It’s a lot like when the hero in some blockbuster fantasy film is standing in the rubble of his war-ravaged village, bombed because the villains couldn’t find him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Imagine a blockbuster movie about a world united in battle against Nazi oppression. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Those dozen blockbusters are the cereals wheat, corn, rice, barley, and sorghum; the pulse soybean; the roots or tubers potato, manioc, and sweet potato; the sugar sources sugarcane and sugar beet; and the fruit banana. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I hated the dreams with a burning passion, but the fact that I was having them didn’t seem like a big blockbuster of a surprise to me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls gleamed with guns, assault rifles, grenades . . . things they’d only seen in blockbuster summer movies. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And I can always find something to mock in a blockbuster. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The conventional bombs of World War II were called blockbusters. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the reasons that Love, Simon was such a hit was because it told a story that hadn’t yet been seen in a major blockbuster and did so in a completely ordinary way. Teenage stream: how Netflix resurrected the high school movie 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

With one last weekend before "Avengers: Age of Ultron" kicks off the summer blockbuster season, the year's biggest movie to date, "Furious 7," is taking one last victory lap at the box office. Box office: 'Furious 7' takes one last victory lap ahead of 'Avengers' 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

By attempting to attract the largest possible audience, national politicians and Hollywood blockbusters are players in the same game. Then and Now: Hollywood Remakes as Election-Year Players 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

The two blockbusters have contributed to a strong start to 2020, with ticket sales running 7 percent ahead of last year. ‘1917’ Hits No. 1 at the Box Office and Takes Aim at the Oscars 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z

Kate Muir, the screenwriter and former critic, says that the industry’s sudden interest in female-driven blockbusters boils down to hard cash. Wonder women: how female action heroes will blast cinema screens in 2018 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

I was even more stumped by the love for the year’s most unlikely billion-dollar blockbuster, “Joker,” which I saw at the Toronto International Film Festival just days after it won the Golden Lion at Venice. Sorry, best picture front-runners: She’s just not that into you. 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

And isn’t it possible that a blockbuster would find similar success? Could Margin Call Upend the Hollywood Business Model? 2011-10-28T11:00:21Z

The toys-to-life genre has not only reignited the family games sector but also brought back a sense of lighthearted fun to blockbuster gaming. Toys-to-life gaming at E3 is set to land big, but it's not all child's play 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z

Not only was it present in her comedy, the infamous Awkwafina blaccent made its way into the blockbuster "Crazy Rich Asians" too. Why do celebrities like Justin Timberlake exploit Blackness to get ahead? 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z

“If you’re not one of the blockbuster shows, like ‘Wicked’ or ‘Mormon,’ you’ve got to find ways to differentiate yourself,” Ms. Lee said. Shows Like ?Sister Act? and ?Priscilla? Struggle on Broadway 2011-09-03T00:09:21Z

It did so in 1978 for the King Tut show, one of its first blockbusters, and in 1988, it sold $5 tickets for admission to shows of the work of Degas and Georgia O’Keeffe. ArtsBeat: Met Museum to Add Hours, Charge $50 to Accommodate McQueen Show Crowds 2011-05-31T21:37:53Z

But thanks to the decline in his image, he now lacks even the gravitas to solicit an audience's goodwill for an undemanding blockbuster such as Knight and Day. Two men. One dream 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z

BL Brit arthouse directors hop across the pond For every British actor taking the lead in a Hollywood blockbuster, there’s a British director giving them directions from behind the camera. Lights, camera, aliens … what we’ll be talking about at the movies next year 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

Your blockbusters in one league, and a separate circuit for lower-budget movies, with much cheaper tickets. Return of the B-movie: why big-budget flops could be good for cinema 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

The series started in 2000 with “Angels & Demons,” which was followed three years later with the blockbuster hit “The Da Vinci Code.” Publisher reveals details about Dan Brown's new book, 'Origin' 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

James Cameron is sending audiences on an extended tour of "Avatar" as his blockbuster returns to theaters next month with eight minutes of extra footage. 'Avatar' relaunches in theaters with extra footage 2010-07-08T17:40:00Z

Next May, audiences will see McAvoy return to the land of big budget blockbusters in his second X-Men film, Days of Future Past, which he finished shooting around a month ago. McAvoy: 'I toy with the audience' 2013-10-05T00:32:04Z

After only nine weeks on sale, Swift’s slick pop recording pipped Disney’s blockbuster soundtrack to the post, selling 3.66 million copies, according to Nielsen Music. '1989' Is 2014's Best Selling Album 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

He questioned how the museum conceptualizes blockbuster exhibitions, and whether artists and community leaders are part of the initial conversations. Asian Art Museum to Remove Bust of Patron. That’s Just a Start. 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

As the market for mid-size-budget traditional studio comedies has dried up over the past decade in favor of blockbuster properties and adaptations, McKay has quietly become a mogul in Internet video, television and film. Adam McKay went from Ron Burgundy to Dick Cheney, and it actually makes perfect sense 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

On Monday, the unofficial Disneyland Paris fan account OutsidEars also shared two illustrated blueprints of the future attractions inspired by Disney's blockbuster "Frozen" film franchise, evidently leaked by Disneyland Paris. New 'Frozen Land' blueprints reveal Disneyland Paris' plans for upcoming attraction: report 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

People have been complaining about the lack of blockbusters in cinemas this summer. Iron Maiden breach the Final Frontier 2010-07-21T13:52:00Z

The Arizona sage went on to praise "Top Gun: Maverick" for having all the qualities of the typical summertime blockbuster. No, "Top Gun" isn't an anti-woke success story, but rather a tribute to aging Tom Cruise and balls 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

“Sunday,” about an anxious group of friends gathered for a book group meeting, is Mr. Thorne’s New York follow-up to the award-winning Broadway blockbuster “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Sarah Silverman Has Written a Musical 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

Director Sam Raimi also is trying to find his own balance here between creating a big-budget, 3-D blockbuster and placing his signature stamp of kitschy, darkly humorous horror. `Oz the Great and Powerful' isn't exactly either 2013-03-05T23:16:13Z

“Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation” is the ultimate film geek project: a shot-for-shot remake of the classic blockbuster “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” “You have those pipe dreams that Spielberg is going to see it”: The ultimate film geeks finally finish their “Raiders” masterpiece 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

The movie, the fourth installment in the blockbuster "Transformers" series, is set for worldwide release on June 27. Chinese sponsor demands changes to 'Transformers 4' film 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

Look Who’s Back: The Original Talking Head TODAY’S blockbusters strive to mimic reality with seamless computer-generated imagery, but for one defining television chatterbox of an earlier era, the resemblance went in the other direction. Max Headroom, Original Talking Head, on DVD 2010-08-07T02:20:00Z

But so began a rapid hot streak — a best picture Oscar for “French Connection,” a blockbuster hit in “The Exorcist” — that lasted until 1977, when the costly failure of “Sorcerer” knocked him off the A-list. Books of The Times: ‘The Friedkin Connection’ a Memoir by William Friedkin 2013-05-08T21:18:02Z

Not all of Hollywood's blockbusters are permitted in China. Hollywood's superheroes, family fare boosted by China in 2016 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

Even better, it’s Stockholm, a k a the place where Stieg Larsson lived, died and somehow managed to write his blockbuster Millennium trilogy along the way. Books of The Times: Stoking the Fire Larsson Ignited 2011-01-05T23:00:14Z

They’d be perfectly happy if a Martian came in and made a blockbuster. Q&A: Coen brothers respond to criticism over diversity, talk about ‘Hail, Caesar!’ 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z

The teams will fight it out in blockbuster online game “League of Legends”, in a contest drawing millions of viewers and a growing crowd of sponsors. Video game 'Legends' do battle for $1 million 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

A decade later, he's the star of the blockbuster "Iron Man" films. Will Charlie Sheen ever work again? 2011-03-01T02:57:17Z

Hollywood’s response to this instability has been to double down, focusing on blockbusters to the exclusion of just about everything else. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Many Chinese films struggle to match the popularity of Hollywood blockbusters such as "Avatar" and "Star Trek", despite a strict quota on foreign movies, and government-backed films with patriotic content frequently bomb. Cut! China snips back some film censorship rules 2013-07-17T10:35:09Z

Domestic ticket sales for the movie were on par with those for the first installment in Illumination’s blockbuster “Despicable Me” franchise. ‘The Grinch’ Rakes in the Green at the Box Office 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

A follow-up to Piketty’s blockbuster about economic inequality, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” this new book — translated by Arthur Goldhammer — suggests that wealth disparity is tied to politics and other human institutions. 13 New Books to Watch For in March 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

The only question was how big the blockbuster sequel would be, given the home entertainment business's lackluster performance these last three years. "Iron Man 2" sells more than 1 million DVDs in one day 2010-10-07T02:37:00Z

Metallica was at the top of a very high mountain in 2000, having sustained and grown their popularity through the 1990s into the rarified mainstream air of Grammy Awards and blockbuster movie soundtracks. 25 great rockumentaries every music (and movie) fan should see 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z

It's not often that superhero blockbusters based on comic books come up for writing awards, but this one did. Watching the literary film contenders 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

I look at their resumes—when did they do this blockbuster, that indie? 'Creed' Star Michael B. Jordan on How He Plans to Take Over Hollywood 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

Mainland authorities typically reserve the bulk of July and August for domestic films, refusing to schedule foreign blockbusters during the high weeks of summer. Local films clean up at China box office as imports shut out 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

The scale of the three-act production, which is being made in partnership with Italian television channel Rai, is also suggestive of a blockbuster rather than a theatre production. Verdi's Rigoletto given 'cinematic' makeover for BBC 2010-07-25T17:34:00Z

Although the museum had braced for a blockbuster, it wasn’t expecting the show to be the record breaker it turned out to be. Inside Art: Dutch Bonanza for the Frick 2014-01-17T08:46:14Z

Leave the obvious “babes” to the summer blockbusters, indie cinema thrives on the kind of look that Mara’s former director Steven Soderbergh once described as a “very classical, almost silent-movie face”. Rooney Mara: look out, Greta Gerwig – there’s a new arthouse darling in town 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z

It is among the comic group’s revered 45 TV comedy episodes, five films and a blockbuster Broadway musical. Monty Python celebrate ‘Life of Brian,’ honor ailing Jones 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

Hollywood launched a potentially record-shattering summer with a vengeance, "The Avengers" landing as just the first of three huge superhero tales that highlight a lineup filled with other blockbusters in the making. 'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut 2012-05-06T16:37:09Z

The recent wave of 3-D blockbusters operate under the assumption that the only defensible use of 3-D is to add something extra to a tried-and-true experience. 3-D filmmaking's radical, revolutionary potential 2010-08-10T16:50:00Z

But in Smith’s blockbuster life, he’s no longer interested in pretending to be superhuman. For Will Smith, a break point leads to ‘King Richard’ 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

"Happy Feet Two" has failed to live up to its Academy Award-winning predecessor, a blockbuster that took in nearly $200 million domestically. 'Twilight' keeps shining with $42M second weekend 2011-11-27T23:01:03Z

In 1977, when the original space opera trilogy ushered in the modern blockbuster era, there were few cinemas in the country. Star Wars: The Force Awakens stumbles in China with $52.6m debut 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

November promises to be a good month for Netflix — from big blockbuster movies like Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” to indie animated films like “I Lost My Body.” What's new on Netflix in November, from "The Crown" to "The Irishman" 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

“Frozen,” the Disney blockbuster — with its anthem of empowerment, “Let It Go” — arrives on network television. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Frozen’ and ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show — Now in Living Color!’ 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

Last week, “Reputation” sailed to No. 1 with a blockbuster opening, selling the equivalent of 1.2 million copies. Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Is No. 1 Again, but Will It Maintain Its Momentum? 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

Robert Zemeckis’s forthcoming Allied is set fair to be a great big blockbuster, a swooning second world war romantic drama. Allied: what happens when a film gets eclipsed by gossip 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

TV hosted a growing number of entertainment choices, as old-guard Netflix and Hulu were joined by new streaming services — ready to receive movies intended for blockbuster status but deprived by shuttered theaters. 2020 indelible TV moments: Trebek, debate bluster and Floyd 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

The MTV Movie Awards usually serve as one long commercial for upcoming blockbuster films, and this year’s ceremony was no exception. The 5 Best Moments From the MTV Movie Awards 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

Rethinking the museum blockbuster isn’t necessarily a bad idea, even if it’s a budgetary necessity. Art Review | 'Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris': Picasso and Peers at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2010-04-01T22:49:00Z

It’s that the blockbuster mentality is often at cross-purposes with making a good comedy. Too many sequels, too much money: why did so many comedies flop in 2016? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Little wonder, his wife Penelope Cruz played one in the recent blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." 'No country' star calls for global actors rights 2011-07-19T16:59:12Z

Lill ended this blockbuster program with Beethoven’s Sonata in F Minor, the “Appassionata,” played with all the panache, the insight, the grace and the excitement the work demands. John Lill draws out all the moods, power of the piano 2014-05-01T17:50:27Z

His previous two films, 1975's "Jaws" and 1977's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," were groundbreaking blockbusters that earned a total of five Oscars. A second look at Steven Spielberg's '1941' 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

In the age of computers, Pixar and blockbuster toons, innovative shorts can be steppingstones to major careers and are increasingly scrutinized as serious artworks on an par with photographic films. | 'The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014': Oscar Shorts, From Surreal to Oh So Real 2014-01-30T22:56:19Z

Show business: The main programme is typically mainstream, consisting of blockbusters and contemporary kids' films. Cine-files: Letchworth Broadway Cinema 2011-08-16T13:01:54Z

He made blockbuster comedies, mind-blowing sci-fi spectacles, musicals, you name it. That Time I Built My Own ‘Wonder Park’ 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

And there was the determination to keep the numbers in the galleries relatively low – a throughput half that of comparable blockbuster exhibitions. Young British Artists versus old masters 2012-06-01T21:55:05Z

It was a “blockbuster,” he said, seen by three million people, and now part of science programs at schools near you. Pixar's Scientific Method 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Over time, though, Trumbo’s moral authority, a growing sense of injustice and, not least, his financial usefulness to the industry finally led director Otto Preminger to identify him as the screenwriter for the blockbuster “Exodus.” ‘Trumbo,’ soon to be a film, tells the tale of one of the Hollywood Ten 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

"Clash of the Titans" continued Hollywood's hit run of 3-D movies, which has included "How to Train Your Dragon" and the blockbusters "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland." 'Titans' battles to No. 1 spot with $61.4 million 2010-04-05T00:31:00Z

But “One Thing at a Time” still had the second-best streaming week ever for a country album, topping even the debut of Wallen’s last blockbuster album, “Dangerous: The Double Album,” more than two years ago. Morgan Wallen Holds at No. 1 With Strong Streaming Numbers 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

Then there's Elba, who has gone from post-Wire lull to blockbuster star, with roles in Prometheus and Thor, and an upcoming stint as Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. Luther is back with more comic-book gore and fantastical crimes 2013-06-29T05:00:00Z

The production, already a blockbuster since opening here at the Palace Theatre in July, is divided into two parts. 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' reminds us of the power of courage in the face of evil 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Universal's "Battleship" did fair business overseas ahead of its domestic debut, but it floundered at U.S. theaters in the wake of the blockbuster receipts hauled in by "The Avengers." Kitsch moves on from pair of flops to 'Savages' 2012-07-03T18:20:15Z

Those were two blockbuster parts compared to . . . how many for the Scream Queen? How the Academy Awards managed to be both uplifting and disappointing -- everything, all at once 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

The pack of top titles crammed into the first post-soccer weeks, including "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "Toy Story 3," risk creating a blockbuster bottleneck. World Cup poses a challenge for studios 2010-06-11T07:19:00Z

But theatre reignited her enthusiasm, and she went on to appear in a series of blockbusters, including a stint as Rogue in the X-Men film franchise. Anna Paquin: ‘I’ve had some horrific experiences’ 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

Yet there is a reason why I chose "Black Panther" as the best blockbuster film of 2018. "Black Panther" deserves a Best Picture Oscar nomination. "The Dark Knight" didn't 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

But nuances are no more welcome in discussions of blockbuster entertainment than in the movies themselves. Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z

Bestsellers don’t necessarily translate to a blockbuster, especially when they’re bestsellers of the biographical/memoir sort. Box office: 'Interview,' 'Unbroken' and a busy, bizarre weekend 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

The return to 1920s cinema was in sharp contrast to the high-tech 3D blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" which screened at the Cannes film festival on Saturday. Cannes movie recalls magic of the silent era 2011-05-15T10:50:12Z

It was, on the whole, a shoddy weekend for Hollywood, the New York Times reports, though of course the summer blockbuster season is still relatively young. Over A Tepid Weekend At The Box Office, Room For Mediocrity to Thrive 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Whether depicting rock'n'roll or religion, his paintings remain as brawny and gory as any gun-filled blockbuster, illuminated by the high-voltage appeal of hyper violence. Artist of the week 2011-03-10T16:29:20Z

The blockbuster accolade follows Skyfall's success as the UK's highest grossing movie last year; the film took a staggering £102m, the highest total recorded for any film in Britain. Skyfall scoops best film and blockbuster of year at Evening Standard awards 2013-02-05T11:11:02Z

To the right, across the lobby, a handful of Kelly’s bright wall-eater paintings hang, grouped together in something of a blockbuster gallery. ‘Ellsworth Kelly in the Hamptons’ Review: Beyond the Beach 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

Pineapple Street Media, for instance, spent nine months producing the six episodes of its blockbuster show “Missing Richard Simmons” and almost a year on 10 episodes of “Heaven’s Gate.” Pulp Nonfiction: Podcasts Go Mass-Market 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

It’s a throwback that feels right on time, a reminder of when blockbusters felt like events rather than obligations, and nothing could be more exhilarating than watching the skies. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

My day job, in lieu of teaching creative writing like a normal person, is writing scripts for blockbuster video games. On the Ranch with the Creators of “Westworld” 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

He's also shown he can manipulate the kind of massive machinery it takes to make a blockbuster with the hugely successful "Iron Man" movies. Force is strong with dream `Star Wars' directors 2012-11-05T17:40:09Z

Superheroes get shot at all the time in modern blockbusters but rarely return fire. Shooting blanks: how Hollywood fell out of love with guns 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

A year ago, the National Enquirer devoted 11 pages to a blockbuster story about the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his extramarital affair with former local television host Lauren Sanchez. U.N. report on Jeff Bezos phone hack only adds to questions about how the National Enquirer got its scoop 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

Whitney Houston was an incredibly gifted vocalist whose first two blockbuster records featured her interpretations of tunes written by other people. Yes, Beyoncé is a “real artist”: Stop challenging the authenticity of her work 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

August isn’t typically when blockbuster albums are released, so it isn’t surprising to see the number of copies shifted decline in the late summer, before ramping up again in the fourth quarter. Jill Scott's New Album Debuts At Number One, Future Down To Second Place 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

Two transformations are evident in “Prometheus”: that of Rapace into Elizabeth Shaw, but also that of the erstwhile anti-Hollywood Swedish actress into the star of a summer blockbuster. Noomi Rapace Arrives in Hollywood, by Way of Outer Space 2012-05-27T14:10:42Z

Subscription revenue is unlikely ever to match blockbuster box-office numbers, but for a lot of independent-minded filmmakers, streaming offers money for projects the big studios don’t make anymore. Our Film Critics Discuss the Future of Movies 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

Justin Cronin is that rare creature — the author of obscure literary novels who morphs into a blockbuster commercial writer without losing his soul. 'The Passage:' Post-apocalyptic vampire thriller imagines a frighteningly believable future 2010-06-24T19:28:00Z

When it's the fourth in a series of blockbusters, and the previous episode grossed nearly $155 million. Box Office: Pirates 4 Calm at Home, Full Speed Ahead Abroad 2011-05-22T05:35:00Z

Jurassic World, the first of 2015′s three-punch bids for franchise revival probably set the template by nature of being released first and being massively successful compared to other summer blockbuster movies. 'Terminator: Genisys' Wants to Revive the Franchise like 'Jurassic World' Did 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

Global blockbusters, engineered to appeal to the widest possible mass audience, are conversation-stoppers by definition, offering vague themes and superficially complex plots rather than food for thought. The Movies Are Back. But What Are Movies Now? 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” will be the only Hollywood blockbuster screened during the fortnight, and even that will have already premiered in Los Angeles. In a film festival far, far away, Cannes puts art over commerce 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

Before joining Sotheby’s, he was a curator at institutions including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco and the Met, where he organized the 1983 blockbuster “Manet 1832-1883.” Frick Collection Acquires Murillo Self-Portrait 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

And here's a suggestion to moguls planning holiday blockbusters: don't set them in the Middle East. Box Office: Shrek is Better Than Sex 2010-05-31T23:55:00Z

They drove the majority of the ticket sales for the film during its domestic run, where it grossed $65 million — a healthy sum for a $17-million production, certainly, but not blockbuster money. A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

And F-stop never really did get the shake he deserved in action blockbusters. What if Marvel directors cast their former stars? 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

A relative latecomer to filmmaking, he became famous for his fast-paced blockbusters and distinctive style of editing and digital effects, calling directing "the best job in the world". Obituary: Tony Scott 2012-08-20T09:39:46Z

In the blockbuster Wings, she plays the girl next door fighting for attention in a world full of men. Clara Bow: the hard-partying jazz-baby airbrushed from Hollywood history 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

However, the deal will exclude Lionsgate's blockbuster "Hunger Games," "Divergent" and "Twilight" franchises. Lionsgate finalizes deal with China's Hunan TV 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

I do see the best things up the road -- not necessarily for blockbuster albums, but for the enjoyment of me as the musician and the person. Childhood memories inspire new songs for Frampton 2010-03-19T21:20:00Z

A blockbuster franchise rarely wraps without a few significant casualties, each noble sacrifice underscoring the definitive end to come. James Gunn Always Knew How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Would End 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

Imagine a parallel story about the Met trying to catch up with the Philharmonic’s blockbuster offerings of avant-garde music theatre. The Met Chooses Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

When you’re watching a modern blockbuster such as The Avengers, it’s hard to escape the feeling that what you’re seeing is almost entirely computer-generated imagery, from the effects to the sets to fantastical creatures. In the age of deepfakes, could virtual actors put humans out of business? 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

If audiences are getting tired of the formulaic story arcs of blockbuster movies, then there’s a safe haven in political documentaries, which are enjoying a renaissance. You can handle the truth: why political documentaries are storming the screens 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images The blockbuster juggernaut rolls ever onward: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is so two weeks ago, now it's the turn of those funny little creature, the hobbits. Close up: Hobbiton and on 2012-11-29T17:29:00Z

Perhaps “naturalistic” acting lends itself to modern blockbusters where the special effects take centre stage? Is Nicolas Cage the most maverick actor since Marlon Brando? 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

In Hollywood they do blockbusters, so forget the cinema for reality. The Carpetbagger: A Filmmaker Comes to Terms With a Modern Medea 2012-12-12T20:00:48Z

The film programme is a real mixed bag – from first-run blockbuster behemoths to low-key arthouse releases, as well as the occasional classic. Cine-files: Everyman, Hampstead, London 2012-06-05T16:07:46Z

The actor hasn't spoken about why he rejected the part, but he's on record about simply being uninterested in ever doing a big-budget blockbuster, no matter who's in the director's chair. 11 actors who nearly starred in "The Lord of the Rings" franchise 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z

And then what if, 50 years on, à la “The King and I,” that chance encounter became the stuff of myth, the basis of a blockbuster musical in China? 2 Tony Winners Try to Upend Rodgers and Hammerstein 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Such is the grim state of affairs in the newly released full trailer for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1," the opening installment of the two-part finale to the blockbuster franchise, which opens Nov. 21. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' trailer: Katniss spreads rebel wings 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

It is the great summer blockbuster ancestor – the film that in 1975 more or less invented the concept of the event movie. 'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

In the most memorable one of the film, a sequel to the 1990 blockbuster "Home Alone," Harry pulls a light switch only to trigger a booby trap which ignites his winter hat on fire. Joe Pesci was burned on "Home Alone 2," adding to a history of injured actors toughing it out on set 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

Dubbing didn’t cost Rami Malek an Oscar earlier this year, for example: neither the public nor his industry admirers were bothered by the fact that he toothsomely lip-synced in the blockbuster Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. High notes: why we should sing about actors who avoid lip-syncing 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

At the other end of the spectrum, you also were associated with maybe the biggest blockbuster franchise of the modern era with Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." Morgan Freeman, the voice of gravitas, is wise to his image 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster nonfiction storyteller offers his look at the science of weather prediction and how the government handles information about the storms on their way. New & Noteworthy 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

And there is resentment among some Chinese that the film is standing in the way of summer blockbusters. People, You Will See This Film. Right Now. 2011-06-24T23:33:04Z

Johansson's status on the list is no doubt helped by her recurring role as Black Widow in the Avengers series and other Marvel blockbusters, including this year's "Captain America: Civil War." Scarlett Johansson ranked Hollywood's top-grossing actress 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

What's more, Thor arrived in a much less competitive environment, before most of the season's blockbusters had arrived. Harry Potter's Deathly Hallows creeps up on Philosopher's Stone 2011-08-02T16:48:43Z

But the absence of the blockbuster series also harkens to Comic Con's roots as a welcome home to creative content with fringe and cult audiences. 'Hunger Games,' 'Divergent' pushed aside for new Comic Con fare 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

An Oscar for the last “Harry Potter” film might be seen as a vote for the entire blockbuster series. Harvey Weinstein Pushes ?The Artist? for Oscar Consideration 2011-11-27T23:29:07Z

In April, Duke stars in another blockbuster superhero movie, “Avengers: Endgame.” What is ‘Us’ about? Winston Duke is ready to tell you. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Snow Patrol lead singer Gary Lightbody also denounced Abrams for not inviting his band to take part in the making of the blockbuster, recounting how they had begged to play storm troopers in the film. JJ Abrams pays tribute to Star Wars star Daisy Ridley at Oscar Wilde Awards 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Viewers raised on the more baroque, digitally enabled forms of blockbuster spectacle are likely to admire the relative simplicity of “Fury Road,” while aficionados of the traditional slam-bang methods will revel in its coherence. Review: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: Still Angry After All These Years 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Coming up, Pixar’s “Inside Out” is also expected to be a blockbuster. ‘Tomorrowland’ Is a Box-Office Disappointment 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z

The sale coincided with the closure of a blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the nearby Louvre museum, the home of the real Mona Lisa. Invader's 'Rubik Mona Lisa' beats estimate at Paris auction 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

Yet the year ahead is looking a far more promising proposition, spearheaded by the return of three blockbuster properties that are confidently expected to shatter existing box office records. Film in 2015: A look-ahead 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

These days, that counts as an unqualified blockbuster. Adele Is No. 1 With a Huge Week, but Without a Million in Sales 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

Albums are sold across the world inside a universal sleeve, blockbuster films branded in a singular style. Book covers 2010-05-08T23:05:00Z

It does not purport to be a sweeping blockbuster that highlights all of Monet’s artistic breakthroughs and successes. Seattle Art Museum has a new Monet exhibition. Is it needed? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

The global blockbuster finished in second place with ticket sales of $47.1 million. "Men in Black" sequel powers past "Avengers" 2012-05-28T17:02:15Z

While the Warner Bros.-published title, which is being developed by Stockholm-based Avalanche Studios, is heavy on the road rage, the game deviates from this summer's blockbuster reboot of the franchise, "Mad Max: Fury Road." E3: 'Mad Max' game revs up for post-apocalyptic mayhem 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

Last year, people were willing to pay an additional $3 or more per ticket for blockbuster 3-D movies such as "Avatar" and "Toy Story 3." 3-D means headaches to many, yet companies push on 2011-01-20T13:16:03Z

This weekend's sluggish results follow a mixed summer that included blockbusters such as The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. US box office suffers 10-year low 2012-09-10T14:11:20Z

The blockbuster exhibition was seen by more than 345,000 people at the National Gallery before traveling to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Nicolai Cikovsky Jr., National Gallery curator and champion of American art, dies at 83 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

“Mad Max: Fury Road” set a new high-water mark for action filmmaking when it came out in 2015, and no summer blockbuster since has been able to match its turbocharged ingenuity. ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

This is the first genuine, must-see blockbuster exhibition to open since the pandemic began in 2019, and it might be an occasion for euphoria. Review | Seeing Jasper Johns: Blockbuster exhibition reveals a brilliant but bleak legacy 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

Over the summer "Boom Clap" rose to No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100 after it was featured in the blockbuster "The Fault in Our Stars." Rising recording star Charli XCX brings her 'pop circus' to town 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

The museum was never a blockbuster, but it acquired a certain buzz. Art in Review 2010-03-04T22:24:00Z

All are featured in The Barbican's blockbuster summer show Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style, which opens tomorrow. Designing 007: James Bond's style celebrated in new exhibition 2012-07-05T13:05:24Z

Although he brushed against blockbuster fame playing a doomed character in the “Harry Potter” franchise, he became a global name in the role of Edward Cullen, the pallid vampire heartthrob in the “Twilight” series. Robert Pattinson Knows What You Think, but He Can Work With That 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

Ephron made witty, sophisticated romantic comedies for the movies, but that genre has noticeably faded from the big screen in an era when the box office favors animated blockbusters, dystopian parables and comic book heroes. ‘Selfie,’ ‘A to Z’ and Others Refresh the Romantic Comedy 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

One Broadway blockbuster and 7 1/2 million books in print later, Gregory Maguire pulls the final curtain on his Wicked Years fantasy series. Newly Released: New Books Include ?Out of Oz? and ?The Boy in the Suitcase? 2011-11-16T23:05:14Z

The biggest mistake is to fall into a trap of vocabulary in which "franchises" and "blockbusters" are assumed to be bad. Why sequels will not come first this year 2011-01-02T18:59:01Z

It’s a good sign that Wonder Woman 2, the sequel to the female-helmed blockbuster, has already signed up to the guidelines, and hopefully this will encourage other forthcoming productions to do the same. Guidelines are a start, but sexual harassment in the film industry is not going away soon 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

If the mashup of hip-hop and a Michael Bolton hook wasn't funny enough by itself, the song's numerous blockbuster references make it an instant classic. How Michael Bolton saved Lonely Island from itself 2011-05-10T16:01:00Z

Many of the blockbusters have seen revenue quickly tumble after the first weekend or two. A summer without swagger for Hollywood 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Despite her towering stature in the literary world for her blockbuster novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” little is known about Ms. Lee’s personal life, politics or writing habits. Six Personal Letters by Harper Lee to Be Auctioned at Christie’s 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Sun, Screen and Bites of Reality IN the multiplex, summer is for blockbusters and, increasingly, blockbuster sequels. Television: New Generations of Reality Shows for Summer 2012-06-29T21:00:28Z

The fictional government peacekeeping organisation featured in Whedon's hit blockbuster, headed by Samuel L Jackson's character Nick Fury. Whedon to create Marvel TV pilot 2012-08-30T14:48:46Z

Back to the Future is a blockbuster with sympathy, an ingenious comedy, a thriller that never sacrifices tension for fun – and I'm proud it played a part in my upbringing. A quarter of a century for Back in the Future 2010-09-16T20:30:00Z

But Carroll said the blockbuster probably pushed the arts center to its limits. What happened with ‘Hamilton’: How the blockbuster strained Kennedy Center 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

Cinema screens are currently off limits to most Hollywood blockbusters - thanks to a virtual monopoly on film imports by a single company. Hollywood struggles to get back into Indonesia 2011-09-06T11:31:10Z

Among those inspired by Spielberg’s blockbuster about a stranded alien was future Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy. At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘E.T.’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

But their relationship, as seen through the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s “Picasso Looks at Degas,” isn’t the tempestuous kind typical of blockbuster shows. Art Review: Who?s the Voyeur Now, Picasso? 2010-08-26T22:37:00Z

Show business: Neither blockbusters nor arthouse flicks but mainly slightly offbeat British, American, European and Israeli films. Cine-files: Lev Smadar, Jerusalem 2011-07-26T08:36:50Z

Then there are the surprises, like the inclusion of the little-known “Alone Yet Not Alone” in the otherwise blockbuster best-song category. The Carpetbagger: A Missing Comb-Over, a Miffed Actor and Other Surprises 2014-01-17T13:30:14Z

“The Snowman,” produced by Working Title, is in a tie with New Line’s seventh weekend of horror blockbuster “It,” which will win up with a total of $320 million domestically after 45 days. Box Office: Tyler Perry's 'Boo 2!' Tops Downbeat Weekend With $21.7 Million 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

Marshall, a Hollywood heavyweight, has produced “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Back to the Future,” “The Bourne Identity,” and a dozen other blockbusters. How Orson Welles’s “The Other Side of the Wind” Was Rescued from Oblivion 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

Hollywood’s light-hearted spy blockbuster Kingsman: the Golden Circle has been banned in Cambodia due to a scene that portrays the country and one of its famous temples as a hotbed of crime. Kingsman and the temple of doom: Cambodia bans spy flick 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

He cautioned against the blockbuster proclivity to think big, insisting that special effects must represent a singular vision. Making Movies With Laptops and Ingenuity 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z

Radcliffe is currently filming the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final instalment in the blockbuster film series. Radcliffe to return to Broadway 2010-04-16T08:25:00Z

The Chinese director Feng Xiaogang is not quite the Asian Steven Spielberg, but like the American director, he’s achieved blockbuster successes in a variety of genres. Review: In ‘Youth,’ the People’s Dance Troupe, in Love and War 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

The book became a blockbuster, and the success of the audio version made Whelan start to take her side hustle more seriously. That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Hers. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

This year has been, much to everyone’s surprise, a blockbuster for the publishing industry. Bottleneck at Printers Has Derailed Some Holiday Book Sales 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

By late February, he had composed a no-doubt blockbuster of a song in "Maybe I'm Amazed." How "Maybe I'm Amazed" brought Paul McCartney back to life 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

The idea that a material world can be changed in one stroke is too modern, too blockbuster, too much of an anachronism. Aztec and European empires collide in the strange and bloody 'Sudden Death' by Álvaro Enrigue 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

Its critical and financial success shattered the fossilised idea that female-driven blockbusters were jinxed. Goddesses of the galaxy: women directors take over the blockbuster universe 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Ever since Marvel Studios kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Iron Man” in 2008, its billion-dollar brand of comic book blockbusters has tended to rely on a formula at once dependable and monotonous. The Spell ‘Doctor Strange’ Is Missing: Sam Raimi’s Macabre Vision 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

Ms. Hamilton, after all, is now 60 years old — and who else is putting 60-year-old action heroines in their blockbusters? She’ll Be Back ... but What Will Linda Hamilton’s New ‘Terminator’ Be Like? 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

The movie is low on the wit scale, even for summer blockbuster fare. REVIEW: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mock Turtle 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

But recent Cruise films have in common a degree of ambition and enthusiasm that is rare in today’s blockbuster landscape, and when everything works, that effort pays off enormously. What Becomes a Star Most? For Tom Cruise, It’s Control. 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z

It is not a blockbuster of a show, however. Art Review: ‘Bernini: Sculpting in Clay’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-10-04T22:43:07Z

The summer movie season may be delayed this year — or even canceled — but the streaming services still seem to be treating May as the time to start trotting out blockbusters. The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, Amazon and More in May 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

The unexpected approach worked, giving her track “Hold My Hand” from the blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” more gravitas than originally perceived. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

In an astonishing burst of productivity in the early 1890s, he wrote the blockbuster comedic plays “Lady Windermere’s Fan,” “A Woman of No Importance,” “An Ideal Husband” and “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Review | Surprising influences on Oscar Wilde’s greatest works 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

"Annabelle" kicks off a busy stretch for New Line, which before year-end will release the potential blockbuster "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies" and the high-profile comedy "Horrible Bosses 2." New Line conjures bigger contribution to Warner Bros.' bottom line 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

You are a serious filmmaker whose movies are also blockbusters. Christopher Nolan: Dunkirk Is My Most Experimental Film Since Memento 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Also, do we want the term 'action movie' to mean something other than 'summer blockbuster'? How Die Hard set the stage for 25 years of action films 2013-07-19T14:00:59Z

But a new study suggests women are still "seen and not heard" in many blockbusters. VIDEO: Women seen and not heard in film? 2013-05-17T10:42:44Z

By keeping her new album, “Reputation,” off streaming services for its first three weeks, Ms. Swift guaranteed herself an old-fashioned blockbuster, selling 1.2 million copies in her debut week. The Pop Charts Were Crazy This Year. Here’s Why. 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

It will be interesting to see if the soon to be released films will be blockbusters or just go bust. Why aren't cinephiles taking the Oscar bait? Salon conducted an unscientific survey 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

It's not uncommon now for an Indian blockbuster film to be released in theaters in India and across the world on the same day. Film collection marks 100 years of Indian cinema 2013-05-03T07:34:13Z

But as tactically deft as he's been so far, Cruise is still waiting for a blockbuster star vehicle to come along and fully cement his return as a force to be reckoned with. Has One Shot blown it by changing its name to Jack Reacher? 2012-06-01T17:06:35Z

True, Crazy Rich Asians – the first blockbuster led by an all-Asian cast since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club – was his breakthrough film. The new heart-throbs: how Hollywood embraced east Asian actors, from Henry Golding to Simu Liu 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

Total receipts were down a hefty 28% from New Year's 2010 weekend, primarily from the difficult comparison to last year's blockbuster "Avatar." Company Town: 'True Grit' rides tall in the saddle 2011-01-03T06:00:00Z

Based on viewing, industry impact and global attention, “Thrones” is one of the biggest blockbusters in TV history. Will ‘Game of Thrones’ Ever Really Be Over? Unlikely 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

The South Korean blockbuster, thrillingly unstable, is ready to toss them out of the window. Seoul searching: how politics plays out in South Korean cinema 2012-11-07T13:31:27Z

"Terminator: Genisys," the fifth film in the blockbuster sci-fi franchise, isn't scheduled to hit theaters until July 2015, and if there's one thing its predecessors taught us, it's that the future is uncertain. 'Terminator: Genisys' has prejudgment day 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

The program frequently conjured up images and music from Oscar-winning film blockbusters of yore, from "Gone with the Wind" to "Star Wars" and "Titanic." Young Oscar hosts highlight Hollywood generation gap 2011-02-28T02:59:26Z

Mr. Rudin has won multiple Tonys for Broadway productions including this year’s “Raisin in the Sun” and the blockbuster musical “The Book of Mormon.” Larry David Will Make His Broadway Debut 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Director Gordon Green, whose films have varied from blockbuster comedies like Pineapple Express to intimate indies like George Washington, says he admires Bullock’s refusal to be limited by her résumé–or her gender. Women Flip the Script on Hollywood 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

And so, after shelling out nearly $100 million on the project, Lucas was sitting in his office in his flannel shirt dreaming of what his final blockbuster might rake in at the box office. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z

But the “Raiders” opening did more than that: it set a template for the “Indiana Jones” series — and for the thrill-ride blockbusters of the 1980s and beyond. With Indiana Jones’s Return, Looking Back at the Opening Scene of ‘Raiders’ 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z

More thoughtful films find a market, but it’s based around a tent pole blockbuster model. Geoffrey Rush: 'Art doesn’t do well in the dark. But that’s where we’ve put it' 2013-07-15T05:13:00Z

At blockbuster level, the studios' approach to the new international frontiers hasn't been very sophisticated yet. What next for the global blockbuster? 2012-07-26T20:00:02Z

This Week’s Movies: July 20 In this episode of This Week's Movies, our critics share their views on a highly anticipated blockbuster, a documentary much talked about at film festivals. ArtsBeat: This Week's Movies: July 20 2012-07-20T16:20:20Z

As part of Zimmer's team, Morris accumulated more than 25 major screen credits on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. 'Binge-watching' viewership casts bigger spotlight on TV composers 2013-09-14T13:00:38Z

Reilly is the kind of actor who makes every movie better, but he outdid even himself in the blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island.” Tiffany Haddish and Mary J. Blige are among nine movie scene-stealers from 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

A glance at the balance sheet for the year to date would cement the view that the blockbuster is in rude health. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Griffith were the blockbuster filmmakers of their era. Nostalgic Oscars party like it's the 1920s again 2012-02-23T17:24:08Z

Whatever the reason for the decision, the marketing muscle to propel Chinese blockbusters will surely materialise at some point in the near-future. Lost in Thailand: did China's comedy hit get lost in translation? 2013-02-13T16:50:12Z

But now Twenty One Pilots are facing a host of questions: Was their blockbuster breakout a one-time thing? Twenty One Pilots Want to Stay Strange 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

When it comes to putting on blockbuster shows, the sky is literally the limit for Chanel: The deep-pocketed French label recreated a life-sized model of Paris' Place Vendome - complete with a starry night sky. Call the chauffeur: Paris designers ban walking 2011-07-06T00:58:11Z

If blockbusters aren’t going away, they may as well employ the right people. Robert Pattinson as "The Batman" tells Hollywood stars: Choose your directors first 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

When was the last time you saw a blockbuster comedy at your cinema starring an all-black cast? From Top Gun to Stand By Me: why the 1980s is my favourite film decade 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

She never married and died of cancer in 1986, less than a decade after the publication of her first blockbuster novel, which had come to her in a dream. V.C. Andrews felt she had "prophetic powers": Longtime ghostwriter on "Flowers in the Attic" author 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

Relationships with his mother and his ex-wife, the absence of his father and the toxic effects of celebrity all received new meditations by the blockbuster rapper. Grammys 2015: Eminem takes best rap album honors 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

Not only does filming such a tale involve considerable challenges, the story is ultimately a spiritual journey - and matters of God and faith are far from typical blockbuster fodder. For Ang Lee, all movies are a leap of faith 2012-11-19T22:31:05Z

Playing film scores live alongside screenings has become a booming business for orchestras struggling with attendance, but the fare is usually blockbusters: the “Harry Potter” series, “Jurassic Park,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

Brilliant little cinema, great food and bar, brill screens for blockbusters and independent. Cine-files: City Screen, York 2012-05-29T08:40:00Z

All this activity raises the question: are there too many Hollywood superhero blockbusters? The Dark Knight Rises tries to match The Avengers in superheroes battle 2012-07-08T13:36:52Z

That reality is that as much as the popcorn blockbusters he has carried are a nice summer balm, it’s hard not to wonder if Johnson is squandering his potential. Analysis | The delightfully bonkers film that turned the Rock into Dwayne Johnson 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

But many of the people I called said they would place this comic-book blockbuster near the top of their ballots — citing its commanding performances, sumptuous production design and overall cultural importance. What Will Win Best Picture? 20 Oscar Voters Spill Their Secrets 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

A fan of genre films and blockbusters such as “Die Hard” and “Aliens,” he packed “Fire in Cardboard City” full of popcorn-movie tropes, gently subverted or made comic by the presence of paper. The Screening Room: “Fire in Cardboard City” 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

Not only were audiences introduced to a film of unprecedented aesthetic and technical sophistication, but the sprawling historical epic went on to become an enormous commercial hit, the movie business’s first box-office blockbuster. After 100 years, we still don’t know how to actually watch a movie 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

The blockbuster Despite dipping 52%, Iron Man 2 is in the comfortable position of having already grossed over £15m, after just 11 days of play. Four Lions has roaring weekend at UK box office 2010-05-11T14:02:00Z

Bernhardt is the subject of a current Broadway play; the word “doozy,” Rader says, was coined to describe Duse’s blockbuster American tours. The Latest in Jazz, the Genius of Jerome Robbins, and Bernhardt vs. Duse 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

“The Last Jedi,” the eighth installment of the blockbuster “Star Wars” series, debuts in theaters next week. Are Earthlings alone? Half of humans believe in alien life 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Instead, the novel, about a young poet who travels to Vienna with her husband and attempts to live out her fantasies by having an affair, became a blockbuster and cultural touchstone. Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ Defies the Sunset of Sex 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

Despite its accolades and loyal following, "30 Rock" has never been a ratings blockbuster. Is this the end of "30 Rock"? 2011-04-06T18:23:00Z

The studio has broken ground with films like “Black Panther,” its 2018 blockbuster with a black director, screenwriters and leading actors. Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Fix Marvel’s Woman Problem? 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

The addition of a category for blockbusters was immediately assailed by some prominent film critics. Oscars to Add ‘Popular Film’ Category, Creating Questions 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

To name just three: the adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, more recently, One Man, Two Guvnors, and the international blockbuster, War Horse. Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre offers a template for British business 2013-04-06T23:06:26Z

The British actor David Harewood, most famous for his role as David Estes in the US blockbuster TV series Homeland, is currently appearing in a television advert promoting London in the United States. Homeland's Harewood on missing London 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

This summer there will be the usual parade of slam-dunk blockbusters, shocking flops and heart-warming breakouts, but the movie industry will stand or fall on the ongoing commercial appeal of its product. Madagascar 3's 'success' proves box office figures are a tricky animal 2012-06-12T09:18:48Z

If, somehow, you missed the news, Seattle Art Museum's blockbuster show, "Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris," opened Friday. The Week Ahead: Earshot Jazz, Lesbian and Gay Film festivals get underway 2010-10-06T23:21:00Z

Olympus Has Fallen is totally in step with that time-honoured blockbuster trend: portraying the American president as the seat of ultimate power and the ultimate moral good. US presidents on film: after the fall 2013-04-10T08:44:51Z

While the awards are the point of the show, there were a number of blockbuster performances that featured unexpected mashups. Swift's fans carry her to ACM entertainer award 2011-04-04T13:22:13Z

The 1993 comedy blockbuster Groundhog Day will make its debut as a Broadway musical in March 2017, with casting for the production still in the works, Variety reports. 'Groundhog Day' Broadway Musical to Premiere In 2017 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

“Game of Thrones” conclude its blockbuster run on May 19, 2019, after eight seasons. Winter may be coming, but Dornish wine won't be for much longer 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

Star Wars, The Dirty Dozen and 2001: A Space Odyssey - are just some of the blockbusters shot at the studio. A century of film at Elstree Studios 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

Perhaps that temperament makes him better equipped to navigate the environment of the modern blockbuster. Feeling the force: why directing a Hollywood blockbuster is tougher than ever 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

"It's best to accept before buying the popcorn that this is not a literary adaptation but a 3-D blockbuster with Gatsby as a superhero," wrote critic Kate Muir in Britain's Times. Cannes set to ditch austerity with 'Great Gatsby' launch 2013-05-14T23:06:14Z

And theaters are, understandably, not dropping their resistance to any kind of simultaneous blockbuster release any time soon. What Mayweather-Pacquiao may tell us about future 'Avengers' 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

The Met is betting on a blockbuster lineup to make up for this canceled year. Perspective | The late composer Jon Gibson helped save minimalism from itself 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z

Along with all the ’80s blockbusters, the Reagans showed vintage films, including a few of the president’s own. Watch One With the Gipper: An Aide Recalls Movie Nights With the Reagans 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z

Salerno is a Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include "Armageddon," the Oliver Stone film "Savages" and a planned sequel to James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar." New biography claims more Salinger books due out 2013-08-25T17:08:53Z

“No one watches it” is certainly not a problem faced by “Dragon,” a “Game of Thrones” prequel that has thus far has lived up to the blockbuster success of its predecessor. ‘House of the Dragon’ Stars on Lust, Forgiveness and Favorite Drinks 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

This summer sees a return to the archetypal summer blockbusters. Clip joint: the slow walk 2010-08-05T11:50:00Z

All of that makes the film’s underperformance such a disappointment; RoboCop could have been the smart, savvy blockbuster to further vindicate the season at hand. Our Winter of Discontent: Where Have All the Quality Blockbusters Gone? 2014-02-19T20:36:56Z

“I’m touched, I’m really touched,’ said Mr. Mikkelsen, who is perhaps best known to international audiences for his work in blockbusters like the James Bond reboot “Casino Royale,” in which he played a villain. ‘Amour,’ by Michael Haneke Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes 2012-05-27T19:54:54Z

Starting in 1992, however, a new blockbuster soundtrack era emerged thanks to the “The Bodyguard.” The “Wayne’s World” soundtrack at 25: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Alice Cooper and how the album became secretly influential 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

But unlike his blockbuster “Views” album, which was exclusive to Apple for a time, “More Life” is expected to be widely available for streaming immediately upon release. Chance the Rapper Says His Apple Music Deal Was Worth $500,000 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Kids today will see female-led blockbuster movies and TV shows and will not accept misogyny. 'A stellar choice': your thoughts on Jodie Whittaker's casting in Doctor Who 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

A shoddy script and an overwhelming reliance on clichés, however, make this would-be blockbuster feel incredibly cheap. ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Review: A Tale of Two Eras 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

The trouble started months ago, with the summer slate of what should have been blockbusters. TV is killing the movies: Can Hollywood step up its game to compete with the small screen? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

Here’s an audacious, inventive and character-driven blockbuster with some wit sprinkled in for good measure. Battleship: More Fun Than a Board Game Blockbuster Has Any Right to Be 2012-05-17T15:11:50Z

Perhaps so, yet this mental tic unavoidably skews “Avid Reader” toward triumphalism: In these pages the account of one blockbuster follows another in a colorful procession of bestsellers. ‘Avid Reader’: Robert Gottlieb’s candid look inside the golden era of publishing 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Despite his company’s success publishing Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and other blockbuster series, Mr. Robinson said the overall mission was more important than any individual success. Richard Robinson of Scholastic Honored for Lifetime of Work in Children’s Publishing 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Scott also looks at the French blockbuster that is making its way to the United States, “The Intouchables.” ArtsBeat: This Week's Movies, May 25 2012-05-25T14:59:55Z

Fizzy and flouncy and oh, so talky, “Cyrano, My Love” imagines the creation of Edmond Rostand’s blockbuster French play, “Cyrano de Bergerac.” ‘Cyrano, My Love’ Review: A Nose for Romance 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

At 40, SNL is still a dream gig for a young comedian to land–from there, you can go on to star in a sitcom, host late-night, open movie blockbusters. Let's Get Small: The Rise of Artisanal TV Comedy 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

The low-budget horror movie became a blockbuster hit, but did little to help Donahue's fledgling career as an actress. "Blair Witch" actress details how life went to pot 2012-01-06T20:43:28Z

The Disney production, which opened in March 2018 and is based on the blockbuster 2013 movie, will not return, Disney said in a statement. 'Frozen' musical becomes biggest victim of Broadway coronavirus shutdown 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

How did you approach your next big role after a blockbuster like “Downton Abbey”? Michelle Dockery Used to be a Lady, Now She’s a Con Artist 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

He also composed the theme to Fox's "The Simpsons" and scored this year's Marvel blockbuster "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Danny Elfman bringing 'Nightmare Before Christmas' to Hollywood Bowl for Halloween 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

For a movie industry primed to celebrate the blockbuster  premiere of the last film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, the tragic news hung black crèpe over TDKR. Bane for Real: How the Aurora Killings Shattered Movie Fantasy 2012-07-22T19:49:58Z

The controversy--Big budget blockbuster gets beat by little indie also overblown, given the politics of the voting--easily explained by the desire to make history by selecting a woman director. Oscar's Rumblr: We React to the Academy Awards 2010-03-08T20:23:00Z

Planned for the inaugural exhibition is a blockbuster show on Modigliani. A Modigliani? Who Says So? 2014-02-02T22:49:42Z

After a phenomenal 15-week run, James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" lost most of its remaining 3-D theaters to "How to Train Your Dragon." 'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3M debut 2010-03-29T13:31:00Z

He set out to chronicle Moses' journey from privileged son of Egypt to embattled leader of the Israelites with enough blockbuster bombast to impress the Almighty himself. Ridley Scott's 'Exodus' casts a wide net of spectacle and family 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Catch this blockbuster film on the day of the premiere of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Black Panther’ 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

Even Steven Spielberg, generally considered the father of the modern blockbuster, made headlines when he said Hollywood would “implode” if it continued to focus only on bigger and bigger blockbusters. Despite the Bombs, Hollywood Posts a Record Summer 2013-09-02T22:59:48Z

After that, another year, and perhaps another blockbuster. Special Report: Art in Perspective: A French Art Dealer's Risk Is Paying Off 2010-09-07T15:44:00Z

It made its Venice debut on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the blockbuster album's release. Documentary pays tribute to Jackson's genius 2012-09-01T03:31:04Z

The Tuschinski tends to show blockbusters with wide appeal, though leaves some of the cheesier options to the other Pathé cinemas in the city. Cine-files: Pathé Tuschinski 2012-08-28T11:13:20Z

At the Met, Miller walks through the museum’s latest blockbuster, “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll.” Steve Miller cracked the code of 1970s radio. But he’s still raging against the music industry. 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

This year, “Jurassic World” and “Star Wars” — both throwbacks to the boy-centric years of the early blockbuster era — will surely be Hollywood’s highest grossers. Amid calls for gender equity in Hollywood, the stakes are high. 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Even the corniest summer blockbusters now regularly clock in at two-and-a-half hours. Running times: when to go for a pee during classic movies 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

The Empire awards are chosen by readers of the monthly film magazine, allowing big budget blockbusters to rub shoulders with more serious awards fare. The Hobbit quests for Empire Awards 2014-02-24T14:50:59Z

Consequently, with the summer blockbuster season officially kicking off this Thursday with Iron Man 3, the market is relatively becalmed. Olympus Has Fallen drops in at No 1 2013-04-23T12:02:42Z

The James Bond blockbuster kept Dreamworks animation Rise of the Guardians off the number one spot. Skyfall tops US box office again 2012-12-11T10:08:02Z

Iron Man 2 has certainly benefited from being the first summer blockbuster out of the gate, and from having two weekends without major competition. Four Lions has roaring weekend at UK box office 2010-05-11T14:02:00Z

After “Star Wars,” written and directed by George Lucas, turned into a blockbuster, he brought in Lawrence Kasdan to help write “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Screenwriters Talk Shop: How to Get Audiences to Return for Part 2 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z

This is heartening news for an academy that nearly introduced a popular-film Oscar to try to wedge more blockbusters into the telecast. Blockbusters, #MeToo and More: 4 Takeaways From the Oscar Nominations 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

Mr. Abrams is still trying to transcend the worst of the blockbuster imperative, but with “The Force Awakens,” he shows that he hasn’t stopped learning and that the lessons have begun to pay off. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Delivers the Thrills, With a Touch of Humanity 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

Radcliffe, who rose to fame after playing the schoolboy wizard Harry in the blockbuster adaptations of the beloved book series, commented on the controversy on Monday, saying “transgender women are women”. 'Trans women are women': Daniel Radcliffe speaks out after JK Rowling tweets 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z

From the safety of theater seats, the audience faces its own challenge: unlearning the computer-generated complacency that’s turned modern blockbusters into bedazzled bores. Winning the Skies Without Losing Your Lunch: Filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

But such are the longueurs of this would-be slam-bang blockbuster directed by Robert Schwentke, that it sure does inspire woolgathering. ‘Snake Eyes’ Review: The Journey to the ‘G.I. Joe’ World 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

The Hollywood action movie seems an open field right now partly because most of the male stars who headline non-comic-book blockbusters are middle-aged or older. ‘Uncharted’ Review: Steal, Fight, Repeat 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

But the blockbuster with a majority black cast has enough real-world resonance to break into the races for best picture and best director. Sure, It’s Only September, but the Oscar Race Is in Full Swing 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

Those results also reflected the success of blockbuster hits from Lady Antebellum, which collected the country album Grammy, and Swift. Lady Antebellum surprises with 'Need You Now' 2011-02-14T05:49:26Z

“Black Panther” is an official blockbuster at the box office, and its soundtrack is a hit too, opening at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. ‘Black Panther’ Is No. 1 on the Album Charts, Too 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z

Between world concert tours, major blockbuster releases, and massive contract deals, it’s been a big year for many of our favorite celebrities. These 10 Celebrities Earned the Most This Year, Says Forbes 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

Every now and then, along comes a film that redefines what raw material can successfully be reconfigured as a blockbuster movie. Summer 2017's best movies: from Scarlett Johansson's hen night to Morrissey's teen years 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

The installation is more experiential, in line with the show that Ms. Abramovic opened this summer in London at the Serpentine Gallery, the first since her 2010 blockbuster retrospective “The Artist Is Present” at MoMA. Marina Abramovic, Feeling Her Way Forward, Draws a Crowd 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Further comments: Outlasting a second cinema that towered over the town until the late 70s, the Alhambra offers a chance to see big blockbuster films without detracting from its quaint surroundings. Cine-files: Lonsdale Alhambra, Penrith 2012-12-05T13:47:08Z

Out of competition, Hollywood blockbuster "Robin Hood" rode into town with Crowe and Blanchett, and Oliver Stone presented "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," his topical picture about the financial crisis starring Douglas. British, French films in frame for top Cannes award 2010-05-22T23:19:00Z

The 1970s tour epitomized the word "blockbuster," with visitors standing in line up to eight hours at some locations to gaze upon Tut's solid-gold funeral mask and more than 50 other items from his tomb. King Tut treasures to visit Seattle in 2012 2010-04-14T02:59:00Z

It ended up selling better than blockbuster albums by some of the biggest names in the industry, such as boy band One Direction and country superstar Eric Church. Barbra Streisand Collects Her 31st Platinum Album 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

Batman Returns is an infinitely weirder and more offbeat blockbuster that would be sanctioned today. 'I'm sucking up your IQ!': what 90s Batman teaches us 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

These are questions that deserve to be answered, and they deserve to be answered in the form of a $200m blockbuster movie. Yoda, fair enough. But what if Jar Jar Binks strikes back with his own film? 2013-02-05T15:45:26Z

The communal experience of the cinema is unique and the studios will continue to prosper with blockbusters, but the landscape is shifting dramatically. The Croods clubs rivals at US box office 2013-03-25T12:15:42Z

He has already done very well, starring as the leading man in last year's comedy blockbuster Bridesmaids, which grossed $300m worldwide. Chris O'Dowd: from The IT Crowd to Hollywood 2012-05-18T22:01:08Z

They will discuss their inspirations, their current work, and how they strive to put a personal stamp on blockbuster entertainment. Your guide to day one at Comic-Con 2011-07-07T21:30:00Z

In 2016 Disney, the home to blockbuster franchises from Marvel and Pixar and the Star Wars films, became the first studio to break $7bn at the global box office – from just 13 releases. Even superheroes may not be able to save Hollywood’s desperate summer 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

There were chuckles as Mitterrand struggled to tie the medallion around the 76-year-old actor, who sported the long silver hair last seen for his role in blockbuster movie "The Hunger Games." Actor Donald Sutherland honored in France 2012-06-10T10:54:08Z

Warner Bros. just opened "The Dark Knight Rises" in China and Italy, lifting the Batman blockbuster back to the No. 1 spot internationally with $46.4 million and raising its overseas total to $575 million. Horror possesses box office in quiet end to summer 2012-09-03T18:48:30Z

The first was that The Overton Window, which hit stores June 15, would be a commercial blockbuster, like everything stamped with the Beck brand. Glenn Beck's Thriller Mixes Romance, Tea-Party Politics 2010-06-16T08:30:00Z

Yes, these movies based on preexisting comic books or sequels of sequels like James Cameron's $2 billion blockbuster, "Avatar," are popular but because of their frequency and repetitive nature. "Barbie" unleashes the overkill that is the Mattel Cinematic Universe 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z

Award-winning author and onetime Howard student Ta-Nehisi Coates visited the store to promote his memoir, “The Beautiful Struggle,” long before his blockbuster work, “Between the World and Me.” Perspective | For decades, Sankofa has been a cultural touchstone 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

That's the implicit message of the British Museum's latest blockbuster exhibition, Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World. Lost and Found: Afghan Treasures Reunite at the British Museum 2011-03-27T06:35:00Z

“The volleyball scene will forever remain immortalized as a centerpiece of jock gay iconography. Never before had gay bros received such direct service from a blockbuster film, and it changed gay history forever.” Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

Though they are known for helping to break blockbuster artists, Stretch and Bobbito also had plenty of guests whose names elicit shrugs today. Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito, Hip-Hop Heralds, Are Saluted in a Film 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

A far cry from the blockbuster “Jurassic Park” franchise, “The Mountain” is a slow-paced film that writer-director Rick Alverson made deliberately obtuse to force viewers to “wrestle” with to find its true meaning. Jeff Goldblum wants to pick your brains in lobotomy movie 'The... 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

This year’s festival may see the return of blockbusters to Venice, but it will still be far from business as usual. ‘Dune’ and Princess Diana Biopic to Debut at a Starry Venice Film Festival 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

Whether at blockbuster musicals, American revivals or fringe experiments, productions in London this summer seem to be offering less than meets the eye. When the script doesn't live up to the staging 2013-07-05T12:00:25Z

Which is unfortunate because blockbusters are now the only game in town. Return of the B-movie: why big-budget flops could be good for cinema 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

"In terms of the big blockbusters, no way can we live up to last year." 'Little Fockers' tops box office, Coens have best opening ever 2010-12-26T22:02:00Z

Originally scheduled for January at the now-postponed Prototype festival, “Book of Mountains & Seas” is the aesthetic opposite of that blockbuster film franchise — live and handmade, harnessing the power of music, puppetry and human gathering. Review: In ‘Book of Mountains & Seas,’ Puppets Embark on Mythic Quests 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

She said Ms. Jenkins, who went on to direct the blockbuster “Wonder Woman,” told her to stand strong. Charlize Theron’s Sick Work Ethic 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

The attitude was similar on the year’s blockbuster album release, Taylor Swift’s “Reputation,” which sold more than a million copies in four days. Pop Music in 2017: Glum and Glummer 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

Four years ago, the author Suzanne Collins wrote an emotional letter to mark the conclusion of her blockbuster “Hunger Games” trilogy. ‘The Hunger Games’ Prequel Is in the Works 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

The director claimed to be finished with the blockbuster series after the third film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and the fourth film, Transformers: Age of Extinction. Michael Bay Claims 'Transformers 5' Will Be His 'Last One' 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

Next month, the Victoria and Albert Museum hosts a blockbuster exhibition called David Bowie is, an in-depth attempt to deconstruct the many personae of pop's greatest chameleon. Who is David Bowie? A guide to the V&A retrospective 2013-02-16T19:59:00Z

The challenge for Skyfall is to grab as much cash as it can before the next franchise blockbuster – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – arrives on 13 December. A stable start for Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 2012-11-27T15:39:43Z

A former martial arts instructor, Seagal is famous for action hero roles in blockbuster movies in the 1990s, such as “Under Siege” and “Hard To Kill”. Steven Seagal meets 'The Punisher' Duterte, talks drug war 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

The global influence of blockbuster movies on the collective psyche of humanity is awesome, if not terrifying, to contemplate. Last Chance: Art Made Up of Movies Tells a Story All Its Own 2011-01-06T23:16:31Z

It’s the tale of a Hollywood power broker intent on turning an evangelical businessman’s best-selling guide to a happy marriage into a blockbuster romantic comedy. New & Noteworthy 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

But though it's a big studio blockbuster with all the traditional plot elements the term implies, "Interstellar" turns out to be the rarest beast in the Hollywood jungle. 'Interstellar' explores outer and inner spaces 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

"They are like a married couple in a weird way, and I mean that in the most positive way," said Kiefer Sutherland, the star and an executive producer of "24," Fox's rogue government agent blockbuster. Fox's Newman and Walden one of Hollywood's most lucrative partnerships 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

As Hollywood studios delayed many of their blockbusters, they left room for Australian productions to capture ticket sales in a country with relatively few coronavirus cases. Australians Took Over Hollywood. Their Own Box Office Had to Wait. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

I hope that it translates to bigger projects and me having the opportunity to be in A24 films and bigger Disney films or blockbusters where it doesn't matter if I'm Latino or not. "I believe him": Jesse Garcia on playing the man who invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos – or did he? 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Yen brings a turn-on-a-dime efficiency to the melees, but he’s nearly upstaged by the boiling insanity of Mr. Wang, a star of the blockbuster comedy “Lost in Thailand.” Review: A ‘Kung Fu Killer’ Doesn’t Follow the Rules 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

The movie is expected to be among Hollywood's biggest blockbusters of the year. "Dark Knight Rises" earns $160.8 million in debut 2012-07-23T21:31:03Z

Is the glut of summer blockbuster wannabes over? R.I.P.D.: Too Awful to Review? 2013-07-19T10:56:32Z

Toya Carmichael, Mary Dickson and Donna Campbell met last month at the Kennedy Center, where they waited for nine hours for tickets to this summer’s blockbuster, “Hamilton.” The dedicated, and the patient, score tickets to ‘Hamilton’ at the Kennedy Center 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

It’s a blockbuster in every sense of the word; exciting, spectacular, funny and so unbelievably affecting that I cried for about 15 minutes after it ended. Stranger Things 3: a flawless finale – but what a slog to get there 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

The money earned by a blockbuster is what makes hollywood run, and few people aprentending otherwise. Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

Kevin Costner, her co-star in the movie blockbuster "The Bodyguard," is scheduled to speak, as is Davis, the music mogul responsible for launching and guiding her career. NJ hometown to reclaim Whitney Houston at funeral 2012-02-17T22:39:08Z

The gallery's decision to limit numbers follows outbreaks of what one art critic termed "gallery rage" as visitors struggled to view works of art on display due to large crowds at various so-called "blockbuster" exhibitions. Cap on visitors to Da Vinci show 2011-05-09T15:01:31Z

Based on the DC Comics character, the new blockbuster has survived three director changes and, most recently, the legal troubles of its star superhero, Ezra Miller. What to Know About Ezra Miller and ‘The Flash’ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

Scott made his name with high-octane blockbusters like Top Gun, True Romance and Crimson Tide. Tom Cruise leads Scott tributes 2012-08-21T08:14:30Z

"Mockingjay — Part 1" is the opening installment of the two-part finale of the blockbuster franchise. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' soars to biggest 2014 debut 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

Barring another Adele blockbuster, the label told the New York Times: "We regard this year's figures as exceptional." Adele's 21 passes 10m sales in the US 2012-11-29T10:29:43Z

But for the most part India's blockbusters aren't making it into Western theaters in any great numbers - something that many in the industry hope is set to change. Bollywood wows Morocco, dreams of America 2012-12-08T12:21:09Z

All the more appropriate for Nolan's deep strains of human darkness: his blockbusters, whatever their genre, are rarely uplifting. Why Christopher Nolan is taking Batman to the rustbelt 2011-04-12T11:38:54Z

The MTV Movie Awards occupy a unique niche in the awards show pantheon — one where sci-fi fantasies, teen tearjerkers, serious dramas and dystopian YA blockbusters all vie for movie of the year honors. MTV Movie Awards: Five take-aways from Sunday night's show 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

Why does the industry think there are fewer available customers this time of year than in early May, when it launches its first blockbusters? Box Office: Stallone Wins Another Expendable Weekend 2010-08-22T17:05:00Z

It was fun revisiting this summer blockbuster after all this time. ‘Jurassic Park’: Where the Wild Things Are 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

A Cattelan Billboard for the High Line After his blockbuster retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York last fall, Maurizio Cattelan, who is just 51, said he was officially retiring from making art. Inside Art: A Cattelan Billboard for the High Line 2012-05-31T20:36:09Z

Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros, its subsidiary New Line Cinema, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer appear to be near a deal to start production in mid-January of the two-part prequel to the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Warner, MGM near approving "Hobbit" film: report 2010-10-02T19:07:00Z

He said the park would bring in more Disney characters and trademarks, although new blockbuster rides were unlikely. Disneyland Paris forced to ask for €1bn emergency rescue 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

These days the blockbuster crowd probably know him best as the resolute cop James Gordon in the rebooted Batman outings or as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter movies. Gary Oldman: from Sid to Smiley: the rollercoaster story of a true British great 2012-02-09T18:59:00Z

But now they had somehow lost their drama, a problem she ascribed to “the blockbuster mentality” and curators’ “underestimating the appetite of the public for detail.” Camille Paglia Scowls at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-09-27T22:19:53Z

The British Museum blockbuster warns visitors that its explicit material may offend some people and carries the tag "Parental guidance advised" on its website. X-rated Japanese erotica sets throats clearing at UK shows 2013-10-21T14:55:13Z

Held in a postage stamp-sized art gallery in central Paris, the earnest show was a welcome change from the over-produced blockbusters staged by the luxury giants, where everything goes off without a hitch. Bill Gaytten steps out of the shadow at Galliano 2011-06-25T00:24:32Z

Last year the action blockbuster “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” was filmed at City Methodist, which is falling apart from the inside out. Chicago News Cooperative: Gary Lures Hollywood With a Bounty of Decay 2011-08-21T05:33:02Z

Adele Records the Theme for the New James Bond Film Forget Adele's Grammy Awards and the fact that every teenage woman in the world knows the lyrics to most of her blockbuster album, "21." ArtsBeat: Adele Records the Theme for the New James Bond Film 2012-09-17T17:47:07Z

Jackson, who died two years ago on Saturday, filmed the video for the title track to his blockbuster album "Thriller" in 1983. Jackson "Thriller" jacket sells for $1.8 million 2011-06-26T23:24:19Z

His reputation, however, resides in earthly paradise, with two blockbuster exhibitions this year, drawing tens of thousands to admire his slavering, fluttering, waddling abominations. For Hieronymus Bosch, One Helluva Homecoming 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

For a mandatory $18, the Frick provides a fraction of its paintings and sculptures, though it does have three blockbuster Vermeers. The Cultural Calculation: Museum Fees 2011-06-10T02:17:51Z

But even as she skyrocketed to fame as the star of the blockbuster "Twilight" films, the actress never seemed entirely comfortable as a headline-grabbing international celebrity. Kristen Stewart going further from 'Twilight' with prestige-film slate 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

Since most of the effects-heavy blockbusters were pushed back a year because of the pandemic, this category was filled out with lower-profile films like “Love and Monsters” and “The One and Only Ivan.” Oscars 2021 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

The Telegraph described it as a "summer blockbuster that's not just thrilling, but orchestrates its thrills with such rare diligence, you want to yelp with glee". Godzilla film 'harks back to Jaws and Alien' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

In the comedown off the adrenaline high resulting from The Fate of the Furious, the eighth and most recent entry in the franchise of dizzyingly lucrative pedal-to-the-metal blockbusters, the future of the series seemed dicey. Fastest & Furiousest: how Hobbs & Shaw expands the $5bn franchise 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

And it was a blockbuster, more than 50 years ago. Spare Times for Children for July 10-16 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

And, best of all, “World War Z,” directed by Marc Forster from a script with five credited authors, reverses the relentless can-we-top-this structure that makes even smart blockbusters feel bloated and dumb. Movie Review: ‘World War Z’ Stars Brad Pitt Battling Zombies 2013-06-20T22:55:53Z

The divide between Swift and Swiftie felt most vast on 2010s blockbuster albums like “1989” and “Reputation,” on which Swift fixated on feuds with other celebrities and the minutiae of her public persona. Taylor Swift, 30-Something, Is Revising Her Own Love Stories 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

Ms. Kirkpatrick, a former Paramount executive, successfully shepherded the marketing of Summit’s five blockbuster “Twilight” films and helped Summit win a best picture Oscar for “The Hurt Locker” in 2010. After Tension, Lions Gate Consolidates Its Movie Marketing 2014-04-18T00:47:17Z

The past year saw the wrap-up of American Horror Story: Freak Show, the absolutely dreadful fourth season of FX’s blockbuster franchise. The best (and worst) US culture 2015: TV 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

An unnamed UK executive told Variety that, given that Hollywood blockbusters can earn up to 70% of their takings outside the US, “it feels like that’s been forgotten”. Warner Bros delays release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet again 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

These are the fans who know and adore him as Tyrion Lannister, the witty, wily and dangerously underestimated warrior of the blockbuster series “Game of Thrones,” which ended its eight-season run earlier this year. Review: Peter Dinklage Tackles ‘Cyrano’ Without the Nose 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Someone shrewder could have made better use of its marriage of history and blockbuster cinema to comment on our addiction to violent, explosive versions of American mythmaking. Bro, say can you see? "America: The Motion Picture" shows we're not just dumb, we're drawn that way 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

Might this be a movie that manages to marry blockbuster spectacle with 1970s sci-fi intrigue, like a Solaris meets Independence Day hybrid? Oblivion trailer adds to the intrigue 2013-01-25T11:11:03Z

She voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the 1999 animated blockbuster “Toy Story 2” and played the recurring character Muriel in the popular Disney Channel sitcom “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” among other roles. Estelle Harris, ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Toy Story’ actor, dies at 93 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z

But she achieved blockbuster success in part because of the so-called “Fifty Shades” effect in publishing, which sent readers of Ms. James’s series looking for similar books. ‘Crossfire’ Author Gets Eight Figures for a New Series 2014-01-15T22:37:09Z

The 3D face-off Reviews were far from ecstatic, but Clash of the Titans had no trouble posting blockbuster opening numbers of £5.68m on the weekend, and £7.41m including Easter Monday. Clash of the Titans and How to Train Your Dragon fuel 3D bonanza at UK box office 2010-04-07T09:31:00Z

In a world filled with seemingly daily disasters and endless turmoil, it’s no wonder that superheroes are as popular as ever, from blockbuster movies all the way to the local toy shop. As Batman turns 75, the comic book icon isn’t just enduring, he is thriving

In their films Isis have weaponised the tics and rhythms of the modern blockbuster, presenting a highly stylised vision of militant life. City of Ghosts director Matthew Heineman: 'Imagine seeing people crucified – every day' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

Hasbro’s famed robots in disguise return to the big screen in Michael Bay’s latest blockbuster “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” Zadzooks: Transformers: Age of Extinction Grimlock review 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z

Cage famously blew the fortune he made in 90s blockbusters The Rock, Face/Off and Con Air on, among other things, some fabulously eccentric real estate purchases around the world, including a castle in Somerset. Nicolas Cage: ‘If I don’t have a job to do, I can be very self-destructive’ 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

Every summer, the same complaint is levelled at Hollywood, and it’s a sound one: the blockbusters lack strong female lead characters. Bryce Dallas Howard deserves more kudos for Jurassic World 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

He worked more steadily, although without the blockbuster successes of the early 1980s. George Jones, Country Singer, Dies at 81 2013-04-26T14:38:56Z

“We replaced a lot of things,” he said, recalling his 2013 blockbuster “Iron Man 3.” We need female supervillains, too: “Iron Man 3” almost had one — but “that toy won’t sell” 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Yet, after filming Little Miss Sunshine, the then 22-year-old decided to enrol in university, studying literature at the New School in Manhattan, rather than throw himself on to the blockbuster treadmill. Paul Dano: a resolutely hexagonal peg in the square hole of showbusiness 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z

Like Neo in The Matrix, one of the last examples of a genuinely original, epic-scale blockbuster with grand franchise potential, film financiers are facing a dilemma. Twist in the tale: super-spinoffs start to replace film remakes and sequels 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Does “The Graduate” — a blockbuster movie celebrating its 50th anniversary this year — retain the flush of youth? Review | At 50, does ‘The Graduate’ still hold up — or is it all plastics now? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

But if Marvel pulls it off, Infinity War could be the biggest blockbuster of all time. These Are the Movies and TV Shows We Want to See at Comic-Con 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

As frustrations with Hollywood’s lack of diversity become more apparent around the world, the old rule of thumb for big Hollywood blockbusters — to offend as few moviegoers as possible — may be increasingly difficult to follow. Pander or Diversify? Hollywood Courts China With ‘The Great Wall’ 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Snyder and Warner Bros. appear to be enjoying teasing fans with snippets of the film, which hits theaters at the height of blockbuster season on June 14. 'Man of Steel' promises poignancy from Superman 2013-04-17T07:16:04Z

Related: 'You’re dead in two seconds': why do female stars over 40 agree to be in blockbusters? Charlize Theron to star in Fast and Furious 8 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

While Hitman's Bodyguard received mixed reviews by critics, its star power likely drew audiences this weekend — which was a slow one for the summer without any blockbuster competition in theaters. 'Hitman's Bodyguard' Tops Box Office With $21.6 Million Debut 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

On October 30, Disney announced a $4 billion deal to purchase the famed studio founded by George Lucas, which will now make new episodes in the blockbuster "Star Wars" series. Netflix to get Disney films in TV distribution deal 2012-12-05T01:51:29Z

So says Lawrence Wright at the beginning of HBO’s blockbuster documentary “Going Clear.” Secrets of the Scientologists: Why people do horrible things for belief 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

Big New York publishers are looking for the next blockbuster to sell 2 million copies across the English-speaking world in a month. In the age of distraction, one small publisher keeps local history alive in sepia tones 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

There’s a sense of humor, of inventiveness, in this Spider-Man that runs beautifully counter to the hyper-serious twists of so many other recent comic book blockbusters. The Amazing Spider-Man Crafts Hollywood's Greatest 3D Sequence Yet 2012-07-09T12:00:15Z

The comics themselves command a wide audience, and—more importantly—they serve as source material for the hyper-successful Marvel blockbuster movies like The Avengers. Ta-Nehisi Coates Will Write the New Black Panther Comics for Marvel 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

But the shunning of David Goodhart, author of the immigration blockbuster The British Dream, has led cynics to worry that something is afoot. Why the Mail's Peter Hitchens won't be making Hay 2013-05-29T09:04:50Z

But with a track record of Oscar-bait dramas including American Beauty and Revolutionary Road, Mendes will be reluctant to become identified with a blockbuster action franchise. Sam Mendes turns down Skyfall follow-up 2013-03-06T16:53:23Z

Having a blockbuster success with something other than a traditional album would encourage other artists to experiment with format. Review: Drake the Creator Meets Drake the Curator on ‘More Life’ 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

It became an unexpected blockbuster that sold some seven million copies worldwide — about a million of them in North America — a rarity for a sober literary novel in translation. For Muriel Barbery, It’s Elves Who Are Elegant Now 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

The book will also contain photos, scrapbooks and lyric sheets and his original handwritten treatment for the 1984 film “Purple Rain,” a quasi-biographical blockbuster that turned Prince into a superstar. Memoir Prince was writing before death to be released in October 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z

Add “Suddenly” to that list, the song he wrote for the 2012 blockbuster film version that earned him at the age of 87 an Academy Award nomination. Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Villeneuve’s film is a rare example of the blockbuster with brains, a hugely entertaining romp through the dystopian future that also functions properly as an existential thinkpiece. Has Blade Runner 2049's failure killed off the smart sci-fi blockbuster? 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

That result set an Imax record and positioned “Ghost Protocol” as a potential blockbuster and career rebound for Mr. Cruise as it expands nationwide on Wednesday. ArtsBeat Blog: 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Chipmunks' Are Sluggish Leaders at Box Office 2011-12-18T19:23:34Z

Large declines aren’t uncommon in the blockbuster business, where so much of the marketing push is for opening weekend. A summer without swagger for Hollywood 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Therefore I believe a good programming strategy that won't break the bank is one that focuses on bringing together a combination of new discoveries and blockbusters featuring well-known artists, all within the same season. Arts & Leisure Preview: Pondering Brooklyn Museum?s Mission and Future 2010-08-05T15:17:00Z

We've just endured yet another summer of bloated, boring, blockheaded blockbusters. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-12-01T00:05:55Z

Next weekend brings "Inception," Christopher Nolan's hugely anticipated first film since the blockbuster "The Dark Knight," which opened on the same weekend two years ago. 'Despicable Me' tops weekend box office at $60.1M 2010-07-11T20:31:00Z

When a Finnish interviewer asked the actress Holly Hunter about what it was like to appear in such a blockbuster, Ms. Hunter steered the conversation in an unexpected direction. Esa-Pekka Salonen Brings His Cool to New York’s Music Scene 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

The show will be a blend of blockbuster brand recognition and education. Cooper Hewitt to Host Pixar Exhibition 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z

And don’t underestimate the appeal of the show’s time and place — Berlin, 1928 — which immediately summoned memories of the sinister Broadway blockbuster “Cabaret.” Review: Divine Decadence Revisited in ‘Grand Hotel’ 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

It held on to that title for quite some time — 27 years, to be exact — until the Chinese blockbuster "Never Say Die" knocked it out of the top spot in 2017. 25 fun facts about "Home Alone" 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z

She became a household name and best-selling author in 1962 with the publication of her first book, Sex and the Single Girl, an instant blockbuster that sold two million copies in three weeks. The Death of the Original Cosmo Girl: Helen Gurley Brown (1922-2012) 2012-08-13T22:15:03Z

She won six Grammys and more than 400 other awards in a 25-year career that also saw her star in such blockbuster films as "The Bodyguard." Whitney Houston funeral set for Saturday 2012-02-14T15:20:00Z

“This is an unprecedented and unusual box office trajectory for a wide release blockbuster,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore. 'Jumanji' stays strong, topping '12 Strong,' 'Den of Thieves' with $20 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z

The cancellations leave "Undateable" as the only returning comedy at the network, once known for its blockbuster sitcoms "Friends," "Seinfeld" and "Cheers." NBC cancels 'Marry Me,' 'About a Boy' and 'One Big Happy' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

He earned his leading man stripes in 2011′s Thor, a role he reprised in this summer’s blockbuster, . The Mighty Chris Hemsworth on Snow White, Joss Whedon and Thor 2 2012-05-31T14:15:20Z

The production will be a box office blockbuster; will it be a star-maker too? What's coming in 2018: Arts 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

Based on the Disney theme-park ride, the original three "Pirates" blockbusters ended up as a trilogy continuing the same key characters and story line. Depp has more 'Pirates' adventures on the horizon 2011-03-30T15:38:11Z

If she continues seeking out unique roles, Johansson has the potential to make the summer blockbuster a little more interesting than it has been for the past decade. These 8 Actresses Proved Women Can Carry A Summer Blockbuster 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

The movies became among the biggest blockbusters ever, and the final film, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," won 11 Oscars including best film and best director for Jackson. Jackson, Wood liken "Hobbit" filming to family reunion 2012-01-22T17:54:11Z

On Aug. 13, Ms. Salt will return to the big screen as one of the writers who sculptured Elizabeth Gilbert’s blockbuster memoir “Eat, Pray, Love” into a film. Jennifer Salt: The Story Behind the Writer 2010-07-21T22:30:00Z

But, due to blockbuster directors' desire to show absolutely everything, the designs of these monsters are seriously lacking in creativity and hardly any are memorable. Where's the thrill in today's cookie-cutter monster movies? 2011-08-16T16:58:08Z

After a summer dominated by blockbuster tours by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, this fall the music business gets back to the business of releasing albums. 35 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z

There's nothing that says the atrocity blockbuster has to be a disaster in its own right; films like "Gone With the Wind" and "Gallipoli" have their good points. 'The Flowers of War': an oddly frivolous take on Nanjing massacre 2012-01-19T20:42:08Z

One often exits a contemporary blockbuster in a numbed, sugar-addled blur. Hell and High Water: why film-makers should keep it slow and simple 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

But it's unlikely that the model for the bigger, potential blockbusters will change anytime soon. Paramount to test shorter theatrical window with AMC, Cineplex deal 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

It gives me a vision of tomorrow’s red blockbuster, in which grindhouse cinema meets agitprop. Enough with the hipster-bashing 2013-05-12T14:00:00Z

Mr. Bowie’s commercial musical pinnacle also came in 1983, with the blockbuster album “Let’s Dance.” David Bowie dies at 69; mesmerizing performer and restless innovator 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

The blockbuster spaces have been given back to the collection, and all 45 European painting galleries cosmetically overhauled: new floors, fresh paint, walls put up or brought down, etc. Art Review: New European Paintings Galleries, 1250-1800, at the Met 2013-05-23T22:47:11Z

Burton is responsible for blockbusters such as “Batman” and “Planet of the Apes,” but his commercial touch has been spotty of late. Box Office: ‘Miss Peregrine’ tops with $28.5 million, ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Masterminds’ bomb 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

The question of whether Vermeer used optics was one of the major research focuses for curators at the Rijksmuseum preparing for the museum’s blockbuster show. The Fullest View of Vermeer Still Leaves Plenty to the Imagination 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z

The weekend after Memorial Day a year ago, the blockbuster "Up" premiered with $68.1 million. 'Shrek' leads another slow weekend for Hollywood 2010-06-06T16:55:00Z

Produced by Disney's Marvel Studios unit, "The Avengers" already is a blockbuster overseas, where it opened last week in 39 markets. 'Avengers' takes off with $18.7M at midnight shows 2012-05-04T17:02:15Z

It's horribly unimaginative, but at least next year's blockbuster season promises to be better. What we want from Hollywood in 2011 2010-12-23T22:00:01Z

As summer went on, the plots of 2012's blockbusters seemed to become increasingly weak and tangential to their movie's appeal. Will The Bourne Legacy Usher in the Story-Less Movie? 2012-08-15T12:00:17Z

Specifically, I'm thinking here of Inception – the metaphysical sci-fi blockbuster due out here in the summer from Christopher Nolan, these days of course a major Hollywood presence. Inception: confusion can be good 2010-06-04T09:25:00Z

Now the market draws breath, with no major blockbuster arriving to challenge top trio Prometheus, Men in Black 3 and Snow White. Prometheus: longer legs than Alien? 2012-06-07T11:24:58Z

For years, moving a million copies of an album in one week was a coveted achievement for any blockbuster release. Harry Styles Is No. 1 With a Record-Breaking Total for Vinyl Sales 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z

Mescal’s slate of forthcoming onscreen projects, which includes the gay World War I romance “The History of Sound” and the British director Andrew Haigh’s “Strangers,” is still lacking in big blockbuster titles. Paul Mescal Has Been Working Things Out 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

He is starring in two potential summer blockbusters, one this year, one next. Chris Pratt Is a Superhero in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

Despite steady work in blockbuster franchises including “The Hunger Games,” he loves art house fare. Woody Harrelson, Rogue Number One 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z

Partly because Ant-Man is such a modest champion, particularly by blockbuster standards, he needs a personality and not simply powers to sustain interest, especially for a sequel. Review: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Save the World! With Jokes! 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

And then Mr. Assayas quoted from Valentine’s defense of the blockbuster: “It’s a convention, but it’s not dumber than any other convention,” which he believes to be “profoundly true.” Olivier Assayas Talks of His New ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

After a decade in which the film industry had largely curdled into a hit machine of bland studio blockbusters, independent film was stirring into life and craft was back in vogue. Tim Roth: ‘As messy as your life can be, there has to be a window you can escape through' 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

This summer, a blockbuster Picasso exhibition features treasures from the Musée National Picasso in Paris. 36 Hours in Toronto 2012-07-26T20:11:35Z

But Matt Reeves' War for the Planet of the Apes is something else, a summer blockbuster that treats its audience members as primates of a higher order. 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Makes Chimps More Human Than Humans Themselves 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

This summer had about 30 percent fewer major blockbuster movies on the schedule compared with pre-pandemic times, according to David Gross, who runs Franchise Entertainment Research, a box office analyst and film marketing consultancy. For one day this summer, most U.S. movie theaters will sell $3 tickets 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

Fans of the book series waited Thursday for the red carpet premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," the third installment in the blockbuster vampire film series. Twilight fans eagerly await LA 'Eclipse' premiere 2010-06-24T22:41:00Z

"This is the summer blockbuster that I wanted to see when I was nine but I never did." How we made: Tramm Wigzell and Matt Youngberg on Ben 10 2012-10-01T19:06:01Z

"I think this King Tut exhibit will be a blockbuster," he said. King Tut treasures to visit Seattle in 2012 2010-04-14T02:59:00Z

Not really playing to the adult date-movie crowd, and with strongest appeal to families with young boys, Jack isn't quite the broad four-quadrant proposition that would deliver true blockbuster numbers. The Croods conquer UK box office 2013-03-26T16:12:08Z

In turn, his actions put a downer on the blockbuster. Joss Whedon: 'I was beaten down by making The Avengers: Age of Ultron' 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

The trouble is that the Hollywood system makes no allowance for this simple fact, because most Hollywood films, except for the odd summer blockbuster, lose money anyhow. Cheers for Frears 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

The SAG Awards red carpet wasn’t exactly a blockbuster for fashion, but there were a few bright spots. SAG Awards 2015: 5 good red-carpet moments 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

The photos were a blockbuster for Penthouse, a public relations mess for the pageant and a potential career ender for Williams. Miss America finally apologizes to Vanessa Williams — but has the pageant really become more supportive of its women? 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

A year ago, the list of 10 nominees included Toy Story, the Pixar smash, and Inception, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster followup to . The Oscar Finalists: Silent Picture Double Feature 2012-01-24T19:13:28Z

Weighty historical epic 12 Years a Slave won best picture, while sci-fi blockbuster Gravity walked away with a brace of technical awards for its ingenuity. Why did Hustle flop at the Oscars? 2014-03-03T12:53:45Z

Jeesh, you would think that he had made schlock, action blockbusters with endless sequels based on some of the comments here. Warren Beatty Wants Six Hours of Your Time. Or More. 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

But critics mostly panned them, and audiences stayed away, apparently recognizing that the films’ plots and themes were simply reassembled parts from blockbusters past. With ‘Elysium,’ Sony Hopes to Break a String of Failures 2013-07-30T22:05:02Z

If the year's two biggest blockbusters strive to be meatier than Transformers, hooray. Q: What do Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises and a hamburger have in common? A: See below 2012-12-09T19:59:01Z

The actor is an iconic blockbuster star, a quirky one-man meme factory and, by all accounts, an actual gracious, decent human being. Keanu Reeves' "age-appropriate" relationship shouldn't be viewed as heroic 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

In the years since, of course, the genre has become not only a success, but a blockbuster success: many of the highest-grossing films each year are animated. The Carpetbagger: Eliminate an Animation Category? Guillermo del Toro Might Object 2012-02-16T17:26:15Z

Using her blockbuster, self-titled visual album – which she dropped without warning late last year – as the source material, she moved through an ambitious medley that pulled from the entire project. MTV Video Music Awards 2014: Best and worst moments 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

Salon examines what could be alarming the palace and what to expect from the blockbuster show. The princess and the tea: Why Buckingham Palace is worried about "The Crown" 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cameron, never shy, puts at the center of his inquiry himself and his just-rereleased 1997 fictional blockbuster “Titanic,” the great whale all other Titanic stories pursue and measure themselves against. Critic?s Notebook: TV Documentaries for the Titanic?s Centennial 2012-04-04T22:10:23Z

Although massive worldwide hits such as “Titanic” and “Gladiator” have won best picture Oscars, the last commercial blockbuster to take that honor was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2003. Perspective | An existential question animates this year’s Oscar race: What, exactly, is a movie? 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Lucas helped to launch the modern blockbuster age with his "Star Wars" sagas and "Indiana Jones" adventures. 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas engaged 2013-01-04T03:09:09Z

For some, the musical, a blockbuster hit about colonists fighting for independence, offered a tempting opportunity to call attention to their concerns. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Passion for Puerto Rico 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

Cameron completed his dive Monday, then rushed to London for the premiere of a 3-D version of his 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," which sails into theaters next week. Cameron pilots plans for 3-D film about ocean dive 2012-03-28T15:57:43Z

Marvel had courted her to take on Black Panther, but she turned it down in favor of making the family film, which resulted in the blockbuster going to Creed director Ryan Coogler. Ava DuVernay: 'This patriarchy is often shocked when a black film does well' 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

After the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" became the highest-grossing film in China's history two years ago, local theaters were ordered to remove the two-dimensional version in an effort to reduce competition for China's homegrown films. China takes no chances on starry propaganda movie 2011-06-09T13:16:05Z

The blockbuster machine is already squashing out smaller films from rural theaters, and this doesn't help. Critics jeer new Academy Award for “popular film”: The Oscars are “creating an attendance a... 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

Festival picked no early-summer Hollywood blockbuster sequel, like the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean episode two years ago or Madagascar 3 last year. Cannes 2013: 20 Films for Our 40th Festival 2013-05-15T17:10:56Z

Its blockbuster status remains a significant rebuttal to the argument that women are inherently devoid of humor. Forget superheroes, "Bridesmaids" ruled the decade 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

The Great Wall, an upcoming science fiction action blockbuster starring Matt Damon, has been billed as the largest film ever to shoot entirely in China for global distribution. Why Hollywood isn't panicking about China's economic crisis 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Horror, alongside action blockbusters and teen movies, became the found fortunes of Regan-era Hollywood, genres producing far more money than previously dreamed. The psychos down the street: Slaying the suburban slasher flicks of my youth 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

This rationale applies to blockbusters now: they are interviewing you, courting your investment in the next dozen installments. Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbuster 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

When Christopher Nolan was promoting this film last fall, the "Dark Knight"/"Inception" director promised a more heartfelt, less cerebral movie than his usual brainy blockbusters. Christopher Nolan's bold, offbeat 'Interstellar' 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z

Umberto Eco, an Italian scholar in the arcane field of semiotics who became the author of best-selling novels, most notably the blockbuster medieval mystery “The Name of the Rose,” died on Friday in Italy. Umberto Eco, Italian Semiotician and Best-Selling Author, Dies at 84 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

A segment on Irving Berlin concentrates on his revue “This Is the Army,” which became a blockbuster hit movie in 1943. | 'Michael Feinsten?s American Songbook': Saving Old Scores From Pop?s Dustbin 2010-10-05T21:54:00Z

The hotel is also a doable stroll from the riverfront and blockbuster Titanic Museum, as well as some of Belfast’s most character-saturated pubs. In Belfast, a Hotel Inspired by a Steve McQueen Movie 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z

The switch brings more awards attention to visual effects, which play a bigger role in Hollywood blockbusters as digital-animation technology continues to advance. Oscars open visual-effects prize to 5 nominees 2010-07-08T17:23:00Z

The books also inspired Hollywood blockbuster films including "Clear and Present Danger," starring Harrison Ford, and a series of video games, published by Ubisoft Entertainment SA. Tom Clancy, U.S. master of spy thriller novels, dies at 66 2013-10-03T00:08:15Z

Superhero movies tend to be frontloaded with fans, and a near 60 percent fall is not uncommon for major blockbusters in weekend two. 'Batman v Superman' Has Steep Fall at Weekend Box Office 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

And they’re way more fun than the “likable” and “relatable” girlfriends, princesses and moms often featured in summer blockbusters. In Praise of This Summer's 'Complicated Women' 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Studios have looked at the shifting landscape and decided to react by filling it with superheroes, action stars and CGI creatures, making more blockbusters than they used to, but fewer films in total. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

It’s not as if Skyfall is the first blockbuster to suffer such a fate. Licence to Cut: Skyfall Censored in China 2013-01-23T03:00:26Z

Photograph: Reuters With its very first words, The Avengers lays out the stall for the next phase of global blockbuster film-making. What next for the global blockbuster? 2012-07-26T20:00:02Z

The weekend after a major blockbuster often sees a fallow period, with distributors shy of going up against a film that is clearly set to continue to dominate. The Dark Knight Rises bats Spider-Man away at the UK box office 2012-07-24T15:33:17Z

She pointed to this year's romantic comedy "One Night Surprise" and last year's unexpected blockbuster "Lost in Thailand" as the new breed of Chinese films that take some risks and connect with the modern audience. Hollywood must think bigger about China, says producer Janet Yang 2013-10-21T06:22:27Z

Indeed, the premise is so goofy that it almost reads like a parody of a brainless patriotic blockbuster rather than a real movie. Nic Cage's 4th of July classic 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z

But the new hostile stance is weirdly paradoxical at a time when big summer blockbusters — the kinds of movies critics are often accused of pooh-poohing — are receiving some of the year’s strongest notices. Perspective | Are movie reviews just more ‘fake news’? Some studios want you to think so. 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

For me, Bay’s Transformers: Dark of The Moon is some kind of magical manifestation of the perfected generic summer blockbuster. Beyond Batman: Christopher Nolan Really Is Hollywood’s Best New Talent 2012-07-18T11:59:39Z

It is, often, about representation in blockbusters, about equity and ownership stakes—an infiltration of the mainstream, not a disruption of it. In “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

It may be biased in that it supposedly worships the Obamas, but audiences need a break from dumb, violent and blockbuster movies. Review: In an Obama Biopic, the Audacity of Hagiography? 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

Why clutter your shelves with special editions of last year’s blockbusters when a whole mobile cinematheque is a few clicks and swipes away? In an Era of Streaming, Cinema Is Under Attack 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Hall, who subsequently rose to the top job at the BBC, was heavily criticized in a report this week for a botched inquiry into how journalist Martin Bashir obtained the blockbuster interview. Ex-BBC head quits gallery job amid Diana interview fallout 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z

Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, “Guts,” has a blockbuster opening at No. 1 on Billboard’s chart, and the latest solo release by a member of BTS — V’s “Layover” — starts at No. 2. Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ Is Her Second No. 1 Album 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z

The kind directors wouldn't hang a blockbuster on the cheekbones of, but would, say, use for depth, flavour, grit – every creative euphemism that conveys "solid acting, shame about the face". Irrfan Khan: 'I object to the term Bollywood' 2013-07-25T18:00:00Z

Her calling card as an actor became a subtle, under-surface force, as evident in Iñárritu’s realist drama as in Jackson’s chaotic blockbuster. Naomi Watts: ‘My soul was being destroyed’ 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z

“The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies” will be the first foreign blockbuster to hit China screens in 2015, opening Jan. 23.  'Taking of Tiger Mountain' tops $110 million at China box office 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

He said his agents still get frustrated with him for turning down major studio blockbusters. Dev Patel, Starry Knight 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster Showtime show "Yellowjackets" has knitted a whole series out of trauma, holding it up to the firelight and examining all its difficult facets. 25 years ago, "I Know What You Did Last Summer" told the future of teen trauma 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z

The target audience had already been hoovered up by the sardonic blockbuster Deadpool. Is it cos I is wack? The rise and fall of Sacha Baron Cohen 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

Penn is not alone in his assertion that the Hollywood studio system increasingly steers clear of films it deems unlikely to achieve spectacular blockbuster success. Sean Penn blasts fellow actors for putting money before art 2012-12-14T15:38:21Z

More than two decades after the gallery attracted blockbuster crowds with its 1995 Vermeer show, curators returned to the subject, with an important twist. Review | Five art exhibitions you really didn’t want to miss in 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

He's as idiosyncratic as they come, jumping from genre to genre, from indie documentaries to studio blockbusters. Oliver Stone 2010-07-17T23:00:00Z

“You’ll be talking about a studio possibly taking two-thirds of the market, which is unheard of in the modern blockbuster era,” Bock says. Superheroes swoop to boost Hollywood but Netflix shadow looms 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

If the measure of a blockbuster was tickets sold, not money earned, might beat the Marvel movie. Ice Age 4 Wins a Chilly Weekend Before The Dark Knight Rises 2012-07-15T21:16:03Z

"It's ALIVE," joked the former Happy Days star, who went on to direct Hollywood blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13. TV Bluth family reunited on set 2012-08-08T10:20:47Z

And why Pacific Rim is the most consistently thrilling bit of blockbuster sublimity since Avatar. Pacific Rim: 'thrilling bit of blockbuster sublimity 2013-07-12T13:32:00Z

At this point, writing anything about HBO’s international blockbuster that hasn’t already been discussed and debated extensively is incredibly difficult. Hot take: “Game of Thrones'” lefty “wizard porn” is endangering your soul 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

After all the ecstatic reviews and awards, the novel sold about 22,000 copies in hardcover — no blockbuster. Viet Thanh Nguyen, Prizewinning Author of ‘The Sympathizer,’ Still Wrestles With ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Source: Screen International James Cameron's fantasy blockbuster Avatar finally lost its mooring inside the top 10, falling four places to 14. Titans triumph at UK box office 2010-04-07T11:51:00Z

Harrison Ford crept onto the list for the first time since 2009 thanks to his return as Han Solo in the blockbuster new "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" movie and video game. Dwayne Johnson dethrones Robert Downey Jr. as highest paid actor 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The B team The only weekend in May not to feature a major blockbuster contender saw four medium-sized Hollywood offerings chasing complementary audience segments. Four Lions has roaring weekend at UK box office 2010-05-11T14:02:00Z

More fun than an empty-headed summer blockbuster, "El Henry" is a dinging ice cream truck of theatrical entertainment. Delightful 'El Henry' is a multicultural mash-up 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

Two decades later, I still vividly recall the buzzing, drunkenly anticipatory energy of opening night of the Broadway blockbuster “The Producers,” the most electric audience that I have ever been a part of. I Miss Being Part of an Audience 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

Supply is an issue here, too, with fewer blockbusters than in years past because, dealers say, they just aren’t coming up for sale. Art World’s Cream Rises at Maastricht 2014-03-16T21:21:41Z

The country star Morgan Wallen fended off a challenge from Metallica to hold the top spot on the Billboard album chart for a seventh week with “One Thing at a Time,” his latest streaming blockbuster. Morgan Wallen Fends Off Metallica for a Seventh Week at No. 1 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z

As summer blockbusters recede from view and the conversation turns to Serious Movies, awards-season prognosticators pose the kinds of queries typical of their annual sport: Will Viola Davis campaign as leading or supporting actress? Movies That Give Us Hope for a Less Homogenous Oscars 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

“Batman & Robin” has acquired a reputation as one of the worst blockbusters of all time, and it’s not entirely unearned. Don’t Forget That Joel Schumacher Briefly Saved Batman 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

It was inspired by the 1985 blockbuster National Gallery of Art show “The Treasure Houses of Britain,” which brought 17 period rooms and 700 items from Britain’s most famous manor houses to the nation’s capital. The reign of beige: In a political town, design stays neutral 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

The convention plays host to trailers, teasers and panels from Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. The Comic-Con Movies We're Most Excited About 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

After a blockbuster weekend for “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the writer and director took an abrupt leave of social media Monday. Stop blaming a “rabid feminist ‘Avengers’ backlash” for Joss Whedon’s Twitter exit 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

A blockbuster exhibition running through April in the Bonn’s Bundeskunsthalle has gathered some of the world’s most important Beethoven artifacts under one roof, in ways that both illuminate and question Beethoven mythology. From Bonn to Vienna, in Search of Beethoven, the Man 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

At the museum's blockbuster exhibition on Hadrian in 2008, a survey showed most visitors had no idea of the married emperor's intense feelings for another man. British Museum explores historic secrets of gay love 2013-06-20T18:08:56Z

These races also tend to honor the big blockbusters that the Oscars claim to want more of on the telecast. The Oscars’ Popularity Crisis 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

With no new popcorn blockbusters opening, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” easily trumped. Box office: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' takes Fourth of July 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

And even after accumulating great momentum in the lead-up to the Academy Awards, it’s still somewhat unexpected to see the blockbuster action flick get so much love—second only to The Revenant’s 12 nods. The 10 Biggest Oscar Nomination Surprises 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

She went on to star in blockbusters like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise and the 2005 film adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice." Keira Knightley says that she'll no longer do sex scenes in films directed by men 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

Only now, however, are they getting to share top billing with a megastar in a $200m summer blockbuster stuffed with state-of-the-art action and effects. World War Z unleashes an unedifying breed of zombie 2013-06-17T13:58:58Z

There aren't many would-be blockbusters these days that are truly original. "Captive State" is boring 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

The sort of magazine it envisions — essentially Ms., if it added beefcake centerfolds and became a newsstand blockbuster — didn’t exist. Review: ‘Minx’ Returns, Confident and Fully Exposed 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

In the article, several things were made clear about summer blockbuster trends. Summer sequels: Bad reviews, major moolah 2011-05-31T17:32:00Z

Two blockbuster sequels, “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” made the best picture cut. ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Is Big Winner at the Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

If Lagerfeld’s death marks the end of an era, it may be felt most in the loss of his blockbuster attitude toward showmanship. Karl Lagerfeld, the Designer Who Dressed to Survive 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

An actor of vulnerability and panache, he bounds from experimental plays to indie films to popcorn blockbusters. Justice Smith Doesn’t Need Your Assumptions 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

The edit, dubbed the “defeminized” version of the Marvel blockbuster, rids the film of every scene that one anonymous internet troll deemed feminist or gay. Someone edited the women out of "Avengers: Endgame," but the joke is on the sexist trolls 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z

The spinoff of the space opera that forever changed Hollywood opened last weekend to tepid box-office numbers for a hopeful blockbuster, struggling to squeak past $100 million by Monday of the Memorial Day weekend. Perspective | The ‘Solo’ slump is a reminder that voice and vision is what studios should savor 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

It's a phenomenon – a kind of a blockbuster. Hasidics lift veil 2012-08-13T16:48:02Z

Beautiful cinema with very elaborate, baroque decor but unfortunately typically shows H'wood blockbusters. Cine-files: Pathé Tuschinski 2012-08-28T11:13:20Z

Movies produced by the partnership will be allowed to bypass Chinese import restrictions that effectively limit the country to about 20 foreign blockbusters a year. Hollywood-China film venture to get cash infusion 2011-11-15T11:42:08Z

Walters points to the popularity of films such as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and action blockbuster Red or The Expendables as evidence in the shift towards a more grey friendly society. Let’s talk about sex for the over 60s 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Who can watch one of today’s superhero blockbusters without thinking about the mountain of insurance claims generated during an average metropolitan battle? ‘Superior Donuts’ doesn’t come close to filling the diversity hole in CBS’s schedule 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

Part of what makes these scenes mesmerizing is that these are real planes flown by real people in the real sky, unlike the computer-generated worlds of most contemporary blockbusters. Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

Walker starred in all but one of the six "Fast & Furious" blockbusters, which glorify muscular cars and risky driving. APNewsBreak: Speed to blame for Paul Walker crash 2014-03-25T22:37:44Z

He said he craves the cinematic understatement that blockbusters don't always provide. Pattinson leaves vampires behind in 'Cosmopolis' 2012-05-27T11:46:05Z

The blockbusters "Inception" and "Toy Story 3," the Facebook drama "The Social Network," the heist thriller "The Town" and the Western "True Grit" are among the American Film Institute's top 10 movies of the year. 'Toy Story 3,' 'Social Network' among AFI's top 10 2010-12-13T00:01:00Z

In the wake of the aforementioned fantasy blockbusters, it's fairly obvious to anyone with half a brain that US audiences quite like their fantasy epics served up with British accents. Jack the Giant Slayer: big news or the height of nonsense? 2012-11-23T15:16:42Z

Will.I.Am says James Cameron will direct their 3D tour film Following his blockbuster film about tall blue aliens, James Cameron's next movie has an even more ridiculous subject matter: the Black Eyed Peas. Black Eyed Peas and James Cameron team up for 3D concert film 2010-07-02T09:33:00Z

The completeness of its success makes it seem possible that big-ticket, blockbuster games this good might one day become regular — though never ordinary — occurrences. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Best of 2013 2013-12-31T13:01:14Z

The Marvel blockbuster earned seven Oscar nominations last month and made history by becoming the first superhero movie to land a Best Picture nomination. Bret Easton Ellis questions "Black Panther" Oscar noms, says no one thinks it’s "that good" 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

The immersive experience of oceans in a blockbuster movie can perhaps turn audiences into budding ocean activists. From "Aquaman" to "Avatar," ocean-centric blockbusters are eroding our terrestrial bias 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

Ours is not a formulaic blockbuster, but it occupies the space. Rupert Sanders is living the fairy tale 2012-06-01T23:02:00Z

Close Encounters” still strikes me as an amazing creation—a one-off fusion of blockbuster spectacle with the disheveled realism of nineteen-seventies filmmaking. Listening to “Star Wars” 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

As the Hulu show prepares to end its blockbuster sophomore season, and to finally reveal its second killer, Lucy dazzles and surprises with her speeches, discoveries — and dress. More than a fashion icon, Lucy brings Gen Z to "Only Murders in the Building" 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z

Museums like the Louvre are under pressure to attract audiences with blockbuster shows, often including showy masterpieces whose colors brighten up after thorough cleanings. Clash Over Restoration of Leonardo?s ?Virgin and Child? 2012-01-03T23:29:04Z

Guégan stresses that the Edouard Manet show isn't just the "traditional blockbuster" romp through masterpieces that Paris is becoming famous for. France and the arts: a new revolution 2011-03-24T08:00:02Z

That's what President Bill Pullman was telling us – just when the US blockbuster was firmly consolidating its worldwide hold. US presidents on film: after the fall 2013-04-10T08:44:51Z

Partly because foundations have been giving them grants for quiet repairs rather than blockbuster exhibitions, and curators have discovered that museumgoers like to learn how decay is combated. Antiques: Antiques Beach Reading (Yep, That?s Right) 2010-06-24T20:42:00Z

The actor, who starred in the blockbuster superhero Marvel film “Black Panther,” died at 43 last year after he privately battled colon cancer. Chadwick Boseman earns nominations for NAACP Image Awards 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

Hemsworth stars in the title role of "Thor," the Marvel Comics superhero adaptation that opens May 6 to lead off what is expected to be a season of summer blockbusters. Hemsworth hammers on Hollywood's door as Thor 2011-03-29T13:35:08Z

The era of the tourist-friendly blockbuster musical, complete with merchandise, had begun in earnest; in the wake of “Cats,” small shows would find it increasingly hard to compete. The Improbable Insanity of “Cats” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

Amazon’s decision to pick it up is a bit simpler to explain at a time when streaming services are racing to stockpile original content, and perhaps gain a blockbuster franchise in the bargain. "The Expanse" relaunches on Amazon as stunning and complex as before 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

"Jurassic Park": Dinosaurs roam the screen world again with a 3-D reissue of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster. Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 film lineup 2013-01-09T22:46:05Z

It was only ever worth around a quarter of a billion dollars annually in exports at its mid-noughties peak – less than most blockbuster US animations grossed solo. Akira: the future-Tokyo story that brought anime West 2013-07-10T13:23:35Z

The Broadway production opened in April to the best reviews for a musical since the blockbuster “Mormon.” Predictions From Tony Award Voters 2013-06-06T16:30:00Z

Vying against “A Star Is Born” and the blockbuster “Bohemian Rhapsody” as best drama contenders will be the superhero smash “Black Panther,” the melancholy “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.” ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Vice’ Lead the 2019 Golden Globes Nominations 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

So she showed up to the premiere of the blockbuster movie version in Prada, the perception of nastiness only adding to her mystique. Stephen Gan Is the Latest Magazine Editor Under Fire 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

Fresh off the huge blockbuster success of Jaws two years previously – a paradigm-shifting moment in Hollywood history – Spielberg was in effect given carte blanche with his next project. Is the big-hearted Spielbergian sci-fi of Close Encounters dead? 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z

Well, there’s a rather major difference between the couple in question and every other couple in the film or, in fact, any other blockbuster this summer. Why Independence Day: Resurgence's gay couple are denied a close encounter 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Original projects are anomalies in the blockbuster summer season — when, at movie theaters as well as on vacations, people prefer visiting friends and families. Box Office: Super 8 Is E.T. (Extra-Terrific) 2011-06-12T21:30:00Z

He called his compilation “Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968,” and while its initial pressing wasn’t what you would call a blockbuster, the right bands heard it. Punk pioneer Lenny Kaye reflects back on “the original sin of rock ‘n’ roll” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

The wave-making Leviathan of summer blockbusters, “Jaws” changed the way Hollywood did business and how people went to movies. ‘Jaws’ Is Still Devouring Us. SOS! 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

Stewart’s ratings were never blockbuster, but his influence was outsized. Help us, Jon Stewart: You’re our only hope to defeat Donald Trump 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

In an eerie parallel, we learn that Arthur made much of his nine-figure fortune as the adman who marketed the tranquilizer Valium and turned it into the pharmaceutical industry’s first blockbuster. Patrick Radden Keefe Lays Bare a Drug Crisis Fueled by Family Greed 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

They also ignored the blockbuster Rocky sequel “Creed.” How ‘Star Wars’ Could Figure Into the Oscar Race 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Not bad for a blockbuster and not a bad message for kids. Cowboys v bankers 2011-08-26T19:59:00Z

Mr. Lee worried that mainland Chinese film, after a long fallow period, was growing too quickly with too great a focus on box office blockbusters. ArtsBeat: Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou on Movies and the China Market 2014-03-28T17:15:31Z

The "Guardians of the Galaxy" star, who played the heroic sentient tree Groot in the Marvel blockbuster, is expecting his third child with girlfriend Paloma Jimenez, according to People magazine. Vin Diesel, girlfriend Paloma Jimenez expecting baby No. 3 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

The French hit factory seems to have hit a snag in recent years as it strains to find successors to the blockbusters of the 2000s. A Global Hit, ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ Finally Lands in New York 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

Ever since films like "Jaws" and "Star Wars" established a model for ambitious, FX-filled features that could make a lot of money, studios have been tinkering with blockbusters in the summer. 15 summer "blockbusters" that completely tanked at the box office 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

A wonderful summer blockbuster with action, suspense, and heart. The best films of 2013 (so far) 2013-06-21T15:49:46Z

Opportunities for non-white women in blockbuster Hollywood films are few and far between. More Female Heroes in Hollywood? Yes, But Not Nearly Enough 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

In gaming, Christmas is traditionally all about the big blockbusters: video games with high production values, created by huge development teams. XCOM: Enemy Unknown – review 2012-11-11T00:05:58Z

In “Prep,” Sittenfeld’s blockbuster debut, she portrayed a middle-class young woman attending an elite boarding school, someone self-conscious about being self-conscious. The Heroines in Curtis Sittenfeld’s First Story Collection Are All Grown Up 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

The trailer for Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron," the sequel to the blockbuster “The Avengers,” was released early after it was leaked online Wednesday. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' trailer officially released after online leak 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

Joking references to an ’80s blockbuster don’t mean that “The Watch” is a throwback. Movie Review: ‘The Watch,’ With Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn 2012-07-26T23:50:07Z

The new version of the 20th Century Fox blockbuster adds nine minutes of footage. 'Exorcism' has slim box-office lead over 'Takers' 2010-08-29T20:31:00Z

Mr. Stone and others persuaded him to leave that blockbuster for a planned “Next to Normal” overhaul at Arena Stage in Washington. He?s Not an Impostor; He Plays One Onstage 2011-03-20T02:26:58Z

What is the true mark of success for a Hollywood blockbuster ? Why superfans love Avengers: Infinity War and hate Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

After last year’s stark exhibition of Rei Kawakubo’s irregular apparel, the Met Costume Institute is back in blockbuster mode with this three-part blowout on the influence of Catholicism on haute couture of the past century. 29 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

The art of the blockbuster is too rarely acknowledged. Review: ‘Tomb Raider’ and the Perils of Blockbustering 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

"Summer starts Apr. 29," read the ads from Universal Pictures, underlining that the blockbuster movie season was starting a week early this year. Fast Five Carjacks the Box Office with a Furious $83.6 Million 2011-05-01T06:05:00Z

But much of those proceeds are owed to foreign blockbusters, likes James Cameron's wildly popular Avatar. Chinese film to star Christian Bale 2010-12-22T13:15:24Z

But in a fight between screwball irony and blockbuster bombast, the heavy-metal action unfortunately wins. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-05-02T11:52:10Z

Haugen’s simple delivery made for a powerful interview, hammering home the details of the shocking information she shared with the Wall Street Journal for its recent blockbuster investigation, the Facebook Files. Perspective | Facebook is harming our society. Here’s a radical solution for reining it in. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

Its organizers call the film an "exuberant DIY extravaganza" from an industry whose "reckless abandon manages to inspire more heart, grit and soul than a thousand Hollywood blockbusters." In Uganda, a filmmaker makes gripping $200 action flicks 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

China has screened the original Star Wars movies for the first time almost four decades after George Lucas’s space opera helped usher in the Hollywood blockbuster era. Star Wars premieres in China four decades late 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Griffith’s racist blockbuster, “The Birth of a Nation.” William Hooker and Oscar Micheaux, visionaries across eras and art forms 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

In other words, the stakes are low when it comes to Oscars for blockbusters: They’ve already received the highest praise in their own financial shared universe, in the form of economic votes. It’s become too facile to pit big summer movies against integrity-filled indies 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy,” which arrived at No. 1 last month with blockbuster streaming numbers after nearly a year of teases and false starts, notched its fourth week at the top. Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Spends a Fourth Week at No. 1 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z

The couple was seen as Hollywood royalty, both stars with blockbuster billing, and their large family often made appearances together at red carpet events. Burning questions about the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt lawsuit 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

The popular writer of such blockbuster thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain" and the TV series "ER" died in 2008. 'Flag' auction could set record for Jasper Johns work 2010-05-11T18:05:00Z

But they look and sound remarkably like the blades that Yoda and other characters wield in the blockbuster movies. Lightsaber duelling registered as official sport in France 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

It's not simply a question of the distinction between arthouse and blockbuster. Building an audience for architecture 2011-01-20T21:45:01Z

The actor also confessed he used to dress up as characters from the outer space blockbuster franchise as a child. Oscar Isaac confirms Star Wars dates 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

It pairs Berry's cover-girl beauty and Oscar cred with the blockbuster pedigree of executive producer Steven Spielberg. Halle Berry launches into a new era of control with CBS' 'Extant' 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

There have been so many high-stakes blockbusters where the destruction of the Earth is threatened that it’s become banal, but Jarmusch says he wasn’t consciously responding to that. Jim Jarmusch: ‘I shy away from sex in my films. It makes me nervous’ 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

Bachchan, who acted in several of Chopra's blockbusters, said the entire Hindi movie industry was honoring the film, which was opening in Indian theaters Tuesday. Bollywood pays homage to film director Yash Chopra 2012-11-13T14:32:09Z

"Fast & Furious 6," released in May, raced to nearly $790 million in global sales, ranking as one of the year's biggest blockbusters. Diesel's 'Riddick' unseats Oprah's 'Butler' at box office 2013-09-08T17:23:03Z

Hollywood studios shied away from scheduling major movies this weekend, steering clear of the expected blockbuster "The Hobbit," which Warner Brothers will release on December 14. Bond movie "Skyfall" beats "Lincoln" at box office 2012-12-09T17:54:23Z

Before “Wonder Woman 1984,” did you ever imagine yourself playing a villain in a comic-book blockbuster or aspire to play one? Kristen Wiig Would Have Said Yes to One Line in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z

Working hard to ensure the male gaze is central to blockbuster film-making, the only thing the films fetishize more than cars is women. How the Fast and Furious franchise used cars to symbolize the American dream 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster crossed the $650 million mark at the North American box office, making it the fifth-highest release in the U.S. of all time. Box office: 'Ready Player One' powers to $53 million over holiday... 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z

But that did not translate to blockbuster numbers, given the sales levels of her tracks the week before -- they were low, yet perfectly normal for catalog hits in an average week. ArtsBeat: Rap Duo Wins the Week With 'Thrift Shop' 2013-02-06T20:24:28Z

But Darren Aronofsky, in his ambitious fusion of Old Testament awe with modern blockbuster spectacle, dwells on the dark and troubling implications of Noah’s experience. Movie Review: Russell Crowe Confronts Life’s Nasty Weather in ‘Noah’ 2014-03-27T18:05:40Z

Audiovisual trailers for books – in the same style as those for blockbuster movies – are now an essential part of any marketing campaign for a big-hitting new novel. Following the trailers 2010-06-16T14:25:00Z

His 2008 blockbuster The Hangover, which gave Galifianakis his breakout role, was at least twice as funny — and while it had a nasty edge too, that nastiness never felt so personal. Due Date Review: Downey, Galifianakis and Road Rage 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

It used to be just the traditional film studios that counted on summer blockbusters to plump up annual profits. Amazon's Hysterical, Saucy 'Catastrophe' Marks An Inspired Win In The Binge Wars 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

The summer blockbuster staked its claim on television long ago, but we've all been so fixated on zombies, werewolves and aliens, we've almost forgotten the coolest and creepiest apocalypse scenario: Animals Run Amok. It's all great fun as animals run amok in CBS' 'Zoo' 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

Such insights into the strange gestation period of the 21st-century blockbuster paint a picture, both fascinating and terrifying, of film-makers as modern-day Victor Frankensteins, constantly splicing together old parts to create new forms. Rise of the apes: how Rogue One's strange birth lays bare Hollywood's imagination drought 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

“Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror,” a doubleheader retrospective divided between the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, was one of the season’s most hotly anticipated blockbusters. Best Art Exhibitions of 2021 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

A year after “Holler” closed, a show called “Hamilton” arrived, its hip-hop score helping to make it the rare once-in-a-generation blockbuster. A Tupac Musical Gets a Second Chance 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Maths biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity is out in a fortnight and this Friday sees the release of his first blockbuster in 20 years: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Jeremy Irons: ‘I have the natural tendency of a benign dictator’ 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

“The sales are concentrated on a few blockbuster lots,” said James Roundell, director of Impressionist and modern art at the London dealer Dickinson. Fewer and Smaller: A New Normal for London’s Summer Auctions 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Here are this summer’s 12 best blockbuster diversions: No sequels allowed: the 12 best alternative movies to watch this summer 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

It will also expand the reach of the arthouse, independent and world cinema films, which lose out in multiplexes to big Hollywood blockbusters. Curzon launches video on demand service 2010-12-08T09:00:00Z

Some Democrats thought the report written by the team led by Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, would be a blockbuster — if not on the page, then in a televised hearing. Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

As the season of CGI spectacles gets underway in earnest, one blockbuster after another will set upon the task of wooing, wowing and otherwise jangling the ganglia of millions of moviegoers. ‘First Reformed’ will shock you. Thank God for that. 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

After he wrangled the characters of four blockbuster franchises for Avengers Assemble, Joss Whedon's place at the helm of the good ship Marvel seems assured. Comic-Con 2013: TV news round-up 2013-07-23T10:10:14Z

You don't go to see a summer blockbuster expecting great art. "Jurassic World: Dominion” is not a movie. It's a museum 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z

It wasn’t the first, of course – the convoluted-robbery film was a popular genre throughout the 1960s – but it’s got to be the most complicated brainteaser ever to reach blockbuster and major awards status. My favourite best picture Oscar winner: The Sting 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

But blockbuster money or no, she is still paying for a leased Volkswagen. Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ 2012-11-09T22:03:41Z

Missing a blockbuster story had him worried about the credibility of the whole project. ‘Is this a thing? Is this a . . . boom?’: How Washington copes with the insane Trump-era news cycle 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

So it's unlikely just any Hollywood blockbuster would get the same permission in the future. Hemingway pic a rare Hollywood moment in Cuba 2014-05-07T13:05:19Z

Also contending were Quentin Tarantino's darkly humorous slavery Western "Django Unchained", the James Bond blockbuster "Skyfall", Ang Lee's shipwreck tale "Life of Pi" and the comedy "Silver Linings Playbook". Hostage film "Argo" wins producers' award as Oscars loom 2013-01-27T10:16:29Z

I am not speaking for all Black Latinos, but the realization of your nonexistence in such a cultural blockbuster simply hurts. ‘In the Heights’ and Colorism: What Is Lost When Afro-Latinos Are Erased 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

“Westworld” could become HBO’s biggest new show since the launch of “Game of Thrones,” the blockbuster fantasy series that has also drawn criticism for graphic violence, much of it directed against women. “‘Westworld’ is a lot tamer than video games”: Putting graphic TV violence in context 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

It may sound paradoxical, but though "World War Z" is awash with gruesome hordes of snarling zombies, it is - alongside Superman and Godzilla-sized sea monsters - one of the most human-scaled blockbusters of the summer. Brad Pitt tries to build a better blockbuster 2013-06-19T15:04:10Z

Spider-Man seems like the perfect opportunity to diversify the blockbuster genre. The Short List of Possible Spider-Man Directors Is All Men 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

In May, four years after his death, Mr. Lagerfeld is getting the biggest show of all: the next Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute blockbuster. Inside the Met’s Plans for a Major Karl Lagerfeld Show 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

Those who have read the Potter novels, or seen the blockbuster film adaptations, should not feel that the carefully appointed logic of Ms. Rowling’s fictional prototype has been violated. Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Raises the Bar for Broadway Magic 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

Think, the kind of splashy question-and-answer sessions with the stars of upcoming blockbusters that has helped turn the massive San Diego Comic Con International into a blockbuster itself. An A-list guide to C2E2, which opens Friday 2011-03-16T00:39:04Z

The surprise blockbuster about a youth trapped on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger made Lee want to work in 3-D again, calling it "a very new cinematic language." Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for 'Life of Pi' 2013-02-25T12:01:07Z

But "Star Wars" is more than a commercial juggernaut which helped to create the very idea of the "Summer blockbuster." From “Star Wars” to our wars: What the Force has in common with “Thank you for your service” 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

In September, Ms. Alsop became the first woman to conduct the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms, a little-known event in America but a widely televised blockbuster in Europe. Female Conductors Search for Equality at Highest Level 2013-12-20T20:33:48Z

It grossed more than eight hundred million dollars worldwide, won two Oscars, and became the biggest blockbuster in Mexican history. “Coco,” a Story About Borders and Love, Is a Definitive Movie for This Moment 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

The publicity campaigns for most blockbusters are carefully orchestrated by Hollywood studios, leveraging star appeal and assets to build positive buzz in the run-up to release. Man of Steel does battle with Brad Pitt's zombie apocalypse World War Z 2013-06-26T08:00:04Z

In the ensuing years, Disney has turned out a string of animated blockbusters, including "Tangled," "Wreck-It-Ralph," "Frozen" and now "Big Hero 6," which has grossed roughly $500 million worldwide. Disney's animation building getting a Pixar face-lift all its own 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

“The Batman” easily remained the No. 1 movie in North American theaters with $66 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a live BTS concert broadcast was one-day-only blockbuster. ‘The Batman’ and a BTS concert broadcast power box office 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z

Once again, the lesson that more is not necessarily better, something rarely learned by blockbuster sequels, is forgotten. Movie Review: ‘Despicable Me 2’ Stars Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig 2013-07-02T15:52:08Z

While Venice is not a platform for blockbusters, it has proved an effective launchpad for U.S. Highbrow trumps Hollywood at Venice film festival 2011-09-11T08:47:48Z

You played a major role in sci-fi becoming the blockbuster genre it is today. James Cameron on Science Fiction, ‘Avatar’ and the Challenges of a ‘Terminator’ Reboot 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

And he's got enough of his own ideas to keep him busy while he decides whether to follow the blockbuster path. William Eubank used ingenuity — and begging — to get 'The Signal' made 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

All of the above films fall into “indie” or “prestige” genres, and the blockbuster category is still dominated by Hollywood’s old guard. Young composers challenge the Hollywood music establishment 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

Woolley is aware of the risks swirling around the blockbuster, but feels that mass extinction is still some way away, if it ever comes. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

And finally, this weekend's midnight movie at the Egyptian is "Jurassic Park," Steven Spielberg's dinosaur adventure-park blockbuster, based on the Michael Crichton novel. Chime in with your favorite quotes watching 'Spaceballs' 2011-02-03T20:21:03Z

Yet he was back with his pecs out this summer for The Legend Of Tarzan, a blockbuster that, like many in 2016, struggled at the box office. Alexander Skarsgård: ‘I still wake up shivering in the foetal position’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

Across town, in the Cinépolis multiplex, dramas from Cuba, Ecuador and Colombia played alongside the latest Tom Cruise blockbuster. Festival radar: International Film Festival of Panama 2013-05-10T11:35:45Z

Ticket sales were likely hindered by “It,” which became an unexpected blockbuster for Warner Bros. ‘Winchester’ Claims No. 3 at Box Office Amid Super Bowl Slowdown 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z

In this seventh chapter of the blockbuster franchise, directed by J. J. Abrams, the war drags on. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘The Hollow Crown’ 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Deaths have occurred on soundstages and location shoots, on big-budget Hollywood blockbusters as well as small independent productions, the records show. Filming accidents increased in last five years, data show 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

Of course, representational diversity isn’t everything—there’s still a long way to go before makeup of Hollywood’s blockbuster entertainment is truly diverse. At This Year's Comic-Con, Superheroes Looked More Like Us 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

This weekend's a quiet one for movie openings, at least here in Seattle -- a handful of small-scale films, as we await the onslaught of holiday blockbusters and Oscar-bait starting next week. Kristin Scott Thomas, then and now 2010-12-03T18:59:00Z

Here is a list of noteworthy movies heading to theaters and living rooms this summer — everything from blockbusters to small indies from the festival circuit. Summer Movies 2023: Here’s What’s Coming to Theaters and Streaming 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

She’s never been able to plug herself into a proper blockbuster, but she hasn’t let that stop her from excelling. Is Kristen Stewart too good for big-budget blockbusters? 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

Even if you can’t identify the man onstage as the one who starred in the blockbuster “Hangover” film franchise, you’re always aware of the sheer, looming presence of him. Bradley Cooper in 'The Elephant Man' on Broadway 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

Roth noted that even the biggest blockbusters are in theaters for only weeks before they're released on video. Roth says 'Aftershock' new business model for film 2013-05-09T19:31:14Z

The entire blockbuster era was ushered in when Hollywood began looking for counter-programming to the auteur-led film-making of the 1970s, and for all its faults it has delivered myriad examples of totemic cinema. Godzilla vs Kong: whoever wins Hollywood's monster mashup, we all lose 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

It has been heralded as a milestone for representation of Asian people on screen, the first Hollywood blockbuster to feature an all-Asian cast in 25 years. Where are the brown people? Crazy Rich Asians draws tepid response in Singapore 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

After years of gobbling up Hollywood summer blockbusters and filling arenas for American pop artists, Chinese producers are wondering why their shows don't command as much money and why the cultural exchange is so lopsided. China breaks into Las Vegas show business 2014-04-29T12:57:39Z

Aug. 7: A year after their blockbuster hit, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion release a follow-up single, written from the perspective of someone singing to Mike Pence. Style Invitational Week 1418: Tour de Fours XVII — just UNDO it 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z

But it pursues this modest goal according to blockbuster logic, which buries the easy, scrappy pleasures of the old stuff in expensive excess. Movie Review: ?John Carter,? With Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins 2012-03-08T23:03:00Z

"That said, this was never preordained to be a blockbuster kind of weekend and late August is typically a slowdown period for the summer movie season," he said. "The Help" holds on at top of storm-hit box office 2011-08-29T15:05:12Z

Mr. Williams was hardly the first great film composer, but he was the first master of that great American genre: the summer blockbuster. Music Review: John Williams Birthday Concert at Tanglewood 2012-08-19T21:48:18Z

“You have blockbusters like ‘Hobbit’ and esoteric, challenging films like ‘Nebraska,’ ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ and ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.’ Hollywood struggles against new film meccas 2013-12-28T03:22:15Z

"Twilight" has been a rarity for male-oriented Hollywood, a blockbuster franchise aimed almost exclusively at women. Hollywood's 3 Bs for fall: Bond, Bella, Bilbo 2012-08-22T19:51:09Z

The awards categories pay respect to blockbuster hits likely to be overlooked by industry stalwarts the Oscars and Golden Globes. Comedienne Rebel Wilson to host MTV Movie Awards 2012-12-21T04:50:52Z

His reward was a commission to direct a state-sanctioned blockbuster celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, and another to choreograph a grand firework display in Tiananmen Square. Should Danny Boyle carry the torch for the London Olympics? 2010-06-08T10:41:00Z

The trailer for Finding Dory, the sequel to the 2003 blockbuster about the adventures of a clown fish, debuted on the Ellen Show last week. Finding Dory trailer raises hopes film could include lesbian couple 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z

That result, on par with blockbusters like “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” positions “Iron Man 2” to become one of the highest-grossing motion pictures of the year. ?Iron Man 2? Kicks Off Hollywood?s Summer Season 2010-05-09T21:54:00Z

Martin Scorsese is once again making it clear that he's not a fan of blockbuster comic book-inspired films — which he once likened to "theme parks" in the past. Martin Scorsese believes comic book movies threaten our very culture: "We've got to save cinema" 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z

Numerous productions were put on pause when the virus began to intensify last spring, and very few blockbusters have resumed filming amid the global health crisis. Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus, halting "The Batman" production 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

One fan outside the museum needed little convincing that the star of such blockbuster films as "Terminator," "Total Recall," "Last Action Hero" and comedies such as "Kindergarten Cop" and "Twins" was a good role model. Total Recall: Schwarzenegger opens Austria museum 2011-10-07T13:03:46Z

The ones that become blockbusters hit that achievement because they hook into something swimming through the collective culture at a given time. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

“I didn’t think I’d ever come back to Hartford,” he said on Saturday, closing out a star-studded Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival show that was the biggest blockbuster in stand-up this summer. Chappelle Returns to Hartford (All Is Forgiven) 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

This year, studios offered up a rush of big-budget blockbusters including "Skyfall," the highest grossing of the 23 James Bond films that is still selling well with $227 million in domestic sales. "Hobbit" may bring a Hollywood ending to 2012 box office 2012-11-30T12:21:40Z

It would hardly be good critical practice to prejudge the opening season’s starry collaborations and blockbuster statements of purpose before they’ve begun. How the Shed Can Live Up to Its Hype: Focus on the Artists 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

Or Iron Man 2, where his instincts and integrity thrived in the unlikely crucible of a superhero blockbuster. Sam Rockwell – last of the goofballs 2012-12-06T12:55:03Z

Whatever the reasons, these two modern horror blockbusters make for a nice do-it-yourself double feature. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Last of Us’ and the Golden Globes 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z

The show, which opens Saturday and runs to April 9, looks set to be a blockbuster for the Royal Academy. David Hockney revisits English roots for new show 2012-01-17T14:54:09Z

It was a hushed, long-breathed album with a haunted twang, yet it turned into a blockbuster — selling more than a million copies and winning six Grammy Awards including album of the year. After 14 Years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Finally Reunite 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

European and American museums responded with enthusiasm, enticed by the appeal of a blockbuster show of art unseen in the West for four decades. Sending its fabulous collection of Western modernism abroad 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

The only such film to take the war on terror as its explicit backdrop, it was also the most purely escapist blockbuster of the genre. Iron Man 2: the first superhero film of the Obama era? 2010-04-28T13:33:00Z

"Midsommar" deserves to be favorably compared to other recent blockbuster movies that have attempted to tackle mental health issues. The real horror of the "Midsommar" ending 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

Last year, there wasn't a single American blockbuster you couldn't find in Indonesia's glizty shopping malls, numbering in the thousands. Hollywood struggles to get back into Indonesia 2011-09-06T11:31:10Z

In a typical summer season, about 250 films – from studio blockbusters to independent movies – are released. Even superheroes may not be able to save Hollywood’s desperate summer 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

The top 10 was split evenly between domestic and Hollywood blockbusters. Chinese cinema set for record year 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

McQUEEN Look, when I did “12 Years a Slave,” I never knew that it would be a blockbuster. Steve McQueen and Viola Davis on Hollywood, Race and Power 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

Indeed, the movies, and Schwarzenegger's own fee, are low-budget compared with his global blockbusters of yore. Schwarzenegger is back, and Hollywood hopes he's still a star 2013-01-06T21:34:18Z

"I've been in hit TV shows and blockbuster Hollywood movies, but you are never really taken seriously as an actor until you've done a play," he said. Dennis and Warwick join Spamalot 2013-08-02T14:40:21Z

They just weren’t events, the kind of films promoted as experiences above all – something that almost any blockbuster only gets to be once, for a year at most, in its long, brawny life. Ben-Hur at 60: why the biblical blockbuster doesn't hold up 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

Although no track from “Un Verano” has gone higher than No. 4 on the Hot 100 singles chart, the album as a whole has been a streaming blockbuster. Bad Bunny’s Album Ties ‘Encanto’ for Most Weeks at No. 1 This Year 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

After all, a year ago, the company  had no discretionary scruples over releasing a sex tape that shows reality star Kendra Wilkinson clearly being coerced -- and turned that sad encounter into a blockbuster. Why doesn't Vivid want Usher's sex tape? 2011-03-18T16:19:00Z

And so does Cowell - until season two airs and Fox takes a hard look at whether his TV baby is growing into the blockbuster that Cowell promised. Paula Abdul exits 'X Factor'; third to leave show 2012-01-31T23:37:09Z

The Chinese government only shares revenue for 20 foreign imports a year - a formula that effectively limits the country to 20 foreign blockbusters per year. 2010 Chinese box office surges to $1.5 billion 2011-01-10T09:46:04Z

If that isn't enough to recommend a summer blockbuster, then I don't what is. "Hobbs & Shaw" and the standalone spin-off 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Organized by Starr Figura, working with Lotte Johnson of the Modern’s drawings and prints department, the show accomplishes this feat without an iota of blockbuster grandstanding or romancing the myth of the artist-rebel. Art Review: ‘Gauguin: Metamorphoses’ at MoMA Goes Beyond Paintings 2014-03-13T19:24:47Z

Seidl said he will not release projected attendance numbers, but if previous cities are any indication, the exhibition would be a blockbuster. King Tut's treasures return to Seattle beginning May 24 2012-05-17T16:49:04Z

This all means that Waititi, whose last movie was the offbeat Marvel blockbuster “Thor: Ragnarok,” may soon find his brand of irreverence rewarded on Hollywood’s most reverent night. Taika Waititi Puts on a Tuxedo 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

More instructively, he also suggested why studios have become so dependent on blockbusters. Movie Review: ‘Iron Man 3,’ With Robert Downey Jr. 2013-05-02T12:00:01Z

And not just any film, but a potential blockbuster starring Julia Roberts. Jennifer Salt: The Story Behind the Writer 2010-07-21T22:30:00Z

Back then, too, country music probably occupied a smaller cultural niche, before blockbuster crossover acts like Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks made their mark. ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’ at Encores! Off-Center 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Given Mr. Lehrer’s reduced profile, “A Book About Love” is unlikely to match his earlier blockbuster sales. A Fraud? Jonah Lehrer Says His Remorse Is Real 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z

The program consisted of two large-scale late Romantic orchestral blockbusters, Richard Strauss’s “Don Quixote” and the Fifth Symphony of Tchaikovsky, preceded by a brief promotional video before the orchestra walked onstage. Barenboim brings West-Eastern Divan to D.C. for the first time 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

What is more, Gant adds, a summer blockbuster is not always a sequel or a remake, as The Meg has proved. Arthouse v blockbuster: will superheroes wipe out serious movies? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

Transformers 3 – or Transformers: Dark of the Moon to use its official title – looks set to be one of this year's most successful blockbusters. Transformers 3: more robot flaws than robot wars 2011-02-09T09:27:00Z

If this sounds like a good pitch for a summer blockbuster, that’s because it is. Don Winslow’s summer blockbuster, ‘The Force,’ is ready-made for Hollywood 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

"How to Train Your Dragon 2," the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster, totaled $50 million from Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian box offices, according to studio estimates. 'Jump Street' guns down 'Dragon' to lead weekend box office 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

Before leading the state of California from 2003 to 2010, the former body builder was the star of such blockbusters as the "Terminator" franchise and "True Lies" and comedies like "Kindergarten Cop" and "Twins." Schwarzenegger says he's returning to acting 2011-02-11T17:15:15Z

And the blockbuster “Black Panther” is available for streaming. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Split’ and ‘Black Panther’ 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

While not necessarily B-side Williams, these scores show the composer working in a different register than his blockbuster side: John Williams: Five underrated scores by the AFI-honored composer 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

The film “briskly shakes off blockbuster branding imperatives and allows itself to be something relatively rare in the modern superhero cosmos,” A.O. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars’ and ‘Roots’ 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z

How opening on Orange Wednesday helps a blockbuster with a pre-sold audience is more open to question. At the box office, the weekend now comes early 2012-08-02T19:00:10Z

The announcement ended almost a year of speculation that Bloom, the star of Hollywood blockbusters "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," and Kerr, one of the highest-earning models, were parting. Actor Orlando Bloom, model Miranda Kerr separate 2013-10-25T16:20:45Z

By the end of 2009 though windows were being reduced or eliminated even for blockbusters, with holdouts Sony, Disney and Paramount also increasingly shortening windows. Period between DVD and video on demand releases shrinks 2010-08-20T18:00:00Z

“We were really planning on a blockbuster fall.” Radio City Music Hall to Reopen to Maskless, Vaccinated Full Houses 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

She’s talking about the movie’s dinosaur theme park, but she might as well be referring to all the special effects and other blockbuster add-ons that moviemakers use to try to blow the audience’s collective mind. Review: In ‘Jurassic World,’ the Franchise Feeds the Beast 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

While most of the movie world was waiting out the end of the summer blockbuster season, Mr. Weinstein was waging an early campaign for his film “Lee Daniels’ the Butler.” Film Festival Opens With a Crowded Slate 2013-09-06T17:09:25Z

He said the category was not necessarily meant to honor the studio blockbusters. How the Academy fumbled the push for Best Popular Film 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

Her celebrity solo exhibition steers a course between the crowd-bait blockbusters no museum can resist and the substantial shows that artists and critics hope for from the museum. Yoko Ono’s 1971 MoMA Show Finally Opens 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

Other Hollywood films produced by smaller studios not participating in the film boycott include "Scream 4," "Beastly" and "Insidious" - not exactly the summer blockbusters Indonesian moviegoers had hoped for. Indonesians bemoan Hollywood blockbuster blackout 2011-06-28T11:15:12Z

Simon West, the British director of Hollywood blockbusters, was 11 years old in 1972 when Michael Winner made , an efficient thriller with certain intellectual pretensions. The Mechanic ? review 2011-01-30T00:06:07Z

Spielberg said the best one to actually make was his blockbuster "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," because he came to love his three child stars - Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Robert MacNaughton - so much. Spielberg: 'Jurassic Park,' 'Jaws' could go 3-D 2011-07-22T19:10:00Z

The weak returns from 2014’s crop of summer blockbusters added to this fear. Welcome to the flophouse! This year's films that no one wanted to see 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

Superhero blockbusters reach millions of moviegoers, but they’re all about pileups of can-you-top-this plot points, ever more elaborate special effects and, perhaps most crucially, preserving the purity of mythologies that fans already feel passionate about. Review: Sightless Vet Vs. Trespassing Kids in Tense, Visually Smart Don't Breathe 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster movie obliterated the records for both Labor Day openings and pandemic-era releases on its way to more than $430 million in ticket sales worldwide. AP Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

What they got were two colossal blockbusters, a handful of backup hits and plenty of duds that just didn't deliver, resulting in what may prove the lowest summer movie attendance in 20 years. Hollywood's summer heads south as films fizzle 2012-09-02T17:21:13Z

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” grossed a studio-estimated $4.1 million in ticket sales in the United States on Thursday night, marking a promising start to the hoped-for summer blockbuster. 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' grosses $4.1 million Thursday night 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

“A Quiet Place,” the horror blockbuster of the year, belongs to both categories. Home Is Where the Horror Is 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

"There was not an overriding, overshadowing blockbuster like there was last year with 'Avatar,' " said Hollywood.com's box office division president, Paul Dergarabedian. Weinsteins' Oscar mastery resurfaces post-'Avatar' 2011-02-28T18:52:18Z

After cutting their teeth on small, independent films, directors often want the challenge—as well as the paycheck and the prestige—of making a big-budget blockbuster. Can We Build a Better Blockbuster? Wonder Woman Points a Way Forward 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

“Twilight” became one of the publishing industry’s most lucrative entertainment franchises, with four novels, a companion novella and five blockbuster films. Sorry, ‘Twilight’ Fans, Stephenie Meyer’s Latest Is a Twisted Spy Thriller 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Sandra, your thriller “Bird Box” was one of the first certified streaming blockbusters. A ‘Lost City’ Group Chat With Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

In the meantime, the blockbuster art exhibitions usually hosted there will be staged in a temporary structure on the Champ-de-Mars. In reopened Paris, creative energy and festive euphoria set the mood 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

A year after "Iron Man," "Twilight" and "Shrek" sequels pulled in summer crowds, the studios are front loading many of their potential blockbusters early. Summer of superheroes ride to Hollywood's rescue 2011-04-27T22:16:09Z

And his star-making role led to his earning blockbuster parts in the “It” films and this month’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” in theaters Nov. 19. Finn Wolfhard doesn’t really want to be famous 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

It's been nearly 30 years since "Jurassic Park" first arrived in theaters, but director Stephen Spielberg's blockbuster is still as innovative today as it was back in 1993. 20 things you might not know about "Jurassic Park" 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

Equally important, he says, is what visitors take away from Remix and other programs offered at SAM outside of blockbuster shows like the recent Picasso exhibit, which drew 400,000 visitors. Seattle's Sandra Jackson-Dumont makes art a party 2011-05-26T18:46:02Z

The war drags on in this seventh chapter of the blockbuster franchise, directed by J. J. Abrams. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ and ‘Sisters’ 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

But even blockbuster ticket sales, visual wizardry and Mr. DiCaprio’s performance may not be enough to beat the odds. Best Picture Race Puts Fox in a Tight Spot 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Added to this is Cannes' newfound habit of scheduling popcorn blockbusters in high-profile "out of competition" slots. Cannes and Hollywood: a feisty marriage 2013-05-14T08:00:03Z

“Audiences are demonstrating that pent-up demand to experience blockbuster moviemaking on the grandest scale,” David King, an Imax distribution executive, said in an email. ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Roars at the Box Office With $48.5 Million 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z

In recent years, it’s become increasingly obvious that story comes a distant second to spectacle in modern summer blockbusters. Is Iron Man the Only Interesting Marvel Superhero? 2013-05-03T18:58:16Z

Traveling With Dad to Hearts Unknown The Australian actor Hugo Weaving has the kind of blockbuster credits and genre fame that can overshadow a performer’s range. Movie Review : ‘Last Ride,’ Australian Film Starring Hugo Weaving 2012-07-05T22:04:37Z

I don't want to see "summer blockbusters" and leave all of my movie going to the end fo the year when movies that hope to get "Oscar buzz" come out. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The book refers back to his blockbuster 2012 debut, “The Expats,” a much-talked-about novel of international intrigue and an imploding marriage. Review | A bored housewife jumps back into the spy game again in ‘The Paris Diversion’ 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

The novel was one of the early pan-European blockbusters, and Annaud delivered a suitably multinational film, with Brits, Americans, French, Italians and Russians in the cast. Bernd Eichinger: a career in clips 2011-01-28T10:58:00Z

They include individual honors for acting, directing and screenwriting, as well as categories such as animation, documentary, comedy and blockbuster. Hollywood Film Awards unveil categories for first televised show 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

Tolkien that follows the trilogy of blockbuster films based on his "Lord of the Rings" book series. Elijah Wood hints at big "Hobbit" show for Comic-Con 2012-07-10T22:42:31Z

In a field filled with blockbusters, “Roma” offers a highbrow option that many voters will be eager to take. The Path to Oscar Victory for Every Best Picture Nominee 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

After the bestselling author landed one of the most influential blockbusters of all time with "Jurassic Park," studios were eager to adapt his other work. 15 summer "blockbusters" that completely tanked at the box office 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

However, the star dismisses any suggestion that he's "sold out" to Hollywood by making a blockbuster superhero movie. The Amazing Spider-Man returns 2012-06-30T08:05:02Z

By this point, the Oval Office – the exact centre of the US blockbuster universe, the eye of its storm – feels almost as familiar as our own front room. US presidents on film: after the fall 2013-04-10T08:44:51Z

He looked every inch a novelist in a Hollywood blockbuster. My dinner with Alger Hiss 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

From the swashbuckling adventures of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies to the nightmares of The Ring, Gore Verbinski has proven he knows how to make a Hollywood blockbuster. Q&A with Rango Director Gore Verbinski 2011-03-04T16:50:00Z

The blockbuster show, which opens on Thursday and runs through Feb. 24, is one of the most ambitious surveys ever of the artist’s work. How the Louvre’s Leonardo Blockbuster Shows a Master’s Progress 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

HBO’s blockbuster fantasy epic Game of Thrones is poised to sweep the board at the Emmy awards after netting 24 nominations on Thursday. Game of Thrones set to dominate Emmys after netting 24 nominations 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

“Afterwords” had won a prize that musical-theater makers covet, a Jonathan Larson grant, which was named to memorialize the creator of the Broadway blockbuster, “Rent.” A Playwright and a Songwriter, Finding the Right Words 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

The documents, filed online by New Zealand’s Companies Office, provide a rare insight into the exact costs of a blockbuster Hollywood production. “Hobbit” Trilogy Costs $561m So Far 2013-10-04T13:44:42Z

An excerpt from The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex – in which Mark explains why blockbusters are rubbish and why we keep watching them regardless – will run in Sunday's Observer. Grill film critic Mark Kermode over lunch in a live webchat 2011-08-25T12:43:41Z

The key then to understanding Lucas’s last blockbuster, like his first, is not how futuristic he’s making it but how retrograde. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z

I had experienced blockbuster reverberations in my childhood before, of course – ubiquitous Jurassic Park T-shirts, Forrest Gump catchphrases – but this was new: my first palpable point of awareness that cinema and sex were essentially intertwined. Romeo + Juliet at 20: how Baz Luhrmann's adaptation refuses to age 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

If last year was a coronation for the blockbuster musical “Hamilton,” this year’s Tonys was more even-handed with notable wins for a number of shows, including the best play “Oslo.” Tony Awards: Big winners, surprise losers and what it all means for the theater 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

Why read the book if you can watch the made in Hollywood blockbuster movie. 2010-02-05T18:26:00Z

“I don’t write in the style of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” he said, referring to the author, composer, and star of the current hip-hop musical blockbuster “Hamilton.” Tradition! The Indestructible “Fiddler on the Roof” 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

But the box-office opportunity for Academy Awards favorites is available partially because of the lack of blockbuster dominance in the marketplace. Hopkins takes 'The Rite' to top of box office 2011-01-30T23:46:03Z

O'Toole appeared in many acclaimed films, but is best remembered for his lead role in David Lean's 1962 blockbuster "Lawrence of Arabia" in which he played T.E. "Lawrence of Arabia" actor Peter O'Toole dies, aged 81 2013-12-16T21:35:53Z

In October, Disney will release Playmation, a system of connected products featuring characters and stories from blockbuster film franchises, starting with "Avengers." Disney is merging its interactive and consumer products units

In these troubled times, the continuing determination to turn Paranormal Activity into a blockbuster franchise is strangely reassuring. Paranormal Activity 3: Is there a demon in the house? 2011-07-27T07:58:18Z

There’s not been a lot of good news lately for musicians outside the tiny number of blockbuster celebrities, as sales of recorded music continuing to decline. Taylor Swift’s victory over Spotify is near: The streaming service gets closer to admitting that “freemium” doesn’t work 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

In Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming blockbuster “Skyscraper,” he’s already short a leg when he manages to outrun machine gun fire, then leaps roughly the length of a football field from a crane to a massive building. When you’re pregnant, movies and TV constantly remind you of the worst-case scenario 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

Memorial Day weekends — like virtually all weekends in Hollywood's blockbuster summer season — are usually dominated by big action films. Box Office: 'The Hangover Part II' Parties to the Top 2011-05-31T09:00:00Z

Comcast Corp.'s turbulent bid to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. shifts into high gear this week, some 14 months after the blockbuster $45-billion deal was unveiled. Comcast to meet with regulators in bid to save Time Warner Cable deal 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

Finally, in the second half of December, prices dropped, and Arnold ended up with blockbuster returns. Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion 2013-06-01T20:30:00Z

Spoiler alert: It’s essentially the final showdown from “Ghostbusters” and at least a half-dozen other recent blockbusters, with a few differences of what I guess we should call nuance. Review: ‘Suicide Squad’ Chases Nihilistic Swagger but Trips Over Its Own Feet 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Walt Disney Co was sued on Tuesday by a longtime Hollywood screenwriter and producer who accused the studio of copying its blockbuster, Oscar-winning animated film "Zootopia" from his work without permission. Disney stole 'Zootopia,' writer claims in U.S. lawsuit 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

It should — it’s perhaps the most basic motif, where nearly all stories begin, from religions to myths, fairy tales to blockbusters. ‘The School for Good and Evil’ Review: Ever Afters and Never Afters 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

Williams grew both psychologically and financially dependent on Kazan to turn his plays into blockbusters, yet he became increasingly resentful of his director's play-doctoring. The shame and glory of Tennessee Williams in John Lahr's new book 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

In today’s edition of “This Week’s Movies,” The Times critics look at a big-budget blockbuster, a low-budget indie and a star-driven comedy. ArtsBeat: This Week's Movies, May 18 2012-05-18T17:15:59Z

In a 2000 article, Variety called it “the first of the modern-day blockbusters,” writing that it had grossed nearly $200 million and saved its studio, Paramount Pictures, “which was facing imminent destruction.” 2010-01-20T06:41:00Z

“It took about 15 tries, but I was finally able to buy beer using my blockbuster membership as proof of age,” he wrote. This Man Used His Blockbuster Membership Card To Buy Beer 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

It's impressive that 2012 is more than holding its own against last year with regard to this particular measure, especially when you consider international football made much of June a no-go area for potential blockbusters. The Dark Knight Rises bats Spider-Man away at the UK box office 2012-07-24T15:33:17Z

One of the revelations of “Morbius” — the latest movie to take a marginal Marvel character out of mothballs for his blockbuster close-up — is that regular blood smoothies do wonders for the skin. ‘Morbius’ Review: The Other Bat, Man 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

Disney had blockbuster hopes for Secretariat, whose outline fulfilled the main requirement for the standard movie pitch: it's like this hit movie mixed with hit movie. Box Office: Social Network Out-Races Heigl -- and Secretariat 2010-10-10T06:50:00Z

Hollywood, of course, has been in thrall to what might traditionally be referred to as nerd-friendly blockbusters for years – whether they were sci-fi, fantasy, comic book or game adaptations. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z

The second installment in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," which is set for a November release, topped the list as 2013's most-anticipated blockbuster. "Hunger Games" and "Hobbit" most-anticipated films of 2013: poll 2013-01-03T14:30:34Z

Eager to beef up the party's image among audiences who favor commercial blockbusters or Hollywood fare, the studio stacked the historical epic with Chinese-language cinema's biggest stars. Woo joins cast of Chinese propaganda blockbuster 2010-07-28T11:05:00Z

Cameron, who shot "Avatar" in 3-D and plans to do its two sequels that way also, is converting his blockbuster "Titanic" to 3-D for release next year. 'Star Wars' creator Lucas says 3-D will rule films 2011-03-31T00:54:13Z

If blockbusters are now going to replace every “The End” with a “To Be Continued”, they will lose this essential part of their appeal. Unfinished business: how Disney and Marvel killed happy ever afters 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

“Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror,” the largest survey of the artist’s work anywhere to date, officially opens next Wednesday, and is designed to be not just a blockbuster, but a blockbuster x 2. Jasper Johns: Divide and Conquer 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Most of all I’m blown away with the record breaking blockbuster success of the new movie and am very proud of JJ and Kathy.” George Lucas Sorry for Those Things He Said About Star Wars Sequel 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

He would not reveal the subject of the coming book, but with characteristic modesty he predicted, it “will be a blockbuster of epic proportions.” Bill O’Reilly Has Top 2 Spots on Hardcover Best-Seller List 2012-12-23T22:52:22Z

But on Sunday, his hopes for a repeat with the 3D blockbuster "Avatar" were blown up by "The Hurt Locker," a low-budget war movie directed by his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow. James Cameron, Golden Globes lead Oscar losers 2010-03-08T15:10:00Z

An $85-million total over the three-day weekend, an estimated $94 million for the weekend including Friday, and the biggest opening ever for either a Valentine's or Presidents Day weekend, added up to a major blockbuster. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and the dawn of movie hate-watching 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

Since that Indian blockbuster came oh-so-close to making the best-picture lineup, this category provides an easy place for fans to reward it. Oscars 2023 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

So that significant overlap should suffice to show that the movie business involves more than blockbusters. There Is No “Genius of the System” 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z

“You really think so?” he asked Mr. Goldwyn, who reassured him that it was going to be a blockbuster. Scene Stealers: Eddie Redmayne of ‘Les Misérables’: The Talk Of the Town 2012-12-14T23:44:56Z

So you are constantly fighting against these big summer blockbusters or big Hollywood genre films. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock hosts TV's '50 Greatest Documentaries' 2011-08-04T17:48:04Z

With no other major competition entering the marketplace, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” was able to push another blockbuster tent pole, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," into second place. Box Office: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' tops, 'Boyhood' shines 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

This is a film set, at the 179-year-old Evergreen Plantation here, and the cast and crew of the movie, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” are scrambling to deliver a summer blockbuster. Aside From the Vampires, Lincoln Film Seeks Accuracy 2011-05-09T12:00:00Z

The biggest box office of the best-picture nominees belongs to “Promising Young Woman” — a pandemic blockbuster with $6.3 million in U.S. ticket sales. Is this an “Asterisk Oscars” or a sign of things to come? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

Will Smith had already tussled with aliens in 1996’s bombastic Independence Day but Men in Black took his soon-to-be traditional 4 July blockbuster slot and pushed it in a funnier, funkier direction. What was the best summer ever for big-budget film? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

The fifth weekend of New Line’s blockbuster “It” showed plenty of staying power in third place with $9.6 million at 3,197 sites. Box Office: 'Blade Runner 2049' Fades to $31.5 Million Opening Weekend 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Lawrence is an Oscar winner, for “Silver Linings Playbook” last year, and a blockbuster star, for “The Hunger Games.” The Carpetbagger: Keeping Faith in Oscar Filmmakers’ Work and Sacrifice 2014-03-04T23:03:43Z

The economics of Hollywood blockbusters undoubtedly favour spectacles of strength – steroidal heroes battling against apocalypse. Kong: Skull Island – why do Hollywood blockbusters have such Trump-like politics? 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

At the same time, BBS Productions ran out of steam in a Hollywood that had shifted from late-60s optimism and invention into the late-70s blockbuster era. How Hollywood feted the black power movement – and fell foul of the FBI 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

For Mr. Allen — a niche-mainstream filmmaker who makes modestly budgeted movies that don’t lose money as a rule, but are not blockbusters — the Amazon series can be seen as a form of brand extension. Actors Flock to Netflix to Satisfy Their Most Loyal Fans 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

A blockbuster, it was full of objects never before seen in a museum: airplane propellers, waffle makers, cash registers, toaster ovens. Philip Johnson, the Man Who Made Architecture Amoral 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

The story in “Frozen,” the blockbuster Disney musical, did not originally center on two sister princesses. Oscar-Nominated Songs With Familiar Composers 2014-02-19T22:59:00Z

Let's hope Mr. Hollein will not think only in terms of blockbuster exhibitions. With Choice of New Director, the Met Gets a Scholar and a Showman 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

But now, in part thanks to the 2018 blockbuster, “Crazy Rich Asians,” audiences are finally getting to see all dimensions of the Asian American experience — even the weird, bad and raunchy parts. For Asian American Actors, Playing a Hot Mess Is Liberating 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

The industry, it seemed, had finally figured out a way to mass-produce blockbusters. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z

Like “Insecure” — and the surprise blockbuster of last summer, the movie “Girls Trip” — the specificity of “Ctrl” gave it particular resonance among a generation of young black women who have been underserved by mainstream entertainment. SZA Almost Quit Music. Now She’s a Grammys Contender. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

One favorite, Marchpane, an antiquarian children’s bookseller, is on the ridiculously charming Cecil Court, a pedestrian row of used- and rare-book stores off Charing Cross Road, and a world apart from Leicester Square’s blockbuster shows. A Mother-Daughter Test: London, Together 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

It shows about 40 films a year, many of them blockbuster action movies such as “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Imax premieres new laser system at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

In Hollywood terms, add a United Nations mix of ingredients and you have the blockbuster "Life of Pi." Overseas slice of 'Pi' flips Hollywood formula 2013-02-17T18:01:05Z

The coming weeks will test the film’s ability to draw crowds on a much larger platform, and industry types will be watching closely, waiting to crack the formula of the blockbuster documentary. Amy Winehouse Doc Ranks Among Highest-Earning Specialty Pictures In Years 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

Green, 30 next birthday, strolls into a London production office trailing a career that is embroidered with both art-house ventures and bona-fide blockbusters. 'Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes' 2010-04-02T12:17:00Z

It may not be a blockbuster, but the most talked about movie of the summer was Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s fictional movie that he filmed over the course of 12 years. These 8 Actresses Proved Women Can Carry A Summer Blockbuster 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

“This might be a fun summer blockbuster if only it even remotely needed to exist,” wrote Dana Stevens at Slate. From zero to hero: how the Spider-Man franchise was saved 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

The trend of smaller films has been growing over recent years and it now seems that the industry has expanded to include both formulaic blockbusters and edgy fare. Bollywood's small films became big in 2010 2011-01-03T19:10:10Z

And unlike his chart competitors, YoungBoy included no guest features on his album in a moment where buzzy collaborators are thought to be a cheat code to streams for would-be blockbusters. How YoungBoy Never Broke Again Hit No. 1 From Jail: Fans Had His Back 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

Instead of the summer blockbuster fare, the film will now compete directly with Universal Pictures' "Steve Jobs," the biopic of the late Apple chief. Warner Bros. pushes 'Pan' from summer to fall for 'breathing room' 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z

This was bad news for Sony, which has little blockbuster firepower lined up for the next several years, aside from the Spider-Man and James Bond franchises. Everything You Need to Know About Marvel and Sony Teaming Up For Yet Another Spider-Man Movie 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

The future was looking like five blockbusters a year. Leaving Los Angeles 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

There is little stopping the momentum of “Let It Go,” the hit song from Disney’s blockbuster “Frozen.” The Carpetbagger: How ‘Let It Go’ Upended the ‘Frozen’ Plot 2014-02-14T17:45:37Z

Still, men scooped many of the blockbuster prizes of the night. In London, Empowerment and Emotion at the Fashion Awards 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

The blockbuster mentality that has taken over Broadway means that there's less turnover in theaters, she added. Summer promises to be hot on Broadway with three big openings 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

But such matters are there for you to ponder in this sequel to the 2010 blockbuster that recertified DreamWorks Animation, after a fallow period, as a major player in Hollywood’s cartoon sweepstakes. In ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ War and Peace and Beasties 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

On the big screen, the actor appeared in blockbusters such as "The Hunger Games" series and garnered best supporting actor Oscar nominations for "The Master," "Doubt" and "Charlie Wilson's War." Family, actors mourn Philip Seymour Hoffman at private funeral 2014-02-08T00:27:11Z

But the brave new world Mr. Trumbull glimpsed was soon eclipsed by Hollywood’s embrace of the blockbuster, and the results, he said, are now damaging the industry. Douglas Trumbull Honored for Technology He?s Still Creating 2012-02-01T13:00:01Z

After “Star Wars,” the blockbuster became a significant American export. George Lucas: To feel the true force of ‘Star Wars,’ he had to learn to let it go 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Instead, they string together characters, scenes and catchphrases from any old blockbuster, and then add a sprinkling of lookalikes to namecheck whichever celebrities have been popping up in the gossip columns. Anne Billson 2010-08-12T22:34:00Z

“It certainly is a low-water mark. But two of the next three Olympics are going to be blockbusters for NBC.” Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

Ultimately, Mr. Solondz said, he and Ms. Barrymore concluded that a studio would never entrust him with a blockbuster franchise. Film: Todd Solondz Talks About ?Wartime? 2010-07-16T23:34:00Z

This copiously illustrated catalog accompanies an exhibition at the Denver Art Museum through Jan. 20, and is clearly meant to be a coffee table blockbuster. Books for Art Lovers 2012-11-22T20:15:43Z

Two types of films tend to win the best visual effects Oscar these days: lavishly expensive blockbuster spectacles or best-picture contenders looking to add another trophy to their haul. Swag, charm and birthday party invites: how to win an Oscar in 2020 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

It is, in a way, the converse of the blockbuster musical Hamilton – not an old story with distinctly modern music, but a modern story told in a classic style. How to have a pop culture hit like La La Land and Rae Sremmurd 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

Travel podcasts have not garnered as much attention as blockbusters such as “Serial” and “Stuff You Should Know”; they are still finding their voice. With travel podcasts, explore the world through your ear buds 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

Otero views Nolan as a rarity when it comes to blockbusters: an old-school filmmaker who can attend to all facets of production rather than specializing and who still prefers shooting with a single camera. The Technical Stars Who Help Pull Off a Christopher Nolan Narrative 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z

Once they caught on, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" was made into a blockbuster film twice -- once in Larsson's native Sweden and once by American director David Fincher. Stieg Larsson's dragon tattoo girl returns, despite death of Stieg Larsson 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

But if Spielberg invented the concept of the summer blockbuster, it was his pal George Lucas who perfected it two years later. What was the best summer ever for big-budget film? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

I think Allen blames King for what he represents: the blockbuster. In support of Stephen King 2012-07-18T14:16:00Z

The first weekend of December often presents a lull in between big Thanksgiving releases and the onslaught of year-end blockbusters that arrive a bit later. 'Twilight' stays bright but Hollywood snoozes 2011-12-04T17:42:08Z

“American Sniper” was a massive box office hit and a rare blockbuster about war in the Middle East. There’s a divide between civilians and soldiers, partly because of Hollywood 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

The most notorious and disturbing might be the “No Russian” level in the 2009 blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Assassin’s Creed Rogue and Unity, Moral Tables Are Turned 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

“It’s like we shifted what we do in summer blockbusters to the spring because it’s like we just need something to break out, something to have fun with.” ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’; A heavyweight bout with a light touch 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Bruckheimer said coming up with a great script was "always hard," and after this summer - which saw several blockbuster films perform poorly - "everybody's more cautious". Pirates sequel delayed beyond 2015 2013-09-11T11:22:43Z

Described as China’s first space blockbuster, it is already a hit in its home country and, on a more limited scale, in the United States, where it opened earlier this month. ‘The Wandering Earth’ Review: Planetary Disaster Goes Global 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z

The biggest book of the summer isn’t a blockbuster thriller or a splashy celebrity memoir. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Goes From Stage to Page on Saturday at the Witching Hour 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

Photograph: PR/PR Harry Potter It isn’t impossible to market a blockbuster responsibly. A Nightmare on Elm Street toaster? The worst movie merchandise 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

“Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” is on its way to becoming the latest blockbuster for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ‘Manus x Machina,’ on Track to Be a Blockbuster, Extended Through Labor Day 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Ambroise Thomas’s “Hamlet” had all the elements to become a blockbuster at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. A Decidedly French “Hamlet” Returns to Paris 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Abrams’ Star Wars blockbuster became only the fifth film in history after Avatar, Titanic, Jurassic World and Furious 7 to cross the $1 billion mark. 'Ride Along 2' dethrones 'Star Wars' at the Box Office 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z

There's no guarantee a blockbuster will cross culturally diverse territories, but being part of a franchise maximises the odds. The Dark Knight and Marvel: the blockbuster franchise comes of age 2012-11-14T12:42:52Z

Long before the Bible was written, The Flood was a blockbuster of the ancient Mesopotamian and Mediterranean worlds. “Noah” wasn’t the first: 5 flood stories you may not know 2014-04-12T14:30:00Z

The Call of Duty video games have been used to market weaponry, while the US military endorses Hollywood blockbusters such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon because they speak to potential recruits. Kill shots: why cinema has drone warfare in its sights 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Back in 1979, when “Airplane!” was being shot on Universal’s back lot in Los Angeles, it didn’t seem like a potential blockbuster. Film: Surely It?s 30 (Don?t Call Me Shirley!) 2010-06-26T12:47:00Z

There is a difference between art that merely enacts a culture’s refusal to grow up—say, a Y.A. fantasy turned summer blockbuster marketed at adults—and art that engages thoughtfully with that refusal. Henry James and the Great Y.A. Debate 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

It’s not often that the director of a blockbuster film decides to tackle women’s issues–and rarer still for a filmmaker to invite a feminist icon to the set. Mad Max and the Stronger Sex 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

That failure, and the lack of blockbusters based on the legend in the years since, suggest an apathy towards the subject-matter, particularly among international viewers. Epic fail: why has King Arthur flopped so badly? 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

“School of Rock” marks a return to the Winter Garden for Mr. Lloyd Webber, whose blockbuster hit “Cats” ran there for 18 years. Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'School of Rock' Musical Coming to Broadway in November 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Unlike Jada, who approaches the show and sharing her truths more casually, Will has fully embraced this shift and is treating it like he would a blockbuster film: rehearsal, polish, flawless delivery. Hollywood’s First Family of Putting It Out There 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

Rampage and The Meg are themselves oversized, genetically mutated creatures, inflated far beyond its humble, quick-and-dirty roots to varnished blockbuster status. Giant sharks and giant budgets: how the B-movie brought its A game 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

And even if those critics are mixed, "Spider-Man" could perform like "Wicked," which received good but not great notices that didn't hurt its blockbuster box office. Troubled 'Spider-Man' is beaten but unbowed 2011-01-24T03:57:33Z

But, for all the lavish attention — the movie opened in just more than 1,000 theaters after its April 22 premiere — it is no blockbuster. Russian Director Presents Grand Epic of World War II 2010-05-10T12:00:00Z

Mr. Spielberg’s very good shark movie ushered in the modern blockbuster age with its big profits, bigger greed and biggest-ever releases. Summer Movies: Some Have a Blast 2011-07-17T01:13:02Z

It's about the making of "Heaven's Gate," which was the first blockbuster flop. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

The “Llama Llama” series ultimately became a blockbuster success, selling millions of copies, spawning stuffed animals, games and other merchandise, and inspiring a Netflix animated show slated for 2017 with Jennifer Garner voicing Mama Llama. Anna Dewdney, creator of ‘Llama Llama’ series for young readers, dies at 50 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

But it's hardly fair to compare a West End stage adaptation to a tentpole action blockbuster or highly anticipated franchise picture, and the audience for a sung-through historical drama would normally be considered niche. Les Miserables bucks seasonal trend to record best UK opening for a musical 2013-01-15T17:29:24Z

But as competition from summer blockbuster season heats up, “Detective Pikachu” will need to rely on solid word of mouth to remain a draw among moviegoers. Box Office: 'Avengers: Endgame' stays no. 1, 'Detective Pikachu'... 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z

But logic dictates that the trend will be limited to major blockbusters and advance screenings. Big-Box Office: Walmart to Sell Movie Tickets 2013-04-24T17:01:31Z

Far too many Hollywood blockbusters are made with cynicism, which cannot be said of "Avengers: Endgame." "Avengers: Endgame": Sloppy plot holes distract from an otherwise cathartic epic 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster is a wholly original comic fantasy with no propagandistic undertones. Wang Jianlin: does China's richest man have a plan to take over Hollywood? 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A monopoly on film imports that is holding the number of Hollywood blockbusters entering Indonesia to a trickle faces growing scrutiny amid widespread disgruntlement with the relic of Suharto-era dictatorship. Hollywood struggles to get back into Indonesia 2011-09-06T11:46:04Z

"Iron Man" film series star Robert Downey Jr. won the favorite male "buttkicker" award for last year's blockbuster "Iron Man 3." One Direction, Ariana Grande win at Kids' Choice Awards 2014-03-30T02:24:38Z

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins, who worked on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and other blockbusters, has died in a rafting accident in New Zealand. 'Rings' trilogy sound editor Hopkins dies in NZ 2013-01-01T04:28:18Z

In the 1980s American cinema was dominated by the logic of the blockbuster and cartoons of masculinity so uncomplicated they were known by their first names: Arnold, Sly, Bruce and Mel. Film: The Dude Plumbs His Weary Soul 2010-02-26T23:03:00Z

But Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes is something else, a summer blockbuster that treats its audience as primates of a higher order. War for the Planet of the Apes Is an Adventure Humans Almost Don't Deserve 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

In a bid to bolster the domestic film industry, mainland authorities typically keep blockbuster foreign films out of Chinese theaters in July and part of August. 3-D fantasy romance steals Chinese filmgoers' hearts on Valentine's Day 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

Plenty of blockbusters promise to tie up cliffhanger endings from their predecessors: The films in the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" trilogies, the "Star Wars" movies, plenty of previous superhero flicks. "Avengers: Endgame" must do right by the "Infinity War" ending 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z

That being said, women characters in blockbusters are far from the Platonic feminist ideal — a fact that critics are pleased to inform the few female writers and directors who bring them to the screen. 8 Reasons Women Ruled the Summer Box Office 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

But when sci-fi crossed over to film with blockbusters, profanity was key to dispelling its childish image – and making a crazy premise relatable. Bleep me up Scotty: why is sci-fi suddenly so sweary? 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z

Related: Golden Globes 2016 TV nominations: boldly going where the Emmys will not Like the blockbuster podcast, the TV anthology series is a new genre and the second season is usually the make-or-break year. Rip it up and start again: why so many shows press reset for their second season 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

The pared-down exhibition is smaller than blockbusters of the recent past. Matisse's "aha" moment subject of U.S. museum show 2010-03-23T22:35:00Z

The hushed jazz-country-folk-pop amalgam of “Come Away With Me,” the debut album that became a blockbuster for Norah Jones, didn’t come out of nowhere. Boxing Up the Past: The Year in 16 Pop, Rap, Soul and Jazz Sets 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

He rejoined the studio for "Tropic Thunder" and last year's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," which restored Cruise to the blockbuster ranks and generally is regarded as the franchise's best installment. Cruise goes back to what he does best in 'Reacher' 2012-12-21T16:19:08Z

The blockbuster success of "Lost in Thailand" may spur a wave of copycats. Star: 'Lost in Thailand' clicked with modern focus 2013-03-28T12:01:04Z

“Solomon,” another late blockbuster, will follow this spring. After Five Years of Bach, Trinity Church Takes On Handel 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

If other filmmakers are inspired by her style, it’s all for the good, because I think that kind of approach leaves the viewer a little more space to think than most Hollywood blockbusters do. Behind the Story: TIME’s Jessica Winter on Kathryn Bigelow and Zero Dark Thirty 2013-01-25T12:45:35Z

"That whole thing" means the vast enterprise referred to as a tentpole or summer blockbuster. Summer blockbusters present musical challenges 2010-04-19T06:22:00Z

Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters dominate the cinema's listing schedule. Cine-files: The Regal, Mumbai 2012-10-09T15:48:00Z

And it is no coincidence that the revival of the Klan in the 1920s was in part popularized by the costumed Klansmen portrayed in the blockbuster film "Birth of a Nation." Strange costumes of Capitol rioters echo the early days of the KKK — before the white sheets 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z

Chinese bloggers derided him then as “a master of directing totalitarian group calisthenics,” whose “blockbusters create standards for pompous state ceremonies,” and similar criticisms are now surfacing. ?The Flowers of War,? a Chinese Epic With Many Back Stories 2011-12-17T03:32:15Z

In the crowded arena of kiddie blockbusters, the "Ice Age" movies - the fourth of which is the new, 3-D "Ice Age: Continental Drift" - are among the more slapstick. Review: Family tectonics shift in fourth 'Ice Age' 2012-07-12T13:43:08Z

Jan 13 - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp said it bought private movie studio Summit Entertainment, producer of the blockbuster "Twilight" vampire series, for $412.5 million in cash and stock. "Mad Men", "Twilight" unite in $412.5 million deal 2012-01-13T23:22:10Z

Inception is regarded as the year's one blockbuster with a brain; and the Academy could still feel guilty about denying director Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight a Best Picture nomination two years ago. Colin Firth, 'The Social Network' Take Early Oscar Lead in Critics Awards 2011-01-07T17:45:00Z

It also paved Mr. Nolan’s way to Warner Brothers and, eventually, to “Inception,” a blockbuster phenomenon that proves that the mind-game film is no longer merely a cult item. Arts & Leisure: Films Dispense With Storytelling Conventions 2012-11-21T13:00:00Z

Kat Turner is the personal chef for a blockbuster actor, following him and his entourage from one far-off place to another. It's lonely being a personal chef to the stars 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

The year that's just passed was a great one for movies, but perhaps not necessarily for mainstream blockbusters that whole clusters of critics automatically got behind. 2009-12-28T01:20:00Z

With the giant lizard’s return in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, launched in cinemas at the weekend, reviewers are parsing the blockbuster for insights into the world’s paralysis in the face of climate breakdown. Godzilla: from radioactive colossus to unlikely climate hero 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Monaghan, who played hobbit Merry in the blockbuster fantasy trilogy, revealed to the Huffington Post that he was surprised to see the Thin White Duke while auditioning for the role. David Bowie 'did audition' for Lord of the Rings 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Rex "It's a strange beast, the blockbuster," he says, clinging on to his Coke. Rupert Sanders is living the fairy tale 2012-06-01T23:02:00Z

This partly has to do with the overall decline in box-office viability for any mainstream film that isn’t connected to a blockbuster franchise. The "Saturday Night Live" star machine is alive and well 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Sure, James Cameron’s blockbuster displayed a rudimentary class consciousness, of the sort that a Communist leader might be expected to note and grimly endorse. Hollywood Came to China; It Was Epic. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

"Despicable 2" became a blockbuster with $970 million in global ticket sales. Oscar favorite 'Frozen' leads red-hot animation field 2014-02-28T11:24:15Z

However, this is not without exception, especially with the bigger blockbusters of the year. Cine-files: The Lighthouse, Wolverhampton 2012-08-08T10:16:00Z

The original timing would have put it in a packed month of potential blockbusters including Disney/Marvel's "Ant-Man" and Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation." Warner Bros. pushes 'Pan' from summer to fall for 'breathing room' 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z

The president’s favorite apologist was at it again, devoting his hour-long show on Fox News Channel to a strange assortment of topics that had nothing to do with the blockbuster news on everyone else’s lips. Perspective | Sean Hannity’s truly terrible idea for Trump White House news briefings 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Their homemade costumes reflect their budgets and creative vision – some look like they stepped off the set of a Hollywood blockbuster, others are held together by crude stitching and duct tape. Bradford Batman is not alone: the real-life superheroes watching over you 2013-03-05T11:30:01Z

Soon, some equally seductive art will be on show in the museum's old Reading Room, when ancient Roman paintings form part of the eagerly anticipated blockbuster Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Dig it: is archaeology the new art? 2013-03-07T16:36:27Z

Tony bounced back with Top Gun, becoming the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success. Obituary: Tony Scott 2012-08-20T09:39:46Z

No, the precious gift causing so much anxiety at the St. James Theater is the 2013 blockbuster film from which the stage musical has been adapted. Review: ‘Frozen’ Hits Broadway With a Little Magic and Some Icy Patches 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

Ubisoft, which also publishes the popular Assassin’s Creed series, seeks to create a tent pole akin to summer blockbuster movies that spawn lucrative sequels. Delay Tests Video Game Developer 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

At this rehearsal they skipped the songs, though Ms. Wright will deliver Velma’s brassy, blockbuster numbers, like “I Can’t Do It Alone,” and “When Velma Takes the Stand” in Japanese too. Amra-Faye Wright to Play Velma Kelly in Japanese 2010-04-30T23:59:00Z

Today marks the publication of “The Wimpy Kid Diaries: Cabin Fever,” the sixth book in Jeff Kinney’s blockbuster series of illustrated chapter books for young readers. ArtsBeat Blog: Jeff Kinney's Favorite Books From Childhood 2011-11-15T14:36:14Z

While this season's top hits failed to measure up to "Avatar" and other 2009 holiday blockbusters, smaller Oscar contenders continued to score in the top-10. `Fockers' finishes first with $26.3M weekend 2011-01-02T21:01:04Z

By that time, he had already produced a catalogue of blockbusters to make anyone in the business green with envy: Terminators one and two, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies. James Cameron on Deepsea Challenge: I'm not just some rich guy on a ride 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

The film version is already headed for blockbuster status: According to the Hollywood Reporter, advance ticket sales ramped up at a world-record pace, surpassing previous record holder "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games' important for 'our generation' 2012-03-16T18:53:53Z

The first iterations of extras were behind-the-scene documentaries, which became popular in the late 1970s with the rise of blockbusters. Oh for the Days of the Making-Of Featurette — Seriously 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

But how much more powerful — and empowering — would a show like this be if you took it out of the academic context and gave it the full blockbuster treatment? Review | Should museums mount exhibitions with a moral agenda? Absolutely. If they do it well. 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

The extended home-video cut runs 16 minutes longer than the original theatrical version of "Avatar," the biggest modern blockbuster with $2.8 billion at the box office worldwide. Cameron shows life on Earth in new 'Avatar' scene 2010-10-20T17:16:00Z

Since moving to Los Angeles in the 90s, he has worked on dozens of films, indies such as Laurel Canyon, blockbusters such as Exodus: Gods and Kings, and garlanded fare such as The Big Short. Christian Bale: 'I was asked to do a romantic comedy. I thought they’d lost their minds' 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Not only is the Rijksmuseum hosting its blockbuster “Vermeer” exhibition, but now Mr. Kaplan’s private collection provides a glimpse of more of his contemporaries. A Homecoming for Dutch Masters, Thanks to an American Billionaire 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

Ivy is an eco-terrorist with a personal vendetta, which takes up a significant amount of the narrative of this poorly received blockbuster. Uma Thurman: five best moments 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

The publishing industry counts on platforms such as Instagram to help spread the word about this season’s must-read novel or nonfiction blockbuster. Perspective | Books have become the new ‘it’ fashion accessory. Is that such a bad thing? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

The fall schedule is full of the usual suspects: returning favorites we’ve been primed anticipate, along with a few would be blockbusters debuting for the first time. Smart Watch: 12 new TV shows to watch for this fall 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

Burton, whose biggest commercial success began a decade after his Batman movies with such blockbusters as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Alice in Wonderland," is revisiting one of his own early stories with "Frankenweenie." Burton recalls his Batman as lighter Dark Knight 2012-07-13T15:47:46Z

Wu, nominated for “Crazy Rich Asians,” believes the film won Globes recognition in part because so many moviegoers turned it into a blockbuster. Golden Globes another sign of value of Asian inclusion 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

Both shows have their place, but that should have been the Sunley Room upstairs – not the prestigious, if grimly subterranean, main exhibition space, previously occupied by blockbuster shows of Rembrandt, Titian and Holbein. Nothing to see here - beyond the blockbuster exhibitions 2010-07-09T20:31:00Z

As is the fact that the designer at the helm of a brand like Calvin Klein might appreciate the value of a commercial blockbuster and how it meshes with more artistic aspirations. Calvin Klein’s Style Sharknado 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Hoffman appeared in quirky independent films and blockbusters such as "The Hunger Games" series, and received best supporting actor Oscar nominations for "The Master," "Doubt" and "Charlie Wilson's War." Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves bulk of estate to long-term partner 2014-02-19T20:35:41Z

A seismic shift in Vermeer’s popularity came after the last major blockbuster devoted to his work, at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C., and the Mauritshuis, in The Hague, in 1995 and 1996. The Fullest View of Vermeer Still Leaves Plenty to the Imagination 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z

The best pop shows function much the same as summer blockbusters: they are loud escapes from reality, full of action and spectacular set pieces and they’re unafraid of a little fan service. Lady Gaga treats fans to expansive, smart hit-filled set 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

Walt Dohrn, who normally works behind the scenes on the blockbuster movie franchise, has had a magical change in fortune that only the wily Rumpelstiltskin could pull off. "Shrek" gives fairy tale break to backroom artist 2010-05-21T18:30:00Z

Her newest release, “30,” which arrives on Friday, is all but assured to be another blockbuster, though just how big is anybody’s guess. Adele, Music’s Comet, Returns With ‘30.’ How Bright Will It Burn? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

As a fundraiser, the event was less than a blockbuster. While Hollywood celebrated the Oscars, black celebrities rallied for Flint 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

But outside a handful of blockbusters, this year’s box office is doing extremely poorly. The end of Hollywood: “Alice Through the Looking Glass” is yet another big-budget flop — and that could mean a disastrous year for studios 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Back to the Future very nearly wasn’t a summer blockbuster. 'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

The other two films nominated for best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards arrived outside of the awards corridor and were both domestic blockbusters. ‘Red Sparrow’ Is No Box Office Match for ‘Black Panther’ 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

The new company plans to finance, produce and release up to 10 movies a year with mid-range budgets far shy of the hoped-for blockbusters that major studios routinely spend $150 million or more to produce. Adam Fogelson to head film group at Robert Simonds' new studio 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

While the western, traditional or otherwise, has been left for dead by Hollywood movie studios, neo-westerns such as“Yellowstone” are finding a home on television, which can better accommodate a niche genre than risk-averse blockbusters. Analysis | How TV has brought the western into the 21st century 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

In March, New York saw the opening of the Metropolitan Museum’s retrospective “Alice Neel: People Come First,” an unexpected blockbuster. Best Art Exhibitions of 2021 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

When “Jaws” opened amid a blizzard of advertising in the summer of 1975 in 400 or so theaters, a large number at the time, it set the course for the contemporary blockbuster. ‘Star Wars’ Doesn’t Belong to George Lucas. It Belongs to the Fans. 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

They dominate the catwalks of Milan, Paris and London, the advertising campaigns of luxury brands and razor startups, and screens big and small, from reality shows to superhero blockbusters. No more Mr Muscle: the activists championing body confidence for men 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z

So if you want to keep the blockbuster around for a while longer, you should get your Superman costume on and pour yourself a bowl of that branded cereal. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

In the case of Gal Gadot, the stunning Israeli actress who plays Wonder Woman in DC’s titular blockbuster, this might not be such a bad thing. Who Wears the Wonderpants? Feminists, Amazons and the fate of the world 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

The production design borrows from HR Giger’s famed techno-corridors, and her engagement with the tropes of sci-fi can give the film the feel of a popcorn blockbuster from a parallel dimension. The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 8 – High Life 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

Recalling that — or perhaps sensing that “In the Heights” wasn’t going to debut like a blockbuster — Chu urged people to “vote with their wallets” by supporting the film. ‘In the Heights’ makes muted debut, edged by ‘A Quiet Place’ 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z

Should he do a small, prestigious movie after all this blockbuster dynamite? Josh Brolin Fears the Summer of Josh Brolin 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

The Oscars are the most prestigious film awards in America, and they remain the strongest motivator for film studios to produce work that is more than just feel-good summer blockbusters. “Selma’s” snub, Amazon’s “Point of Honor” and Hollywood’s white savior problem 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

He admired blockbuster auteurs such as Tim Burton, and rhapsodises about Batman Returns. Midsommar director Ari Aster: 'I often cling to dead things' 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

The book is a reproduction featuring Coppola's comments, in red and black ink, in the margins of the mobster novel which he adapted into the 1972 Oscar-winning blockbuster. 'Godfather' notebook featuring Coppola comments out in fall 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

China is still on course to overtake the United States as the world’s No 1 film market thanks to insatiable demand for blockbusters and breakneck cinema expansion, with 14 new screens opening daily. Why Hollywood isn't panicking about China's economic crisis 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

However, overall US box office receipts are up by 12% compared to last year's summer blockbuster season, which was dominated by The Dark Knight Rises. Reynolds films falter at box office 2013-07-22T09:15:02Z

Once the holiday season’s tidal wave of blockbusters and prestige pictures has receded there’s not much action beyond the awards season itself. The Hidden Gems of 2017 Movies Are on ... Netflix? 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

This season there is nothing for sale that is as much of a blockbuster as that Picasso. Art for Sale, No Introduction Needed 2011-04-28T17:58:20Z

It was impossible not to notice, during this piece, the idiosyncrasies of the Recital Hall's acoustics, which were also quite obvious during the blockbuster performance of the Mendelssohn Octet last Friday night. Review: Chamber-fest concert nourished body, mind and soul 2010-07-15T20:56:00Z

After the July 22 release of the summer blockbuster "Captain America: the First Avenger," we'll probably see even more Captain Americas waving placards at protests for all parts of the political spectrum. The politics of Captain America 2011-07-19T21:01:00Z

This star-studded remake of the 1960s rat pack classic kicks off the blockbuster Ocean’s trilogy. What’s on TV Friday: ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ and ‘The Great British Baking Show’ 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

But since reopening with enhanced safety measure and the promise of new blockbusters, they haven’t gotten the infusion of business they were hoping for. Outlook not improving for beleaguered US movie theaters 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z

The year’s first blockbuster provided a crucial infusion of cash after six weeks of lagging ticket sales, when Hollywood might have been offering customers root-canal surgery instead of big-screen entertainment. Oz Reaps a Wizardly Weekend 2013-03-10T21:58:46Z

Since making a name for himself with those gritty crime capers, Ritchie has worked mostly in the blockbuster realm. Guy Ritchie set to direct live-action Aladdin 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

They’re yak fests with big heads and emotions, predictable story arcs and no edges, and their future is safe, as are blockbusters. This Year Was a Disaster. We Hope the Sequel Is Better. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

They made their mark personifying youthful vigor in blockbuster hits; now they are starring in TV and YouTube infomercials promising to help seniors overcome the debilitating challenges of old age. New Career for Aging Celebrities: TV Pitchman 2012-03-07T23:30:00Z

The outsize role of offerings like “Top Gun” here mirrors the imbalance in the larger industry, where the box office and the media are dominated by Marvel blockbusters and their superhero ilk. In Cannes, Filmmakers Contend With Despair and Beauty, Too 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

In recent years, biopics have helped many heritage acts find new audiences — just ask Queen, who received a massive boost to their already formidable reputation after the 2018 blockbuster "Bohemian Rhapsody." Elton John at 75 isn't winding down, but buoyed by his musical curiosity and open-mindedness 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

Roles like that are few and far between, but Rourke continued to play to his strengths as a campy boogeyman villain in mainstream blockbusters like “Iron Man 2” and “The Expendables.” Mickey Rourke’s macho trainwreck: A Hollywood virility pageant gone wrong 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

But in contrast to the current blockbuster “Avatar,” which was filmed with 3-D cameras, Mr. Burton used 2-D cameras during the shoot and then converted the footage to 3-D in the postproduction phase. Film: Drinking Blood: New Wonders of Alice?s World 2010-02-27T02:58:00Z

Its influence was felt most immediately in the look of summer blockbusters that followed, which mimicked its gothic sheen and made a cliche of its “bullet-time” effects. The Matrix at 20: how the sci-fi game-changer remains a talking point 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

“All of a sudden came ‘Zombieland,’” he said, which was one of the first zombie films to become a major blockbuster hit. George Romero, Father of the Zombie Movie, Dies at 77 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z

It’s an incisive bit that nails a prevailing strain of soulless children’s entertainment — the kind of expensive, market research-driven kiddie blockbuster that shamelessly scrapes the bottom of the barrel. The Real Reason the Minions Have Taken Over the World 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z

Hollywood blockbusters wouldn't be blockbusters without embracing commercial partners, Spurlock argues, because the burger joint tie-ins and lifestyle promotions reach out to Hollywood's core teenage demographic. Morgan Spurlock for sale. Buy, buy, buy 2011-01-24T15:02:37Z

To say the film inspired a craze would be an overstatement; it was not “The Lego Movie,” a blockbuster selling an already-popular product. How a Movie Helped Fuel a Viola da Gamba Revival 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

The limited series category has become the Emmy ceremony’s most glamorous and intriguing, given its major stars and blockbuster budgets invested by cable networks and streaming companies into single short seasons. Netflix Breaks HBO’s Record for the Most Emmy Nominations Ever 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Richter is one of the leading figures in the art world, and the retrospective, “Gerhard Richter: Panorama,” is the latest entry in the rising tide of blockbuster exhibitions, of art as event. Gerhard Richter Is Celebrated With German Art Shows 2012-02-19T18:09:51Z

But evidence of a gay relationship brewing in the foreground of a Hollywood blockbuster may have been a little too good to be true. Sorry, “Star Wars” fans: That Poe/Finn romance isn’t happening 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

The idea of it was we really wanted to bring something that is usually just reserved for massive Hollywood blockbusters to the indie world. “I left my agents to do this film”: The allure of a B-movie with a big travel budget, Aaron Costa Ganis talks about “Blood, Sand and Gold” 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

So join the Star Wars crew and build your own mini R2-D2, complete with 20 sounds from the blockbuster films. Top new toys invite girls to build, boys to nurture and everyone to code 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

It’s a decision that weighs blockbusters on the same scale as films rich with political and social concerns: the timely and the just plain fun. ‘Pink Flamingos,’ a landmark of shock cinema, is honored by the National Film Registry 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

This exhibition highlights problems far deeper than those raised by the all-too-successful blockbuster shows of the past. Perspective | I went to Kusama and all I got was this lousy selfie 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

If The Hunger Games has any hurdles to navigate on its run to true blockbuster status, it could be the relative indifference of moviegoers abroad. The Hunger Games Kills Off Two New Combatants: Perseus and Snow White 2012-04-01T22:35:54Z

Still, Chanel's blockbuster productions set the bar so high that even on the rare occasions when the clothes disappoint, the audience still emerges drop-jawed and starry eyed. At McQueen, some see clues to Middleton mystery 2011-03-09T02:46:04Z

German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who counted "Goodfellas", "Gangs of New York" and "The Departed" among the blockbuster movies he filmed, died overnight at his home in Berlin, his publisher said on Wednesday. German cinematographer Ballhaus, Hollywood veteran, dead at 81 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Ancient epic poems are, in many ways, the antecedents to today's action flicks; they were the violent, thrilling blockbusters of their era. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z

The picture seems to have the juice it takes to be commercial — more commercial than the original, which wasn’t exactly a blockbuster.” Film: Homicidally Unhinged, but for a Cause 2010-02-19T23:58:00Z

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon," with its big action and special effects, is widely expected to be among the biggest blockbusters of the summer. "Transformers" debut ticket sales top $13 million 2011-06-29T20:57:10Z

Chance certainly played a part in Universal's blockbuster year. Universal Pictures is poised for record profit after its string of hits 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

And two wide-eyed Mormon missionaries shall travel from Utah to deepest Africa to rescue Broadway from its doldrums, and spread irreverent raunch in a blockbuster musical. 'Book of Mormon': an outrageous, but good-natured, trip from Utah to Africa | Theater review 2013-01-11T07:31:05Z

The country’s otherworldly landscapes provide frequent gnarly wallpaper for Hollywood blockbusters, but even many Icelanders are unacquainted with what’s actually going on for people out there. 'They're behaving as capitalists': the film inspired by Iceland's farming stranglehold 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z

Indie films may be minicars to the blockbusters’ muscle cars, but a few of them seemed Diesel-powered this weekend. Fastest-Ever Start for Furious 6; A Sorry Morning-After for Hangover III 2013-05-27T13:34:01Z

The academy’s directing branch is often dazzled by technical achievement, and a filmmaker who can wield blockbuster scale in the service of a soulful story usually has a leg up over more intimate fare. 2022 Oscars Nominations: Snubs and Surprises for Lady Gaga and Jared Leto 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Kevin Feige, the Marvel boss who has overseen 10 consecutive box office blockbusters, including Avengers Assemble and Guardians of the Galaxy, will be involved in all future creative decisions about Spider-Man. Spider-Man swings into Marvel films 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Buy your tickets now, folks, it’s sure to be a summer blockbuster. George Lucas Tells Fox News He'll Only Make Patriotic Movies 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

So often, our blockbusters peddle the fantasy of social mobility, only to reveal the dice were loaded. The Last Jedi: can Star Wars’ Rey break Hollywood’s obsession with privilege? 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

The director tries to bottle that feeling and uncork it anew with his latest work, a film adaptation of the Broadway blockbuster and Tony best musical winner,‎ opening Friday. For Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys,' a journey worthy of its subjects 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

A $200 million total for every movie in release is considered a great weekend for the business as a whole, so "The Avengers" redefines the standards for a blockbuster debut. 'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut 2012-05-06T16:37:09Z

The move is a major shift in career for Salerno, best known as a writer of mainstream blockbusters such as Alien vs Predator: Requiem and Armageddon. JD Salinger's secret life exposed in new documentary 2013-05-18T12:04:10Z

Too many people consider these inane blockbusters a “must see.” Readers reflect on the staying power of Beatlemania and mourn the loss of Gene Wilder 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

Or maybe it's just that the words "blockbuster" "franchise" and "award-winning" still sound wrong to my snobby ears when used in the same sentence. "Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides" gets a trailer, Ian McShane 2011-03-08T22:09:00Z

Ultimately, though, what might keep the blockbuster safe for the time being is not the films themselves but all the stuff around them. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

The director behind blockbuster "Pacific Rim" and dark fantasy "Pan's Labyrinth" premiered his new TV thriller series "The Strain," based on a trilogy of books he co-wrote, on the FX cable channel this week. A Minute With: Guillermo del Toro on going full gore for TV 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Music mogul Clive Davis, who launched and shepherded her career throughout the decades, may speak, along with Kevin Costner, her co-star in the blockbuster film "The Bodyguard." Family and friends gather for Houston goodbye 2012-02-18T11:50:15Z

Then in 1962, Rachel Carson’s blockbuster Silent Spring was published, alerting the world to the environmental devastation wreaked by DDT. Malaria-free Sri Lanka may mark beginning of end for deadly disease 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

“The Social Network,” a big hit, though not a blockbuster, embodies the very confusion it portrays. Motivators of 2010: Technology and Greed 2010-12-17T19:43:28Z

Even so, he concedes, "The movie rarely slows down, which is exhilarating for 'X-Men' enthusiasts, but might be too much for casual fans seeking the next eye-popping thrills of the summer blockbuster season." 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' compelling, if convoluted, early reviews say 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

Skull Island is not alone among recent blockbusters in demonstrating this strain of authoritarian thinking. Kong: Skull Island – why do Hollywood blockbusters have such Trump-like politics? 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Inequality is a brute fact of American life and Broadway, increasingly divided between blockbuster hits and struggling also-rans, is hardly immune. Critic's analysis: Tonys spread the love in a year of innovation and risk-taking on Broadway 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

The company announces it will raise its subscription price from $10 to $14.95 a month and limit the viewing availability of blockbuster releases. Tracking MoviePass’s Bumpy History as It Slashes Movie Allowance 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

The moms-in-waiting of What to Expect... also get flattened as the Marvel superhit takes less than a month to rise to No. 4 on the all-time worldwide blockbusters list Somebody Tweet Loki. Unstoppable Avengers Sinks Battleship, Ousts The Dictator 2012-05-20T20:45:12Z

The directorship of Tate Modern is one of the European art world’s highest-profile roles, with the museum expected to regularly stage blockbuster exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. Tate Modern Finds Its New Director in Norway 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

Some big films, hoping to avoid the May barrage of Hollywood blockbusters, are released in Europe and Asia before they open here. Think Like a Man Snaps The Hunger Games' Streak 2012-04-22T20:46:05Z

I wish them all the best, and I hope the whole thing is a giant blockbuster on top of blockbuster on top of blockbuster. Zack Snyder’s Rough and Tumble Ride With ‘Justice League’ 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z

There's no getting around blockbusters like Marvel films, and at times you have to face race head-on. My mixed feelings about "Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse": It's too good to have a TV ending 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

This isn't possible when a shaky camera is combined with very rapid cutting, the default style of modern blockbusters. Time to declare war on the shaky camera 2011-03-15T20:16:00Z

There's an indie film next, as well as a swashbuckling blockbuster that Billy could go and see. Rufus Sewell: almost famous 2013-03-30T09:00:00Z

The first James Bond film, "Dr. No," was released in 1962, and the 23rd installment of the blockbuster franchise, "Skyfall," is currently playing in theaters. DC's Spy Museum opening James Bond exhibit 2012-11-16T12:39:19Z

If the approach works, it could give Sony a big blockbuster sandbox to play in. Guy-powered 'Ghostbusters' in the works with Russos, Channing Tatum 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

From major blockbusters like Deadpool and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to striking indies such as Moonlight and La La Land, it’s been quite a year for movies. This Trailer Mashup Will Make You Feel All the Feelings About This Year's Movies 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Days after their latest blockbuster purchase, Mr. Liu and Ms. Wang were back at it, flying to Beijing to attend the fall sales of a top auction house, China Guardian. With Modigliani Purchase, Chinese Billionaire Dreams of Bigger Canvas 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

Foreign films given permission to screen are rarely those with adult-orientated themes and tend to be blockbuster fantasy productions with little or no controversial content. China approves cinema release of first film about gay relationship 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

Furthermore, until "Black Panther," no Black film exceeded a $100 million budget, the average benchmark for modern Hollywood blockbusters. Resounding success of "Black Panther" franchise says little about the dubious state of Black film 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

Taken from the band's blockbuster "Cosmic Thing," the song uses references to a staticky radio station as a way to talk about ripping things up and starting again. The top 15 modern rock #1 hits that actually stand the test of time 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

After a string of blockbuster debuts in May and early June, Hollywood's overall revenues dipped for the first time in a month. Abrams, Spielberg's 'Super 8' lifts off with $37M 2011-06-12T20:16:05Z

In a landscape so dominated by bloated blockbusters and soul-deadening sequels, it’s slightly depressing to acknowledge that fresh perspective can be signaled by something as simple, and as radical, as letting the lens be female. Bringing Sexy Back to the Movies, With a 2023 Twist 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

The summer blockbuster was born, and the movie industry never looked back. Why Did Los Angeles Become a Cultural Mecca in the Early 1970s? 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

The studio system challenged him to create a blockbuster and he replied with the sprawling, enigmatic “Dune,” starring his favorite leading man Kyle MacLachlan. “Twin Peaks”: Can a classic succeed at being happening again? 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

The fact that it’s now hauling in “Harry Potter”- or “Hunger Games”-level money — that it’s a genuine blockbuster — suggests an appeal far broader than a particular voting bloc. Oscars 2015: A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis Discuss the Contenders 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Hollywood also seems to have rubbed off on producers' efforts to keep forthcoming plot details secret, with cast members revealing scripts have to be "shredded and burned" once memorised in true blockbuster style. The Downton Abbey 'phenomenon' 2012-09-09T23:16:39Z

The novelist, who had worked on the script of the 1959 blockbuster Ben-Hur, conceived the film as an epic of imperial decadence. Penthouse's Bob Guccione: The Dark Prince of Porn 2010-10-21T08:45:00Z

Outside the small screen, he’s mostly stuck with smaller fare but he went full­ blockbuster in 2012 with the critically derided Battleship – something he doesn’t regret. True Blood to Tarzan: how Alexander Skarsgård swung into Hollywood 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z

The current vogue in the world of what used to be known as "four-colour funny books" is for bold blockbuster concepts told with big pictures and as few words as possible. Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison ? review 2011-07-21T09:00:01Z

The first "Hobbit" film was a blockbuster with global sales of $981 million, according to the Box Office Mojo website. Final movie in 'Hobbit' trilogy moves to December 2014 2013-03-01T03:12:01Z

The footage led a fan to splice together a 25-minute cut of the movie, ahead of its release, that was cut entirely from promotional material for the blockbuster. Comic-Con: Why the Force was with Star Wars and not Batman v Superman 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

It’s an unlikely coda to a blockbuster comedy, one that belongs so completely to the late ’80s that even the sequel tries to keep some of that era’s spirit. 33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

The only exception is Charles Xavier, who as a character with a physical disability is near-unique as a blockbuster movie protagonist. The “X-Men” franchise’s diversity problem is getting worse 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

But before either of those blockbuster titans left their imprint, the school was under the experimental sway of Vorkapich. Avant-Garde Cinema Ran Parallel to Hollywood 2011-11-04T20:56:20Z

She joined the house in 2009, after a yearslong hiatus from fashion, and has since churned out one blockbuster collection after another. Fashion world flocks to see Galliano collection 2011-03-07T01:35:15Z

Recent times have seen a trend for adventurous producers to scoop up blockbuster movies and spin them into theatrical spectaculars. How film went to the theatre 2012-08-10T15:53:16Z

While she may not enjoy the blockbusters she's been in, Davis remains ambitious, even cautiously optimistic, about acting. Dark star: Julia Davis 2010-04-10T23:10:00Z

But hers is a compelling story of a blockbuster, potentially career-making role in “The Hunger Games.” 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: First perfect 10s; Michael Sam leaves 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

The weak openings are typical of late August, a dumping ground for movies without much audience appeal as the summer blockbuster season winds down and young viewers switch to back-to-school mode. Anti-Obama doc highlights weak Hollywood newcomers 2012-08-26T21:46:03Z

Since then, his acting roles have run the gamut—from indie films to blockbusters—but 2012 may well be hailed as the year he officially arrived. Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Becoming Bruce Willis and Time-Traveling to Meet His Future Self 2012-09-26T12:00:47Z

The "Terminator" film series has the usual trappings of blockbuster Hollywood filmmaking: Eye-popping special effects, over-the-top action sequences, a high concept premise, big name stars. Why the "Terminator" series matters 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

That said, there is no doubt that Believe will be a blockbuster. Justin Bieber's Believe: The Pop Prince Comes of Age 2012-06-19T10:45:48Z

Whatever shinier blockbuster we had planned to see was sold out. My streaming gem: why you should watch Breakdown 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

News accounts at the time said his book knocked the James A. Michener blockbuster “The Source” out of the top spot on the best-seller list in Toronto. Stephen Vizinczey, ‘In Praise of Older Women’ Author, Dies at 88 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

But the three movies are notable in that they are the first blockbusters since the Sept. White House Destruction Is Popular with Moviegoers; Why This is a Good and Bad Milestone 2013-04-01T17:20:40Z

The same decade that spawned gritty, realist films like “The Godfather,” “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver” also ushered in the era of the blockbuster, thanks to “Jaws” and “Star Wars.” Review | You think ‘Star Wars’ is childish? You don’t know the power of the dark side! 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Though it’s not a blockbuster, there are some impressive works among the 32 objects on view. Art Review: ?Uneasy Communion? at Museum of Biblical Art 2010-04-29T21:01:00Z

Well, those certainly help, but when any big-shot director gets the wheels turning for an explosion-heavy blockbuster, there's one vital element that defeats them all. Clip joint: the slow walk 2010-08-05T11:50:00Z

China splits revenues with foreign studios on 20 of their movies every year - a rule that effectively limits the country to 20 foreign blockbusters a year. China to import hit sci-fi thriller 'Inception' 2010-08-03T10:01:00Z

As the summer winds down, so do many of the city’s blockbuster museum exhibitions. Labor Day Art Guide: Summer Shows to See Before They Close 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster Like Twilight and Harry Potter, the closing chapter of The Hunger Games was bifurcated by distributor Lionsgate, hoping for a similar box-office bonanza. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 fails to satiate box-office bloodlust across the world 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

Kurtzman and Orci are the same duo that wrote the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot, as well as the blockbusters "Mission: Impossible III" and "Transformers," and the TV series "Alias" and "Fringe." Review: 'People Like Us,' a drama in action style 2012-06-27T21:39:08Z

For decades we’ve had an art culture that tries to wow us with too muchness — blockbusters, biennials, bank-breaking museum buildings no one needs — and that ends up delivering way too little. Art Review: Yale University Art Gallery Reopens After Renovations 2012-12-13T23:11:46Z

This year he organized the blockbuster de Kooning retrospective, which closes on Jan. 9. Inside Art: Sculpture as Portrait at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011-12-15T21:41:44Z

Walt Disney Co’s blockbuster sequel “Frozen 2” failed to secure a spot in the best animated feature category, which included two lesser-known entries from Netflix Inc - “Klaus” and “I Lost My Body.” Oscar voters snub J.Lo, Eddie Murphy and De Niro; Banderas lands first nomination 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Steven Spielberg's thriller about a deep-sea killer is often credited with inventing the blockbuster genre, but its impact, good and ill, was also felt in the marine conservation field, as this one-off doc discovers. Catch-up TV Guide: From The Rumble In The Air-Conditioned Auditorium to Portlandia 2012-10-12T23:05:30Z

Known for his second world war blockbuster The King’s Choice, Poppe based his film on in-depth interviews with survivors and others connected with those who died. Utøya massacre re-enactment stuns Berlin audiences 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z

Traditionally summer blockbusters are created for, marketed to and star men. 'Maleficent' and the Art of Attracting Women to Blockbusters 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

His influences range from blockbuster movies to obscure performance art. Border drones and labor-bots: Alex Rivera's prescient 'Sleep Dealer' 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

As is typical with blockbuster franchises, the "Twilight" movies are becoming more expensive with each installment. Salary dispute holds up "Twilight 5" announcement 2010-05-11T05:44:00Z

The quarter was fueled by the blockbuster release of "Fifty Shades of Grey" in February, which contributed to the unit's $293 million in profit. L.A.-Harry Potter theme parks, 'Fifty Shades' boost NBCUniversal profit 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

In 2021, with hip-hop the dominant musical force in popular culture globally, there’s little to debate: MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice’s blockbuster songs are eruptions and intrusions that in retrospect sound inevitable. How Do You Capture Four Decades of Hip-Hop? Very Broadly. 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

News alert: Your favorite country musicians will hit you up to support their favorite charities when you attend one of their big money, blockbuster concerts. Country Times: There’s more to Aaron Lewis than a viral video 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Fontein’s time as director coincided with the nationwide rise of the blockbuster exhibition, and he embraced the concept. Jan Fontein, Scholar of Asian Art, Is Dead at 89 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

But you can’t build a whole blockbuster out of just that. ‘Aquaman’ Review: Our Hero Swims. His Movie Sinks. 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

In recent years, Hollywood blockbusters have recognized that oceans are in a state of crisis and have focused on how colonial forces are plundering oceans everywhere, from Earth to Pandora. From "Aquaman" to "Avatar," ocean-centric blockbusters are eroding our terrestrial bias 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

This propulsive launch suggests that, after a muted $134 million for the total run of the third Mission: Impossible film six years ago, Cruise could be rebounding from a long slump with this swashbuckling blockbuster. Sherlock Holmes and The Chipmunks: When Sequels Are Weak-quels 2011-12-18T20:48:44Z

Bullock won the Oscar for best actress for her role in the blockbuster hit "The Blind Side," on March 7. Bullock is divorcing James, adopting baby 2010-04-28T12:44:00Z

Power celebrates the group’s blockbuster albums — the biggest of which, “Led Zeppelin IV,” has sold more than 23 million copies — and describes Page’s musicianship in majestic terms. Every note of Jimmy Page — before, during and after Led Zeppelin 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Judging from Kurtzman, Morgan and Solomon’s previous work, one expects large blockbuster action movies that attempt to juggle breakneck plots, while the inclusion of Hawley and Guzikowski suggests atmosphere and mystery. Universal Hires Writers To Make Their Monsters Into Action Heroes 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

With blockbusters failing to dominate the marketplace, the smaller, awards-contending films capitalized on their chance. 'Little Fockers' tops box office, Coens have best opening ever 2010-12-26T22:02:00Z

Their explanation usually comes by way of an apology — they just wanted to see a dumb blockbuster or zone out. Watch Movies in 4DX and You’ll Get an Education in Filmmaking 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

Still, there’s a lot to be desired, even in the most progressive blockbusters. Meet Captain Marvel: Fighter Pilot, Feminist and Marvel's Big Gamble 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

It conjures a world in which a Chinese businessman meets Hillary Clinton at a campaign fund-raiser, an experience that inspires a hallucinatory blockbuster show. 14 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

The mournful-yet-heroic tone of so many blockbuster soundtrack themes perfectly suits the Weeknd, who has made it his signature to merge pride, weakness, repentance and persistence. The Weeknd’s ‘Avatar’ Anthem, and 8 More New Songs 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

Here are the results – a fairly eclectic top ten, with some leftfield choices alongside the blockbusters you'd expect to see do well in a public vote. The best films of 2013 (so far) 2013-06-21T15:49:46Z

This used to be the dead zone, when studios dumped stinkers into theaters and counted the days until summer blockbuster season. Hollywood sticks to tried and true in 2013 lineup 2013-01-09T22:01:06Z

What’s possible is that, here and abroad, audiences are suffering from blockbuster fatigue: the weekly assault of armed heroes battling Armageddon. Despicable and Grown Ups Sequels Pummel Pacific Rim 2013-07-14T19:19:19Z

Virtually every blockbuster has a strongly animated component because of CGI. What next for the global blockbuster? 2012-07-26T20:00:02Z

Its trajectory follows another former Public production: “Hamilton,” the blockbuster musical that was just nominated for a record 16 Tonys. The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

In some ways, this could be a good thing for “Dune”: With fewer brand-driven blockbusters in the marketplace, “Dune” could stand out and draw curious viewers who are eager for something big to watch. Venice Film Festival: ‘Dune’ Leaves Us With 3 Big Questions 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

The other authors range from "commercial blockbusters to literary award‐winners", according to the publisher Puffin, and are due to be revealed on the first Tuesday of every month. Doctor Who regenerates in ebook form 2013-01-07T15:31:00Z

The filmmaker who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s “Superman” and mastered the buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weapon” franchise. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

The robot uprising is wonderful fodder for CGI-laden Hollywood blockbusters that indulge our worst fears and neuroses about the future. Is the Robopocalypse nigh? 2011-07-12T16:24:22Z

Mr. Hoffman worked a lot over the past 15 years or so — in ambitious independent movies, Hollywood blockbusters and theater productions on and beyond Broadway — and nearly always did something memorable. An Appraisal: A. O. Scott on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-02-03T17:36:07Z

But "Skyfall" is, of course, a James Bond film, and not only that, it's the 23rd installment in a blockbuster franchise marking its 50th anniversary with only slightly less fanfare than the Queen's Jubilee. With 'Skyfall,' Craig puts his stamp on Bond 2012-11-07T18:25:07Z

He compared the ever-flowing stream of cards that are released several times a year to blockbuster film releases. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

Fox lost out on appearing in the latest installment of the blockbuster "Transformers" franchise. The new high price of mouthing off 2011-06-21T20:11:00Z

He is soon to swap his computer powers for web-spinning ones, as he takes on the role of Spider-Man in the latest instalment of the Hollywood blockbuster. Actor Garfield on Spider-Man role 2010-12-29T11:42:06Z

The director tries to bottle that feeling and uncork it anew with his latest work, a film adaptation of the Broadway blockbuster,‎ opening Friday. Clint Eastwood brings classic themes to the feel-good 'Jersey Boys' 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

This is a grand spectacle, not an empty one, a rare example of the Hollywood blockbuster dollar well spent. Christopher Nolan’s 'Dunkirk' Is a Masterpiece 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Part of the problem is certainly that some black superstars – Will Smith, for example – tend to focus on commercial blockbusters that will never be Oscar material. Oscar nominations shoot down Hollywood's black swans 2011-02-07T15:57:45Z

Winning awards in prestige movies is always nice, but getting a juicy role in a blockbuster franchise can pay for some nice beachfront property. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron': James Spader and the supervillain upgrade 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Yes, there may be blockbuster artists still making a fortune, he acknowledges, but the vast majority of creative people are struggling. 'Culture Crash' examines the crisis in the creative industry 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Based on the story of a big blockbuster they are made at a fraction of the cost and are usually released straight-to-DVD. Hobbit producers sue 'mockbuster' 2012-11-08T15:32:48Z

One promo emphasizes blockbusters like “Wonder Woman” — the opposite of the current best picture contenders, which are mostly art films — and plays up stage extravaganzas mounted at Oscars past. In This #MeToo Moment, Academy Awards Want to Spotlight the Films 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

The disparaging comments about Boyhood made me realize why there is a demand for big-budget Hollywood blockbuster fluff and a lack of intellectual cinema in this country. Golden Globe Awards Winners Include ‘Boyhood’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

Felicity Jones steps into the big league with "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," in an action blockbuster role that carries the first spin-off movie in the space franchise. A Minute With: Felicity Jones finding the Force for 'Rogue One' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

That coup became the starting point for a blockbuster exhibition, “Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution,” the largest-ever display of van Eyck’s work. When the Virus Came, Some Museum Curators Lost Years of Work 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

"Avatar" creator James Cameron has promised to shoot the sequel to his science-fiction blockbuster at 48 or 60 frames a second. First Look: Peter Jackson unveils 'Hobbit' scenes 2012-04-25T02:45:08Z

“There’s a guy who can make art house films and then just decide that he’s going to be in a blockbuster,” Mr. Mayer said. John Mayer Knows He Messed Up. He Wants Another Chance. 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

So who got the better of this blockbuster deal? Perspective | Wall-Westbrook trade is a big deal, but did the Wizards get a good deal? 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

If there's one thing more gloriously dim and formulaic than blockbuster movies, it's the posters for them. Is The Adjustment Bureau film poster the stupidest ever? 2011-03-14T10:05:33Z

The film, from 1977, is the rare big-budget blockbuster to display a poetic touch and, perhaps even odder nowadays, a sense of brooding ambiguity that still allows for hopefulness. The World’s Greatest Directors Have Their Own Streaming Lists 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

Bingeing allowed new audiences to discover great serials like Friday Night Lights, while turning dramas like Breaking Bad from cult shows to blockbusters as they addicted viewers between seasons. Time Is a Round Donut: The Graze-Watching Possibilities of Simpsons World 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

For one, current Western blockbusters are no longer legally available in Russia because of Hollywood studios’ decisions, not because of Kremlin-imposed censorship. In Echo of Soviet Era, Russia’s Movie Theaters Turn to Pirate Screenings 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

Willow first entered the limelight three years ago, playing the daughter of her father's character in the blockbuster movie "I Am Legend." Willow Smith wanted to be like her famous parents 2010-10-26T10:30:00Z

I’d signed him up with a local theatre group to keep him happy, but I never expected he’d book actual jobs — and definitely not a Hollywood blockbuster with a bunch of A-listers. Our family's "Dark Waters" story: How my son's first film role and my father's cancer are connected 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

For others, it means parodies – of popular TV shows and recent blockbusters. How the internet killed porn 2012-06-05T19:00:01Z

The carefully choreographed royal blockbusters have cemented senior royals as some of the hardest hitters in Britain's A-team of global superstars, alongside footballer David Beckham and former Beatle Paul McCartney. Queen's "Bond girl" stunt crowns majestic rebrand 2012-07-29T15:17:31Z

A stock offering would help the companies raise money for big-budget blockbuster productions rivaling the Hollywood movies that are increasingly popular in China's government-controlled film market. China film studios plan Shanghai stock offerings 2012-11-28T12:16:03Z

Thanks in part to “Star Wars,” the eclecticism and cinematic daring of the ’70s would be crushed under the wheels of blockbuster moviemaking. Riff: ?Clues That Lead to More Clues That Add Up to Nothing? 2011-12-16T17:03:47Z

Her cousin Heller is a party animal teen star cast as the heroine in a blockbuster movie based on a beloved Y.A. novel — not unlike Jennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games.” What is Paul Rudnick Doing Writing Young Adult Fiction? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

More than ever before, the industry packed the summer months with big-budget blockbusters that ranged from the hugely successful “Iron Man 3″ to the disastrous “The Lone Ranger.” Despite the Bombs, Hollywood Posts a Record Summer 2013-09-02T22:59:48Z

He’ll receive a Kennedy Center Honor this weekend for his blockbuster work in movies and film technology, but he’s quick to point out that he’s the only recipient this year who isn’t technically a performer. George Lucas: To feel the true force of ‘Star Wars,’ he had to learn to let it go 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

He is having a blockbuster year and is currently filming another sequel to “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” the 1989 movie that helped make him a star. ‘The Matrix’ Gets a Fourth Movie, and Keanu Reeves Is Back 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

It's hard to believe that Gerald Blanchard was capable of executing his many elaborate heists, considering that they all sound like something straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster. "The Jewel Thief": 6 bizarre facts from Hulu's documentary about an "ingenious" criminal mastermind 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

In essence, what this all means for the industry is that it’s blockbuster or bust. Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Her 33-year career features a string of art-house films and theatrical productions, but just one commercial blockbuster – Batman Forever – and Kidman won her Oscar for playing Virginia Woolf in a prosthetic nose. Nicole Kidman on Lion and adoption: 'It's about the simplicity of love' 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

In the current Hollywood landscape, the mega-budget blockbusters are the Goliaths; Moonlight and La La Land are both Davids. Don't let that Oscars blunder overshadow Moonlight's monumental achievement 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

The Coens' critically admired film-making has never generated blockbuster box office. True Grit: Rooster to the rescue 2011-02-06T21:31:00Z

The picture is unlikely to show imminent improvement, as the coming weekend lacks an obvious blockbuster release. Oz the Great and Powerful aims over the rainbow, Side Effects also appealing 2013-03-12T13:05:13Z

That contrasts with blockbuster action films that often cost over $100 million. Films on race '12 Years a Slave,' 'The Butler' lead SAG nominees 2013-12-11T19:20:09Z

He sells out book tours in seconds and his works are more or less summer blockbusters for retailers nationwide. 10 Great TV Shows Just Waiting to Be Made 2013-10-03T09:45:34Z

March suddenly turned into Latin pop blockbuster season. Critic’s Notebook: New Music by Shakira, Juanes, Enrique Iglesias and Wisin 2014-03-27T20:50:23Z

And even though this is a summer without conventions and blockbusters, fandom has never been the point at which pop culture ends. When a Quarantine Comic-Con Keeps Fans at a Distance 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

But as Deadline Hollywood reported Monday night, Damon and Greengrass are indeed negotiating to reprise their roles as director and actor on the blockbuster Universal franchise. Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass: Why they'd reunite on 'Bourne' 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

Amazon bought the TV rights to Tolkien’s literary classic two years ago when screens were ruled by HBO’s blockbuster fantasy series, “Game of Thrones”. New Zealand to be Middle-earth again in Amazon's The Lord of the... 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

This new recording of two Prokofiev blockbusters, along with a less familiar early piece, suggests that the relationship between Alsop and the orchestra is an extraordinarily happy one. Boisterous, novel effects on Prokofiev by Baltimore Symphony programmer 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Some went well, many I knew were nonstarters within 20 minutes, and some were absolute Hollywood blockbuster levels of nightmare. Don't talk politics, sex or the ex: 10 ways to ruin a date 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

He was supporting himself by making corporate training videos – Following, Memento and the Hollywood blockbusters were still to come. I was there at the Inception of Christopher Nolan's film career 2011-02-24T11:38:06Z

In both industries, the visionary who prizes ideas over financial gain is positioned as antithetical to the conglomerate, which prizes blockbuster franchises over art. Will We All Want to Be Wearing Halston Soon? 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z

But nearly 30 years after the publication of her blockbuster novel, she also wants to talk about birds, politics, her family, her new memoir and, if you ask nicely, the hula hoop in her office. Amy Tan: Still ‘Joy Lucky’ after all these years 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

His Star Trek reboots are dispiriting: the quirky and beloved sci-fi franchise pureed into stimulating but unremarkable blockbuster entertainment, distinguished mainly by caricatures of iconic characters that are more branding than interpretation. I'm a Star Wars fan, but won't be watching The Force Awakens 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

“We are thrilled to work with Amy to create an unpredictable and hilarious showcase for Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters,” said MTV president Stephen Friedman. Amy Schumer Will Host the MTV Movie Awards 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

“Jurassic World: Dominion,” a spin-off from the 1993 “Jurassic Park” blockbuster about the return of dinosaurs, is scheduled to be released in movie theaters in June 2021. Hollywood restarts movie production with 'Jurassic World: Dominion' and 'Avatar' 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

Zimmer, 60, was a natural choice for “2049,”not only as the reigning king of blockbusters, but as a lifelong synth enthusiast whose career and style rode in on the wake of Vangelis. How to compete with the original ‘Blade Runner’ score: Pay homage to it 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

But it’s the National Museum that, in May and June, hosted this year’s blockbuster exhibit, “Ras Tafari: The Majesty and the Movement,” devoted to Emperor Haile Selassie I and Rastafarianism. 52 Places to Go in 2014 2014-01-10T05:00:00Z

"This year's crop of specialized, Oscar caliber films has benefited from the bad reviews of the blockbusters," says Dergarabedian. 'Little Fockers' tops box office, Coens have best opening ever 2010-12-26T22:02:00Z

Paramount Pictures announced a deal Tuesday with China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises to help on the production of "Transformers 4," the next installment in the director's blockbuster franchise. 'Transformers 4' takes shape with help from China 2013-04-02T18:54:08Z

“Bloody Bloody” hardly became the Broadway blockbuster that is Lin-Manuel’s “Hamilton,” another musical history lesson rendered in contemporary styles. Michael Friedman, a Man of Many Voices and a Gift for Prophecy 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

After two consecutive weekends where April sunshine devastated box-office grosses, a late spring chill brought salvation to plex owners, happily coinciding with the official start of the summer blockbuster season. Iron Man 2 crushes Miley Cyrus at a wet weekend for the UK box office 2010-05-05T15:59:00Z

Rickman put his suave, insinuating tones to tremendous use, turning in a definitive performance as the contemporary Eurovillain and providing generations of Brit stage actors with endless work in Hollywood blockbusters. Alan Rickman: 10 key performances 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

I've been offered huge blockbusters before that would have sorted my pension out, but I didn't do them because I couldn't understand them. A powerful faith 2010-05-08T23:05:00Z

He accepts, grudgingly, that he will never be a blockbuster best-selling author, just a steady professional partly reliant on the occasional largesse of the movie industry. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Getaway Car,’ a collection of Donald E. Westlake pieces

For a quintessential West Coast college town experience, find a prime spot at the Sunset Drive-In, a 1950s-era theater that plays blockbusters beneath the stars. 36 Hours in San Luis Obispo, Calif. 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

But if blockbusters stuttered, innovation from downloadable games more than compensated. The best games of 2012: Nathan Ditum's choice 2012-12-16T00:07:44Z

Harry Potter Ranking the 8 Harry Potter films The Harry Potter film franchise's eight blockbuster installments have spanned an entire decade. Ranking the 8 Harry Potter films 2011-07-15T16:01:00Z

Even in my paranoid Marxian-Freudian analytical mode, I would agree that as the years have passed the connection between 9/11 and Hollywood's blockbuster films has grown more and more tenuous. Why Hollywood's response to 9/11 involved Harry Potter and Spider-Man 2011-09-09T18:51:00Z

Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” — from the “Star Trek Beyond” soundtrack — is primo blockbuster pomp and ceremony, a thick slather of power balladry about overcoming pain. The Playlist: Desiigner and Fergie Aren’t Done Just Yet 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

The ghost of Barneys yet to come is at Saks Fifth Avenue, which has licensed its former rival’s name, and where windows have been themed with glittering corporate efficiency to the international blockbuster “Frozen 2.” When Department Stores Were Theater 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

A poor year for blockbuster action movies, despite there being a lot of them. Simply the best of the rest 2010: films the critics forgot to mention 2011-01-10T16:45:33Z

Indeed, considering the saga's inauspicious start, the ongoing success of the "Thor" movies is a testament to the power of creative evolution in blockbuster filmmaking. Why we want four (more?) Thors 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

The award comes a year after the Kennedy Center gave a special honor to “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical about the Founding Fathers, the first time a work of art had been honored. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z

Blunt proved her mettle as an action hero after her star turn in 2014’s clever blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow. A Star Crosses Hollywood Boundaries at the Border 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

When did mass destruction become a blockbuster norm? Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

Still, many older films such as "Gone with the Wind," "Star Wars" and "The Sound of Music" sold more tickets than "The Avengers" and other modern blockbusters. Smith, Jones' 'MiB3' zaps 'Avengers' out of No. 1 2012-05-28T19:01:05Z

An expanded outfit breaking out into a wider universe, it seems to mirror what's happening to the blockbuster as globalisation continues to open up new markets. What next for the global blockbuster? 2012-07-26T20:00:02Z

The series established what television executives call the “blue-chip” natural history blockbuster. The real David Attenborough 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

He was subsequently awarded a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal of the Joker in the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight". T-shirt evokes late actor Heath Ledger as laidback skateboarder 2013-03-22T04:44:18Z

This is the most irritating component of the new corporate blockbuster: it’s always heckling you to buy more, without ever giving you what you already paid for. Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbuster 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

If 2016’s blockbuster releases have taught us anything, it’s that a protracted promotional period is unnecessary. Beyoncé, Radiohead and FOMO: How sustainable is the era of the “insta-release?” 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Summer is around the corner and with it come the costly blockbusters studios rely on to balance their budgets for the year. The Movie Stars With The Most To Gain This Summer [VIDEO] 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

At the North American box office, big-budget blockbusters such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World helped push earnings above $11bn for the first time. China helps boost global movie earnings to record $38bn 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

We’re deep into the summer movie season and it’s becoming clear that blockbuster fatigue is setting in. ‘The Wolverine’: A sharp Hugh Jackman saves the day 2013-07-25T01:16:49Z

Mr. Rivers, a first-time feature filmmaker, also worked on those blockbusters; he is one of Mr. Jackson’s longtime storyboard and visual effects artists. ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘The Mule’ Score at Box Office 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z

That was the year the blockbuster “Titanic” won 11 Oscars, including the award for best picture. Oscars 2014 draws biggest audience in a decade 2014-03-03T20:36:05Z

For “Up!,” the title song of her blockbuster 2002 album, she was literally back in the saddle, one that was mounted on a cherry picker to lift her up and closer to the audience. Review: Shania Twain in Concert Recalls Glory Days 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

At the other end of the spectrum, though equally important to the blockbuster clash between Luther and the Roman Church, is a fascinating selection of 15 inexpensive propaganda broadsheets. Martin Luther broke Europe in two, and Albrecht Dürer painted it back together 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

His two heart-tugging, blockbuster novels, set in his native Afghanistan, offered simple tales of redemption and grace while the ugly realities of war in the country rumbled through the news. Khaled Hosseini: 'If I could go back now, I'd take The Kite Runner apart' 2013-06-01T08:29:01Z

In Liverpool, family events and workshops are linked to the blockbuster Marc Chagall exhibition. School holiday ideas: culture for kids 2013-07-05T20:00:22Z

This is Mr. Frazier’s first time writing about the Civil War since his blockbuster “Cold Mountain,” from 1997, and the differences are notable. Fiction Chronicle: First Lady of the Confederacy 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster supernatural tale "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and the action fantasy "The Last Airbender" tied for the most nominations Monday with nine each, including worst picture. `Twilight,' `Airbender' lead Razzies with 9 noms 2011-01-24T10:31:04Z

The effects he achieved inspired the generation of filmmakers who produced the digital-effects-laden blockbuster films of the 1990s and beyond. Ray Harryhausen, Cinematic Special-Effects Innovator, Dies at 92 2013-05-07T18:31:15Z

Spielberg told an audience at the Comic-Con fan convention Friday that he has a story and a screenwriter for the next installment of his blockbuster franchise about prehistoric reptiles brought into modern times through cloning. Spielberg says new 'Jurassic Park' is coming soon 2011-07-22T19:52:12Z

With just 70 works squeezed into four small galleries, this show is not your typical Impressionist blockbuster. Degas and Cassatt, Paired at the National Gallery 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

After Marvel sold off some of its best characters, it was left trying to make blockbuster movies out of its B-team. Here’s Why Hollywood Will Never Stop Making Spider-Man Movies 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

The Pixar and Marvel acquisitions, which have turbocharged Walt Disney Studios, providing the division with a slew of blockbuster franchises, including "Cars" and "Iron Man." How Robert Iger's 'fearless' deal-making transformed Disney 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

In describing the new movie’s appeal he also mentioned blockbusters like “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Back to the Future” – it’s not for arthouse-sized crowds. Carpetbagger Blog: A Setting, and Score, Befitting a Thoroughbred 2011-12-06T14:00:31Z

He never had a blockbuster touring artist, so while stuck in the office he developed his expertise on less glamorous parts of the business, like music publishing and licensing. One Man’s Mission to Keep Musicians’ Legacies Alive 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

The film is the adaptation of the last book in Suzanne Collins' blockbuster "Hunger Games" trilogy. Did you see the 'Mockingjay' trailer yet? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

The Broadway blockbuster has been all over the news: first it scooped up a slew of Tony Awards, and then writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda announced he’s departing the show on July 9. Here’s How You Might Be Able to See the Original 'Hamilton' Cast Perform 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

On the printed page, however, her stories were blockbusters. Mary Higgins Clark, best-selling author of suspenseful tales, dies at 92 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

The film’s worldwide success may turn the Oscar-winning actress into a blockbuster heroine, a rarefied combination that “Us” is positioned to affirm. This Is Lupita Nyong’o. Hollywood, Please Keep Up. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Two blockbusters followed: “The Impressionist Epoch,” organized in partnership with the Louvre Museum, and “Monet’s Years at Giverny: Beyond Impressionism.” Charles S. Moffett, Curator Who Focused on Impressionists, Dies at 70 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

The fifth weekend of New Line’s blockbuster “It” showed plenty of staying power in third place with $9.6 million at 3,197 sites. Box Office: 'Blade Runner 2049' Fades to $31.5 Million Opening Weekend 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z

This year, the four musicals nominated for best musical include one blockbuster hit, two shows playing below capacity and one show that already closed. ArtsBeat: Just How Much Is a Tony Worth? 2011-06-09T19:00:04Z

That’s what is most fascinating about this show, that it seems to be using its guaranteed blockbuster ratings to do more than augment the Kardashian’s multiple revenue streams. I Am Cait: Caitlyn Jenner's new show is a profound transition – for reality TV 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

A new wave of contemplative blockbuster film-making, probably in 2019, since it usually takes around two years for studios to rip off unexpectedly successful ideas. Sedate expectations: will Blade Runner 2049 give birth to the slow-burn blockbuster? 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

"You don't want to put 'The Last Exorcism' up against 'Inception' or these big blockbuster films." 'Exorcism' has slim box-office lead over 'Takers' 2010-08-29T20:31:00Z

She has starred in blockbusters like Inception and Nine and is rumoured to be involved in Christopher Nolan's third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. Lies and friends 2011-04-12T07:26:24Z

“Hopefully someday we’ll look back at the release of ‘Black Panther’ as the turning point when diversity and positive representation in blockbusters switched from being an anomaly to being normal,” Mr. Contrino said. With $218 Million Haul, ‘Black Panther’ Smashes Box Office Records 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z

Convinced the latter was true, the Guardian assembled a crack team of children in its HQ, shut them in a room, and told them that they couldn’t leave until they’d created a blockbuster. Casting creche: meet the four-year-olds pitching ideas for blockbusters 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

In a year when space blockbuster "Gravity" is tipped to bring Oscar glory to Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, smaller international productions with strong Latin American artistic input are increasingly making their mark. Latin American cinema shows global ambition at Berlin fest 2014-02-12T17:34:30Z

Just when you were ready to give up on the summer season and its cookie-cutter, been-there blockbusters, "Edge of Tomorrow" saves the day. 'Edge of Tomorrow,' Tom Cruise run loops around competition 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Rowling’s blockbuster series, dreams up a new fantasy dystopia with explicitly modern parallels. London theater forecast after Brexit and Trump: Overcast skies with a chance of apocalypse 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

Games as big as Fable III now have launch days on a par with Hollywood blockbusters as the internet buzzes with chat. Fable III's epic cast takes video games to a new level 2010-10-23T23:15:00Z

Shyamalan had hoped that splashy blockbusters would prove he deserved creative freedom. What Will It Take to Trust M. Night Shyamalan? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z

The proposed museum, valued at $1 billion and funded by Lucas, would feature exhibitions of Lucas' collection of paintings, illustrations and digital art from the blockbuster "Star Wars" movie franchise he started in 1977. George Lucas' $1 billion 'Star Wars' museum finds Los Angeles home 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

“The Avengers,” the summer movie season’s first major blockbuster, stages a significant portion of its climactic action on the streets of Manhattan. A Digital Manhattan in ?The Avengers? 2012-05-07T20:10:05Z

Instead, with summer's movie blockbuster season right around the corner, there's only one item for discussion in the hills of Hollywood on Tuesday: the pending writers strike. 10 year time capsule: When reality TV took over 2011-04-26T18:45:00Z

Ticket buyers — even the highly forgiving ones who power the summer blockbuster season — no longer appear willing to tolerate color-by-number sequels. ‘Fast & Furious 6’ Opens as Huge Hit 2013-05-26T19:35:38Z

In some ways it is quite an old-fashioned show – a blockbuster survey of 300 years of imperial achievement rather than the more aesthetically focused exhibitions that have become the norm of late. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z

After making the most of his “Twilight” clout working on off-kilter, elusive and plain old bizarre indie movies, Pattinson has circled back around to something familiar: franchise blockbusters. With ‘Cosmopolis,’ a Limo Ride That Redefined Robert Pattinson’s Career 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z

Whether finishing a good year or a bad one, Hollywood executives always look ahead to better days, insisting that the next crop of blockbusters will be bigger than ever. Ticket rush: Film fans hand Hollywood record cash 2012-12-26T13:25:10Z

For Evans, Welsh star of such Hollywood blockbusters as Clash of the Titans, Immortals and Fast & Furious 6, Reynolds felt like a "perfect" role to tackle at this stage in his career. Drama recreates 'crime of the century' 2013-12-10T08:28:54Z

Deadpool, Avengers, take note: a blockbuster can be smart as hell so long as it wears it lightly. 'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

“We’re thrilled to launch our newest label with a wide-ranging slate that features films from horror maestros, star-driven action thrillers as well as a blockbuster that has already conquered the Chinese box office.” Lionsgate launches new specialty distribution label 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

UK cinema owners are now eagerly anticipating the arrival on Friday of Man of Steel, the Superman film that Warner Brothers hope will be embraced as a blockbuster event from producer Christopher Nolan. Mr and Mr Smith: After Earth tops UK box office 2013-06-12T11:09:05Z

“The summer blockbuster was born on 20 June 1975, when Jaws opened wide,” wrote the Financial Times’s Nigel Andrews, adding: “In the years after Jaws, the entire release calendar changed.” Jaws, 40 years on: ‘One of the truly great and lasting classics of American cinema’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z

The third installment of “Pitch Perfect” arrives on Friday, with the franchise not only a box office blockbuster but also a transformative cultural force. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Pitch Perfect’ and ‘Survivor’ 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

When there's a comic book that I love, it is so much more an immersive experience than the most elaborate Hollywood blockbuster because I'm a participant in what's going on. Comics author Brian K. Vaughan on his global hit "Saga" and making art in troubled times 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

The theme from the 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park” was playing in the background, chiseling away at their argument before the debate even began. Would bringing back extinct animals turn out as badly as it did in ‘Jurassic Park’? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images There is something dandified about Impressionist Gardens, the blockbuster festival exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland. Floral fantasies: garden paintings reveal the radicalism of the Impressionists 2010-08-20T12:40:00Z

She has been rewarded with her first blockbuster movie role – as mercenary mutant Domino in Deadpool 2. From Alden Ehrenreich to Zazie Beetz: the 40 rising film stars of 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

“Scream” earned over $160 million worldwide and quickly spawned two blockbuster sequels, each one ramping up the splatter and the self-referentiality. Rrrring! Hello, Sidney? It?s Happening Again! 2011-04-10T01:13:02Z

Since there is no blockbuster à la “Hamilton,” McNulty reports that there is more uncertainty as to who might win. Essential Arts: Dudamel speaks out, the new rack of Tony nominees, Cheech Marin's Chicano art center 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

It became the first film to dethrone Marvel blockbuster "Avengers: Age of Ultron" in any market around the world.  'Pitch Perfect 2,' 'Mad Max' eye $40-million premieres 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

After all, I can count the number of upcoming blockbuster movies starring an unknown mixed race girl on one finger. ‘You are not expecting this’: Oprah on A Wrinkle in Time 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

As a culture we are unaccustomed and unsure of how to talk about black people centered in our blockbuster entertainment. The American media has no idea how to talk about race on-screen 2013-12-05T00:00:00Z

Avatar was predicted to change the market forever, making hugely expensive 3D the only way to go for blockbuster films but Skyfall has confounded that. Skyfall becomes first £100m movie at UK box office 2012-12-31T14:57:11Z

What are the secondary characters in a blockbuster franchise worth? "Twilight" co-stars begin tough contract talks 2010-05-14T05:44:00Z

But it's a summer blockbuster so they had to put it in a can and wait for the next summer. Summer blockbusters present musical challenges 2010-04-19T06:22:00Z

Now a massive, intercontinental endeavor with outposts in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and beyond, this blockbuster of a hip-hop festival began humbly, just over four years ago, at a warehouse in Miami. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

James LaForce, a fashion publicist, has encountered designers who are questioning the validity of a blockbuster show. New York Fashion Week: ?Less Is More? Is Mattering Most 2011-02-09T00:07:01Z

Fast forward 14 years later, and the franchise includes seven best-selling books and eight blockbuster movies. "Potter" fans hope to keep magic alive after movie 2011-07-14T19:11:38Z

Mr. Duncan’s other movie parts included Bear, one of the deep-sea oil drillers who volunteer to save Earth by blowing up an asteroid, in the 1998 blockbuster “Armageddon.” Michael Clarke Duncan, Actor, Dies at 54 2012-09-04T01:04:04Z

But to truly make movie casts look more like the U.S. population, increased support for "Blue Beetle" will have to extend to Latino talent in scrappy indies, nonfranchise movies and comic book-inspired blockbusters alike. It takes more than one superhero 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z

The other lesson is to not scrunch so many blockbusters into a short period. Hollywood's summer of monster movies makes audience yawn 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

Hushed and character-driven, this mix of indie fare and blockbusters works ferociously on adult anxieties in an age of dislocation. Home Is Where the Horror Is 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

Televised lottery drawings, a strange and supple form of state-controlled entertainment, enter a new phrase this week, with the announcements of winning numbers for groaning jackpots in two blockbuster multi-jurisdictional games, Mega Millions and Powerball. Watching Lottery Drawings in an Age of Plutocracy 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

There are no plans to halt the release of the hoped-for blockbuster that's set to hit mainland China on Friday. 'Transformers' fight in China continues; Jiaflix swipes at Pangu 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

The breakthrough representation of minorities in Hollywood blockbusters has ignited a frequently overlooked discussion about whether prejudice isn’t just about the color of a person’s skin, but the shade. Colorism reveals many shades of prejudice in Hollywood 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

The oldest Christian country in the world has been given the blockbuster treatment with this first major museum exhibition ever devoted to the art of Armenia, Jason Farago said in his review. New York Art Guide: How to Navigate Museums This Holiday 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

This year the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston revisits his oeuvre with “Herb Ritts,” a blockbuster exhibition as visually bold as it is broad in scope. Look Back at Herb Ritts’s Captivating Black-and-White Photographysocial title 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

Thanks to his surprise debut as Hercules — Hercules! — in a post-credits scene in Marvel’s 2022 blockbuster “Thor: Love and Thunder,” you will soon see him everywhere. Brett Goldstein Faces Life After ‘Lasso’ 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

This is no bedroom drama or feel-good blockbuster about a white man saving the natives. “Mad Max: Fury Road” is the best picture of 2015: Here’s why this miraculous Oscar nominee deserves to win 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

"In the summer, two weeks is a lot of time between blockbusters," Dergarabedian said. 'Spider-Man 2' ropes in $92 million opening 2014-05-05T13:03:30Z

But background work and small roles are precisely the routes to someday promoting your blockbuster on the red carpet. We Are All Background Actors 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z

But in retrospect, we should have known — it was the kind of something-for-everyone entertainment that recalled blockbusters of the past, deftly combining historical drama, wide-screen adventure and heartfelt romance. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

Far from being a blockbuster, it's a beguiling examination of the life of the Hudson river as seen through Hutton's camera lens. The Empire Strikes Back and The Pink Panther saved for future generations 2010-12-28T11:42:08Z

But that's certainly not the mentality of the big blockbusters that Hollywood turns out. The Carpetbagger: Michael Haneke Finds His Brando 2012-12-19T17:06:21Z

The spin-off is part of Walt Disney Co's expanding slate of "Star Wars" movies, which was rebooted by 2015's blockbuster hit, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Ron Howard enters 'Star Wars' after Han Solo movie directors depart 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

Hollywood is in the midst of a major exporting boom, with blockbusters storming through Europe and Asia, often earning the majority of their box office dollars there.‎ American actors and directors projected to shine at Cannes 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

While Wan has been making blockbusters such as Aquaman and Fast & Furious 7, and creating the Conjuring Universe, Whannell has carved a niche as a genre artisan. Leigh Whannell on reinventing The Invisible Man: 'I want to change people's perceptions' 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z

He organized the blockbuster de Kooning retrospective at MoMA two years ago. 10 Late de Kooning Works to Go on View, and on Sale 2013-09-02T21:06:59Z

It was an investor in this year's blockbusters 'Star Trek Beyond' and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'. Alibaba Pictures, Amblin to co-produce films for global, Chinese audiences 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

That’s a lesson worth remember when we line up for the next new would-be blockbuster. Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

"It's not like this was destined to be a blockbuster weekend, anyway," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. 'The Help' reigns again over storm-soaked weekend 2011-08-28T21:31:04Z

From the mightiest blockbuster to the smallest independent film, Roger Ebert devoted his career to sharing his love of film with generations of moviegoers. Death of film critic Ebert elicits wide reaction 2013-04-04T22:33:10Z

The three web series we previewed Wednesday seem to be proposing three different ways to do online drama: like a Hollywood blockbuster, like a CW series, like a indie-film project. TCA 2012: TV That’s Not On TV Edition 2012-07-26T12:12:14Z

“I wanted my Mexican father, with his thick Mexican accent, to experience what it was like to see a hero in a blockbuster film speak the way he does,” she wrote. Diego Luna Shares a Touching Story From a 'Rogue One' Fan 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

Typically diplomatic, Johnson refuses to generalise about his peers’ blockbuster experiences. Feeling the force: why directing a Hollywood blockbuster is tougher than ever 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

But playing the villain in a highly anticipated holiday blockbuster is his biggest role yet. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Who Plays Aquaman’s Nemesis, Gets Schooled in Chess 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Only now, after 20 male-directed blockbusters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will the 21st, Captain Marvel, be directed by a woman. Ten years of Twilight: the extraordinary feminist legacy of the panned vampire saga 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Kristen Stewart has claimed she refused to star in a sequel to blockbuster fantasy Snow White and the Huntsman because studio Universal failed to produce a decent script. Kristen Stewart: I left Snow White sequel as 'none of the scripts were good' 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

In the United States, Weill collaborated with writers like Ira Gershwin, Moss Hart and Langston Hughes on innovative — and occasionally blockbuster — Broadway musicals. Kurt Weill: How Germany Finally Unearthed a National Treasure 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

Hollywood studios love a movie with transparent echoes of previous blockbuster fare and "Back to the Future with politics" has a certain ring to it. Can Jonathan Demme give Stephen King's 11/22/63 a time-travelling twist? 2011-08-12T10:53:21Z

Ms. Banks has no plans to stop acting, but she’s also not drumming up leading roles for herself: “How many blockbuster movies are being made about women who are in their 40s?” Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

The contract was almost five times the $10.9 million the Kennedy Center paid for “The Book of Mormon,” the blockbuster it hosted for nine weeks in 2015. The cost of ‘Hamilton’? Kennedy Center paid more than $50 million. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Like any retelling of a classic, Scott’s blockbuster invites questions about the Exodus’ story’s origin and meaning. How Christian Bale's 'Exodus' Strays from the Bible 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Not one to chase easy, crowd-pleasing blockbusters about Impressionists in the South of France, Barron, by focusing her sights on shows that dig deep and synthesize complicated ideas, is one of this country's curatorial forces. Curator Stephanie Barron has grown along with LACMA 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

There were parts, but mostly forgettable ones – supporting roles in films such as the Hours, and a foray into blockbusters in Terminator 3. Claire Danes profile: ‘She has intensity and immersion in the character’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

It is a show that should work as great, blockbuster family entertainment but is instead trying too hard to be dark and edgy and adult. Da Vinci's Demons: is there too much historical fantasy on screen? 2013-04-19T11:35:28Z

After last year’s stark exhibition of Rei Kawakubo’s irregular apparel, the Met Costume Institute is back in blockbuster mode with this three-part blowout on the influence of Catholicism on haute couture of the last century. 23 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

It is a balm after the urgent blockbuster importuning of the larger and louder “Unfinished” show just above. What’s in the box? The Met Breuer opens new possibilities in a dramatic art space 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Hollywood studios in India largely played safe when it came to blockbuster releases. Bollywood's small films became big in 2010 2011-01-03T19:10:10Z

At first blush, the return of the man who helmed the original blockbuster Spider-Man film trilogy as well as the riotously campy "Evil Dead" trilogy seems like a coup for comic-book fanatics. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

Following those three albums, one would expect another chart-topping pop star, or perhaps even a second soundtrack from a blockbuster film. Pentatonix: One Million Copies, A Top Five Album In 2014, And A Grammy Nomination 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

But for just a few million dollars, a small percentage in a blockbuster budget, 2D films can be converted to 3D quite easily. 3D or not 3D? 2010-05-18T07:25:00Z

“This is more important than a blockbuster show, to be blunt about it.” In Appalachia, Crafting a Road to Recovery With Dulcimer Strings 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

“Superman” was a superhero blockbuster two decades before comic book movies became the norm at the top of the box office. ‘Superman’ actress Margot Kidder has died; she was 69 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

A blockbuster on the horizon isn’t like a superstorm warning; customers don’t retreat to higher ground and take their bankrolls with them. Bond Holds, Butler Bombs on a Sleepy Weekend 2012-12-09T22:26:19Z

"RRR" spreads its arms wide to bring multiple aspects of the summer blockbuster into its bear hug: it's an action masterpiece that's also a musical. Forget "Top Gun." "RRR" is the ultimate summer movie – explosive, inspiring & with catchy dance beat 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

Under their guidance, “Game of Thrones” has become a ratings blockbuster, delivering 16.1 million viewers across multiple platforms for its Season 7 premiere Sunday. ‘Confederate’ Poses Test Over Race for ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators and HBO 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

These include the premiere of "2 Broke Girls," the fortunate sitcom that followed the "Two and a Half Men" blockbuster. As a new season begins, CBS claims the first win 2011-09-27T18:10:09Z

Against all odds it’s summer again, traditionally a time of blockbusters and big tents and the promise of holidays and travel, new vistas to shake up the everyday. Storytelling Can Be a Dangerous Game in These New Novels 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

As an actor, Bridges is a true shape-shifter, moving effortlessly between low-budget indies and Hollywood blockbusters, comedies and dramas, playing villains and heroes. How Jeff Bridges built his fascinating body of work: “I tried hard not to develop too strong a persona” 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

We’ve reached a point where directors and audiences no longer derive authenticity from what looks “real” but from what looked real in seventies, eighties, and nineties blockbusters. Hollywood’s Turn Against Digital Effects 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Michael Bay landed his first blockbuster with Bad Boys, and his work with music videos became a thing of the past. Michael Bay Got His Start Directing Music Videos for Meat Loaf 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

Miller’s masterpiece fits into the summer blockbuster canon in a less literal capacity as well, striking its ideal balance of dazzling technical spectacle and massively-scaled emotional catharsis. 'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

The first Percy Jackson movie wasn’t a blockbuster and yet this one sets us up for further adventures with these twenty-something teenagers and their training camp. ‘Sea of Monsters’: Promising start, good cast give movie lift 2013-08-07T18:18:40Z

In the run-up to the release of his blockbuster autobiography earlier this year, Prince Harry sat down with “60 Minutes” — and “CBS Mornings,” “ABC News Live,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and others. A Britney Spears Book Tour: No TV, No Podcasts, Lots of Instagram 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z

It’s hard not to conclude that, in the blockbuster world, directors – far from the idea of the creative mastermind – are becoming more disposable than ever. Feeling the force: why directing a Hollywood blockbuster is tougher than ever 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

“Coogler likes to surround himself with accomplished women, and the crew of ‘Black Panther’ is unusual among blockbusters for its large number of female department heads,” he notes. What to Read About ‘Green Book’ and the Other Best Picture Nominees 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

She took out her smartphone and showed a picture of one recently trimmed client, Dan Amboyer, an actor on the television show “Younger” and the blockbuster “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” No More Drugs or Gigolos: A Celebrity Hairdresser Comes Clean 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

He delivered a successful “Karate Kid” remake as recently as 2010, and left behind another possible blockbuster in “Tarzan,” which Warner Bros. plans to release next summer. Jerry Weintraub, a Force in Film and Music, Dies at 77 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

And "Frozen," Disney's 2013 animated blockbuster, continues to be a moneymaker, driving the studio's worldwide home entertainment business. Walt Disney Co.'s quarterly net income rises 8% to $1.5 billion 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

Adding blockbusters to the nomination lists is part of the answer, but it’s not the big answer. This Is How to Fix the Oscars 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

The film dominated Easter weekend with the kind of blockbuster performance usually reserved for Memorial Day or July 4th. 'Batman v Superman' Has Huge Opening Weekend Despite Bad Reviews 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

The post-holiday period typically is a quiet time at movie theaters, but "Avatar" did blockbuster business last January, backed by such hits as "Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel." `True Grit' rides tall with $15M and No. 1 finish 2011-01-09T20:01:05Z

Gone, however, are the days when one blockbuster fragrance could dominate the landscape, as when consumers were transfixed by Christian Dior’s Poison in the 1980s or Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium in the ’70s. Skin Deep: Smells Like 2010 2011-01-05T21:07:44Z

He has proven that he is no one-trick pony, snapping up everything from the period dramas "Little Women" and "The King," to sci-fi blockbusters, each gaining him a gaggle of new admirers. Timothée Chalamet and the return of the Cool Jew 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

Last year, the festival screened the superhero blockbuster "Man of Steel" and the animated film "Monsters University." L.A. Film Festival adds 'Train Your Dragon 2,' '22 Jump Street' 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

Uncovered in the 1940s, these blockbuster documents kaleidoscopically broadened our sense of what Christianity was and is. New & Noteworthy 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

If for no other reason, Christopher Nolan's Inception is worthy of note, a high-octane blockbuster which is both original and thought-provoking. In praise of ? Christopher Nolan 2010-07-21T23:05:00Z

McDERMOTT, whose Met credits include blockbuster productions of Glass’s “Satyagraha” and “Akhnaten,” had been told that the opera’s constant shifting of time and place would make it “impossible” to direct. ‘The Hours’ Becomes an Opera. Don’t Expect the Book or Film. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z

“House of the Dragon” will also have plenty of competition in the would-be blockbuster space. Can ‘House of the Dragon’ Be HBO’s Next ‘Game of Thrones’? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

The winter holidays are usually a time for blockbuster movie releases. Holiday movies for kids feature compelling stories new and familiar 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

The latest novel in the blockbuster Outlander series finds Claire and Jamie in the American colonies in the late 1770s as the Revolutionary War grows ever closer. 16 New Books Coming in November 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Now, however, Mr. Hardy is planted firmly on “that all is poised to change” terrain: He plays the title role in the probable summer blockbuster “Mad Max: Fury Road,” due May 15. Tom Hardy on Life as the New Mad Max 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Think back to a favorite summer and chances are it will include a billowy blockbuster or a marvelous musical, topped by youthful shenanigans. The Joy! The Embarrassment! Stars Remember Dates at the Movies 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z

But “SOS” has ended up a steady streaming hit and a chart blockbuster, spending its first seven weeks of release at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Strong With Seven Weeks at No. 1 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

Mostly, though, “Skyscraper” is about the movie’s other, far more towering figure: Mr. Johnson, a performer whose colossal physicality is strikingly complemented by a delicate expressivity too rarely seen in contemporary blockbusters. Review: In ‘Skyscraper,’ Dwayne Johnson Scales a Tower of Clichés 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

The show runs through April 19, after which the conservatory will begin preparations for its next blockbuster exhibition, “Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life.” Living Chandeliers Are the Highlight of NYBG’s Orchid Show 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

While the box office returns are minimal compared to those of Hollywood’s big blockbusters, the sales often met studios’ expectations. NC-17 Rating Wouldn’t Necessarily Spell Financial Doom For Nymphomaniac 2013-11-27T19:00:01Z

A few weeks ago, Rylance went to Germany to start work on a Hollywood blockbuster – Roland Emmerich's Anonymous – where, in another of those echoes, the set was an exact recreation of Shakespeare's Globe. Mark Rylance: 'It's all about the attitude' 2010-06-15T20:30:00Z

He is Gary Tinterow, chairman of the Met’s department of 19th-century, modern and contemporary art, the force behind blockbuster Met shows like last year’s on Picasso. Gary Tinterow Named Director of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 2011-12-01T21:46:57Z

They may be quieter and less flashy than the blockbuster sites, but these little gems are guaranteed to create enduring travel memories. Beyond the blockbusters: Discovering remote sites in Europe 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

The studio's new motion picture chairman, Tom Rothman, 60, is a former Fox film executive who brought blockbusters "Avatar" and "Titanic" to the big screen. Sony names Tom Rothman to head movie studio 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

The age of abundant flops has also been a time of astronomical blockbusters. How to have a pop culture hit like La La Land and Rae Sremmurd 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

"A lot of independent films are harsh reality checks," Plaza says, "but this is an independent film with a blockbuster feeling." Aubrey Plaza: 'I'm a poster child for irony' 2012-12-14T23:00:16Z

In the spring it unveiled its own blockbuster Grasse renovation project. Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior Follow the Scent of Opportunity 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

How distant those skirmishes seem, in a movie decade when blockbusters rule, critics have no box-office relevance and most indie films are far less adventurous than any of a dozen Altman movies. Home Movies: Robert Altman, Hollywood Renegade 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

One way of interpreting the international audience's greater appetite for sequels is that, at blockbuster level, most countries are passive consumers for what Hollywood puts out – rather than producing their own spectaculars. Action sequels hit more targets beyond US shores 2013-03-05T13:13:51Z

You could hear boasting about “real” sets and practical effects in the hype around nearly every one of last year’s non-Marvel blockbusters. Hollywood’s Turn Against Digital Effects 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Schulz asked, “And did you promise them a blockbuster?” Book review: ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,’ by Lee Mendelson

This isn't the typical fare from the writer of blockbuster thrillers, but David Baldacci's "One Summer" is a story the Virginia native felt compelled to tell. 'One Summer': a flawed father's chance to regain the trust of his children 2011-07-20T20:45:04Z

The industry has had plenty of blockbusters, but it’s still looking for what Art Spiegelman did with “Maus” — bring broad respect to the medium that winning the Pulitzer Prize did for the graphic novel. Video Games: Video Game Retail Sales Decline Despite New Hits 2012-10-03T12:34:03Z

But there is also wariness, which I join, about an opening of the prize — not to hip-hop, per se, but to music that has achieved blockbuster commercial success. Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up the Pulitzer Game: Let’s Discuss 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

On the big screen Hoffman appeared in blockbusters such as "The Hunger Games" series and also garnered best supporting actor Oscar nominations for "The Master," "Doubt" and "Charlie Wilson's War." Amy Adams, Michelle Williams attend Philip Seymour Hoffman wake 2014-02-07T01:27:04Z

Overall, though, these four films help us chart the modern history of the popcorn blockbuster – from top-down directorial vision, to star vehicle, to bolt-on franchise extension. 'I'm sucking up your IQ!': what 90s Batman teaches us 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s flair for the dramatic will not end when the blockbuster Alexander McQueen exhibition closes at midnight on Sunday. Inside Art: The Met?s Next Blockbuster Is Expected to Stay for 10 Years 2011-08-04T20:46:23Z

The fourth film adapted from the Stephenie Meyer series about a teenage girl/vampire/werewolf romantic triangle goes places where the first three blockbusters in the series didn't dare. Pattinson, 'Twilight' take an adult turn 2011-11-15T05:15:07Z

Williams’s music harkens back to an era of Hollywood blockbusters, when crowds gathered at theaters to be transported. John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

But like many artists whose sales numbers are far from blockbuster, he earns most of his money on the road, and by licensing his songs for commercials and television shows. Josh Ritter Flies Low, But Stays on the Radar 2010-05-05T21:55:00Z

The result will surprise readers who know Trump from her blockbuster memoir, “Too Much and Never Enough,” which told the inside story of Donald Trump’s family history. Mary Trump and E. Jean Carroll Are Collaborating on a Romance Novel. No Politics Allowed. 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

Tobacco is appearing more in blockbuster movies, raising public health concerns, a new study finds. Tobacco Gets More Screen Time in Blockbuster Movies, Study Shows 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Getty Images Culture and entertainment Watch the blockbusters first If you are prepared to jump through a few hoops, you can see most new movies before they are even released – legally, and without paying. How to have fun for free 2010-10-21T07:00:00Z

His palpable ease knifing through the water brings a wisp of plausibility to this undemanding summer blockbuster in which a jittery team of scientists battle a gigantic prehistoric shark. Every Jason Statham film - ranked! 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

Long-running blockbusters are responsible for a significant portion of the industry’s grosses. Broadway Sets Sales and Attendance Records With Tourism Boom 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Fifty Shades of Grey will not be losing its original Christian Grey, despite recent rumors that Jamie Dornan would be leaving the blockbuster franchise. Jamie Dornan Isn't Quitting 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Sequel After All 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

The work is taking place on Martha’s Vineyard, where Steven Spielberg shot the blockbuster movie in the 1970s. Going in the water again: ‘Jaws’ boat clone supports sharks 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

At any rate, as a film genre, the big summer blockbuster toy tie-in spectacular remains untransformed. Pacific Rim – review 2013-07-11T14:30:00Z

Almost everyone in the know is skeptical — if not downright dismissive — of Seymour Hersh’s latest blockbuster story. The ever-iconoclastic, never-to-be-ignored, muckraking Seymour Hersh 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

This award was meant to provide succor for big blockbusters traditionally overlooked by the academy and, in so doing, shore up dwindling Oscar ratings over the past two years. Why Oscar Season Is Crazy, Frustrating and Still Essential 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

The film was a critical and commercial hit upon its release, and four decades later it's credited with ushering in the summer blockbuster and turning Spielberg into a major player in Hollywood. 'Jaws' swimming back to theaters for 40th anniversary 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

It has bounced her from homegrown heartwarmers to Hollywood blockbusters to costume dramas and back again, to the point where she can't quite recall the work she has done or the people she knows. Keira Knightley: 'The criticism was tough' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

“Génesis,” the album being released on Thursday by the Mexican songwriter known as Peso Pluma, could easily become a blockbuster. Regional Mexican Music Is Finding More Ears. Peso Pluma Is Helping. 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

It may not be Pandora, the lush moon of his blockbuster film Avatar, but according to James Cameron, the Brazilian rainforest is the next best thing. James Cameron plans Avatar 2 training trip to Brazilian rainforest 2011-03-28T11:29:51Z

All of this is naturally quite funny, and - especially amid summer blockbusters - the low-budget slapstick of “They Came Together” is a cool breeze. Review: ‘They Came Together’ a parody party 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

With “Jaws,” he helped usher in the blockbuster era that pushed mainstream, adult-oriented dramas to cable television and, later, streamers such as Netflix and Amazon. Perspective | The Stevens — Soderbergh and Spielberg — defined late-20th-century film. Can they agree on its 21st-century future? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

In something of an upset, Disney’s far-removed adaptation of the comic “Big Hero 6” took home the Oscar over the more-heralded fellow blockbuster “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” Oscars 2015: 'Big Hero 6' wins animated feature Oscar 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Because of the difficult economics of film production in Latin America, where American blockbusters still dominate and financing is difficult to come by, “every director I know does something besides movies,” Mr. Campanella said. Origins of Oscar Winner ?The Secret in Their Eyes? 2010-04-14T22:16:00Z

Out of competition, Hollywood blockbuster "Robin Hood" rode into town with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, and Oliver Stone presented "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," his topical picture about the financial crisis starring Michael Douglas. Mike Leigh and monks vie for top Cannes film prize 2010-05-20T23:41:00Z

“The Birth of a Nation” became a sensation, the first blockbuster, seen by roughly a quarter of the American population. A Sweeping New History Looks Back at 100 Years of Black Filmmaking 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z

And this year promises further films, including female-fronted blockbusters such as Wonder Woman, Beauty and the Beast, Alien: Covenant and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From La La Land to Jackie, women lead the way at this year’s Oscars 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

Hollywood studios are also eager to convert their blockbuster films to 3-D. CBS chief voices 3D-TV doubt, News Corp upbeat 2010-04-29T01:50:00Z

Their home was funded by Junius’s blockbuster career performing Shakespeare’s tragedies, which were all the rage on both sides of the Atlantic in the antebellum era. How a museum dedicated to ‘The Mad Booths of Maryland’ deals with infamy — and fame 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

Just as blockbusters have made the hard turn towards fantasy heroes who solemnly go about their business in high-def-but-low-impact 3D cage matches, is an unapologetically goofy, surprisingly enigmatic, refreshingly self-deprecating deviation from the norm. Battleship: More Fun Than a Board Game Blockbuster Has Any Right to Be 2012-05-17T15:11:50Z

Spring used to be the shoulder season in the publishing industry, after the big holiday blockbusters and before the waves of “summer reads.” 30 books for spring reading 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

The alien issue was really heating up in 1996, what with the summer blockbuster “Independence Day,” and Bassett worried someone else would get the same idea. UFO truthers want to make Roswell an issue for 2016. Meet their lobbyist. 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

For Wolfhard, who also starred in this year’s blockbuster remake of Stephen King’s It, being on set is an escape from class. Stories from the Set of Stranger Things, the TV Escape We Need Right Now 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

The 36-track “One Thing at a Time” has been a streaming blockbuster since it came out, and its numbers have cooled only modestly since then. With 11 Weeks at No. 1, Morgan Wallen Joins an Elite Club 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

This is where the first touring company for the blockbuster “Lion King” began. Replicate or Reinvent? Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Moves to the Stage 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

Banks, on the other hand, has had steady career on TV and in films such as recent blockbuster "The Hunger Games." A Minute With: Lopez, Banks on expectations when 'Expecting' 2012-05-16T11:55:13Z

Yet Oscar liberally supplied his family with copies of movies — classics, blockbusters and indies — which became the boys’ window onto the world. ‘The Wolfpack’ Brothers Step Out of Their World 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

Would you do a blockbuster, say an "Iron Man"? Mia Wasikowska travels from "Alice" to "Jane Eyre" 2011-03-08T20:30:55Z

But every time it seems to happen on the blockbuster front, another movie comes out to prove you wrong.” Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie survive the digital era? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Like Hollywood, which pours resources into universe-scale superhero franchises that are nearly guaranteed to get an audience, publishing has become increasingly reliant on blockbusters — a development that has left beginner and midlist authors struggling. Best Sellers Sell the Best Because They’re Best Sellers 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z

But the recent success of James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" proved that Hollywood blockbusters can generate earnings on the same scale in China as they do domestically. China to import hit sci-fi thriller 'Inception' 2010-08-03T10:01:00Z

Lotus 1-2-3 was one of the first blockbusters in consumer computing, contributing significantly to the rise of the PC. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 5 Recap: Whole Lotta Shakin’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

“The Snowman,” produced by Working Title, is in a tie with New Line’s seventh weekend of horror blockbuster “It,” which will win up with a total of $320 million domestically after 45 days. Box Office: Tyler Perry's 'Boo 2!' Tops Downbeat Weekend With $21.7 Million 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

One of his songs written for the SteelDrivers, "If It Hadn't Been for Love," was also covered by Adele on a deluxe version of her blockbuster album "21." Chris Stapleton, country's 'baddest' voice, defies categories 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z

Now those very same outlets are cooing and fussing over a potential blockbuster. Monsters University takes World War Z to school as it wins US box office battle 2013-06-24T11:34:00Z

When Davis took on Cohen as a client, their first order of business was arranging the particulars for a blockbuster interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Lanny Davis, the ultimate Clinton loyalist, is now Michael Cohen’s lawyer. But don’t call it revenge. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Considering how much TP hates the modern world, and how much he loves the certainties of the second world war, I can't help but think that he could write an excellent The Young Lions-type blockbuster. Men From the Boys by Tony Parsons 2010-05-08T23:10:00Z

If you're looking for an alternative to the museum summer blockbusters you could do worse than check out Harry Pye's current projects. This week's new exhibitions 2011-07-29T23:10:59Z

His reward was a commission to direct a state-sanctioned blockbuster to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, and to manage a firework display in Tiananmen Square. From Slumdog to the Olympics 2010-06-08T21:31:00Z

A blockbuster show at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, on the outskirts of Paris, has been seen by over a million people since it opened in November. As Big Shows of Russian Art End in Europe, Some Wonder What’s Next 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z

He characterized his cultural upbringing as a cross between Bollywood films and fantasy blockbusters like “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings.” Himesh Patel on the Pandemic, Fatherhood and ‘Station Eleven’ 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

It's the same formula that's made "Halo" and "Gears of War" into blockbusters, but "Star Trek" lacks their attention to detail. Review: 'Star Trek' game sets phasers on dumb 2013-05-02T12:24:17Z

The Potter party began midnight Thursday, with séances that pulled in $24 million — the third biggest sleepover in this new blockbuster tradition, after the Eclipse and New Moon episodes of The Twilight Saga. Box Office: A Hallowed Weekend for Harry Potter, Hell for Russell Crowe 2010-11-21T06:15:00Z

With a diminished field of would-be blockbusters to choose from, “Soul” may sneak in and become the first animated film nominated for best picture since “Toy Story 3” in 2011. Yes, There Will Be an Oscar Season. But What Will It Look Like? 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Sunday's 37.6 million audience for broadcaster ABC was down nearly 10 percent from the 41.7 million who tuned in last year, when blockbuster "Avatar" was among the movie nominees. Oscar telecast among least-watched, show panned 2011-03-01T00:11:47Z

For a long two decades, museums strove to outdo one another with outlandish architecture and blockbuster exhibitions, pumping up admissions costs along the way. Dallas Museum makes art free for all 2012-11-30T19:38:05Z

Were you ever concerned about getting lost in the shuffle on the big blockbusters? Lee Pace interview: 'Halt and Catch Fire is about people, not computers' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

And will the film be a blockbuster, or more of a purist science-fiction thing? Take Splice, add Inception: the possible recipe for a big-screen Neuromancer 2010-07-22T17:52:00Z

You could be famous, stunning, and the star of a surefire summer blockbuster and still have a ridiculous time finding something to wear. Dressing Leslie Jones is a privilege: Designers, it’s your loss if you pass her up 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

Almost every summer blockbuster now comes with a death toll in the thousands. Pacific Rim: mass destruction and modern cinema 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z

There’s nothing that says the atrocity blockbuster has to be a disaster in its own right; films like “Gone With the Wind” and “Gallipoli” have their good points. | 'The Flowers of War': ?Flowers of War?: Zhang Yimou on Nanjing Massacre - Review 2011-12-20T19:28:33Z

So while everyone else is donning 3-D glasses for the big summer blockbusters, I’ll be going back to the future at the New Museum. The Hot List: ‘Pictures From the Moon,’ Holograms at the New Museum 2012-06-21T21:57:34Z

The story of how, over 30 years after its debut, a relatively innocent arcade game starring a giant ape and other oversize beasts underwent a corporate transmogrification and became a turgid, logy sci-fi/action blockbuster. Review: ‘Rampage’ Turns to Rubble, Even Before the Mutant Animals Show Up 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

So why have disaster movies in the last 20 years managed to make more believably aged couples than other blockbusters? Why disaster movies are leading the way for age-appropriate relationships 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

Cruise was at the festival for a special screening of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to his 1986 blockbuster breakthrough. Cannes Film Festival 2022: Politics Mixed With Moments of Grace 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

Techniques like these, once considered avant-garde, are popping up even in blockbuster action games from the likes of Sony and Microsoft. Video Games Where Hearts, Not Guns, Drive the Action 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

For decades, blockbusters have been pejoratively compared to fast food, but Con Air feels super-sized in the best way: a glistening, headbanging assault on the senses. Muscles, mullets and Malkovich: has Con Air got even weirder with age? 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

"Toy Story 3" is about to pass last year's "Up" at $293 million to become No. 2 on the chart of Pixar Animation's blockbusters. 'Twilight' falls sharply but makes it to $161M 2010-07-04T17:12:00Z

Was she serious, or in the blockbuster business? How Muriel Spark Came Home to Scotland 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

After a series of summer blockbusters that individually introduced Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America, all these characters come together alongside several other friends and foes. Capsule reviews of `The Avengers,' other new films 2012-05-02T22:04:55Z

It's almost surprising how few blockbusters Pitt has starred in over the last decade. Nearing 50, a heightened perspective for Pitt 2012-11-28T19:47:08Z

Now, gaming’s current mainstream is practically indistinguishable from the deafening audio and big reveals of Hollywood blockbusters. Are you a Game of Thrones blabbermouth? The 10 rules of spoiler etiquette 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z

Set on the distant Pandora, "Avatar" is the biggest modern blockbuster, with $2.8 billion at the box office worldwide. Cameron returns to space with 2 'Avatar' sequels 2010-10-27T15:41:00Z

Hunt's previous films include her Oscar-winning turn in As Good As It Gets and blockbuster Twister "But the way she approaches her life, optimistic, enthusiastic, supportive, positive... it was infectious." Let's talk about sex 2013-01-18T07:55:33Z

The actress has starred in the previous two films in the blockbuster Marvel offshoot and is attached to the third. Zoe Saldana on James Gunn’s "Guardians" re-hiring: "Redemption is important" 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The beautifully sandy citadel, known widely for its kasbahs, is no stranger to the limelight, having been a backdrop for blockbusters such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Mummy, and Gladiator. Five 'Game of Thrones' Destinations Fans Should Visit 2014-04-04T11:27:45Z

The inclusion of multiple blockbusters could also signal that voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have finally decided to help the Oscars show by widening the best picture aperture. The Oscar nominations are expected to be spread around. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

After all, if the major institutions continue to buy and exhibit only the blockbuster artists that currently fetch the biggest price tags at auction, then women will never get a look-in. How the art world airbrushed female artists from history 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

It's one of those rare "little" films, like My Big Fat Greek Wedding or The Blind Side, whose viral word-of-mouth creates a blockbuster. Summer Box Office Wrap: The Help Still Works on Labor Day 2011-09-05T09:55:00Z

As the eye-popping blockbusters of summer gradually give way to the prestige pictures and awards-season hopefuls of fall and winter, there comes an annual fallow period at the multiplex. Specialized box office: Late summer hits and misses 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

As soon as this blockbuster story was published, Biblical Archaeology Review held a news conference. Gene Weingarten discovers the real origin story of Eve ... 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

The dictionary also cited the entertainment industry as a possible reason for the spike in searches for the word, citing the popularity of the Hulu series “The Handmaid's Tale” and the blockbuster film “Wonder Woman.” Feminism is word of the year, Merriam-Webster announces 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z

Despite the press and acclaim that has surrounded Ms. Rooney’s writing, she has not yet approached a blockbuster level of cultural awareness. Beautiful Merch, Where Are You? 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

She writes fat, succulent, don’t-bother-me-I’m-reading blockbusters that regularly top bestseller lists. Liane Moriarty writes women’s fiction. Have a problem with that? She doesn’t. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

And it is certainly true that the gathering lacks the blockbuster acts who will be wowing their adoring fans from Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in two weeks' time. Hippy campers 2011-06-14T07:30:13Z

One of the big problems facing all festivals, he said, was that Hollywood no longer necessarily saw them as a good way to launch blockbuster films. Venice says 'war' among top film festivals is silly 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

That heightens pressure "to need to do blockbuster big titles because now there is even more pressure on them," said Gittins. E-books pave way for more blockbusters, serials 2010-06-25T22:03:00Z

It's a PR tactic inspired, of course, by nerd-friendly blockbuster films with enormous internet fanbases: the slavering over the first images of the likes of The Dark Knight Returns or The Hobbit was frankly indecent. The Nymphomaniac: when the first still is an anticlimax 2013-02-06T12:23:00Z

After the blockbuster success of “The Hangover,” he never had to do a movie he didn’t want to again. Bradley Cooper Is Not Really Into This Profile 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

In the African wing, a show of just four commanding wooden crowns constitutes a blockbuster in its own right. 16 Art Exhibitions to View in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

This spring there are no blockbusters of more than $100 million, but there’s still plenty of eye candy — on the walls and around the galleries. Pollock, Richter, Cézanne, Among Those on Auction Block 2013-05-02T22:41:58Z

Alas, the owls have officially flown the coop before the blockbuster West End production officially opened. 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' in London discontinues use of live owls 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

While Hollywood is off to a slow start in 2011, the industry still could have a record year for revenue once a huge lineup of late-spring and summer blockbusters arrive, Dergarabedian said. `Roommate' earns top box-office bunk with $15.6M 2011-02-06T20:31:04Z

Some of the works in this boutique blockbuster show have been seen before, but the American-based private collection of European masterworks has not been on view as a whole. Exhibitions to Fill an Art Lover’s Fall Calendar 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

For anyone who sees blockbuster cinema as the place the collective subconscious bubbles to the surface, the films are rich pickings. Alien: Covenant – why Ridley Scott's facehuggers and chestbursters will never die 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

It only leaves me even more puzzled by the appeal, for him, of blockbuster roles in action movies such as X-Men. Michael Fassbender: ‘I was a bit of a worrywart. I’ve tried to work on that’ 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z

You followed these by the underperforming "The Alamo" and a blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow." Dennis Quaid on his Hollywood long game: "I never cared about having a Tom Cruise-type of career" 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

If it's not a fondly remembered blockbuster from more than a decade ago, a 3D rerelease probably isn't worth the hassle. Why Jurassic Park is the perfect 3D rerelease 2013-04-05T15:43:12Z

Next week the Stones join a veritable who's who of British rock royalty and U.S. superstars at the blockbuster 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. Rolling Stones hit NY for 50th anniversary gig 2012-12-08T18:46:04Z

His music is perpetually innovative; his videos are mini blockbusters, his outbursts are epic and his Twitter feed was once the best piece of performance art on the Internet. Kanye West is a magnificent blowfish 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Yet after so many big, dumb success stories, will audiences actually want a highbrow blockbuster? Prometheus: the making of a new myth 2012-05-25T23:01:00Z

Plus there's another big hurdle to overcome before blockbusters such as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" hit Indonesian movie theaters. Indonesians bemoan Hollywood blockbuster blackout 2011-06-28T11:15:12Z

This has been a breakout year for Chinese film—with homegrown blockbusters like “The Mermaid” and “Monster Hunt” grossing nearly a billion dollars combined. “Inferno” isn’t a box office disaster: Dan Brown’s overseas hit may be the future of movies, whether we like it or not 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

And producing the soundtrack for a major summer blockbuster is huge. Gatsby Soundtrack Beats On, Borne Back Ceaselessly Into Failure 2013-05-10T15:25:50Z

Last year, the three highest-grossing movies in the UK were sequels to blockbusters. How to have a pop culture hit like La La Land and Rae Sremmurd 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

The UK's top tourist attraction continues to excel with its latest blockbuster shows, Pompeii and Ice Age. Investment in the arts is a virtuous circle 2013-04-25T06:30:01Z

It was brought to light in the 1987 blockbuster exhibition “Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures” at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Unclothed in Andrew Wyeth’s Art 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

The release of big blockbuster movie adaptations appears to have a significant effect on comic book sales. Spider-man: no longer the US's favourite comic book hero? 2013-06-28T15:54:50Z

When blockbuster movies transcend their CGI, green-screen origins and pack a punch to the heart or the mind, by all means vote away for them. #OscarsSoWorthy: should the biggest blockbuster bag best picture instead? 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z

The animation style is snappy and brightly-colored, providing a nice change of pace from the slate-colored blockbusters currently dominating theater screens. ‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review: More Turtle Power 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

Whereas most blockbusters rouse, Alien has always been a tune played in an ominous minor key. Alien: Covenant – why Ridley Scott's facehuggers and chestbursters will never die 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

The other big innovation, of course, is 3D – a technology that did exist back in 1982, but was technically far inferior to the digital 3D we see today in blockbusters such as Avatar. Tron: Legacy: We're not in 2D any more, Toto? 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z

As Captain James T. Kirk in the rebooted big-screen "Star Trek" franchise, Chris Pine has taken up the Shatnerian mantle in two blockbuster films and boldly gone where no one has gone before. Chris Pine stretches out in 'Bosses,' 'Into the Woods' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

The summer blockbuster may originally have pitched battle against outsized antagonists – gigantic Death Stars, giant sharks – but their protagonists were pint-sized, Davids plucking up the courage to face Goliath. Transformers: Age of Extinction, peak of destruction porn – first look review 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

The mainstream blockbuster audience doesn’t actually want anything new or different, they want something that is just different enough. The Worst Summer Movie Season Since 1997 Wasn't Actually That Bad 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

But dealing with directors has its own special challenges with blockbusters, whose helmers frequently have to marshall staffs of a thousand or more. Summer blockbusters present musical challenges 2010-04-19T06:22:00Z

But rather than juicing each element to blockbuster volume, Clooney has delivered it in the tone of a memorial lecture, warm and ambling, given by one of the distinguished academics he put in his movie. The Monuments Men is George Clooney’s Art of War 2014-02-06T14:25:53Z

Among other things, the findings are a blunt reminder that female-driven blockbusters like “The Hunger Games” and African-American dramas like “Selma” remain exceptions in a largely homogeneous field. Report Finds Wide Diversity Gap Among 2014’s Top-Grossing Films 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

ABC's spin-off series based on the blockbuster franchise. Cobie Smulders of 'HIMYM' is expecting baby No. 2 with Taran Killam 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

The actor was most recently seen in the 2018 blockbuster “Avengers: Infinity War,” and he’s reprising the role of Captain America/Steve Rogers in the upcoming “Avengers: Endgame.” Chris Evans, Bobby Moynihan, and more rip Donald Trump Jr. for epic "Saturday Night Live" flub 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

"Captain America," starring Chris Evans as the patriotic superhero, got a head start on the summer releases and generated blockbuster sales. 'Spider-Man 2' catches $92 million to kick off summer movie season 2014-05-04T18:01:41Z

He has thought carefully about the projects he’s chosen since, avoiding the blockbuster films that actors often land after a high profile breakout role. Paul Mescal Has Been Working Things Out 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

The title of the department’s blockbuster 2018 fashion exhibition will be “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” The Costume Institute Takes On Catholicism 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

With floods, fires and widespread panic, things are getting downright apocalyptic in the final trailer for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1," the opening salvo of the two-part finale to the blockbuster franchise. 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' final trailer: Katniss sends a message 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the film-maker has revealed wants to remake his 1997 blockbuster Titanic in 3D, but said it will be different because he plans to take his time instead of doing a "slapdash conversion". 3D or not 3D? 2010-05-18T07:25:00Z

Yet for the Grammys, somehow, none of the individual tracks on a forward-looking blockbuster album rated a top nomination? Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Zach Bryan and Abba 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Their first order of business was to pare the blockbuster of the incidentals: namely, that pesky quality known as humanity. Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbuster 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

This would hardly be a criticism of any other blockbuster. ‘Tenet’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Time-Bending Take on James Bond 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

It will still be blockbusters and animations, but I think the other future for 3D is documentary. Wim Wenders taps into 3D for documentary on Pina Bausch 2011-02-13T21:30:00Z

Cedillo was driving a car in the background of the shot, when the stunt vehicle broke lose on set of the blockbuster sequel Transformers: Dark of the Moon in September 2010. Pay out for 'Transformers' injury 2012-05-24T09:30:16Z

Yet while “Wilder Mind” easily beat its competition, it was not quite the opening-week blockbuster that “Babel” was. Mumford & Sons Is No. 1 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

The network remains dependent on a handful of blockbuster programmes – Simon Cowell's entertainment shows, its soaps and England football fixtures. ITV gets 14m for Coronation street and hopes for 20m for X Factor ? so what is the problem? 2010-12-10T23:21:00Z

This is a scholarly show, not a blockbuster entertainment. LACMA's 'Expressionism in Germany and France' an edifying mix 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

Fisher had filmed all of her scenes for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the eighth installment of the blockbuster space saga, before she died of a heart attack in December 2016. Leia leads resistance in Carrie Fisher's final 'Star Wars' film 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z

With its Picasso show, the museum tests another strategy: engineering an event of standard blockbuster proportions around the permanent collection. Art Review | 'Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris': Picasso and Peers at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2010-04-01T22:49:00Z

It does not sound like a blockbuster, which I don’t think it will be. Demetri Martin: Comedy’s Renaissance man 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

The studio only added Willis' mug to the movie's posters after it broke out as that summer's biggest blockbuster. "Die Hard" changed action movies in Hollywood – then it became part of the franchise problem 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

Franchises have effectively become the insurance policy against the terrifying expense of the global blockbuster, providing the branding – characters, dramatic configurations and iconography – that encourages audiences to embrace the familiar. The Dark Knight and Marvel: the blockbuster franchise comes of age 2012-11-14T12:42:52Z

It also provides tax breaks for a company whose blockbuster hit this year was the gory video game "Dead Space 2," which challenges players to advance through an apocalyptic battlefield by killing space zombies. Tax breaks bolster video-game makers 2011-09-11T01:31:03Z

A Sleeper Success Defines Novelist’s Debut and Legacy The blockbuster novel of last summer was “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, a dark, psychological thriller about a broken marriage, told by warring spouses in alternating chapters. The Novel ‘Silent Wife’ Benefits From Success of ‘Gone Girl’ 2013-08-04T21:53:54Z

Moviegoers who see Rogue One will also get a peek at next year’s anticipated blockbusters: Trailers for the new Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man and Fast & Furious films play before the feature. Rogue One stars in box office battle but loses December war to Force Awakens 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Look at Desperate Housewives, which squandered its blockbuster ratings on an uneven and overly dark second season. Rip it up and start again: why so many shows press reset for their second season 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

Is it the wrong choice: Europe’s oldest film festival falling over itself to honour a Hollywood studio blockbuster? Send in the crowns: in trumping Venice competition, Joker begins grand slam | Xan Brooks 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

US ticket sales are the lowest in decades, the landscape is strewn with fatigued franchises and broken tentpoles, and most studios don’t have two blockbusters to rub together. Return of the B-movie: why big-budget flops could be good for cinema 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

The battle over Comcast Corp.'s proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable shifted Tuesday to downtown Los Angeles, where California utility regulators weighed whether to block the blockbuster merger. L.A. weighs in on proposed Comcast-TWC merger at PUC hearing 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

It is also one of two blockbuster shows that Mr. Roth will be producing this Broadway season. Waiting for Bruce 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

Religious-minded films centered on an unknown young actor and a digital tiger adrift on a boat don't typically steamroll like a superhero blockbuster. Oscar movies are hits, too, for a change 2013-02-18T08:46:04Z

The Friendswood Domino’s employee wouldn’t be the first to get in trouble for revealing a spoiler to the blockbuster superhero film. Domino's worker assaults co-worker who revealed spoiler for 'Avengers: Endgame' 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

With this body of work, both commercially successful and critically admired, Nolan has dictated the sombre, thoughtful tenor of the modern blockbuster. Christopher Nolan: from superheroes to Dunkirk’s small tales of heroism | the Observer profile 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

Today, the word blockbuster is usually associated with movies, whether you're talking about a film that achieved massive success at the box office or a certain defunct video rental chain. Why do we call hit movies "blockbusters"? 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z

Khan's new film, a heist caper that doubles as a song-and-dance extravaganza, is a rare blockbuster by a woman filmmaker in the Indian movie industry, the world's largest by ticket sales. 'Happy New Year' shakes up Bollywood's men's club 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

Perhaps they are embodiments of Lin-Manuel’s conscience—or perhaps, the play suggests, they are by-products of the Ambien that his agent has given him, to help him chill out as they plot their next blockbuster. In “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

But blockbuster auction prices like that have become a thing of the past. Dinosaurs’ Star Power Has Yet to Translate at Auction 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

As with blockbuster movie marketing, everyone is looking for a big first week. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

“Grey” is a 559-page retelling of Ms. James’s blockbuster erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey,” this time from the perspective of the moody billionaire Christian Grey. ‘Fifty Shades’ Fan Fiction Assumes a Life of Its Own 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

He said it was a smart move by Sony Pictures to release the film during January, an unusual month for blockbusters releases but it ultimately “reaped huge benefits.” ‘Bad Boys for Life’ debuts so good with box office top spot 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z

Summer blockbusters have a way of encouraging multiplex Manichaeism, though I propose a middle way. Movie Review: ‘Man of Steel’ Depicts a Striving Stranger in a Strange Land 2013-06-13T16:00:30Z

An English-language remake might be perfect for Tracy Jordan of “30 Rock,” the star of such nonexistent, barely exaggerated blockbusters like “Who Dat Ninja” and “Black Cop, White Cop.” Movie Review: ‘The Intouchables’ Arrives From France 2012-05-24T23:57:43Z

Whatever the film – whether a blockbuster like Jurassic Park, or an indie outing like 2002's Igby Goes Down – it's always a pleasure to see him. Jeff Goldblum: the Buddha of Hollywood 2010-07-12T20:30:00Z

Bush-era blockbuster about time travel and killer robots so I can feel a bit better about the world. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

Michael Crichton, who died in 2008, is also known for such blockbusters as “Jurassic Park” and “The Terminal Man.” Sequel to Michael Crichton’s ‘Andromeda Strain’ due in fall 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

When it comes to mainstream blockbusters, they all but disappear, usually under a coat of body paint. When it comes to interracial romances, the movies need to catch up 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

It's been a slow summer at the box office, but Hollywood got a genuine blockbuster Wednesday — a $330-million deal that will help subsidize film and TV production in California for the next five years. California to hike film tax credits 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

As well as starring in the forthcoming sci-fi blockbuster Pacific Rim: Uprising, he is one of the film’s producers. John Boyega: ‘I’m very direct. I can’t lie’ 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

The movie, while hardly a blockbuster, has certainly found appreciation beyond the art houses. The Oscars Issue: ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Shares Something With ‘Lincoln’ 2012-12-28T16:51:45Z

Since a certain blockbuster feline arrived well over a decade ago, Broadway has been lapped by wave after wave of big, often gloppy songfests adapted from animated movies, mostly from the mother ship, Disney. Theater Review: ‘Aladdin’ Tweaks the Disney Formula With Breezy Insouciance 2014-03-21T02:00:01Z

Like Terry McMillion's past beloved works like "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Waiting to Exhale," "It's Not All Downhill from Here" is an unmitigated delight with inevitable blockbuster potential. March to the shelves for these new books: Recommended reading for spring break and beyond 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z

Jonathan Wright You can dip into most blockbuster shows mid-run, but Game of Thrones isn't one of them, so if you're not up to speed then you'll need to do your homework. TV highlights 01/04/2013 2013-04-01T05:59:02Z

Creating a summer blockbuster can feel a lot like making that bed. Save My Blockbuster! 2013-06-28T16:14:07Z

But it remains to be seen if viewers have the appetite for two blockbuster singing competitions on one network each year. Audience Up, ?Idol? Defies TV Gravity 2011-04-20T21:17:49Z

Although women comprised 44 percent of the audience for the 2014 blockbuster “Guardians of the Galaxy,” the female character Gamora was conspicuously absent from the vast majority of their toy, T-shirt and costume merchandise. “Star Wars” fans, unite: The only way to fight #WheresRey trends is to stop buying the toys 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the boy wizard, was just 12 years old when the blockbuster opened. 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' to screen with a live orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Music videos and the movies were natural partners in selling content like theme songs, soundtracks and music-oriented blockbusters. 40 Years of MTV: the channel that shaped popular culture as we know it 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z

On top of that, James, who is 56, faced impossible expectations set by her blockbuster debut, as ravenous fans kept clamoring for more sequels. The Evolution of E L James 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

They cared about the ideals of the late seventies and eighties—the blockbuster era. The George Awakens 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Howard the Duck, the character who got a cameo at the very end of James Gunn’s blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy this summer, will get his own ongoing comic book series next year. Marvel Announces New 'Howard the Duck' Comic Book 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z

Washed in the colors of surf and sand, and moving to the languid rhythms of swaying palm trees, “The Empty Hours” is like a mental vacation from the noise and bombast of the summer blockbuster. ‘The Empty Hours,’ Directed by Aarón Fernández 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

One of those other six blockbusters, “Frozen 2,” on Sunday reached $1.33 billion, making it the highest grossing film ever directed by a woman in worldwide ticket sales. 2020 box office starts off with ‘Star Wars’ still on top 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

The only show with a higher paid admission last week was the blockbuster hit “The Book of Mormon” at $187.20, according to box office data released on Monday by the Broadway League. ArtsBeat: Interest Is High in First Preview of ‘Hedwig’ 2014-03-31T21:09:42Z

But I suppose that’s the whole point of this sort of blockbuster Hollywood movie. How scientifically accurate is San Andreas? Rock solid or a bit faulty? 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

So this is a big flashy blockbuster that could also make people cry. Ludacris Talks 'Furious 7' and The Most Controversial Verse on His New Album 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

Hollywood has increasingly developed the genre of the "summer blockbuster", especially since the rise of child-friendly cinema, which makes it sensible to release key material during the long school summer holidays. Running on empty: culture in the silly season 2010-07-28T20:31:00Z

It was the first commemorative museum show dedicated to a single artist, and perhaps the first modern blockbuster, attracting as many as 800 people a day. ‘What Jane Saw’ Is an Online Trip for Jane Austen Fans 2013-05-24T12:00:01Z

As an actor, Lord Attenborough also appeared in films such as Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, and the 1993 dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park. Stars due at Attenborough memorial 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

After Cowell predicted it would be a hit in its freshman outing with 20 million viewers, the show averaged around 12 million weekly viewers, which is respectable but not a blockbuster. AP source: Britney Spears in as 'X Factor' judge 2012-05-10T22:43:08Z

As usual the week’s highest-grossing shows were the blockbuster musicals, “The Lion King,” “Wicked” and “Book of Mormon.” ArtsBeat: New Musicals Continue Broadway Box Office Streak 2013-05-13T22:40:38Z

Unlike today’s space adventures, “The Finest Hours” doesn’t flaunt the kind of computer-generated effects that turn so many would-be blockbusters into cheesy-looking cartoons. Review: ‘The Finest Hours’ Stars Chris Pine, Leading a Mission Against All Odds 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

The preference remains getting them while they’re fresh, though — with some writers going to extraordinary lengths to report out blockbuster obituaries before they happen. How obituaries got a jolt of new life in the Internet era 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

The nation's first movie blockbuster, "Birth of a Nation," was a celebration of the Ku Klux Klan, invoking the most odious racial stereotypes. The Tulsa Massacre, race and America: I finally understand my personal stake in writing this history 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

I’m not a fan of the blockbuster style that was in vogue in the first decade of this century. In Zinfandel, Brawn Wins Out 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

As the annual Rendez-Vous With French Cinema series begins in New York City on Thursday with a screening of the blockbuster “Intouchables,” France’s film industry is jubilant. ?Intouchables? in Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Festival 2012-02-29T13:00:00Z

This is not a spectacular picture, but it’s an informative and heartening one that might make a good double feature with “First Man,” the forthcoming fictionalized blockbuster about Apollo 11. Review: ‘Above and Beyond,’ a Heartening Salute to NASA 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

Mendes called Thorne, the playwright behind the stage blockbuster “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and the television series “His Dark Materials,” and suggested the rehearsal dynamics might provide fruitful material. What Makes a Great Performance? Backstage Drama, That’s What. 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

The lawsuit is at least the second in three months accusing Disney of stealing a concept for a blockbuster film. Parenting expert sues Disney, says it stole 'Inside Out' idea 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

Facebook Twitter Pinterest “One of the things that we always refocus on from the get-go was that it not be one of these very long, bloated blockbusters,” he said. Star Wars producer: 'Lando not finished in any way, shape, or form' 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

Early April is shaping up to be a blockbuster time in TV land, with the return of three major HBO shows. 'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep,' 'Silicon Valley' get April return date 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

This is not the moment for ponderous blockbuster cinema: concentration spans, we are told, are plummeting in the Covid era. From Ida to The Evil Dead: 10 of the best films under 90 minutes 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster also crossed its $800 million mark at the international box office on Wednesday, according to the company. All the Records ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Has (And Hasn’t) Broken 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

The blockbuster sequels “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” with $3.5 billion in combined ticket sales worldwide, will likely be recognized. The Oscar nominations are expected to be spread around. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Hollywood blockbusters are also now part of the mix. Locarno film festival welcomes Goodbye First Love 2011-08-05T13:05:09Z

This year’s boxed sets revisit blockbuster albums and go nationwide with local scene stars. Boxing Up the Past: The Year in 16 Pop, Rap, Soul and Jazz Sets 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

But the 21-minute presentation she mustered on how “faking” body language associated with dominance can improve a person’s self-image turned an academic argument into a viral blockbuster. Chris Anderson, Curator of TED Talks, Builds his Brand 2014-03-07T21:53:45Z

Star Wars” supposedly helped put an end to the risk-taking and artistic ambition of 1970s New Hollywood and ushered in an era of blockbuster domination that continues to this day. ‘Star Wars,’ Elvis and Me 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

He loves high art, but he’s not too snooty to talk about the thrill of playing the mad villain in a Steven Seagal blockbuster, as he did in 1995’s “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.” Return of the greatest, living monologuist. Only this time, he’s not on stage. 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

“I always went from a movie for me to a movie for them,” he said, referring to directors — and audiences — with a taste for action-hero blockbusters. Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits. 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

And the Weeknd has kept to his promise, made in 2021 after his blockbuster album “After Hours” failed to receive any nominations, to boycott future submissions. Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Adele Lead 2023 Grammy Nominations 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Over the next three months, Warner Brothers will release two separate blockbusters starring super-dudes who zip around in red suits emblazoned with lightning bolts. ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Review: Yells Like Teen Spirit 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z

This summer he'll be seen in the blockbuster Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," and he is currently shooting sci-fi epic "Oblivion" with Tom Cruise. Morgan Freeman takes TV viewers into a "Wormhole" 2012-06-01T12:04:23Z

As we approach the midway point of the year, we tend to look ahead—toward summer’s blockbusters and autumn’s Oscar fare—but some of 2016’s finest movies are already behind us. The Best Movies of 2016 So Far 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing of a spread-eagled male figure, known as the “Vitruvian Man,” will soon travel to Paris to star in a blockbuster Leonardo exhibition at the Louvre Museum. Italy to Lend Leonardo da Vinci Works to France in a Masterpiece Swap 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

Benson describes the movie “as an art film made with a Hollywood blockbuster budget that is more comparable to a musical composition than to the usual dialogue-based commercial cinema”. Kubrick’s 2001: the film that haunts our dreams of space 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

In a crowded late-night field that is only getting more crowded, it seems the talk shows are turning to tools usually reserved for blockbusters. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' unveils new visual effects opening 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

And when they do go to the movies, it’s to see the dumb action blockbusters and slasher pictures that are ruining the experience for everybody else. Film: They Grow Up So Quickly, Don?t They? 2010-07-09T04:31:00Z

The auction on Feb. 23 coincides with a blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the nearby Louvre, the home of the real Mona Lisa. An auction with a twist: Mona Lisa made of Rubik's Cubes goes on sale in Paris 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

Obviously, this intimate song cycle is not the stuff of Broadway blockbuster dreams, but it’s expertly performed. Perspective | The Baltimore theater scene’s new projects: Buildings and songs 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

I’m really proud of this project because it’s not just a blockbuster — there’s something more going on. TV Was an Alien World for Golshifteh Farahani. Then Came ‘Invasion.’ 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Though Jaws is credited with the dawn of the blockbuster age, it wasn’t as if studios immediately started filling up the summer with big-budget entertainments every week. The Empire Strikes Back at 40: did the Star Wars saga peak too early? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

“This is an unprecedented and unusual box office trajectory for a wide release blockbuster,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore. 'Jumanji' stays strong, topping '12 Strong,' 'Den of Thieves' with $20 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z

Every year, hundreds of thousands of fans at San Diego Comic-Con line up in order to enter crowded convention halls and get a first look at the biggest blockbusters coming in the next year. Here Are All the Trailers From Comic-Con 2017 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z

Universal Pictures also is looking forward to the April release of "Fast & Furious 7," which is expected to be another blockbuster. NBCUniversal sees growth in theme parks and movie studio 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Only a handful of big-name blockbusters had been postponed in the UK and US, Cannes remained bullish and box office numbers weren’t wobbling too much. 'Over one hour everything was cancelled' – how coronavirus devastated the film industry 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

Both “Beirut” and “Michael Clayton” — whose weary, beaten-down protagonists the screenwriter considers “cousins” — are adamantly original, emblematic of another kind of business model that has emerged as an alternative to the franchise blockbusters: awards films. Perspective | Tony Gilroy and the ongoing battle for good movies for grown-ups 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

Everybody felt sorry for me, but I believe in the power of theater, and I don’t think you need to be in a blockbuster to touch people. Stranger Things’ David Harbour on Playing a New Leading Man 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

With less lead time and marketing dollars for this show than comparable blockbuster exhibits, SAM staff focused on developing partnerships with local organizations and on social media. Picasso leaves his mark on SAM 2011-01-18T05:53:31Z

“Much Ado” was shot cheaply and quickly while the director was occupied with the mighty labor of “The Avengers,” and it is in every way superior to that bloated, busy blockbuster. Movie Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ Directed by Joss Whedon 2013-06-06T14:57:14Z

He sits outside the series-driven blockbusters so beloved of publishers nowadays: he hasn't created a Harry Potter or an Alex Rider – and I admire him for resisting that. The artists' artist: children's authors 2011-07-06T21:30:01Z

Transformers: Age of Extinction is widely anticipated to displace the Mrs Brown film in next week's box office, while How To Train Your Dragon 2 is another summer blockbuster expected to perform well. Mrs Brown retains UK cinema lead 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

The memoir, the first in a competitive multi-book deal with Penguin Random House, was initially scheduled for late 2022 and expected to be a blockbuster. Prince Harry’s Memoir Is Due in January. How Explosive Will It Be? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

It is a ratings blockbuster, not just in the United States, but around the globe, where it is also the most watched sitcom internationally. Critics be damned – here's why The Big Bang Theory is an unstoppable force with fans 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

"Avatar" is the biggest modern blockbuster, with $2.8 billion in theatrical revenues worldwide. Cameron aims for speed to enrich 'Avatar 2' images 2011-03-31T19:46:05Z

Rochefort was a mainstay of the French film industry for more than half a century, appearing in comedies and popular blockbusters as well as art films. Lost in La Mancha's Jean Rochefort, veteran French actor, dies at 87 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

On Saturday afternoon, Washington Performing Arts presented him again, this time with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, in a blockbuster concert at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Geneva orchestra at Kennedy Center shines with Debussy, Stravinsky 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Compare the passage above to one from “The Nest,” last year’s blockbuster novel by Cynthia d’Aprix Sweeney, about four adult siblings in New York who must split an inherited fortune. Rereading Paula Fox’s “Desperate Characters” 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

After all, they’re the ones who performed alchemy on the first Lego Movie, wrestling a genuinely inventive blockbuster from what easily could have been a transparently generic money-making exercise. Bricking it: why the Lego movie franchise is on shaky foundations 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

The blockbuster sequel also led Hollywood to a new revenue record of around $280 million for the holiday weekend. 'Hangover' lingers with record $105.8M weekend 2011-05-30T15:54:09Z

The critically acclaimed James Bond blockbuster "Skyfall," which last weekend surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, got a big boost to its Oscar hopes when producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson were included. ''Lincoln,'' ''Zero Dark Thirty,'' among Producers Guild nods 2013-01-03T00:16:27Z

“I see this as blockbuster fiction. That’s how I view it. I don’t view it as ‘Are people going to read this kind of book?’ ” ‘Crossfire’ Author Gets Eight Figures for a New Series 2014-01-15T22:37:09Z

But in today’s entertainment economy, no blockbuster franchise is left to whither away. ‘Endeavour,’ Inspector Morse Prequel, Set for PBS 2012-06-29T20:46:16Z

When Delia Owens, a retired wildlife biologist, released her novel “Where the Crawdads Sing” in 2018, no one anticipated a blockbuster. Questions About An Unsolved Murder Linger Over ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

The party signals the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual blockbuster show, and it is known for its celebrity and fashion hosts. What Is the Met Gala, and Who Gets to Go? 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

During the bleak hangover that followed, the 40-year-old Swedish actor thought he might have torpedoed a career that had just seen him get the part of Tarzan in this summer’s blockbuster. Alexander Skarsgård: ‘I still wake up shivering in the foetal position’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

This year he also starred in the "X-Men: First Class" blockbuster and there have been rumors he could be the next James Bond after Daniel Craig. Irish actor Fassbender tipped for Venice glory 2011-09-06T09:54:01Z

Like the character he plays, LaBeouf has developed since being handed his first blockbuster. Shia LaBeouf: 'I have these yearnings to do different things' 2011-06-27T23:31:38Z

In its finished form, “Inside Out,” arriving in theaters on June 19, is expected to become Pixar’s 15th consecutive blockbuster. ‘Inside Out,’ Pixar’s New Movie From Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

Movie news Early signs of a "Bridesmaids" bump Last week, the summer's surprise blockbuster, "Bridesmaids," was released on DVD, after a spectacular run both in the United States and abroad. Early signs of a "Bridesmaids" bump 2011-09-27T16:01:00Z

Yet the jazzy, piano-based vibe is closer to Jones’ blockbuster “Come Away With Me” debut than anything she’s made since, giving her record company some 25 million reasons to be excited. Norah Jones is back at the piano in new work 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

But rather, “Is there a place for inexpensive, modestly scaled art in an age of blockbuster shows and international gallery stars whose exorbitant prices are part of the concept?” In the galleries: A painter’s progress revealed 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

The Game of Thrones Studio Tour will be an interactive exhibition of the show’s sets, costumes, weapons and other props, and include exhibits that break down how the technically ambitious fantasy blockbuster was made. ‘Game of Thrones’ Studio Tour to Debut in 2020 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

The podcasting blockbuster returns on 20 September, and for season three, queen of storytelling Sarah Koenig turns her attention to Cleveland’s criminal court system. Serial takes on Cleveland’s criminal court system – podcasts of the week 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

That was the instant when the summer blockbuster became something far more apocalyptic and far less fun. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

Proof of the former lies in his recurring role as Professor Lupin in the Harry Potter series, as well as in blockbusters such as War Horse and the forthcoming film Wonder Woman. 'My brain was on fire': David Thewlis on Naked, Fargo and creeping out the Coens 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z