LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? If you believe the eye-popping tracking numbers, Sony and Marvel are sitting on an unlikely hit and kickstarting a franchise with “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.” Ninety-one percent of men younger than 25 say they are aware of the movie, which opens on 3,000 screens on Friday. Those are strong numbers [...]
LONDON (Reuters) ? Theatre-goers in London and film fans across Britain shrugged off economic worries in 2011 and spent more on movies and plays than in 2010, official figures published on Tuesday showed. The British Film Institute reported that UK cinema admissions last year rose 1.4 percent to 171.6 million, and box office earnings increased [...]
BERLIN (Reuters) ? Social upheaval and political awakening will form the focal themes of the 62nd Berlin film festival, director Dieter Kosslick said, as films depicting the Arab Spring and Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear facility take centre stage. The festival will screen documentaries and fictional works from Arab film makers which trace the turbulent progress [...]
From ‘Like a Prayer’ to ‘La Isla Bonita,’ stars pick their favorite songs by the ‘W.E.’ director.By Jocelyn Vena Madonna attends the New York City premiere of “W.E.” Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images NEW YORK — At the latest premiere of Madonna‘s film, “W.E.,” it seemed like everyone just wanted to know what it was like [...]
All Critics (173) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (167) | Rotten (5) ‘The Artist’: Michel Hazanavicius’s novelty film owes much to Jean Dujardin’s irresistible smile For a movie that is so much about technique, it’s surprising how affecting the story is. The Artist is the most surprising and delightful film of 2011. A silent [...]
All Critics (55) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1) Whether you’re familiar with Pina Bausch’s work or not, the new film “Pina” is a knockout. So this is what 3-D is capable of when used for art rather than the commerce of hiking ticket prices and repurposing cartoons! [...]
Whether he’s piloting futuristic racing cars around a kaleidoscopic funhouse or perishing earnestly in the North American wilderness, Emile Hirsch has been steadily building a solid acting resume that surely hints of some great work to come. And though he’s been relatively quiet since roles in Gus van Sant’s Milk and Ang Lee’s Taking [...]
Driver: If I drive for you, you give me a time and a place. I give you a five-minute window, anything happens in that five minutes and I’m yours no matter what.I tend to spend most of my time during a film figuring out what is flawed about it, but every once in a while, [...]