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Sunday, April 11, 2021

After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets by Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr and Mark Kennedy

How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposé detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin? Mostly, with crickets.

SOURCE: apnews.com at 09:00AM
Sunday, October 21, 2018

“Halloween” scares up $77.5 million in box office ticket sales by Lindsey Bahr

Forty years after he first appeared in theaters, Michael Myers is still drawing huge audiences for a good scare.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:07PM
Sunday, September 2, 2018

“Crazy Rich Asians” banks another crazy rich box office weekend by Lindsey Bahr

"Crazy Rich Asians" isn't slowing down at the box office even in its third weekend in theaters, and is helping to send a strong summer moviegoing season off on a high note.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:46PM
Sunday, August 19, 2018

“Crazy Rich Asians” shines bright at the box office by Lindsey Bahr

Glitz won over guns as the gilded romance “Crazy Rich Asians” debuted at No. 1 in North American theaters this weekend, surpassing industry expectations and beating out action-packed far…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:22PM
Thursday, January 18, 2018

With Daveed Diggs, 'Blindspotting' tells an Oakland story by Lindsey Bahr

"Hamilton" star Daveed Diggs used his own life as inspiration for the film "Blindspotting," which premiered as one of the opening night films of the Sunda…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:01PM
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Just days before Pixar's "Coco" is set to hit theaters, Pixar co-founder and Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter announced he is t…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:45PM

Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pixar co-founder and Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter is taking a six-month leave of absence citing "missteps" with employees....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:02PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Christopher Plummer to replace Kevin Spacey in Getty film by Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In a wholly unprecedented move, Kevin Spacey is being cut from Ridley Scott's finished film "All the Money in the World" and replaced by…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:54PM

Christopher Plummer to replace Kevin Spacey in Getty film by Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kevin Spacey is getting cut out of Ridley Scott's finished film "All the Money in the World" and replaced by Christopher Plummer just ov…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:37PM

Review: 'Murder on the Orient Express' is a lavish romp by Lindsey Bahr

Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express " is a visual feast, bursting with movie stars, glamour and production value so high, you might just exit the theat…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:05AM
Friday, November 3, 2017

Disney bars LA Times film coverage after critical piece by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In response to a Los Angeles Times series about the relationship between the Walt Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim that Disney claims is "biased and ina…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:23PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Jeannette Walls' life is now a major motion picture by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Author Jeannette Walls already scraped away at the dark truths, joy and hardship of her eccentric upbringing to write her memoir "The Glass Castle.&qu…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:26AM
Friday, July 14, 2017

Disney fans get look at 'Incredibles 2,' 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' by Lindsey Bahr

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- When it comes to Disney, they like to keep it in the family, whether it's getting a football team's worth of original Disney princesses to ca…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:17PM

Original Disney princesses team up in 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' by Lindsey Bahr

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Some royally familiar voices are coming back to the big screen in the "Wreck-It Ralph" sequel....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:52PM
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Amazon celebrates theaters, previews Haynes' 'Wonderstruck' by Lindsey Bahr

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Amazon Studios might have a streaming component, but executives say the company is fully committed to the theatrical experience....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:53PM

Missing 'La La Land'? 'The Greatest Showman' is coming by Lindsey Bahr

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- 'City of Stars' might still be stuck in your head, but the Oscar-winning 'La La Land' songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:17PM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Q&A: "La La Land" composer on his moment in the spotlight by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For "La La Land" composer and songwriter Justin Hurwitz, it's been a long, laborious ride from dreaming up the musical with his old coll…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:26PM
Sunday, February 5, 2017

'La La Land' continues dance to the Oscars with DGA win by Lindsey Bahr

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle has waltzed off with the top honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards held Saturday in Beve…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:20AM
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Q&A: Meet 'Roxanne, Roxanne' breakout Chante Adams by Lindsey Bahr

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Actress Chante Adams had just graduated from Carnegie Mellon University when she got a call from a casting agent who wanted her to audition to be the lead in t…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:13PM
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Emma Stone dedicates 'La La Land' win to fellow dreamers by Lindsey Bahr

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Like the aspiring actress she plays in the ebullient musical "La La Land," Emma Stone on Sunday dedicated her first ever Golden Globe A…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:18PM
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Denzel Washington can finally breathe easy about 'Fences' by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Denzel Washington is feeling pretty good at the moment. It's mid-December in Los Angeles, Washington is a few weeks shy of his 62nd birthday, and the Scre…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:09AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Will 'Moonlight' and 'La La Land' dominate SAG noms? by Lindsey Bahr

With the spotlight shining bright on "Moonlight" and "La La Land," the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations could help narrow the performance playing fi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:22AM
Saturday, December 3, 2016

Disney teases 28 minutes of 'Star Wars' spinoff 'Rogue One' by Lindsey Bahr

MARIN, Calif. (AP) -- The secretive "Star Wars" spinoff movie "Rogue One" just got a little more tangible....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:38PM
Friday, November 4, 2016

How good intentions sparked a 'Doctor Strange' controversy by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Director Scott Derrickson knew he had a problem on his hands before the internet did. Two, actually. "Doctor Strange," now in theaters, contained…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:58PM
Sunday, January 24, 2016

'Newtown' explores the aftermath of tragedy in a community by Lindsey Bahr

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- In approaching a subject as sensitive as the Newtown, Connecticut shootings of December 14, 2012, in which 20 children and 6 educators were killed at Sandy Hoo…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:10PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Review: Blythe Danner excels in 'I'll See You In My Dreams' by Lindsey Bahr

Loneliness is hard to capture on film....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:17PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Modernizing "Cinderella" with humanity by Lindsey Bahr

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Everyone knows the tale of Cinderella....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:04PM
Saturday, January 24, 2015

Hathaway: "It's not like the world has gotten nicer" by Lindsey Bahr

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Anne Hathaway was not supposed to star in "Song One," an indie musical about a disconnected 20-something in a crisis who finds herself in folk music....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:06AM
Monday, December 22, 2014

Review: A charming cast anchors the dark 'Into the Woods' by Lindsey Bahr

This is one Disney film that's definitely not a light fairy tale....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:49PM
Monday, December 15, 2014

"Annie" is a hard knock, no fun adaptation by Lindsey Bahr

It's impossible to talk about "Annie" without admitting up front when you first experienced John Huston's 1982 film....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:38PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Review: Good performances can't save 'Miss Julie' by Lindsey Bahr

The battle of the sexes and classes rages on in director Liv Ullmann's adaptation of August Strindberg's infamous 1888 play "Miss Julie." One tempestuous Midsummer's Eve finds a vast country…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:18PM

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