Wildfires rampaging through Los Angelesmeans moviegoing wont be top of mind for Angelenos.
In West Hollywood, the sun is shining.
You cant really tell.
“The Last Showgirl,” “Hard Truths” and LA FiresEverett/Getty
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Its hard to celebrate.We canceled the premiere on Thursday.
But the movie is great and the performance is great.
So were celebrating it at the same time as we are horrified by whats happening.
Its the definition of mixed emotions.
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Cohen thinks the fires are, of course, hurting L.A. moviegoing.
Is this the moment people want to see a movie?
Anderson wasGolden Globe nominatedand is a strong Oscar nom contender.
Miley Cyrus Beautiful That Way fromThe Last Showgirlalso received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song.
Anderson and Curtis nabbed acting noms from theSAG Awardsthis week.
As Deadline reported earlier this week,some theaters in affected areas of L.A. had closed.
Mike LeighsHard Truths, another buzzy indie, is opening today.
Both are well-reviewed and both had nice-grossing and buzzy Oscar-qualifying runs in the fall.
L.A. this weekend is difficult to predict.
Its so hard to say.
Sales at some theaters in some areas seem normal, good even.
But how do you know?
The fire can change from hour to hour, says Kyle Davies, president of distribution for Bleecker Street.
It will expand to about 100 screens next week.
Distributors also noted just a weird weekend with snowstorms in Atlanta and Dallas.
Hard Truthsis currently 96% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is from writers, directors and producers Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu, who also star.
With explosive martial arts reminiscent of Yens work inJohn WickandIp Man.Deadlines review here.
Dark Sky Films opensBirdeateron 18 screens.
Ten are Alamo Drafthouses including downtown Los Angeles and Glendale.
Adds the Laemmle Monica in L.A. next week, expanding thereafter.
Putinopens January on 200 screens in the U.S. (and in 64 countries total).
The chilling biopic by Petryk Vega follows the Russian despots climb from a child to the ultimate power player.
Stars Tomasz Dedek, Justyna Karlowska, Thomas Kretschmann.
The film has made headlines as the first to use AI technology to generate Putins face.
