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Imax CEO Rich Gelfond urged calm amid “noise around tariffs, China, and speculation about the potential impact on the Hollywood slate.” Imax has a division in China and heft exposure there. In opening remarks on a call after first quarter earnings, Gelfond said “the fundamentals of our business have never been stronger” but “that fact has been obscured” in recent weeks, since China said it would “moderately” limit the number of Hollywood films it accepts in retaliation for mind-boggling tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on Chinese imports to the U.S. “We’ worked deeply at this issue. We talked to…

A cozy thatched cottage tucked beside a tree-lined lane, smoke curling from brick chimneys. Lampposts casting a glow over the scene. These are the soothing images – the functional equivalent of comfort food — that made artist Thomas Kinkade a fortune in the 1980s and ‘90s. Museums spurned the homespun canvases, but ordinary Americans couldn’t get enough. Kinkade called himself the “Painter of Light,” with no apology to an earlier artist known by that moniker — 19th century British landscape and seascape painter J.M.W. Turner. We don’t know what if any secrets Turner harbored, but it turns out Kinkade possessed…

Five months after Blake Lively filed her sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with California’s Civil Rights Department against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios and inner circle, a previously unrevealed subpoena seeking lawsuit from the actress peels back some of the questions about when she knew about an alleged online smear campaign against her, and how did she know it?   In partial response, we now know that Lively gain the info in the late summer and early fall of last year in a targeted shadow suit of sorts, and the information came…

Faith-based films drew audiences Easter weekend alongside the re-release of Pride & Prejudice and an anime from GKids in a crowded market that was challenging for traditional indies. Angel Studios’ animated The King Of Kings is in the no. 3 berth on 3,535 screens with $17.3 million in week 2 for a $45.3 million cume. The Chosen: The Last Supper (Season 5) Part 3, from Fathom Entertainment, also in week 2, grossed $1.8 million for an $11.6 million cum for a no. 9 spot.. Season 5 is now the highest grossing installment of the series, generating $42.4 million at the…

Nearly two years after A24 immortalized the wrestling family’s tragic story on the big screen in The Iron Claw, the Von Erichs are speaking up. In an upcoming episode of Investigation Discovery‘s Hollywood Demons, airing Monday at 9pm, Lacey Von Erich criticized the Sean Durkin-helmed 2023 film for its “inaccurate” and “heart-wrenching” depiction of her father Kerry Von Erich (portrayed by Jeremy Allen White). “My sister and I were not in the movie as my dad’s children and he didn’t have a wife or anything,” said Lacey, who is also a wrestler, in a preview. “And that was a really…

Haley Joel Osment is apologizing after body cam footage of his arrest went viral on social media, in which he is heard using an antisemitic slur. The Sixth Sense alum was arrested on Tuesday, April 8, for alleged public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance. Osment was charged on April 17 with possession of cocaine and disorderly conduct, according to the Mono County District Attorney’s office. “I’m absolutely horrified by my behavior. Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner,” Osment said in a statement to People.…

Following the film’s Sundance premiere, Jimpa will kick off the two largest LGBTQ film festivals in the country. New York City’s fifth annual NewFest Pride and Frameline49, the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, have teamed up this Pride season to set the Sophie Hyde-helmed film as their respective opening night screenings. “It’s an honour to screen Jimpa as the opening night film of both NewFest Pride and Frameline after our premiere at Sundance at the start of the year,” said Hyde in a statement. “Jimpa was made with a community of creative collaborators, an incredible cast and crew…

Although Ben Affleck is reuniting on screen with Jon Bernthal, don’t expect the fictional brothers to bring any MCU fantasy multiverse crossovers to life. Following his stint as Matt Murdock in 2003’s Daredevil, Affleck recently reflected on Marvel‘s decades-long onscreen evolution that has most recently resulted in his The Accountant 2 co-star Bernthal reprising his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again. “Well, his Punisher is good,” he told CinemaBlend. “Daredevil was an interesting story. It was before Kevin Feige had stepped into the role of running Marvel. He imposed a kind of clarity of tone across those…

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Chastain looks to be making a return to the horror genre in a big way as sources tell Deadline that the Oscar winner has signed on to star in the latest film from director Rob Savage. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are producing in association with Spin a Black Yarn for Universal Pictures. Succession writer Nathan Elston is penning the script, which is based on the novel titled Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. While details behind the film are unknown, in the Malerman novel, the story revolves around a haunting told from the perspective of a young…

EXCLUSIVE:  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez and Latin Grammy nominated and Rebelde star Maite Perroni are set to lead No Te Olvides, an original musical film from producers Tony Estrada (The Mother, Menacer and Me) and Kristina Rivera (The Mule, Sully), with High School Musical: The Musical:The Series director Kimberly McCullough directing. Production is set to start this fall. Written by Nerris Nevarez-Nassiri, No Te Olvides (Don’t Forget) is an intergenerational story that follows three generations of Mexican-American women on a journey that sparks healing, humor, and unexpected romance. The film centers on María (Gomez), a closeted twenty-something Chicana who—against…