John Jurgensen
Entertainment Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Entertainment reporter for @WSJ. Civilian. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | John Jurgensen
June 17, 2025 12:00 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)“From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan.” That’s the feel-good hook being used to market a collaboration between the biggest names in horror. Based on a novella by King, “The Life of Chuck” is a movie written, directed and edited by Flanagan. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | John Jurgensen
In ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ the filmmaker known for whimsy embraces bombs and blood. A bomb goes off on a plane, blowing a guy in half and ripping a hole in the fuselage. The pilot ejects and the hero goes down with the aircraft but survives the crash. It’s not “Mission: Impossible.” It’s the opening sequence in the latest release by Wes Anderson, the filmmaker whose singular style gets labeled with words such as whimsical and twee. The effects are special.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Jessica Toonkel |Erich Schwartzel |John Jurgensen
Ticket sales are down amid Trump’s planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiserPresident Trump in the presidential box on a tour of the Kennedy Center in March. JIM WATSON/AFP/GETTY IMAGESWhen the curtain rises in the John F.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Maggie Severns |Josh Dawsey |John Jurgensen
Leonard Leo has more than $1 billion to back Hollywood blockbusters that shield viewers from diversity and other progressive ideasLeonard Leo speaking at Trump Tower in New York long before he and the president had a falling-out. CAROLYN KASTER/AP“House of David,” a retelling of the biblical shepherd’s unlikely rise, capped season one with the future king’s epic takedown of Goliath and started April in Amazon’s top streaming spot. David’s surprise triumph was also Leonard Leo’s.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Maggie Severns |Josh Dawsey |John Jurgensen
Armed with a $1.6 billion gift from a Chicago industrialist, believed to be one of the largest single contribution to any politically active group in U.S. history, Leo wants to make America’s culture more conservative. That might sound as quixotic as killing a giant with a sling and a small stone.
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