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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [HPOT6] summoned an estimated $79.5 million over the weekend on its way to $159.7 million over its first five days at the box office. That topped Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which conjured up a five-day total of $139.7 million two years ago. Fans had given the fantasy sequel the best Wednesday opening day ever, beating even Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [TFRM2]. However, the teen wizard didn’t come close to the robots’ five-day...
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By Antibody on
Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 11:24 AM
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How would Jim Carrey's [JCARR] comedic antics translate if he were playing gay? Turns out pretty much the same as a straight character as seen in the French trailer for I Love You, Phillip Morris [ILUPM]. Carrey plays Steven Russell, a married man who turns con man to fuel a new extravagant lifestyle as a gay man. Caught and sent to prison, he falls for cellmate Phillip Morris, played by Ewan McGregor [EMCGR]. When Morris gets released, the lovestruck Russell breaks out of prison in...
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By Antibody on
Friday, July 17, 2009 @ 12:46 PM
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After a two-year sabbatical, the teen wizard returned to theaters in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [HPOT6]. Fans promptly greeted the new installment with a princely sum of $58.3 million on Wednesday, the fourth biggest single day ever at the box office. So much for the call of boycott when Warner Bros. pushed back the November release date last year. The delay wound up helping build the anticipation even more for the sixth film in the series. Hormones are raging at Hogwarts even...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 02:04 PM
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The world simply hasn’t been the same since J.K. Rowling published her books about the now famous boy wizard. Harry Potter has swept the world. The film adaptations of Rowling’s books are a phenomena all their own. As the second to the last of the Hogwarts saga opened earlier today at midnight, let’s take a look at the journey Harry has taken into collective pop culture consciousness.
The first of the fantasy series ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ was published in 1997. ...
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By HSXniknak on
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 05:28 PM
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Juno takes up roller derby in Whip It [WHIPT]. Ellen Page [EPAGE] stars in the coming-of-age story about a misfit teenager who finds herself in the world of roller derby. Making her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore [DBARR] has assembled a formidable female cast that includes Kristen Wiig [KWIIG], Juliette Lewis [JLEWI], Marcia Gay Harden [MGHAR], Zoe Bell and Eve. The ladies appears to be having fun in the sports comedy, which is sorta like Bring It On, only for the punk, feminist crowd.
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By Antibody on
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 04:24 PM
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The world's monuments are being stolen by a super villain in Universal's CG animated Despicable Me [DESME]. No, that's not a shadow cast by Danny Devito's Penguin from Batman Returns, but Gru, voiced by Steve Carell [SCARE]. He is a little late though, the Pyramid was already wrecked by Transformers: Rise of the Fallen and the Eiffel Tower dewtroyed in G.I. JOE: Rise of COBRA this summer.
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By Antibody on
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 11:35 AM
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Premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, An Education [EDUCT] sparked one of the few bidding war that was won by Sony Picture Classics. Set during the 1960s, the film tells the coming-of-age story of an British school girl on the path to Oxford University. However, she meets an older suitor who introduces her to a different life in the free-spirited outside world. Carey Mulligan [CMULL] gives a break-through performance that should be recognized by many come Award season.
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By Antibody on
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 10:52 AM
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Every studio is looking for the next Harry Potter franchise. Fox has certainly tried (and failed) with The Seeker: The Dark is Rising and City of Ember. Now comes thier new film Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief [PJALT] about another boy who discovers he has hidden powers. Rather born to wizard parents, Percy answers to an even higher calling, he's a descendant of Greek Gods. Fox hired Christopher Columbus [CCOLU] so they can put this teaser trailer in front of...
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By Antibody on
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 03:03 PM
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Marvel has confirmed months-old rumor that Natalie Portman [NPORT] will star as the female lead in Thor [THOR]. Portman will play Jane Turner, a nurse who falls for the Norse God of Thunder, previously cast Chris Hemsworth [CHEMS]. In the film, Thor has been banished from the mythical realm of Asgard for reigniting an ancient war. Forced to live with mortals in modern time, he learns to become a true hero when Loki, the God of Mischief, invades Earth.
Portman is best known for playing...
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By Antibody on
Monday, July 13, 2009 @ 05:13 PM
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Universal’s R-rated comedy Bruno [BRUNO] pranced to the top of the weekend box office with an estimated $30.4 million. The opening topped Sacha Baron Cohen [SBCOH]’s previous mockumentary Borat’s $26.5 million. However, Bruno was extremely front-loaded, opening to $14.5 million on Friday before dropping 39% to $8.8 million on Saturday. The gay Austrian does not seem to have the word of mouth staying power of the Kazakh reporter.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [ICEA3] grossed $28.5...
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By Antibody on
Sunday, July 12, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
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