“My neighbor, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night. He was surrounded by loved ones. The world has an empty space in it,” Framer wrote on Twitter. Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1931 to Alice Birdene and William Alexander Hall. He attended the University of Toledo and served as a U.S. Army translator in Germany before launching his acting career in some small New York theater productions....

The Baz Luhrmann-directed film presents Elvis (Austin Butler) as the embodiment of mid-20th century America, showing him as being deeply moved by the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. That goes against a popular narrative that he was racist, something immortalized in Public Enemy’s song “Fight the Power.” In a new interview with “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Priscilla discussed Elvis’ relationships with musicians of color. “Per the movie, [for] a long time it was stated that Elvis was a racist,” Priscilla explained....

Tarantino’s 35mm first-run policy is a gamble since it requires that a studio provide a 35mm print, an extra expense. However, he’s a principal with the profile, and filmmaker support, who could make this happen. The theater, which first opened in 1923, is located at the juncture of the East Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz areas of Los Angeles. The area is both full of movie history and currently a vibrant, thriving residential area full of industry professionals and cinephiles who might welcome the chance to have a chance to see films on 35mm, something that’s become nearly impossible in the age of DCPs....

The AMC saga may be worthy of a book by Michael Lewis (“Liars Poker,” “Moneyball,” “The Big Short”), but it shouldn’t be taken as the overarching symbol of a soaring future (especially if/when stock-price fundamentals finally come into play). Theaters will need more than strong debuts — and Reddit-fanboy stock-market rallies — in order to thrive. Stronger openings and better holds With fewer films opening, and a hunger among core moviegoers to return, frontloading is not a surprise....

For the latest — and, given the ways teenagers interact these days, wholly inevitable — adaptation, filmmaker Carey Williams hasn’t so much reinvented the story as re-approached it through the blinding glare of social media, with both clever and stultifying results. Williams’ “R#J” joins a growing cadre of “screen films,” this one bolstered by the producing and technological talents of Timur Bekmambetov and Igor Tsay’s Screenlife platform, which aims to build the best screen-set films in a market beset by them....

“Raya and the Last Dragon” arrived on Disney+ just in time for the weekend. The latest offering from Disney Animation tells a story of a warrior princess (Kelly Marie Tran) who sets out on a journey to save humanity. The fantasy adventure takes place in the magical world of Kumandra, a land where humans and dragons live in harmony — until monsters (a.k.a. Druuns) attempt at destroy everything in sight, prompting the dragons to sacrifice themselves in order to save humanity....

Leakes also named production companies True Entertainment and Truly Original among the defendants, as well as executives from the companies and “Real Housewives” mega-producer Andy Cohen. “NBC, Bravo and True foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated — if not, encouraged,” the lawsuit states, as reported by the Associated Press via NBC News. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Atlanta and claims that Leakes complained to executives about years of racist remarks from past co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann....