hollywood. the cops who roll down these streets call it holly weird because they know anything can happen here and sometimes what does happen makes no sense. hollywood is a real place but it is also a myth. and the fantasy of what might be has always drawn the hopeful from every town in the america with a bus station. for quite different reasons, it drew these two sisters, lesley and aasha. may be you recognize aasha davis. she's one of the few for whom the hollywood fantasy came true. within a few years of their move west, her star was rising. in 2007 she caught her big break on "friday night lights." she was cast as waverly. the sharp as a tack preacher's daughter. just as aasha's career was taking off, a real life drama began. one that would test her strength in a way the climb up the hollywood ladder never had. >> hi, i'm here to plead for help to find my sister lesley. >> she was used to facing the cameras but this wasn't on the set or for a publicity tour. the scene was a news conference w

the incident was later turned into a hollywood film.ber—security experts say a major hacking campaign, uncovered this week, posed a grave risk to the government's nuclear stockpile. the treasury and commerce department was also the subject of an attempted attack. several politicians have blamed the russian government, but moscow says the claims are baseless. now on bbc news, on the 70th anniversary of one of her career—defining films all about eve, talking movies looks back at the life and times of bette davis. hello from new york. i'm tom brook, and welcome to this special edition of talking movies, in which we pay tribute to one of the greatest actresses of 20th—century american cinema, bette davis. many people know her because of her famous lines, "fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night" from her picture, all about eve, or, "i would "kiss you but i've just washed my hair" from the cabin in the cotton. she was a real survivor, born in 1908, she made some 100 movies over a six decade career. this year marks the 70th ann

the group has also come under fire for its special relationship with hollywood elite and its neglect of women of color who have suffered from sexual misconduct it seems like the more light that shed on the organization that is supposed to help victims of sexual abuse the worse it gets it might be time to stop the clock on time's up joining us now is legal journalist molly barrows and the c.e.o. of better barry tami chip welcome. hi thanks for having us. all start with the 1st to me who do you think should be held accountable here time's up is using donated funds for everything under the sun except what their mission is actually supposed to carry out and can you tell us a little bit about your organization better brave and how it works to combat sexual abuse in the workplace. sure start off with better grades where in nonprofit organization that combat's workplace rostand discrimination and we do this by keeping workers with access to free information about their rights and options online a better org. and we started this organization back in 2017 in response to both my own experience

anyway, we talked about her career in hollywood and the film that she was shooting on location.the film she was making was a drama involving two elderly sisters. the co—stars included cinima great, lillian gish, a legendary name in silent film. ms davis, you haven't done a theatrical film for quite a long time, what was it that attracted you to this particular picture? the same thing that attracts me to any picture i like, it is a good script. that is the reason why i accept something. what is it you like about the script? oh, you're asking me to tell the plot and all, i just liked the script. what about the character, do you like the character? yes, i think she's interesting. it is the first time i have ever played a blind woman, which was a challenge. when you play a blind woman day after day, you get the feeling you cannot see anything, it is sort of a hypnotic kind of thing, you really don't see anything. what about working with lillian gish, because she really is quite a legend, isn't she? yes, i have enjoyed meeting her very much. you are a quite legend in many ways, aren'

hollywood came out in droves to support social and political movements. hit the streets to call for justice in the death of george floyd and support black lives matter. and in the race for the white house, kanye west made the ballot in some states, receiving about 60,000 votes. >> i first met joe biden when i was doing my show. >> but hollywood largely threw their support behind the winning biden/harris ticket. >> ladies and gentlemen, the cast of the office. >> finally, this was a year for reunions. from fresh prince of bel-air to legally blond, mean girls and father of the bride. casts from our favorite shows and movies met up virtually to relive the days that were. >> we're living in a tough time, we don't know how it's going to turn out but we've managed to stay okay all these months because we have each other. >> reporter: we made it through a tough year and to end it on a high note, gloria gainer with honor health care workers and first responders with a performance of "i will survive" in times square on new year's eve. stephanie elam, cnn los angel

and that's not unusual for someone from hollywood.ry early on not to say anything. >> you really hurt by some of the press that you've been getting. i mean hurt. >> yes. >> i guess what you really want for christmas is for the press to take a fresh look at you. >> that would be nice. >> to turn the tide of hatred, nancy tries a new tactic. >> she was scheduled to speak at the al smith dinner back in new york. >> there is now a picture postcard of me as a queen. now that's silly, because i'd never wear a crown. it messes up your hair. >> the room went nuts. they just had a ball. >> she had seemed so icy and so unapproachable. that was a brilliant move. >> it demonstrated that she had a sense of humor about herself, which i don't think she did, but it did the trick. >> now she needs a cause to get behind. >> i asked her what she was interested in being involved in, and she said youth drug use and i remember thinking that's a downer. >> if you're an accomplished drug user, you're an accomplice to murder. >> it's a way to push back agains

tonight in north wales, there's an extra buzz in the air, because tonight hollywood is watching. >> welly think the sky's the limit. >> reporter: these two, ryan reynolds and rob mcilhenny from "always sunny in philadelphia" have become the new and unlikely owners of wrexham football club. >> i wake up and the first thing i think is have we been really taken over by two hollywood stars. this doesn't happen in little old wrexham. >> reporter: now ryan and rob can't make it here just yet because of travel restrictions, but don't worry, we brought their spirit with us to help you picture it. hollywood stars in wrexham, a former industrial town just across the border into wales, about 40 minutes from liverpool. when the team almost went bankrupt nine years ago, the fans came to their rescue. some locals pooling together their life savings to raise enough money to buy the team. this year, another challenge. this season has been so tough because of covid. some of the players have had the virus. they've had to reschedule games. this one included. normally these stands are packed with fans, bu

highlights of an auction of film memorabilia in hollywood on thursday was the original james bond prop. from dr no i was a very 1st ball movie which of course star bill 8 and great mr sean connery the iconic violet of p p k was estimated to fetch between 150 and 200000 dollars but eventually she went to an anonymous buyer for $256000.00. no sign of the latest james bond movie yet but a new film called manga starring gary oldman comes out this week and netflix it's the story of how hollywood screenwriter herman mankiewicz wrote citizen kane which is often regarded as the greatest film ever made and he wrote it despite being drunk dissident oldman is said to be brilliant in the title role. and that rounds up this edition of culture a lot small stories as ever on all websites at d.w. dot com slash culture also do check out v.w. books and d.-w. classical music on you tube they all work visit thanks for watching and until next time i'll visit is a good book. call on the road with our superheroes my mission is clear. and sunny clearly explored germany. they died to. take everything out there

. >>> plus hollywood heartthrob ryan reynolds' latest score. why the "deadpool" star is dreaming big by buying up a struggling soccer team. >>> helping hand. the $1,300 surprise. >> thank you so much. >> yeah, of course. when why are we alwaysiful hair, shown the same thing? where's my bounce? my glamour? my fire? all hair is beautiful. these dove shampoo and conditioners are custom formulated for different hair types. find the right dove care for your hair. ♪ >>> thanks for joining us. tonight, the two dreaded words that could turn our lives upside down. covid positive. the pandemic taking center stage in america this year. and today on world aids day, a look back to four decades ago at the other diagnosis that carried gut-wrenching stigma and was once considered a death sentence, hiv positive. >> after i lost ryan, i just thought, he's going to be coming through them doors, you know? and the constant reminder of ryan and the memories that we had -- no one can take them away. >> reporter: it's been 30 years since she lost her son to aids. but

, too, was put to the test. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the pandemic shuts down hollywood.r living room and the stars aligned to keep us together. as the world came to a screeching halt. here's a look back at how entertainment gave us escape, hope, heart ache along the way. >> i'm shaking. i did not see that coming at all. >> reporter: the year started out with some nostalgia at the sag awards with a public reunion 15 years in the making. >> this is so unbelievable. >> moments after watching her acceptance speech, brad pitt and jennifer annise son responded sharing a moment backstage while celebrating their wins. "parasite" became the first to win the screen actor's guild top prize. mixing dark comedy, horror, and drama to create a social commentary on class and equality. it was showered in accolades and finished awards season by cementing itself in oscar's history, sweeping for best picture. >> breaking news, prince harry and meghan markle will no longer go by his and her royal highness. they're giving up those titles. >> prince harry and meghan markle's titles gave shock

and in hollywood, if he doesn't walk that line by the way and i grew up with a lot of these guys in hollywood of my friends have done when they get shut out of hollywood. todd: going to be interesting to see if he gets any push back even for those comments with the folks there in hollywood, don't forget to watch "reality check" on fox nation with the great david webb. we appreciate it as always. as we bring jillian in here for a moment, i think it's important for both david and i to remind jillian the new york giants are in first place. jillian: i deserve that it's fine. congrats. todd: thank you. jillian: more coverage on the georgia senate debate coming up right now on "fox & friends." make sure you don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ president trump falsely claiming he won georgia. do you stand by his narrative? >> president trump has every right to use every legal recourse. >> he has done nothing to provide the ordinary people. >> can you tell us where your loyalty lies. >> my loyalties are with georgia. >> perdue decline to participate in this debate. this is why david perdue is not here today. he ca

the hollywood reporter we are not a bar where everybody sits around with their masks off.king forward to the bar owner's response. carley: serving people is the same thing. matthew mcconaughey blasting hollywood hypocrisy, last week he spoke out about the condescending attitude from liberal celebrities against conservatives, mcgowan responded tweeting matthew mcconaughey is right, hollywood has been condescending. northern elite media liberals and it trickles down, far before trump's policy, liberal condescension and patronization, to break the class structure. >> john rich betting big on donald trump. ♪ carley: when he is not sick, rich challenging a journalist that in 10,$000 the supreme court will overturn the election but if he loses he will give the money to the journalist charity of choice. if he wins the journalist has to give 10 grand, positive spin on this whole thing. still had the covid-19 vaccine a step closer to historic rollout. this could happen as soon as today. todd: flushing away the 2020 theme for toilet and toilet paper, creative display coming up next.

amazing, we are at the top now, on the dolby terrace, and we are looking out over hollywood.e first guests walk in, they have their experience and they leave — what do you hope they say to each other? the first is, i hope they understand and talk about film history. i feel like it is disappearing a little from our memory. and now is the time to really save it, to save the legacy of film forfuture generations. and maybe one of them that is here will be inspired to become a filmmaker of the future themselves. that's when we left a couple of years ago and now, thanks to the power of the internet, i'm going to speak to bill kramer from the academy museum to find out how they are getting on. hey, krista, it going? telus about having some changes since we visited tell us about having some changes since we visited you a couple of years ago. the building is complete and there is about 70—80 leadtime. one of the last things we will be doing soon when we are ready to open is putting the art projects into the exhibitions, close to being complete. what do you hope those people who walk t

this planet hollywood theater holds 4,600 people.s, and the cash registers really ring. lemonis: this can get pretty close to a million dollars of revenue if all things are firing on all cylinders? -yes. -in a night? yes, and there's certain nights where, even just with ticket revenue, we've been over a million. even with the resident artists. criss' new theater promises to be spectacular and will raise audience participation to new heights. criss: so, when i levitate and fly around onstage, part of the audience will float out of their seats. -at least in their mind. -no. literally. criss wasn't ready to show me that trick yet, but he did have one bit of magic up his sleeve. so, we're gonna try something. i want you to write really large a number between 1 and 100. don't let me see it. so, you wrote your number on here. is that true? yes, sir. now, we haven't set this up at all. i'm gonna ask you a series of questions. you just say yes or no. i'm permitted to lie to you? and you can lie to me, absolutely. -okay. -your number's betwee

from the heart of hollywood to the shipwreck capital of the world.literally breathtaking. and from the streets of cuba... dutiful car, beautiful. can we go for a drive? to the canadian wilderness. keep pushing! so sit back and enjoy some of our favourite adventures in north america. hello, and welcome to the programme. well, with all this good news about possible vaccines, getting so excited that at some point next year, we will be able to return to what we do best but in the meantime, here we are, still grounded in london so this week we're going to a look at the vast diverse continent of north america, starting with a touch of glamour, the time we sent mike to drop in on hollywood. building work is well under way for a new museum set to open later this year from the team behind the oscars — the academy. as the building takes shape, they have been busy gathering objects for exhibits to tell the story of the art and also the science of the movies. from old cinerama cameras to ruby slippers and shirley temple's shoes. so this is definitely a head from

a former top hollywood producer, found guilty of sexual assault. the foundation says it's gone on to help thousands of victims, including committing millions of dollars in legal and p.r. support. but lawyer, money has lost the thinks new rules are needed for such nonprofit organizations. i would say this really is not a good battle for a nonprofit organization. this is what i would call in a discipline. profit basically lost their way. and really were there to mission was and it seemed like the nonprofit was sort of using the organization as a slush fund. the golden rule for not profits is that 75 percent of its funding really should go to its mission. ma 25 percent go to goes toward the administration, but here 38 percent went to salaries and with the c.e.o. should have done was to see this imbalance and actually take a pay cut. here's what happens is not profit organizations as there are. there are very sort of like self regulate, i think the best thing that a nonprofit actually can do is put their taxes, like right on their web site for the publ

the group set up by hollywood celebrities with huge p.r. to fight sexual harassment, spend just 10 per cent of donations received on actually helping women a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow. let's get started with a live news update. the french president's ruling parties agree to remove a hugely unpopular article from a new security bill. it would have restricted the public filming, or sharing images of police. a spokesperson blamed misunderstandings in the law, which will now be written, opponents had warned that the measures violated freedom of expression and allowed officers to get away with brutality. the government's u. turn falls weeks of national uproar. i look like president micron chad and the moujik sea meeting on monday. as part of that meeting, there was the french prime minister, the french interior minister, and also the leaders of the parliamentary parties over the majority, the presidents of these parties. now they decided following that meeting, that this specific article, article 2

we turn our attention now to the hollywood action film a wonder woman 1984 which has set a record for 2020 with its day view over the holiday weekend the warner brothers production took nearly $20000000.00 in u.s. and canadian movie theaters the highest opening for any hollywood film since the throne of viruses shattered cinemas are bound for. the box office take was higher than many expected since the feature was also want to 1st streaming to the dismay of cinemas. and a reporter on the n.s.f. has been following this story for us i mean put these figures into context for us if you can just how well didn't wonder woman actually do well the big context for this obviously is the year 2020 which may be the worst year for the film industry since it began so within that context wonder woman did pretty fabulously it did better than any other hollywood film in the u.s. and canadian market by pulling in just under 17000000 and it's box office debut and for comparison the 2nd best film of that weekend christmas we going to the big movie weekend for a lot of americans 2nd best film pulled in on

the group set up by hollywood celebrities with huge p.r. to fight sexual harassment, but just 10 per cent of donations received on actually helping women you're watching are 2 international coming to you straight from the russian capital . welcome to the program. and we start with some news just in from germany. a car has driven into pedestrians in the western city of trigger killing at least 2 and injuring 15. the driver has been arrested at this point that we can cross live to our ts, peter oliver in berlin. peter so far we don't know whether this was a deliberate act or an accident. what can you tell us at this stage? yes, we're piecing together information at the moment and the authorities have been very keen to avoid any speculation as to what was behind this incident. it is an incident though that has left at least 2 people dead in the southwestern city of tria, as at least 15 have been injured. that's according to the mayor of the city were from this is after a car, a described as a black s.u.v. drove at high speeds through a pedestr

the group set up by hollywood celebrities with huge p.r. to find sexual harassment, spent just 10 percent of donations received on helping women a very warm welcome. you're watching r.t. international with me. now, our top story this hour, the french president's ruling parties agreed to remove a hugely unpopular article from the new security bill. it would have restricted the public, filming all sharing images of police spokesperson blamed misunderstandings in the law, which will now be reversed. and opponents have warned the measures violated freedom of expression and allowed officers to get away with brutality. the government's u. turn follows weeks of national uproar. please present my friend chad and the movement see meeting on monday. as part of that meeting, there was a french prime minister, the french interior minister, and also the leaders of the parliamentary parties. the majority the presidents of these parties. now they decided following that meeting, that this specific article, article 24 would be suspended from the bill. as i

i'm shocked because it's rebuild times up the group set up by hollywood celebrities with a huge p.r. to fight sexual harassment and just 10 percent off donations received on actually helping with a very good morning to you. you're watching r t international with me to the french president's ruling parties that scrapped a hugely unpopular bill to restrict filming a police spokesperson blamed misunderstandings of the law, which will now be rewritten. opponents had warned the measures called article $24.00, violated media freedoms and allowed officers to get away with brutality. the government's u. turn follows weeks of name, national uproar. my it was present, my friend chad and the movement see meeting on monday as part of that meeting there was the french prime minister, the french interior minister, and also the leaders of the parliamentary parties over the majority, the president of these parties now they decided following that meeting that this specific article, article 24, would be suspended from the bill. as i say, it follows a weekend of violent protests in france, where more t

people will decide what they want to do i think hollywood's had that experience with music.g it with television people watching -- remember how bad everyone hated the idea of seeing everything in bulk, like what netflix pushed through? and now everybody does it. so, i don't know, i just feel like consumers are the ones running the show >> right >> and that's the way it should be hollywood can squawk all it wants. they're paid rather well and they should just make movies and see what consumers want. and they can make deals if they want it just in theaters that's fine, too >> and those habits are changing, right? i didn't watch "wonder woman" and now you're making me wonder if i should. did you watch "soul? >> another movie i wouldn't have gone to the movies for i watched "bridgerton. you have to focus on the story, right? i think that creates real excitement >> i'm with you. i'd rather -- >> i'm with you. i'd rather watch it at home, but i will go to the theater if it's supposed to be good enough kara, while we have you, i want to get your take on a new california deal that c

is this the future of hollywood? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, i'm kristen welker in for lester it's a christmas like none other, people around the world celebrating against the backdrop of heartbreak and a covid pandemic growing worse by the day we are covering all of that, but we begin with breaking news out of nashville where a pre-dawn explosion tore through the heart of the downtown area authorities believe it was intentional, the fbi leading the investigation. one resident calling it an act of evil after a year that has already brought so much devastation justice correspondent pete williams starts our coverage tonight >> reporter: this video posted on the internet appears to capture the explosion. the powerful blast sent smoke rising, shattered windows and damaged over a dozen buildings in the immediate area outside an at&t transmission building in downtown nashville. police say they received a report of shots fired there around 5:30 a.m. and arrived to find this rv

hunt down criminals and seek revenge and shock, as it's revealed times up to the group set up by hollywood celebrities. with huge p.r. to fight sexual harassment, spent just 10 per cent of donations received on actually helping women a very warm welcome to the program to all this is our to international. bring you your live news update this hour. a landmark court decision seized an australian child from parents after they refused requests for a gender change. the couple are appealing and warn they're being bullied into granting consent. the authorities say we must allow her to change gender, so is dangerous for her to come back to our house because we will mentally abused her. they want us to consent to, to source during treatment. the child who cannot be named for legal reasons was born a female, but at 15 told family members about wanting to become a boy. when the parents refuse the child, contemplated suicide in online posts and was seized from home by protection services. it's not the only case when parents clash with authorities on gender dysphoria a mismatch between people, sex assig

as it's revealed times up to groups set up by hollywood celebrities with huge p.r. to fight sexual harassment, spent just 10 percent of donations received. if friends discuss the issue with sen, sebastian morons and friends on bowed party spokesperson, david the government is changing its message. why not at all? because interior minister is no longer right. but because of the mobilization of civilian forces, several 100000 people took to the streets to declare that liberties are not something secondary and unnecessary. the growth of the number of photos only confirm such abuses that have existed for many years. and the source of these abuses is not just one black sheep in the police ranks, but that there are political and public figures who did not want to arrange everything effectively. remember, one time interior minister dominate ensured us that there's no police violence. there's no racism that everything is in order and so on. and today reality collides with their money. and he changes his narrative. the problem is not police violence. some police officers do

hollywood should make a movie about that. they won't. so i want to play the sound on tape from admiral giroir. >> what really breaks my heart is i don't know of any data that says you need to shut down outdoor dining or outdoor bars. we really wanted to limit the indoor crowded places. so i think we need to do what's necessary to turn the pandemic but not more. it's not evidence-based. >> greg: why do politicians adhere to this idea of there's no data behind it? >> dagen: they don't have the data, contact tracing is for crap and they are ignorant and arrogant and incompetent and won't admit back to the people they govern. these business owners, these restaurant owners, they built these dreams just based on hard work and determination in that hard work and determination can't save them from the hands of these politicians. politicians have always said, small businesses are the heart and soul of america. they don't have hearts and souls. how in the hell do they even know what they are talking about. i was raise the child of small business o

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the highlights of an option of film memorabilia and hollywood on thursday was the original james bond prop. from dr no that was the very 1st movie which of course starred the late great mr sean connery the iconic violet a p p k was estimated to fetch between $150.00 and $200000.00 but eventually she went to an anonymous buyer for $256000.00. no sign of the latest james bond movie yet but a new film called manga starring gary oldman comes out this week and netflix it's the story of how hollywood screenwriter herman mankiewicz wrote citizen kane which is often regarded as the greatest film ever made and he wrote it despite being drunk dissolute oldman is said to be brilliant in the title role. and that rounds up this edition of arts and culture lots of all stories as ever on our website at d.w. dot com slash culture also do check out d.w. books and d.-w. classical music on you tube they are worth a visit thanks for watching and until next time i'll veto is a good book. eco africa. they have a bad reputation but they play a key role in the ecosystem. which is a very much important in cle

highlights of an auction of film memorabilia in hollywood on thursday was the original james bond prop handgun from dr no that was the very 1st bond movie which of course starred the late great mr sean connery the iconic violet a p p k was estimated to fetch between $150.00 and $200000.00 but eventually she went to an anonymous buyer for $256000.00. no sign of the latest james bond movie yet but a new film called manga starring gary oldman comes out this week and netflix it's the story of how hollywood screenwriter herman mankiewicz wrote citizen kane which is often regarded as the greatest film ever made and he wrote it despite being drunk dissolute oldman is said to be brilliant in the title role. and that rounds up this edition of arts and culture lot small stories as ever on our website at d.w. dot com slash culture also do check out d.w. books and d.-w. classical music on you tube they are worth a visit thanks for watching and until next time i'll read is a good book. to the point of strong opinions clear positions of international perspectives. can the fragile peace just declared

if you think a 12 year old german girl would be intimidated acting alongside a hollywood legend well then you don't know that single voice but. even the 2 time oscar winner was impressed by this rising star from berlin. i cannot stress enough. the incredible power of young one those scenes with with the 2 of us that those those those crackled they were they were ridiculous fun in order in order to shoot singles crackle and energy threaten to explode in system pressure for breakthrough film. she plays benny the girl traumatized and out of control. and sort of it's nice. but it's the quiet scenes like those in the news of the world but the young actress finds most challenging. so she likes them. i think the most difficult scene was really the last the very last scene i won't get any spoilers but i can say captain here and johana both have to cry and it wasn't so easy because when they say now close up on her lena and i knew i had to show all my emotions that now's my chance and then saw that it was now called hell right now and then dies ok so yes it was i know my korean side is yet an

his name pays homage to the hollywood action classic starring sylvester stallone. the. western part of this country and he does this with impunity because of the. you know african magic schon believe in that but it's written to his buddy. in the film machine a rambo supernatural powers come from a magical snake. of a woman. nollywood films often make use of the treasure of west african oral tradition. sound and moving images give new life to well known narratives and make them magic appear. for you to make money you must think of these don't just think of good movies alone . i. think was the. one you hear from. my gosh. as well by them the person if he has on the movies here and the one is involved he must want to see the 1st. part of the ship. christianity is also a strong source of inspiration for michael isa he often develops ideas based on compelling stories from the old testament 5 take for protection it does a giant here and there's a small divide here on earth and i was told ok everybody would love it it was a put i'm going to the i'm going to do the job so when

she was a real star, really almost like the hollywood stars. she's very beautiful.always in the papers. and there is constant speculation who is the princess's favorite suitor. >> peter townsend was a war hero, very good-looking. he was known as this dashing air force pilot. his reputation was a wonderful one. >> margaret desperately wants to marry townsend. but the problem is that she is 22 and any member of the royal family under the age of 25 needs to have the consent of the ruling monarch. the decision is not in margaret's hands. it's in the hands of her sister, the queen. >> the queen is in a terrible bind really over this because she loves her sister. she would like her to be happy. but the queen's instincts were not to do anything that would undermine the monarchy. the royal family traditionally was supposed to be an image of ourselves behaving well. and if the royal family started to behave badly, then it could cut at the root of the people's loyalty to the crown. >> so once that image of perfect family life becomes tarnished, can we justify all that taxpaye

hollywood from new york i removed any distraction eliminated every. rule. and viola davis is a wild $1000.00 twenty's blues singer and model rainey's black bottom which features the final performance of the late actor chadwick boseman. if you can look at the contenders for cinemas because on or have never looked so diverse. oscar favorites include judas in the black messiah about the f.b.i. is infiltration of the black panther party. one night miami portrait of 4 civil rights giants including malcolm x. and muhammad ali. because we are fighting a lot. in which director lee issac chung tells his own immigrant story. we need to find somewhere his family moved from korea to arkansas on the 1980 s. . become farmers. through thing or in the acting categories pay close attention to anthony hopkins who turns in a late career master class as a patriarch suffering from dimentia the father a bit confused something wrong. and in our night to kate winslet and social ronan as 1900 s. and secret lovers. but the big oscar front runner is no mad land from director. frances

a bit different people have to wear face masks in the cinemas but there aren't these sort of big hollywood stars the real focus this year on on local and chinese films but i think it's interesting because. it shows the great difference between. countries now because last year china was sort of shutting down because of coronavirus now in china the cinemas are open again and in some cases a box office is booming while over here in europe almost all cinemas are shut down and you can't get into the movies aren't they the biggest economy or the biggest consumer of movies now yeah it is really really interesting because all the big blockbusters this year basically have been out of china you had a film of the $800.00 which is a big war movie which made $460000000.00 just in china and for the 1st time this year china will be the biggest cinema market in the world past the united states the 1st time in history that is absolutely trippy scroggs perhaps things are very much. a few headlines now a low key live streams were placed glitzy royal galahs the nobel prize ceremonies took place online with no

the hollywood action film wonder woman 19047 record for 2020 with his debut over the holiday weekend the warner brothers production pulled in nearly $20000000.00 in u.s. and canadian movie theaters the highest opening for any hollywood film since the credible era shuttered cinemas across the world box office take was higher than many expected since the feature was also launched for streaming to the chagrin of some of those. thanks for watching. sleep. carefully.

in fact christmas week is usually a box office bonanza for hollywood.n a normal year these few days bring in as much as $600 million for theater owners that's 5% of their total sales for the whole year according to comp score but of course this is 2020 so it's different only a third of theaters in north america are open so hollywood is bringing the hits to your home. warner media's wonder woman 1984 is premiering in theaters and on hbo's streaming service tomorrow the company promises all its movies will debut like this next year dominic patton is the senior editor at "deadline hollywood. dominic, good to see you big movies out this week on top of wonder woman, you have two animated movies, pixar's "soul" and "the new age. what are the expectations on how these movies do when they don't have that traditional full theater rollout and the wait time before they get to your home >> well, i would say "the croods" came out at the ending of november and had a reasonable run. "soul" is not coming to a theater, it's going to disney plus, the house of mouse's str