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From 'New Moon' To 'Hurt Locker': Summit's Big Year Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:50PMWith six Oscar wins for "The Hurt Locker" and the box-office success of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," it looks like Summit Entertainment is finally hitting its stride.
'Southland' producer and cast are enthusiastic about series' rescue by TNT Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:30PMBut they still harbor a little bitterness toward NBC, as the gritty police drama returns from hiatus. "Southland," the latest addition to TNT's prime-time lineup, has action, twists, heartbreak and a key rescue operation. Viewers might also notice there's been a lot of excitement on-screen as well.
'Avatar' At The Oscars: What Went Wrong? Experts Weigh In Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:18PMMovie experts weigh in on "Avatar" at the Oscars and why the film did not sweep as many thought it would.
Raspberries and cream for Bullock Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:09PMLOS ANGELES - Sandra Bullock paid her dues in Hollywood for more than 20 years, beloved by the moviegoing public if not always the critics. She was rewarded on Sunday, winning the best-actress Oscar for playing a tough white Southern woman who adopted a black child in The Blind Side.
Avatar is Chinese choice Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:59PMfirst woman to win the best director category. The Iraq
Avatar is Chinese choice Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:26PMBEIJING: Chinese film fans were mostly disappointed by the unexpected shutout of Avatar in the major categories at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Japan dolphin hunt town shrugs off 'Cove' Oscar Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:18PMThe gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as "The Cove" won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting. Half a world away, residents of the small Japanese village shown in the film abhorred the attention and said it won't end their centuries-old tradition.
Japan dolphin hunt town shrugs off 'Cove' Oscar Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:18PMThe gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as "The Cove" won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting.
`Alice' opens with $116.3 million, a 3-D record Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:01PMTim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in the Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.
Alice in Wonderland Opens to Massive $210.3M Worldwide Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:00PMWalt Disney Pictures' Alice in Wonderland took over the worldwide box office this weekend, earning $116.3 million domestically and $94 million overseas for three-day total of $210.3 million! The domestic figure from 3,728 theaters marks the sixth-biggest opening weekend of all-time and is a new record for a film opening in March, destroying the $70.9 million that 300 made in 2007. It's the ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-07 19:34 UPDATE 1-'Alice in Wonderland' stands very tall in theaters Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:57PMLOS ANGELES, March 7 (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" held the golden key to box office receipts, smashing multiple records during its first weekend of worldwide, and easily surpassed the opening stand of all-time champ "Avatar" in North America, distributor Walt Disney Co said on Sunday. Director Tim Burton's 3D update of the Lewis Carroll tale sold $210.3 million worth of tickets worldwide ...
'Alice in Wonderland' shatters records in its debut weekend Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:44PMAudiences followed Tim Burton and Johnny Depp down the rabbit hole this weekend as Alice in Wonderland scored the sixth largest debut of all time,...
"Alice in Wonderland" stands very tall in theaters Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:42PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" held the golden key to box office receipts, smashing multiple records during its first weekend of worldwide, and easily surpassed the opening stand of all-time champ "Avatar" in North America, distributor Walt Disney Co said on Sunday.
'The Young & The Restless' Star in Town for WFU Game Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:36PMActor Eric Braeden who plays Victor Newman on CBS' 'The Young & The Restless' is in town for the Wake Forest Basketball game.
Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office Review: Alice in Wonderland Returns Tim Burton to Box Office Record Book Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:15PMDespite his reputation as the mainstream representation of the outcast, Tim Burton is no stranger to box office records. He more or less invented the...
Huge film, small film: Big stakes Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:09PMPublished: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 3:44 p.m. Very soon now, whatever suspense remains in this Oscar season will be over. Bullock or Streep? “Avatar” or “Hurt Locker”? All will be revealed. Will you be watching?
‘Alice’-inspired wearables focus on color, fun, fantasy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:09PMPublished: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10:10 a.m. Recession-fatigued and longing for a little escape, designers have happily plunged down the rabbit hole and dreamt up “Alice in Wonderland”-inspired wardrobes of clothing, jewelry and cosmetics.
'Alice' takes in $116.3 million domestic Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:45PMDisney's "Alice in Wonderland" bowed wondrously during the weekend to top the domestic boxoffice with an estimated $116.3 million, as the book-based fantasy popped through the 3D looking glasses and into the history books.
Centre Theatre goes up for sale Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:18PMThe owners of Centre Theatre have decided to put the movie theater up for sale.
EW DVD Review: "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:08PMEven the manliest moviegoer likes to have a good cry from time to time, and the new Richard Gere movie, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, is a three-hankie gem.
Raimund Abraham, Architect With Vision, Dies at 76 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:07PMMr. Abraham influenced a generation of architectural students as much through his insistence on the socially ennobling role of architecture, and its integrity as a discipline, as through his work.
Gov. Ed Rendell stumps for sales tax overhaul, calls code a haven for special interest groups Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:51PMThe plan, dubbed the Stimulus Transfer Reserve Fund, might raise $2.4 billion for education programs by July 2011, according to Rendell.
"Alice in Wonderland" Big Box Office Weekend Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:10PM'Alice' hits box office gold. Lauren Jessen In North America, Alice in Wonderland sets a new record for a March release at the weekend box office. A distributor at the Walt Disney Company gave an estimated earnings amount of $40 million on its opening day. The 3-D film is playing across the United States and Canada, as well as in 40 foreign countries. According to Reuters : "The North American ...
B.C. downplays Oscars Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09PMSunday is Oscar night: glitz, glam, celebrities, paparazzi and entourages, the biggest night of the year for Hollywood’s elite. But, 2,175 miles away, in Battle Creek, residents seemed take-it-or-leave-it on the annual cinema awards ceremony.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Believes He Is Inside Shane Mosley's Head Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:54PMLOS ANGELES -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. has known he was inside Sugar Shane Mosley's head from the moment Mayweather's last fight ended. That's when Mosley jumped into the ring last September to challenge Mayweather, who had just demolished Juan Manuel Marquez in his comeback bout from a 19-month layoff. After Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao couldn't make a deal, Mayweather accepted a deal to fight ...
Filmmakers predict 3-D dramas Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:54PMNEW YORK (AP) Movies are evolving ever more into 3-D, a shakeup of the medium that has been compared to the advent of sound or color in motion pictures. If digital 3-D is so revolutionary, however, it will need to go beyond fantasy and animated blockbusters to drama and live-action comedy. Explorations of Pandora may seem like the stuff of 3-D wizardry, but what of a domestic drama such as ...
Disney’s ‘Alice’ May Set Record for Month, Quarter (Update1) Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:58PMMarch 6 (Bloomberg) -- “Alice in Wonderland,” the classic Lewis Carroll tale re-imagined in 3-D by director Tim Burton , earned $41 million yesterday on its way to possibly posting $100 million in receipts this weekend for Walt Disney Co.
Sci-fi spectacles have history of losing at Oscars Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:29PMThe first two times science-fiction blockbusters were nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards, Woody Allen and “Gandhi” beat up on them.
Disney's new 'Wonderland' film wanders far from its roots Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:12PMImagine yourself being distracted by thinking about termites, or Michael Bublé, or the cost of a gallon of milk, and walking face-first into a brick wall. Now imagine yourself woozily sprawled on you
Poetry in stop motion Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:03PMTiburon filmmaker Henry Selick goes for the gold with 'Coraline' at this Sunday's Oscars... by David Templeton
Bay Area hijab dispute tests limits of corporate inclusion Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:59PMGetting fired for wearing a Muslim headscarf seems wrong, a college student says.
There must be something in the water Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:51PMIf there’s ever another movie involving a mysterious virus that somehow drives victims crazy, the federal government embodying the bad guy and a morgue playing host to more than just dead people, it’ll be all too soon. “The Crazies,” directed by Breck Eisner, is reminiscent of the olden horror movie mix: Combine one part government “accidently” [...]
Oscars 2010: Movie Theaters Go Green Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:40PMTheaters across the nation are making the movie-going experience a great, green adventure.
'Word Is Out': A Love That Dared Speak After All Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:29PMIn 1978, the movie made its mark as one of the first films about gay people made by gay people. Now the documentary, which captured snapshots of gay lives after the Stonewall riots and before AIDS, is newly restored in theaters and on DVD.
'Alice in Wonderland': Lost in Burtonization Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:20PMYou've no doubt seen the "Alice in Wonderland" hype. And the, uh, marketing. And now a brief word from the news: It stinks.
Mad Hatter Mania Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:18PM"Alice in Wonderland" hits theaters this weekend and one of the biggest draws is Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. Stylists at Ulysses Salon at 629 South State Street in Salt Lake gave our movie reviewer Ryan Painter a “mad" transformation in anticipation of the movie’s premier.
Ethan Hawke - Movie Reviews Brooklyns Finest Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:03PMMost studios have decided to give Alice a wide berth, assuming that it would be futile to challenge it. The sole exception is Overture Films' cop drama Brooklyn's Finest...
Chicago - Movie Reviews Ghost Writer Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:03PMRoman Polanski's Ghost Writer is expanding to 143 theaters this weekend, and winning additional critical praise as it does. The Chicago Sun-Times 's Roger Ebert, who...
National CineMedia, Inc. to Participate at March Investor Conferences in Florida and New York Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:32PMCENTENNIAL, Colo.----National CineMedia, Inc. , the managing member and owner of 41.5% of National CineMedia, LLC , the operator of the largest digital in-theatre network in North America, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the following investor conferences: Credit Suisse Global Media and Convergence Conference on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at The Breakers Hotel in Palm ...
Oscars: Which movie should win? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:31PMThe best-picture field at this year’s Academy Awards is as far flung as it has ever been, with dramas, period pieces, an animated film and the epic with the biggest box office of all time.
Interview: Helena Bonham Carter for Alice in Wonderland Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:23PMHelena Bonham Carter returns to the big screen this weekend with a larger than life performance in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. It’s the latest in a long line of films that the pair have worked together on alongside frequent collaborator Johnny Depp. When the actress attended the press conference for the feature she was [...]
REGION: Free flu shots available Saturday Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:12PMFirst came the advertisements on the silver screen. Then sign twirlers danced outside clinics.
REGION: Free flu shots available Saturday Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:02PMFirst came the advertisements on the silver screen. Then signtwirlers danced outside clinics.
Harry Hamlin on 'Clash of the Titans' remake: 'I'm sure it will be better' Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:00PMHamlin took the time to chat with Hero Complex about his old sandal days, the remake, reality television and that "Avatar" movie everyone keeps talking about.
The secret code names of 37 sci-fi blockbuster films Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:54PMRemember Star Beast ? When that creature burst through the guy's chest, I nearly jumped out of my seat. And who could forget How the Solar System Was Won ? Even Leonardo DiCaprio called it one of his five essential films.
Imax falls as analyst eyes emerging competition Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:50PMShares of giant-screen movie technology company Imax Corp. fell Wednesday after an analyst said No. 2 theater chain AMC Entertainment will roll out its own oversized format in the U.S., which could hurt Imax's revenue.
Imax Falls as Analyst Eyes Emerging Competition Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:46PMImax shares fall as analyst sees competitors emerging with their own large-screen formats Movies - Arts - Filmmaking - Film Formats - Large Format
New movie theater comes to Pigeon Forge Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:49PMHollywood will have a prime spot along the Parkway in Pigeon Forge soon. A Knoxville developer has plans to build a $3.6 million movie theater in the area.
Marvel’s Avenger Script Completed? Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:45PMOver the past week, we’ve been watching the casting notes for the Marvel feature, The First Avenger: Captain America like a hawk. While Steve Rogers has been our main concern, the studio has been steadily working on the screenplay for The Avengers and according to a recent tweet from Joe Quesada (Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief), the [...]
TiVo Premiere Details and First Hands On: Like IMDB On TV [TiVo] Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:40PM# tivo TiVo may have invented time-shifting, but the past few years haven't been kind to this company unsure how to cut a profit. Then, someone inside TiVo HQ must have realized, oh right, INNOVATION! That's the ticket! More »