Author: Jake Coyle
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‘Black Panther’ blows away box office with record-setting weekend
NEW YORK — A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed “Black Panther” to a record-setting $192 million debut in U.S. and Canada theaters, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark. The Marvel film from the Walt Disney Co. blew past expectations to become the fifth-highest-grossing debut ever,…
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Del Toro’s ‘Shape of Water’ lands a leading 13 Oscar nominations
NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro’s lavish monster romance “The Shape of Water” fished out a leading 13 nominations, Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for best director and “Mudbound” cinematographer Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman to earn a nod in that category in nominations announced Tuesday for the 90th…
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More actors expressing regret about working with Woody Allen
NEW YORK — A growing number of actors are distancing themselves from Woody Allen and his next film, heightening questions about the future of the prolific 82-year-old filmmaker in a Hollywood newly sensitive to allegations of sexual misconduct. Timothee Chalamet on Tuesday said he will donate his salary for an upcoming Woody Allen film to…
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Oprah, ‘Three Billboards’ triumph at black-draped Globes
With a red carpet dyed black by actresses dressed in a color-coordinated statement, the Golden Globes were transformed into an A-list expression of female empowerment in the post-Harvey Weinstein era. Oprah Winfrey led the charge. “For too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power…
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‘The Last Jedi’ opens with $220M, 2nd best weekend all-time
NEW YORK — “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will happily settle for second. Rian Johnson’s second installment in the third “Star Wars” trilogy rocketed to a debut of $220 million at the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. That gives “The Last Jedi” the second-best opening ever, slotting in behind only its…
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ leads Golden Globes nominations with 7 nods
NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era fairytale “The Shape of Water” swam away with a leading seven nominations from the Golden Globes, while the HBO drama “Big Little Lies” led television nominees with six nods. In what’s being viewed as a wide-open Oscar race so far, several films followed closely behind “The Shape…
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Rian Johnson to create new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy
NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that Rian Johnson will craft a new trilogy for the “Star Wars” universe, greatly expanding the director’s command over the ever-expanding space saga created by George Lucas. The announcement, made by Disney chief Bob Iger on a call with investment analysts, constituted the most ambitious new…
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Christopher Plummer to replace Kevin Spacey in Getty film
LOS ANGELES — In a wholly unprecedented move, Kevin Spacey is being cut from Ridley Scott’s finished film “All the Money in the World” and replaced by Christopher Plummer just over one month before it’s supposed to hit theaters. People close to the production who were not authorized to speak publicly said Wednesday that Plummer…
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Hollywood sex accusations now levied at Brett Ratner, Dustin Hoffman
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s widening sexual harassment crisis has ensnared a prominent film director after six women — including actress Olivia Munn — accused Brett Ratner of sexual assault or misconduct in a Los Angeles Times report Wednesday. The reverberations also reached back 32 years as Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman came forward to apologize…
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Paltrow, Jolie join flood of allegations against Weinstein
NEW YORK — A flood of allegations poured in Tuesday against Harvey Weinstein in on-the-record reports that detailed claims of sexual abuse and included testimonies from Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, further intensifying the already explosive collapse of the disgraced movie mogul. Three women accused Weinstein of raping them in a story published online by…