The first full weekend of June brought a modicum of hope to the summer box office, as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunited for the fourth installment of their popular “Bad Boys” action-comedy franchise. Read on for the weekend box office report.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had been planned since 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” became the highest-grossing blockbuster that year, partially due to Covid shutting down theaters a few weeks after its release. Opening in 3,885 theaters, including IMAX and other premium screens, “Ride or Die” received mixed reviews with 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, although it was expected to be fairly review-proof with the popularity of its two stars. It ended up making $5.88 million in Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, and $21.6 million on Friday, including those previews.
Sony is estimating it to make $56 million in North America its opening weekend, which is less than the previous movie’s $62.5 million holiday opening,...
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had been planned since 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” became the highest-grossing blockbuster that year, partially due to Covid shutting down theaters a few weeks after its release. Opening in 3,885 theaters, including IMAX and other premium screens, “Ride or Die” received mixed reviews with 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, although it was expected to be fairly review-proof with the popularity of its two stars. It ended up making $5.88 million in Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, and $21.6 million on Friday, including those previews.
Sony is estimating it to make $56 million in North America its opening weekend, which is less than the previous movie’s $62.5 million holiday opening,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
It's a big family year for M. Night Shyamalan. One of his daughters, Ishana Shyamalan, has her first film landing soon (that would be The Watched), and now another child, Saleka is playing a Taylor Swift-alike pop star in the trailer for her father's latest, Trap. Check out the first trailer for that one, which stars Josh Hartnett, below…
Trap finds Shyamalan in darkly funny mode, this time the story of a dad (Hartnett) treating his daughter (Ariel Donoghue) by taking her to a Lady Raven (Saleka) concert.
But there's a twist – and not one that the writer/director is hiding, since it's right there in the trailer: the whole event is designed as a trap for a local serial killer… And the target is most definitely at the concert.
"It kind of led more and more to this dark humor angle that Servant has and The Visit and Split had,...
Trap finds Shyamalan in darkly funny mode, this time the story of a dad (Hartnett) treating his daughter (Ariel Donoghue) by taking her to a Lady Raven (Saleka) concert.
But there's a twist – and not one that the writer/director is hiding, since it's right there in the trailer: the whole event is designed as a trap for a local serial killer… And the target is most definitely at the concert.
"It kind of led more and more to this dark humor angle that Servant has and The Visit and Split had,...
- 4/19/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
This article contains spoilers for Amazon’s Fallout TV series and the Fallout games.
Amazon’s long-awaited adaption of the Fallout franchise is a smashing success that has reignited interest in the Fallout games. In general, it seems to be a great time to be a Fallout fan.
Yet, look at certain corners of the internet (you know the ones), and you’ll likely find quite a bit of discourse over the state of the Fallout timeline. Long story short, it seems that some Fallout fans feel that the TV show deliberately altered the Fallout franchise timeline in ways that they consider to be an insult to the series and some of those who contributed to its growth.
While it’s relatively easy to dismiss those claims and filter them out with the rest of the internet toxicity we endure in a given day, there is a little more smoke...
Amazon’s long-awaited adaption of the Fallout franchise is a smashing success that has reignited interest in the Fallout games. In general, it seems to be a great time to be a Fallout fan.
Yet, look at certain corners of the internet (you know the ones), and you’ll likely find quite a bit of discourse over the state of the Fallout timeline. Long story short, it seems that some Fallout fans feel that the TV show deliberately altered the Fallout franchise timeline in ways that they consider to be an insult to the series and some of those who contributed to its growth.
While it’s relatively easy to dismiss those claims and filter them out with the rest of the internet toxicity we endure in a given day, there is a little more smoke...
- 4/18/2024
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has selected three international co-productions as winners of its 2024 Audience Design Fund, which provides financial aid and coaching for films at the distribution stage.
The three awarded projects are Indian director Kapadia Payal’s All We Imagine As Light; Egyptian directors Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir’s The Brink Of Dreams; and US-based Nepalese director Deepak Rauniyar’s The Sky Is Mine.
Each film is currently in post-production and will receive a €45,000 grant plus three online consultancy sessions to advise on innovative audience engagement and outreach strategies.
All We Imagine As Light is the second film from Kapadia Payal,...
The three awarded projects are Indian director Kapadia Payal’s All We Imagine As Light; Egyptian directors Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir’s The Brink Of Dreams; and US-based Nepalese director Deepak Rauniyar’s The Sky Is Mine.
Each film is currently in post-production and will receive a €45,000 grant plus three online consultancy sessions to advise on innovative audience engagement and outreach strategies.
All We Imagine As Light is the second film from Kapadia Payal,...
- 4/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Having helmed several romantic dramas already, director Lee Moon-young decided to turn to the Horror/Thriller genre for his next narrative feature, a backwoods thriller laced with so-called ‘Torture-Porn' aesthetics known as “The Human Trap.” Originally called “The Trap” upon its release back in Korean cinemas in 2021, the film finds new life with its domestic VOD release on January 12 through Cinephobia Releasing.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Having helmed several romantic dramas already, director Lee Moon-young decided to turn to the Horror/Thriller genre for his next narrative feature, a backwoods thriller laced with so-called ‘Torture-Porn' aesthetics known as “The Human Trap.” Originally called “The Trap” upon its release back in Korean cinemas in 2021, the film finds new life with its domestic VOD release on January 12 through Cinephobia Releasing.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Lena Headey has already penned another movie as her directional debut, 'The Trap', premieres.The former 'Game of Thrones' star confessed she could do with a massive budget to make her original script into a movie.She told The Hollywood Reporter: "I’ve written a new one. It’s quite big in its [premise]. If there’s anybody out there with a cool $10 million, that would be rad."Lena confessed that directing is "so much better" than being in front of the camera.Asked what it was like switching from being an actress to a director, she admitted: "F****** heaven. It’s just so much better."Lena continued: "Well, I always think everybody would. But actually, they don’t. A huge amount of actors have no interest in doing it. I always have — from being 17 and working in the business, I’ve always been curious and driven towards it.
- 10/30/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
After so many acclaimed and popular performances in projects ranging from 300 to Game of Thrones to The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lena Headey is stepping behind the camera for the first time for her directorial debut, The Trap.
The indie film – which is having its world premiere this weekend at the Austin Film Festival — is a character-driven psychological drama with some shockingly dark elements (which will not be spoiled here). The Trap stars Headey’s Thrones co-star Michelle Fairley as a woman living a life of solitude when she meets a mysterious young drifter (James Nelson Joyce). The project is based on Headey’s short film, which she also wrote.
The Trap comes at a busy time for Headey, who also stars in Zak Penn’s upcoming sci-fi series Beacon 23, which premieres Nov. 12 on MGM+, and she stars in Kurt Sutter’s upcoming Netflix Western drama series The Abandons,...
The indie film – which is having its world premiere this weekend at the Austin Film Festival — is a character-driven psychological drama with some shockingly dark elements (which will not be spoiled here). The Trap stars Headey’s Thrones co-star Michelle Fairley as a woman living a life of solitude when she meets a mysterious young drifter (James Nelson Joyce). The project is based on Headey’s short film, which she also wrote.
The Trap comes at a busy time for Headey, who also stars in Zak Penn’s upcoming sci-fi series Beacon 23, which premieres Nov. 12 on MGM+, and she stars in Kurt Sutter’s upcoming Netflix Western drama series The Abandons,...
- 10/27/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Queen Latifah is set to executive produce a new teen comedy called “Paper Chase” along with Gunpowder & Sky’s Van Toffler, Gunpowder & Sky announced Monday.
Latifah will produce on behalf of her production company Flavor Unit, and she will also make an appearance in the film to be directed by Angela Tucker. Tucker co-wrote the film with Lauren Domino, who will also produce. Loretha Jones is also set as an executive producer.
“Paper Chase” is a teen comedy that follows Alicia, an ideal driven, well-meaning New Orleans teenager ready to reinvent herself at the fictional college, Kensington University in Atlanta. When Alicia can’t pay her tuition fees, she and her cash-strapped mom must find a way to get the funds. With help from her best friend, Alicia plans to throw a rager to raise the money to keep her college dream alive.
Also Read: Queen Latifah, Lee Daniels on...
Latifah will produce on behalf of her production company Flavor Unit, and she will also make an appearance in the film to be directed by Angela Tucker. Tucker co-wrote the film with Lauren Domino, who will also produce. Loretha Jones is also set as an executive producer.
“Paper Chase” is a teen comedy that follows Alicia, an ideal driven, well-meaning New Orleans teenager ready to reinvent herself at the fictional college, Kensington University in Atlanta. When Alicia can’t pay her tuition fees, she and her cash-strapped mom must find a way to get the funds. With help from her best friend, Alicia plans to throw a rager to raise the money to keep her college dream alive.
Also Read: Queen Latifah, Lee Daniels on...
- 4/1/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the foreign-language film category for the 80th Annual Academy Awards, though the big surprise is the omission of Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Festival de Cannes and has been named best foreign-language film by numerous critics groups.
The films that were named are: Austria's The Counterfeiters, directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky; Brazil's The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, helmed by Cao Hamburger; Canada's Days of Darkness, helmed by Denys Arcand; Israel's Beaufort, directed by Joseph Cedar; Italy's The Unknown, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore; Kazakhstan's Mongol, directed by Sergei Bodrov; Poland's Katyn, directed by Andrzej Wajda; Russia's 12, helmed by Nikita Mikhalkov, and Serbia's The Trap, directed by Srdan Golubovic.
In addition to 4 Months, a notable omission is France's animated film Persepolis, which has already earned recognition including the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Foreign-language film nominations are being determined in two phases. The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films and their ballots determined the above shortlist.
The films that were named are: Austria's The Counterfeiters, directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky; Brazil's The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, helmed by Cao Hamburger; Canada's Days of Darkness, helmed by Denys Arcand; Israel's Beaufort, directed by Joseph Cedar; Italy's The Unknown, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore; Kazakhstan's Mongol, directed by Sergei Bodrov; Poland's Katyn, directed by Andrzej Wajda; Russia's 12, helmed by Nikita Mikhalkov, and Serbia's The Trap, directed by Srdan Golubovic.
In addition to 4 Months, a notable omission is France's animated film Persepolis, which has already earned recognition including the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Foreign-language film nominations are being determined in two phases. The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films and their ballots determined the above shortlist.
- 1/16/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Palm Springs International Film Festival
PALM SPRINGS -- The Trap, Serbia's entry for the 2007 foreign-language film Oscar, was one of the best films screened at this year's Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The story bears some uncanny similarities to Woody Allen's new film, "Cassandra's Dream." In both movies, financially desperate men are lured into killing a total stranger. While Allen's movie has hot actors Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell and Tom Wilkinson in the cast, it turns out to be a torpid and tedious affair. By contrast, Trap is a crackerjack thriller with tension that never abates.
One difference between the two movies is that Mladen (Nebojsa Glogovac), the tormented hero of Trap, has a pressing reason to commit unspeakable acts, while the two brothers in Dream are merely hoping to fatten their bank accounts.
Mladen's life seems uneventful enough until he and his wife learn that their young son has a heart condition that will kill him unless he has an expensive operation that their insurance will not cover. Mladen's wife places an ad in the newspaper pleading for help, and a mysterious man answers and offers to pay for the operation if Mladen will assassinate a wealthy kingpin.
Initially revolted by the idea, Mladen begins to consider the option as his son's condition worsens. His benefactor assures him that the man to be murdered is a reprehensible character with many enemies, and Mladen accepts the rationale. But nothing is quite what it seems, and some neat surprise twists keep ratcheting up the suspense, as the film races toward a grim but apt conclusion.
This kind of story is not novel, and at moments the melodrama does get a bit overheated. But the picture is beautifully executed by director Srdjan Golubovic and a first-rate cast. Golubovic composes eloquent, subjective shots that encourage us to share the protagonist's mounting desperation. Similarly, the script and direction both contain many sharp touches. For example, during the scene where Mladen and his wife request a loan from a bank officer, the banker smilingly rejects their plea; when a furious Mladen asks why he is smiling, the loan officer tells him that his bosses require a smiling countenance in any interaction with customers.
The film's portrayal of contemporary Belgrade, a shimmering metropolis with a sense of danger lurking just beneath the surface, is acute. Glogovac conveys a palpable sense of anguish as the screws tighten around Mladen. As his wife, Natasa Ninkovic is deeply moving, and the engaging Marko Djurovic as their son helps to heighten the urgency of Mladen's dilemma.
Even at a time when foreign films face rough sledding in the U.S., this movie has enough suspense to guarantee rapt audiences. Mladen's moral disintegration makes for a thoroughly involving cinematic experience.
THE TRAP
Film House Bas Celik, Midiopolis Film GmbH, UJ Budapest Filmstudio
Credits:
Director: Srdjan Golubovic
Screenwriters: Srdan Koljevic, Melina Pota Koljevic
Based on the novel by: Nenad Teofilovic
Producers: Jelena Mitrovic, Natasa Ninkovic, Alexander Ris, Jorg Rothe, Laszlo Kantor
Executive producer: Igor Kecman
Director of photography: Aleksandar Ilic
Production designer: Goran Joksimovic
Music: Mario Schneider
Costume designer: Ljiljana Petrovic
Editors: Marko Glusac, Dejan Urosevic
Cast:
Mladen: Nebojsa Glogovac
Marija: Natasa Ninkovic
Jelena: Anica Dobra
Kosta Antic: Miki Manojlovic
Nemanja: Marko Djurovic
Running time -- 106 minutes
No MPAA rating...
PALM SPRINGS -- The Trap, Serbia's entry for the 2007 foreign-language film Oscar, was one of the best films screened at this year's Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The story bears some uncanny similarities to Woody Allen's new film, "Cassandra's Dream." In both movies, financially desperate men are lured into killing a total stranger. While Allen's movie has hot actors Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell and Tom Wilkinson in the cast, it turns out to be a torpid and tedious affair. By contrast, Trap is a crackerjack thriller with tension that never abates.
One difference between the two movies is that Mladen (Nebojsa Glogovac), the tormented hero of Trap, has a pressing reason to commit unspeakable acts, while the two brothers in Dream are merely hoping to fatten their bank accounts.
Mladen's life seems uneventful enough until he and his wife learn that their young son has a heart condition that will kill him unless he has an expensive operation that their insurance will not cover. Mladen's wife places an ad in the newspaper pleading for help, and a mysterious man answers and offers to pay for the operation if Mladen will assassinate a wealthy kingpin.
Initially revolted by the idea, Mladen begins to consider the option as his son's condition worsens. His benefactor assures him that the man to be murdered is a reprehensible character with many enemies, and Mladen accepts the rationale. But nothing is quite what it seems, and some neat surprise twists keep ratcheting up the suspense, as the film races toward a grim but apt conclusion.
This kind of story is not novel, and at moments the melodrama does get a bit overheated. But the picture is beautifully executed by director Srdjan Golubovic and a first-rate cast. Golubovic composes eloquent, subjective shots that encourage us to share the protagonist's mounting desperation. Similarly, the script and direction both contain many sharp touches. For example, during the scene where Mladen and his wife request a loan from a bank officer, the banker smilingly rejects their plea; when a furious Mladen asks why he is smiling, the loan officer tells him that his bosses require a smiling countenance in any interaction with customers.
The film's portrayal of contemporary Belgrade, a shimmering metropolis with a sense of danger lurking just beneath the surface, is acute. Glogovac conveys a palpable sense of anguish as the screws tighten around Mladen. As his wife, Natasa Ninkovic is deeply moving, and the engaging Marko Djurovic as their son helps to heighten the urgency of Mladen's dilemma.
Even at a time when foreign films face rough sledding in the U.S., this movie has enough suspense to guarantee rapt audiences. Mladen's moral disintegration makes for a thoroughly involving cinematic experience.
THE TRAP
Film House Bas Celik, Midiopolis Film GmbH, UJ Budapest Filmstudio
Credits:
Director: Srdjan Golubovic
Screenwriters: Srdan Koljevic, Melina Pota Koljevic
Based on the novel by: Nenad Teofilovic
Producers: Jelena Mitrovic, Natasa Ninkovic, Alexander Ris, Jorg Rothe, Laszlo Kantor
Executive producer: Igor Kecman
Director of photography: Aleksandar Ilic
Production designer: Goran Joksimovic
Music: Mario Schneider
Costume designer: Ljiljana Petrovic
Editors: Marko Glusac, Dejan Urosevic
Cast:
Mladen: Nebojsa Glogovac
Marija: Natasa Ninkovic
Jelena: Anica Dobra
Kosta Antic: Miki Manojlovic
Nemanja: Marko Djurovic
Running time -- 106 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or-winning abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Paul Verhoeven's WWII thriller Black Book and Sam Garbarski's dark comedy Irina Palm are among the titles the European Film Academy has selected in its initial list of nominees for this year's European Film Prize.
The 1,800 members of the EFA will use the list of 42 films to select the official nominees in seven main categories. The nominations will be announced Nov. 3 at the Sevilla Film Festival.
The 2007 EFA long list is a typical catch-all of the critically acclaimed and/or financially successful European productions of the past year.
Opulent big-budget productions including Olivier Dahan's Edith Piaf biography La Vie en Rose and Tom Tykwer's literary adaptation Perfume: The Story of a Murderer butt up against art house fare exemplified by Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's Import/Export or The Banishment from Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev.
Unlike in previous years, there is no consensus frontrunner, despite the presence of Oscar winners The Queen and The Last King of Scotland in the nominations list.
And in another departure, no one European country dominates the nominations. No nation, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. -- which produce the bulk of films in Europe -- has more than three films in the nominations list.
Another interesting development is the rise of Central and Eastern Europe. Some of the most talked-about films come from the EU's newest members, including Mungiu's 4 Months, Serbian thriller The Trap by director Srdan Golubovic and Jiri Menzel's Czech-language drama I Served the King of England.
The winners of the 20th annual European Film Awards will be announced Dec. 1 in Berlin.
The 1,800 members of the EFA will use the list of 42 films to select the official nominees in seven main categories. The nominations will be announced Nov. 3 at the Sevilla Film Festival.
The 2007 EFA long list is a typical catch-all of the critically acclaimed and/or financially successful European productions of the past year.
Opulent big-budget productions including Olivier Dahan's Edith Piaf biography La Vie en Rose and Tom Tykwer's literary adaptation Perfume: The Story of a Murderer butt up against art house fare exemplified by Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's Import/Export or The Banishment from Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev.
Unlike in previous years, there is no consensus frontrunner, despite the presence of Oscar winners The Queen and The Last King of Scotland in the nominations list.
And in another departure, no one European country dominates the nominations. No nation, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. -- which produce the bulk of films in Europe -- has more than three films in the nominations list.
Another interesting development is the rise of Central and Eastern Europe. Some of the most talked-about films come from the EU's newest members, including Mungiu's 4 Months, Serbian thriller The Trap by director Srdan Golubovic and Jiri Menzel's Czech-language drama I Served the King of England.
The winners of the 20th annual European Film Awards will be announced Dec. 1 in Berlin.
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