Movies

Family says filmmaker Alan Parker, director of ‘Midnight Express’ and ‘Evita,’ has died at 76

Actor Mark Feuerstein’s new projects may share similar names, but they couldn’t be more different. He’s now starring in the comedy “Babysplitters” about a group of friends who hatch a plan to share a baby. He can also be seen in a more family-friendly project, “The Baby-Sitters Club” on Netflix.

A new documentary from Netflix and The New York Times, “Father Soldier Son,” follows a U.S. Army Ranger platoon sergeant and the impact of his deployment to Afghanistan on his family. Directors and Times journalists Catrin Einhorn and Leslye Davis joined LX News to discuss what they learned about how military service affects families.

After seeing the casts of other classic movies and TV shows reuniting online, Patrick Renna decided to get his co-stars from “The Sandlot” back together for a good cause. Renna joins LX News to talk about the online charity special and what the 90s classic can teach kids today.

Actor Stephen Bishop stops by LX News to discuss his new Netflix film “Fatal Affair,” in which he plays a devoted husband whose wife, played by Nia Long, tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend, played by Omar Epps.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the U.S., Universal Pictures is pushing a number of its upcoming horror films to new release dates. On Wednesday, the company announced that “Candyman,” a film produced by MGM and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, in association with Bron Creative, would move to Oct. 16. The film was originally slated for release on Sept. 25.  Blumhouse’s...

Action film star Scott Adkins discusses his upcoming thriller ‘Legacy of Lies,’ and how physical actors like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan inspired him to want to pursue martial arts and film.

After the coronavirus shut down theaters, actor Eric Tabach contacted his friend, filmmaker Christian Nilsson, with a great idea — use the empty theaters to their advantage to launch a movie to the top of the box office. Nilsson explains how they pulled it off with a $0 budget.

Movie theaters are opening, but will people continue to watch this summer’s few new releases at home? Dr. Andy Draper, who hosts the Off Script Film Review podcast, explains how coronavirus is changing this year’s summer movie season.

“Jaws,” “Black Panther” and “Back to the Future” are just a few of the modern popcorn classics coming to the drive-in this summer

Michelle Amor co-chairs the Committee of Black Writers for the Writers Guild of America West. She said that Hollywood needs to do more to live up to its rhetoric about the importance of Black lives. That means hiring Black writers to write Black stories.

Cinemark, the third-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is looking to have all of its more than 500 cinemas reopened by July 17. The company announced on Wednesday a phased reopening plan starting June 19 in Texas. The rest of its locations will open between July 3 and July 17 in advance of Disney’s “Mulan” on July 24 and Warner Bros. “Tenet”...

“Black Widow” was to kick off what promised to be a typically lucrative summer moviegoing season, which runs Memorial Day through Labor Day and generally accounts for nearly 40% of the yearly North American box office

The Burbank International Film Festival will debut a new category this year inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, “Films Made From Home,” organizers announced Tuesday. “At this time of COVID-19 production challenges, we are excited to launch our newest festival opportunity to spotlight the talented and innovative filmmakers who are creating remarkable movies from the confines of their homes,” festival president Jeff...

Streaming services have seen a major surge in subscriber growth during the coronavirus pandemic, but the outbreak is also driving more people to use pirated movie websites.

Movie theaters may be closed, but friends are still finding ways to watch together while staying apart thanks to applications like Netflix Party

Faced with a lengthy shutdown due the coronavirus pandemic, movie theaters are requesting relief from the U.S. government

With few exceptions, movie theaters across North America are remaining open while Broadway theaters, sports arenas and museums close their doors to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus

We’re shaken and stirred that it’s Daniel Craig‘s birthday. Today, the English actor turns 52 years old and has blessed us with an epic return to the silver screen after a two-year hiatus. In the past year, we saw the celebrity in Rian Johnson‘s delightful 2019 whodunnit Knives Out, where the actor laid on a thick, comical Southern accent as a donut hole-loving...