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Kraven the Hunter makes movie history for a very bad reason

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Russell Crowe, was shot in 2022, but had …

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1 week, 3 days ago

70 years, 38 movies, 1 monstar: A Godzilla timeline

Hindustan Times

Except for the original film, in which the monster is a metaphor for the devastation caused by the US in Japan, Showa period Godzilla movies are typically light-hearted. * King Kong vs Godzilla, 1962: Godzilla heads for Tokyo, while a drug company discovers Kong on a remote South Pacific island. * Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, 1991: In an intriguing twist, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

A roaring legacy: Wknd pokes at Godzilla, in his 70th year

Hindustan Times

In the US, White Christmas ruled the box office. The success of the movie saw Toho begin work on a sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, and the world’s longest-running movie franchise was born, with 38 films so far, made in Japan and the US. The fifth movie in the franchise would be released in this year, and Godzilla turned from threat …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

What does the insurance company ‘mega merger’ mean for your bills?

The Independent

The City loves a deal. Confused.com, a price comparison website, puts Aviva at number one in home insurance, with 8.7 per cent of the market, while Direct Line comes third at 6.2 per cent. It has Aviva at number two and Direct Line at number three when it comes to motoring cover, with the former on 10.6 per cent and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'A film that only Japan could have made': Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all

BBC

'A film that only Japan could have made': Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all Alamy Ishirō Honda's momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. The film provided a method for people to get in touch with and re-feel some of the old traumas that were still with …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Godzilla is 70 years old, and he continues to capture the hearts and minds of filmmakers and film lovers all over the world

ABC

A nuclear-charged reptile, a Tokyo tourism ambassador and an Oscar winner with a Hollywood star to its name – truly, no-one in showbiz works harder than Godzilla, who shows no sign of slowing upon its 70th birthday this year. Gareth Edwards's 2014 reboot broke a protracted dry spell and kicked off its own prospering cinematic universe, while Japan reinvented the …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

I loathe these two 'secret' taxes now coining in £20bn a year for the Treasury, says LEE BOYCE

Daily Mail

Before a budget, there is always an element of kite flying to get a feel how popular or unpopular a move will be. Savers will contribute a greater share - 3.45 per cent - of income tax receipts in this tax year than at any time since 2007/08, according to Coventry Building Society. Jeremy Cox - Coventry BS During the …

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2 months ago

Lassie has one. So do Kermit and Godzilla. Why can’t P-22 have a star in Hollywood?

LA Times

• Famed cougar P-22 is a rock star in the wildlife world, inspiring a novel, songs, murals, documentaries and festivals that have drawn thousands since his death in December 2022. Attempts to get P-22 a star have been repeatedly rebuffed because the cougar doesn’t have enough screen credits, said Pratt, though there are four documentaries about him — “The Secret …

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2 months, 1 week ago

‘Godzilla’ studio Toho to buy animation distributor GKids

LA Times

Japanese entertainment conglomerate Toho Co. will acquire a major U.S. animation distributor, its latest push to embrace animation and expand beyond its home market. The two firms have already worked together to release films in the U.S., with GKids handling last year’s Oscar-winning Studio Ghibli feature “The Boy and the Heron.” Financial terms were not disclosed. It’s a fresh push …

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4 months, 1 week ago

BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song ‘Then Leave,’ dies at 39

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Houston rapper BeatKing, whose booming voice and eccentric songs brought him fame in nightclubs and on social media, has died, his manager said Friday. “It is truly sad, we loved him so much.” BeatKing, whose club music anthems earned him the name Club Godzilla, achieved his biggest hit in 2020 when his song “Then Leave” went viral …

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4 months, 1 week ago

BeatKing, the Houston rapper also known as Club Godzilla, dies at 39

LA Times

BeatKing, the Houston rapper also known as Club Godzilla, has died. Lil Scrappy, a fellow Houston rapper, posted a screenshot on his Instagram story of their 2022 single “Thangin” writing, “Rip to my Brudda that did work fr @clubgodzilla I’m lost on this one.” Memphis rap duo Three 6 Mafia commented under Felder’s Instagram post Thursday, writing, “RIP MANE!!! He …

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5 months ago

Glen Powell's Twisters kickstarts with $80 million opening weekend; surpasses Godzilla X Kong in North America

Hindustan Times

Twisters beats Godzilla X Kong at domestic box office As the weekend approached, the film was expected to earn between $50 million and $55 million. Twisters had the third biggest opening weekend of the year, surpassing “Godzilla vs. Kong”, but coming in behind “Inside Out 2” and “Dune: Part Two”. Geln Powell's Twisters ends box office deficit Even though Twisters …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

My Hero Academia-You're Next: US release date, speculations and more

Hindustan Times

One of the most popular anime series of this season, My Hero Academia, is all set for the release of the next instalment in American theatres in the upcoming fall. My Hero Academia: You're Next announces release date for US theatres. After the movie's date drop in Japan, which is scheduled for August 2, 2024, My Hero Academia officials announced …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

China Daily

A poster for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is among the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland so far this year. Yu Chao, deputy general manager of Beijing's Capital Cinema chain, says that ticket sales for imported films have accounted for about 15 percent of the chain's total revenue since the start of this year. In the first …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

China Daily

A poster for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is among the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland so far this year. Yu Chao, deputy general manager of Beijing's Capital Cinema chain, says that ticket sales for imported films have accounted for about 15 percent of the chain's total revenue since the start of this year. In the first …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Can The Acolyte Redeem Star Wars on TV?

Slate

On this week’s show, Dan Kois fills in for Dana Stevens. The hosts begin by exploring the latest addition to the Star Wars canon, The Acolyte, created by Leslye Headland. Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae lead the whodunnit mystery, and while there is a lot to admire about the show’s visuals and depiction of the Master Jedi, The Acolyte often …

6 months, 1 week ago

Godzilla Minus One is Japan's response to its omission from Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

Hindustan Times

In Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning period film Oppenheimer, the biopic of the “father of the atomic bomb,” Robert J Oppenheimer is struck with guilt when he hears the news of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombing during World War II. Godzilla Minus One tells Japan's side of the story during World War II's bombing Oppenheimer was criticised by several quarters, including filmmaker Spike Lee …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

First Day First Show | ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ review, Sathyaraj interview

The Hindu

Hollywood Cillian Murphy to reprise role in ‘Peaky Blinders’ film for Netflix Nicole Kidman confirms ‘Big Little Lies’ season 3 Giancarlo Esposito joins cast of ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ ‘300’ television series in the works at Amazon Prime Netflix sets date for ‘Suits’ season nine premiere Richard Linklater announces next film titled, ‘Blue Moon’ Marion Cotillard joins season 4 …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Under Paris: Why a French film about a killer shark in the Seine is the popcorn movie of the summer so far

BBC

Under Paris: Why a French film about a killer shark in the Seine is the popcorn movie of the summer so far Netflix Netflix's monster movie meets eco thriller set in the French capital is creating serious waves. After the success of Godzilla Minus One, it's the latest low-budget non-English language film to show the big US studios how popular …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Godzilla Minus One OTT release date: Oscar-winning Japanese movie starts streaming online

Live Mint

Godzilla Minus One was released in theatres in November 2023. Earlier, Godzilla Minus One became the first Godzilla movie in 70 years to win an Oscar Award. It won the award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards by beating movies like Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Toho Group’s Hollywood …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Netflix in June 2024: Godzilla Minus one leads movies and TV shows arriving this month

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alongside returning shows, including the final season of Sweet Tooth and the concluding part of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty

NPR

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Hollywood’s having a rough year. There are lots of excuses – delays from six months of writers’ and actors’ strikes, lackluster star-vehicles, superhero fatigue – but as folks in the business sometimes say, “if people really don’t want to come, nothing can stop them.” …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump-loving Laura Loomer compared to 'radioactive waste from Godzilla' in brutal profile

Raw Story

Laura Loomer, the Trump-loving activist who is too extreme even for former QAnon-believing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, is the subject of a Washington Post profile in which she takes brutal criticism even from many MAGA allies. The profile documents how many people within Trump's campaign see Loomer as a major political liability given her habit of lashing out at even …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ crosses $500M mark at the global box office

The Hindu

Kung Fu Panda 4 has crossed the $500M mark at the global box office. Kung Fu Panda 4becomes the fourth animated film to breach the benchmark as it joins The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Rise of Gru and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In Kung Fu Panda 4, Po, now being elevated to Spiritual Leader, has to find the next …

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Kraven the Hunter makes movie history for a very bad reason

70 years, 38 movies, 1 monstar: A Godzilla timeline

A roaring legacy: Wknd pokes at Godzilla, in his 70th year

What does the insurance company ‘mega merger’ mean for your bills?

'A film that only Japan could have made': Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all

Godzilla is 70 years old, and he continues to capture the hearts and minds of filmmakers and film lovers all over the world

I loathe these two 'secret' taxes now coining in £20bn a year for the Treasury, says LEE BOYCE

Lassie has one. So do Kermit and Godzilla. Why can’t P-22 have a star in Hollywood?

‘Godzilla’ studio Toho to buy animation distributor GKids

BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song ‘Then Leave,’ dies at 39

BeatKing, the Houston rapper also known as Club Godzilla, dies at 39

Glen Powell's Twisters kickstarts with $80 million opening weekend; surpasses Godzilla X Kong in North America

My Hero Academia-You're Next: US release date, speculations and more

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

Can The Acolyte Redeem Star Wars on TV?

Godzilla Minus One is Japan's response to its omission from Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

First Day First Show | ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ review, Sathyaraj interview

Under Paris: Why a French film about a killer shark in the Seine is the popcorn movie of the summer so far

Godzilla Minus One OTT release date: Oscar-winning Japanese movie starts streaming online

Netflix in June 2024: Godzilla Minus one leads movies and TV shows arriving this month

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty

Trump-loving Laura Loomer compared to 'radioactive waste from Godzilla' in brutal profile

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ crosses $500M mark at the global box office