Box Office: ‘Krampus’ Beats ‘Good Dinosaur’ With $16M; ‘Hunger Games’ Stays No. 1
Holiday horror-comedy Krampus outperformed expectations in its debut at the North American box office, grossing $16 million from 2,902 theaters to come in No. 2 behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2. (THR)
‘Spotlight’ Named Best Of 2015 By The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
Spotlight, the drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation into abuse by Catholic priests, was named best picture of 2015 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. The drama also won for best screenplay, written by the film’s director, Tom McCarthy, and Josh Singer. (LAT)
‘Ex Machina’ Triumphs At British Independent Film Awards
The sci-fi thriller wins four awards, including best British independent film, while Saoirse Ronan and Tom Hardy take home acting prizes. (GUAR)
‘Spotlight’ Named Best Film Of 2015 By Boston Society Of Film Critics
Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight has been named the best film of the year by the Boston Society of Film Critics. Mad Max: Fury Road was the runner-up. (VAR)
Grammy Nominees 2015: The Full List
Kendrick Lamar and his album To Pimp A Butterfly paced the field with 11 nominations for this year’s ceremony, the second-highest total for a single night behind Michael Jackson’s 12 in 1984. (FOR)
Ethan Hawke Boards Luc Besson’s Sci-Fi Epic ‘Valerian’
Luc Besson announced on his Instagram account that Ethan Hawke has joined the cast of his $180M 3D sci-fi epic Valerian based on the French 1967 graphic novel series by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières. (DH)
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer Attached To ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
We will get our first glance at the first Star Trek Beyond trailer in front of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We don’t know how much, if any, footage will be shown from the new Trek film, but it will at least serve as an announcement trailer. (COLL)
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