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'Twilight' crash scene makes 4th best 'Movie Moment of the Decade'
9 hours ago
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What was an absolutely pivotal scene for 2008's Twilight has made its mark on the film community.
Moviefone has listed Twilight's car crash scene (with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson) as one of the "Top 25 Movie Moments of the Decade."
Of course, the ... Uma Thurman's "Crazy 88" fight scene in Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Jim Carrey's memory loss warp scene in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, the bamboo forest scene in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Abigail Breslin's "Superfreak" dance in Little Miss Sunshine, the . . . medicinally enhanced scene in Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, the first scene with Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, the . . . erm . . . wrestling match in Borat, Smeagol falling into the lava in The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, the first (and rainy) spidey kiss in Spider-Man, Javier Bardem's "heads or tails" show-down in No Country For Old Men,
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Avatar Makes $27 million – In One Day
10 hours ago
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The critical reception enjoyed by James Cameron’s Avatar bought a sigh of relief to Twentieth Century Fox and as embargoes disappeared over the world the early buzz and reviews have ensured Avatar is on its way to becoming a box office hit.
Variety have put a figure on Avatar’s first day at the cinemas in the Us and its one of the biggest openings this year – $27 million.
Variety put this into context and reminds us that Avatar trails I Am Legend and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in the December opening day stakes, but what does this really mean?
Firstly it means that the buzz generated by the early reviews broke through the internet frontier and into the public domain resulting in Cameron’s film enjoying a furious and positive word of mouth campaign which was reflected in the box office dollars. The strong
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- Jon Lyus
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'Avatar' Blasts Off on Opening Day
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On Friday, Avatar wrangled a stellar estimated $27 million on approximately 7,000 screens at 3,452 sites (including $3.5 million from its midnight start). The picture's 3D presentations at 2,038 sites accounted for 58 percent of the gross.
Avatar's first day stands as the third highest-grossing ever for a December release. It slots behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $34.5 million and I Am Legend's $30.1 million (and ranks 33rd among all movies), although several other December pictures were greater in terms of attendance. Among other comparable titles, Avatar had a far more prodigious beginning than the King Kong remake, another long, computer-generated spectacle, and its first day was about the same as Star Trek from earlier this year.
Back in December 1997, the previous movie from Avatar director James Cameron, Titanic, garnered $8.7 million on its opening day, which would equal around $14 million adjusted for ticket price inflation. The romantic epic had
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'Avatar' Crashes Friday Box Office with $27 Million
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Well, those who thought James Cameron's Avatar would limp out of the gate and throw up low, boring numbers on its opening day should sit down and stick a bar of soap in their mouth because the film lived up to its epic expectations by securing a very respectable $27 million on Friday. That number was good enough to give it second place in terms of films that have opened on a Friday in December, behind Will Smith's I Am Legend, which opened with $30.1 million back in 2007. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King still holds the all-time record for opening day in December with $34.5 million, though it opened on a Wednesday, not a Friday.
Unfortunately for 20th Century Fox, major storms are hitting the east coast this weekend and that will definitely put a dent in the films final box office take (some
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Best Reviewed Movies of the Decade
18 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST
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Metacritic has released their list of the best and worst reviewed films of the decade. Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth sits in the #1 spot. I've included the top 10 after the jump, as well as a list I've compiled of the top 20 best reviewed films of the decade from Rotten Tomatoes. Man On Wire ranks in at #1, the only film with over 100 reviews to have 100% fresh rating.
Metacritic's Top 10 Best-Reviewed Movies of the Decade
1. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 98
2. Ratatouille (2007) 96
3. Spirited Away (2002) 94
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 94
5. Sideways (2004) 94
6. Wall-e (2008) 93
7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 93
8. There Will Be Blood (2007) 92
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 92
10. The Queen (2006) 91
Rotten Tomatoes: Top 20 Best Reviewed Films of the Decade (minimum 100 reviews)
100% Man On
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The Hobbit: Jedwood's prospects rise as Tobey Maguire's wane | Ben Child
17 December 2009 5:37 AM, PST
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Tobey Maguire denied he was to slip on the furry feet earlier this week. But Bilbo Baggins aside, which other characters need shoehorning into Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro's film? And who should play them?
Just about every diminutive actor in Hollywood (and beyond) has been mentioned in connection with the role of Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit. Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe was the first to rule himself out of the running - and thank goodness. This week Spider-Man's Tobey Maguire has made it clear he's not been approached for the role, despite persistent rumours.
"I have not met with del Toro. We don't have any near future plans," Maguire told the Hollywood Reporter. "I don't know if something got misconstrued or miscommunicated but the source was not accurate at all.
"I love Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson,
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Tobey Maguire Not Starring in The Hobbit (But He Is Interested)
16 December 2009 1:52 AM, PST
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Producer Peter Jackson recently stated that a "casting sweep" was underway for the lead part in his production of The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings (Lotr). However, despite Jackson's comment that the Lotr movies are not "star-driven," a new rumor has been making headlines by linking one of Hollywood's most-successful franchise actors to the role of the adventurous Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
Popular film site Latino Review reported on Monday that Tobey Maguire's (Brothers) recent comments about wanting to work with director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) referred to his involvement with The Hobbit.
Could Peter Parker be playing Bilbo Baggins?
I checked with agency sources and yep, it's true!
Apparently, we're in the early stages of talks between CAA and the producers of the Hobbit film for Tobey to topline the film as Bilbo Baggins!
The news quickly became a topic of blog posts and forum
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Trailer for The Lord Of The Rings Blu-ray Box Set Reminds Us All Why We Loved Our Journey Through Middle-Earth
15 December 2009 2:38 PM, PST
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I haven’t watched any of The Lord of the Rings films since 2004 but I’ll definitely be sitting down with them again when they hit Blu-ray on April 6, 2010. Warner Bros. Home Video just released a two-minute trailer showcasing all the films together again and it was a reminder of why we fell in love with Peter Jackson’s masterful adaptation in the first place.
As we reported yesterday, Wbhv is releasing the theatrical versions of the films in a nine-disc box set which will include the Blu-ray versions of the films, mostly the features from the original DVDs, and a digital copy of each film. The set will retail for $99.98 but since that’s the Msrp, you’ll probably be able to buy it for slightly less (my guess is somewhere around $75-80, at least when it first goes on sale). There’s currently no word when we’ll
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Lord Of The Rings Set For Blu-Ray Bow
15 December 2009 4:29 AM, PST
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“One Blu-ray to rule them all, one Blu-ray to find them. One Blu-ray to bring them all and in the darkness find them.”Don’t know if you noticed, but we cleverly changed the words of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous verse to celebrate the fact that today, at long, long (long long long) last, it was announced that Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is coming to Blu-ray.Get out your calendars, flip to April, and then put a big old red circle around April 6, for that’s when the trilogy is set to debut in a beautiful nine-disc, three-film package that will retail, in the States, for around a hundred bucks. And no, we have no idea what that is in real money.No word yet on what extras will be on the discs, or indeed if the pic and sound will have been revamped especially for the Blu-format,
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The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray Available on April 6th!
14 December 2009 9:38 AM, PST
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One of the greatest gifts I’ve received this holiday season is today’s news that I’ll only have to wait four months to get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu-ray. Video Business reports that the nine-disc set will go on sale on April 6, 2010 and include the theatrical versions of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, seven hours of special features (albeit mostly features that were on the original versions), digital copies of each film, and Bd-Live access. The set will retail for $99.98. A couple weeks ago, Peter Jackson told Steve that he wasn’t sure if the Blu-rays would include both the theatrical versions and the extended editions but he was fairly sure it would just be the theatrical versions on the first release. Presumably, this means that Warner Bros. Home Video is already
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- Matt Goldberg
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Hollywood FX Artist to Direct Mexico's Biggest Film Ever
12 December 2009 10:02 AM, PST
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Everyone in Hollywood just wants to direct, but when it comes to visual effects artists becoming full-fledged filmmakers, the results aren't always great. Among those who've made the transition, for better or worse, are Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III), Eric Brevig (Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D), Colin and Greg Strause (Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem) and Neil Blomkamp (District 9).
Joining them now is Dean Wright, Oscar-nominated for effects work on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and a veteran artist who had a hand in Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Kangaroo Jack and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Wright, who got some of his directing experience handling the second unit filming for The Return of the King, is already at work on a Jesus biopic called Kingdom Come, slated for release in 2010. And now, according to Variety, he's already set up his follow-up,
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'Lord Of The Rings' Director Peter Jackson Talks 3-D Re-Release
10 December 2009 1:51 AM, PST
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'It would take two to three years to do,' he says of preparing the films for possible re-release.
By Larry Carroll
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Beverly Hills, California — As you read this, "A Christmas Carol" is playing at a theater near you in 3-D, and "Avatar" is getting ready to open soon in the same format. Recent hit releases in three dimensions have included everything from "Up" and "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" to "My Bloody Valentine" and the Jonas Brothers concert documentary.
It would seem like a no-brainer, then, to green-light a re-release of the most critically and commercially popular movie trilogy of all time, wouldn't it? Um, not so fast.
"Nothing has changed, really," sighed Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson when we caught up with him recently, discussing a 3-D re-release of his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that would undoubtedly thrill its millions of fans.
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Decade in Review: 2003 Top Ten
8 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST
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As you may have noticed, I will not be done with my Decade in Review until sometime into the new year. Hopefully we'll wrap up shortly after the Oscars; You know how distractingly all-consuming the Oscars can be! I hope you'll stay with it even though the rest of the media will move on any second now. They're always in such a rush. No stopping and smelling of the flowers. I've still got to update that "Actors of the Aughts" project for final compilation/statement. For now, let's move on to 2003. What follows is my original top ten list, based on films released in NYC in 2003. If I have anything new to say that'll be in red after the original text.
Special Mentions: The Cremaster Cycle and Angels in America
Most Underappreciated: Hulk (Ang Lee), In the Cut (Jane Campion), Anything Else (Woody Allen), Charlies Angels: Full Throttle (McG) and
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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1' Teaser Trailer!
6 December 2009 12:02 PM, PST
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A few days ago, a bootlegged and blurry copy of the first Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows teaser went live before being predictably yanked by Warner Bros. But it didn't take long for the studio to release an official copy, complete with an introduction from producer David Heyman and director David Yates. While the teaser attempts to explain what the Deathly Hallows actually are, Harry Potter fans will be too busy scanning the footage for recognizable scenes. If you know what you're watching, there's quite a bit to see! I would nerdishly list all the moments but no one wants to read that, and it's more fun to let something like this unfold for each and every fan. You might choke up a little. I did. It's the last one!
For those unfamiliar with the final book you may wish for a little more context, but you'll undoubtedly be
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Decade in Review: 2002 Top Ten
2 December 2009 7:58 PM, PST
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As with 2000 and 2001, I'm reprinting my original top ten lists and commentary. If I've got something new to say, it'll be in red below.
Please note: This list was based on NYC release dates in the year 2002. Some movies are listed as different years at the IMDb based on when they were produced or released in their home country or in La or whatnot.
Undervalued: Morvern Callar, Roger Dodger, About a Boy, White Oleander, Panic Room and Kissing Jessica Stein Top 10 Runners Up: Chicago, Monsoon Wedding, Punch Drunk Love and Spirited Away I still am glad I championed most of these movies though I am sad that some of them aren't in the top ten... particularly Morvern, Monsoon and the Miyazaki. The MMMs. Though I'm not sure I'd know what to remove to make room for them.
10. 8 Women (François Ozon)
Ever since I a French teacher took my friends and
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Peter Jackson Updates The Hobbit and Tintin
25 November 2009 5:38 AM, PST
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With his Lovely Bones opening next month, writer-director Peter Jackson spent some time talking with the British press about a few of his upcoming producing projects. One of the most-anticipated is The Hobbit, the sequel to Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Jackson told In The News that an initial script has been delivered to the studio.
The Hobbit will be two movies and we've written the first script and
delivered it to the studio who seem to be happy with it. We're now halfway through the second script and Philippa [Boyens],
Fran [Walsh], Guillermo [Del Toro] and myself are doing the scripts and having great fun. It was an interesting experience because eight or nine years have passed since we wrote the Lord of the Rings
screenplays and I was worried it'd be weird or hard or uncomfortable to go back there, but as soon as we started writing the scripts it was
fun,
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Karl "Bones" Urban on Star Trek 2
20 November 2009 11:40 AM, PST
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After a notable role as Eomer in the second and third chapters in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Karl Urban went on to star in the ill-fated Pathfinder, Marcus Nispel's Vikings-versus-Native Americans action film.
Urban followed up his little-seen Pathfinders starring role with the supporting role of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in J.J. Abrams' revamped
Star Trek, a role that promised to put him back in the spotlight. However, Abrams' film focused primarily on the relationship between James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), rather than on the the Kirk-Spock-Bones trinity that served as the basis for the original series. In a recent interview with IGN, Urban said that he hopes that his role gets beefed up for Star Trek 2, if only to pay homage to the original.
The structure [of the new film] wasn't really the traditional triumvirate that you've seen on the television show.
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Just What Kind of Monster Is Guillermo del Toro?
18 November 2009 6:49 AM, PST
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While everyone else was trolling around for hints about whom he might pick to play Bilbo, The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro dropped an unexpected casting bombshell: That he will appear in his own movie. As a monster, no less. Coming from someone who takes his monsters so seriously — heck, he even takes them home as decorations — this promises to be a treat.
Del Toro won't be one of the major monsters; certainly not the dragon Smaug, whom he has spent the better part of a year designing. Like Alfred Hitchcock, he will only make a brief cameo in his movie. Here's what he says about the part:
I had a hand on the design of the creature and I will personally sculpt the appliances that will be applied on my face and hands.... I will have a line or two and die quickly.
So with that in mind, what are the options?
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Disaster movie 2012 opens with $225m tidal wave at global box office
17 November 2009 4:37 PM, PST
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The End Of The World proved to be a massive attraction for moviegoers as Roland Emmerich's 2012 opened this weekend with an earth-shattering $225million at the worldwide box office.
Ticket sales in the Us and Canada brought in $65million, with the foreign tally of $160million from 105 countries, led by France.
Sony's Columbia Pictures said the film scored the highest worldwide opening for an original film not based on an established franchise, brand or best-seller.
In global terms, it ranks No 9 for film openings, behind (from No1 to 8) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Da Vinci Code.
It surpassed June's worldwide opening for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Big Surprise: Top Grossing Movies of the Decade Are Basically All Franchise Films
17 November 2009 3:14 PM, PST
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Here's another list for you to digest as we approach the end of the decade. Jason Kottke [1] recently took a look at the list of highest-grossing films from 2000-2009 courtesy of Wikipedia [2], and makes the observation that only one movie in the top 20 is based on an original screenplay. The rest of the movies are all adaptations of books or sequels to existing franchises.
Now, it's pretty easy to jump on this list and whine and moan about how it means there is nothing original in Hollywood anymore. While I agree that there is a problem with studios valuing brand over concept, don't forget, we are talking about the movies that made the most money here. Of Course familiar characters and titles are going to attract more viewers than strange and unfamiliar ones... doesn't that make sense? A lot of people don't even see movies at the theatre, so they
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