Renaissance

The BeyHive were convinced that the visual drought of Beyoncé’s Renaissance era was finally coming to an end. On Monday evening, update accounts shared screenshots showing that the musician’s official website had been down for a number of hours, prompting fans to believe that a special announcement was coming. But it was only a false alarm. They had, in fact, crashed the website — only for the grand reveal to be the next set of countries in which the Renaissance tour film will be released. “Okay, okay. Y’all…

The state of the film industry has been in a unique place since the pandemic, where it was unclear if the business would even be able to survive. It did just that, although even MCU movies like The Marvels struggled at the box office. Most recently a number of exciting events have hit theaters, such as Taylor Swift’s Eras film and Beyonce’s Renaissance. And after seeing Renaissance as well as Broadway’s Waitress thanks to Fathom, I think special events are my new favorite movie theater outing.There’s something special…

I don’t often get to say this, but this has been a great year for Mac gaming. And I don’t just mean there have been a few positives here and there — I’d go as far as saying it’s been a transformative 12 months for games on Apple’s platform. Of course, things aren’t perfect, and there’s a lot I’d like Apple to change to make the Mac a real home for gamers. But looking back over the past decade or so, I can’t think of a better time to play games on the Mac than right now. Hot hardware Apple How did we get here? A large…

The summer of 2023 was a great one for live music, with a number of pop icons going on stadium tours including P!nk, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé. The latter two filmmakers also adapted their concerts for film, which made it to theaters via AMC. While Taylor Swift's Eras tour broke records first, Bey followed suit with Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce. I missed the Renaissance Tour live, and the film really made me feel better as a fan. The FOMO was real for me over the summer, as I had plenty of fans who saw the Renaissance…

Being a successful, lasting female artist in pop music has always hinged upon reinvention. The greats all know this, and possibly none better than Beyoncé. When the 32-time Grammy-winning singer announced her 7th studio album in June 2022, six years had passed since her last. A gamble that could have hindered anyone else’s career, but which ultimately paid off for the woman largely considered the greatest living entertainer. Even so, it is not far-fetched to argue that Renaissance, the album, would not have soared as…

The music world is currently swarming like a beehive, such is the buzz for Beyoncé’s new concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. The documentary, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the singer’s latest album Renaissance and the tour she embarked upon to support it, was released in cinemas on December 1.  The concert film bookends a globetrotting promotional tour that saw Beyoncé become a news anchor, soar atop high-flying glitter horses, and ride a tank on stage. Such a monumental tour — which went on to become…

By Lindsay Bahr | Associated Press Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday. The post-Thanksgiving, early December box office is notoriously slow, but “Renaissance” defied the odds. Not accounting for inflation, it’s the first time a film has opened over $20 million on this weekend in 20 years (since “The Last Samurai”). Beyoncé wrote, directed and…

The first weekend of December is typically a down one for the box office. In the wake of Thanksgiving and the glut of new films that arrive in theaters to take advantage of the holiday, a lot of folks seem to go for a calm, do-nothing stretch that includes not going to their local movie theater. Because of this audience behavior and intense market competition, studios typically save their big new titles for deeper into the month. This year is a bit different, however – and it's thanks to Beyoncé. Following the…

Beyoncé’s Renaissance is so much more than a concert film. It’s a superhero epic—as if Bey is filling the void left by The Marvels or Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. It’s a glorious three-hour tour of the Queen in all her creative splendor, on her record-setting Renaissance World Tour from this past summer. The movie would be a blast if it were merely a jubilant live performance, but it’s also a documentary of a year in Bey’s life. “I spent so much of my life a serial people-pleaser,” she says at one point. “And now…

Just a couple of months after Beyoncé completed her record-setting Renaissance world tour, the pop sensation is back in shimmering silver celebrating the release of her concert film that was announced as the five-month concert run was wrapping up. The songstress previously went viral this week for platinum blonde hair and a silver gown at the Los Angeles premiere. More recently though, the icon stepped out in two looks for the London premiere. And wow, her afterparty dress is the real stunner, as it featured a gigantic…