The first footage from the drama Passion Play which shows what happens when Mickey Rourke [MROUR] goes into a private booth to watch Megan Fox [MEFOX] spread her wings. She is a circus sideshow attraction who may or may not be an angel sent from heaven to help the troubled jazz musician find redemption in this modern fable. Directed by Mitch Glazer, Passion Play [PSNPL] premieres tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Sony has dropped the theatrical trailer for the country music drama Country Strong [CSTRN]. Gwyneth Paltrow [GPALT] stars as a country singer fresh out of rehab and looking to launch a comeback tour with the help of her husband and manager, played by Tim McGraw [TMCGR]. Problems arise on her road to recovery when she meets an undiscovered singer-songwriter, played by Garrett Hedlund [GHEDL], and her up-n-comer opening act, played by Leighton Meester [LMEES]. Judging by the sound of the...
Another 3D film is poised to claim the number one spot at the box office with the arrival of Resident Evil: Afterlife [RESE4]. Sony Screen Gems hopes 3D will breathe new life into the action horror franchise as well as the zombie genre as a whole. The original 2002 film adapted from the videogame series reignited the current zombie movie craze. Milla Jovovich [MJOVO] reprises the heroine role of Alice as well as her new clones. The previous two sequels opened above $23 million. With its...
Liosngate has unleashed the theatrical trailer for the sequel Saw 3D [SAW7], the seventh and supposedly last film in the horror franchise released annually around Halloween. With a glut of sub-par 3D films converted during post-production, films now need to emphasize that it was actually "Shot in 3D". However, it's still a little bit corny to suggest Saw 3D will literally break the fourth wall and entrap moviegoers in their seats.
Sony Screen Gems has uploaded the first trailer for the Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-FI/Western/Horror/Thriller Priest [PRIES]. Paul Bettany [PBETT], who defied God to take on his Angels in Legion, now defies the Church to take on a band of vampires. While the film appears derivative of every other genre films that came before it, Priest does at least make it look good.
As Americans enjoy the long holiday weekend celebrating Labor Day, The American [THEAM] came out on top at the weekend box office with an estimated $16.4 million over the 4-day weekend and $19.5 million since Wednesday. Focus Features successfully marketed the George CLooney [GCLOO] drama as a Bourne-esque action thriller since its audience gave the film the awful low CinemaScore grade of D-.
The Mexploitation film Machete [MCHTE] finished second with an estimated $14.0 million. ...
The summer movie season closes with three wide releases targeted at adults over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Director Robert Rodriguez [RRODR] looks to lead the way with Machete [MCHTE], the violent action film first teased as a fake trailer attached to 2007's Grindhouse. Buzz on the R-rated film has been building ever since in the fanboy community. Although Danny trejo [DTREJ] stars in his first lead role, he is supported by an all-star cast that includes Jessica Alba [JALBA] and...
With the arrival of the new Fall Season on television in September, the Television Stock Exchange™ will once again offer TVStocks® for the new network series. The price of each TVStock is based on the number of original episodes that aired during the 2010-11 season. Which will get cancelled and which will get picked up for a full season? Trade the TVStocks on the Television Stock Exchange and profit from your prediction!
The first network up is The CW, which debuts two brand-new series...
Moviegoers flocked back to theaters for a last summer fling as two new wide releases performed beyond Expectations. Based on studio estimates, The Last Exorcism [LXORC] earned $21.3 million to edge out Takers [TAKER] at $21.0 million for first place at the weekend box office. The Last Exorcism is already profitable as Lionsgate acuired the $2 million horror film for just $1 million. Latinos made up a majority of the audience at 54%. With box office already frontloaded to Friday, The Last...
The end of the summer movie season brings two new wide releases and the re-releaseof the biggest blockbuster ever. The 3D only Avatar: Special Edition with nine more minutes should help push its domestic box office across the $750 million milestone. However, Avatar is unlikely to top the box office, or even finish in the top five.
The Last Exorcism [LXORC] is the latest horror film shot like a home video documentary to advance its realism. Lionsgate knows how to market horror films and the...
