Not exact matches
Often billed as China
's answer to YouTube, Youku
is actually closer to Netflix; it
's a streaming video site that relies on a vast library of licensed
movies and television to draw
in a growing audience hungry for the best western and Asian content.
If this
were an old Disney
movie made while Walt
was at the controls, this would
be the moment
in the story when a little bit of magic would appear — perhaps
in the form of a fairy godmother or some pixie dust — to make things right.
Despite record years
in terms of total gross, the number of actual tickets sold by
movie theaters has
been plateauing for years.
YouTube stars — those crazy kids with millions of subscribers —
are increasingly transitioning from online celebrity to real world fame, from appearing
in subway ads, to getting
movie deals to designing their own clothing lines.
Just like
in the classic
movie Miracle on 34th Street, offer alternative options if your product
is not what they
're looking for.
And as if that wasn't enough, Hulu — which
is owned by Walt Disney Co. (DIS), 21st Century Fox (FOX), and Comcast's (CMCSA) NBCUniversal — took another swipe at its larger rival on Wednesday with the announcement that it will start offering a commercial - free version of its Hulu Plus premium streaming service, a service that will soon include a bolstered roster of
movies, thanks to the Epix deal,
in addition to Hulu's wide range of original and network television programming.
Until the 1950s, the bulk of popcorn
was bought
in movie theaters and other venues outside the home.
Now translated into English, Liu Cixin's The Three - Body Problem won the 2015 Hugo Award for best science - fiction novel and
is in the process of
being made into a Hollywood
movie.
On a visit to the DreamWorks studio, which produced animated films such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Mr Obama said Hollywood
was a «bright spot»
in the US economy and that
movies such as Star Wars
were a tool for American diplomacy around the world.
There
was an absurd element to the
movie moment: The idea that the suspect
was aided
in evading arrest by following the information put out by his pursuers meant to apprehend him.
Now 31 years old, she has had roles
in various Swedish TV shows and
movies since 1999, when she
was still a teenager.
And the
movie is timely with what
's going on
in the country today (a rarity for narrative studio
movies).
The
movie is set to air
in July.
As the year comes to a close, the domestic box office
is on pace to set another new industry record just one year after topping $ 11 billion
in domestic
movie ticket sales for the first time ever.
Any chilling effect on diplomatic relations could also affect the Chinese market's strict and complicated regulatory system, which limits the number of foreign - made
movies that
are released
in the country each year.
One myth
in Celebration about the theater
is that it could run only Disney
movies.
China
is the largest
movie market outside of the U.S., and it could even outpace the U.S.
in the relatively near future despite much slower growth
in 2016.
Up next: He
's set to star
in the
movie Slice as a pizza - delivery driver / werewolf.
«Seeing that
movie theater with its beautiful architecture
in the middle of town and it
's not open, it
's just strange.»
Hollywood has also shifted its focus away from broader military themes, with
movies and television shows honing
in on extremes, portraying veterans who
are either heroes or victims suffering from PTSD, addiction or suicidal tendencies.
It
's unclear what the an upcoming Mario
movie would
be about, but it
's likely to
be a blend of the surreal and comical — something the Mario franchise
is known for, with its portly plumber battling turtle - like creatures
in a so - called Mushroom Kingdom.
«I
am about 40 pages
in, my dream
is for james franco to play me
in the
movie» «it
is gonna
be epic» «it
's all gonna
be in there» «it
is a story of love, a story of invention» «you will laugh, you will cry...» «you
're gonna love it» «it
's really funny!»
Of course, complaints about the proliferation of sequels tend to
be much louder
in the wake of a high - profile flop than they
are after the release of financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games
movies, to name a few — though, some
movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviews).
The first Sharknado
movie took place
in Los Angeles and the sequel
was based
in New York, but the third installment will
be in «Washington, D.C., and down the Eastern Seaboard into Florida,» according to Variety.
She said she
was recently told by her business partner that the leasing agent for AMC had divulged that the
movie chain did not plan to renew its lease on the theater when it expires
in October 2021 — something substantiated by another source.
Then came 2004 hit
movie Sideways,
in which Miles, the pinot - noir - loving main character, trashes the varietal before heading into a bar: «If anyone orders merlot, I
'm leaving,» he explodes.
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner admitted the decline
in demand for dinosaur sales
was a bit of a headwind
in 2016, after the
movie gave that company a boost last year.
Before it
was turned into a
movie, (which
was great
in some scenes, painful
in others) Ender's Game
was an absolutely amazing book.
Cuban
is, of course, referring to the upcoming release of the
movie based on the TV series of the same name,
in which Cuban has made appearances.
Whether it
is something simple like what to have for dinner, what
movie to watch or a decision with long term affects like what to invest your money
in or where to raise your family.
«Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice»
is the No. 1
movie in the US, having opened with a huge $ 166.1 million.
«The
movie posters
were all off the walls and rolled up
in the trash — I took the «Megamind» one, and my neighbor took the «Harry Potter.»
Best known as the world center of
movie - making, LA
is also a center for shipping (its port and adjacent Long Beach make up the fifth busiest port
in the world).
As a result, the industry has even seems to
be gradually warming to the idea of premium streaming options, where studios release
movies for customers to stream at home while they
're still showing
in theaters.
Other cities on this list have only recently
been washed
in colors, thanks to social art projects and surprising film promotions (you have the Smurfs 3D
movie to thank for the striking blue city of Júzcar, Spain).
Others, like Avatar director James Cameron and Interstellar «
s Christopher Nolan, have argued that the startup threatens the health of the
movie industry, which turned
in a record year
in 2015
in terms of overall box office gross.
The studio's horror
movie «The Quiet Place,» which opened last weekend,
was No. 1 at the box office, garnering $ 50 million
in ticket sales
in the United States and Canada.
Movie goers who prefer to see a show after dinner
are OK paying the full price
in exchange for maintaining control of their schedule.
Your finished
movie is created
in the cloud, and
is ready to watch almost immediately after you
're done shooting.
What
's not too like about him starring
in a
movie with giant animals fighting and destroying a city, right?
One of my favorite shots
in the
movie is when Alita cries.
Loki
is complicated and has more emotional depth than most villains
in any
movie.
National Amusements
is a vehicle that
was originally created by Sumner Redstone's father Michael, to hold ownership of the family's chain of
movie theaters
in the 1960s.
«Winter Soldier»
is a pretty good
movie, but Alexander Pierce, played by Robert Redford,
is so forgettable that I forgot Redford (one of the most iconic actors of all time)
was even
in the
movie.
In 2011, while the rest of the
movie crew
was busy with setting up the day's shoot, 29 - year - old Emellie O'Brien
was busy digging through the garbage.
BKEG
was acquired
in 2003 by New Wave Entertainment, a producer of marketing solutions and trailers for the
movie industry that
's owned by Paul Apel, who started as an editor at the company and worked his way up to owner and CEO, a spot he
's had for 23 years.
The series
was pitched to him
in Los Angeles by superstar science - fiction writer J. Michael Straczynski and Andy and Lana Wachowski, the directors of The Matrix series of
movies.
He
was the leader of the Dark Elves and the central villain
in the second «Thor»
movie.
A price break at the
movies is fine, but when governments start discounting property taxes we
're all
in trouble
Everyone talked about how Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence weren't paid as much as their male co-stars [
in the
movie American Hustle] and also how Angelina Jolie
was called a «minimally talented spoiled brat» by producer Scott Rudin.