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Black Friday DVD and Blu-ray deals – Wednesday

25 November 2009 1:04 AM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »

We’re half way through Black Firday week and today Amazon have deals on DVDs for Watchmen, The Mummy, and Hellboy. Below is a round-up of deals that will last all week: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99 Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99 Batman [...] »

- Liam

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Recreating "New Moon": What I Watched Instead

24 November 2009 11:38 AM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

So New Moon made over $140 million this past weekend. I wish I can say that I'm surprised, but really, who would be? It's Twilight. Everybody should've expected it to do gangbusters.

You might have noticed that we don't have a review for it... yet. There's a reason for that. I went to a screening of it last Wednesday, but never made it into the theater, after my stubborn self encountered a problem passing the security check. Nothing too scandalous, I didn't bite anybody—that night, anyway—but I scuttled on home skipping out on my date with the hot new reel on the block. So what did I do instead?

I could have seen the movie during the weekend, of course. But hey, it was busy breaking three different box office records: opening day (beating The Dark Knight), midnight showing (beating Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and November opening »

- Arya Ponto

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The Young Victoria Preview, Clips, Images, And Interview With Martin Scorsese

24 November 2009 11:09 AM, PST | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »

Coming to select theaters December 18th is a film that has been receiving a lot of critical praise, and looks absolutely brilliant. The film is The Young Victoria, and it has an incredible team involved. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, written by Academy Award Winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), and produced by a team including Graham King (The Departed), Martin Scorsese, Tim Headington and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York - the film has already received international acclaim. Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) stars as Queen Victoria, and she is surrounded by a great cast - Rupert Friend (Pride & Prejudice) portrays Prince Albert, and also featured are: Paul Bettany (Iron Man, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jim Broadbent (The Damned United, The Chronicles of Narnia), Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie), and Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, Tristan & Isolde). »

- Marc Eastman

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Geek Deal: Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seasons 1-6 for $79.99

23 November 2009 3:12 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Amazon has an awesome deal on Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seasons 1-6, on sale for only $79.99 with free shipping included. Not sure how long this deal will last, so get it while you can. If you haven't seen some of the other Black Friday Week Deals we posted early this morning, I have included those after the jump. As Black Friday approaches, a bunch of really great movie deals are hitting the web. We'll try to bring you a daily round-up of links throughout the week. The following deals are good for today, and possibly today only. Amazon is also doing a set of "Lightning Deals" which are only good for a specified set of hours. We have marked those hours below: Good All Day Monday: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99 Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire »

- Peter Sciretta

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New Moon Kills At The Box Office

23 November 2009 9:11 AM, PST | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »

Apparently, New Moon is kind of a big deal. The Twilight flick pulled in a whopping $140.7 mill over the weekend. Yeah, seriously. Guess everyone was dying to see Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart interact on the big screen. Too bad Taylor Lautner totally won us over with his kind heart and, um, not-so-clothed body. Check out these stats, courtesy of Gossip Cop: Best single opening day ever surpassing The Dark Knight ($67.2 million)Biggest 2 day total to reach $100 + million ($115.9 million to surpass The Dark Knight’s $114.8 million)Biggest November opening in history surpassing Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire... »

- Celebuzz

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Daniel Radcliffe: 'Pattinson coping well'

23 November 2009 8:57 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Daniel Radcliffe has claimed that his former Harry Potter co-star Robert Pattinson is "coping well" with the pressures of fame. Pattinson starred as Cedric Diggory in the 2005 movie Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, before his leading role in the Twilight franchise catapulted him to worldwide stardom. Speaking to BBC News, Radcliffe said: "I wouldn't have any advice [for him]. He seems to be coping well. "I haven't spoken to Robert since we saw each other at the opening of a gallery three years ago. We've been sort of exchanging advice through journalists, bizarrely." Radcliffe went on to describe (more) »

- By Lara Martin

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Twilight sequel makes box-office history

23 November 2009 5:39 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The latest installment of the Twilight Saga breaks box-office records and cements the power of female audiences.

A year ago the runaway success of Twilight put Summit Entertainment on the map as a North American distributor. This weekend the Santa Monica-based company, which for years has been a titan in the international sales and distribution arena, followed up by orchestrating the third-biggest North American opening weekend for any movie in history. The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened on an estimated $140.7m. This is extraordinary stuff. Only The Dark Knight – still the champ on $158.4m – and Spider-Man 3 on $151.1m have delivered bigger debuts and both of those were on more screens: 4,366 and 4,252 respectively, compared to 4,024 for starcrossed Bella Swan and Edward Cullen.

The vampires and werewolves tale has grossed more in its first three days than any movie from the Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings or James Bond franchises ever did. »

- Jeremy Kay

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Black Friday Week Geek Deals: Monday

23 November 2009 2:01 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

As Black Friday approaches, a bunch of really great movie deals are hitting the web. We'll try to bring you a daily round-up of links throughout the week. The following deals are good for today, and possibly today only. Amazon is also doing a set of "Lightning Deals" which are only good for a specified set of hours. We have marked those hours below: Good All Day Monday: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99 Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99 Slumdog Millionaire $7.99 The Fountain [Blu-ray] $9.99 Bullitt [Blu-ray] $8.99 The Passion of the Christ (Definitive Edition) [Blu-ray] $8.99 The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.49 Dogma [Blu-ray] $7.99 24: Season 7 $19.99 The Simpsons: Season 1, 3-10 $12.49 each Ghostbusters: The Video Game Slimer Edition $29.75 PS3 Xbox360 Wii Amazon has some awesome deals on some select three Blu-Ray movie packs. Each of the listed packs below is only $21.99 each. That's ... »

- Peter Sciretta

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'New Moon' Rises on Box Office, Breaks Other Records

22 November 2009 7:06 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

After breaking midnight record in its first day screening, "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" has topped the North American box office chart. This weekend, the "Twilight" sequel grossed an estimated $140.7 million domestically, making it the third biggest opening weekend of all time. Internationally, the film earned an approximately $118.1 million from 25 foreign markets.

Still, the amount raked by the second installment of the vampire drama movies from local theaters in the opening weekend was lower than the $158 million bowed by "The Dark Knight" and the $151 million summoned by 2007 "Spider-Man 3". Meanwhile, the third place initially belonged to "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" with $136 million.

Though so, "New Moon" has surpassed the previous November opening record for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" which collected $101.4 million in its debut weekend. Moreover, it gathered almost exactly twice the opening weekend gross of the first film, "Twilight", which earned only $69.6 million »

- AceShowbiz.com

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'New Moon' Exceeds Expectations In The Sunday Box Office Report

22 November 2009 1:35 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

1. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" ($140.7 million)

2. "The Blind Side" ($34.5 million)

3. "2012" ($26.5 million)

4. "Planet 51" ($12.6 million)

5. "A Christmas Carol" ($12.2 million)

The only thing a vampire craves more than blood is box office gold, as proven by the decisive success of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in theaters this weekend. The second installment of the "Twilight" series exceeded expectations by opening to record-smashing numbers, easily paving the way for a first place finish of $140.7 million domestically, $118.1 million from international markets and a worldwide total of $258.8 million.

"New Moon" successfully captured several records, including but not limited to: the best single opening day for a film at $72.7 million, outgrossing the previous record held by "The Dark Knight" at $67.2 million; the best gross for midnight showings at $26.3 million, a record previously held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" at $22.2 million; and the biggest November opening in history, surpassing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" at $102.7 million. »

- Josh Wigler

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"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Movie Review or My Random Thoughts on the "Twilight" Sequel

19 November 2009 1:28 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

(I"m writing this at 12:49 in the morning, fresh from my jaunt from Los Angeles after watching "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" so if I may sound a bit blurry, I am! Oh, and there may be spoilers as well.)

Previously on "Twilight," Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), the human, falls in love with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), the vampire. They fight bad vampires and they live happily ever after.

Well...almost.

Now is the dawn of "New Moon," the sequel to the super-popular franchise based on a series of books by author Stephenie Meyer. The sequel begins with Bella's birthday and ends with her quest for immortality. At the center of the film is a love triangle between a human, a vampire, and a werewolf.

The movie's first five minutes is vibrant and full of life. Ironically enough, Bella's mortality is the crux of the film. In her dream, »

- Manny

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Big Surprise: Top Grossing Movies of the Decade Are Basically All Franchise Films

17 November 2009 3:14 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Here's another list for you to digest as we approach the end of the decade. Jason Kottke [1] recently took a look at the list of highest-grossing films from 2000-2009 courtesy of Wikipedia [2], and makes the observation that only one movie in the top 20 is based on an original screenplay. The rest of the movies are all adaptations of books or sequels to existing franchises. Now, it's pretty easy to jump on this list and whine and moan about how it means there is nothing original in Hollywood anymore. While I agree that there is a problem with studios valuing brand over concept, don't forget, we are talking about the movies that made the most money here. Of Course familiar characters and titles are going to attract more viewers than strange and unfamiliar ones... doesn't that make sense? A lot of people don't even see movies at the theatre, so they »

- Sean

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Pattinson 'wants Daniel Radcliffe's help'

16 November 2009 12:21 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Robert Pattinson has revealed that he wants to talk to Daniel Radcliffe about dealing with fame. The Twilight star, who appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Radcliffe, said that he wants his advice because he deals with his celebrity status so well. Pattinson told The Telegraph: "I'd quite like to talk to Daniel about fame. He has a very good method for coping with it all - well, from what I can see anyway. It seems like he stays completely (more) »

- By Rebecca Davies

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Pattinson Was Dumbfounded By Vanity Fair Axe

14 November 2009 6:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Robert Pattinson was left questioning his acting talent early on in his career when producers cut scenes he filmed for Reese Witherspoon period drama Vanity Fair without telling him.

The Twilight star landed a small role as Witherspoon's son in the 2004 movie alongside his best pal, actor Tom Sturridge.

They attended a special screening for the film and were excited to see the finished product.

He tells Vanity Fair magazine, "(Sturridge) and I... we had scenes right next to each other and it was both our first jobs...

"We went to the screening, and we thought the whole thing was such a joke anyway, because we had no idea what we were doing. We were like, 'acting' or whatever - we had no idea - and we watched (Sturridge's) scene and were like, 'Yeah, that's pretty good, that's all right.'"

But Pattinson was lost for words when he realised his scenes had been left on the cutting room floor.

He adds, "I'm sitting there going, 'Ummm... really?' No one had told me that I had been cut out."

The disappointment turned out to be a good thing - Pattinson claims the casting director felt so bad about Vanity Fair, he invited the actor along to auditions for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, leading him to land the role of Cedric Diggory. »

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Black Adder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition DVD Review

11 November 2009 1:45 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I am an anglophile.  I will own up to that straight out of the gate.  I grew up watching every BBC program offered by my local PBS station.  That’s how I came to start my lifelong relationship with Monty Python.  That’s where my fascination with Red Dwarf began.  That’s how I came across Rowan Atkinson’s gem of a series Black Adder.  Brit humor fans click to find more after the jump.

I was shocked, utterly dismayed actually, by the number of my friends who consider themselves pop culture princes and princesses and yet weren’t familiar with the masterpiece that is Black Adder.  For those similarly uninitiated, Black Adder encompasses four series, each series containing six episodes a piece.  Each series is set in a specific time period and follows the Blackadder that lives during that age.  While the exact characters differ between series the actor and name stays consistent. »

- Nico

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Jamie Campbell Bower talks 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'

10 November 2009 10:26 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

As one of the only two Twilight series castmembers (the other being Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire star Robert Pattinson of course) to have been through (or going through) both the Twilight and Harry Potter franchise crazes, Jamie Campbell Bower is a good source of wisdom about coming into a film series based upon a book series with a well-stocked fanbase. In his recent interview with FearNet, Bower talked about both The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II. Interestingly enough, Bower did not exhibit any trepidation whatsoever in approaching his work in the T ... »

- thetwilightexaminer

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Watch Robert Pattinson's Audition Tapes "How To Be"

9 November 2009 3:15 AM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »

Some of you folks may not know this, but British actor Robert Pattinson has done other films aside from Summit Entertainment's successful "Twilight" franchise. One of his most notable performances outside the vampire saga was his role as Sedgwick in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Over the weekend, MTV got their hands on the actor's audition tapes for the 2008 comedy "How To Be". It's no wonder the guy won the role in the film. Believe it or not, Pattinson isn't just all looks. The guy really does have a natural talent for acting and he knows how to use his charm just right in front of the camera. Read on to watch his audition!

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- Chad Langen

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DVD Review: 'Robsessed', More Testimonial Than Obsession

9 November 2009 1:46 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The overnight success Robert Pattinson experienced with "Twilight" has made him one of the most sought-after young actors today. But, many will undoubtedly argue that it is too soon for the 23-year-old to get his own feature length documentary. Regardless, Revolver Entertainment has taken the chance and put his relatively short span of life under the microscope in a new DVD titled "Robsessed".

This feature documentary, for those who are not very familiar with RPattz, does provide "the ultimate, all-access guide" to this international heartthrob. It invites them to trace back this British actor's childhood, detailing on his struggles in school, his loves for music, how he got into modeling, the indie films he took before "Twilight" and why he is such an outcast in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire".

Don't be fooled by the title, though. While it seems that the one-hour documentary may revolve around the phenomenon that is Robert Pattinson, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Producer talks The Lone Ranger and Pirates of the Caribbean 4

6 November 2009 5:09 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that Disney is moving forward with its planned movie based on The Lone Ranger, with Johnny Depp cast as native American sidekick Tonto.

Bruckheimer said they were now aiming for a 2012 release. Mike Newell - whose credits include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - is attached to direct the feature.

Bruckheimer told Sci-Fi Wire that Pirates of the Caribbean writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio had worked with other writers and Johnny Depp on The Lone Ranger to create "something that has a kind of true-to-the-western [feel], but adding other additional elements like we did with Pirates so it won't be just a straight-ahead western."

As for the casting of the Ranger, he said: "We're still creating a pretty wide net and figuring it out. It comes down to who »

- David Bentley

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'Prince of Persia' Won't Feature Sand Monsters

5 November 2009 1:19 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Giving first looks at the magical dagger, Jake Gyllenhaal's Dastan, Gemma Arterton's Tamina and the action-packed adventure they are in, the newly-released official trailer for "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" also showed a lack of demonic creatures. In an interview with IGN, creator Jordan Mechner confirmed that "there are no sand monsters in the movie."

"For the game, turning everybody in the world into sand monsters was really useful because it created an inexhaustible supply of enemies," the screenwriter explained on the reason why. "But that's a story that's meant to be played with a controller in your hand, and a movie is meant to be shared by an audience. So we didn't want to make a movie about fighting monsters."

On the action sequences, the video game designer gushed, "The parkour here is very exciting, very extreme." Producer Jerry Bruckheimer chimed in, "We brought in the key experts out of France. »

- AceShowbiz.com

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