May 5, 2011
Aardman Starts Casting The Pirates!
Hugh Grant, Salma Heyek, and Jeremy Piven are just a few of the names attached to Aardman Animation's next release, "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists."
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February 15, 2010
Exclusive: Oscar Nominee Colin Firth on A Single Man
For 15 years, Colin Firth remained best known for emerging from a lake in a white shirt as Mr Darcy in the BBC's Pride & Prejudice. Since then, he had two girly fights with Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones, flirted with a Portuguese girl in Love Actually and threw himself into 2008's all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza Mamma Mia. But he's never really had a chance to show us what he can do. Until now. His recent Best Actor Oscar nomination for A Single Man was proof that, given the right material, Firth can blow us away. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford follows a day in the life of George, a lecturer in 1960s Los Angeles who, devastated at the death of his long-term partner, plans his own suicide. Firth talked to RT about the role of his career, and why he'd consider Mamma Mia 2...
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April 19, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Vacancy" Hopes for Full Occupancy
Another week, another horror film. That's the mantra in Hollywood at the moment. Among the four new films going into wide release this weekend are Sony's terror tale "Vacancy" which represents the fourth scary flick in three weeks to hit the multiplexes.
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March 19, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "300" Reigns Again as Box Office King
Three new competitors were no match this weekend for the mighty action epic "300," which easily defended its box office crown to rule North American theaters for a second straight time. Sandra Bullock reached a new career high with the thriller "Premonition," which debuted in third place while the horror film "Dead Silence" and the Chris Rock comedy "I Think I Love My Wife" opened in the top five with mixed results. "300" grossed as much as all three new releases combined.
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March 5, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Ride with Wild Hogs at #1
Moviegoers rallied behind the star-driven comedy "Wild Hogs," which raced to number one at the North American box office, zooming past all expectations from Disney. Meanwhile, Viacom saw less-than-stellar debuts from its serial killer drama "Zodiac" from Paramount Pictures and the southern fried saga "Black Snake Moan" from arthouse unit Paramount Vantage. Overall, the box office remained healthy and surged well ahead of last year's performance.
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February 26, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Ghost Rides" High Again at #1
Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage ruled Oscar weekend with his skull-on-fire motorcycle actioner "Ghost Rider," which held steady at number one in North America for the second straight time. Moviegoers delivered different verdicts to the handful of new releases led by the Jim Carrey thriller "The Number 23," which fared best and debuted in second place. Overall, the top ten was about even with the corresponding weekends from the last two years.
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February 19, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Ghost Rider Smokes Rivals During Record Presidents' Day Weekend
Hollywood studios opened five new wide releases targeting different audiences and were rewarded with a record-breaking Presidents' Day holiday weekend tally as moviegoers opened their wallets and spread their cash across a variety of films. The comic book actioner "Ghost Rider" led the way with an explosive debut while the family drama "Bridge to Terabithia" was a solid performer in the runnerup spot.
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February 6, 2006
SXSW Promises Vendettas, Betties, Dreamz & Slithers
In addition to a ton of low-budget, independent, documentary, and dramatic films, this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival promises a rather flashy infusement of high-end studio fare, too! So while it's always important to shed some attention on the little guys (which we'll be doing soon enough), it's also fun to note that SXSW will be offering high-end "gimme" titles like "V for Vendetta," "The Notorious Bettie Page," "American Dreamz," and the geekily-anticipated "Slither."
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December 16, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: American Dreamz
From Paul Weitz, the director of "American Pie," "About a Boy," and "In Good Company," comes the slick-looking satire known as "American Dreamz," which seems to star Dennis Quaid as George Bush, Hugh Grant as Simon Cowell, and Mandy Moore as Kelly Clarkson. Anyway, the trailer's pretty great, and I recommend you check it out right here.
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May 11, 2005
Weitz and His Actor Buddies Team Up for "Dreamz"
Writer/director Paul Weitz will reunite with several of his old actor pals when he gets ready to shoot "American Dreamz." In a conversation with Variety, the filmmaker says "The movie examines the role of dreams and ambitions in American culture ...
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