3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (308+ words) Whatever spell conjured by the witchy Owens sisters, played onscreen by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in two “Practical Magic” movies, wasn’t powerful enough to lure audiences to theaters. “Practical Magic 2” disappointed in its box office debut with $30 million from…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (870+ words) Variety ‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance Wilson stars as a coach to a crew of singing misfits whose harmony as an ensemble is the movie’s greatest asset. Toward the end of…...

20+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1016+ words) Just when the victim/villain discourse about sleeper smash “Obsession” was finally beginning to die down, along comes “Everybody Wants to Fuck Me” — another story of a young man’s desires getting violently over-satisfied — to start it all up again. Merging…...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (484+ words) Maggie Gyllenhaal kicked off her term as Venice jury president by calling out the lack of women filmmakers in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion. And on Saturday night, she concluded it by awarding the prize to the only…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (241+ words) The Oscar-winning producer passed away at the age of 77. Tributes have begun flowing from across the film world for Jeremy Thomas, the legendary British producer who passed away on Friday at the age of 77. “He made great movies and was…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (84+ words) A strong lineup from Taiwan hits the Toronto Intl. Film Festival, with two world premieres in the special presentations strand, a Taiwan-Japan genre title in Midnight Madness, virtual reality, market projects and an international Oscar contender. Feng-I Fiona Roan’s “Happily…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (822+ words) Haynes joins longtime producer Christine Vachon in Lyon, while McDormand will attend the Coen brothers’ lifetime achievement tribute Todd Haynes will make his first visit to Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival, joining Robert Eggers, Zhang Ziyi and Tsui Hark at the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (388+ words) The first scene Lee Pace shot in “Practical Magic 2” required plenty of prosthetic tattoos — and zero wardrobe. “I’m lying on this bed, naked,” Pace says with a laugh, “and the two of them come into the room and do some…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (271+ words) Sumerian Pictures has acquired North American rights to Norwegian writer-director Eivind Landsvik’s feature debut “Low Expectations,” starring Marie Ulven (also known as the musician Girl in Red) and Anders Danielsen Lie (“The Worst Person in the World”). Landsvik previously directed…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (191+ words) Another late-night talk show has pre-empted an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico: This time, it’s ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” On Wednesday’s episode of “JKL,” Kimmel revealed that his interview with Talarico, who’s running for Senate as the Texas…...