Film Fans Keep Splurging on Blockbusters in Imax, So Why Hasn’t Wall Street Gotten on Board?

The subject of a timely new Variety profile praising his versatility, British actor Dan Stevens is having a moment. The actor is currently competing with himself at the box office with two different films: MonsterVerse installment “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” for Warners and directing duo Radio Silence’s new vampire movie “Abigail” for Universal.

Let’s catch up on all things Cannes Film Festival. For one, if you haven’t seen it, Cannes recently revealed its 2024 poster, featuring a scene from “Rhapsody in August,” directed by the great Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, 81 at the time (see it below in full).

The rumors are true. After 40 years, the Sundance Film Festival may (and an emphasis on “may”) be leaving the confines of Park City, Utah.

Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has made his feelings about the show's latest storyline very clear after fans said they were 'so upset'. The actor, who plays Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap, has pledged his support to Roy Cropper after the beloved character was jailed.

claimed that she “isn’t pretty” and “can’t act.”Carol Baum, whose work includes “Father of the Bride” and its sequel, launched a scathing attack on the two-time Emmy-nominated actress during a discussion at a screening of her 1988 film “Dead Ringers,” according to the Daily Mail.“She’s not pretty, she can’t act,” Baum reportedly said following the release of Sweeney’s blockbuster hit film “Anyone But You.” “I don’t get Sydney Sweeney.”“I wanted to know who she is and why everybody’s talking about her,” Baum reportedly told the audience, calling the film “unwatchable.”Now, fans of the “Euphoria” alum, 26, have rushed to social media to throw their support behind the actress.“Carol, you are 70. Make bitchy (and wrong) comments with friends in private,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter.A second wrote, “Hollywood producer Carol BAUM, who looks like this, criticizes Sydney Sweeney, saying she isn’t pretty.”“God give me the confidence of top Hollywood producer Carol Baum who said this of Sydney Sweeney ‘[she’s] not pretty and she can’t act’.

A new film and TV studio funded via a portion of a £24M ($30M) government investment has become the latest to launch in the UK.

Former Venice Film Festival head Marco Müller has been named Artistic Director of Italy’s Taormina Film Fest. 

Thanks to early official announcements a number of the movies debuting at this year’s 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes are already known. Quentin Dupieux’s “The Second Act” will open the festival.

Thanks to early official announcements a number of the movies debuting at this year’s 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes are already known. Quentin Dupieux’s “The Second Act” will open the festival.

Peter Phillips has called it quits with his girlfriend.

Morgan Wallen has reportedly capped a wild weekend by getting arrested.

Morgan Wallen has defended Taylor Swift after a mention of the singer at his recent Indianapolis show prompted booing from attendees.The country star was performing back-to-back shows at Indiana city’s Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4-5 when he made a joke that sparked a mixed response from fans.“They told me right before I walked on stage that this is the single most attended concert in the history of this building,” Wallen told fans to cheers on Friday night (April 5), as revealed in a fan-shot video.“And that we’re the first people to do it two nights in a row, so thank you for making it possible for me to say that.”Morgan Wallen defends Taylor Swift after his fans booed when he joked that her show will break his attendance record in Indianapolis:“We ain’t got to boo, we ain’t got to boo.” pic.twitter.com/9Qxp4TPTDD— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 8, 2024The singer then joked that he’d probably only be holding that achievement “until Taylor Swift comes to town”, which was met by boos from fans.“We ain’t got to boo, we ain’t got to boo,” the singer responded, before adding: “I appreciate that. I know you all got my back though.”Wallen followed his performances with a post on social media reading: “First 2 shows of the tour were unforgettable.

set an attendance record for Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, joking that he would boast the title “until Taylor Swift comes to town.” “They told me right before I walked on stage that this is the single most-attended concert in the history of this building,” Wallen, 30, told a cheering crowd in a video uploaded to TikTok. “And that we are the first people to do that two nights in a row.” “I’m going to say that until Taylor Swift comes to town in the fall,” the country singer said good-naturedly.Despite his good intentions, the “Whiskey Glasses” crooner‘s remarks were met with a tidal wave of boos when Swift’s name was mentioned. “We ain’t got to boo, we ain’t got to boo,” the country star said as many fans continued to express their displeasure.

“A Bit of Light.”Moyer, 54, directs Paquin, 41, in the indie movie, written by Rachel Callard and based on her eponymous stage play.It’s the second time that Moyer has directed Paquin in a big-screen movie following “The Parting Glass” (2018).He also directed her in episodes of “True Blood” when they co-starred on the HBO series as vampire Bill Compton and telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse from 2008-2014.“A Bit of Light” follows the journey of Ella (Paquin), an alcoholic mother living with her father (Ray Winstone) and dealing with self-loathing after losing her two daughters over her drinking — and the 13-year-old boy, Neil (Luca Hogan), who helps her see the “light” toward a better future.“Ella is at this excruciatingly mundane place after what she thinks is rock-bottom and realizes that the everday-ness of living with her choices and decisions is actually a level of rock-bottom she didn’t know existed yet,” Paquin told The Post.“Throughout the film we see her slightly coming out of her shell little by little … but she does a lot of things within her power to sabotage her own happiness.”Ella strikes up an unlikely friendship with the wise-beyond-his-years Neil, who she meets in the park where she used to take her daughters — and where she frequently goes to brood over her plight.Neil is an odd duck who speaks on an adult level (he addresses Ella’s father, Alan, by his first name) and appears to be friendless. He talks about his parents and older brother (who we never meet) but he always has time to materialize in Ella’s life (and the lives of other characters) at crucial junctures.“This strange, fabulous Neil is on a mission to help her put herself back together and get her life back on track,” Paquin said.

Here’s an unexpected treat for “Star Wars” fans on their favorite annual holiday, May the 4th: a follow-up to the acclaimed 2022 animated series “Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi.” And fans of that series should expect more of the same from “Star Wars: Tales Of The Empire.” The six-episode new season shares the same animation style as its predecessor along two all-new stories.

Slowly, but surely, the lineup for the 77th Cannes Film Festival is being revealed. Last month, Cannes announced that George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” will be an early world premiere on la Croisette on May 15.

Slowly, but surely, the lineup for the 77th Cannes Film Festival is being revealed. Last month, Cannes announced that George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” will be an early world premiere on la Croisette on May 15.

told The Post is a sex-trafficking investigation led by the Southern District of New York, his career as an entrepreneur and investor is in jeopardy. Diddy has denied wrongdoing and called the probe “a witch hunt.”Diddy was first declared a billionaire by hip-hop wealth expert Zack O’Malley Greenburg in 2022, but had coveted the status for years, telling Forbes in 1999, “I wanted to be very, very rich.”Along the way he acquired a Rolodex littered with bold-faced names: he partnered with billionaire investor Ron Burkle; was “mentored” by hedge fund guru Ray Dalio; had his fashion line sold in Macy’s and Dillards; went into business with alcohol giant Diageo; opened the New York Stock Exchange with Estée Lauder heir William Lauder; struck deals with Zac Posen and Liz Claiborne; 50% owned his own TV channel Revolt; launched a water range with Mark Wahlberg; and teamed up with Salesforce’s Marc Benioff to launch a black business marketplace.In 2003, he sent the then owner of the Dallas Maverick Mark Cuban an email asking to design the uniforms for the NBA team, Cuban told The Post.

Fans of the popular TV series Beyond Paradise are familiar with Kris Marshall for his role as DI Humphrey Goodman. Set in the picturesque town of Shipton Abbott, this spin-off of Death in Paradise chronicles Humphrey's adventures as he navigates a variety of strange and captivating cases. Starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years, the actor has notably played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan.

It was one year ago on Friday that The Wall Street Journal‘s Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on espionage charges that the U.S. government has called “fiction.”