Actor James Tolkan, known for his role as the Hill Valley High principal in “Back to the Future” and the no-nonsense commanding officer in “Top Gun” has died. He was 94. Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, N.Y., where he lived, his booking agent, John Alcantar, told the Associated Press on Saturday. In “Back to…
Photo: Jonathan Olley/MGM/Everett Collection Mark down another win for the talented Sandra Hüller and that guy named Ryan Gosling. Project Hail Mary scored a second great weekend at the box office, pulling in $54.5 million domestically. That’s only a 32 percent drop from its already fantastic opening weekend. In total, this brings PHM past the…
As “Project Hail Mary” takes off, Ryan Gosling has already set his sights on a new star vehicle. The actor will topline the next film from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, according to Deadline. The Universal Pictures movie will begin filming this summer in Los Angeles and hit theaters…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> In Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama, stairwells are sinister. Hallways hum with invisible menace. The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns. Faces are unsmiling. And the doors are always locked. There are many ways to portray authoritarianism, but “Two Prosecutors” is penetrating in its depiction of a society being slowly poisoned. The…
Valerie Perrine, the Las Vegas showgirl turned Oscar-nominated actor best known for playing Lenny Bruce’s wayward wife Honey Harlow in “Lenny” and Lex Luthor’s secretary Eve Teschmacher in the 1978 and 1980 “Superman” films, died Monday morning. She was 82. Perrine’s death was confirmed by Stacey Souther, her close friend and the director of the…
The Ryan Gosling-led “Project Hail Mary” rocketed to the top of the box office this weekend, marking a big win for Amazon MGM Studios. The film — which stars Gosling as a science teacher who embarks on a space mission to save humanity — hauled in $80.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, making it…
California’s economy might see a boost from the state’s expanded film tax credits, but local lawmakers say it’s not enough. Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom authorizing a $750-million film and TV tax credit program last summer, the impending merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. and the projected budget cuts that are expected to follow, have reignited…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Space isn’t a forgiving place to be stuck. There’s no air, no pulling over for directions and no margin for error. When something goes wrong, you’re left with whatever you have on hand for however long you can make it last. That fear drives the new sci-fi epic “Project Hail Mary,” opening in…
Photo: Jimmy Kimmel Live via YouTube Zendaya is well-aware of the shenanigans that the internet is getting up to regarding her wedding, and she’s not mad, just disappointed. During her guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, Zendaya appeared entirely beleaguered by the recent proliferation of AI-generated photos of her hypothetical wedding to her…
Keeping pace with Hollywood’s awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. Last year’s Best Actress winner, Mikey Madison. Photo: Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images The 98th Academy Awards have (finally) arrived. The Actor, Critics Choice, and BAFTA Awards are all done and, finally, the main event can speak. This year, the primary contenders heading into…
