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โTerrifier 3โ slashes โJokerโ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film โThe Apprenticeโ fizzles
Read full article: โTerrifier 3โ slashes โJokerโ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film โThe Apprenticeโ fizzlesThe choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a โSaturday Night Liveโ origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego.
โThe Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to momโs death
Read full article: โThe Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to momโs deathPedro Almodรณvarโs โThe Room Next Doorโ won the Venice Film Festivalโs Golden Lion award Saturday.
Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring 'Joker: Folie ร Deuxโ to Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring 'Joker: Folie ร Deuxโ to Venice Film FestivalFive years after โJokerโ won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips canโt help but be a little nervous about returning with its sequel.
Venice Lookback: When โJokerโ took the festival, and skeptics, by surprise
Read full article: Venice Lookback: When โJokerโ took the festival, and skeptics, by surpriseAfter $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix, itโs easy to forget the handwringing over โJoker.โ.
Venice Film Festival: From โJoker 2โ to โMaria,โ here are 10 movies to get excited about
Read full article: Venice Film Festival: From โJoker 2โ to โMaria,โ here are 10 movies to get excited aboutSome of Hollywoodโs biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix.
Venice Film Festival lineup includes โJoker 2,โ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more
Read full article: Venice Film Festival lineup includes โJoker 2,โ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, moreFive years after โJokerโ won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel.
What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, 'Elsbeth' sleuths and Japan shines in 'Shogun'
Read full article: What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, 'Elsbeth' sleuths and Japan shines in 'Shogun'This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Ridley Scottโs โNapoleonโ storming Apple TV+, East meets West in feudal Japan with the kick-off of the series โShogun,โ and Disney+'s animated series โIwรกjรบโ offers a coming-of-age story set in the future in Lagos, Nigeria.
'Hunger Games' feasts, 'Napoleon' conquers but 'Wish' doesn't come true at Thanksgiving box office
Read full article: 'Hunger Games' feasts, 'Napoleon' conquers but 'Wish' doesn't come true at Thanksgiving box officeThe Walt Disney Co.โs โWishโ had been expected to rule the Thanksgiving weekend box office, but moviegoers instead feasted on leftovers, as โThe Hunger Games: Songbirds and Snakesโ led ticket sales for the second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss โBeau is Afraidโ
Read full article: Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss โBeau is AfraidโIn Ari Asterโs new film โBeau is Afraid,โ Joaquin Phoenix plays an anxious man in a rotten world who goes on a wildly weird journey, both Homeric and Oedipal, to his motherโs home.
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
Read full article: DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with BrazilDozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.
Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast
Read full article: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting castThe Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help.
'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' lead more diverse BAFTA nominations
Read full article: 'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' lead more diverse BAFTA nominationsThis image released by Altitude shows, from left, Kosar Ali, Ruby Stokes and Bukky Bakray in a scene from "Rocks." Much like previous Academy Awards controversies, last year's nominations by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts were denounced for their all-male directing nominees and all-white acting nominees, a backlash that spawned a #BaftasSoWhite hashtag. The British academy responded with a seven-month review. Also nominated are Lee Isaac Chung for the family drama โMinariโ and Thomas Vinterberg for the Danish dark comedy โAnother Round.โMore films were nominated, too. ___AP's Hilary Fox contributed to this report from London___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP
'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes
Read full article: 'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden GlobesSheโs only the second woman in the history of the Globes to win, and the first since Barbra Streisand won for โYentlโ in 1984. Its star, guerilla comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, also won best actor in a comedy. โThe Queen's Gambitโ won best limited series, and best actress in the category for Anya Taylor-Joy. โSchitt's Creek,โ the Pop TV series that found a wider audience on Netflix, won best comedy series for its final season. Catherine O'Hara also took best actress in a comedy series.
Phoenix, Erivo and โBarb and Starโ among Globes presenters
Read full article: Phoenix, Erivo and โBarb and Starโ among Globes presentersThis combination photo shows, from left, Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig and Renee Zellweger, who are among the first presenters announced for the Golden Globes awards ceremony. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ โBarb and Starโ are headed to the Golden Globes โ actors Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will be among the presenters at the upcoming ceremony. Wiig and Mumolo's latest film, โBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,โ was released last week and some are already calling the campy film a cult classic. Sheโs won Golden Globes for her acting โKlute,โ โJuliaโ and โComing Home.โNorman Lear will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award, a counterpart to the DeMille Award that focuses on life achievement in television. Netflix dominated the nominations earlier this month, with its film โMankโ and its television series โThe Crownโ the leading nominees.
Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime
Read full article: Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublimeon Aug. 31, 2020, actor Chadwick Boseman in character as T'Challa in "Black Panther" and 10-year old twins Lenny, left, and Bobby Homes paying tribute to Boseman at their home in in Mesa, Ariz. on Aug. 31, 2020. (Takiyah Dupas, Marvel Studios, Annalie Homes via AP)And now, for our annual look at the year in pop cultureโฆ. Truth is, people turned to culture of all kinds in 2020 โ highbrow and lowbrow โ to satisfy varied and sometimes conflicting needs: Distraction, inspiration, consolation, escapism, hope. A Broadway star serenaded health workers from his apartment window, and ballet dancers performed โSwan Lakeโ from their bathtubs. The world mourns an actor of immense talent who, like many of his characters, radiated a regal sense of dignity.
British Academy Film Awards change rules to boost diversity
Read full article: British Academy Film Awards change rules to boost diversityLONDON โ Britainโs film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts promised to change after contenders for the 2020 awards were announced last January. The measures include recruiting 1,000 new members from under-represented groups to join the current 6,700-strong voting academy of film-industry professionals. The academy has also changed the rules for the British Academy Film Awards, introducing a new โlonglistโ round in the voting before the selection of the final nominees. For the best film prize, academy members will choose a 15-film longlist that all members must watch before voting for the winner.
Bronx steps in 'Joker' movie become a tourist attraction
Read full article: Bronx steps in 'Joker' movie become a tourist attractionPeople pose on the steps between two apartment buildings, Monday Oct. 28, 2019, in the Bronx borough of New York. The stairs have become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie Joker. In the movie, lead actor Joaquin Phoenix dances as he goes down the steps, wearing a bright red suit and clown makeup. A set of outdoor steps in the Bronx has become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie "Joker." In the movie, lead actor Joaquin Phoenix dances as he goes down the steps, wearing a bright red suit and clown makeup.
For an encore, 'Joker' is No. 1 again at the box office
Read full article: For an encore, 'Joker' is No. 1 again at the box officeTodd Phillip's R-rated comic-book hit regained the top spot at the weekend box office in its fourth week of release, narrowly besting "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil." "Mistress of Evil," starring Angelina Jolie, is performing better overseas, where it grossed $64.3 million over the weekend. With such a close race at the top between "Joker" and "Mistress of Evil," the order could switch when final figures are released Monday. But ticket sales have continued to surge well past expectations for "Joker." "Joker," $18.9 million ($47.8 million international).
'Joker' stairs might be New York's latest tourist attraction
Read full article: 'Joker' stairs might be New York's latest tourist attractionCNNNEW YORK (CNN) - Are the "Joker" stairs the new "Rocky" stairs? Fans of the "Joker," which hit theaters earlier this month, are taking photos in front of those stairs. Joker, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, dances down the stairs as Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2" plays in the background. "Always put a happy face..." wrote Arnaldo Silva in the caption of his "Joker" dance impression. Shout out to James May, who went for the basic tourist photo standing in front of the stairs.
Will a Convicted Pedophile Make Money From a Song in 'Joker'?
Read full article: Will a Convicted Pedophile Make Money From a Song in 'Joker'?Some viewers are outraged because the song he dances to was made by a convicted pedophile. Warner Brothers has been slammed because critics have been concerned that Glitter would get paid for the movie's use of his song. But apparently, Glitter no longer owns the rights to the song and won't get a penny. We've had no contact with him, according to a statement from Snapper Music, which now owns the song. RELATED STORIESMovie Theater Showing 'Joker' Is Shut Down After Cops Receive 'Credible Threat'Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire ViolenceThe Mysterious Death of Brandon Lee on the Set of The Crow
The Real Disorder Behind the Joker's Laugh
Read full article: The Real Disorder Behind the Joker's LaughJoaquin Phoenix's creepy laugh in Joker is shedding light on a real-life medical disorder. In the film that shattered box office records over the weekend, Phoenixs sinister character explains he has a condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably. It's called pseudobulbar affect, also known as PBA, and it's a neurological condition characterized by uncontrollable laughing and/or crying outbursts. RELATED STORIESLupita Nyong'o Faces Backlash for Modeling Spooky 'Us' Voice on Real Medical ConditionCould 'Joker' Controversy Hurt Film's Opening? Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire Violence
"Joker" and "Lucy in the Sky" performances are out of this world
Read full article: "Joker" and "Lucy in the Sky" performances are out of this worldJason Carr sat down with movie reviewer Greg Russell to chat about the new movies everyone is talking about. "Joker" is a statement about being failed by the world around you and feeling lonely. "Joker" is rated R.Lucy in the Sky"Lucy in the Sky" is all about a woman trying to make it outer space. Lucy is an astronaut that doesn't come back the same after going to space, which leaves her with numerous questions. You can see "Lucy in the Sky" in theaters next weekend.
Now Showing: 'Joker' goes for October debut record
Read full article: Now Showing: 'Joker' goes for October debut recordJoaquin Phoenix is drawing raves for his dark turn as "Joker," which aims to top "Venom's" October debut mark of $80.3M. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Could 'Joker' Incite Violence? Today on Inside Edition
Read full article: Could 'Joker' Incite Violence? Today on Inside EditionThe new movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is facing backlash from some before it even opens. Could it incite violence? Some are calling out Trump after his frosty encounter with Greta Thunberg at the United Nations. Blood-curdling screams echoed through a California neighborhood when a real estate agent came under attack while showing a house. For more Inside Edition stories tune in to today's show.
Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire Violence
Read full article: Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire ViolenceTitled "Joker," Phoenix stars as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, who ultimately becomes the comic book villain. Several victims of the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, are expressing their concerns in particular. The film feels like a "slap in the face," Sandy Phillips, whose daughter was killed in Aurora, told The Hollywood Reporter. "I don't think it's the responsibility of a filmmaker to teach the audience morality or the difference between right or wrong," Phoenix told IGN. Relatives of those killed in the Aurora shooting are asking Warner Brothers, the studio behind the film, to donate to anti-gun violence causes.
Families of Aurora shooting victims urge action ahead of 'Joker'
Read full article: Families of Aurora shooting victims urge action ahead of 'Joker'Warner Bros. Pictures via CNN(CNN) - A group of people whose loved ones witnessed or were killed in 2012's Aurora theater shooting are calling on Warner Bros. to help combat gun violence as the studio prepares to release its rated-R comic book film "Joker." (Warner Bros., like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia.) "Over the last several weeks, large American employers from Walmart to CVS have announced that they are going to lean into gun safety. Shooter James Holmes is currently serving multiple life sentences for the shooting, which killed 12 and injured 70. Warner Bros. has not responded to CNN's e-mailed request for comment.
Joaquin Phoenix thanks late brother River
Read full article: Joaquin Phoenix thanks late brother RiverJoaquin Phoenix attends the "Joker" premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 9, 2019, in Toronto. (CNN) - Joaquin Phoenix is known for being extremely private and rarely mentions his late brother, River. Phoenix thanked his late brother during an emotional acceptance speech Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival after he was awarded the TIFF Tribute Actor Award. The Phoenix brothers aren't the only ones who have found success in Hollywood, as their sisters Rain, Liberty and Summer are also actors. Joaquin Phoenix also had words of gratitude for them Monday in his speech.