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An emotional Renée Zellweger thanked her fellow actors following her SAG Awards win Sunday night for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Judy, as she dedicated her prize to the film’s subject, Judy Garland. “I’m just so grateful and for the privilege of reflecting on the life of one of our…

UPDATED with video from speech: Tonight at the Beverly Hilton, Renée Zellweger won her fourth Golden Globe, for her turn as Judy Garland in Rupert Goold’s Judy. "Well hi, everybody. It's nice to see you. You all look pretty good, 17 years later. Thank you to the HFPA for inviting me back to the family reunion…

UPDATED with additional distributors and adjustments. As blockbusters battled it out at the box office, the specialty space hit high notes with Judy, flew with The Peanut Butter Falcon, shined with Uncut Gems, gave us one helluva Farewell and took us back to Downton Abbey. Major box office strides were made in 2019…

On Judy, costume designer Jany Temime sought to capture a duality that existed within Judy Garland—the strength and raw talent of an iconic American performer, as well as the weakness that manifested toward the end of her career. "It’s not a nice, little Hollywood anecdote about Judy Garland. It's the reason she…

To riff off LL Cool J, don't call it a comeback, she’s been with us for years. After a six year break from the big screen between 2010-2016, Renée Zellweger storms back into awards season with a tour de force turn as the tormented, but resilient, Judy Garland in the third act of her career in Roadside Attractions/LD…

UPDATED with adjusted and final grosses. In a busy weekend at the box office — specialty and otherwise — Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit moved ahead of the class. Opening in New York and Los Angeles in a total of five theaters, the World War II satire earned an estimated $350,000 for the weekend, with a per-screen average…

UPDATED with additional and adjusted grosses. Everything was peachy for Bong Joon-ho’s critically acclaimed Parasite, as it latched on to the specialty box office this weekend, dominating with an estimated gross of $376,264 and a per-screen average $125,421. That makes it the highest for 2019. It has also earned the…

Renee Zellweger, winning high critical and audience praise for her role as Judy Garland in the final months of the singer’s life in Judy, has been selected to receive the American Riviera Award from the Santa Barbara Film Festival, which takes place in January. The award tribute will take place at the Arlington…

UPDATED with adjusted and additional grosses. In its first week out, Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory opened with confidence in New York and Los Angeles with $152,636. This should come as no surprise, as it is a formula for an Almodovar release that continues to work for all parties involved. The drama, which follows…

UPDATED with actuals and adjustd grosses. Clang, clang, clang went the box office! The Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment musical biopic Judy starring Renee Zellweger had an over-the-rainbow debut this weekend to the tune of  $2,910,160. Even more good news — the stellar opening landed Judy in the #7 spot in…

Of all the films opening this weekend at the specialty box office, all eyes will be on Judy, the biopic about Hollywood icon Judy Garland. The film made its premiere at Telluride and played the Toronto Film Festival to a great ovation, prompting early awards contender buzz for star Renee Zellweger. Joining Judy in a…

The new film Judy chronicles Judy Garland in her final months as the troubled star performs her last set of concerts at London’s Talk of the Town. But what it really does, thanks to star Renee Zellweger’s simply remarkable performance in the title role, is to dig deep into the soul of this legendary superstar to…