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Disney teases “Frozen,” which has an “Ice Age” vibe
Simple, self-contained gag from the November 27 Disney animated comedy “Frozen.” Snowman with allergies loses his carrot nose, and an elk chases after it. Cute, not quite laugh out loud funny.
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James Franco goes Indiegogo to finance his “Palo Alto” trilogy
Crowdsourcing lures another big name as James France sets out to film his “Palo Alto Stories,” based on his own short stories, through $500,000 through Indiegogo. He’s taking some of the sting out of “rich movie star uses indie film … Continue reading
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Fox lets a “Prometheus” sequel move forward
The “Alien” prequel “Prometheus” didn’t do much for me or anybody who reviewed it. But it earned $400 million, so Ridley Scott and Fox (Scott,who is getting up there in years, may not direct) are pushing ahead with plans for … Continue reading
Tonight’s screening: “Byzantium”
A vampire tale co-starring Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton, with Johnny Lee Miller as a cad and a villain and Sam Riley and Caled Landry Jones as love interests. Neil Jordan directed “Byzantium,” which opens in limited release at the … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Attack”
Dr. Amir Jaafari is a revered surgeon in his Tel Aviv hospital, honored by his peers and seemingly embraced by his community. A secular Arab in a Jewish state, he travels easily in the highest medical circles, only occasionally catching … Continue reading
Movie Preview: “The Wolf of Wall Street”
The trailer to Martin Scorsese’s latest plays younger than your typical Marty movie — jokey, snappy, bouncing to the beat. And this time, the beat isn’t set by The Rolling Stones. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill are the … Continue reading
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Jackie Chan’s career revival — Back to China
His Hollywood career wound down, and like his contemporary, Jet Li, martial arts comic Jackie Chan made noises about retiring a few years back. But he’s found new life in films back in his native China. He’s had a hit … Continue reading
Weekend Box Office: “Man of Steel” $113, $125 million since Thursday
The old June opening record was for “Toy Story 3.” It was just over $110 million. “Man of Steel”, also in 3D, with higher prices, pulled in $113 million this weekend. Add in Thursday night showings and it’s at $125 … Continue reading
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Weekend Box Office: “Man of Steel” loses some altitude — will it still set the record?
Thursday, prognosticators were suggesting the Superman reboot “Man of Steel” would blow up the box office with a $150 million take — Thursday through Sunday midnight. Friday evening, the huge Friday take was pointing to as much as $132 million … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Ryan Gosling takes on swordsmen in “Only God Forgives”
The director of “Drive” reunites with his star for this Kubrick-by-way-of-Tarantino take on revenge murders in the underworld of Bangkok. “Only God Forgives” has Kristin Scott Thomas playing Ryan Gosling’s vengeance-fixated mom. July 13, limited release. Looks pretty cool.
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