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5 things Disney owns after the $52.4B deal with Fox

5 things Disney owns after the $52.4B deal with Fox

by Travis Poppleton | Jan 20, 2018 | Featured, FrontPage, JustOneThing, mainStory, Movie News, News, StateOfMovies

SALT LAKE CITY — Do we really live in a world where Disney owns Homer Simpson? Can that be right? And what about the newly enlisted crew of the Orville? Will Disney now decide their fate as well? As it turns out, that’s not even half of the weirdness. Disney’s...
Directors who’ve made at least 3 good movies in a row

Directors who’ve made at least 3 good movies in a row

by Travis Poppleton | Dec 9, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, StateOfMovies

THE MOVIE SET — When you hear someone casually throw out the phrase, “lightning never strikes twice,” said phrase-thrower is almost never talking about a Hollywood director. In truth, many directors have achieved back-to-back hits. You could even say, many directors...
Utah Film Commission brings Hollywood to Utah

Utah Film Commission brings Hollywood to Utah

by Travis Poppleton | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Movie News, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Back in 2014, I was sitting in a press screening for the movie “Need for Speed,” starring “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul. As you may have already heard, the movie was pretty not great, and for most of the film’s 132-minute runtime, I could look around...
5 horror movies filmed in Utah

5 horror movies filmed in Utah

by Travis Poppleton | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, News

THE TV ROOM — Who knew 2017 would be the year horror saved the movie industry? OK, maybe that’s a wee bit hyperbolic, but this year is on track to be crowned the most successful 12-month-periodever for the gruesome genre. While audiences continue to turn their noses...
5 movies and television shows being filmed in Utah right now

5 movies and television shows being filmed in Utah right now

by Travis Poppleton | Sep 19, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Beautiful is probably the most common adjective used to describe the state of Utah. When a Utah resident tells a stranger they’re from the Beehive State, said stranger usually replies, “Oh, I hear it’s beautiful there.” When someone asks that same...
10 Classic Hollywood Films in 10 Weeks for $10

10 Classic Hollywood Films in 10 Weeks for $10

by Travis Poppleton | Aug 29, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Movie News, News, Utah

SANDY (August 29, 2017) – Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Taylor, Gary Cooper and many of the greatest Hollywood actors of all time will soon be performing on the big screen at select Megaplex Theatres locations as part of the 2017 Silver Screen Classics movie...
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