Boasting a history with the Coen brothers dating back to their early films, makeup and hair department heads Jean Ann Black and Cydney Cornell were excited to delve into the pair's latest effort, old Hollywood comedy Hail, Caesar! An airy La La Land mystery set in the '50s, on Hollywood backlots and Romanesque sets, Ca…

3RD UPDATE, MONDAY PM PT: Deadpool will pass $500M today after a strong second weekend in release in 77 markets. It opened in Korea to the biggest 18+ rated debut of all time in the country. To date, it has taken in $256.2M internationally. Combined with the domestic total, it’s tipping the big $500M mark later…

The Coen brothers, George Clooney and much of the Hail, Caesar! crew hit town today ahead of the film's opening duties which officially kick off the Berlin Film Festival tonight. Clooney was here a few years ago with another ensemble piece, Monuments Men, and can be relied upon as a cut-up during these press events…

When you've scored some 90-odd films and have a long-standing relationship with the Coen brothers, you could be forgiven for relaxing and taking a break. But not Carter Burwell. This season he snagged his first Oscar nom for his Carol score, worked on Anomalisa, Legend, Mr Holmes, Hail Caesar! and The Finest Hours…

6TH UPDATE, Monday: Weekend Actuals Even though Super Bowl annually line drives Sunday’s business, it doesn’t completely knock out the box office permanently with most moviegoing occurring on Friday and Saturday. Even the most male-oriented titles in the past, i.e. last year’s American Sniper  ($30.7M FSS) and 2009’s T…

At a climactic moment in Hail, Caesar! — the droll new comedy (or almost comedy) by Joel and Ethan Coen set in vintage Hollywood — a studio chief (Josh Brolin) shouts at a struggling George Clooney, "Go out there and be a star." The problem is that Clooney plays the star both of Hail, Caesar! and of the absurd…

Count me in whenever there is a new Coen Brothers movie in town. This multiple Oscar-winning duo has proven they can do it all, from drama to comedy and back again. And now they literally do do it all with their latest, Hail, Caesar!, but they are firmly back in comedy with this sly, wickedly funny and dead-on homage…

Many distributors bemoan Super Bowl weekend as a deathly time at the box office, specifically when Sunday business can see a downturn of 65%-70% compared with Saturday. Last year alone, a historic 114.5M watched Super Bowl XLIX. However, the truth is that most audiences head to the cinema on Friday or Saturday during…

Universal has dropped a new trailer (above) for Hail, Caesar!, the latest from Joel and Ethan Coen. The ensemble comedy bows February 5 domestically and will open the Berlin Film Festival the following week out of competition. Set during the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the story centers on Capitol Studios…

The Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!, featuring an all-star cast including George Clooney, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, will open the Berlin Film Festival on February 11. Also starring in the zany Hollywood caper are Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes. The story follows a single day…

The first look at Universal Pictures’ Hail, Caesar! has dropped, and it has all the hallmarks of a killer Joel Coen and Ethan Coen pic. Based on the trailer, this one seems to be picking from the best of the brothers’ vault: a dash of the period Hollywood feel that could make it a sequel to Barton Fink, a kidnapping…

The Cannes Film Festival has announced that Joel and Ethan Coen will be presidents of the 68th edition of the festival. It’s the first time two people will head the jury. “We look forward to returning to Cannes this year,” the brothers said from the Hail Caesar! film shoot. “We welcome as always the opportunity to…