Three weeks in and Barbie has reached $1.03 billion globally according to Warner Bros. Estimates. Greta Gerwig is now the first solo female director to have a billion-dollar film. Barbie’s success is not unexpected. Senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said that in his 30-year career, “Barbenheimer” was “as
On Tuesday, two Latin American Revolution films won an award at the Locarno Open Door prize ceremony. These two films showed the altered mindset of cineasts as they questioned wisdom among new inventions. Pantasma, directed by Gloria Carrión and produced by Leonor Zuñiga, won the biggest cash prize of CHF25,000
A resolution for the striking actors and writers was passed by the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor. The committee, after the hearing, voted unanimously in support of the resolution. The vote will go to the entire City Council on August 3rd. The Writers Guild of America has been on strike
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has been a hit at the box office. Tuesday, August 1st, the film made $3.85 million and is projected to make $30 million in the first five days. The film is projected to make a $40 million opening. The film's preview number is lower than the 2014 live-action reboot, which
Carl Davis, a composer and conductor born in America but who lived in the U.K. since 1961, has passed away at 86 in Oxford. Davis is a BAFTA-winner and has composed music for over 100 shows, created scores for silent movies, and made numerous ballet and concert works. Davis was most known for his work on Pride &