10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV – from Quo Vadis to His Dark Materials – showcase the authoritarian communion between religion and government.
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X-Men: Apocalypse (movie 2016) review: Despite Bryan Singer, latest entry is marred by a cartoonish villain and an overabundance of superheroes.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (movie 2014) review: Featuring elements from a few ‘dystopian future prevention’ thrillers, Bryan Singer’s is a superhero film for adults. Hugh Jackman stars.
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The Wolverine 2013 movie box office: Latest domestic summer season disappointment Starring Hugh Jackman, the James Mangold-directed The Wolverine debuted with a way lower than expected $21 million from 3,924…
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The Conspirator box office: Director Robert Redford’s tepidly received historical drama is a commercial flop in the U.S. and elsewhere. James McAvoy and Robin Wright star.
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Hall Pass movie box office: The Farrelly brothers’ critically panned comedy managed to top the domestic chart and be a major commercial dud. Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star.
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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never movie box office: On its debut weekend, Jon M. Chu’s concert documentary earned more than twice its production budget.
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Meryl Streep in It’s Complicated, with Alec Baldwin. Those expecting to find major surprises in the 2010 Oscar nominations were in for a major surprise: there were very, very few…
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Spirit Awards: Where’s Oscar season favorite and How American Is Tolstoy movie? + Pixar technically tops Annie Awards but not really.
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Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. One of this year’s AFI FEST offerings along with “fantasy soccer” by way of Looking for Eric, Viggo Mortensen’s dystopian reality in…
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Oscar Best Picture Nominees Major Rules Change: Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold in Frank Capra’s You Can’t Take It with You, the Best Picture winner of 1938.…
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WALL-E box office: The animated feature had one of Pixar’s biggest debuts ever, while an Angelina Jolie thriller is an indisputable hit.
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Javier Bardem Oscar Winner, Kristin Chenoweth singing That’s How You Know and composer Dario Marianelli at the Academy Awards.
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Those looking for hints for the upcoming Academy Awards will be disappointed with the results of the pompous-sounding Orange British Academy of Film & Television Arts. (But check out images…
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Atonement box office: Starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, Joe Wright’s British period drama is an international hit. Saoirse Ronan and Vanessa Redgrave costar.
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Oscar Ballot Explained (both nominations and winners) + Academy Award predictions include Amy Adams in box office hit and Tom Wilkinson in critics’ fave.
X-Men: First Class movie box office: Matthew Vaughn’s entry turned out to be the least attended in the Marvel superhero franchise. In the cast: James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
The Conspirator movie with James McAvoy: As it turned out, Robert Redford’s historical drama is the director’s latest commercial underperformer. Robert Redford’s The Conspirator: Mixed reviews Starring Robin Wright as…
Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty will receive the Art Directors Guild’s Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award, “given to an individual whose body of work in the film industry has richly…
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban on the red carpet at the 2008 Oscars. Nicole Kidman has been nominated for two Best Actress Academy Awards: Baz…
Joy Division movie tops British Independent Film Awards Dutch photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s Control, a black-and-white drama about troubled Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, won five trophies – including best film,…