‘Good Boy’ Fetches A Top IFC Opening As Canine Star Emotes Fear, Suspense Better Than Many Actors, Says Scott Shooman – Specialty Box Office

‘Good Boy’ Fetches A Top IFC Opening As Canine Star Emotes Fear, Suspense Better Than Many Actors, Says Scott Shooman – Specialty Box Office

IFC’s canine-starring supernatural thriller Good Boy wagged its way to a $2.25+ million opening, the label’s second-best debut after 2024 hit Late Night With The Devil ($2.8 million). At no. 9 this weekend, it will be parent IFC Entertainment Group’s third best opening weekend ever including RLJE’s topper Clown In A Cornfield. IFC acquired Good…

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Time Warp! Doc Honors ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Enduring Appeal As Cult Hit Turns 50 –  Specialty Preview

Time Warp! Doc Honors ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Enduring Appeal As Cult Hit Turns 50 –  Specialty Preview

A new documentary delves into the origins of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show and why it’s so beloved after 50 years. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut Eleanor the Great is a milestone for her and 95-year-old star June Squibb. Also new in theaters this weekend: India’s Oscar selection Homebound, EP’d by Martin Scorsese; Emma Thompson…

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‘Eleanor The Great’ Review: June Squibb Is Quietly Powerful And Touching As A 94-Year-Old Woman Caught Up In A Lie In Scarlett Johansson’s Impressive Directorial Debut – Cannes Film Festival

‘Eleanor The Great’ Review: June Squibb Is Quietly Powerful And Touching As A 94-Year-Old Woman Caught Up In A Lie In Scarlett Johansson’s Impressive Directorial Debut – Cannes Film Festival

Don’t let the title fool you. Eleanor the Great is not some royal costume epic set in 1566. Instead Scarlett Johansson‘s wonderful and richly textured feature directorial debut is a small but beautifully realized story of a 94-year-old woman named Eleanor Morgenstern who, at the point in life where most have just given up, instead…

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