Wonder Woman 1984 Tops New Year s Weekend Box Office
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Wonder Woman 1984 kicks off the new year atop the charts in another lean box office weekend. The sequel to 2017 s superhero hit
Wonder Woman will earn $5.5 million in North America over New Year s weekend, bringing its domestic box office total to $28.5 million after two weekends. The film s theatrical run coincides with its release on WarnerMedia s HBO Max streaming service on Christmas Day, where it is available to all subscribers until late January. The sequel hasn t been as well-received by critics as its predecessor, earning only a 60% score on
Rotten Tomatoes, which barely qualifies as fresh on the review aggregation site.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer
December 31, 2020
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The latest cinematic rendering of “Pinocchio, ” from Italian director Matteo Garrone, is informed not by the friendly 1940 Walt Disney retelling, but the original source material.
Alida Baldari Calabria, left, and Federico Ielapi in a scene from “Pinocchio.” (Roadside Attractions)
Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio” is a much darker affair than the song-filled animated version and Garrone’s film is also a more intense experience, even if he too has softened some of Collodi’s edges. The result may not be suitable for all children, but it is a strange, visionary and enchanting old-world fairy tale that any fan of Guillermo del Toro’s films or Wolfgang Petersen’s “The NeverEnding Story” should give a chance.
Here s what s playing â JAN. 1-7 â at movie theaters and on virtual cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics.
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On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Set deep inside the frontlines of the crisis, this documentary tells indelible human stories at the center of this pandemicâfrom a woman begging in vain to bid a final farewell to her father, a grandpa with dementia searching for his way home, a couple anxious to meet their newborn, to a nurse determined to return personal items to families of the deceased. These raw and intimate stories bear witness to the death and rebirth of a city under a 76-day lockdown, and to the human resilience that persists in times of profound tragedy. 1:33. VC
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Here s what s playing DEC. 26-JAN. 1 at area movie theaters and streaming on the virtual screens offered by non-profit, year-round, independent cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics.
76 DAYS
On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Set deep inside the frontlines of the crisis, this documentary tells indelible human stories at the center of this pandemic â from a woman begging in vain to bid a final farewell to her father, a grandpa with dementia searching for his way home, a couple anxious to meet their newborn, to a nurse determined to return personal items to families of the deceased. These raw and intimate stories bear witness to the death and rebirth of a city under a 76-day lockdown, and to the human resi