Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:46AM - By Andrew Payne
This is very serendipitous week on DVD. Because in the wake of Tuesday’s Oscar nominees, this week’s DVD releases give us a chance to analyze the contenders…that missed out on nominations. Yes, this week’s release calendar is filled with those movies that, in March, look like this year’s batch of Awards contenders but never quite fit the bill and end up as the prestige pictures that didn’t get any prestige.
So let’s take a look at what went wrong. Plus, as a bonus, two insane sequels that you probably had no idea existed! Check it all out below…
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Monday, November 1, 2010 8:38AM - By Laura Aguirre
This weekend horror films Saw 3D and Paranormal Activity 2 took the top two spots at the box office. The final installment of the long-running Saw franchise topped the box office with $24.2 million — people sure do love the jigsaw.
Now, most of the movies down below have been the top ten week after week, but this weekend Conviction, starring Hilary Swank, made it’s way up the ladder once it was finally given a wider release. Last week the legal drama was all the way down at number 25. Impressive, eh?
Check out this weekends box office numbers below…
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Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:00PM - By Justine JC
Based on the highly publicized Kenneth Waters case in Massachusetts, Conviction chronicles the series of events between his 1983 arrest and life sentence up to the 2001 overturn of his conviction. With Oscar hungry performances by Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank, Minnie Driver, and Juliette Lewis, this tale of unwavering faith and devotion hits theaters this Friday.
Check out the review below…
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Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:00PM - By Mali Elfman
This week on theaters, Conviction, the true life story of Betty Anne, a working mother who put herself through law school to save her brother who was wrongfully convicted of murder hit theaters with a bang. Not only is this a drama but it’s a statement on the problems with our system today. Recently we attended a press conference with the director of the film Tony Goldwyn, the writer Pamela Gray, cast members Hilary Swank, Mini Driver, Juliette Lewis and Sam Rockwell and real life hero Betty Anne.
Find out how this massive cast, crew and real life inspiration came together to make Conviction below…
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Thursday, June 17, 2010 2:24PM - By Krystal Clark
The first trailer has been released for the Tony Goldwyn directed film Conviction, which stars Sam Rockwell and two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank. In the film they both bring their A-game along with really thick New England accents. The actors tackle some meaty and emotional material in what looks like an obvious awards season contender. Check it out…
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