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Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. WARNER BROS. PICTURES The presentation started with a funny clip from the Going …
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CinemaCon 2017: Universal Pictures, Focus Features
Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. UNIVERSAL PICTURES The executives want to remind theater owners that the box-office on …
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Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. PARAMOUNT PICTURES Preceded by guys and girls in red bathing suits, Dwayne Johnson …
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Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT Chairman Tom Rothman started off the festivities with a vulgar …
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Daniel Espinosa's film combines elements of 'Alien' and 'Gravity' to create a satisfyingly suspenseful sci-fi thriller.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’
The live-action "Beauty and the Beast" is an artistic showcase as the intelligent, gorgeous Belle (Watson) yearns for a life beyond the small town where she lives with her father Maurice, well played by Kevin Kline.
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Terruso's directorial debut is a skewering of the art and literary worlds that hits enough of its targets to make for fun viewing.
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"I Am Another You": I Am You, As We Are She, As He is You, and We Are We? Eventually.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: ‘M.F.A.,’ Starring Francesca Eastwood
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Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘Lucky’ – A Harry Dean Stanton Biopic, Sort Of
If you like films about quirky characters, spirituality, and human connections, you’ll like 'Lucky.'
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