The turmoil in Chinese technology shares is damping the financial firepower Japan’s SoftBank 9984 -1.75% Group Corp. has for new investments, and prompting debate about whether it might sell some of its huge stake in Alibaba BABA -1.88% Group Holding Ltd. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of US-listed Chinese stocks has declined 52% over […]
The turmoil in Chinese technology shares is damping the financial firepower Japan’s SoftBank 9984 -1.75% Group Corp. has for new investments, and prompting debate about whether it might sell some of its huge stake in Alibaba BABA -1.88% Group Holding Ltd. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of US-listed Chinese stocks has declined 52% over […]
This year’s Oscar hosts Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda SykesPhoto: ABC/Art Streiber This Sunday, March 27, the long footrace known as Hollywood’s awards season will reach its final leg: the 94th Oscars ceremony. Of course, the question at this point isn’t whether you’re ready for the show, but how much you’ll be able to […]
Photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP (Getty Images) After months of “razzle-dazzle“and hullabaloo, the 2022 Oscars ceremony is now only days away. It’s time to finally see who will land at the top of the acting categories, and which film will take home the top prize for Best Picture. Ahead of the big night, The AV Club has […]
If your third eye is a googly eye, so be it.Picture: A24 Everything Everywhere All at Once is a movie you have to meet exactly where it is. It is not a subtle film, and it demands that when you watch it, you suspend all your disbelief at the door. ace directing duo the daniels […]
When did Hollywood decide that all globe-trotting adventures have to be extremely stupid? In the 1980s, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Romancing the Stone” weren’t chicken soup for the moron’s soul. Neither was the much more recent “National Treasure,” starring Nicolas Cage. However, the dumb new movie “The Lost City” joins “Uncharted,” “Jungle Cruise” […]
Naomi Watts in director Małgorzata Szumowska’s Infinite StormPhoto: Bleecker Street Joel and Ethan Coen definitely understood the impact upon an audience of telling them, as they subversively did with 1996’s Fargo, that what they were about to watch is “based on a true story.” The use of those words helped set and frame has certain […]
From Broadway star to reality star. Pamela Anderson has revealed that her new, two-part Netflix documentary will also chronicle her upcoming Broadway debut in the musical “Chicago.” The blonde bombshell, 54, appeared on “Good Morning America” Wednesday and opened up about her role as Roxie Hart and her new doc. “They’re actually following me through […]
Photo: Photo: Tommaso Boddi/WireImage (Getty Images) In a bold move, Disney+ and marvel studios snagged one of Hollywood’s most seasoned independent film leads to play the antagonist in Moon Knight. At a recent Moon Knight press cconference attended by io9Ethan Hawke discussed how working with Marvel has really changed his perspective on blockbuster movies. “In […]
Steven Spielberg needs some potholders for the amount of hot water he’s in at the moment. The critically acclaimed director is getting heat for comments he made about Korean actors on the Netflix series “Squid Game.” At a Producers Guild of America Awards panel over the weekend, the 75-year-old applauded the streaming service for awarding […]
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