A new trailer for Timur Bekmambetov’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” hit the web this evening, and it’s about what you’d expect. Upon hearing the title, one’s obvious thought is: How easily can America’s favorite president and America’s favorite film creature be merged? This trailer seems to indicate the answer is “Not very easily”–hence the lazy […]
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1991’s “Slacker” captures roughly 24 hours in the lives of dozens of hipsters in the city of Austin, Texas. As one of the first movies of the so-called American independent film renaissance, Richard Linklater’s first feature remains his best — an intelligent film whose unorthodox narrative structure remains as innovative today as it was 20
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“Men in Black 3” may have won the weekend, but its $70 million four-day take was not anywhere near what studio Sony was hoping for. Thus, the real box office story this weekend is “Moonrise Kingdom”, which managed to be the 14th biggest movie of the Memorial Day Holiday despite playing in just four theaters. Wes
The jury prizes at the Cannes Film Festival were handed out today, with Michael Haneke’s critically-acclaimed “Amour,” about an elderly couple’s bond as the wife’s health declines, taking the Palme d’Or award for Best Film. Haneke is no stranger to Cannes, and his last film, “The White Ribbon,” also won the Palme d’Or in 2009.
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After I personally doubted that a third big summer blockbuster in a row could fizzle, Men in Black 3 has managed to do it. Don’t get me wrong: this is nowhere near as bad a horror story as Dark Shadows or Battleship. Men in Black 3 managed to take in $17.7 million on opening day, which should compute
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After nearly four years absent from the big screen, Will Smith decided to make his return with a sequel no one asked for. “Men in Black 3” could practically be imagined by anyone blessed with an ounce of imagination, and until the third act, that’s about what we get. The first film was a smash
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By now, you may have already seen this video of Andy Samberg addressing the graduating class at Harvard — a role that has been filled in prior years by important figures like Mother Teresa and Bill Clinton. Samberg lightens the tone considerably, with some really, really funny jokes. If only Saturday Night Live were this
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TBS is best known for Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show and a litany of Tyler Perry spin-offs, but the successful premiere of the cable giant’s new sitcom “Men at Work” suggests that they may have a future in producing shows as bland and uninspired as those of the networks. “Men at Work” is from Breckin Meyer (“Road Trip,” “Franklin
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Hello and welcome back to Box Office Beat, the column in which I have experienced a total slump in correctly predicting weekend box office numbers as of late. Two weeks ago, I decided to stick with the general consensus on Dark Shadows rather than going with my gut, which told me to predict a more
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Nearly 40 years after The Exorcist convinced millions that all a psychopathic child needs is a priest, the property is making a leap to TV. Sean Durkin, the writer-director of last year’s critical favorite Martha Marcy May Marlene, is adapting The Exorcist into a TV series. The series, paid for by Morgan Creek and produced
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