‘The Batman’ Lifts Imax’s Quarterly Earnings

EXCLUSIVE: Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Films is developing a film based on the book The Confidence Men, by award-winning former New York Times journalist Margalit Fox—which is billed as the story of the most remarkable P.O.W. escape in history. Fox will adapt the book, in her screenwriting debut, with Iwanyk and Erica Lee producing the film for Thunder Road, and Esther Hornstein serving as exec producer.

Jill Biden is joining forces with Selena Gomez for a special cause! The First Lady and the singer will be participating in the Youth Mental Health Action Forum, which is taking place at the White House.The two-day inaugural forum will start on Wednesday, led by MTV Entertainment and the Department of Health and Human Services, bringing more than 30 activists and creators to spread awareness of the importance of prioritizing mental health among young people.The forum will also include policy adviser Susan Rice, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, as the main goal is to “bring culture from awareness to action in mental health through storytelling and media.”Selena, who recently hosted Saturday Night Live and showed her personal side in the most hilarious way, is known for being open about her struggles, including mental health issues, constantly sharing her journey with her fans and followers, and revealing the things that have worked for her throughout her successful career in the entertainment industry.Selena Gomez launches special cookware collectionWATCH: Joe Biden’s adorable dog is giving a tour of the White HouseBarack Obama posts new family photo while honoring wife Michelle for Mother’s Day“I myself have shared my story about my mental health journey and I just read too much, I think, about how deep this country is being affected mentally,” the singer previously said in 2020 in a video, joined by Kamala Harris.

The White House responded for at least the second time in as many days today to tweets from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a war of words over, well — the parties also argued over what the argument was about.

Apparently, Melania Trump cannot get over the fact that Vogue did not put her on the cover when she was the First Lady.

Jehnny Beth has shared her cover of Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘Closer’ on streaming services – you can listen to it below.The Savages frontwoman and solo artist first released her take on the 1994 single via Amazon Music in 2020 ahead of NIN being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that year.Nine Inch Nails’ Atticus Ross had previously earned co-writing and production credits on Beth’s debut solo album, ‘To Love Is To Live’. She was due to join NIN on tour in the US before the dates were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Taking to social media this morning (May 13), Beth wrote: “Finally my version of ‘Closer’ by NIN produced by [Johnny Hostile] is available to listen to everywhere all the time on all platforms.”The singer-songwriter shared the news alongside the cover’s official artwork, which is also by Hostile.A post shared by Jehnny Beth (@jehnnybeth)“Do you think we should play it at festival shows this summer??” Beth asked her fans.

As The Walt Disney Co. continues to be a Republican target in the political culture wars, President Joe Biden once again is trying to turn the tables on the attacks on the Mouse House.

Joe and Jill Biden’s adorable German Shepherd is getting all the attention! The latest member of the White House seems to enjoy every moment on the job, with a new viral video showing Commander doing a tour of the building.Posted by President Biden, the dog can be seen in the video running around the White House with his toys, walking the hallways of the building and always accompanying Biden on his meetings.Commander already has a lot of fans, with the post getting almost 67K views and 1.6 million views on Twitter.The President’s furry friend was adopted in December 2021 and online users have commented on his loyal company, with one person writing, “He is beautiful, so grateful to have a compassionate, caring, down to earth, “normal” President back in office, and someone else commenting, “What a beautiful dog with the perfect name … Commander. He commands respect, just like his master!“ It hasn’t taken long for Commander to find his way around the White House.

Joe Biden’s sister Valerie Biden Owens thinks Meghan Markle could make a great U.S. president one day.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest producer Geoff Keighley has partnered up with Imax to level up the two annual gaming events.

William Earl Although Trevor Noah is used to handling political comedy every night as the host of “The Daily Show,” President Joe Biden delivered a surprisingly witty comedy set during the April 30 White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. Biden poked fun at journalists, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani and even himself, but delivered some of his best lines about Fox News.“I know there are questions about whether we should gather here tonight, because of COVID,” Biden said.

Most of comedy’s top talent are in Los Angeles this weekend at the inaugural Netflix Is A Joke festival, but the best jokes literally and figuratively in the nation were at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday.

Joe Biden is moving forward with plans to attend at least a portion of Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, returning to the tradition of presidential schtick for the 100-year-plus-old event.

Nine Inch Nails covered two David Bowie songs as they kicked off their 2022 tour in the US last night (April 28).The performance at Red Hat Amphitheatre in Raleigh, North Carolina, marked the first time the Trent Reznor-led band has taken the stage since 2018.After playing a set of their best-known songs during the first half of the set – ‘Closer’, ‘Every Day Is Exactly the Same’ and ‘The Frail’ among them – Nine Inch Nails decided to mix things up by playing two tracks in tribute to the late Bowie, Reznor’s friend and collaborator.First, the band played ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’ (watch it below), which Reznor co-produced with Bowie in 1997 and previously covered during their 2018 tour.Nine Inch Nails then gave fans a live rendition of the star man’s 1980 hit ‘Fashion’. Though they hadn’t played the song together before last night, Reznor had previously performed the track during a Bowie-tribute livestream last year.

Opening his remarks to a crowd in the backyard of his Kalorama neighborhood home, Ireland’s Ambassador Daniel Mulhall quipped, “I’m kind of wondering: Is it legal to have so many people at a party?”

Jill Biden added a temporary display of more than 20 pieces of artwork by military-connected children from across the United States and around the world. The exhibit includes painted face masks, framed colored drawings and works of poetry.

Big-screen pioneer Imax said it recorded a net non-cash provision of $6.9 million, or $0.12 per share, due to an increase in reserves given the uncertainty of collecting receivables in Russia. With the Russia-Ukraine war ongoing, sanctions and boycotts underway include all major studios pulling releases from Russia.

Imax reported a global quarterly box office total of $173.2 million, up 57% over Q1 2021 thanks in large part to the March release of “The Batman” and post-holiday holdover screenings of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Imax also had screenings of seven local language films in countries like China, India and France. Adjusted EBITDA stood at $14.8 million, up from $2.8 million in Q1 2021 during which theaters worldwide closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Iannucci (The Best Of Enemies) and Bethany Brown (Charmed) are set as series regulars opposite Ben Rappaport and Alexandra Chando in NBC’s untitled drama pilot based on the award-winning Dutch series Adam & Eva. The pilot is written by The Village creator Mike Daniels and will be directed by Stephanie Laing.