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Next Interview: Questions for Olivia Wilde, anyone? Anyone?
“Tron: Legacy”, a showcase for her otherworldly beauty, won Olivia Wilde attention. “Cowboys & Aliens” was her reward for that. And “In Time” and “The Words” and “The Change-Up.” But those big-ticket pictures didn’t show us how good an actress … Continue reading
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Can Honda save America’s Drive-in Theaters?
At the end of this year, America’s most embattled corner of the film exhibition biz faces its toughest test since the rise of the suburban shopping mall. Back then, and for decades, the biggest pressure on drive-in cinemas has been … Continue reading
Tonight’s screening: “Savannah”
A period piece, Jim Caviezel, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Shepard, Hal Holbrook, World War I era South. A little romance, a little race, a little tragedy. “Savannah” goes into limited release later this month.
Art Films at the Box Office: “Blue Jasmine” continues to rake it in in limited release
The per screen averages when “Blue Jasmine” opened in New York and LA were over $50,000, high but not out of line with an anticipated Woody Allen film in those two dens of Woody-lovers. As it rolled out into more … Continue reading
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Kutcher’s “Jobs” challenge? Make people “See Steve”
Reviews are splitting right down the middle on “Jobs,” the new film about the mercurial Apple impresario who changed the world, Steve Jobs. And critics are equally on the fence about Ashton Kutcher, the veteran funnyman and Steve Jobs look-alike … Continue reading
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“Monuments Men” looks like an Oscar contender
Guys too old to be in the military, rounded up for a special squad in search of the art and antiquities that the Nazis looted from Europe or were planning to destroy. History, art, culture of conquered peoples, erased. That’s … Continue reading
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Weekend Box Office: “Elysium” clips “Millers,” clobbers “Planes”
“Elysium” isn’t doing “District 9” numbers, so perhaps we’ve seen one too many movie stars in futuristic jumpsuits this summer. It looks to crack $30 million on its opening weekend (“District” opened to $37). “We’re the Millers” has done brisk … Continue reading
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Weekend Box Office: “Planes” and “Elysium” are in a dead heat.
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi followup to “District 9” seemed headed to an easy stroll across the box office finish line on its opening weekend. $30 million, and all alone in reaching it. But kids are immune to reviews of the worst … Continue reading
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“Expendables 3” adds Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas
Losing Bruce Willis over his “Die Hard” sized salary demands hasn’t slowed down Stallone’s “Expendables 3” choo choo. He announced Harrison Ford would take a role, and Hollywood pariah Mel Gibson has agreed to come on board, too. Antonio Banderas … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
A man breaks out of jail to reach his one, true love and meet his daughter for the first time. Many a country song and the occasional movie has been built on that melodramatic frame. But it earns an elegiac … Continue reading
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