Two of the biggest players in movies and TV are teaming up in a deal worth more than most countries’ GDP. Warner Bros. and Paramount, both household names, are merging in an $81 billion takeover. That money could fund a hundred movies—or just one really expensive one. The new giant would control fam
Movies don’t need giant budgets to ask giant questions. Three recent films prove that tight scripts can mess with your head more than any CGI blast. They trade laser battles for logic loops, but the result is just as gripping. The first film drops a man into the past with one mission: stop a virus
Gerard Butler has played a lot of tough guys—kings, soldiers, heroes—but in one 2018 film he played someone just as tough, only on the wrong side of the law. In Den of Thieves he led a gang of ex-soldiers planning to rob a downtown Los Angeles bank. The story pits Butler’s crew against a detective t
A movie about a father’s journey after a crash that nearly takes his son’s life is now a global favorite. The film, released in April, quickly climbed to first place in over ninety countries. Even in the U. S. , it made it into the top three, beating some big kids’ movies in just one week. This isn
The Wing is a fresh player in the film world, born from a partnership between Tavake Limited and Be Hope Films. Its mission is to give foreign producers working in New Zealand a smooth path from filming to financing. Instead of juggling separate post‑production companies and financiers, The Wing
A new film breaks the usual action movie rules by letting trouble find the characters instead of vice versa. The story centers on a temporary sheriff, Ulysses, who stumbles into chaos after a bank robbery linked to an international crime network. Most action movies focus on heroes overcoming obstacl
MFF & CO has secured the rights to William Ury’s book “Possible, ” a guide that turns disagreement into teamwork. The studio plans to weave the negotiator’s methods—like the “Path to Possible, ” a “Victory Speech, ” and a strategy called “The Balcony”—into a fictional universe. Instead of followi
Kids’ films can be more than just fun. A new look shows that many of the stories we grew up with have clever ideas and deep feelings, even if they were made for families. The first film on the list is a classic that changed color movies forever and still feels fresh today. Next comes a recent
Streaming services seem to believe April is the perfect time for a horror workout, not spring cleaning. Netflix rolls out 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, a twist on the rage-zombie formula where humans become the real villains. A lone survivor teams up with a scientist trying to cure the infected,
A new play about chocolate makes its way to North Little Rock’s Argenta Contemporary Theatre, where actors bring Roald Dahl’s tale to life with fresh music and lively staging. The show runs in the evenings from late April through early May, with special rush tickets available on the day of performa
