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Feb
12
2022
By Troy Warren
GLOBAL MOVIE DAY February 12, 2022

GLOBAL MOVIE DAY February 12, 2022

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Troy Warren for CNT #Celebrations  #EntertainmentGLOBAL MOVIE DAYRight in the heart of Oscar season, the second Saturday in February celebrates Global Movie Day to honor the way movies have captured audiences’ hearts and minds around the world for over 100 years. Since their inception, movies have transcended geography, language, time, and culture, connecting us all through the power of storytelling.There are many parts that come together to bring a movie to life. They all play a role in telling the story before the first flicker of light on the screen, before the first note of the musical score plays. Collectively,…
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Feb
07
2022
By Troy Warren
Bill Murray Goes Viral With No-Look Putt at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Bill Murray Goes Viral With No-Look Putt at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

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BY RYAN PARKER | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe 'Caddyshack' star is an avid golfer and almost always a goof for the cameras.So he’s got that going for him, which is nice.Bill Murray has gone viral with a putt he made Saturday at the annual Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The iconic comedic actor hit a no-look putt and then tossed his club to the side in epic Carl Spackler fashion. Fans and TV commentators ate it up.Murray played fan-favorite Carl in the ’80s golf classic Caddyshack. The actor is also well known as an avid sports nut and golfer. In 2016,…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Jackass Forever’ Gets Last Laugh With $23.5M Opening

Box Office: ‘Jackass Forever’ Gets Last Laugh With $23.5M Opening

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe R-rated slapstick comedy easily out-grossed Roland Emmerich's big-budget 'Moonfall,' which crashed to earth in its box office launch.There was nothing gross about the opening of Jackass Forever at the box office.The R-rated movie took in a better-than-expected $23.5 million from 3,604 theaters to mark a triumphant return to the big screen for prankster king Johnny Knoxville and his crew.Jackass Forever, costing a mere $10 million to make, is the second box office win — and profit generator — for Paramount following January’s Scream.Paramount Pictures, MTV Entertainment and Dick Productions decided to…
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Feb
05
2022
By Troy Warren
‘Moonfall’ Actor John Bradley Explains That Wild Ending

‘Moonfall’ Actor John Bradley Explains That Wild Ending

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BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe actor breaks down that surprisingly emotional climax and gives his take on the film's cryptic final line.[This story contains a major spoiler about the ending of the 2022 film Moonfall.]If 20 minutes into Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic disaster film Moonfall you attempted to guess the film’s ending, you certainly would never have bet that the film’s conspiracy theorist C.K. Houseman would heroically sacrifice himself to save the planet and end up with his consciousness replicated in an AI supercomputer in the moon’s core, chatting with avatars of his mother and cat. In…
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Feb
04
2022
By Troy Warren
‘Scream’ Sequel a Go From Spyglass and Paramount

‘Scream’ Sequel a Go From Spyglass and Paramount

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe fifth installment, released last month, has earned more than $100 million globally.Paramount and Spyglass are headed back to Woodsboro. A sixth installment of the Scream franchise has been greenlit, with the creative team from the successful 2022 film back in action.Once again, Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct, with James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick returning to pen the script. Production is slated to begin this summer.“We are tremendously grateful to the fans around the world who enthusiastically received our film. We can’t wait for audiences to see what…
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Jan
31
2022
By Troy Warren
Box Office: Peter Jackson’s ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Concert Doc Plays to Near-Sellout Crowds

Box Office: Peter Jackson’s ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Concert Doc Plays to Near-Sellout Crowds

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentJackson, Imax and Disney have partnered on a special feature celebrating the iconic band's last concert in 1969.On Jan. 30, 1969, The Beatles staged their final live performance on the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters in London’s Savile Row.In commemoration of the iconic event, Disney and Imax on Sunday unveiled a special theatrical version of Peter Jackson’s documentary The Beatles: Get Back that played to near-sellout crowds in nearly 70 Imax theaters across North America and at the BFI Imax theater in London.Sunday’s debut of the 60-minute film — which features…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
Howard Hesseman, Dr. Johnny Fever on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies at 81

Howard Hesseman, Dr. Johnny Fever on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies at 81

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BY MIKE BARNES | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe two-time Emmy nominee and improv veteran also played teacher Charlie Moore on 'Head of the Class.'Howard Hesseman, who made a career out of portraying off-the-wall characters, none more popular than the disc jockey Johnny Fever on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, has died. He was 81.Hesseman died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles of complications from colon surgery he first had last summer, his wife, actress and acting teacher Caroline Ducrocq, told The Hollywood Reporter.A member of the San Francisco improv group The Committee and a real-life DJ back in…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ Is the Underdog Doc of 2022

‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ Is the Underdog Doc of 2022

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Gaming  #BusinessDirector Jonah Tulis and producer Blake J. Harris reveal how their documentary, produced on a tight timeline, managed to beat competing Hollywood projects to the punch.For documentary filmmaker Jonah Tulis, stepping into the world of GameStop was all about timing.In January 2021, the video game retailer became a global news story when its once-moribund stock skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. Ordinary investors, organized on the internet, had outsmarted Wall Street hedge funds and were being rewarded handsomely. Bucking conventional wisdom, these friends — gathering on YouTube and Reddit — poured their…
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Jan
29
2022
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By Troy Warren
All the rage: Minnie Mouse’s pantsuit sparks uproar with some fans

All the rage: Minnie Mouse’s pantsuit sparks uproar with some fans

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #EditorsPicksReasons range from not liking the wardrobe choice to Disney ‘trying to destroy fabrics of our society’Poor Minnie. All she wanted to do was update her wardrobe, and now she’s the topic of outrage in the Twitterverse.But why are people so upset that a fictional Disney character will wear a pantsuit during Disneyland Paris’ 30th anniversary celebration? The reasons range from not liking the wardrobe choice to the company “trying to destroy fabrics of our society.”The most vocal opponent to Minnie’s blue suit was Candace Owens, who, while speaking with…
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Jan
28
2022
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By Troy Warren
Hollywood in the Metaverse: 5 Considerations for Content Creators

Hollywood in the Metaverse: 5 Considerations for Content Creators

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BY ADRIAN PERRY AND MERISSA PICO | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT  #EditorsPicks  #Entertainment As entertainment powerhouses compete to launch various iterations of the metaverse, the time is ripe for creators and content companies to start planning how they will make their mark in this new virtual territory. “Metaverse” has quickly worked its way into the Hollywood lexicon as the idea, starting out as science fiction but now evolving into an attainable aspiration that companies are racing to bring to reality. The metaverse in its fully-fledged form does not yet exist, but there are many “proto” metaverses that are…
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