It opens in LA next weekend, expanding nationally thereafter. The next two its supporting: Emanuele CrialesesLimmensitafrom Music Box Films, and Carolina CavallisAmandafrom Oscilloscope Laboratories. Both premiered at Venice. The Eight MountainsCourtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films Major specialty openings this weekend:Polite Societyfrom Focus Features grossed $800k domestically in 927 theaters. The Sundance-premiering film is a first-time feature by Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts). 8 at the box office. LionsgatesSisugrossed $3....

Elon MuskandBill Maherfound common ground on FridaysReal Timeon HBO. Both have been damned if they do and damned if they dont for various controversies. Were called conservatives, but who havent really changed. Watch on Deadline Musk agreed. Thats not exactly far right. Musk noted that free speech used to be a left-liberal value. Now we see a desire to actually censor. He added, We should be extremely concerned about anything that undermines the First Amendment....

Never give up, because good things may be just around the corner. Case in point:Chris Pratt. Usually they give you a little bit of feedback, and I remember the casting director goes, Wow. Chris PrattPhoto by Chelsea Lauren/Variety/Shutterstock You really made a big choice there. Which is code for like, Hey, dial back the acting there, guy. I was like, This is stupid, Im never gonna be in a Marvel movie....

He wanted to do something meaningful and emotional that was truly significant. He did just that in a historic global live streaming concert on Disney+ in November. And we wanted to end in Los Angeles because my career started in America at The Troubadour in 1970. And then we did the the wonderful concert in 75 at Dodger Stadium. He continued: I couldnt have been happier with the way it all turned out....

Take, for instance, the skits that involve paying restaurant checks with actualmelted caramel. It just made us laugh, continued Berlant. We like the way it sounded. It sounded funny in our mouths. And so when we were looking in the vault for things that make us laugh, that was it. We liked having this kind of strange element in an otherwise totally mundane transaction thats so universal. We wrote this before Covid, before theFriendsreunion, explained Early....

I would do aBridesmaidssequel this afternoon, right now, McCarthy toldPeoplein an interview. That group of women was the most magical thing ever. Almost all of us were really good friends already. Melissa McCarthyGreg Doherty/FilmMagic/Getty Images I think it was such a magical time. Id be like, Yes. Watch on Deadline [They would be] running her trucking company. And theyre obviously private detectives, obviously, just to state what everybody knows, she said....

I have just spent a week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It also was where Paramount decided to debutTop Gun: Maverickto overwhelmingly positive response. Both those films then traveled to French Riviera for out-of-competition premieres at Cannes a month later. CinemaCon at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Between them they eventually got 14 nominations (but only one win, withMavericktaking Best Sound). So here, based on what we saw at CinemaCon, are some early predictions....

Watch on Deadline Watch it live on Deadline here. There still will be a rapid testing requirement for attendees this year. Also back are the numerous events, screenings and parties surrounding the weekend. Clockwise from left: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Roy Wood Jr, Rosario Dawson, John Legend and John LeguizamoGetty/Michael Buckner The event has moved to a bigger venue, the Beall-Washington House in Georgetown. The benefit at Hamilton Live raises funds for the Grammy Museum....

But Willie Nelson has always had a special place in my heart. Yet he is a prolific songwriter, and one of the most naturally gifted artists Ive ever known. He once said to me, Good or bad, I just have to keep writing songs. Don Mischer and Willie NelsonCourtesy of Don Mischer Hes written 337 of them and 25 were number one hits. He could sing on any stage and with anyone....

Thats not even fun for me to watch. I really want to applaud Doug for turning this into a story because there was so much life happening. As a fellow musician and someone with experience making music docs, the stars aligned for the collaboration. I met her team, and they asked me to help her tell her story, he said. It was very clear to me that I wanted to help Lizzo tell her story....

With 15 seasons under its belt,RuPauls Drag Racedoesnt appear to be slowing down any time soon. The 16 queens competed for $200,000, its biggest cash prize even. It was also the first season to feature biological relatives, twins Sugar and Spice. So what is the key to this longevity? I feel likeDrag Racereally just has everything youre kind of looking for in reality television, said London. You have really pretty people....

The director sees significant differences between Madonna and the young woman at the heart of his new film. She had no armor. She had no persona that she would put on. So that was really intriguing to me. They paused the project for several years, a period during which Gomez was treated for bipolar disorder. In 2019, when she came out of the mental health facility, she reached out to me....

Look at the mark this man has left on this universe, Murray marveled. The film explores Poitiers origins growing up in the Bahamas on Cat Island. Its an important takeaway in this film, Murray said, the fact that he was a self-made individual. Poitier would not take roles that demeaned Black people. And from his early days in movies, he was a force to be reckoned with. Sidney was a person who took charge of his life and took charge of his career....