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Weekend Box Office – The Avengers Claims Third Week On Top; $25.3 Million Debut Sinks Battleship
18 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
For the third week in a row, The Avengers dominated the box office. Marvel’s superheroes added another $55 million to their domestic total – putting the film over $450 million in a record-breaking seventeen days. Meanwhile, the three new releases that lined up to challenge The Avengers all struggled in the blockbuster’s wake. Title Weekend Total 1 The Avengers $55,050,000 $457 2 Battleship $25,350,000 $25.3 3 The Dictator $17,415,000 $24.4 4 Dark Shadows $12,770,000 $50.9 5 What to Expect When You’re Expecting $10,500,000 $10.5 6 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3,250,000 $8.2 7 The Hunger Games $3,000,000 $391.6 8 Think Like A Man $2,700,000 $85.8 9 The Lucky One $1,765,000 $56.9 10 Pirates! Band of Misfits $1,450,000 $25.3 We’ll get to all the latest Avengers accolades in a moment. I’ve waited a long time to talk about Universal’s Battleship and, even though the film is in second place, this weekend’s estimate indicates I might not get another chance to kick it around. From its debut in 3,690 locations, Battleship earned an estimated $25.3 million. That’s at least $10 million »
- Nicole Pedersen
Cannes: Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires U.S. Rights to Gilles Bourdos' Un Certain Regard Drama 'Renoir'
21 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Gilles Bourdos’ biopic “Renoir,” which will receive a spring 2013 theatrical release. The fact-based drama will have its world premiere May 25, as the closing-night film of the Un Certain Regard program at the Cannes Film Festival. Michel Bouquet, Vincent Rottiers and Christa Theret star in a love story that takes place in Côte d’Azur in 1915, when widowed painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his fledgling film-director son Jean both become entranced by new muse Andrée, who inspired Renoir pere’s “The Bathers.” Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier produced the film; Christine De Jekel is executive producer. “I was captivated by the script from the first page and cannot wait to bring this film to American audiences,” said Goldwyn acquisitions exec Peter Goldwyn. “Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s work speaks for itself — he is one of the most gifted painters »
- Jay A. Fernandez
Specialty Box Office: 'Hysteria' and 'Elena' Lead Debuts as 'Marigold Hotel' Stays Open For Business
18 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
As "The Avengers" continued to dominate the overall box office and most of the industry was busy in Cannes, Fox Searchlight continued to find fantastic numbers from the first major indie breakout of 2012, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." The film was certainly the specialty story of the weekend, which also saw a group of films debut to generally underwhelming numbers, including "Hysteria," "Elena," "Polisse," "American Animal" and "Virginia" Check out the full rundown below. The Debuts: "Hysteria" (Sony Pictures Classics) Tanya Wexler's Victorian era romantic comedy (about the invention of the vibrator) debuted on 5 screens this weekend for Sony Pictures Classics. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Felicity Jones and Rupert Everett, the film managed a so-so $40,829 gross, averaging $8,166. "Polisse" (Sundance Selects) A year after debuting at the Cannes »
- Peter Knegt
Cannes: Jackie Chan Nixes Rush Hour 4
22 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
At a Cannes press conference to hype up his latest movie — globe-spanning treasure-hunting caper Chinese Zodiac — Jackie Chan announced that he’s done with bone-crunching action for good, but added, “In the future I’ll still do Karate Kid 2, Rush Hour 4…”This statement, combined with the fact that Rush Hour director Brett Ratner flew into France to help his buddy promote Chinese Zodiac, got us wondering whether the fourquel is actually already underway. But when Empire sat down with Chan after the press conference, he made it clear that he won’t be re-uniting with Chris Tucker any time soon.“No, no, no! I don’t want it to happen at this moment,” he announced, shaking his head furiously. “Probably another five or ten years. Then will be Rush Hour 4 – boom, we’re coming back! And at that time I might retire. Us being old guys might make it a more interesting story. »
Ryan Reynolds Wanted For Highlander
17 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
He may not have met with huge success with in last stab at an iconic character (Green Lantern), but that isn’t deterring Ryan Reynolds from considering another. The actor is in talks to take on the lead in Summit Entertainment’s Highlander reboot.With Intruders’ Juan Carlos Fresnadillo calling the shots from Art Macum and Matt Holloway’s script, the new version of the 1986 fantasy action classic is being kept largely under wraps, though naturally there will be immortal types fighting to see who can be the lone survivor.Reynolds, who has the success of the recent Safe House as a card to play in negotiations, is nowhere near locked according to Variety – he’s only in early discussions about the role and has a variety of other jobs under consideration, not to mention a legion of Deadpool fans who are getting increasingly frustrated at the slow progress of »
Day six – live!
36 minutes ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
All the news, reviews, comment and buzz from the Croisette on day six of the Cannes film festival
10.47am: In case you missed it, here's our interview with Tim Roth: who's doing double duty as star of Critics Week opener Broken, and president of the Un Certain Regard jury.
10.31am: Hello again: Cannes 2012 day six rolls round – after a very good weekend for the competition which we saw a wonderfully well reviewed Michael Haneke film, and good notices for two missing-in-action auteurs, Cristian Mungiu and Thomas Vinterberg, with Beyond the Hills and The Hunt (Jagten) respectively.
Outside the Palme d'Or nominees, things were a tad less rosy. "Pasty" Pete Doherty showed up for a screening of his acting debut, Confession of a Child of the Century: reaction, to be honest, was not good. Catherine will be filing a review later on – the word "catastrophic" was used. Brandon "son »
- Andrew Pulver
Cannes Review: Why Cannes Breakout 'The Sapphires' Belongs On Broadway More Than the Big Screen
38 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The selling point for "The Sapphires" isn't the lively soundtrack so much as the people singing it: Four Aboriginal woman hired to sing soul music to troops in Vietnam in 1968, a year after being denied Australian citizenship. Ostensibly the Australian "Dreamgirls," director Wayne Blair's neatly calibrated crowdpleaser stands out for the sole reason that it's the first of its kind, just as the Aboriginal quartet the movie takes as its real-life inspiration. Marred by excessive sentiment, it has a buoyancy and a hook that makes it stand out -- but they're elements that would help it kill on Broadway (as it already has on the Australian stage) a lot better than it does onscreen. Based on a true story and co-written by one of the offspring of the original singers, "The Sapphires" follows a trio of sisters and their cousin coping with racist sentiments as they attempt to practice their musical skills around town. »
- Eric Kohn
'Skyfall' teaser trailer: 'Murder?' asks a shrink. 'Employment,' responds James Bond
1 hour ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Will M die? Will Adele be doing the title song? And what part exactly is Ralph Fiennes playing in the 23rd James Bond movie?
The first teaser trailer for Skyfall, due in theaters Nov. 19, answered none of these hotly-rumored questions. We still have no idea what Sam Mendes’ movie will be about. But the trailer does offer a tantalizing glimpse of what’s ahead. At one point in Skyfall, for instance, Bond will apparently play word association games with a prison psychiatrist. “Murder?” the doctor asks. “Employment,” 007 replies. Welcome back, Mr. Bond. Check out the trailer below:
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- Benjamin Svetkey
Win tickets to a Total Film screening of Will Ferrell’s hilarious new comedy Casa De Mi Padre
1 hour ago | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Casa De Mi Padre is the latest comedy creation from Will Ferrell, and we’re putting on a special screening for Total Film readers! Depending on how you look at it, Casa is either the funniest Mexican soap opera to never air on daytime TV, or the barmiest mainstream comedy of the year. Will Ferrell stars as Armando Alvrez, the good-hearted son of rancher. A charming dolt, he lives the ignorantly blissful life of a cowpoke. All that changes when his brother Raul (Diego Luna) returns to the family home, with his stunning new...
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- Total Film
First trailer for Skyfall: watch now
1 hour ago | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Skyfall has released a first official trailer online, in which Daniel Craig's Bond appears more grizzled, non-nonsense and generally badass than ever before. The new teaser is fairly light on plot details, settling instead for recreating the mixture of grit and glamour that made Casino Royale such an energising kick-start to the franchise. Dealings with the plot itself are restricted to a single question and answer session between Bond and an MI6 psychologist. Giving glib, one-word answers to trigger-words like "agent" and...
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- George Wales
Doctor Who meets Jurassic Park | Media Monkey
1 hour ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Doctor Who fans who really don't like spoilers of any sort, look away now. Are you looking away now? Good. The Daily Star reveals that an episode of the new series of the BBC1 show will be their own version of the blockbuster Snakes on a Plane called Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. An insider tells the paper: "When we said we had a monster series lined up, we meant it." Do you see what they've done there? We can only hope it gets better critical notices than the Samuel L Jackson film, else it risks ending up as a Turkey On The Box.
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Watch: Trailer For Sam Mendes' New James Bond Film 'Skyfall' Starring Daniel Craig
1 hour ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The stakes have arguably never been higher for James Bond. 007 came roaring back in the form of Daniel Craig with "Casino Royale" in 2006, with the film proving the most successful of the franchise to date, and one of the most acclaimed. But two years later, the rushed, messy, poorly directed "Quantum of Solace" arrived, and while it outgrossed its predecessor in the U.S, it fell short worldwide, and got poor reviews. Furthermore, the property was then thrown into turmoil by the bankruptcy of its parent studio, MGM. So in any year, a return for Bond would have a lot riding on it, but given that 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of the franchise with "Dr. No," success seems to be even more crucial.
So Eon, the rebirthed MGM and Sony have spared no expense to make the 23rd installment, "Skyfall," a special occasion, with an Oscar-nominated writer »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Review: You Can't Go Home Again In Maybe The Best Episode Yet Of 'Girls'
1 hour ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Season 1, Episode 6: "The Return"
Over the last couple of episodes we've lamented that Lena Dunham's "Girls" has taken a turn towards the sitcom, with episodes that have favored wacky shenanigans over the humanity and heart -- and the humor that followed -- that opened the season on such a strong footing. Well, we're happy to report that "The Return" harkens back to those initial shows, and marks easily one of the best episodes this season so far. While we've been critical of the softball, superfluous subplots given to Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet), it's a bit revealing that with the story centering strictly on Hannah (Dunham), it allows for some of the most focused and observant writing we've seen yet on the show.
Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary, her parents invite Hannah out to Michigan to spend the weekend with them. Loading up her clothes in a garbage bag, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Skyfall Teaser Trailer Arrives
2 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The first footage of the first James Bond film in four years, Skyfall, was unveiled on BBC1 this morning - Eon initially eschewing this new fangled internet business in favour for a cup of morning tea with Auntie - and has now blasted onto the web.Our first thoughts? Wow. This is what we're talking about. Guns, explosions, droll banter, dazzling locations, careering tube trains, more guns, and not even a whiff of a complex scheme to mess with Bolivia's water supply.Instead there's action - lots of it - and a first glimpse of Sam Mendes' big bad Silva, Javier Bardem, caught in silhouette walking away from a blazing inferno. Give us your reactions in the usual place, then check back here later for a full blow-by-blow of the trailer.Skyfall's plot may be divorced from Quantum's foul shenanigans but clearly Bond's fractured psyche, a major throughline »
First 'Skyfall' Trailer Has A License To Thrill
2 hours ago | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Don't look now, but while you were sleeping, the good folks at MGM decided to release a new trailer in the dead of night for a little movie they like to call "Skyfall" — and we like to call the most hotly anticipated James Bond movie of all time.
Talk about your sweet dreams.
Just why the studio picked 3:30 Am Est to release the pulse-punding trailer is a little unclear — perhaps they wanted to lessen the strain on the internet by easing into the frenzy that is sure to follow — but thanks to Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes, fans all over the world are waking up to a side of awesome along with their toast and coffee.
So is "Skyfall" going to be worth the wait fans have had to endure since MGM's legal's troubles postponed the follow-up to "Quantum of Solace" for four long years? Judging by the new trailer, »
- Scott Harris
First Trailer for New James Bond Movie Skyfall Starring Daniel Craig
2 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Sony has released the first teaser trailer for director Sam Mendes' (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) Skyfall and it looks fantastic. Unlike some trailers that show you everything and leave nothing to the imagination, this teaser trailer is exactly that...a teaser. It's a perfect first look at Skyfall, and what I love is that we don't even get see the film’s baddie, Javier Bardem. If you're the type that likes to stay spoiler free, I promise you can watch it and you won't be mad that you did. Hit the jump to check it out. Skyfall also stars Daniel Craig, Bérénice Marlohe, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCroy, Albert Finney, and Ralph Fiennes. And if you missed any of my Skyfall set visit coverage, including a video blog recap and interviews with director Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, producer Barbara Broccoli, Berenice Marlohe, and Naomie Harris and Ola Rapace, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Cannes: Latest On Mad Max Reboot
2 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
For the past couple of months, Tom Hardy has been sporting a particularly luxuriant beard, as part of his prep for Mad Max: Fury Road. And it looks like he might not be touching a Mach 3 for a good while longer. Empire got the chance to speak with Hardy and his Lawless co-star Guy Pearce in Cannes, where the former admitted that the long-delayed project still has no set start date.“We keep moving that around, you know?” he shrugs. “Who knows when it’ll come out? I’ve been on stand-by for two years… but it’s all part of it. It’s kind of the cool thing to do, to be elusive with dates and all that.”While there has been talk of the Mad Max shoot being so ambitious that it will last an entire year, rumour has it that the schedule has been cut down to trim the budget. »
First 'Skyfall' Trailer - Bond is Back in Action
2 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Sony has brought online the first teaser trailer for Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film with Daniel Craig back in the lead role and Sam Mendes at the helm In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. The film features a stand-out supporting cast that includes Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw, Albert Finney, Ola Rapace and Berenice Marlohe as the new Bond girl. I didn't watch the trailer here, but will likely see it later tonight on the beach here in Cannes should the weather finally cooperate, but I would love to read your initial reactions as this is one of my top ten most anticipated films of the year. Skyfall is set to hit theaters on »
- Brad Brevet
New images for On The Road
2 hours ago | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
On The Road has released a new batch of images ahead of its grand unveiling at Cannes this week, featuring the cast in a host of wistful, sun-burnished poses. Naturally, we have a new look at the trio of leads, Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart, while there's also room for supporting players Kirsten Dunst and Terrence Howard among the latest images. The film is an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's seminal coming of age story, with Riley playing the author's alter-ego Sal Paradise, a wannabe writer who sets out on a journey of...
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- George Wales
First Trailer For Skyfall Arrives Online
2 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
A few weeks ago I spent some time in Las Vegas covering the annual CinemaCon. During Sony.s presentation they had the world premiere of the trailer for Skyfall, the new James Bond film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig. In my write-up about the trailer . in which I did my best to remember and describe everything that I saw . I offered up the prediction that the preview would be attached to the next Sony release, which happened to be Men in Black III. It turns out I was spot on, as Men In Black III arrives in theaters this Friday and today we have the first ever trailer for Skyfall. Check it out! $sb("ci030_16544ba34ecbebb08e04faa957a23842",{"sbFeed":{"partnerId":39,"type":"video","contentId":494165,"cname":"cinemablend"},"style":{"width":480,"height":270}}); google.load(" »
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