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21 Jump Street topped the box office
There isn’t anything too surprising about a well-marketed and well-reviewed mainstream comedy opening well on its debut weekend, especially when there are no new releases to compete against. Still, 21 Jump Street topped the box office this weekend with a whopping estimated $35 million. If that number holds up, it will be the seventh-biggest debut...
Jessica Chastain up for role in Kathryn Bigelow’s Seal Team 6 thriller
Jessica Chastain had a massive year in 2011, appearing in multiple Oscar-worthy projects from “The Help” to “The Tree of Life.” She has the potential to carry that momentum into 2012 by picking in-depth, fascinating scripts and directors to work with. Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow certainly qualifies. Chastain reportedly is in talks to join Bigelow’s...
Seth Rogen’s “The Apocalypse” set up at Sony
Seth Rogen has had a productive working relationship with Sony (“The Green Hornet” and “Pineapple Express” both crossed $100M worldwide), so it’s easy to see why the studio would take a chance on a Rogen pitch that will end up being his directorial debut. “The Apocalypse” extends a short film Rogen wrote with his regular...
The Sound and Music of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive we talk with Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Sound Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick, and Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Supervising Sound Editor Ren Klyce. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 English-language drama/thriller film. It is the second film to be adapted from the Swedish novel of...
Britney Spears, Jason Trawick enjoying holidays
Britney Spears and Jason Trawick are enjoying their time as an engaged couple as they are celebrating the holidays in New York. The two have reportedly been staying at the Mondrian SoHo for the holidays and a friend’s birthday, states People. However, Spears and Trawick have kept things low-key as they have cozied up while...
Housewives of Beverly Hills stars make up after season of fights
‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ stars Taylor Armstrong and Camille Grammer have been fighting much of the season, but now it is apparently all behind them. The two have been fighting since Camille commented on Taylor’s allegedly abusive marriage on camera, states RadarOnline.com. But apparently, now, Taylor is in a different place. Things apparently started...
Lily Collins admits auditioning for Kristen Stewart’s ‘Snow White’
Lily Collins will be playing Snow White in ‘Mirror, Mirror,’ but she almost could have been playing a different Snow White. Collins recently admitted that she auditioned for ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ which eventually went to Kristen Stewart, states UsMagazine.com. “I auditioned for it, but I’ve been so excited for Kristen. I think that...
Kristen Stewart on genuine Twilight wedding moment
‘Twilight’ fans will soon see Kristen Stewart’s character wed Robert Pattinson’s character, and it will likely be a special moment for everyone. Stewart recently commented on the ‘Breaking Dawn’ wedding and how it was everything she wanted it to be, states UsMagazine.com. “I was really able to have a genuine experience. I really wanted to...
Young Adult earns raves after L.A
While one half of the movie blogosphere attended an early screening of “The Muppets” (word is it’s extremely funny and more touching than you’d expect), the other half – the one dedicated to the ongoing Oscar race – filed into the New Beverly for a “Surprise Screening” that wasn’t such a secret to those who...
Puss In Boots is Number One-Weekend Box Office
Dreamworks seems to have paid a price for their risky release date, as Puss In Boots (review) debuted with a comparatively soft $34 million over the weekend. We’ll find out for sure on Monday if it broke the Halloween opening weekend record (Saw III grossed $33 million on this weekend in 2006), it’s still a...
Expendables 2 stuntman dies in explosion
It has been an extremely unfortunate week for Sylvester Stallone’s “Expendables” franchise. Earlier, the property was sued for copyright infringement after a screenwriter claimed Stallone and his team lifted key concepts for their premise. Today, we’re learning of something much worse. A stuntman has been killed in a sequence for “The Expendables 2,” while another...
Moneyball comes in second to Lion King 3D
Defying even the most optimistic of predictions, The Lion King 3D (HERE for the film’s big not-so-fatal flaw) repeated at the top of the box office this weekend. The shockingly popular 3D-converted re-release dropped just 26% in its second weekend, grossing $22.1 million in what was allegedly the last weekend of its ‘limited engagement’. I...
Eddie Murphy gets Oscar-hosting advice from Steve Martin
Jon Stewart was the first former Oscar host to publicly address Eddie Murphy’s hiring for the next Academy Awards. Now Murphy’s “Bowfinger” co-star, Steve Martin – also familiar with Oscar’s unique ways – pens an open letter filled with “advice.” It’s definitely worth a read, and can be found on Martin’s official site. Read in...
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo footage from last night
Obviously, the eight-minute preview for David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is not online and probably won’t be at least until after the weekend. I do not know if it will be playing in theaters before theatrical prints of Straw Dogs or whether it was just something to get the film critics/pundits excited....
Sarah Polley Take This Waltz
People sit in movie theaters all of the time, watching the same movie but seeing a different film. Moments after Sarah Polley’s “Take This Waltz” screened for press and industry members at the Toronto International Film Festival, Twitter exploded with praise, the likes of which we haven’t seen since “The Raid” earlier in the fest....
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