Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Huge Opening Day for Alice In Wonderland
Showing just how much impact 3D can have on an already high interest film, Alice in Wonderland opened to a massive $41 million on Friday. That puts it on track for a weekend take of around $115 million. The Oscars could slightly impact its Sunday gross. With this the film has broken the record for the biggest opening day for a non-sequel and now has the second biggest opening day of all-time behind only Twilight: New Moon. Blowing by the expectations that pegged it in the $60-70 range, Alic...
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Weekend Box Office Predictions 3/5
Two new films hit theaters this weekend with Alice in Wonderland and Brooklyn's Finest. Alice steals many of the 3D screens that have been held by Avatar since its release in December on the weekend that the movie could end up winning Best Picture at the Oscars. (more…)...
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Teaser Trailer for Legend of the Guardians
The first trailer for the computer animated adaptation Legend of the Guardians has been released. Based on the first three books in the best selling series by Kathryn Lasky (The Capture, The Journey, and The Rescue) Legend of the Guardians is being made by the same people behind 300 and Happy Feet. Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) directs while Hugo Weaving, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, and Helen Miren are amongst those who have provided the voice acting for the film. Legend of the Guardians is slated...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending February 28, 2010
For the second straight week, Law Abiding Citizen is the top selling DVD. The drama was also the most rented DVD last week, knocking Couples Retreat to second. It's surprising the movie is doing so well when you consider the poor reviews the movie received. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending February 28, 2010: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Law Abiding Citizen (Anchor Bay) 2 The Vampire's Assistant (Universal) 3 Couples Retreat (Universal) 4 The Box (...
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Disney May Be Planning Ant-Man Movie
Slashfilm has discovered that Disney, who owns the rights to the Marvel properties, has purchased a domain for a possible Ant-Man movie. As they state, generally domains are bought because something is being developed. Ant-Man-TheMovie.com is probably more specific than if they were just picking up the url to protect from someone else grabbing it. With Iron Man and Incredible Hulk already out and Thor and Captain America in development the next project in the Marvel world was expected to be...
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Neil Patrick Harris to Star in ‘The Smurfs’
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Neil Patrick Harris will star in Sony's The Smurfs. The film will be a mix of live-action and animation, and Harris will play the lead 'human'. Neil Patrick Harris has a TV-heavy resume. Now he's just landed the lead in Smurfs: The Movie for Sony. Harris won’t have to walk around as a blue-tinted Avatar, either. The Raja Gosnell-directed film is a mix of live action and animation, and Harris is the lead live action character. I remember enjoying...
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Review: Kick-Ass
As most every movie fan can attest to there are times when high levels of anticipation can lead to eventual disappointment. Having read all the great early buzz for Kick-Ass I entered with the concern that this would be the case here. Those high expectations though turned out to be far exceeded. Kick-Ass is a fantastic blend of a comic book vibe with heavy action and explicit violence, plenty of laughs, and genuine emotional pull. (more…)...
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Optimus Prime and Bumblebee To Get New Look in ‘Transformers 3′
SCI FI Wire had the chance to talk to Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Scott Benza at the Visual Effects Society Awards. Benza shared with them the news that Optimus Prime and Bumblebee would be getting a new look for Transformers 3. Our two lead characters, Optimus and Bumblebee, needed to be updated for the next chapter in the Transformers series," said animation supervisor Scott Benza in an exclusive interview Sunday at the Visual Effects Society Awards in Century City, Cal...
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