September 13, 2010
Matthew McConaughey Is Killer Joe
Matthew McConaughey will star in "Killer Joe," a William Friedkin film about a dirty cop hired to kill a woman so her son (Emile Hirsch) and daughter can get their hands on her insurance money.
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October 14, 2009
Tommy Lee Jones Needs a Good Lawyer
Tommy Lee Jones is in talks to direct and star in "The Lincoln Lawyer," an adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel about "a wheeler-dealer Los Angeles lawyer who operates out of the back of his Lincoln." Matthew McConaughey is attached to star.
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April 30, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Wolverine Sinks Claws Into Summer Box Office
Six sharp adamantium blades kick off the summer movie season as Fox unleashes its most popular comic book character in his own film with X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Hugh Jackman starring and producing. The North American box office is set for the first in a long string of blockbuster openings as major franchise films debut every weekend in the month of May. Also hitting multiplexes this weekend are the romantic fantasy comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner and the animated adventure flick Battle for Terra. Invading over 4,000 theaters domestically and more than 9,000 additional screens internationally in a massive global assault is Wolverine which documents the history of the fan-favorite mutant.
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April 17, 2009
McConaughey Hosts an Exchange Student
Matthew McConaughey's J.K. Livin production company has its next release lined up: "Exchange Student," a comedy about two college freshmen to be written by Mike Vukadinovich.
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April 4, 2008
McConaughey P.I.?
It's been rumored for so long, it's taken on something like urban legend status -- but a Magnum P.I. feature film starring Matthew McConaughey may actually come to pass.
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February 7, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Fool's Gold Hopes to Shine in Battle of New Comedies
Hollywood plays the race card this weekend opening a pair of star-driven comedies, one for white moviegoers and the other for black audiences. Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson get the wider release with the romantic adventure comedy Fool's Gold while debuting in 741 fewer theaters is Martin Lawrence's family reunion laughfest Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
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December 20, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Five New Films Fight For Holiday Cheer
Moviegoers are in for a feast as studios will unleash a wide menu of new options on Friday trying to reach holiday patrons on the weekend before Santa comes to town. With so many choices, there should be something for everyone allowing the overall box office to remain healthy.
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October 17, 2007
Total Recall: Ben (Affleck's) Bits
In Gone Baby Gone, Ben Affleck directs younger brother Casey in a mystery surrounding the case of a missing Boston girl. In the spirit of Total Recall, we decided to take a look at some of the lesser-known roles from way back in the filmography of the man better known to some as Bennifer II.
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January 18, 2007
McConaughey is "Magnum, P.I."?
It's been in development so long, you may have given up waiting on any casting news -- or forgotten about it entirely -- but IGN Movies reports that "We Are Marshall" star and bongo enthusiast Matthew McConaughey may be playing the title role in the feature-film adaptation of "Magnum, P.I."
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April 12, 2006
How to Make a Sequel in 3 Months
Hey, guess what they're making a sequel to! Go ahead, guess. OK, I'll tell you: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Yep, a sequel, something predictably on par with Legally Blonde 2 and Miss Congeniality 2 ... only we don't yet know if the stars will be returning for H2LaGi10D2.
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March 13, 2006
"Failure" Fails To Fail At The Weekend Box Office
By now it's downright ridiculous, but once again the weekend's box office winners are also the week's critical duds, with the aptly named "Failure To Launch" balancing a Tomatometer of 30 percent with an opening B.O. of $24.6 mil.
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January 30, 2006
One-Named Director to Helm Unnamed Football Drama
If you were making a film about a a true-life plane crash that killed an entire college football team, whom would you hire to direct such a tale? Ang Lee? Steven Spielberg? Well, Warner Bros. IS making such a film, and they want McG to direct the thing. Yes, the guy who did the "Charlie's Angels" movies. And the upcoming "Hot Wheels" movie. And a Cypress Hill video.
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January 18, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Failure to Launch
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker team up for Paramount's romantic comedy "Failure to Launch," which focuses on a 35-year-old man who refuses to move out of his parents' house and the professional "motivator" who uses her feminine wiles to inspire him out the door. Check out the trailer right here at RT.
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January 11, 2006
The "People's Choice" is Pure Idiocy
Whenever I share a new Top Ten List or Critic's Group Nomination list, I'm always extra careful to be fair and respectful of other peoples' opinions. But after seeing what the "People's Choice Awards" handed out for 2005's movies, I just can't contain myself. It's simply too hilarious.
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October 10, 2005
Wallace & Gromit are Big Cheese at the Weekend Box Office
DreamWorks' clay-mated "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" snagged the #1 spot at the weekend box office with a decent haul of $16.1 million from over 3,600 theaters, handily bumping Jodie Foster's "Flightplan" (and its third weekend tally of $10.8 million) into second place.
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October 6, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Curse" Is A Blessing, "Shoes" Fit
This week at the movies brings us stories of camaraderie. We have a man and his dog ("Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"), sisters ("In Her Shoes"), disgruntled restaurant employees ("Waiting..."), and men who bond over gambling ("Two for the Money"). Which of these films will get some love from the critics?
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July 21, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Two for the Money
Imagine "The Firm," only with elite sports bookies instead of deceptive lawyers, and you'll probably get something like "Two for the Money," and you can see the all-new trailer right here. The film stars Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, and Jeremy Piven.
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May 2, 2005
"The Guide" Reigns Supreme During Its Debut Weekend
The long-awaited movie version of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ended up in first place during its inaugural weekend, raking in a healthy (but not staggering) $21.7 million from just over 3,300 theaters. Hanging on in second place was last weekend's "The Interpreter" which pulled in a fairly impressive $14.2m in its second weekend. Debuting in third place was ...
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April 15, 2005
Zooey Prepares for "Launch"
The Hollywood Reporter gets with the reporting by informing us of "Failure to Launch," an upcoming romantic comedy from Paramount. The blue-eyed Zooey Deschanel ("Mumford," "Almost Famous") will join Matthew McConaughey ("Sahara," "A Time to Kill") and Sarah Jessica Parker ("Miami Rhapsody," "Footloose") for the comedy, which focuses on "a thirtysomething guy whose parents are desperate to get him to move out.
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April 11, 2005
"Sahara" Overtakes "Sin" at the Ticket Counter
Box Office Mojo shares this weekend's ticket sales, and it seems that Breck Eisner's "Sahara" was the hot new ticket. The Matthew McConaughey adventure flick grossed approximately $18.5 million in just over 3,100 theaters. Dropping to second place was Dimension's somewhat controversial "Sin City," which managed to pull in just over $14m in its second weekend. Debuting at third place was the Drew Barrymore rom-com "Fever Pitch," which made about $13m at 3,200 venues.
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February 18, 2005
"Love Walked In" for Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker will star and co-produce Paramount's comedy-drama, "Love Walked In," according to Variety. Based on Marisa de los Santos' novel to be published later this year, the movie will center on a Philadelphia cafe manager who forms a deep bond with the 11-year-old daughter of a married man she's romantically involved with.
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February 16, 2005
Rudin Moves In to "Neighborhood"
Paramount has pre-emptively purchased the comedy pitch for "Neighborhood Watch"for Scott Rudin Productions for about $750,000, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film, written by David Guion and Michael Handelman, involves three men who start a neighborhood crime watch.
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