Before getting into a review of "Rebecca," we must say a word about the old empire spirit. Hitch has it—Alfred Hitchcock that is, the English master of movie. There are numerous films set to be released in 2017. While some films have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming, others are in production but do not. Real-life story of Arizona "hotshots" taking on wildfire blazes pays solid, old-fashioned tribute to men who lead dangerous lives Noah Baumbach's funny, literate.

THE SCREEN; Splendid Film of du Maurier's 'Rebecca' Is Shown at the Music Hall- -'Broadway Melody' at Capitol. Before getting into a review of "Rebecca," we must say a word about the old empire spirit. Hitch has it—Alfred Hitchcock that is, the English master of movie melodramas, rounder than John Bull, twice as fond of beef, just now (with "Rebecca") accounting for his first six months on movie- colonial work in Hollywood. The question being batted around by the cineastes (hybrid for cinema- esthetes) was whether his peculiarly British, yet peculiarly personal, style could survive Hollywood, the David O. Selznick of "Gone with the Wind," the tropio palms, the minimum requirements of the Screen Writers Guild and the fact that a good steak is hard to come by in Hollywood. But depend on the native Britisher's empire spirit, the policy of doing in Rome not what the Romans do, but what the Romans jolly well ought to be civilized into doing. Hitch in Hollywood, on the basis of the Selznick "Rebecca" at the Music Hall, is pretty much the Hitch of London's "Lady Vanishes" and "The Thirty- nine Steps," except that his famous and widely- publicized "touch" seems to have developed into a firm, enveloping grasp of Daphne du Maurier's popular novel.

Directed by Joe Wright. With Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander. A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician. Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay.

His directorial style is less individualized, but it is as facile and penetrating as ever; he hews more to the original story line than to the lines of a Hitch original; he is a bit more respectful of his cast, though not to the degree of close- up worship exacted by Charles Laughton in "Jamaica Inn." What seems to have happened, in brief, is that Mr. Hitchcock, the famous soloist, suddenly has recognized that, in this engagement, he is working with an all- star troupe. He makes no concession to it and, fortunately, vice versa. So "Rebecca"—to come to it finally—is an altogether brilliant film, haunting, suspenseful, handsome and handsomely played. Miss du Maurier's tale of the second mistress of Manderley, a simple and modest and self- effacing girl who seemed to have no chance against every one's—even her husband's—memories of the first, tragically deceased Mrs. Winter, was one that demanded a film treatment evocative of a menacing mood, fraught with all manner of hidden meaning, gaited to the pace of an executioner approaching the fatal block.

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That, as you need not be told, is Hitchcock's meat and brandy. In "Rebecca" his cameras murmur "Beware!" when a black spaniel raises his head and lowers it between his paws again; a smashed china cupid takes on all the dark significance of a bloodstained dagger; a closed door taunts, mocks and terrifies; a monogrammed address book becomes as accusative as a district attorney. Miss du Maurier's novel was an "I" book, its story told by the second, hapless Mrs. Winter. Through Mr. Hitchcock's method, the film is first- personal too, so that its frail young heroine's diffident blunders, her fears, her tears are silly only at first, and then are silly no longer, but torture us too. Rebecca's ghost and the Bluebeard room in Manderley become very real horrors as Mr.

Hitchcock and his players unfold their macabre tale, and the English countryside is demon- ridden for all the brightness of the sun through its trees and the Gothic serenity of its manor house. But here we have been giving Mr. Hitchcock and Miss du Maurier all the credit when so much of it belongs to Robert Sherwood, Philip Mac. Donald, Michael Hogan and Joan Harrison who adapted the novel so skillfully, and to the players who have re- created it so beautifully. Laurence Olivier's brooding Maxim de Winter is a performance that almost needs not to be commented upon, for Mr. Olivier last year played Heathcliffe, who also was a study in dark melancholy, broken fitfully by gleams of sunny laughter. Maxim is the Heathcliffe kind of man and Mr.

Olivier seems that too. The real surprise, and the greatest delight of them all, is Joan Fontaine's second Mrs.

Winter, who deserves her own paragraph, so here it is: "Rebecca" stands or falls on the ability of the book's "I" to escape caricature. She was humiliatingly, embarrassingly, mortifyingly shy, a bit on the dowdy side, socially unaccomplished, a little dull; sweet, of course, and very much in love with—and in awe of—the lord of the manor who took her for his second lady. Miss du Maurier never really convinced me any one could behave quite as the second Mrs. Winter behaved and still be sweet, modest, attractive and alive. But Miss Fontaine does it—and does it not simply with her eyes, her mouth, her hands and her words, but with her spine. Possibly it's unethical to criticize performance anatomically. Still we insist Miss Fontaine has the most expressive spine—and shoulders!—we've bothered to notice this season.

The others, without reference to their spines—except that of Judith Anderson's housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, which is most menacingly rigid—are splendidly in character: George Sanders as the blackguard, Nigel Bruce and Gladys Cooper as the blunt relatives, Reginald Denny as the dutiful estate manager, Edward Fielding as the butler and—of course—Florence Bates as a magnificent specimen of the ill- bred, moneyed, resort- infesting, servant- abusing dowager. Hitch was fortunate to find himself in such good company but we feel they were doubly so in finding themselves in his. REBECCA, adapted by Philip Mac.

Donald and Michael Hogan from the novel by Daphne du Maurier; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison; directed by Alfred Hitchcock for Selznick- International; released by United Artists. At the Radio City Music Hall.

Maxim de Winter . Laurence Olivier. Mrs. de Winter . .

Joan Fontaine. Jack Flavell . George Sanders. Mrs. Danvers . . . . . Judith Anderson. Giles . Nigel Bruce. Frank Crawley . Reginald Denny. Colonel Julyan .

C. Aubrey Smith. Beatrice . Gladys Cooper. Mrs. Van Hopper . . . .

Florence Bates. The Coroner . Melville Cooper. Dr. Baker . . . . . Leo G. Carroll. Ben . . . Leonard Carey. Tabb .

Lumsden Hare. Frith . Edward Fielding. Robert . Philip Winter. Chalcroft . Forrester Harvey.

Wikipedia. There are numerous films set to be released in 2. While some films have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming, others are in production but do not yet have definite release dates. Highest- grossing films[edit]The top films released in 2. Highest- grossing films of 2. Rank. Title. Distributor. Worldwide gross. 1Beauty and the Beast. Disney$1,2. 63,5.

The Fate of the Furious. Universal$1,2. 38,7. Despicable Me 3$1,0.

Spider- Man: Homecoming. Sony Pictures$8. 79,7. Wolf Warrior 2. United Entertainment$8. Watch The Animatrix Putlocker#. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Disney$8. 63,4. 16,1.

Wonder Woman. Warner Bros.$8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Disney$7. 94,6. 74,2. It. Warner Bros.$6. Logan. 20th Century Fox$6. Additionally, thirteen films have grossed over $5. Transformers: The Last Knight, Kong: Skull Island, and Dunkirk. Beauty and the Beast, The Fate of the Furious, and Despicable Me 3 have each grossed over $1 billion, and are ranked as the 1. Spider- Man: Homecoming is ranked as the 4.

Wolf Warrior 2, a Chinese film, became the first non- Hollywood film to be listed on the worldwide top 1. In China, the film Wolf Warriors 2 became the fastest film to reach 2 and 3 billion yuan, as well as the first to reach 4 and 5 billion yuan. In China, the country recorded a new single- day record as well as an all- time admission high on Saturday, January 2. Both records were set on the first day of the Chinese New Year.[3]In May, China had its first consecutive monthly gain in box office revenue in more than a year, led by Indian film Dangal, followed by Hollywood film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.[4]The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross more than $1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

With the subsequent release of Spider- Man: Homecoming, it became the first film franchise to gross more than $1. The Despicable Me franchise became the highest- grossing animated franchise ever ($3.

Shrek franchise.[7]Film records[edit]Dangal became the highest- grossing Indian film[8] crossing ₹2,0. US$3. 10 million) worldwide,[9] making it the first Indian film to gross $3. Dangal is also the highest- grossing sports film of 2. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion became the highest grossing film in India with a gross collection of ₹1,3. US$2. 20 million) in the country.[1.

Indian film of all time with an estimated collection of ₹1,7. US$2. 70 million) behind Dangal. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter scored the biggest three- day (Friday to Sunday) opening in China with an estimated ¥6. This toppled the previous record holders Transformers: Age of Extinction (¥6.

Captain America: Civil War (¥6. Beauty and the Beast broke Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's records ($1. March ($1. 74. 8 million) and for a spring release and Pitch Perfect 2's record ($6. The Fate of the Furious broke Jurassic World's record ($3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens's record ($5. Wonder Woman grossed $1. Sam Taylor- Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey ($8.

February 2. 01. 5); the film also became the highest- grossing World War I film, surpassing War Horse ($7. December 2. 01. 1). In North America, it also crossed $4. Spider- Man ($4. 03.

Dunkirk has currently grossed over $5. World War II film of all time, surpassing Saving Private Ryan ($4. It broke Hotel Transylvania 2's record for largest September opening weekend ($4. Gravity's record for largest fall opening weekend ($5. R- rated horror film in history and second highest- grossing horror film overall after The Sixth Sense.[1. Award ceremonies[edit]Date. Event. Host. Location.

Ref. January 8. 74th Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Beverly Hills, California, U.

S. January 1. 46. Filmfare Awards. The Times Group. Mumbai, India. January 2. London Film Critics Circle Awards. The Critics' Circle. London, UKJanuary 2. Guldbagge Awards.

Swedish Film Institute. Djurgården, Sweden[1. January 2. 8Producers Guild of America Awards 2. Producers Guild of America. Beverly Hills California, U. S. January 2. 92. Screen Actors Guild Awards.

SAG- AFTRALos Angeles, California, U. S. January 3. 02. Lumières Awards. Académie des Lumières. Paris, France. February 4. Annie Awards. ASIFA- Hollywood. Los Angeles, California, U. S. 3. 1st Goya Awards.

Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Madrid, Spain. 7th Magritte Awards. Académie André Delvaux. Brussels, Belgium.

Directors Guild of America Awards. Directors Guild of America. Los Angeles, California, U.

S. February 8. African- American Film Critics Association Awards 2. African- American Film Critics Association. Hollywood, California, U. S. February 1. 02. Movieguide Awards Gala. Movieguide. Hollywood, California, U. S. February 1. 27.

British Academy Film Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. London, England, UKFebruary 1. Writers Guild of America Awards 2. Writers Guild of America, East & Writers Guild of America, West. Watch Baby Boom Megavideo more. Manhattan, New York, U.

S. and. Los Angeles, California, U. S. February 2. 44. César Awards. French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques. Paris, France. February 2. Independent Spirit Awards.

Independent Spirit Awards. Santa Monica, California, U. S. 3. 7th Golden Raspberry Awards.

Golden Raspberry Awards. Hollywood, California, U. S. February 2. 68.

Academy Awards. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hollywood, California, U. S. March 8. 20. 16 Dorian Awards Winners Toast. Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. Los Angeles, California, U. S. March 1. 13. 0th Kids' Choice Awards.

Galen Center. Los Angeles, California. April 2. 11. 9th Meril Prothom Alo Awards. Meril, Prothom Alo.

Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 7. 20. 17 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

MTVLos Angeles, California, U. S. June 2. 84. 3rd Saturn Awards. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Burbank, California, U. S. Festivals[edit]List of some of the film festivals for 2.

International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). January–March[edit]Opening.

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Steven C. Miller (director); Jason Mosberg (screenplay); Adrian Grenier, Johnathon Schaech, Nicolas Cage, Lydia Hull, Christopher Coppola, Megan Leonard, Christopher Rob Bowen, Tyler Jon Olson, Shea Buckner, John Cusack. Action, Crime, Thriller.

US[1. 9][2. 0]Between Us. IFC Films. Rafael Palacio Illingworth (director); Olivia Thirlby, Ben Feldman, Adam Goldberg, Analeigh Tipton, Scott Haze, Peter Bogdanovich, Lesley Ann Warren. Comedy, Romance, Drama. US[2. 1]Railroad Tigers. Well Go USADing Sheng; Jackie Chan, Huang Zitao, Jaycee Chan, Wang Kai, Darren Wang.

Action, Comedy. CN[2. Monster Trucks. Paramount Pictures / Paramount Animation / Nickelodeon Movies. Chris Wedge (director); Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Derek Connolly, Matthew Robinson (screenplay); Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Amy Ryan, Holt Mc. Callany, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Frank Whaley, Chad Willett, Barry Pepper, Thomas Lennon, Tucker Albrizzi. Animation, Adventure, Sci- Fi. US[2. 3][2. 4]The Bye Bye Man.

STX Entertainment. Stacy Title (director); Jonathan Penner (screenplay); Doug Jones, Douglas Smith, Michael Trucco, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount, Carrie- Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway. Horror. US[2. 5]Sleepless. Open Road Films / Film.