Lionsgate has cut a new trailer for From Paris with Love [FPWLV] that's actually shorter than the original trailer, both available online at Apple. The action film is billed as "From the Director of Taken", Pierre Morel [PMORE], who incidentally was reported today by EW as the new director for Dune.
Continuing to blow away the competition and box office records, Avatar [AVATR] accumulated an estimated $68.3 million, the best third weekend ever beating Spider-Man's $45 million in 2002. The sci-fi adventure tailed off merely 10% from the previous weekend. Avatar has already amassed $352 million after just 17 days and is on pace to surpass The Dark Knight's $533 million to become the second biggest film after Titanic's $601 million.
Sherlock Holmes [SHOLM] edged out Alvin and the...
The new trailer for Warner Bros.' thriller Inception [INCPT], currently playing in theaters in front of Sherlock Holmes, is now online on Apple. Christopher Nolan [CNOLA] takes a break from the Batman franchise to direct an original story from his own screenplay. Leonardo DiCaprio [LDCAP] plays some sort of agent who can go into someone else's mind to gather information that is otherwise unobtainable. Judging from the trailer, Inception looks to be a mindtrip on the ordrs of Memento...
Moviegoers went to the theaters in record numbers this holiday weekend as three films grossed over $50 million for the first time to total up sales for all films at an estimated $275 million. The previous biggest was $260 million led by the opening of The Dark Knight during the third weekend of July 2008. After last week's monster opening, Avatar [AVATR] declined a scant 3% to an estimated $75.0 million to stay in first place. Phenomenal word of mouth on the Sci-Fi spectacle has already...
At the time of his untimely death in early 2008, Heath Ledger was filming The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus [IMDRP] for director Terry Gilliam [TGILL]. His passing left the project with an uncertain future. Gilliam as the cursed director known for set accidents and catastrophes was faced with another plagued project after the unfortunate The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
Just when it seemed like the film was going to be shelved, Gilliam announced that actors Jude Law [JLAW], Johnny Depp...
With Christmas Day falling on a Friday this year, the holiday weekend presents an opportunity for a huge haul at the box office. Five new wide releases vie for the attention of moviegoers, but can any of them dethrone last weekend’s top film Avatar [AVATR]?
James Cameron [JCAME] wowed audiences with a film unlike anything that has ever been made. Avatar exceeded even the highest expectations by creating another world using the latest CGI that looks just like the real thing. The...
Warner Bros. has revealed the title and trailer for Cop Out [2COPS], the film formerly known as A Couple of Dicks. The title was probably the funniest thing about the script, because where are the laughs in this action comedy? Bruce Willis [BWILL] and Tracy Morgan [TMORG] do their best Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy imitation, but this ain't even Another 48 Hours. It's sad when Seann William Scott [SWSCO] steals your movie. Cop Out is directed by Kevin Smith [KSMIT], who is apparently not...
When people exclaim “No @#$% Sherlock,” they are usually evoking the popular British detective brought to life by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The series of mysteries show how Sherlock Holmes [SHOLM] and his trusted assistant Watson ingeniously solve crime after crime which no other detective can crack. The stories have been adapted previously with Basil Rathbone playing Holmes in a series of films.
This weekend, Guy Ritchie [GRITC] does his own rendition of the character for...
Universal has released a restricted redband trailer for Repo Men [REPOS]. The official synopsis reads: "In this futuristic action-thriller, humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don’t pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your comfort or survival. Jude Law...
While the fanboys are looking forward to Iron Man 2 next summer, the fair ladies will be waiting to dress up again for another girls night out in Sex and the City 2 [SATC2]. Warner Bros. has released the teaser trailer for the sequel, which finds Sarah Jessica Parker [SJPAR] back to "Carrie On". Those looking to get a step ahead on next year's fashion can pause and study the trailer frame by frame.
