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  • Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017
David Gordon Green's film on marathon bombing survivor to premiere at hospital
This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Tatiana Maslany, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from "Stronger." (Scott Garfield/Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions via AP)
BOSTON (AP) -- 

A new film chronicling the story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman will premiere at the hospital where he and others who were injured in the 2013 deadly attack were treated.

Director David Gordon Green tells The Boston Globe the movie "Stronger" will screen at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown on Sept. 12.

The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Bauman and "Orphan Black" actress Tatiana Maslany as Bauman's then-girlfriend Erin Hurley. It arrives in theaters Sept. 22.

Hurley was running the marathon and Bauman was there to cheer her on when the bombs went off. He lost both legs. The movie is based on his memoir of the same name.

Green says many of the people who treated Bauman play themselves in the movie.

  • Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017
Tobe Hooper, "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" director, dies at 74
In this file photo dated Aug. 27, 2010, filmmaker Tobe Hooper appears in London. (Ian West/PA FILE via AP)
By Robert Jablon and Jake Coyle
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Tobe Hooper, the horror-movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, has died. He was 74.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office on Sunday said Hooper died Saturday in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. It was reported as a natural death.

Along with contemporaries like George Romero and John Carpenter, Hooper crafted some of the scariest nightmares that ever haunted moviegoers. Hooper directed 1982's "Poltergeist" from a script by Steven Spielberg, and helmed the well-regarded 1979 miniseries "Salem's Lot," from Stephen King's novel.

Hooper was a little-known filmmaker of documentaries and TV commercials when he made his most famous work: 1974's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." He made it for less than $300,000 in his native Texas, and yet it became one the most influential films in horror: a slasher film landmark.

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  • Friday, Aug. 25, 2017
"Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins fires back against James Cameron's criticism
In this May 25, 2017 file photo, director Patty Jenkins, left, and actress Gal Gadot arrive at the world premiere of "Wonder Woman" at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The director of "Wonder Woman" says James Cameron's criticism of the film is "unsurprising" because he can't understand it.

In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Cameron called "the self-congratulatory back-patting" Hollywood's been doing over the film "misguided." Cameron says Wonder Woman is "an objectified icon." He points to Sarah Connor, the gritty protagonist from his Terminator films, as a better role model.

"Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins fired back in a tweet Thursday night, writing that Cameron can't understand the character because he's not a woman. She adds that "if women have to always be hard, tough and troubled to be strong ... then we haven't come very far."

"Wonder Woman" has made a global total of more than $800 million at the box office since its release in June.

  • Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017
"Star Wars" toy launch to unveil new "Last Jedi" character
This image released by Lucasfilm shows a scene from the upcoming "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," expected in theaters in December. Fans are about to get a glimpse at a new character as a part of a three-day marketing roll out of toys and products inspired by the film. The global event, dubbed Force Friday II, will run from Sept. 1 through Sept. 3. (Industrial Light & Magic/Lucasfilm via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is still a few months away from hitting theaters, but BB-8-happy fans are about to get a glimpse at a new character as a part of a three-day marketing rollout of toys and products inspired by the film.

The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that the global event, dubbed Force Friday II, will feature an augmented reality treasure hunt called Find the Force. Using the Star Wars app in the 20,000 participating locations in 30 countries, fans can snap photos of the Find the Force symbol to find old favorites, like Admiral Ackbar, and discover a new character from "The Last Jedi" too.

Augmented reality, which superimposes interactive images onto a person's real-world surroundings using their smartphone or other device, became a sensation with the hit video game "Pokemon Go."

"Star Wars has always championed new technology, and we are excited that augmented reality will allow fans to experience the universe in a More

  • Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017
Showtime to air rare Prince music film, "Sign O' the Times"
In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. A rare Prince music film, "Sign O' the Times," will air on Showtime beginning Sept. 16. The film was created as an in-theater companion to his 1987 double album of the same name. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

A rare Prince music film, "Sign O' the Times," will air on Showtime beginning Sept. 16.

Directed by Prince himself, the film was created as an in-theater companion to his 1987 double album of the same name. The movie features performances and other scenes shot mostly at his Minneapolis studio complex, Paisley Park, with some tour footage from concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The 84-minute film captures Prince at a critical period, just after he disbanded his band, The Revolution, but it didn't perform well in U.S. theaters and his vision of a true live concert documentary was dashed by poor sound quality.

Some critics have hailed "Sign O' the Times" as one of the best concert films ever made.

  • Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
"Hellboy" casting prompts backlash over "whitewashing"
In this April 9, 2016 file photo, Ed Skrein arrives at the MTV Movie Awards in Burbank, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

A Hollywood film yet again finds itself responding to a social-media outcry over the casting of a white actor in a role that was originally Asian-American.

British actor Ed Skrein earlier this week joined the cast of the "Hellboy" reboot "Rise of the Blood Queen," which is to be the third film in the comic adaptation franchise previously helmed by Guillermo del Toro. The character, Ben Daimio, is Japanese-American in Mike Mignola's "Hellboy" comics and his heritage is central to his backstory. Daimio's grandmother was a Japanese Imperial assassin in World War II.

Many objected to the role not going to an Asian-American actor and called it another example of Hollywood "whitewashing" Asian characters. "I guess they want this to fail," said actress Cindy Chu on Twitter.

The film's distributor, Lionsgate, declined comment. A representative for Skrein didn't respond to queries Wednesday.

The backlash follows previous controversies More

  • Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
Havas Group acquires Blink, Israel’s 1st social media agency
Sagi Chemetz
TEL AVIV, Israel -- 

Havas Group has acquired a majority stake in Blink, a social media agency with a unique model which specializes in content and management of conversations between consumers and brands, assisting organizations to follow, understand and take part in the social media realm.
 
Blink was founded in 2007 by Sagi Chemetz, one of the first social media activists in Israel. It was the first content and social media agency in Israel and one of the first agencies in the social media field globally. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, the team of 35 experts work on digital and content strategy, content creation, social media management, community management, digital PR, crisis management and social and native media buying for its strong customer base which includes both blue-chip companies and SMEs, all leading players in their respective markets.
 
Yannick Bolloré, Havas Group CDO, said, “Social media has undeniably become one of the most powerful ways More

  • Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
RZA, Lou Ferrigno, others celebrate Stan Lee's creativity
Comic book writer Stan Lee waves to the audience after being introduced onstage at the "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" tribute event at the Saban Theatre on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
By Sandy Cohen, Entertainment Writer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- 

Stan Lee was the subject of a love fest Tuesday night, as actors, directors, artists and illustrators lauded the Marvel Comics legend for creating a vast universe of fantastic, flawed, righteous and relatable superheroes.

Mark Ruffalo, Aisha Tyler, Lou Ferrigno, RZA and comics creator Todd McFarlane were among the speakers at "Extraordinary: Stan Lee," a tribute hosted by Chris Hardwick and broadcast into more than 150 movie theaters across the country.

The two-hour program mixed live appearances with video tributes and animated segments that told the story of Lee's career. The 94-year-old dreamer behind Spider-Man, Iron Man and scores of other superheroes sat center stage at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills as one artist-admirer after another shared how his characters and creative energy inspired them.

"I've patterned my life after yours," ''Guardians of the Galaxy" writer-director James Gunn said in a video message.

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  • Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
ASC Awards issues call for TV entries
LOS ANGELES -- 

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has opened its call for entries in the television categories for the 32nd Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, which will be held February 17, 2018, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.

The ASC is now accepting submissions in three categories: (1) Episode of a Television Series – Commercial; (2) Episode of a Television Series – Non-Commercial; and (3) Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for TV. The deadline to enter is November 1 by 5 p.m. (PT).

To qualify for the ASC TV Awards, shows must have a premiere broadcast date in the United States between November 1, 2016, and October 31, 2017. Entry forms can be downloaded here.

Winners in the television categories at the 31st ASC Awards included Fabian Wagner, ASC, BSC for Game of Thrones, Tod Campbell for More

  • Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017
Mark Wahlberg tops Forbes list of highest-paid actors
In this Tuesday, June 20, 2017 file photo,Mark Wahlberg attends the U.S. premiere of "Transformers: The Last Knight" at the Civic Opera House on in Chicago. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

"Transformers: The Last Knight" star Mark Wahlberg has outmuscled Dwayne Johnson to become Hollywood's highest-paid actor in the past year with a transforming income of $68 million, according to Forbes magazine.

The former rapper known as Marky Mark beat out "Baywatch" star Johnson, with $65 million, and Johnson's "The Fate of the Furious" co-star Vin Diesel, worth $54.5 million

The rest of the top five, released Tuesday, includes Adam Sandler, flush with a Netflix deal, at No. 4 with $50.5 million and Jackie Chan with $49 million.

The top 10 actors banked a cumulative $488.5 million — nearly three times the $172.5 million combined total of the 10 top-earning women.

All the data is from between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before fees and taxes.

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