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Giveaway: Win 'OSS 117: Lost In Rio' On DVD!
Film School Rejects &bull 5 Hours AgoI imagine you're torn right now. On the one hand, this is a giveaway for the chance to win a free DVD. Free. As in it won't cost you a dime. But on the other hand, what the hell is OSS 117: Lost In Rio? Glad you… Full Story »
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Chicago Calender
Cinema News &bull YesterdayAn Evening with the Beach Boys: The Beach Boys, with John Stamos on drums, performs at Ravinia at 8 p.m. Sept. 1. Pavilion Reserved/$50; Pavilion Dance area/$60; Lawn/$16 - $21/day of concert; World's Largest Lawn Party/$40. Gates open at 5 p.m. The Festival Grounds are at Lake Cook and Greenbay Road, Highland Park. Box Office: 847-266-5100. Bedtime Buddies in Regenstein African Journey: Parents and children ages 3-10 are invited to experience life in Africa and get to know some amazing African animals. Sept. 3 at Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N. Clark St. 312-742-2246. Tix are $35 ($30 for zoo members).… Full Story »
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Review: Trejo's Machete is a Cartoon Bag of Bloody Goodness
FirstShowing.net &bull YesterdayThe grindhouse is alive, and it's got a new blade to swing at you. Despite rather lackluster box office returns for the 2007 film "experiment" of Grindhouse, Robert Rodriguez has finally expanded his fake trailer from that film. Machete, the feature, is here, and it's loaded with ridiculous action, gallows humor, and Danny Trejo. Hell, Rodriguez even has a message or two packed in there somewhere. It's an unstable pinata filled with all the great things that made the grind house films of old such a unique experience, and, once it bursts, it showers you… Full Story »
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BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS: Can Machete Take a Slice Out of the Box Office This Weekend?
MovieWeb &bull Yesterday
Sunday afternoon early predictions had the new horror film The Last Exorcism taking the number one spot with $20.3 million. But as of Monday morning, the clear winner for the weekend was the action-filled drama Takers, which earned $20.5 million. Both films will have their work cut out for them this weekend with three more new movies entering the box office charts, including director Robert Rodriguez's Machete, Going the Distance starring Drew Barrymore, and The American with Oscar winner George Clooney. Predicted to debut at number one this week is the long-awaited new motion picture from visionary director Robert Rodriguez… Full Story »
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Contest: Taking Out the Competition
The Numbers &bull YesterdayThere's only one wide release next week, Resident Evil: Afterlife, which will obviously be the biggest new release of the week. It is also the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Resident Evil: Afterlife. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Assassin Next Door on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without… Full Story »
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Toho dominates, Japan percolates
Variety &bull Yesterday
Spotlight: Japanese Cinema 2010: B.O. giant doesn't diminish country's diverse offerings -- The Japanese film biz is booming -- that is, if you happen to be Toho (by far the biggest distrib) or its TV network partners, who serve as… Full Story »
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Box Office Preview: 'Machete' should dominate
Boston.com - Movies &bull YesterdayTwentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million. Robert Rodriguez - Machete - 20th Century Fox… Full Story »
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Summer box office looks bigger in 3-D
Kansas City Star &bull YesterdayFewer paying customers showed up for this summer's movies than in any summer since 1997, but Hollywood still raked in record receipts of $4.35 billion. The answer to this seeming contradiction: 3-D. Thanks largely to higher admission prices for 3-D… Full Story »
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'Machete': Sharp at box office?
Entertainment Weekly - Movies &bull YesterdayImage Credit: Rico TorresSummer may not technically end until Sept. 22, but as far as Hollywood is concerned, Labor Day weekend marks the official end of the summer movie season - and usually, it goes out with a whimper. Only two movies that have opened over the Labor Day holiday (2007's Halloween… Full Story »
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How Important is a Film Title to International Audiences?
Cinematical &bull Yesterday
International box office is obviously very important to films that are made in the U.S. Many times, domestic productions only become profitable after the world has had a chance to sample the goods. It makes sense that some movie titles… Full Story »
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George Clooney's THE AMERICAN: A Late-Summer Box-Office Bomb?
Alt Film Guide &bull Sep 2, 2010George Clooney's The American, about a professional killer who develops a troubled conscience while in Italy, may turn out to be a late-summer bomb if figures don't improve dramatically over Labor Day weekend. At the top spot on the North… Full Story »
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Rapper T.I. Arrested For Drug Possession
Hollywood.com &bull Sep 2, 2010
Rapper and Takers star T.I. and his wife went on their merry ways this morning once they posted $10,000 bail after being arrested for drug possession last night in West Hollywood. Hopefully wherever they were going wasn't a potluck dinner!… Full Story »
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Do 3D Movies Deserve Higher Ratings?
Cinematical &bull Sep 2, 2010
We're all well aware of the subtle and subjective art of the cinematic rating system. Remove a word here, take out an innuendo or slip of the nip there, and suddenly that risque adult fare becomes palatable for familial audiences. But here's a new goodie to consider: With the rise of 3D, will… Full Story »
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George Clooney is the "Hollywood Movie Star of the Week"
Hollywood Entertainment Network &bull Sep 2, 2010Hollywood Awards. HollywoodNews.com: George Clooney's recent clever spot with the cast of "Modern Family" was dubbed the highlight of the night by many television critics in their post Emmy wrap up. And then later in the evening he received the… Full Story »
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Is a Kick-Ass Sequel Really a Good Idea?
Movieline &bull Sep 2, 2010It seems like only yesterday we were sitting around the office wondering what went wrong with Kick-Ass, the story of a downmarket superhero that did mid-market business (at best) at the box-office. But $96 million worldwide - plus whatever it has coming… Full Story »
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Location location location: Scott Pilgrim's love letter to Canada
The Guardian - Film &bull Sep 2, 2010Film-makers looking to stay true to a particular setting should take a maple leaf out of the quirky hero's book Near the end of Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, Comeau, the guy who "knows everybody", can be overheard having a conversation about which is better, the movie or the comic book. Lest I be out-meta'ed, then let me carefully sidestep the issue of whether Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel is superior to its big screen adaptation (or vice versa) and… Full Story »
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Rapper T.I., Wife Arrested on Drug Charges
FOXNews.com &bull Sep 2, 2010LOS ANGELES -- Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle were arrested late Wednesday night on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car, authorities said. The arrests for possession of a controlled substance came on Sunset Boulevard… Full Story »
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Going McCarey's Way
sf360 &bull Sep 2, 2010Is there another Hollywood Golden Age behind-the-camera talent who can claim so many classics within such a slim filmography as Leo McCarey? Unlikely. In an era when most A-list directors typically ground out multiple features for their assigned studio "factory" per year, McCarey took his own damn time. What he achieved was at once selfless and extraordinary. He's paid mini-retrospective tribute this month at the Mechanics' Institute, where weekly projections of DVD or private-collector videotape (when a film is otherwise unavailable) attract Friday night crowds of film enthusiasts… Full Story »
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Miramax sale in limbo
Hollywood Entertainment Network &bull Sep 2, 2010Hollywood Awards. Variety reported that financial backers in Tutor's $660 million bid have exited. Banks were set to finance $250-$275 million with the rest coming from Morgan Creek founder James Robinson and philanthropist Jerome Swartz, who have reneged on their… Full Story »
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B.O. Hits Shift Lionsgate From Stable To Positive
Cinema News &bull Sep 2, 2010TORONTO -- Box office success with "The Expendables" and "The Last Exorcism" has helped convince Moody's Investors Service to lift its debt rating for Lionsgate from stable to positive. Moody's also cited the Vancouver-based mini-studio's recent debt reduction, courtesy of a July senior subordinated notes-to-equity conversion that has activist shareholder Carl Icahn raising an alarm and his hostile takeover bid for the mini-studio… Full Story »
