Daily Archives: January 8, 2023

BOX OFFICE: “Avatar,” “M3GAN” and “Otto” outperform expectations

Projections from Deadline and others were that “Avatar” would fall under $40 million this weekend, that “M3GAN” would open under $30, that “Puss in Boots” would manage about $10 and that “A Man Called Otto” wouldn’t clear $4. All of … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Executive assistant turns surrogate for the Boss, “Under Her Control”

“Under Her Control” is a surrogacy-gone-wrong thriller wrapped in a “Devil Wears Prada” package. This Spanish melodrama starts slowly and lumbers towards a Big Finish that isn’t nearly big enough to atone for the tedium that precedes it. First-time feature … Continue reading

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Orson Welles shows us how to “Falstaff”

The sort of simple, indulgent reveries you could find on TV variety shows back in their Golden Age, turning over the camera and six minutes of your show to Orson Welles to improvise his way up to Sir John, Shakespeare’s … Continue reading

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Owen Roizman — A Cinematographer who defined the ’70s, 1936-2023

You didn’t have to grow up in the ’70s, travel to America’s major cities back then to know what the decade looked like. And that was largely due to films lit and photographed by Owen Roizman. The director of photography … Continue reading

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