Breaking the streak of post-“Avengers” under-performers, “Snow White and the Huntsman” took command of the box office this Friday, with a solid $20.3m take, positioning it to rake in a better-than-expected $55.8m on the weekend. The movie still has a long road to profitability, with a production budget of $175m (which doesn’t include P&A), but the good […]
Would it surprise you to learn that Kristen Stewart makes an unconvincing military leader? The fact that I can even start a review of “Snow White and the Huntsman” that way cements the film’s status as one of the summer’s more peculiar would-be hits. Stylistically, the film pushes no particularly eccentric boundaries, but one can
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Last weekend, the domestic box office continued its trend of post-“Avengers” under-performers, as “Men in Black 3” opened to a disappointing $70m. In my predictions column, I originally figured that the movie was destined to break the ongoing series of consecutive bombs, simply by virtue of the fact that moviegoers were bound to eventually need
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While never vile like the recent “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” John Madden’s “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is another reminder that a good “intersecting stories”-style ensemble movie is nearly impossible to make. Here is a film that boasts a capable director, a fine cast of British actors, and a beloved source novel. But
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If George Lucas is to believed, his detractors might not have to worry about another round of films as dismal as the new “Star Wars” entries. Lucas has told Empire Magazine this month that he is retiring from major filmmaking to concentrate on “hobby” projects. Lucas, in addition to being the creator of “Star Wars,”
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All the negative press about 3-D post-conversions on the Internet has not dissuaded studios from mining their vaults for new opportunities to take advantage of the technology, and “Independence Day” is the latest victim. Roland Emmerich’s 1996 sci-fi blockbuster made a whopping $817 million worldwide when it was first released, so it’s safe to assume that
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The last few years have not been kind to Tim Burton. Since 2005’s “Corpse Bride” it seems that all but his most diehard fans have left him in droves. Sure, he was able to rake in career-best box office with “Alice in Wonderland,” but perhaps not enough to make up for the damage that the movie
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Two iconic actors revered for their iconic performances as now iconic boxers are looking to step back into the ring together. Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone are reportedly in talks to star in “Grudge Match” for Warner Bros. The film is a comedy about two retired boxers looking to settle an old score with
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A new trailer for “The Bourne Legacy,” the newest entry in the spy franchise, has hit the web. Although Matt Damon declined to reprise his role as Jason Bourne, the character’s shadow obviously looms large in this universe, which now sees Jeremy Renner as an invulnerable spy turning on his crooked CIA bosses. Rachel Weisz
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“Les Misérables” has been filmed for the silver-screen several times before–most recently with Liam Neeson and Uma Thurman, for director Billie August, in 1998–but the movies have never set the world a flurry in the way that the source material has. That could change this December, for this adaptation has all the markings of Oscar. Director Tom
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