1. Eagle Eye (New) | Paramount Pictures | Weekend Gross $29,200,000 | # of Theaters: 3,510 | Total Gross $29,200,000
2. Nights in Rodanthe (New) | Warner Bros. | Weekend Gross: $13,570,000 | # of Theaters: 2,704 | Total Gross $13,570,000
3. Lakeview Terrace | Sony/Screen Gems | Weekend Gross $7,000,000 | # of Theaters: 2,467 | Total Gross $25,700,000
4. Fireproof (New) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | Weekend Gross $6,513,996 | # of Theaters: 839 | Total Gross $6,513,996
5. Burn After Reading | Focus Features | Weekend Gross $6,168,669 | # of Theaters: 2,649 | Total Gross $45,539,791

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We have some very sad news this morning, Paul Newman, the legendary actor has died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. He died Friday, according to spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic.

Newman starred in such classic films as, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “Exodus,” “The Hustler,” “Cool Hand Luke,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting” and “The Verdict.” He won an Oscar in 1986 for “The Color of Money,” a sequel to “The Hustler.” He later received two more Oscar nominations. Among his other awards was the Motion Picture Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

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With so much import put on sex and women in Choke, there are surprisingly few female cast members to interview. Well we’ve heard from the director/writer/actor Clark Gregg, we’ve heard from the novelist Chuck Palahniuk, and from the star of the film Sam Rockwell and his co-star Brad William Henke, now it’s time for to let the lady of the hour take the throne. 

Anjelica Huston, has been acting since the 70′s and she’s still breaking new ground with every film she makes. She’s known for giving some of our favorite villains hearts and in Choke she is no different. At moments you hate her, but god do you always sympathize with her. All of her characters are as young and vibrant as ever, and after meeting her it’s no surprise. The woman seems ageless, she’s as knowledgeable as a grandma, but as young and open as a child, and looks easily 10 years her junior. I had the honor to sit down and talk with Huston about her long career as an actor, her first impressions of Choke, and even a bit of Wes Anderson insight. So without further ado, Anjelica Huston…

*** Warning some spoilers ***

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Next Wednesday at the Aero Theater in Montana you will be able to get a sneak preview of Religulous, brought to you by Director Larry Charles’ ( BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN) who follows around Bill Maher (TV’s “Real Time With Bill Maher,” “Politically Incorrect”) as he travels around the globe asking people questions about God, Jesus, and religion. Some of the places he visits are a Bible theme park where “enactor Jesus” takes his job very seriously, a Creationist Museum where dinosaurs frolic with cave men and an Israeli inventor’s shop where contraptions find ways around the “day of rest” practices of the Jewish Sabbath. 

When: Wednesday, October 1 – 7:30 PM Sneak Preview!

Where: The Areo Theater – 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica (Map)

How Much: $7 for Members, $8 for Students/Seniors, $10 for General Admission - Buy Now before they sell out!

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Hold on to your hats Summer Blockbuster fans, because just before the race to Oscar season starts to heat up, Hollywood is lobbing one final slam/bam explosion filled grenade at us. This one goes by the name of Eagle Eye and trust me, it’s a doozy. I’d like to be a responsible film critic and give you a short synopsis without giving to much away, but Eagle Eye borrows from so many films it’s hard to know where to begin. So please accept this tiny spoiler alert instead.

The Government is in danger of itself, only they don’t know it yet, and by the time they manage to figure it out, well, lets just say it’s going to be way to late. Through a strange twist of fate involving the most evil computer program you can think of, two characters portrayed by (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) are tasked with saving the day. Problem is, he’s wanted for a possible terrorist activity and she’s worried that her son won’t make it to brand practice on time. FBI investigator (Billy Bob Thorton) is hot on their trail, and nipping closely at his heels is an Air Force OSI officer, courtesy of (Rosario Dawson). Throw in an sound sensitive exotic gemstone that has the ability to blow up large areas of space and people, and there you have it.

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Apparently not everyone is getting along so well in movie world. Less than a week ago. Less than a week ago DreamWorks stated that they had made a deal with one of India’s largest entertainment conglomo’s and they they would be taking their $1.2 billion and starting their own company away from Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures.  they’d be going it alone and now the Weinstein brothers are following.

Less than a week since DreamWorks announced that they would be going it on their own without their distribution partner Paramount, The Weinstein Co. and MGM have cut short their distribution deal three months earlier than the original three-year contract, which was scheduled to expire on December 31. Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s company will take back seven movies to release between now and the end of the year including Kevin Smith’s upcoming Zack and Miri Make a Porno (October 31) and the anticipated adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (November 14). MGM will still distribute the two planned Dimension Films releases, the comedy Soul Men (November 7) with Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac and Forest Whitaker’s sports drama Hurricane Season (December 25).

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There is a video uploaded on YouTube that, contrary to the title which suggests I’m in store for “extreme funny,” turns out to be five minutes and fifty-seven seconds of the lamest footage I’ve ever seen. Kitti1 and I apparently have very different views of what constitutes as funny, because in my book two magicians dressed in parkas and Adidas track pants doing the routine I preformed for my dolls in 2nd grade does not equal funny. Luckily, what I think is irrelevant because I just spent five minutes and fifty-seven seconds waiting to laugh and, more importantly, upping this video’s views from 27,399,672 to 27,399,673. This is why Kitti1can shake my hateration off; he (or she) is sitting on a goldmine, and I am not.

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A lot of film’s to choose from. Don’t everyone run out to Nights in Rodanthe at once! And I know you’re all going to see Eagle Eye no matter what I say, so on with your bad selves. Personally, I think the two best films to choose from are Choke or The Lucky Ones. At least you’re assured good acting in both and with Choke you’re guaranteed a good story as well (Choke interviews here: Chuck Palahniuk, Clark Gregg, Sam Rockwell, and Brad William Henke). Smother with Diane Keaton and Liv Tyler looks like it might be a bit of fun. As for the rest of them, nothing really gets me too excited, what about you?

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I Am Legend -1: Variety has just confirmed that the I Am Legend crew will be gearing up to make a prequel to the original film, which will cover the final days of humanity before Neville is left alone. If that one gets anywhere near the $584 million that the first one drug in than I’m sure that we’ll be seeing a what happened next where somehow Will Smith survived the ending of the first.

Pirates 4: They’re sure milking this one for everything it’s worth. I guess when they’ve made a total of $2,794,366,513, they just don’t feel like they’ve quite got everything they could. So, they’re doing another! Variety reports that Johnny Depp has finally agreed to a fourth film. Is there really anything left to cover?

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