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September 22, 2013

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Prisoners Captures the Top Spot Opens in new window

North American audiences drove the well-reviewed kidnapping thriller Prisoners to the number one spot with a solid opening of $21.4M, according to estimates. The Warner Bros. release averaged a commendable $6,574 from 3,260 locations and marks the studio's fifth top spot debut of the year. More...

September 19, 2013

Critics Consensus: Prisoners is Certified Fresh Opens in new window

This week at the movies, we've got a frantic search (Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal) and an international dance-off (Battle of the Year, starring Josh Holloway and Laz Alonso). What do the critics have to say? More...

September 19, 2013

Jake Gyllenhaal's Best Movies Opens in new window

In what promises to be the most nail-bitingly intense kidnapping drama since Ron Howard directed Mel Gibson in 1996's Ransom, Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman team up in this weekend's Prisoners to find a pair of missing girls who may or may not have been lured into a van by gross Paul Dano. In honor of Gyllenhaal's latest dramatic tour de force, we've decided to devote this week's list to a fond look back at some of the brightest critical highlights from a wonderfully eclectic filmography that looks like it's only begun to tap into his prodigious potential. It's time for Total Recall! More...

September 15, 2013

2013 TIFF Award Winners Opens in new window

Toronto -- Director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave has taken out the People's Choice Award for Best Film at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival. The breathlessly-reviewed slavery drama, which stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt, has already been heralded by some pundits as a lock for a Best Picture nomination come Oscar time, and the TIFF win only confirms its early lead in the awards season race. More...

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