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Gregory Ellwood

Latest articles by Gregory Ellwood

Culture
2017 is just as uncertain for Hollywood as it is for everybody else2017 is just as uncertain for Hollywood as it is for everybody else
Culture

Trump and China, Paramount’s future, and other big questions facing the movie industry in 2017.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
2016 in box office winners (Disney!) and losers (Warcraft)2016 in box office winners (Disney!) and losers (Warcraft)
Culture

Thanks to international sales, even some of this year’s losers were winners.

By Gregory Ellwood
9 movie performances people will be talking about this fall
Culture

This year’s standout TIFF performances include two Best Actress frontrunners, a future “it” girl, and a tiny child.

By Gregory Ellwood
TIFF 2016: Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire is a lean, mean, gun-slinging machine
Culture

The Midnight Madness program kicked off in a hail of bullets and one-liners.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
Why Olympics opening ceremonies keep getting betterWhy Olympics opening ceremonies keep getting better
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They’ve become quite intricate, artistic, and eye-popping over the years, with each one raising the bar from what came before.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
How Elsa, Captain America, and Han Solo made Disney an unstoppable force at the box officeHow Elsa, Captain America, and Han Solo made Disney an unstoppable force at the box office
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The studio is the current king of Hollywood, and nobody else can truly compete.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
Cannes 2016: Sean Penn’s The Last Face isn’t very good, and he doesn’t want to talk about itCannes 2016: Sean Penn’s The Last Face isn’t very good, and he doesn’t want to talk about it
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“I finished the film. It’s not a discussion I can be of any value to,” Penn says.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
Director Nicolas Winding Refn on The Neon Demon’s already notorious necrophilia sceneDirector Nicolas Winding Refn on The Neon Demon’s already notorious necrophilia scene
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The highly anticipated film received quite a reception at its first screening on Thursday.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
Cannes 2016: this year’s films provide a stark portrait of worldwide economic disparityCannes 2016: this year’s films provide a stark portrait of worldwide economic disparity
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Poverty, financial corruption.

By Gregory Ellwood
Culture
Kristen Stewart’s Personal Shopper is unexpectedly the most polarizing movie at CannesKristen Stewart’s Personal Shopper is unexpectedly the most polarizing movie at Cannes
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The film was one of the first to get booed at the festival.

By Gregory Ellwood