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‘Aviator’ flies high with 11 Oscar bids

August 18, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

HOLLYWOOD - The Aviator, an old-fashioned Hollywood epic about Howard Hughes' obsessions, romances and crippling neuroses, captured 11 nominations to top all contenders for next month's 77th annual Academy Awards,...

Screener compromise a one-year experiment

August 21, 2021 at 3:10 a.m.

Jack Valenti said he was in despair. Ever since the president of the Motion Picture Association of America announced a ban against free awards seasons videos, he had been pilloried...

Even on loose sets, barbarian behavior rare

August 21, 2021 at 1:07 a.m.

When Arnold Schwarzenegger found himself facing accusations that he had touched women's bodies without their consent, he apologized, saying he had been on "rowdy movie sets." But his explanation set...

Safer movies, less moxie at New Line

August 18, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

Alexander Payne is a final-cut director, which means that when he showed New Line Cinema his new Jack Nicholson film, "About Schmidt," it was essentially the movie he wanted released....

`BATMAN FOREVER’ BLOODIES `POCAHONTAS’

August 19, 2021 at 12:16 a.m.

`Batman Forever" topped "Pocahontas" to earn the No. 1 spot in the North American box office over the weekend. Preliminary figures released Sunday placed "Pocahontas" in the top spot with...

`BRADY BUNCH’ TAKES LEAD

August 18, 2021 at 11:57 p.m.

"The Brady Bunch Movie" was the Presidents' Day weekend film favorite, while "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction" returned to the box office Top 10 on the strength of their Oscar...

`THE SANTA CLAUSE’ IS NO MATCH FOR `DUMB’

August 9, 2021 at 8:54 a.m.

`The Santa Clause" maintained a strong box-office presence during the four-day Christmas weekend, but it wasn't strong enough to dethrone "Dumb and Dumber," which finished first for the second week...

`THE SANTA CLAUSE’ GLIDES INTO 1ST PLACE

August 9, 2021 at 10:16 a.m.

The Tim Allen comedy "The Santa Clause" claimed first place at the box office during the weekend and the new Dana Carvey comedy "Trapped in Paradise" was off to a...

`PULP FICTION’ TROUNCES `THE SPECIALIST’

August 9, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

`Pulp Fiction" was the most popular film for the second weekend in a row, besting "The Specialist" by more than $2 million. The top 20 films according to Exhibitor Relations...

STALLONE’S `THE SPECIALIST’ EXPLODES INTO 1ST

August 9, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.

`The Specialist," starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, overcame largely negative reviews to open in first place at the weekend box office with a gross of $14.3 million. The romantic...

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