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Student Academy Awards — a launching pad into Hollywood — celebrate 50 years
Read full article: Student Academy Awards — a launching pad into Hollywood — celebrate 50 yearsThe Student Academy Awards may not be as glitzy or high profile as the Oscars, but in its 50 years it has proven to be a vital launching ground for emerging filmmakers.
The stars of Broadway's 'Back to the Future' musical happily speed into the past every night
Read full article: The stars of Broadway's 'Back to the Future' musical happily speed into the past every nightWhen actor Casey Likes watched “Back to the Future” growing up, his mom would always say he reminded her of the film’s star, Michael J.
How ‘The Flash,’ many years in the works and beset by turmoil, finally reached the finish line
Read full article: How ‘The Flash,’ many years in the works and beset by turmoil, finally reached the finish lineThe Flash may be one of the quickest superheroes in the comics, but getting a movie made based on the characters has been a marathon dating back, in some ways, to the late 1980s.
New this week: John Legend, ‘Serpent Queen’ and ‘Pinocchio’
Read full article: New this week: John Legend, ‘Serpent Queen’ and ‘Pinocchio’This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from John Legend and Kane Brown, Samantha Morton stars as the 16th-century queen Catherine de Medici in an edgy Starz series and a race between two upcoming “Pinocchio” films begins with Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation.
Zemeckis’ ‘The Witches’ heads to HBO Max for Halloween
Read full article: Zemeckis’ ‘The Witches’ heads to HBO Max for HalloweenThe Robert Zemeckis adaptation of “Roald Dahl’s The Witches” has found a new home on HBO Max this month just in time for Halloween. Warner Bros. said Friday that “The Witches” will debut on the subscription streaming service, owned by parent company WarnerMedia, on Oct. 22. Dahl’s 1983 novel about an orphaned boy who discovers a coven of witches that hate children was previously adapted for the big screen in 1990 by director Nicolas Roeg. It starred Angelica Huston, Mai Zetterling and Rowan Atkinson and was a box office flop, despite its critical acclaim. This new version has actor Jahzir Bruno playing the boy who must try to stop the witches from turning the world's children into mice.