plant) products in the future.“In pursuing this case, and obtaining this judgment, Mr.

It has been a long time coming, but this week, one of the most hotly awaited films of the pandemic era is finally hitting cinemas after several Covid-induced date changes. MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time to Die begins rollout at the international box office starting Wednesday (September 29) in Korea and adds such majors as the UK, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Spain through Friday, October 1.

Clint Eastwood has just released his latest film, in which he is once again star and director.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Dear Evan Hansen,” the big-screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, premieres in theaters this weekend. Will it be found at the top of box office charts?The Universal film, which sees Ben Platt reprising his Tony-winning role, is projected to debut to approximately $10 million from 3,300 North American cinemas.

Ryan Reynolds, 44, gracefully turned a negative situation into a positive one on Sept. 21, when he responded to Gerard Butler‘s shady comment in the classiest way ever.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThis year’s Tokyo International Film Festival will give gala positions to two American movies. Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” has been set as the opening night title and will play on Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: Guido Rud’s Argentina and Spain-based sales outfit FilmSharks has scored a pair of deals on its slate with Korea buyers.

Gerard Butler looks pretty good as a pilot as he attends a tiny press conference for his new film, The Plane, at the airport in Puerto Rico.

For over two decades, it’s felt as if Clint Eastwood has been saying goodbye. Starting with “Unforgiven,” a film that could almost be seen as the last western, he’s spent the better part of his late period ruminating on his place in all of this.

The premise of Howard Hawks’ classic western “Rio Bravo” is a simple, yet timelessly effective little potboiler. So much so, that it’s been retooled over and over again in any setting and the idea never quite loses its urgency.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn one of the more effective scenes in “Copshop,” a hitman, played with psychotic geek gusto by Toby Huss (rocking a Ben Davidson mustache), strolls into a desert police station in Nevada carrying a bouquet of birthday balloons. He kills several cops, and he ends up walking down a hall blasting away — with a snub-barreled submachine gun that spits out bullets with raw fire — at a door made of bullet-proof glass.

federales, and take refuge in a dusty border town. There, they’re befriended by a restaurant owner (Natalia Traven), who takes a shine to Mike, and find work breaking wild mustangs and tending to wounded farm animals. For all its Western trappings, “Cry Macho” is gentle at its core.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney’s “Shang-Chi” is heading for a box office three-peat.The Marvel superhero adventure, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina, is projected to generate roughly $17 million between Friday and Sunday, which would represent a decline of around 50% from the weekend prior.

Mexico to America in “Cry Macho,” an aimless and sometimes cringe-worthy film. But it has perhaps the best performance by a rooster in modern cinematic history.The film is apparently supposed to be a meditation on masculinity, with Eastwood's one-time rodeo star Mike Milo taming and rebuilding his young rebellious charge into an honorable young man.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticAt 91, Clint Eastwood still knows how to direct a movie with a nice, clean leisurely classical sparseness, something you wish more directors knew how to do (or wanted to). As a filmmaker, Eastwood has earned the right to be called ageless.