Gwen Stefani says she and Blake Shelton watch Hallmark Channel movies together

Gwen Stefani says she and Blake Shelton watch Hallmark Channel movies together as she promotes her Christmas single By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:24 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 05:29 GMT, 3 December 2020 Her new single Here This Christmas serves as the theme to the Hallmark Channel’s 2020 Countdown to Christmas movie lineup. … Read more

Universal Pictures signs historic new deal with Cinemark Pictures allowing movies to move to VOD

Nearly three months after Universal Pictures struck a surprising deal with AMC Theatres to shrink the theatrical window of its movies, the studio has struck a similar deal with another major theater chain, Cinemark Theaters. Much like the AMC deal, the Cinemark agreement allows Universal to debut their films on digital/VOD 17 days after its … Read more

Mads Mikkelsen eyed to take over for Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts movies

Mads Mikkelsen eyed to take over for Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts movies By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:06 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 01:10 GMT, 11 November 2020 Warner Bros. hasn’t wasted any time in replacing Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts movies, with Mads … Read more

Jennifer Saunders transforms into The Joker for There’s Something About Movies

Jennifer Saunders ditched her regular appearance as she transformed into The Joker for Alan Carr’s panel show There’s Something About Movies, which will air next Wednesday. The comedian, 62, joined fellow captain Michael Sheen as they recreated Joaquin Phoenix’s award-winning portrayal of the DC Comic psychopath for a Halloween special of the series. Sporting dramatic face paint, … Read more

Bride wars! Scarlett Johansson and Angelina Jolie to star in dueling Bride of Frankenstein movies

Two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson will produce and star in Bride – a film about the Bride of Frankenstein – despite Oscar winner Angelina Jolie’s dueling film, which has been in the works since 2017. The doomed Elizabeth Lavenza, Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s adopted sister-turned-fiancée, was originally created by author Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel, … Read more

Sophia Loren, 86, talks returning to movies after a decade to be directed by son Edoardo Ponti

Sophia Loren has returned to the movies after a decade break to act in the Netflix film The Life Ahead directed by her son Edoardo Ponti. ‘He knows me so well. He knows every inch of my face, my heart, my soul,’ the 86-year-old screen legend told Closer. The Life Ahead stars her as an … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Curtain falls on the movies

ALEX BRUMMER: As Cineworld temporarily closes its doors, there needs to be recognition that the days of large scale cinema-going may be over As an entertainment group built on debt, Cineworld was always going to be vulnerable in the pandemic  An increasing number of households have access to movies at their fingertips  By Alex Brummer … Read more

The secret world of infomercial queen Suzanne Paul

You may not recognise the name Suzanne Paul, but you almost certainly know her face and distinctive English accent.

Fans of apocalyptic movies are better prepared for pandemic, study claims

Movies that portray the end of the world or post-apocalyptic scenarios – known as ‘prepper’ films – have helped viewers deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a study claims.  Psychologists have found that people who have been watching movies depicting social chaos and the collapse of global order are better prepared for the virus. Fans of … Read more