News

For more than thirty years, Reese Witherspoon has been at the forefront of Hollywood with incredible roles in comedies, biopics, and dramas. Known for her small stature and large performances, Witherspoons incredible likability and onscreen charisma have made her a household name. While Witherspoon has often been associated with lighthearted performances in beloved rom-coms, shes excelled with impressively poignant and emotional turns in powerful biopics and insightful dramas.

As one of the most iconic actresses of the 1990s, Witherspoons career has gone from strength to strength over the past three decades. From impressive early turns in underrated satirical comedies like Freeway right through to her Academy Award-winning performance in Walk the Line, Witherspoon has showcased her skills across various genres. Witherspoon has even created her own opportunities through her production company, Hello Sunshine, where she has produced and starred in several female-led productions, such as Wild.

Sing (2016) Reese Witherspoon as...

If you’re looking for a snapshot of the top 10 most-watched movies streaming on Netflix in the US, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve gathered the current list of the most popular films on the streaming service, along with a brief synopsis and information on who stars in each movie. Did your favorite crack the top 10 on Netflix right now?

Currently, the top 10 movies on Netflix in the US are:

The Chronicles of Riddick The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Hunger Games The Magician’s Elephant Riddick Sing 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru Luther: The Fallen Sun Dragged Across Concrete I See You 10 ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’ (2004)

Director: David Twohy

Cast: Vin Diesel, Thandiwe Newton, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore

Runtime: 1h 59m | Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Related: All The Riddick Movies in Order of Release Date [How to Watch]

IMDb – Rating: 6.6/10 | Popularity: 1,112 | Metascore: 38

The renowned criminal Richard Bruno...

Denis Villeneuve’s sweeping “Dune” and Disney’s Golden Globe-winning animated musical, “Encanto” each scored six nominations Tuesday to lead the 20th annual Ves Awards nominations (awards ceremony details are in pandemic flux). Marvel’s trippy “Loki,” meanwhile, led the broadcast field with four nominations for the Disney+ series.

Competing for feature visual effects are the frontrunning “Dune,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “The Matrix Resurrections,” Daniel Craig’s Bond finale, “No Time to Die,” and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” All have been shortlisted for the VFX Oscar, with “Dune” as the heavy favorite, in which Dneg supplied windblown sand, raging sandstorms, flying insect-like ornithopters, and the iconic CG sandworms.

Supporting visual effects nominees include “Candyman,” “Last Night in Soho,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Last Duel,” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

The animated feature visual effects race pits “Encanto” against Pixar’s “Luca,...

The Visual Effects Society unveiled nominations Tuesday for its 20th annual Ves Awards, with Warner Bros’ Dune and Disney’s animated Encanto leading all nominees with six apiece, followed by the Disney+ Marvel series Loki which has four noms to lead all broadcast series.

The group, celebrating its 25th anniversary, recognizes the year’s best in outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation across film, animation, television, commercials and video games. With the Omicron variant surging, the Ves Awards ceremony does not have a date or format yet; those decisions are still to be made and tickets are not yet up for sale.

Last year, the Ves Awards went virtual in a ceremony hosted as per usual by Patton Oswalt. Netflix’s The Midnight Sky, Disney/Pixar’s eventual Animated Feature Oscar winner Soul and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were among the marquee winners.

Overall, this year’s nominees in 25 categories...

The Visual Effects Society (Ves) announced the nominees for the 20th Annual Ves Awards, with Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” leading the feature film field with six nominations. Disney’s “Encanto” also landed six nominations and led the animated contenders.

This year marks the Visual Effects Society’s 25th anniversary. Ves recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation across 25 categories in film, animation, television, commercials and video games, plus the VFX supervisors, producers and hands-on artists who bring the work to life.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Ves is still considering the format and timing for this year’s show.

“As we celebrate the Society’s 25th anniversary and 20th Annual Ves Awards, we’re honored to keep shining a light on remarkable visual effects artistry and innovation,” said Lisa Cooke, Ves Chair. “In all of our nominees, we see best-in-class work that elevates the art of storytelling and exemplifies...

Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Kroll, Beck Bennett, Nick Offerman | Written by Garth Jennings | Directed by Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings

Whilst Disney seem to be raiding their animated back-catalogue in the hopes of finding their next big cinema hit, abandoning the joyous nature of the animated movie for more dour live-action versions, it’s left to other studios – like Dreamworks, Illumination etc. – to keep the slew of animated kids film coming. Current kings of the CG-animated movie Illumination Entertainment, who also have Despicable Me 3 out later this year, hit cinemas early with Sing, a truly family-orientated film that takes it’s story from the current popularity of the TV talent show.

Sing tells the story of Buster Moon (McConaughey) a koala who grew up with a passion for theatre. However that passion does not...

The only surprises this holiday weekend probably came in the form of your family’s gift exchanges, as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story handily beat the box-office competition. Gareth Edwards’ standalone film continued to dominate in what was only its second weekend in wide release, raking in $64,377,000. That 3-day take brings Rogue One’s total to $286,375,674. Now, that’s only about $40 million more than what The Force Awakens totaled in just its opening weekend last year, but it’s still an impressive showing, though it’s made bittersweet by the concurrent hospitalization and death of Star Wars and Hollywood royalty Carrie Fisher.

Also courting holiday moviegoers was the animated talent-search flick, Sing, which features voicework from Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, and Scarlett Johansson. Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet’s film made $35,290,000 in its opening weekend, and looks ...

MaryAnn’s quick take… Smart, sweet, gently funny, with a wonderfully exuberant voice performance by Matthew McConaughey that hints at fresh new realms animated movies can reach. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

So, since the comparison is inevitable, let’s get this out of the way right now: Yes, Sing — from Illumination, the upstart animation studio that also gave us the Despicable Me movies and The Secret Life of Pets, among others — bears a lot of similarities to Disney’s Zootopia. (Heh: “bears.”) Both are set in worlds in which many species of anthropomorphized animals live together in relative harmony in a postindustrial civilization that looks remarkably like what humans have created, yet there is no evidence of humans anywhere. But that’s about the extent of it. The two movies are very different...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new animated comedy “Sing” starring Matthew McConaughey and Seth MacFarlane from the creators of “Despicable Me”!

“Sing,” which opens on Dec. 21, 2016 and is rated “PG,” also stars Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman and Jennifer Saunders from writer and director Garth Jennings and director Christophe Lourdelet.

To win your free passes to “Sing” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!

Preferably, use your computer to enter rather than your smartphone.

Nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards were announced and "Frozen" and "Monsters University" led the pack with 10 nominations each. "Despicable Me 2" and "The Croods" followed closely with 9 noms each.

I am rooting for "Frozen" to win! It's a return to form to what Disney does best -- affecting fairy tale with memorable musical numbers. "Monsters University," on the other hand, was bland. The film bored me on second viewing.

Steven Spielberg will receive the Winsor McCay Award for career achievement at the awards ceremony happening on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. Patrick Warburton will serve as host.

2013 Annie Award Nominations

Production Categories

1 . Best Animated Feature

A Letter to Momo . Gkids

Despicable Me 2 . Universal Pictures

Ernest & Celestine . Gkids

Frozen . Walt Disney Animation Studios

Monsters University . Pixar Animation Studios

The Croods . DreamWorks Animation

The Wind Rises . The Walt Disney Studios

2 . Annie Award for Best Animated...