The disquieting effect of “A Quiet Place” is such that you will grab the arm of your theater seat more than once.You may grab the arm of the person sitting next to you in the auditorium — whether you know them or not.You will feel your muscles tense up, and you will be inclined to say something out loud, but you just might be able to hold it inside.If they hear you, they can hunt you.Such is the fear of “A Quiet Place,” a quiet movie that is close to being a silent movie, and which succeeds with an execution that makes it more than a horror film with a silly stunt.This is a scary PG-13 movie with almost no gore, but it knows what gives us nightmares.Much of that success comes from a screenplay that is grounded in the art of parenting on a survivalist level and in those parents being portrayed by actors Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, real-life husband and wife with two children of their own.The premise feels familiar but also unique considering the number … [Read more...] about Movie review: Dread builds in ‘A Quiet Place,’ an experiment in terror amid silence
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Anne Hathaway warns body shamers she’s gaining weight for a movie role
Don’t bother commenting on Anne Hathaway’s weight this time. The 35-year-old actress shut down body shamers Thursday before they even had a chance to attack her. “I am gaining weight for a movie role and it is going well. To all the people who are going to fat shame me in the upcoming months, it’s not me, it’s you,” the Brooklyn native captioned an intense workout video. “PS — I wanted to set this to Queen’s ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ but copyright said no.” Amy Schumer responds to Anne Hathaway Barbie rumors Hathaway didn’t specify which movie she’s preparing for, but she has several projects in the works, including a role as a new mom in Jenny Mollen’s “Live Fast Die Hot” and as Grace Winter, a woman on trial for murder, who tells the tale of how she survived a shipwreck at sea in an overcrowded lifeboat in “The Lifeboat.” … [Read more...] about Anne Hathaway warns body shamers she’s gaining weight for a movie role
Klukowski: Chappaquiddick Movie Spotlights Kennedy Scandal that Changed America
A new movie coming out in theatres on Friday, Chappaquiddick, is a tragic drama revealing the sordid details and political damage-control surrounding the night that Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) car went off a bridge near Edgartown, Massachusetts, leading to the death of young Mary Jo Kopechne and devastating damage to Kennedy’s presidential ambitions. Romantic images of Camelot have surrounded the Kennedys since the election of John F. Kennedy (JFK) as president in the 1960s and became a national pastime after JFK’s assassination in 1963. That pastime became an obsession when JFK’s brother and attorney general, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) (RFK), was assassinated in 1968, as RFK was about to become the Democratic nominee for president and was heavily favored to win the White House.At that point, Sen. Ted Kennedy, the youngest and only remaining son of Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, became a household name and was considered an inevitable presidential candidate. When … [Read more...] about Klukowski: Chappaquiddick Movie Spotlights Kennedy Scandal that Changed America
‘In the Heights’ creators have regained movie rights from The Weinstein Company
The movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" is up for grabs — and out of the hands of the Weinstein Company. The rights to the Tony-winning Broadway musical were reverted back to the show's creators Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes just before the beleaguered company went bankrupt last month, Deadline reports. The release reportedly comes because The Weinstein Company failed to begin production on the film before 2017 wrapped. Sources told the outlet the pair plans to pitch the film to other studios, and are namely eyeing Disney and Warner Bros. "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu is set to helm the project, with a script written by Hudes and music by Miranda. The Weinstein Company obtained the rights to the acclaimed Washington Heights-set musical in 2016 — but after Harvey Weinstein's fall from grace in the form of more than 100 sexual assault accusations, the show's creators demanded them back. Hudes called on the studio to drop the project in … [Read more...] about ‘In the Heights’ creators have regained movie rights from The Weinstein Company
AMC to open Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater
Jake Coyle, Ap Film Writer Updated 1:46 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Photo: Pavel Golovkin, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this May 30, 2017 file photo, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia. AMC says it will open Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater on April 18, 2018. Cinema operators are rushing to build theaters in the Gulf kingdom. The Saudi government in December said it would open the country to commercial movie theaters for the first time in more than 35 years. It’s part of the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts to transform Saudi society. In June, Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive. less FILE - In this May 30, 2017 file photo, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia. AMC says it will open Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater on … [Read more...] about AMC to open Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater