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Movie premieres: the return of the Ghostbusters, giant dogs and impossible romances will fight to unseat 'Encanto' from number one at the box office

 I don't know if you had noticed - I almost fell out of my chair when I looked at the calendar - but we have just welcomed the last month of 2021. A month of December that will bring under its arm the last cinematographic bombings of the year - which are quite a few—, and that we will be reviewing in our weekly premiere post. But before we get down to business with what's new this Friday the 3rd , let's take a look at the box office! After the fundraising slump that we told you about last week, the weekend of November 26-28, the national box office recovered 20% thanks, in part, to the fantastic debut of 'Encanto' . The new Disney film managed to start its journey in theaters with 1.5 million euros; practically double that of his immediate pursuer, Ridley Scott's 'House of Gucci' , who only managed to amass $ 0.75 million. In third position, Jaume Balagueró's 'Way Down' won 0.6 million euros after two weeks leading the Top 5 with the most vie

Chiaroscuro': a remarkable and elegant Netflix film with great performances by Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga

 Seen for the first time at the last Sundance Festival and acquired shortly thereafter by Netflix, 'Claroscuro' is one of the platform's great bets for the next Oscars, but also the debut feature by Rebecca Hall , an actress who does very little He showed us what he was capable of with his wonderful performance on 'The Night House' , which debuts on streaming this Wednesday , November 10 . For her first film as a director and screenwriter, Hall drew on Nella Larsen's novel of the same name, first published in 1929, motivated in part by the true story of one of her grandparents, an African-American who posed as white for most of the time. part of his life. Obviously, the racial issue has a lot of weight in 'Chiaroscuro', but it is not the only stimulus of this remarkable film starring a great Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga . Fooling the world or themselves? 'Claroscuro' starts with the reunion of two old friends who had lost contact a long time ago

Encanto' is a marvel: an exciting and hilarious Disney film that ranks among the best cinema of 2021

 This 2021 we have been fortunate that Disney has released two of its animated classics based on original stories when we had to go back to 2016 to find the previous one - the wonderful 'Vaiana' -. The first was 'Raya and the last dragon' , an estimable adventure that mixed the modern with the traditional is ease, and this Friday, November 26, it is the turn of 'Encanto' . The first time we heard about 'Encanto' it coincided with the premiere of 'Vaiana', since Lin-Manuel Miranda had collaborated in the creation of the songs of the latter and revealed that he was going to take care of writing those of a project that for that time then it was in an early stage of development. Five years we have had to wait until it has come true and the wait has been worth it, because 'Encanto' is one of the great films of this 2021. A delight The premise of 'Encanto' is most succulent, since it presents the Madrigal family, in which all its member

Antlers: Dark Creature': Guillermo del Toro sponsors an atypical horror story from a large studio that will appeal to fans of 'Until Dawn

 It is strange that in a commercial setting in which terror on the big screen tends to be cleaner, with there are hardly any examples with gore like ' Halloween Kills ' (2021), that proposals as dark and strange as ' Antlers: Dark creature ' go so unnoticed in the fandom, with a cold reception at the Sitges 2021 festival, where it was branded as conventional and topical (sic). Although it is not a perfect movie, it is far from being a generic product. Produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Scott Cooper, the feature film adapts Nick Antosca's short story 'The Quiet Boy' into a script co-written by himself, C. Henry Chaisson and the director himself. While it does not have the surreal craziness of the ' Channel Zero ' or ' New Cherry Flavor ' series, the author's stamp of the story infiltrates everywhere, offering a tremendously sordid childhood nightmare that takes the idea of ​​real monsters and the turns into a meditation on gene

'Six days running': one of the great Spanish films of the year portrays the fun week in the lives of three plumbers from Barcelona

 A human and close worker movie that gives off good vibes! ' Six Running Days ' is, in its own way, a miracle. Far from the usual fatalistic tone of this type of story, Neus Ballús' documentary benefits from the extraordinary naturalness and talent of its protagonists. It was time to have a new wave in currelas cinema where respect and naturalness provoke more laughter than tragedy. A week on the motor of a washing machine How fun and close these six ordinary days feel. A work week where anything can happen, from a documentary prism and with non-professional actors who deserve the contract of a lifetime . Although sometimes some festivals are a bit too modern, it must be recognized that awarding the two protagonists of this film at a festival like Locarno deserves applause. We will talk about Abel Ferrara. Valero Escolar, Mohamed Mellali and Pep Sarrà lead this unusual (and award-winning) cast, giving life to a trio of plumbing workers in the week of testing a new worker. A

The Real Reason Benedict Cumberbatch Refused To Shower For The Power Of The Dog

 Actors can go to great lengths to deliver a memorable performance, and that includes strange on-set behavior. Sometimes that means staying in character the entire time they're on set. Usually this is quirky method actor stuff, but sometimes these preparations can be a bit eyebrow-raising.  Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Jane Campion's new Western, "The Power of the Dog." He plays Phil Burbank, a cruel 1920's rancher who's struggling to get over a break up. Much of the movie revolves around his relationship with his brother George (Jesse Plemons), and his jealousy over George's marriage to a widow named Rose (Kirsten Dunst). Phil Burbank is obviously a much different person than Cumberbatch is in real life, and the actor has already shared several of the ways he got into character. For one, he refused to speak to co-star Dunst (via Yahoo). For another, he took up smoking to the point that he got nicotine poisoning (via The Guardian). https://undiamasparamor

The Major MCU Character Lindsay Lohan Wanted To Play

 Lindsay Lohan was one of the hottest stars to come out of the early 2000s. It was all thanks to her early success as a Disney star, going on to star in the likes of "Freaky Friday," "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen," and "Mean Girls." Her career seemed to blast off into the stratosphere, but it would appear as though she pulled an Icarus and flew too close to the sun.  You rarely hear from the starlet these days due to a string of run-ins with the law as well as well-documented cases of drug and alcohol problems. She's seldom appeared in film and television projects over the last few years, most recently doing some voiceover work for "Devil May Care." It's curious to think of where her career would be right now had she landed a high-profile role when her career began to nosedive. According to Lohan, such an opportunity came, but she didn't land the part. Ask yourself this: How would you feel if Lohan was part of the Marvel Cinem