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☆ ‘Barbie’ Was Supposed to Change Hollywood. Many See ‘No Effect.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was the top box office film of the year, earning $1.4 billion worldwide, and it became Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing film ever, outpacing both “Dark Knight” movies, “Wonder Woman” and every chapter in the “Harry Potter” franchise. It was a DayGlo-pink rebuttal to decades of conventional Hollywood thinking, and its success seemed to herald a new paradigm for the film industry. Movies written and directed by women and focused on female protagonists could attract enormous audiences to multiplexes around the world. Yet in the 12 months since the movie’s release, little has changed in Hollywood. The box office is down 17 percent from last year at this time, and studios spooked by a fickle audience (yes to “Twisters,” no to “Fall Guy”) are again questioning the reliability of the theatrical marketplace.

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☆ ‘Barbie’ was important to me. This summer has melted her
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Watching “Barbie” so much defined the back half of my 2023. The summer of “Barbie” was one of my happiest, when I felt truly connected to my fellow humans. Watching “Barbie” again and again nudged me out of an isolation I hadn’t even realized I’d imposed. Once Gosling finished his dazzling Oscars performance of “I’m Just Ken,” “Barbie” fever officially ended. But we’ll always have our “Barbie” summer.

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☆ ‘Twisters’ Takes Off at the Box Office
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Twisters” was on pace to collect roughly $80 million in the United States and Canada over the weekend. Box office analysts had predicted “Twisters” would take in about $50 million, citing prerelease surveys that track audience interest. “Twisters” cost an estimated $155 million to make, not including tens of millions in marketing costs. It was released in North America by Universal Pictures, which booked it into 4,151 theaters. You should perhaps brace for “Twisters: Even More Twisters.” Based on strong turnout in North America over the weekend, it is almost guaranteed that Universal will explore another sequel.

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☆ The best red carpet photos from the star-studded 1996 premiere of 'Twister'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Twister," starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, topped the box office in 1996. The movie proved the allure of CGI-fueled disaster movies, featuring iconic scenes like a flying cow. Here are the best red carpet photos from the film's premieres. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWhen "Twister" came out in 1996, audiences couldn't get enough of Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as storm-chasers trying to run from destructive tornadoes.

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☆ ‘Twisters’ and the Appeal of the Sequel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That movie is “Twister,” the story of a lovably eclectic band of tornado chasers who follow soon-to-be-divorced Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt right into the eye of many storms. We got cows.”One friend said she watched it every single time she happened upon it on cable. As Janet Maslin wrote in The Times when the movie came out, “Somehow ‘Twister’ stays as uptempo and exuberant as a roller-coaster ride, neatly avoiding the idea of real danger.”This week, “Twisters,” a sequel to “Twister,” directed by Lee Isaac Chung, arrived in theaters. I didn’t have a deep-rooted relationship with the original film, but, fresh off my positive viewing experience, I didn’t feel like I needed another chapter. Why can’t we just make one good thing and then make another new thing that’s also good?

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☆ Glen Powell pays tribute to late ‘Twister’ star Bill Paxton as sequel releases
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Amid celebration around the release of his new movie “Twisters,” Glen Powell took a moment to honor an acting “legend” who came before him. The “Hit Man” star posted a picture of himself alongside late actor Bill Paxton – who starred in the 1996 film “Twister” – on X on Friday. “As we release Twisters into the world today, I just wanted to look up and tip my hat to the legend that is Bill Paxton,” Powell wrote in the caption. Powell and Paxton costarred in the 2013 film “Red Wing,” which also featured the late Luke Perry. They joined Luke Combs on stage at his performance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to “shotgun” a few beers.

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☆ The science you need to know before seeing 'Twisters'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewYou don't need to know a lot about tornadoes to understand the massive storms you'll see on screen in the new film "Twisters," debuting in US theaters Friday. 22 science terms to know before seeing 'Twisters'Cap: A layer of warm air thousands of feet high in the atmosphere that can slow or stop the formation of a thunderstorm. Sandwiched between warm, moist air and cold, dry air, the cap can also increase instability and cause a severe storm if it's removed. Eric Kurth/NOAADoppler radar: The National Weather Service's Doppler radars look like they have giant golf balls sitting on top of them. Recent research suggests severe storm activity is shifting to states like Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

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☆ 'Longlegs' isn't based on a true story, but it has a surprising connection to one famous murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Part of its viral marketing also included a website about the so-called "Birthday Murders," styled like a throwback '90s webpage. AdvertisementA website about the fictional Birthday Murders created by Neon. The Birthday Murders website looks like any number of actual true-crime forums frequented by people who like to talk about and dissect unsolved murders. The 'Longlegs' director says his movie's dolls were inspired by a small detail in JonBenét Ramsey's murder caseFBI agent Lee Harker investigates the Longlegs murders. In the ending of "Longlegs," Longlegs is revealed to be a Satan-loving dollmaker who handcrafts life-sized dolls that look just like the daughters of each family he kills.

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☆ A Trip Into Tornado Alley With America’s Most Obsessive Storm Chaser
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( David Gelles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

A Trip Into Tornado Alley With America’s Most Obsessive Storm ChaserOn a clear morning in late May, Reed Timmer began the day at home in Lexington, Okla., studying the latest update from the National Weather Service’s storm-prediction center. A month into his freshman year, he went storm chasing, and saw his first tornado. He went on to begin his Ph.D. studies, but the allure of storm chasing waylaid his academic career. Timmer insists that chasing tornadoes is safe, though others’ experience suggests a different conclusion. In 2013, while he was pursuing the El Reno tornado in Oklahoma, four other chasers died in the storm.

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☆ How is 'Twisters' connected to the original 1996 movie? The cast calls it a 'stand-alone sequel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewGlen Powell's hot streak in Hollywood continues with "Twisters," a new iteration of the 1996 disaster movie "Twister." Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Amblin EntertainmentIn a cover story for Entertainment Weekly, the cast referred to "Twisters" as a "stand-alone sequel." "It feels like a real next chapter, whilst also having so much love for the original," Edgar-Jones told Variety, echoing the director. 'Twisters' contains nods and homages to the original movieKate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) in "Twisters." Universal PicturesThere are also moments and costumes in "Twisters" that are reminiscent of the original movie.

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☆ The first ‘Twister’ gave rise to a generation of storm chasers. Here’s what they hope to see in the sequel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Warner Bros./Everett CollectionSafety and science matterFor starters, experts hope safety will be emphasized amid all the gasp-inducing (and very windy) set-pieces. “This could potentially create more dangerous conditions in the climate of storm chasing,” she said of the new movie. Smith also hopes the movie gets people excited not only about the storms themselves, but the research and science behind them. There is a new opportunity for future meteorologists to bud, but not just meteorologists and not just kids,” she said. It is presented by Warner Bros., which like CNN is a part of Warner Bros.

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☆ ‘Twisters’ Is a Fantasy Version of What Climate Collapse Looks Like - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Chris Vognar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I first saw the trailer for “Twisters” — which opens in theaters on Friday — in May at a movie theater in Houston, where I live. “You ride ’em.”Yee-haw, I thought in the theater, as I wondered if my air-conditioning at home was back on. Last week, another powerful storm battered Houston, as Hurricane Beryl had a brief but eventful landfall on the South Texas coast. A blockbuster romp like “Twisters” is a safe and sanitized way to experience a natural disaster: as a fantasy. But we can’t let an escapist version of the climate crisis blind us to how woefully unready we are for the effects of the real thing.

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☆ ‘Twisters’ chose not to mention climate change. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Like its titular tornados, “Twisters” blasts through a lot in its 122-minute runtime. Generally, scientists are the least certain about the connection between tornadoes and climate change as it’s unclear how warming temperatures are changing storms themselves or the outbreaks. Cathy, a local farmer, gripes that storms and floods are becoming more frequent, and the price of wheat more expensive, while stopping short of citing climate change. However, for a film populated by scientists and clued-in citizens to not mention climate change is a little like the twisters themselves: there’s a hole at the center. !”“Making a ‘Twisters’ movie in Tornado Alley during storm season, tornado season, it’s kind of perfect.

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☆ Kevin Costner seems set to continue with 'Horizon' saga despite the 1st film flopping and the 2nd being pulled from theaters
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe second installment of Kevin Costner's "Horizon" film series will no longer be coming to theaters next month following the first film's disappointing box office performance — but that doesn't appear to be fazing the star. Despite the setback, Costner seems set on proceeding with the remaining two films of the "Horizon" tetralogy. Kevin Costner directing on the set of "Horizon." In 2014, he also provided the entire $9 million budget for "Black or White," a drama also starring Octavia Spencer and Bill Burr. It brought back more than double his investment at the box office, taking home over $21.5 million.

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☆ 'Longlegs,' a Satanic horror movie starring Nicolas Cage, is being called one of the scariest films. Here's what happens in its blood-soaked ending.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

In this part, Lee and Carter also go to the Camera family farm, where one of the murders happened in 1975. Agent Carter is satisfied and believes the arrest will allow the murdered families to have justice. AdvertisementLee and another FBI agent, Agent Browning (Michelle Choi-Lee), go to her mother Ruth's house to bring Ruth in for questioning, given Cobble's comments before his death. NEONUnderwood, who plays Agent Carter, gives a quietly devastating performance in his final scene in the film. "It would be something else: prequel or another movie in the universe of 'Longlegs,' or something very unexpected."

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☆ Opinion: This film is chilling reminder of how ‘not sorry’ Louis C.K. is
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —“Sorry/Not Sorry,” in theaters Friday, revisits the 2017 comedy-world firestorm involving five women’s accounts of sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K. only to be shut down; and Abby Schachner, a comic and writer who went public with her account of C.K. Then it was followed by C.K.’s Grammy-winning 2022 album “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” in which he joked about the behavior as a sexual hangup rather than abuse. “There are dozens of Russell Brands,” was the headline of one Guardian piece on female comics. I want a world where female comics have a workplace where they feel they’ll be supported — and, more importantly, employed — if they speak out about abuse.

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☆ 'Fly Me to the Moon' explores the ultimate space race conspiracy theory. Here's what's fact and fiction in the movie.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read preview"Fly Me to the Moon," Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum's new romantic comedy-drama about faking the moon landing, is fictional but draws on some true historical events. The White House eventually tasks Kelly with filming a fake moon landing in case the real one fails. Apollo 11 spaceship launch director Cole Davis (Tatum) opposes Kelly's plan, believing it will discredit NASA's efforts. This storyline leans into the conspiracy theory that NASA faked the US moon landing in 1969. But there's no evidence to suggests NASA or any network tried to fake the moon landing.

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☆ 'Shrek 5:' Everything We Know Including Release Date, Cast
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A "Shrek" sequel has been rumored for years, but fans were beginning to lose hope after "Shrek Forever After" provided a neat finish to the story. Dohrn was a writer and artist on "Shrek 2" and "Shrek the Third," was the head of the story on "Shrek Forever After," and the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in the latter film. The movie's producers are Gina Shay, who produced "Shrek Forever After," and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri. There are no details yet on the plot or how it will follow "Shrek Forever After." Dreamwork Animation set "Shrek 5" to premiere on July 1, 2026, so we will likely hear more details about the plot soon.

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☆ ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ review: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a space-race rom-com
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Less than weighty in the comedy part of its equation, the film largely works as a vehicle for Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, even without completely sticking the landing. In classic fashion, they are of course instantly drawn to each other, creating the need to erect barriers in order to keep them apart. Scarlett Johansson plays a marketing expert recruited by NASA in "Fly Me to the Moon." Perhaps foremost, “Fly Me to the Moon” possesses appealing virtues consciously plucked from the past, then adorns them with modern baubles. “Fly Me to the Moon” premieres July 12 in US theaters.

Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Johansson, Woody Harrelson, Nixon, there’s, Cole Davis, Tatum, Johansson’s Kelly Jones, Dan McFadden, Neil Armstrong, Greg Berlanti, Rose Gilroy, Deadpool, Berlanti, “ Love, Simon ”, Faye Dunaway, it’s, Mike ” Organizations: CNN, NASA, Sony, Apple Locations: Lost

☆ Can Movies for Grown-Ups Still Sell Tickets? ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Is a Test.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Fly Me to the Moon” is the kind of movie that isn’t supposed to succeed in theaters anymore, at least if you listen to franchise-obsessed studio executives. And “Fly Me to the Moon” is part drama, part comedic caper, part romance, part fiction and part true story. Particularly in the summer, studios prefer to serve up mindless popcorn movies aimed at teenagers. “Fly Me to the Moon” is entertainment for thinking adults, the kind that Mike Nichols (“Working Girl”) and James L. Brooks (“Broadcast News”) made in the 1980s. So the question must be asked: How on earth did “Fly Me to the Moon” manage to score a wide release in theaters at the height of blockbuster season?

Persons: Woody Harrelson, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, —, Mike Nichols, James L, Brooks Organizations: NASA Locations: United States, Canada

☆ Release of Kevin Costner’s Next ‘Horizon’ Film Is Canceled
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Costner tried something rare this summer, releasing the first chapter of his western saga “Horizon” — which he directed, starred in, co-wrote and partly financed — in theaters across the country on June 28. The plan was for the second chapter in the sprawling story to be released six weeks later. The first chapter, which cost $100 million, made $11 million in its opening weekend and has generated just $22.6 million over all. Those who bought tickets to the second “Horizon” film would be able to receive a refund. It is not clear when or how the second chapter will be released.

Persons: Kevin Costner’s, Costner, ” Organizations: Warner Bros, New, Max Locations: “

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