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Blade Director Defends 'Good Dude' Kevin Feige After Marvel Scrapped Mahershala Ali's 1920s Vampire Movie
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Korean Directors Rally Behind ‘The Assassin(s)’ as Political Firestorm Turns on Its Makers
The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has come out in support of the team behind The Assassin(s), Hur Jin-ho’s thriller about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, as political anger over the Korean box office leader spills onto its cast and crew. Conservative politicians and online critics have accused the film of distorting […]
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Korea Box Office: ‘The Assassin(s)’ Holds Admissions Lead as ‘Chiikawa’ Generates Top Weekend Gross
Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller The Assassin(s) held the top position at the South Korean box office in admissions over the weekend of Oct. 2–4, though Japanese animated feature Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island captured the frame’s largest gross revenue. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by […]
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J. Todd Anderson, ‘The Nice Guys’ Storyboard Artist and Longtime Coen Brothers Collaborator, Dies at 67
J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist behind films like “The Nice Guys” and “Raising Arizona” and a longtime Coen Brothers collaborator, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 67. His death was confirmed in a Facebook post on Oct. 3 by his “Filmically Perfect” podcast co-host, George Willeman. “My erstwhile pod-partner, J. Todd […]
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Sarah Jessica Parker Says She’s ‘Never’ Worn Her Archived ‘Sex and the City’ Wardrobe: ‘There’s a Huge Separation Between Myself and Carrie Bradshaw’
Despite Carrie Bradshaw’s reputation for wearing trend-setting outfits, Sarah Jessica Parker never wears any of her Sex and the City character’s iconic wardrobe. But she does have it. “No, I don’t wear any of the wardrobe that I wore on the show ever. I have it. It’s an archive, but I never wear it. I […]
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Marvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans
Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige has made some of the shrewdest financial decisions in Hollywood history, but he sure dropped the bag when he didn’t make a new “Blade.” (Just ask would-be star Mahershala Ali.) Luckily, Indian auteur Samjad has directed a film that will bring joy to fans of the battle-ready half-vampire Wesley Snipes popularized […]
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Is ‘Rubber Soul’ the Beatles’ Best Album? The Answer to That is as Malleable as the Shifting Track Lists, but This ‘Super Deluxe’ Is Super Essential: Boxed Set Review
What is the Beatles’ best album? The one you’re listening to right now is always the correct answer, of course, and that could encompass Meet the Beatles or Let It Be at any given moment. But for most fans who aren’t just being sentimental about their first point of entry, it’s usually going to come […]