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What We're Reading: The Top Grossing Independent Films of the 2000s
31 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST
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As the decade comes to a close, it's fun to look back at box office success stories from the ensuing 10 years. At indieWIRE they've collected a list of the top grossing independent films of the 2000s.
As the full post makes clear, how you define "independent film" in this kind of situation is really, really difficult. What defines an independent studio today is different than what it was even a decade ago (when the line between major and indie studio started to get quite blurry).
For its list, indieWIRE decided to include larger studios like Miramax, New Line, Lionsgate or Summit only if the production that was acquired was truly independent -- as was the case with "Paranormal Activity." However, specialty divisions like Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures Classics are included.
Here's the list:
1. The Passion of the Christ, 2004 (Newmarket) $370,274,604
2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2003 (IFC Films) $241,438,208
3. Juno, 2007 (Fox Searchlight) $143,395,265
4. Slumdog Millionaire,
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Lisa Schwarzbaum's 10 movie marvels of the decade
29 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST
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Notice I didn't say best movies -- that territory has been well covered by far more passionate list makers than I am. (By the way, do you agree with me that a devotion to ranking is primarily a male urge? Tell me three good reasons why I'm right or wrong. At any rate, I don't have the gene for it.)
As the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, though, here's fodder for your New Year's Eve party: A list, in no particular order, of 10 movie developments from the past 10 years that have impressed, depressed, excited, upset,
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- Lisa Schwarzbaum
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Gurinder Chadha's next to premiere at Sundance 2010
22 December 2009 7:30 PM, PST
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Bend It Like Beckham-helmer Gurinder Chadha's keenly anticipated comedy, It's A Wonderful Afterlife (Iawa), has been selected for a world premiere at the coveted Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 21-31, 2010, in Park City, Utah.
Produced by Indian Films and Bend It Films in association with Studio 18, Iawa stars the legendary Shabana Azmi, with a posse of well-known international talent; Goldy Notay, Sally Hawkins, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Zoe Wanamaker and Jimi Mistri, among others.
Azmi plays the role of Mrs. Sethi, a hysterical North-Indian mother who is desperately searching for a son-in-law for her fat daughter.
Shot in London and billed as My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Shaun Of The Dead, Iawa will be released in the UK by Icon on April 2, 2010 (Easter) and in India and Pakistan on April 16, 2010 by Studio 18.
The film has already attracted a host of top-of-the-line mainstream distributors like Icon (Australia
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Nia Vardalos Teaches Daughter Greek – in the Kitchen
22 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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It’s always stressful to whip up a holiday feast, but Nia Vardalos has an extra-special helper in the kitchen this year — her 4-year-old daughter.
“She’s my sous chef,” the My Big Fat Greek Wedding star told People at the taping of the 11th Annual Home for the Holidays. “I give her a plastic knife and just get her to chop things up. [For] Christmas, I suddenly have a young helper in the kitchen!”
Since announcing late last year that she and husband Ian Gomez had adopted a preschooler, Nia has started passing on her Greek heritage using her favorite holiday recipes.
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Nia Vardalos Teaches Daughter Greek - in the Kitchen
22 December 2009 11:30 AM, PST
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Nia Vardalos has a special helper in the kitchen for the holidays this year - her 4-year-old daughter.
"She's my sous chef," the My Big Fat Greek Wedding star told People at the taping of the 11th Annual Home for the Holidays TV special. "I give her a plastic knife and just get her to chop things up. [For] Christmas, I suddenly have a young helper in the kitchen!"
Since announcing late last year that she and husband Ian Gomez had adopted a preschooler, Vardalos has started passing on her Greek heritage using her favorite holiday recipes. "She makes something called salt-and-pepper soup,
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Discuss: Worst Family Movie-Going Experiences
21 December 2009 11:20 AM, PST
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Lots of families have movie-going rituals for the holidays, whether it's siblings banding together to escape after mom and dad have hit the hay or families who prefer to celebrate the holidays in the dark with a bucket of popcorn and the latest glitzy - and hopefully cheery - studio offerings, occasionally with Chinese food afterwards.
My family hits the theater on Christmas day or thereabouts and sometimes we've picked winners and sometimes - the more memorable ones, unfortunately - we've picked some doozies. I'll admit I enjoyed seeing My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Rumor Has It, The Holiday, The Pursuit of Happyness, and other fuzzy flicks with my loved ones during the winter holidays. However, one year my mom and I went to see The Family Stone thinking it would be a fluffy comedy slash love story slash playfully warm family film, as it had been marketed: Sarah Jessica Parker
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- Jenni Miller
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Faith Hill To Raise Awareness Of Adoption In TV Special
18 December 2009 5:00 AM, PST
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The 11th Annual A Home For The Holidays with Faith Hill will hit TV screens just before Christmas for charity.
The TV special will include moving performances by five-time Grammy Award winner and Academy of Country Music (Acm) Award winner Faith Hill, who headlines for the second time, Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige, musician and featured adoptee Michael Franti, Grammy and Acm Award-winning country superstar Reba McEntire, Grammy Award-winning Latin pop singer Shakira and Grammy and Acm Award-winning star Carrie Underwood, among others. Jenna Elfman (“Accidentally on Purpose”) and Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) are among the celebrities presenting inspirational stories about adoption.
Following the success of the past 10 annual shows, the special continues to tell touching stories about foster care adoption to raise awareness for this important social issue. The inspirational stories of these American families are enhanced by performances from some of today’s most popular artists.
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Courteney Cox denies adoption rumours
11 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST
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Hollywood actress Courteney Cox has shot down rumours that she is about to adopt a baby.The former Friends star had spoken of her desire to expand her family with husband David Arquette, and recent reports said that Cox has been looking into adoption to give their five-year-old daughter Coco a sibling.
But the 45-year-old actress's representative has dismissed the rumours, insisting the report is a "complete fabrication," according to GossipCop.Com.
Rumours also had it that Cox recruited help from My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos as she is this year's National Adoption Day Coalition spokesperson.
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Cox Not Adopting
11 December 2009 4:11 AM, PST
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Courteney Cox's representative has shot down rumours the star is planning to adopt a baby.
The former Friends actress has spoken of her desire to expand her family with husband David Arquette, and recent reports suggested Cox has been looking into adoption to give their five-year-old daughter Coco a sibling.
America's National Enquirer reported the 45 year old recruited help from My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos, who is married to Cox's Cougar Town co-star Ian Gomez, as she is this year's National Adoption Day Coalition spokesperson.
But a representative for Cox has dismissed the rumours, insisting the report is a "complete fabrication," according to GossipCop.com.
Cox isn't the only Friends star to face baby speculation - earlier this week (begs07Dec09) her pal Jennifer Aniston also had to deny rumours she's looking to adopt a child.
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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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- NATHANIEL R
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The 'Twilight' Craze Hints At A Larger Phenomenon-To-Be: Blockbusters For The Ladies
23 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST
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Let's talk about the insane performance of "New Moon" at the box office this past weekend. It was projected to earn somewhere in the neighborhood of $70 million. That number was doubled once the ticket sales had been counted. Impressive, to say the least.
What's interesting is that, when you look back over the opening weekend box office record-breakers, "New Moon" is sort of the odd man out. Or, more accurately, odd woman out. Look at the list, the franchises represented there: "Star Wars," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Batman," "Indiana Jones"... lots of male-oriented stuff. This isn't to say that only boys can like "Star Wars" or that there aren't a few gender-neutral/family-friendly title-holders -- I'm looking at you "Harry Potter," and you too, "Shrek" -- but the trend definitely seems to favor the boys. That on its own is noteworthy. Dig a little deeper, and some questions start to surface.
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Uncle Bob Martin: Suffer the Little Children
30 October 2009 1:39 AM, PDT
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Michael Weldon of "Psychotronic Magazine" praised this movie's awfulness to me almost 30 years ago, and I only caught up with it this week.
The Children concerns the ghastly events that occur after a school bus drives through a noxious cloud of gas...which is exactly how Richard Matheson got The Incredible Shrinking Man going, so it's not a bad start. There are only a few kids on the bus, luckily (I'm surprised the filmmakers got any parents to trust them with their kids -- but then, half the kids in this film have the same last name as the producer). I'm going to have to provide some spoilers here because the movie is so bad and so poorly paced that no one will watch it through without a damn good reason. These kids, though normal looking, become radioactive zombies with an impulse to approach any adults with arms outstretched, begging for hugsies!
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Cameron Diaz in ‘What Women Want’ Sequel
29 October 2009 6:47 PM, PDT
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Cameron Diaz is attached to star in What Men Want, a sequel of sorts to 2000’s What Women Want starring Mel Gibson.
Pajiba, who seems to be on fire lately with the exclusives, reports that Diaz is tentatively set for the lead role while the script is completed. Pete Chiarelli (The Proposal) is writing the screenplay.
The Gibson movie, which also starred Helen Hunt, made $374 million worldwide and is still the second largest romantic comedy of all time in the U.S. (behind My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
Though further details are unknown at this point, it will likely be the original’s premise with a little gender-reversal. Lightning strikes and suddenly Diaz can hear men’s thoughts and understand what they want. How she’ll be able to leave the house without being greeted by a cacophony of “you” and other lewd ideas remains to be seen.
In addition to this,
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Win a copy of My Life in Ruins!
7 October 2009 7:43 AM, PDT
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The hysterical comedy My Life in Ruins has arrived on DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and M&C.s giving away four copies! Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) stars as a discouraged single woman looking for a way to reconnect with her soul and find her kefi-Greek for .mojo.. Working as a tour guide in her native country, she leads a motley group of eccentric tourists on a dilapidated tour bus through Ancient Greece, while waiting to land her dream job. Opening her eyes to an exotic foreign land, she soon begins to see things in a new way finding her kefi and a new romance in the process. From director Donald Petrie (How To Lose a
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- Patrick Luce
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Jack Black And Michael Cera Go Biblical, An 'Anvil' Gets Dropped And More, In The DVD Report For Tuesday, October 6
6 October 2009 3:30 PM, PDT
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Last week's major release was a 70-year-old classic, and coincidentally today brings yet another iconic film that's actually two years older. "Snow White" was Disney's first animated feature, and appropriately enough it marks the launch of their new "Diamond Series" Blu-ray line. But blasts from the past aren't the only highlights of the week, as Jack Black and Michael Cera rock it old school in today's DVD Report.
"Year One" combines the talents of mega-producer Judd Apatow and legendary director Harold Ramis for a old-fashioned road trip through the ancient world. Starring Black and Cera as down-on-their-luck cavemen, the film draws together an eclectic cast from the comedy scene, including Paul Rudd, David Cross, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Hank Azaria and many others. "Year One" had an underwhelming response at the box office, but Sony is hoping this Blu-ray and DVD release will bring in new fans. Audio commentary with Raims, Black
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Exclusive “Into the Darkness” Poster
6 October 2009 10:52 AM, PDT
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Exclusive poster for indie horror/thriller “Into the Darkness” has just been released featuring the four leads Dalal Bruchmann, Kiowa Gordon, Anna Enger and Wolfgang Weber. Film poster art was created by our Ford Fairchild.
The story follows a group of friends descend upon a remote wilderness area to camp and party reuniting after a year apart. Their decision to embark on a short exploration of an unknown cave system turns into a horrific struggle for survival. Can they find the light before the darkness finds them?
“Into the Darkness” stars Kiowa Gordon (Twilight Saga: New Moon), Louis Mandylor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Wolfgang Weber (Nip/Tuck, CSI: Miami), Austrian actress Dalal Bruchmann, Anna Enger (Drop Dead Diva), Film Threat Magazine’s “Indie Actor to Watch” Russ Russo, Darian O’Rear and Ronnie Patel.
The horror/thriller is directed by Clint Brandel and Dustin Masters from the script written by Paul and Jade Moser.
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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 10/6
6 October 2009 8:02 AM, PDT
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Year One (Unrated)
The marketing made it look like it was all about Jack Black and Michael Cera as primitive cavemen, when in reality it's very much a Biblical comedy. In either guise, it fails to fire on all cylinders, never igniting into a full-blown laugh romp. Still, Black and Cera display enough rambunctious charm to keep the proceedings moving along nicely. And maybe the unrated edition will restore some much-needed adult-oriented humor. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.
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Imagine That
As I wrote in my review, Eddie Murphy gives a very warm, very funny performance as a stressed-out financial executive trying to be a better parent to his seven-year-old daughter, but the film springs to life only at rare moments, which are surrounded by so much fatty tissue that you fear the movie will die of a heart attack before it huffs and
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Guess Who's the Summer's Biggest Loser?
2 September 2009 8:02 AM, PDT
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Nothing can really compare to the craptacular showing of Zyzzyx Road, the film that brought in a whopping $30. That's no typo -- it didn't bring in $30 million, not even $30 thousand. I'm not sure any film could ever compete with that, except for maybe a For Justin & Kelly sequel, but there is a stinker this summer that comes sort of close.
It was set to be her big comeback. Two films, one she was headlining, and one that she wrote, directed, and starred in. The first made the rounds, but the other didn't go much further than a blog post or two. Figure out who I'm writing about yet? Yes, it's Nia Vardalos and her feature I Hate Valentine's Day. Gordon and the Whale dug into the little feature that couldn't, revealing that after spending $5 million and making well over $200 million on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Valentine's Day only brought
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Nia Vardalos' "My Life In Ruins" To Debut On Blu-Ray And DVD
18 August 2009 1:32 AM, PDT
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"My Big fat Greek Wedding" Star Nia Vardalos' latest romantic comedy from 20th Century Fox, "My Life In Ruins," is premiering on Blu-ray disc and DVD on October 6.
In the film, the actress plays a Greek American tour guide in Greece looking for ways to reconnect with her soul and find her "kefi," Greek for "mojo."
Richard Dreyfus, Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch, Harland Williams, Maria Adanez, Maria Botto, and Alistair McGowan join the cast. Donald Petrie ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days") directed the film.
The film was released in June. It will debut in Blu-ray and DVD on October 6. Special features will include deleted scenes, alternate ending, "Everybody Loves Poupi" - getting to know Greek God Alexis Georgoulis, and audio commentary.
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tMF Oscarwatch: Best Picture Contender- The Lovely Bones has a Featurette!
11 August 2009 2:19 AM, PDT
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Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones is getting more and more buzz! Watch a featurette with the cast discussing the movie, their roles and Susie Salmon, the major character portrayed by Saoirse Ronan (currently ranked #1 in our Top 50 hitlist). I have such high expectation for this movie, and I am quite sure Peter Jackson will deliver. I also expect some amazing performances - especially from Ms. Ronan!
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Why are people so fascinated with Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones and Susie Salmon? Here's an article written for the NY Times that somehow explain the start of people's fascination with the book and yes, the upcoming film...
Plus the new clip, after the jump!
Something unusual has been happening on the fiction best-seller list lately. A first novel is at No. 1.
''The Lovely Bones'' by Alice Sebold has become the biggest-selling book of the year,
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