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DVD/Blu-ray Breakdown: March 22nd, 2011

Mike Eisenberg — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:16:23 +0000

One true classic and a few not-so-classic films hit DVD and Blu-ray this week. Next week has one of the best collections of new and old releases on the home video market, but until then, some lighthearted films will keep you entertained.

A massive box office bust (How Do You Know) and a box office surprise (Yogi Bear) go up against an A-lister romantic thriller (The Tourist) and the first alien invasion movie of the season (Skyline). But the release to own this week is the Blu-ray re-release of Stand By Me.

The following titles are now available on DVD and Blu-ray:

NEW RELEASES

The Tourist – Although it rarely dips into the comedy genre, The Tourist earned ...

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2011 Golden Globe Award Winners

Anthony Ocasio — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:11:15 +0000

For 68 years, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been celebrating their favorites in film and television with the Golden Globe Awards.

Once again, the multifaceted and generally hilarious Ricky Gervais will be serving as host of tonight’s gala. While those in attendance will be filled with anticipation about whether or not they will take home the award in their chosen category, viewers at home will be anxiously waiting to see how far Gervais will push the comedic envelope with his monologue and numerous ad-libs throughout the night.

With 25 separate categories having to fit within tonight’s given time slot, something tells me that Gervais will be moving things along at a swift pace – all while sipping from his iconic glass a beer that always remains not-so-hidden beneath his podium.

Review

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2011 Razzies Shortlist: The Worst Films and Performances of 2010

Paul Young — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:35:19 +0000

As the ball dropped in Times Square and people everywhere sang inebriated versions of “Auld Lang Syne”, it marked the end of a lukewarm movie year. With 557 movies released in 2010, some of them were truly good and others were excruciatingly bad. People could argue all day about what makes a movie truly bad, but thankfully we have the 31^st annual Golden Raspberry Awards to help us sort the chaff from the wheat.

Although the official list of nominees won’t release until January 24^th, the L.A. Times Award Tracker blog has released the shortlist of nominees for the coveted “Razzie” or Golden Raspberry Award.

The categories this year are pretty much the same as last year – Worst Screenplay, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor/Actress, Worst ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: January 1st 2011

Niall Browne — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:40:04 +0000

This week:

The Little Fockers show True Grit at the box office; Andrew Garfield goes from Spider-Man to Michael Mann in Capa alongside Gemma Arterton; Saw creators open Insidious on April Fool’s Day and Total Recall moves from Mars to Toronto.

Box Office

It was a close race over the weekend for the number one spot but it looks like Little Fockers will top the chart with an estimated $26.3 million for a total gross of $103 million. It appears that people are just too busy at Christmas to read reviews. That can be the only reason for the Fockers having two weeks at the top, right?

Jeff Bridges was in the runner-up position with True Grit. The Coen Brothers film upped its domestic total to $86.8 million after grossing $24.5 million over the weekend, giving the pair their highest grossing film ever. More gold awaits.

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 26th 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:44:16 +0000

This week:

The box office meets the Little Fockers; we learn about the Madden Curse; Screen Gems asks About Last Night; Phillip Noyce cuts down on Salt; Christian Bale is a Nanjing Hero and Christina Hendricks, Olivia Munn and Seth Meyers don’t know how Sarah Jessica Parker Does It.

Box Office

The Focker family were the box office champions over the weekend. Little Fockers,the third film in the “Meet The…” franchise banked an estimated $34 million over the weekend (read our review). The Ben Stiller starrer has now scored $48 million since its launch last week. The grosses aren’t amazing for this pricey comedy, but it should be profitable in the end for Universal.

Jeff Bridges continues to impress at the box office. True Grit (read our review) has opened to an impressive $25.6 million over ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 19th 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:36:22 +0000

This week:

1. Tron captures the top spot; Bill Pullman moves to Torchwood; AMC has Hell on Wheels; Legendary Pictures and Paul Greengrass won’t experience Jimi Hendrix; Nick Cassavetes knows the life of John Gotti; Ridley and Tony Scott read A Conspiracy of Paper; Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry and Zac Efron celebrate New Year’s Eve; Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures birth Syfy Films; Ron Howard talks Stephen King’s The Dark Tower; Ethan Hawke has an Exit Strategy for his movie career and Mila Kunis moves from the Black Swan to The Teddy Bear.

Box Office

Tron: Legacy won the belt of box office champion. The highly promoted and belated sequel to the ‘80s film grossed an estimated $43.6 million over the weekend. With a production budget somewhere in the region of $150-200 million, it’s safe to assume that the film will need good legs and strong international grosses to break even. ...

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2011 Golden Globe Nominations Announced

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:27:11 +0000

Celebrities Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, and Blair Underwood dragged themselves from the comfort of their beds early this morning to announce the nominations for this year’s other big cinematic awards, the Golden Globes.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has unveiled its nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes and, like any year’s crop of nominees, there are a few surprise choices, some unexpected snubs, and a number of highly anticipated selections.

Leading the movie pack with seven nominations is the period drama The King’s Speech, which began to garner serious awards buzz back when it toured the festival circuit this past fall. David Fincher’s The Social Network has already snagged a handful of critic’s choice awards and secured six Gold Globe nods, matching that of this month’s true-life boxing drama, The Fighter. Indie breakout hits ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 12th 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:55:59 +0000

This week:

The Chronicles of Narnia gets that sinking feeling, but at least the crew aren’t feeling like a Tourist; apparently Guillermo del Toro just wasn’t busy enough; Sofia Vergara and Jessica Biel set a date for New Year’s Eve; Adam Sandler and Kevin James start the ignition for Valet Guys; Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy move to The Wettest County in the World; James Franco suffers from Maladies; we approach Serial Killer Days; Mark Wahlberg is a Teddy Bear; Chris Tucker is a Rabbit and did that book just move? No the Atlas Shrugged.

Box Office

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (read our review) was the leader at the box office over the weekend. The big budget fantasy film grossed a disappointing $24.5 million– much lower than Walden Media and 20th Century Fox would have liked.

Fox inherited the franchise after Disney dropped ...

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‘The Tourist’ Review

Vic Holtreman — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:38:45 +0000

Screen Rant’s Vic Holtreman reviews The Tourist

Usually, it’s a Sci-Fi or superhero film that comes along from time to time which relies primarily on its “look” above everything else – one doesn’t usually expect a drama, romance or semi-action/adventure story to rely on its visual aspect to carry it. The Tourist does just that, whether that was director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s intention or not.

Of course there are worse things than a film which stars Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp relying on its appearance.

We begin in the beautiful city of Paris, with the most beautiful Angelina Jolie (it’s the eyes I tell ya). She is so aristocratic here that she fairly glides across the screen – and she is under ...

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New ‘The Tourist’ Featurettes and Clips

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:07:24 +0000

Venice is a gorgeous European locale full of beautiful scenery, exotic dining spots, and Americans dashing for their lives after they inadvertently get involved in elaborate criminal plots. At least that’s the case in next week’s release, The Tourist, and we’re sticking by it.

Two new featurettes and a collection of clips have been released from the Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie thriller, which could provide a few hours of fun (if slightly preposterous) escapism for moviegoers of all breeds.

The Tourist is a breezy thriller/romance from director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who was responsible for the much gloomier Foreign Lanuage Oscar winner, The Lives of Others. Donnersmarck co-wrote the Tourist screenplay with Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) and the two look to have produced a fairly light-hearted caper flick – one that recalls the atmosphere and style ...

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Movie Media Roundup: ‘Faster’, ‘The Fighter’, ‘The Tourist’

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:41:42 +0000

This week’s movie media roundup features a vengeance-fueled Dwayne Johnson in Faster; a beefed up but emotionally-torn Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter; and a flirtatious exchange between Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in The Tourist.

All of these films arrive in U.S. theaters over the next three weeks (Holiday season) and look to appeal to a wide range of moviegoers whose interests include graphic violence, raw personal drama, and pretty people up to espionage-related hijinks overseas. Let’s get to it, shall we?

Faster

Johnson has his badass face back on in this week’s Faster, which stars “The Rock” as a man who, fresh out of prison, decides there’s no better way to celebrate his newfound freedom than by going on a killing spree and taking out every person he deems responsible for the death of his ...

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Poster Roundup: ‘Saw 3D,’ ‘The Tourist,’ & ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ [Updated]

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:07:06 +0000

[UPDATE: We have a new poster for the Coen Brothers' western, True Grit as well.]

New posters have been unveiled, including that for a film that will be very gory, Saw 3D, a film that will be very pretty, The Tourist, and a film, the new Gulliver’s Travels, that, frankly, we don’t really understand why it exists in the first place.

Saw 3D

Saw 3D will be the first of these pics to hit theaters and it promises to be the no-holds-barred finale of the long-running Saw franchise. The horror pic should deliver plenty of nasty blood and guts for its fans, while the trailer suggests that it will also use the 3D technology in an effective manner.

Here is the official synopsis for Saw 3D, in case you were curious:

Poster Roundup: ‘Saw 3D,’ ‘The Tourist,’ & ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ [Updated]

‘The Tourist’ Trailer Mixes Action, Mystery, Depp & Jolie

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:36:18 +0000

The first trailer for The Tourist, starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, is now online and ready for your scrutiny.

The film was helmed by German Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who won many awards for his acclaimed film The Lives of Others. With The Tourist, Donnersmarck looks to be making his big splash in Hollywood, with two of the biggest A-list stars on the planet helping him do it.

If you don’t know much about The Tourist, check out a synopsis for the movie below – BE WARNED, the synopsis has certain SPOILERS that aren’t necessarily revealed in this first trailer (but they’re not exactly secrets either):

The Tourist is a remake of the 2005 French thriller “Anthony Zimmer.” The thriller concerns an American tourist (Johnny Depp) ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: August 23rd, 2010

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:53:45 +0000

This week:

The Expendables edges out five new releases at the weekend box office; Underworld 4 will rise in January of 2012; Mark Strong talks Green Lantern; creepy elevator images from Devil; Ryan Reynolds is one hard-working guy; Google is getting its own movie; the production schedule and shooting location for Super 8 has been revealed; and lots more.

Box Office

Sly Stallone and his brigade of manly men retained the box office crown for a second weekend as The Expendables was top dog yet again. The ultra-explosive action flick grossed an estimated $16.5 million, raising its 10-day total to just under $65 million in the U.S. Does this mean Expendables 2 will happen after all? If it does, then Chuck Norris had better join the party the next time around.

Vampires ...

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New ‘Resident Evil 4′ Poster, First Image From ‘The Tourist’

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:35:46 +0000

Today we’ve got a new poster from this year’s 3D entry in the Resident Evil video game/zombie movie franchise, Resident Evil: Afterlife as well as the first image from the upcoming Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie pairing The Tourist.

First, Milla Jovovich is ready to rumble in this new poster for Resident Evil: Afterlife, which will see her husband Paul W.S. Anderson back in the director’s chair – as he was only a writer on the second and third films in the franchise.

You might recall that the trailer for the fourth Resident Evil flick had a moment where Alice (Jovovich) jumped out a window and furiously fired off several shots at her pursuers a la Trinity in the opening of The Matrix Reloaded. Well, that scene is the basis for the film’s new ...

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Dalton and Berkoff Join ‘The Tourist’

Scott Miller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:38:02 +0000

To add to the slew of casting announcements for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Tourist, it’s just been announced that Timothy Dalton (License To Kill) and Steven Berkoff (Rambo) have joined Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and the rest of the cast. Coming Soon tipped us off.

Who are these people and what is this movie? Read on, adventurers.

The film follows an American tourist (Depp) who goes to Italy to mend a broken heart, meets a beautiful and mysterious woman (Jolie, obviously) and gets caught up in espionage. Depp and Jolie need no parenthetical work references, however Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck might.

Donnersmarck wrote and directed the excellent Das Leben der Anderen (aka The Lives of Others), which will be remade in the U.S. and produced by Harvey Weinstein, Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella. With the type of ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: March 21st, 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:51:14 +0000

This week:

Alice stays in Wonderland, much to the disappointment of Jen and Gerard; Said says yes to Conan; Steve Guttenberg gets over excited when he hears that “old faces” will be returning to Police Academy; Renner, Hoffman and Anderson are looking for anyone with $35 million sitting around to finance The Master; want to read another sentence where I compare a potential film franchise to the Jason Bourne movies? If so check out Andy McNab’s Nick Stone film Echelon, and Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell get their passports stamped for The Tourist.

Box Office

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland remained at the top of the box office after grossing an estimated $30 million over the weekend. The film has now grossed over $260 at the US box office alone. If I had a time machine I’d go back to the 90’s and bet some serious Benjamins on Johnny Depp being ...

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Johnny Depp Replacing Sam Worthington In ‘The Tourist?’

Ross Miller — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:38:37 +0000

When does the movie business ever go as planned? Rarely, it seems, as evidenced by the change-ups with the upcoming thriller The Tourist, the remake of the 2005 French film, Anthony Zimmer.

We recently reported that Angelina Jolie had replaced Charlize Theron in the movie, with Jolie joining the already-cast Sam Worthington (who originally replaced Tom Cruise). Then a week later came news that after previously attached director Bharat Nalluri had stepped away from the project, The Lives of Other director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck was being eyed to helm the film instead.

All seemed to be in place and The Tourist was set for an early 2010 shooting start. However, although the latter is still true, there appears to STILL be major change-ups happening, as not only is yet another new director being looked at to now replace Donnersmarck, ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 1st, 2009

Niall Browne — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:27:38 +0000

This week:

The box office says This Is It; The Tourist finally gets its bags packed; Billy Bob Thornton and Dwayne Johnson go Faster; Ricky Gervais hosts The Golden Globes and DeNiro and Stiller are hanging out with the Little Fockers.

Box Office

Michael Jackson’s This Is It topped the box office over the Halloween weekend with an estimated $21 million. The concert film has made $32 million in the US in the five days since it opened. It’s an okay start for the movie, but not the huge debut that Sony was hoping for. It’s doing twice as well overseas and has brought in about $100MM worldwide so far.

Paranormal Activity scared-up another $16.5 million over the spooky weekend giving the $11, 000 budgeted film a mind-boggling $84.7 million total. Ka-ching!

Law Abiding Citizen banked another $7 million ...

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New Director Being Eyed For ‘The Tourist’

Ross Miller — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:46:02 +0000

Last week we reported on the possibility of Angelina Jolie replacing Charlize Theron in the upcoming thriller, The Tourist. Along with that news, we also learned that the previously attached director, Bharat Nalluri, had stepped away from the project, leaving the producers actively seeking a new director. And today we get the news that a new director has been found in the form of German helmer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others).

Variety reports that although Donnersmarck has yet to officially enter into negotiations for The Tourist with Spyglass Entertainment, the talks are expected to happen very soon. Jolie was contacted by the studio a couple of weeks ago about starring in the project in place of Theron, but her involvement was said to be contingent on finding the right director. After meeting ...

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