New 'Power Rangers' Photos Reveal Even More Rita Repulsa

Rita Repulsa isn't just taking over the world -- she's also taking over Twitter, too. That was the latest promotional stunt behind the upcoming "Power Rangers" reboot, and the gag gave fans a closer glimpse at the villainess (played by Elizabeth Banks), revealing some new photos and a few character details about the power-hungry alien.

Rita took control of the official "Power Rangers" Twitter account on Monday, tweeting out a bunch of pictures of herself and dishing out some withering insults, while also detailing her plans for world domination. The cheeky stunt found the Rangers' nemesis calling the heroes "a bunch of whiny teens," dubbing Earth a "pitiful planet," and crowing about her good looks (and penchant for bloodlust).

After eons locked away... I'm FREE! I have plans for your pitiful planet. Stay tuned. #RepulsaTakesOver http://pic.twitter.com/RhIkWEUAXa

— Power Rangers (@ThePowerRangers) November 28, 2016

Billions of people now inhabiting this earth and I'm tasked with fighting a bunch of whiny teens. Lovely. #RepulsaTakesOver http://pic.twitter.com/pzU8T4BCsu

— Power Rangers (@ThePowerRangers) November 28, 2016

65 million years later and I'm still devastatingly attractive. 'Killin it', you say? You have no idea how right you are... #RepulsaTakesOver http://pic.twitter.com/KyhmclOHhg

— Power Rangers (@ThePowerRangers) November 28, 2016

"'Killin it', you say?" Rita wrote. "You have no idea how right you are..."

The villain also called out individual Twitter users who shared the Rangers' names, took some shots at Ranger mentor Zordon (suggesting the baldie get some Rogaine), and even made a winking reference to Banks's "Hunger Games" connection. The stunt was silly, sure, but also pretty clever, allowing fans to see how Banks will approach the character, giving Rita some sass to go with her megalomaniac ways.

It's the latest bit of viral marketing for "Power Rangers," after the film launched a site for the titular characters' high school newspaper. That source has already yielded some interesting intel; we're curious to see what else the movie's promotional team has on the docket before the flick is released.

"Power Rangers" is due in theaters on March 24, 2017.

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Let's Discuss the 'Gilmore Girls' Final Four Words

WARNING: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," and reveals the infamous "final four words." Do not read on if you have not watched and do not want to be spoiled.

If you're a "Gilmore Girls" obsessive, you probably spent the day after Thanksgiving enjoying your leftovers with a hefty helping of binge-watching, too, devouring the four installments of Netflix revival series "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." It was wonderful and a bit surreal to suddenly be back in Stars Hollow, picking up with Lorelai, Rory, and Emily nine years after the original show signed off, and finding out just where life had taken them in the time since we last saw them on our television screens.

With any revival of a long-dormant, much-beloved series, there are bound to be things that both delight and disappoint viewers in equal measure, and "A Year in the Life" was chock full of that dichotomy. Seeing Rory and Lorelai banter about coffee and pop culture again was great; seeing Rory cheat on her boyfriend with an engaged Logan, not so much. Discovering that Emily was born to be a museum docent (and swear up a storm in front of her buttoned-up DAR pals) may have been the best thing about the revival; finding out that Paris and Doyle are getting divorced, or that Lane had almost no lines at all, made us pretty sad.

But the biggest -- and most divisive -- plot line was saved for the very end of the series, with the last scene in "Fall" finally delivering the long-anticipated, much-hyped, now-legendary "final four words," with which "Gilmore" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino intended to end the original series before departing amid a contract dispute ahead of season seven. Here they are, as delivered by Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham):

Rory: Mom?
Lorelai: Yeah?
Rory: I'm pregnant.

That shocking mother-daughter exchange raises some major questions not only for the characters themselves, but the future of "Gilmore Girls" going forward. Let's break down the biggest talking points:

Who's the father?
The answer to this one seems pretty straightforward, since Rory was consistently sleeping with Logan (Matt Czuchry) throughout "Winter," "Spring," "Summer," and "Fall," and only finally broke up with him for good a few weeks before making her big announcement at the end of "Fall." And her pregnancy sheds some new light on an earlier scene with her father, Christopher (David Sutcliffe), in which Rory asks if he regretted letting Lorelai raise Rory on her own, indicating she's debating whether or not she wants to involve Logan at all in her pregnancy and the baby's life.

Still, there are some who wonder if perhaps Rory's sad sack boyfriend Paul is the father (a possibility we're ruling out, since Rory never had time to see him, let alone sleep with -- or break up with -- him throughout the revival), or maybe that Wookiee she slept with while reporting her lines story (a timeline that just doesn't work out, based on the season of her pregnancy announcement). The most popular dueling theory is that Rory could be serving as a surrogate for Lorelai and Luke, using Paris's services to give her mom and new step-dad a baby. Judging by the surprise on Lorelai's face, though, and the urgency in Rory's voice when she broke the news to her mother, it certainly doesn't seem like a likely scenario (or that this pregnancy was planned). Logan is almost definitely the daddy.

What would have happened if the words were actually used when Amy Sherman-Palladino intended?
As noted above, much has been made about Sherman-Palladino having intended to use these words to end the show's original run. But if she had stayed on through season seven (the show's last before getting canceled by The CW), would it have made sense for Rory to get pregnant then? After all, she would have just graduated from Yale and been only 22 at the time. Would Logan have been the father? And would they have still been together, rather than breaking up after a rejected marriage proposal? A pregnancy would have made things a bit tricky for the aspiring journalist, fresh out of college and just beginning her career. Then again, at 22, and with a prestigious degree under her belt, Rory had many more options (and a lot more emotional and financial support) available to her than her mom did when she got pregnant at 16.

As part of her contract dispute that prompted her exit, Sherman-Palladino had wanted an eighth season to wrap up the story; perhaps she would have used those extra episodes to skip ahead into the future a bit, setting Rory up for a slightly easier time as a single mom. We'll never know, but it's certainly an intriguing aspect of the reveal to ponder.

Does this mean the show will continue? And should it?
Not even Sherman-Palladino knows yet whether or not we'll get another season of "A Year in the Life," and honestly, we're not sure whether or not we want one. On the one hand, of course, seeing more from Stars Hollow -- and getting some more resolution to Rory's story line -- is certainly a welcome prospect. On the other, Rory's revelation is truly a full-circle moment, a Gilmore girl potentially giving life to another Gilmore girl, and following in her mother's footsteps. (Not to mention the finality of Lorelai and Emily's story lines, with each of them seeming to come to terms with where they are in life, and finding personal peace.) And not for nothing, but it was always ASP's intention to have things end this way, finally and definitively.

But excitement for the revival was ridiculously high, and while the notoriously secretive Netflix probably won't be divulging viewing numbers, we feel confident that rabid "Gilmore" fans watched the new episodes in droves. It would be a no-brainer, then, for the streaming service to order up another installment of "A Year in the Life." Sherman-Palladino has hedged her bets a bit, telling The Hollywood Reporter that she wants to see how the revival performs before thinking about making more.

"We really had a very specific journey in our minds and we fulfilled the journey. So to us, this is the piece that we wanted to do. And the whole thought about, is there more, is there more, is there more — this has to go out into the universe now," she told THR. "And then whatever happens, happens."

Actress Kelly Bishop, who plays Emily, told the trade that wherever Sherman-Palladino led, she would follow (meaning she'd definitely do more episodes), while Scott Patterson, who plays Luke, said that he'd be willing to sign up to do additional installments every year or two. But even Patterson admitted that there was some finality to the end of "Fall."

"It was really rewarding and people got a sense that if this was going to be the last thing, that we now have some closure," the actor told THR.

Setting the final four words aside, there are still plenty of questions and plot holes that we'd like to see addressed should "A Year in the Life" get another order. A.V. Club critic Myles McNutt has suggested that there be more focus put on the supporting "Gilmore" characters (we're most interested in actually catching up with Lane, and perhaps seeing Paris and Doyle reunite). And that final look that Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) gave Rory in "Fall" indicates that he's still carrying a torch for her, setting up a future season in which they finally give their relationship another try as adults. (A popular fan theory is that Logan is Rory's Christopher, while Jess is her Luke.)

The jury is still out, though your personal opinion on the matter may depend most heavily on your answer to the next question.

Was the ending even good?
This will probably be the biggest debate among "Gilmore" fans, and we don't see the discussion over it ending anytime soon. For some, it makes perfect sense (see the full circle argument above). For others, it seemed like a cheap (and some say predictable) twist. It's hard to judge "A Year in the Life" on its own merits without factoring in the final four words -- they really do color much of the revival differently once you know them -- but we'd say that overall, we're certainly happy that it exists. (Again, the greatness of Emily's DAR rant can't be understated.) And no matter what you think about that last bit of dialogue, it's gotten us obsessing over "Gilmore Girls" all over again, after so many years without our beloved show. We'll raise a steaming mug of coffee to that any day.

Photo credit: Saeed Adyani/Netflix

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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Could Rake in Over $130 Million on Opening Weekend

It should come as no surprise that a movie with "Star Wars" in the title would have some rosy prospects at the box office. But early projections for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the first spinoff film from the folks at Lucasfilm, are much rosier than anticipated.

Advance tracking is pegging the flick for an opening in the $130 million range, and that's on the conservative side of estimates. Some analysts are predicting as much as a $150 million haul for the space saga, a stunning sum for a feature starring a bunch of unknown characters.

But that's the prestige of the "Star Wars" brand, which has proven more powerful than even the magical "Harry Potter" franchise in recent years. While audience anticipation was high for prequel flick "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," it still only managed a $75 million opening weekend, off of estimates in the $80 million range. (The film has since gone on to prove it will have some strong legs at the box office, earning an impressive $65 million in its second frame this past weekend.)

With advance ticket sales already tracking well for "Rogue One," and audience interest peaking as far back as January, it looks like the sky's the limit for the venerable sci-fi franchise. The film opens on December 16.

[via: The Hollywood Reporter]

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Game of Thrones Is Making its Own Wine Now

We've already seen "Game of Thrones" beer, and now, the favorite beverage of Westeros is getting in on the libation-making fun, too.

HBO has announced that it's partnering with a winery in California to produce three different varieties that are tied to the show. Vintage Wine Estates, based in Santa Rosa, will bottle a "Thrones"-themed red blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, and chardonnay, ranging in price from $19.99 to $39.99.

Considering how much Cersei and Tyrion love the beverage, this seems like a no-brainer partnership for HBO. A rep for the cable outlet acknowledged as much in a statement announcing the new line of wines.

"Given the prominent role of wine on 'Game of Thrones' and our previous success in the beverage category, an officially licensed wine for the show feels like a natural extension for our fans," said Jeff Peters, director of licensing and retail for HBO, in the statement. "'Game of Thrones' wines most definitely will add to the fan experience as the battle for the Iron Throne heats up heading into the final seasons."

Sounds like a winning combination to us. We're almost as excited for this wine as we are for season seven. Almost.

[via: Entertainment Weekly]

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12 Insane Cyber Monday Deals for Movie & TV Fans

Still stuffed from Thanksgiving? Well, burn off a few of those calories by clicking on the insanely good Cyber Monday deals we've rounded up for you or the movie/TV fan in your life.

These deals won't last long, so act fast.

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This is the lowest price we've seen and it includes the latest "Jurassic" movie. Buy it now.

'Game of Thrones' Season 1-6 Blu-ray (Region Free, Less than $20 per season) for $105.99

This is a UK import that is region free and will work in most Blu-ray players. This normally costs over $150 and this is easily the lowest price as one season can cost anywhere from $20 for older seasons to $40 for the newer ones. Buy it now.

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New Amazon Fire TV Stick Streaming Media Player $29.99 (Orig $39.99)

The original Fire TV stick is ranked as one of the best media players and this newest generation is faster and now includes Alexa's voice control. You can easily search for shows on command. You can even use the Alexa digital assistant to set an alarm, order you a pizza or an uber, in addition top helping you watch Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu, and, of course, Amazon Video. Buy it now.

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This is a Cyber Monday special, and if you have Prime this is the device to get to inexpensively watch all your favorite shows. Unlike Netflix, Prime will allow you to download shows so you can watch it offline when you can't access the internet. For $34, this is a no-brainer. Buy it now.

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This is the lowest price we've seen, as it normally sits around $69.99 on discount. This is 1-day only discount for Cyber Monday. Buy it now.

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This Iron Man helmet is massively popular. It has a a lot of premium details: built-in LED eyes, magnetized detachable faceplate, and a full-grown adult can wear it. Buy it now.

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Here Are the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees

The nominations for the 32nd Independent Spirit Awards were announced by Film Independent last week, hailing the best of independent cinema from 2016.

Nominated for the event's most prestigious award, Best Feature, were "American Honey," "Chronic," "Jackie," "Manchester by the Sea," and "Moonlight." "Moonlight," the critically acclaimed coming of age of tale which chronicles a young man coming to terms with his sexuality, is up for five nominations total, and will also receive the prestigious Robert Altman Award, given to one film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast in honor of their stellar work.

According to Vulture reporter Kyle Buchanan, that latter prize is why the stars of "Moonlight" -- including Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris -- were not nominated in the individual acting categories, despite generating significant buzz. Director Barry Jenkins, however, did receive a Best Director nod.

The Independent Spirit Awards will take place on Saturday, February 25, 2017, and will air live on IFC beginning at 2 p.m. PST and 5 p.m. EST. The full list of nominations is below.

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
American Honey
Producers: Thomas Benski, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, AliceWeinberg

Chronic
Producers: Michel Franco, Gina Kwon, Gabriel Ripstein, Moisés Zonana

Jackie
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Juan de Dios Larraín, Mickey Liddell

Manchester by the Sea
Producers: Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. Walsh

Moonlight
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
The Childhood of a Leader
Director: Brady Corbet
Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Helena Danielsson, Mona Fastvold, István Major

The Fits
Director/Producer: Anna Rose Holmer
Producer: Lisa Kjerulff

Other People
Director: Chris Kelly
Producers: Sam Bisbee, Adam Scott, Naomi Scott

Swiss Army Man
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Producers: Miranda Bailey, Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Jonathan Wang

The Witch
Director: Robert Eggers
Producers: Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo Teixeira

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)

Free In Deed
Writer/Director: Jake Mahaffy
Producers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent Stiefel

Hunter Gatherer
Writer/Director: Josh Locy
Producers: Michael Covino, April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah Smallman

Lovesong
Writer/Director: So Yong Kim
Writer/Producer: Bradley Rust Gray
Producers: David Hansen, Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac

Nakom
Writer/Director/Producer: TW Pittman
Director/Producer: Kelly Daniela Norris
Writer/Producer: Isaac Adakudugu
Producer: Giovanni Ximénez

Spa Night
Writer/Director: Andrew Ahn
Producers: David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly Thomas

BEST DIRECTOR
Andrea Arnold
American Honey

Barry Jenkins
Moonlight

Pablo Larrain
Jackie

Jeff Nichols
Loving

Kelly Reichardt
Certain Women

BEST SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins
Story By Tarell Alvin McCraney
Moonlight

Kenneth Lonergan
Manchester by the Sea

Mike Mills
20th Century Women

Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Little Men

Taylor Sheridan
Hell or High Water

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Robert Eggers
The Witch

Chris Kelly
Other People

Adam Mansbach
Barry

Stella Meghie
Jean of the Joneses

Craig Shilowich
Christine

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ava Berkofsky
Free In Deed

Lol Crawley
The Childhood of a Leader

Zach Kuperstein
The Eyes of My Mother

James Laxton
Moonlight

Robbie Ryan
American Honey

BEST EDITING
Matthew Hannam
Swiss Army Man

Jennifer Lame
Manchester by the Sea

Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders
Moonlight

Jake Roberts
Hell or High Water

Sebastian Sepulveda
Jackie

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Annette Bening
20th Century Women

Isabelle Huppert
Elle

Sasha Lane
American Honey

Ruth Negga
Loving

Natalie Portman
Jackie

BEST MALE LEAD
Casey Affleck
Manchester by the Sea

David Harewood
Free In Deed

Viggo Mortensen
Captain Fantastic

Jesse Plemons
Other People

Tim Roth
Chronic

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Edwina Findley
Free In Deed

Paulina Garcia
Little Men

Lily Gladstone
Certain Women

Riley Keough
American Honey

Molly Shannon
Other People

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Ralph Fiennes
A Bigger Splash

Ben Foster
Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges
Manchester by the Sea

Shia LaBeouf
American Honey

Craig Robinson
Morris from America

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins
Casting Director: Yesi Ramirez
Ensemble Cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
13th
Director/Producer: Ava DuVernay
Producers: Spencer Averick, Howard Barish

Cameraperson
Director/Producer: Kirsten Johnson
Producer: Marilyn Ness

I Am Not Your Negro
Director/Producer: Raoul Peck
Producers: Rémi Grellety, Hérbert Peck

O.J.: Made in America
Director/Producer: Ezra Edelman
Producers: Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg, Caroline Waterlow

Sonita
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Producer: Gerd Haag

Under the Sun
Director: Vitaly Mansky
Producer: Natalya Manskaya

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Aquarius
(Brazil)
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho

Chevalier
(Greece)
Director: Athina Tsangari

My Golden Days
(France)
Director: Arnaud Desplechin

Toni Erdmann
(Germany and Romania)
Director: Maren Ade

Under the Shadow
(Iran and U.K.)
Director: Babak Anvari

20th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD (The 20th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.)

Lisa Kjerulff
Jordana Mollick
Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich

23rd ANNUAL KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (The 23rd annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl's Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's Since 1851.)

Andrew Ahn
Director of Spa Night

Claire Carré
Director of Embers

Anna Rose Holmer
Director of The Fits

Ingrid Jungermann
Director of Women Who Kill

22nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (The 22nd annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)

Kristi Jacobson
Director of Solitary

Sara Jordenö
Director of Kiki

Nanfu Wang
Director of Hooligan Sparrow

[via: The Hollywood Reporter, Kyle Buchanan]

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Here's How 'Moana' Crushed the Competition at the Box Office

Disney's "Moana" had plenty to be thankful for over the holiday weekend, but for all the other new releases that went up against it, it was a Black Friday.

"Moana" actually performed near the low end of expectations, even though it broke some records with its preview sales on Tuesday and its first-day tickets on Wednesday. Those early numbers had pundits suggesting the animated adventure could open as high as $90 million. But then the Turkey Day tryptophan coma kicked in, and the numbers went back to normal, for a more modest but still solid $55.5 million in estimated sales from Friday to Sunday, good enough to surf past "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (with an estimated $45.1 million in its second weekend) to the top of this weekend's box office chart.

By contrast, Brad Pitt's World War II spy romance, "Allied," had to settle for a fourth place opening estimated at a mere $13.0 million. ("Doctor Strange," in its fourth week, edged it out of third by less than $400,000.) That was still way better than "Bad Santa 2," opening in eighth place with just an estimated $6.1 million, well below the low-teens estimates of some analysts. And then there was Warren Beatty's long-awaited "Rules Don't Apply," which failed to meet even meager predictions of $2 to $3 million. The period Hollywood backstage tale premiered with just an estimated $1.6 million, debuting way down in twelfth place.

Overall, this was a strong holiday at the box office, with total receipts up more than $25 million from a week ago and even up about $1 million from last Thanksgiving, a holiday weekend that saw the final "Hunger Games" movie sharing the multiplex with the debuts of "The Good Dinosaur" and "Creed." This Thanksgiving, however, there was little sharing of the holiday bounty. "Moana" and "Beasts" carved up more than half the feast between them and left table scraps for everyone else.

So why did "Allied," "Bad Santa 2," and "Rules" flounder? Here are three reasons.

1. It's Disney
The studio behind such past Thanksgiving smashes as "Tangled" and "Frozen" knows how to reach a holiday audience of kids on school break. By now, Disney pretty much owns these Thanksgiving five-day weekends. The six biggest five-day Thanksgiving debuts and the eight biggest three-day Thanksgiving openings all belong to Disney. "Moana" now ranks as No. 2 in both categories, behind only "Frozen" (which had a $67.4 million Thanksgiving three-day weekend).

2. Cartoons Aren't Just for Kids
"Moana" also knew how to reach adults, by casting familiar voices like Dwayne Johnson and getting "Hamilton" fountainhead Lin-Manuel Miranda to write the songs. Or maybe they just came along to babysit their kids. Either way, Disney claims some 43 percent of "Moana" viewers were 25 and older.

3. Other Adult Fare? No So Adult
Or at least, not that appealing to a grown-up audience. Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard's "Allied" looks like at least three other Pitt movies and at least one set of tabloid headlines. "Bad Santa 2," coming 13 years after the original, may have looked like a cynical cash grab, a sequel no one asked for.

As for "Rules Don't Apply," which marks Beatty's first directing job since "Bulworth" 18 years ago -- and his first acting role since legendary flop "Town and Country" 15 years ago -- well, Beatty does remain a figure of fascination for much older audiences, but not for many under 50. And yet, he's just a supporting character in his own movie, with the leads played by two much younger, lesser known actors.

You could argue that the 79-year-old is simply out of touch with what modern audiences want from movies, but even older audiences must have been hard-pressed to find interest in a Beatty comeback that's not much of a Beatty comeback.

All three movies had underwhelming reviews from critics, whom older audiences still read. But paying customers themselves agreed with the critics, giving the films lackluster word-of-mouth at CinemaScore.

In general, it's been hard to get adults to come to the multiplex this fall. The grown-up thrillers and prestige Oscar-hopeful dramas that were supposed to draw them out of their living rooms have mostly failed, either because of poor execution, poor marketing, or poor timing.

Certainly, having three such films open in wide release at once wasn't going to do any one of these adult movies any favors. Having them open opposite a well-made Disney cartoon that they'd enjoy watching with their kids proved a recipe for unappetizing turkey leftovers.

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