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IMAX Earns $1Billion For The First Time

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The IMAX movie format has reached a new milestone, surpassing the $1 billion mark at the global boxoffice in a single calendar year.

This is the first time the company has reached that mark in its 50-year history. This number was powered by a combination of Hollywood blockbusters as well as various local language films from China, Japan, Korea, Russia and India.

Leading the charge were Hollywood tentpoles such as Disney’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Black Panther” as well as Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”

Recently, “Aquaman” has led the global boxoffice for the third weekend and a great part of its success was the 1,227 IMAX screens which played the film worldwide, including 406 screens in the US. Both of these contributed to $16.4 million gross with a week more to go before 2018 comes to a close.

There’s a total of 1,443 IMAX systems as of September 30, 2018, 1,346 of which were in commercial multiplexes.

Here are top 10 films of 2018 on IMAX at the worldwide box office:
1. Avengers: Infinity War
2. Black Panther
3. Jurassic World
4. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
5. Ready Player One
6. Aquaman
7. Venom
8. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
9. Ant-Man and the Wasp
10.The Meg

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New Order Announce Box Set Release

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New Order is set to release a box set for their 1981 debut album “Movement”, the English band announced on Wednesday. The box set will be out on April 5, 2019 via Rhino.

The box set will include the remastered album on vinyl LP with the original iconic sleeve that was designed by Peter Saville, and CD as well as previously unreleased songs, a DVD of live performances and TV appearances, and a hardcover book, all in a lift off lid box.

Preceding the release of the box set, the band is set to reissue four 12 inch singles “Ceremony (version 1),” “Ceremony (version 2),” “Everything’s Gone Green,” and “Temptation” which arrives on March 8th.

New Order last released an album in 2015 with “Music Complete, their tenth studio album.

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First Look At Guy Ritchie’s “Aladdin”

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Ever since the first trailer for “Aladdin” was released in October, people had been wondering about the look of Will Smith’s Genie. Now that has been revealed in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, right there on the cover. And he is not blue.

Judging by the cover, Smith will be in the film in full physical form and not in CGI, at least not completely. And though Smith’s look on the mag cover had surprised many fans, the Suicide Squad actor was quick to clarify it on twitter.

“BAM!! First look at the Genie, Princess Jasmine, and #Aladdin! Check Me Rockin’ the Top Knot Ponytail Vibes in @entertainmentweekly. (and yes, I’m gonna be BLUE! 🙂 This is how the Genie is in Human / Disguise Form. My character will be CGI most of the movie.)”

Also on the cover are Mena Massoud as the titular character, and Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine. Aladdin is the live-action remake of the 1992 animated film of the same name.

Similar to recent Disney remake Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin is set to feature songs from the animated 1992 original. That film’s soundtrack was created by composer Alan Menken and songwriters Tim Rice and the late Howard Ashman.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, who also wrote the screenplay with John August, the film also features new characters such as Prince Anders and Dalia that are set to be played by Billy Magnussen and Nasim Pedrad respectively.

“Aladdin” is set to be released on Nov. 24, 2019.

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Marco Antonio Solís Announces U.S. Dates For His 2019 ‘Y La Historia Continúa’ Tour

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Romantic idol, Marco Antonio Solís, one of the most celebrated, legendary and beloved figures in Latin music due to his authenticity, modesty and his more than four decades of uninterrupted career, returns to the United States with a new chapter in his successful and spectacular tour ‘Y La Historia Continúa’.

The iconic singer-songwriter has announced a long list of 2019 dates across the United States co-produced by Live Nation and VIVA Tu Música, which will take him back to cities where adoring fans have always welcomed him with open arms, as well as places he will be visiting for the first time since he toured with ‘Los Bukis.’

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 14th at 12pm local time at Ticketmaster.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the Y La Historia Continúa Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 11th at 12pm local time until Thursday, December 13th at 10pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass program.
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Golden Globe 2019 Nominations Announced

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76th annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced on Thursday morning live from Beverly Hilton Hotel, with biographical comedy-drama “Vice” leading the list six nominations.

Also doing well are historical period comedy-drama “The Favorite” from Fox Searchlight Pictures, comedy-drama set in the 1960s deep south “Green Book” from Universal Pictures, and musical romantic drama film “A Star Is Born” from Warner Bros. Pictures, each of which scoring 5 nominations.

The Golden Globe Awards recognizes excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign and are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh will hosting the 76th Golden Globe Awards. The event is set to be held on Jan. 6, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“A Star Is Born”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close (“The Wife”)
Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”)
Nicole Kidman (“Destroyer”)
Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”)
Rosamund Pike (“A Private War”)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”)
Willem Dafoe (“At Eternity’s Gate”)
Lucas Hedges (“Boy Erased”)
Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
John David Washington (“BlacKkKlansman”)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Crazy Rich Asians”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Vice”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”)
Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”)
Charlize Theron (“Tully”)
Constance Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians”)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale (“Vice”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”)
Robert Redford (“The Old Man & the Gun”)
John C. Reilly (“Stan & Ollie”)
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AFI Awards Reveal Top 10 Films And TV Programs

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The American Film Institute has announced its honorees of AFI Awards 2018 this morning, revealing 10 films and 10 television shows as honorees of the 2018 AFI Awards.

AFI Awards celebrate the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image — with 10 films and 10 television programs “deemed culturally and artistically significant” selected by AFI trustees, scholars, artists and critics.

AFI also recognizes Alfonso Cuaron’s latest film “Roma” with an AFI Special Award, given that it falls outside of AFI’s criteria as a foreign-language film.

AFI AWARDS selections are made through a jury process where AFI Trustees, scholars, artists and critics determine the year’s most outstanding achievements and provide contextual rationales for each selection.

The AFI Awards 2018 is set to be presented at an annual private luncheon in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2019.

See the full list below:

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
BLACKKKLANSMAN
BLACK PANTHER
EIGHTH GRADE
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
THE FAVOURITE
FIRST REFORMED
GREEN BOOK
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
A QUIET PLACE
A STAR IS BORN

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
THE AMERICANS
THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
BARRY
BETTER CALL SAUL
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
POSE
SUCCESSION
THIS IS US

AFI SPECIAL AWARD
ROMA

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20 Films In Oscars Visual Effects Race

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20 film advanced in this year’s Oscar visual effects shortlist, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

Later this month, the executive committee of the visual effects branch will release the 10 shortlisted films where the nominees will be selected.

The nominees will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The 90th Academy Awards is set to take place March 4, 2019.

Here is the list in alphabetical order:

“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Aquaman”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“Bumblebee”
“Christopher Robin”
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
“First Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Mortal Engines”
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”
“Paddington 2”
“A Quiet Place”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”

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What’s Coming To Netflix On December 2018

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December 2018 is set to be another big month for the streaming service throughout the month and into the holiday season, with new movies, tv shows and originals.

One of the months’ highlights is Oscar front-runner “Roma” from director Alfonso Cuarón debuting on December 14, dark comedy “The Lobster starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz on December, and Marvel blockbuster “Avengers: Infinity War” on Christmas Day December 25.

On December 7 comes “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” an adaptation of the Jungle Book directed by Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes).

Also this month is Netflix exclusive “Bird Box” on December 21. An adaptation of the best-selling post apocalyptic novel of the same name, the film stars Sandra Bullock and is directed by Susanne Bier.

There are also a few favorites that are leaving this month, including Disney’s Moana and the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Here is the complete list:

12/1/18
8 Mile
Astro Boy
Battle– NETFLIX FILM
Bride of Chucky
Christine
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Crossroads: One Two Jaga– NETFLIX FILM
Friday
Friday After Next
Hellboy
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone: Season 1
Meet Joe Black
Memories of the Alhambra (Streaming Every Saturday)– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
My Bloody Valentine
Next Friday
Reindeer Games
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The Last Kingdom Season 3 Premieres on Netflix

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Today, Netflix debuts all 10 episodes of the third season of The Last Kingdom. The new season will see King Alfred consider his legacy, as his dream of uniting the kingdoms of England is jeopardized by incessant Danish attacks.

Alfred knows that the only man with the power to crush the uprising and secure the Wessex dynasty is the great warrior and hero Uhtred, but when their volatile relationship reaches breaking point, Uhtred must confront the difficult truth: if he deserts Alfred’s cause, everything he has fought for will be forever changed.

Produced by the award-winning Carnival Films, the ten-part season is adapted by BAFTA-nominated and RTS award-winning writer Stephen Butchard, who also serves as executive producer. The executive producers for Carnival Films are Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant. Chrissy Skinns is series producer and Cait Collins is producer.

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Comic Book Icon Stan Lee Dies at 95

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Legendary comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, actor, and publisher passed away at the age of 95, various sources are reporting this morning.

An ambulance was reportedly called to his home at the Hollywood Hills this morning and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Stan Lee’s daughter broke the news about her father’s passing to TMZ.

Lee started as an assistant in 1939 at Timely Comics, the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman. The entity would later be known as Marvel Comics in the 1960s.

Throughout this period, together with other great comic book artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he would create iconic comic book characters such as Spider Man, The Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Black Panther, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk among many others.

Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 and was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994.

He has also made cameo appearances in every Marvel movie.

Stan Lee is survived by his daughter Joan Celia “J. C.” Lee.

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