April 2, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Bill Nighy
There can be few actors better suited to starring in a film about the golden age of British rock and roll than Bill Nighy. No wonder, then, that he's front and centre as part of the ensemble cast of Richard Curtis' latest comedy, The Boat that Rocked. RT catches up with Nighy the day after the world premiere of The Boat that Rocked and he's remembering a late night that involved hanging out with one of his heroes, Paul McCartney. His passion for music is evident is pretty-much any interview he gives, and as he chooses his five favourite films it's incredibly obvious that a killer soundtrack has a big impact...
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December 28, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Marley Takes #1, The Spirit Tanks
This weekend people were in the mood for movies over Christmas weekend as multiplexes were jam-packed with customers that powered four different new releases to more than $30M in ticket sales each over the long Thursday-to-Sunday holiday session. The Owen Wilson-Jennifer Aniston
dog drama Marley & Me led the way with a huge debut that exceeded expectations.
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December 24, 2008
Total Recall: Tom Cruise's Ten Best Films
Over the last 25 years, he's completed three impossible missions, learned about Wapner time, and driven the highway to the danger zone -- but Tom Cruise has never been the subject of a Total Recall, so in honor of the about-to-reach-theaters Valkyrie, we're here to look back at the best-reviewed films of his career.
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December 23, 2008
Critics Consensus: Benjamin Button Rewards the Curious; It's Bedtime for Bedtime Stories
This week at the movies, we've got a full slate of new flicks: Bedtime Stories, starring Adam Sandler and Keri Russell; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett; Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise and Kenneth Branagh; Marley and Me, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston; and The Spirit, starring Gabriel Macht and Scarlett Johansson. This is the time of year when studios start churning out the movies they deem award-worthy; some have already begun generating positive buzz, while other hopefuls have fallen flat. What do the critics have to say? Read this week's Critics Consensus and find out!
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October 1, 2008
MGM Is Glad You Like the New Valkyrie Trailer
Remember all those nice things you said about the new "Valkyrie" trailer a few days ago? So does MGM, and according to an internal studio memo leaked by Nikki Finke, the studio couldn't be happier.
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September 26, 2008
Trailer Bulletin: Valkyrie
Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise's "Valkyrie" has been the butt of jokes for months, but what if they released a new trailer...and it was actually sort of awesome?
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August 14, 2008
UA Bumps Valkyrie Up to December
Follow the bouncing ball, gang: MGM/UA has changed its mind about Valkyrie yet again, moving the World War II thriller up to December 26, 2008.
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August 1, 2008
Bill Nighy Insists Valkyrie Isn't In Trouble
If you read the reports about Tom Cruise's Valkyrie being pushed back and assumed the movie must be a dud, Cruise's co-star Bill Nighy says you're all wrong -- the delays were necessary to allow for the filming of some big-budget action sequences.
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April 7, 2008
Tom Cruise's Valkyrie Pushed Back To 2009
Having already been moved from a Summer 2008 release to October, the Bryan Singer-directed Valkyrie has once again been moved to a February 2009 release, and presumably out of Oscar contention.
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November 9, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: Valkyrie
Valkyrie isn't scheduled to reach theaters until next summer, but its first official trailer is online, and Yahoo! Movies has it!
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October 8, 2007
Branagh Says Valkyrie Compels Despite Historical Fate
Bryan Singer's upcoming historical thriller Valkyrie is about the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler. Since we know it did not succeed, it might seem like a redundant story, but costar Kenneth Branagh assured that the details make it exciting.
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July 19, 2007
First Valkyrie Pic Revealed
The release date's still a ways off, but the first image of Tom Cruise in Valkyrie has already made its way onto the interwebs. Shooting began today in Germany, and this photo depicts Cruise with (presumably) the briefcase bomb intended for Hitler.
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July 11, 2007
Spacey Back in "Man Of Steel"; Project Still A Ways Off?
Hey, it's been a few days since we took a look at the various goings-on surrounding the upcoming "Superman Returns" sequel -- but not to worry, Man of Steel fans, your news drought endeth today: Kevin Spacey will indeed be returning as non-coifed supervillain Lex Luthor. Plus, have we got new hints about Bryan Singer's busy slate?
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June 20, 2007
Cast Update for Cruise & Singer's "Valkyrie"
The last time director Bryan Singer and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie got together, the result was "The Usual Suspects." Now they're back with a war-time thriller about an assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler.
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May 15, 2007
"Man of Steel" Ready to Start Next Summer?
Bryan Singer is working on the WWII movie "Valkyrie" before he goes into production on "Superman: The Man of Steel." However, he's got writers Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty working on the script and other producers getting things ready, so he'll be ready to go as soon as "Valkyrie" is done.
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