The banjo was played by Rod Davis, who often handed it to John Lennon when they played together A banjo played by John Lennon has been unveiled alongside a mosaic featuring nearly 1,300 images of The ...

Dwayne Johnson isn’t looking to throw punches. The actor, 53, starred as real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the sports drama “Smashing Machine.” The project, directed by Benny Safdie, follows Mark ...

Johnson commands a big payday to star in films — and that usually makes sense given much of his box office track record. But this wasn’t a standard vehicle for the Rock, so he should have been willing ...

Since its premiere in Venice, critics have praised A24’s “The Smashing Machine” as a bold performance for Dwayne Johnson, playing against the electrifying, blockbuster-fueled image he has built since ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The fifth annual Bricktown Banjo Bash is next weekend, with live music and free admission, along with the Banjo Fest that lasts the whole weekend! This year’s performances will ...

The Rock's new movie "The Smashing Machine" is a biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Director Benny Safdie aimed for the film to be a "truthful representation" of Mark Kerr's life story, but ...

Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

Dwayne Johnson stars as fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s mixed martial arts drama. “The Smashing Machine” is a strange one: a bio-drama about the emotional sensitivities of a professional fighter.

Most patients don’t expect to be sent to a vending machine immediately after a doctor’s appointment or a hospital stay. But there are two new vending machines that dole out prescription medications — ...

The Smashing Machine is in theaters Friday, October 3rd. There’s a scene somewhere in the middle of The Smashing Machine that involves a knife, a cactus and a mild disagreement. It’s a light argument ...

With a title like The Smashing Machine, one might expect writer-director Benny Safdie’s first solo-directed feature to be a brutal, grinding sit. The film is based on the 2002 documentary of the same ...