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The Grey's hero, dead? Perish the thought
31 May 2012 1:53 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Grey is out on DVD this week, so at last we can talk about the end … which clearly isn't
Things don't look so great for Liam Neeson at the end of The Grey. He's the last remaining survivor of an aeroplane crash in the frozen tundra, and he's hemmed in by a pack of gigantic, man-eating wolves, who aren't all that well disposed toward him because he's polished off a fair few of their mates in the previous couple of days. As the film draws to its thrilling conclusion, the seething leader of the wolf pack faces off against Neeson, and the two get set to engage in a vicious, mano a mano, winner-takes-all duel to the death. Meanwhile, the rest of the wolves move a side and give the boys room to operate. No two ways about it, Neeson's backed himself into a tight corner this time!
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- Joe Queenan
Weekend Report (cont.): 'Chernobyl' Craters, 'Kingdom' Rises
27 May 2012 10:20 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
<< Continued from "'Mib 3' Beats 'Avengers' with Solid Memorial Weekend DebutChernobyl Diaries debuted in sixth place with $9.4 million four-day haul. As expected, that's a fraction of producer Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity sequels, but the $7.96 million three-day opening is also off from mediocre Summer horror offerings like Orphan ($12.9 million), 28 Weeks Later ($9.8 million) and Apollo 18 ($8.7 million). At least it opened a bit higher than Splice ($7.4 million), though that's really not saying much. Chernobyl Diaries never really clicked from a marketing perspective. Commercials made clear that a group of (not altogether intelligent) young adults were going to be terrorized at Chernobyl, but it was never clear who's doing the terrorizing. Are they mutants? Some kind of supernatural beings? Or maybe just angry Ukranians? It didn't help that the scares presented weren't particularly scary, and it also didn't help that the movie's low-budget look wasn't covered up with the found footage concept »
- Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Stallone And Schwarzenegger Talk On Set Of The Tomb
25 May 2012 7:02 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
If you just can't get enough of the action stars of the 1980s, then chances are you are eagerly awaiting the opening of The Tomb, a prison-set action flick that co-stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. This high-octane thriller has Stallone playing Ray Breslin, an expert in structural security who has built the titular prison to be escape-proof. However, his specialized skills are put to the test when he is framed and jailed in this literal prison of his own making. As he explores the whys of his situation, Breslin also seeks a way out and so creates an unwieldy alliance with Schwarzenegger's master criminal, Church, who helps him on the condition that they bust out together. Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) co-stars as a surely stern warden; Sam Neill, Vinnie Jones, and Amy Ryan also make appearances. The Tomb is now in production and Et got a »
The bullying of ‘Bully,’ and other musings on screen violence
24 May 2012 1:44 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
And so, the war over The Weinstein Company’s provocative documentary, Bully, ends – to use an exhausted cliché – not with a bang, but with a whimper. Since its release at the end of March, the doc has grossed approximately $3 million; not bad for a reality piece, and, measured against the flick’s $1.1 million budget, it means TWC will go home with some money in its pocket. But considering the thundering opening bombardments which accompanied the film’s debut, it’s hard not to look at that sum as a bit of a disappointment. After all, Disney’s warm and cuddly and topically irrelevant doc Chimpanzee, released almost three weeks later to a lot less fuss, has earned over $27 million.
Undoubtedly, there are going to be those who think Bully was hobbled at the box office by its nasty run-in with the MPAA. But I keep looking at Bully’s $3 mil, »
- Bill Mesce
Irritated moviegoer slugs obnoxious boor half his age. That's not the half of it.
23 May 2012 1:30 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
You know those empowering stories about a mild-mannered Average Joe who gets pushed and pushed and pushed, until he finally stands up and puts a couple of nudniks half his age in their place. This is not one of those stories.
On April 11, a man who was watching Titanic 3-D with his girlfriend in an AMC theater in Kent, Wash., finally lashed out at the group of loud ruffians sitting behind him. He punched one, bloodying his nose and knocking out a tooth. What prevents this story from being heroic in any way is the fact that the annoyed moviegoer »
- Jeff Labrecque
Passion of the Christ Prequel Mary Mother of Christ Snags Sanctum Director
23 May 2012 1:21 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Despite its graphic violence, controversy-courting director and refusal to speak English, Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ went on to earn more than $600 million worldwide, a financial feat that generally inspires a sequel. Of course, that's not exactly possible when it comes to the story of Jesus. So, if you can't top the greatest story ever told, why not make its prequel? That's the thinking behind Mary Mother of Christ, a drama that backers tell Deadline will be a "Biblical prequel to the story of The Passion Of The Christ," in part because it's co-penned by Passion scribe Benedict Fitzgerald and former nun turned screenwriter Barbara Nicolosi. While the feature's financiers may want to play up Mary Mother of Christ's ties to Passion, Gibson will not be involved in this so-called prequel. Instead televangelist Joel Osteen is executive producing the picture, and Sanctum helm Alister Grierson has signed on »
"Sanctum" Director Tackles "Christ" Prequel
23 May 2012 6:16 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Alister Grierson ("Sanctum") is set to helm the Biblical feature "Mary Mother Of Christ" for Aloe Entertainment, Bright Light Pictures and Motive Entertainment says Deadline
"The Passion of the Christ" scribe Benedict Fitzgerald is co-writing the script with Barbara Nicolosi which has lead to remarks from backers that this could be considered a prequel of sorts. The narrative deals with Mary’s attempt to defy King Herod to save her child.
Casting is already underway with Israeli actress Odeya Rush set to play Mary while Julia Ormond and Peter O’Toole will take supporting roles. Lionsgate will distribute States-side. »
- Garth Franklin
Australian director to helm Christ’s ‘prequel’ with faith-based marketing campaign
22 May 2012 5:08 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
An Australian director is to helm a new project about the mother of Jesus, with a Texan pastor as executive producer and a marketing campaign targeting Christians.
Announced at Cannes Film Festival, Mary Mother of Christ will be directed by Sanctum and Kokoda’s Alister Grierson.
The film marks Grierson’s first non-Australian story, working from a script by Barbara Nicolosi and Benedict Fitzgerald who co-wrote the screenplay to Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.
The film will have a faith-based marketing campaign in the Us, according to Deadline, lead by Motive Entertainment who specialise in the faith market.
Motive were behind the marketing campaign of The Passion of the Christ which earned $125m in its opening five days and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe which grossed $1bn worldwide.
That marketing will also make use of Ep and pastor of the Lakewood Church in Houston Texas, »
- Colin Delaney
‘Mary Mother Of Christ’ In Lionsgate Deal
22 May 2012 8:32 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Sanctum director Alister Grierson will helm Mary Mother Of Christ, which its backers are calling the Biblical prequel to the story of The Passion Of The Christ, perhaps because this film’s scribe, Benedict Fitzgerald, co-wrote the other movie with Mel Gibson. Fitzgerald wrote this one with Barbara Nicolosi. Israeli actress Odeya Rush will play Mary. Julia Ormond, and Peter O’Toole are also in the cast. Lionsgate will distribute the film in North America with Hyde Park handling international sales at Cannes. Texas pastor Joel Osteen signed on the be exec producer. Mary Aloe of Aloe Entertainment and Shawn Williamson of Bright Light Pictures are producing. Motive Entertainment, which helped sell faith-based pics The Passion Of The Christ and The Chronicles Of Narnia, will provide the same service here. Pic is Mary’s attempt to defy King Herod to save her child. Grierson is repped at CAA, Rush is repped at Wme, »
- MIKE FLEMING
Cannes: Alister Grierson to Direct Biblical 'Prequel' 'Mary Mother of Christ'
21 May 2012 11:59 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Australian director Alister Grierson has signed a deal to direct "Mary Mother of Christ," a Biblical story to be distributed in the United States by Lionsgate. The deal was announced at the Cannes Film Festival, where Hyde Park Entertainment is currently handling international sales. Grierson's previous films include the 3D underwater thriller "Sanctum," which was released last year, and 2006's World War II action film "Kokoda." Benedict Fitzgerald, who co-wrote the screenplay for Mel Gibson's blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ," co-wrote "Mary Mother of Christ" with Barbara Nicolosi. Israeli actress Odeya Rush has »
- Steve Pond
As 'Battleship' Flops: Ten Other Memorable Box-Office Bombs
21 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
To have one giant money-losing tentpole is unfortunate. To have two starts to look careless, and that's what's happened to Taylor Kitsch. The actor, who broke out on TV's "Friday Night Lights," was seen as Hollywood's next great hope, picked out to star in two great big blockbusters with a combined cost of half-a-billion dollars. But when "John Carter" arrived in March, the film wildly underperformed, with Disney taking a hit of at least $100 million on the project. And after this weekend, it looks that his other film, "Battleship," is going to lose similar amounts.
The film, Universal & Hasbro's adaptation of the board game, directed by "Hancock" helmer Peter Berg, had taken the unusual step of opening everywhere else in the world six weeks ahead of the U.S, in the hope of bagging lucrative foreign coin and building buzz for the U.S. release. But while the film did ok abroad, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
UTA Signs ‘Intouchables’ Star Omar Sy
21 May 2012 10:37 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Breaking: Just as the French film Intouchables is about to be released in the U.S. after a blockbuster global run, UTA has signed the film’s star, Omar Sy. The picture has had a long run as the top grossing film in France, Germany and Spain and has been the biggest grossing non-English language film since The Passion of the Christ, grossing $339 million worldwide. The film gets its U.S. bow through The Weinstein Company on Friday. Sy won the 2012 Cesar Award for Best Actor in The Intouchables, his third collaboration with writer/directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. Sy is part of a writing and comedy performance team with Fred Testot, so he has the versatility to do drama and comedy as he broadens his scope to Hollywood. Sy, who continues to be repped by French agent Laurent Gregoire, is shooting the Michel Gondry-directed Mood Indigo opposite Audrey Tatou. »
- MIKE FLEMING
U.S. Taxpayers May Get Cut Of 'Passion Of The Christ' Prequel Via Mexican Drug Case
15 May 2012 12:20 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
San Antonio -- The American taxpayer may be getting into the movie business.
In a real-life case of drugs and extortion that could itself make a pretty good screenplay, federal prosecutors have forced a Mexican drug trafficker to turn over his stake in a planned prequel to Mel Gibson's 2004 blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ."
If the movie gets made, the U.S. government will receive a cut of the profits.
Some of the big names behind the Hollywood project include megachurch pastor Joel Osteen, who had no idea about the script's unsavory backstory.
"When you get a script, you just don't think to say `Hey, was this script ever tied to a Mexican cartel?'" said Donald Iloff, a spokesman for Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston. The script was already being handled by a legitimate production company when Osteen got involved.
Jorge Vazquez Sanchez pleaded guilty this week »
- Harry Bradford
Movie Review - How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2012)
14 May 2012 2:35 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (a.k.a Get the Gringo), 2012.
Directed by Adrian Grunberg.
Starring Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Dolores Heredia, Peter Stormare, Dean Norris and Bob Gunton.
Synopsis:
A career criminal is sent to a tough Mexican prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation is a return to form for many things. It’s a return to form for the action genre, unapologetic onscreen violence, dark black humour, simple and straightforward storytelling, and most encouragingly of all, for Mel Gibson. The film is one of the most refreshing I’ve seen this year, and it’s all about something which is increasingly missing in films as the years go on - star power. Personally, I’m bored of comic book or ‘young adult’ novels taking the box office by storm, each of »
- flickeringmyth
Sam Neill Joins Schwarzenegger and Stallone in 'The Tomb'
14 May 2012 10:33 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Paging Dr. Grant. "Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill will play a prison doctor to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone's inmates in Summit Entertainment's "The Tomb," the studio said Monday. The Australian actor joins a cast that includes Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Amy Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone") Jim Caviezel ("The Passion of the Christ") and Vincent D'Onofrio ("Men in Black"). Stallone is a security expert who is tasked with escaping from a high tech prison, while Schwarzenegger will play a complex inmate. The two musclemen previously teamed up in 2010's "The Expendables" and will reunite in »
- Brent Lang
Movies to See Before the World Ends: Apocalypto
11 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The Mayans, the wise race of ancients who created hot cocoa, set December 21st, 2012 as the end date of their Calendar, which the intelligent and logical amongst us know signifies the day the world will end, presumably at 12:21:12am, Mountain Time. From now until zero date, we will explore the 50 films you need to watch before the entire world perishes. We don’t have much time, so be content, be prepared, be entertained. The Film: Apocalypto (2006) The Plot: In the early 1500s, a family group of Native Americans live a happy life in the rainforest jungle. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is becoming a strong hunter under the guidance of his father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead). However, Jaguar Paw’s nightmares tell of a change that is coming. A group of bloodthirsty warriors attack the village, killing many and enslaving the rest. The warriors bring the victims with them a massive Mayan city, and »
- Kevin Carr
The James Clayton Column: jolly holidays with Mel Gibson
10 May 2012 8:20 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
If finding new acting jobs is proving difficult, could Mel Gibson find a glittering new career as a travel operator? If so, James has a few holiday destination suggestions…
Do you remember back in primary (elementary) school when you’d return to the classroom in September and find yourself immediately confronted by a teacher pointing out the words “What I did on my summer holiday” (or “summer vacation”) on the blackboard?
Fresh-faced kids who’ve gone months without school suddenly find themselves anchored back into the academic grind and instructed to concoct a creative project or write a report chronicling their summer holidays. Mine usually read something like this: “We went to the beach. We ate some ice cream. We helped Jason and the Argonauts fight Talos and the skeleton army.” Sadly, references to Ray Harryhausen movies rarely get rewarded with extra marks or ‘star turn!’ stickers.
Mel Gibson and »
Where next for Mel Gibson?
8 May 2012 1:32 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
There's only one place for the downward-spiralling, self-imploding star, says former fan John Patterson. Video-on-demand
So this is where it ends for Mel Gibson and the widening gyre of his never-ending slow-motion personal apocalypse: his last movie, The Beaver, was a weird, misfired flop; another project, dealing with the ancient revolutionary Jewish sect the Maccabees, is in turnaround tailspin, after his own writer called him an insincere antisemite and downed tools; he was rudely bounced from the Hangover 2, and his latest completed project, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, directed by his own personal assistant, is due for a video-on-demand only release in the USA – which, on the totem-pole of desirable distribution-outcomes, is just one notch up from a straight-to-airline sale. The UK, meanwhile, is lucky enough to have it in its cinemas.
Fear not, though; amid his great tribulation, Saint Mel need not repine. He coined a billion shekels »
- John Patterson
Cannes Check: Matteo Garrone's 'Reality'
30 April 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The director: Matteo Garrone (Italian, 43 years old) The talent: You'd have to be pretty au fait with contemporary Italian cinema to recognize most of the cast members here: the biggest name on offer is Claudia Gerini, best known for supporting turns in Italian hits "Don't Move" and "The Other Woman," as well as minor appearances in "The Passion of the Christ" and "Under the Tuscan Sun." The young actor Ciro Petrone, who made an impression four years ago in Garrone's "Gomorrah" (if the image of a gangly youth in his underwear brandishing a gun comes to mind, you're there), reappears »
- Guy Lodge
Think Like A Man Tops Box Office Again with $18 Million Weekend
29 April 2012 8:43 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Think Like A Man topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, beating out a quartet of newcomers including Judd Apatow's The Five Week Engagement starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, and Pirates! Band of Misfits. However, the overall movie scene is temporarily quieting down, off 33% from this time last year when Fast Five debuted prior to the start of the 2012 summer movie season next Friday, even as The Hunger Games continues to feed moviegoers appetites.
Overseas painted a brighter picture as Disney and Marvel's The Avengers opened to huge numbers that will be met or exceeded when the film begins its domestic box office run on May 4.
Sony's comedy hit Think Like A Man had a solid second weekend hold as the Tim Story film eased a modest 46% to earn a solid $18 million from 2,015 screens. The lone bright spot in the top ten this weekend, »
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