Disney’s #DeadpoolAndWolverine premiere last night in New York was like a midsummer Halloween party.

The studio says Madoona was there but no one saw her (she didn’t mix with the hoi polloi). She may have been dressed like some of the guests, as a comic book character or a ketchup or mustard bottle.

Aside from the cast, the audience at The Koch Theater in Lincoln Center comprised. randomly, Jimmy Fallon, Avril Lavigne, members of Nsync, and Rami Malek (who sneaked in a side entrance and avoided the red carpet — his girlfriend, Emma Corrin, plays the bald baddie sister of an X Man). There were a lot of self described influencers. I did have the great pleasure of meeting Sunny Hostin from “The View.” She’s going with Beshear for vice president, she told me.

The biggest hit of the night? The custom plastic popcorn buckets, designed by Ryan Reynolds. Only problem: the ears kept falling off the superhero heads. But the hole in the center wax a good place to hide the sample bottles of Reynolds’ Aviation gin!

Reviews this afternoon of this MAD magazine parody of a Marvel movie. Lots of cameos. Wink wink jokes, and Easter eggs galore!

Here’s the trailer for the year’s hottest film. Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie a Deux. Coming October 4th.

Not only does Gaga look like a winner here, but the prospect of a best song and new hit album adds to the excitement.

The movie was just announced for the Venice Film Festival, too.

Angelina Jolie’s directorial effort, “Without Blood,” will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Two of her kids — Pax and Maddox — are listed in the cast that includes Salma Hayek and Damien Bachir.

“Without Blood” is about the ravages of war, and was shot in Italy two years ago.

Jolie will cause a media sensation off the wall, as they say. But she’s a good director, and her work is taken seriously.

Also coming are documentaries about Elton John, and Bruce Springsteen.

Paul Schrader’s highly praised (from Cannes) “Oh Canada” will premiere, which makes sense because of its title.

The rest of the TIFF offerings look pretty exciting. The festival begins September 5th.

Galas 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced

Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere

Better Man Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
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*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
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*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
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*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
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Meet the Barbarians Julie Delpy | France
International Premiere
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*Nutcrackers David Gordon Green | USA
World Premiere
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Oh, Canada Paul Schrader | USA
North American Premiere
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Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Thom Zimny | USA
World Premiere

*Superboys of Malegaon Reema Kagti | India
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*The Deb Rebel Wilson | Australia
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The Friend Scott McGehee, David Siegel | USA
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The Penguin Lessons Peter Cattaneo | Spain/United Kingdom
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The Return Uberto Pasolini | Italy/United Kingdom
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The Shrouds David Cronenberg | Canada/France
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*The Wild Robot Chris Sanders | USA
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Unstoppable William Goldenberg | USA
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Will & Harper Josh Greenbaum | USA
International Premiere

Special Presentations 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced

40 Acres R.T. Thorne | Canada
World Premiere

All of You William Bridges | USA
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All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia | France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg
Canadian Premiere

Anora Sean Baker | USA
Canadian Premiere

Bird Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom
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Bring Them Down Christopher Andrews | Ireland/Belgium
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Can I Get A Witness? Ann Marie Fleming | Canada
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Carnival is Over Fernando Coimbra | Brazil/Portugal
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Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-Ke | China
North American Premiere

Conclave Edward Berger | USA/United Kingdom
International Premiere

Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard | France/USA/Mexico
Canadian Premiere

Hard Truths Mike Leigh | United Kingdom/Spain
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Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom
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Heretic Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Canada
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I’m Still Here Walter Salles | Brazil/France
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I, the Executioner Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
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*K-Pops Anderson .Paak | USA
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Love in the Big City E.oni | South Korea
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Millers in Marriage Edward Burns | USA
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Misericordia Alain Guiraudie | Spain/Portugal/France
Canadian Premiere

*Nightbitch Marielle Heller | USA
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni | Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland
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Piece by Piece Morgan Neville | USA
International Premiere

Quisling – The Final Days Erik Poppe | Norway
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Relay David Mackenzie | USA
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*Rez Ball Sydney Freeland | USA
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Riff Raff Dito Montiel | USA
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Rumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada/Germany
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Sharp Corner Jason Buxton | Canada/Ireland
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*Shepherds Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
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Sketch Seth Worley | USA
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The Assessment Fleur Fortuné | United Kingdom/Germany/USA
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The Cut Sean Ellis | United Kingdom
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The End Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark/UK
Canadian Premiere

The Fire Inside Rachel Morrison | USA
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The Girl with the Needle Magnus von Horn | Denmark/Poland/Sweden
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The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola | USA
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*The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan | USA
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The Order Justin Kurzel | Canada/USA
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The Piano Lesson Malcolm Washington | USA
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*We Live in Time John Crowley | United Kingdom/France
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Went Up the Hill Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand/Australia
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Without Blood Angelina Jolie | USA/Italy
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Young Werther José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada
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We’re not in Kansas anymore.

“Twisters,” an update of the original 1996 “Twister” movie with Bill Paxton, blew away everything this weekend.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, “Twisters” smashed expectations with $80.5 mil at the box office.

Glen Powell, star of the year, is the head storm chaser. His non stop PR and marketing campaign helped the movie overturn everything around it.

Powell has already had two hits in 2024 — Richard Linklater’s smart “Hit Man” on Netflix, and the romcom “Anyone But You.” His meteoric rise this season follows his appearance in “Top Gun Maverick.”

For Chung, “Twister” is a huge leap forward after his Oscar nominated, and very different, “Minari,” put him on the map.

The rest of the box office wasn’t even stormy. Holdovers from last week and early this summer had tepid responses. Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” failed to break $28 million after 4 weeks. Sony’s “Fly me to the Moon” is a total bust after 2 weeks with just $16.3 million. Indies “Kinds of Kindness” and “The Bikeriders” have slipped into the abyss.

And so we wait for “Deadpool and Wolverine” to challenge “Twister.” If Ryan Reynolds were really clever, he’d have a video of him and Hugh Jackman playing the game, Twister. (Send a check here.)