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The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Movie theaters continue to operate with enhanced health and safety measures, following CDC recommended COVID-19 safety guidelines. Some films are tentatively scheduled for big-screen releases while others will be available digitally via video on demand. ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Genre: Acton, science fiction and adventure Cast: Julian Dennison, Brian Tyree Henry, Danai Gurira, Kyle Chandler, Ziyi Zhang, Millie Bobby Brown...

M, 113 minutes Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer) has all the gloss money can buy but she also possesses qualities far beyond the reach of any credit card – wit and a strong maverick streak. On discovering her unloveable husband, Franklin (Tracy Letts) has died of a heart attack, she takes one look, retreats in shock, disbelief and a measure of disgust and goes off on a skiing weekend, as planned. Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer) has all the gloss money can buy. Credit:...

Courtesy Quick, give us an answer: should you read the book before you see the movie, or should you see the movie and then dive into the book? It’s a heated debate as old as time—and one with no right answer—but luckily, 2021 comes bearing plenty of cinematic offerings on which we can all test out best practices. We’ve taken the liberty of rounding up the year’s best and brightest book to movie adaptations, from cozy period pieces to black comedies and horror thrillers. Some of thes...

Michelle Pfeiffer plays a socialite who goes from riches to rags after her dead husband's money runs out in new movie FRENCH EXIT. “My plan was to die bef

Directed by Azazel Jacobs, "French Exit" belongs to the performance of Michelle Pfeiffer, who as a newly insolvent socialite captures an unexpected mix of whimsy and melancholy.

Even when the film as a whole grows a little ungainly, as it fills up with supporting characters who feel more like one-note ideas than actual people, Pfeiffer’s steely presence anchors the proceedings.

“They’re not normal people!” He’s right, of course — they’re not normal people. But they are fun to be around, in an exasperating kind of way. “French Exit” was directed by Azazel Jacobs (“Momma’s Man,” “The Lovers”) and adapted by Patrick deWitt from his 2018 novel. It begins in flashback, with Frances showing up at the boarding school where she’s stashed her son, Malcolm. He’s only about 12, but she seems determined to take him out of school for good. “What abo...

OUT: January 7 Boston couple Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) suffer an unthinkable tragedy at the hands of a flustered midwife. Kornél Mundruczós drama follows Martha over the next twelve months as she fights to survive relationship difficulties and a trial. Martin Scorsese is among the producers. Streaming on Netflix. 2 of 103 OUT: Jan 15 Noël Cowards genteel supernatural comedy – first performed as a play in 1941 and filmed by David Lean in 1945 – gets a suitably all-sta...

Let Them all Talk and this, its clearly the year for Lucas Hedges playing young men related to slightly eccentric, cranky older women. Or, in the case of French Exits Michelle Pfeiffer, an exceedingly cranky older woman. Find the trailer below. “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cash...

One thing seems to be clear: the number one reason to watch  French Exit is to see Michelle Pfeiffer. Nearly every review of the film has singled-out Pfieffer as the main draw here, and sure enough, this trailer is wall-to-wall with pull quotes about what a killer performance she gives. But what of the movie itself? What’s it all about? Here’s a synopsis: “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but...