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After high hopes, Hollywood’s summer box office falls flat again

After high hopes, Hollywood’s summer box office falls flat again

Stitch, Superman and a flock of creepy children drew audiences to movie theaters this summer, but it wasn’t enough to jolt box office revenue past even the dreary levels reached last year. The total theatrical haul for the summer — which, for industry watchers, stretches from the first weekend of May through Labor Day — grossed $3.67 billion in the …

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Jamie Lee Curtis On Hollywood’s Aging Problem, Learning From Parents

Jamie Lee Curtis On Hollywood’s Aging Problem, Learning From Parents

Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about her considerations of retirement and Hollywood’s aging problem in relation to her parents, icons of the industry Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. In an extensive interview with The Guardian tied to the upcoming Aug. 8 release of Disney’s Freakier Friday, the Halloween actress slammed the entertainment world’s treatment of older actors, particularly …

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Ari Aster, Hollywood’s Master of Dread, Is Afraid of Everything – The New York Times

Ari Aster, Hollywood’s Master of Dread, Is Afraid of Everything  The New York Times ‘Eddington’ is a disturbing portrait of America’s dysfunctions | Review  The Seattle Times Review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal face off in fiery, haunting pandemic satire Eddington  The Globe and Mail ‘Eddington’ review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, once upon an early COVID time in the West  Chicago Tribune Ari …

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