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Kevin Conroy, the Unmistakable Voice of Batman in Animation and Gaming for Decades, Dies
To the world, Kevin Conroy was a prolific actor whose career ascended from the theater to voice-acting stardom. To millions of others, Conroy was also known as vengeance, the night — he was Batman.
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Martin Scorsese Film Institute to Be Established By NYU
Martin Scorsese’s alma mater, New York University, is establishing a film institute in his name after a gift from George Lucas and Mellody Hobson. The formation of the Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts was to be announced Tuesday by NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. The institute will include a virtual production center, the Martin Scorsese Department of...
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‘Tom & Jerry' Gives Box Office Hope With $13.7 Million Opening, Best of 2021
Yet “Tom & Jerry” still managed the second-best opening of the pandemic following Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman 1984,” which launched with $16.7 million in December while also landing on HBO Max.
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Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘Lost Boys,' ‘St. Elmo's Fire' and 2 ‘Batman' Films, Dies at 80
Joel Shumacher, who shepherded the so-called“Brat Pack” to the big screen in “St. Elmo’s Fire” and directed two 1990s-era “Batman” films, has died. A representative says the director died Monday at 80 after a year-long battle with cancer.
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Michelle Obama Doc ‘Becoming' to Premiere on Netflix
Netflix says a documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on its streaming service next week.
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‘Birds of Prey' Flies Low on Oscars Weekend With Tepid Debut
“Birds of Prey,” the DC Comics’ Harley Quinn spinoff, made a tepid debut in theaters over the weekend, opening in No. 1 but below expectations with $33.3 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” an R-rated Warner Bros. release, arrived in theaters while its star — Margot Robbie —…
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'Parasite' Makes History With Best Picture Win; Phoenix, Zellweger Also Winners
Although Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern all appear to be all-but-certain locks in the acting categories, there’s still the potential for a history-making upset. Momentum has swung behind Bong Joon Ho’s South Korean thriller “Parasite,” and some believe it has a chance to become the first non-English language film to win best picture.
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‘1917,' ‘Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood' Big Winners at Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors. Sam Mendes’ technically dazzling World War I tale “1917” won best picture, drama. Quentin Tarantino’s radiant Los Angeles fable “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” took best film, comedy or musical.
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Study Finds 2019 ‘Banner Year' for Female Filmmakers
Women directed more of 2019’s most popular movies than in any year before. A study released Thursday by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports that 12 of 2019’s top 100-grossing films were helmed by women.
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In 2019, the Box Office Belonged to Disney
Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest loser might have been anyone less thrilled about the box-office domination of franchise films. When the year closes out Tuesday, the top 10 films in U.S. and Canada theaters will all…
