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Weekend Box Office: Chronicle, The Woman in Black Each Debut to Over $20M;...
As I wrote yesterday (HERE), I don't care which of the two big releases end up at number one for this weekend. Chronicle and The Woman In Black are both low-budget over/under $15 million releases...
View ArticleAwards Show Challenge: Best Documentary
On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivities once again, movie fans will be watching how many...
View ArticleAcademy Awards Nominations Luncheon: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Rooney Mara...
The only thing better than being nominated for an Academy Award? A free lunch, of course! Monday afternoon in Beverly Hills, this year's Oscar nominees attended the annual Academy Awards luncheon and...
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Amazing Spider-Man New Footage: 7 Things We Learned
This afternoon, Sony previewed new footage from the you're-anticipating-it-more-than-you-think-you-are reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, "The Amazing Spider-Man." The event was simulcast in four...
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Oscar Nominees Class Photo 2012: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt; But...
Despite being on the shortlist for Best Supporting Actor seemingly all throughout awards season, some were still shocked that Max von Sydow earned a nomination in the category last month. Now, the...
View Article'Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone Bring Webslinger...
Less than one day after premiering new footage of "The Amazing Spider-Man" to fanboys and girls around the globe, Sony has unveiled a new full-length trailer for the summer blockbuster. Pay no...
View Article'Viva Zapata!' 60th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Marlon...
You'd think a movie starring Marlon Brando at the height of his young-firebrand sex appeal, written by Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, and directed by the great Elia Kazan, would be better remembered...
View ArticleGary Oldman, Finally An Oscar Nominee, Reflects On His Long Career
Maybe it's to his credit that it took Gary Oldman this long to earn an Oscar nomination. In a career that has spanned 30 years, he's gone punk, donned wizard robes, thrashed around as a Russian...
View Article'Object of Beauty': Amy Adams To Star And Produce Steve Martin Novel
From dealing with men and Muppets to fine art and internationally renowned artists. Amy Adams will star and produce in "An Object of Beauty," a new film based on the novel by Steve Martin. Yep, that...
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The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, on 'Journey 2,' Fighting At WrestleMania and His...
2012 is going to be a very big year for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. His summer blockbuster, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," just dropped a new trailer during the Super Bowl. His 3D family adventure, "Journey...
View ArticleGraham King, 'Hugo' Producer, On Disappointing Box Office: 'It's Been Painful'
The knee-jerk reaction to hearing a movie producer whine about money woes is usually annoyance -- or worse. After all, how could you feel bad for someone who finances Hollywood garbage like "Bucky...
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About The Time That I Loved The Phantom Menace
May 19, 1999, was going to be one of the greatest days of my life -- and it was all going to begin at midnight. Yeah, I was that guy. I was the guy who scoured every nook and cranny of the Internet in...
View ArticleAwards Show Challenge: Best Cinematography
On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivities once again, movie fans will be watching how many...
View ArticleHumane Society Genesis Awards Nominations: 'War Horse,' 'Planet Of The Apes,'...
"The Artist" may be getting showered with praise and nominations, but there's one voting body who won't be honoring it this year: The Humane Society. Yes, the animal advocacy organization made a...
View ArticleMuppet Oscars? Judd Apatow Tweets Displeasure Over Potential Performance Snub...
What has been rumored since the end of January is closer to becoming fact: The 84th annual Academy Awards may nix in-show performances of the two Best Original Song nominees ("Man or Muppet" from "The...
View Article'The Wolverine': Hugh Jackman's X-Men Sequel Gets July 2013 Release Date
Don't worry, "X-Men" fans; you only have to wait another year-and-a-half before erasing the bad taste of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" from your mouth. Twentieth Century Fox has set July 26, 2013 as the...
View ArticleCinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: The Woman in Black
The balmy days of February have triggered an uncommon sense of renewal, nowhere more so than in the cinema, where, after a customarily dismal January (we're looking at you, The Devil Inside), there now...
View Article'Big Miracle' Is a Whale of a Tale
Some movies are enhanced by being based on true events. Such a film is "Big Miracle." If it wasn't based on truth then the acts included to save trapped whales, or the romances that transpire between...
View ArticleJean Dujardin: Can 'The Artist' Star Become A Hollywood Icon?
When audiences talk about "The Artist," it's usually about Uggie. The dog. Lost in the mix is poor Jean Dujardin, the actual lead in the movie. Although, that's not to say the French actor has been...
View ArticleWhy Denzel Washington Is the Last Old-fashioned Movie Star
It is no secret that I often whine about the lack of mid-budget, star-driven, adult-skewing thrillers in this fantasy-tent pole era. And while there has certainly been a slight resurgence in the form...
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