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Hollywood production in UK soars to record levels as crews complain of burnout

LONDON — In the far corner of Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, star Vin Diesel was having a smoke with a colleague between takes for "Fast X," where a car flip scene was being filmed for the latest in the "Fast & Furious" franchise.

Los Angeles Times

That Fry's UFO sighting in "Nope"

Fry's, the quirky electronics stores with bizarre, giant sculptures, closed in 2021. Here's how "Nope" filmed there

Salon

Popcorn With Zenger: Jordan Peele Turns ‘Nope’ Into A Dope

The horror film underwhelms, but the acting is stellar.

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Nope review – Jordan Peele’s brilliantly horrifying ride to nowhere

The director’s elliptical follow-up to Us stars Daniel Kaluuya as a California wrangler defending the family ranch from a deadly threat from above

The Guardian - UK

40 years ago, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ defined an era

The best of the racy teen comedies perfectly preserves the fashions and attitudes of the ’80s.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Nope’ gallops to the top of the domestic box office — a hat trick for Jordan Peele

Universal Pictures’ “Nope” opened atop the domestic box office with $44 million this weekend, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.

Los Angeles Times

Jordan Peele's ‘Nope’ debuts at No. 1 with $44 million

Jordan Peele’s UFO thriller “Nope” topped the North American charts in its first weekend in theaters with an estimated $44 million in ticket sales, Universal Pictures said Sunday

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Renée Zellweger set to return as Bridget Jones for fourth time along with son

Bridget Jones is thought to be returning to the silver screen for a fourth time, now with her son in tow as the romcom switches to focus to the former singleton's life as a mum

Daily Mirror

First look at Cillian Murphy in poster for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

The Peaky Blinders star plays atomic bomb inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer

Irish Mirror

Jordan Peele says ‘nope’ to enthusiastic fan who calls him ‘best horror director of all time’

He wasn’t prepared to take the compliment

The Independent UK

Review: The Good, the Bad and Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’

A great debut in Hollywood can be a blessing and a curse. Once you knock it out of the park like Jordan Peele did with “Get Out,” which captured the zeitgeist so perfectly within the framework of a greatly entertaining thriller, home runs become the standard, not the exception. Now…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Nope’: Every moment matters in Jordan Peele’s exhilarating new horror fable

The darkly beautiful sci-fi film manages to feel bold and original while paying homage to countless great movies.

Chicago Sun-Times

15 chat-up lines from movies you should never, ever use

It’s probably best to avoid these on your next date

The Independent UK

15 chat-up lines from movies you should never, ever use

It’s probably best to avoid these on your next date

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Los Angeles Times

‘Thor’ keeps box office hot streak going. But should Marvel be worried?

Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Love and Thunder” was lightning at the domestic box office this weekend, securing first place with $143 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.

Los Angeles Times

That #Gentleminions TikTok trend is driving movie theaters bananas

Universal Pictures approves of Gen Z dressing up in suits and coming out in droves to see "Minions: The Rise of Gru" as part of a new TikTok craze. But some movie theaters have found the trend despicable.

Benzinga

Analysis: Why Did 'Minions: The Rise Of Gru' Break Box Office Records While 'Lightyear' Fizzled?

The animated feature “Minions: The Rise of Gru” from Comcast Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Pictures in conjunction with Illumination wrapped up the four-day Independence Day weekend with $125.1 million in U.S.

The Independent UK

Furious mother condemns local cinema after it bans her son’s group from seeing new ‘Minions’ film

Clare Harrison, 52, got more than she bargained for after taking her 12-year-old son Charlie and four of his friends to see the ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’

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Evening Standard

Why are teens wearing suits to watch The Minions? Cinemas enforce dress codes

Teens are wearing suits and taking bananas to see Minions: The Rise of Gru

The National (Scotland)

Cinemas ban teens from screenings over TikTok's Gentleminions trend

Some of the viral videos show those taking part cheering and clapping loudly and being disruptive during screenings

Los Angeles Times

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ dominates domestic box office

Universal Pictures’ “Minions: The Rise of Gru” rose to the top of the domestic box office this weekend, collecting $108.5 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Minions’ Set Box Office on Fire with $108.5 Million Debut

Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. “Minions: The Rise of Gru” brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday.

Tribune News Service

‘Minions’ tops box office

“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” a sequel to the 2015 animated hit from Universal Pictures, topped the North American box office, drawing in family audiences and dethroning the Warner Bros. biopic “Elvis.”

Los Angeles Times

'Elvis' and 'Top Gun' tie for first place at the box office

Paramount Pictures' "Top Gun: Maverick" and Warner Bros.' "Elvis" achieved a rare feat this weekend by tying for first place at the domestic box office — for now, at least.

Tribune News Service

‘Elvis’ tops box office as ‘Lightyear’ slides to fifth place

“Elvis,” a Warner Bros. film about the iconic singer that rose to fame in the 1950s, debuted at the top of the North American box office, fending off competition from bigger-budget blockbusters released in previous weeks.

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