Barrett Brief Movie Review - In the Heights: Saccharin Songs & Leftist Dreams Summary: A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York winery owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life. Genre: Drama, Music, Musical In The Heights is the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda stage production. Now those who don't know will think of this as a […]
AMC short sellers dealt massive $1.2 billion blow after weeklong stock rally Via CNBC.com: Investors shorting the meme stock AMC Entertainment are estimated to have lost $1.23 billion over the last week as the shares rallied more than 116% since Monday, according to data from S3 Partners. The rally cooled off late Friday after AMC’s stock skyrocketed as much as 38% during early morning trading. The shares closed at $26.12 […]
‘F9’ Star John Cena Could Have Cost NBCUniversal, WWE Billions Without Apology to China Via Breitbart: Hollywood star and WWE champion John Cena has apologized to China for correctly calling Taiwan a “country” during the recent press tour for the movie Fast & Furious 9. His groveling mea culpa highlights the degree to which Cena’s career has become intertwined with Communist China — and how his employers at NBCUniversal and the […]
Amazon in Talks to Buy MGM For $9 Billion Via CBR.com: Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy MGM. The company is offering $9 billion to acquire MGM and is "weeks into" negotiating with the media company, as confirmed by Variety. If the deal does go through, the tech giant will gain access to over 4,000 film titles -- including the entirety of the James Bond franchise and the Rocky and Creed franchises -- and […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review – Those That Wish Me Dead Should Slow Down Summary: A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Taylor Sheridan, the man has been behind 3 of the best films of the last 20 years (Sicario, Hell or High Water and […]
The Next 'Superman' Movie Will Have A Black Director And Black Actor Via Mashable: Warner Bros. has big plans for the next Superman movie. A Superman reboot produced by J.J. Abrams is currently in the works. And it's going to be a major turning point for the superhero's portrayal in cinema. The next film is set to star a Black actor as the DC character. A few weeks ago reports […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review – Mortal Kombat: Sequel Bait Summary: MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Oh Warner Bros. and your desperate attempts to get those lucrative franchises going. One quick look at their catalog and you will see that outside of Godzilla, IT & The Conjuring, there […]
Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series will cost at least $465 million for first season Via CNBC.com: Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” television show is shaping up to be a costly endeavor for the tech company. On Friday, New Zealand’s minister for economic development and tourism revealed that the fantasy drama will be one of the most costly television series ever made, with its season one price tag coming in at […]
Critic Of BLM Founder Jason Whitlock Released From ‘Twitter Jail’ Via Daily Caller: Jason Whitlock said “never apologize to these Satanic MFers” after he was put in “Twitter jail” over his criticism of Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors. “Never apologize to these satanic MFers!” the sportscaster tweeted to his many followers. “Never. Stand your ground. Stand on truth.” The comments were noted by Washington Examiner in a piece published Wednesday. Never apologize to […]
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