This week in DVD and Blu-ray releases, we’re seeing some of the Fall’s biggest missteps starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller. The good news is one of the year’s best films hit the streets, while there’s also classics by Otto Preminger, John Ford and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Check out our new release roundup…
With year-end worst of lists, it’s rarely fun to pick on films that are dead and buried. Is it really worth rehashing why I Am Number Four or Apollo 18 are bad movies? In five years no one’s going to remember those films, to say nothing of Shark Night or One Day. in fact it’s likely everyone’s forgotten them. What’s much more disappointing and terrible is cinematic good will squandered. And so here is our list of the ten worst films and trends in cinema in 2011:
Over the weekend, Immortals fought its way to the top of the box office. The action film grossed $32 million, which came as a shock to us. We expected Puss In Boots to hold on to the No. 1 spot a little longer. Adam Sandler‘s twin-drag comedy Jack and Jill followed Immortals in second place, earning $26 million. Puss In Boots came in third with 25.5 million, bringing its total to $108.9 million, while Brett Ratner‘s Tower Heist came in fourth, earning $13.2 million. Rounding out the top five was Clint Eastwood‘s biopic J. Edgar, which earned $11.4 million.
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Adam Sandler‘s Jack and Jill features twins named after the childhood rhyme. Puss in Boots features those characters from the childhood rhyme. Both are the most likely candidates for the top slot at the box office this weekend, with The Immortals and J. Edgar also hitting theaters. Last weekend saw Boots rebound from bad weather and hold the top spot against Tower Heist – perhaps it will make it a week three. Weak three could also describe the wide releases this weekend.
When you’re Clint Eastwood, you don’t have to try too hard with certain things. It comes with being a living legend. Want a hot screenwriter? Check: Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Want a hot cast? Check: Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts and Armie Hammer are ready to work with you. And with J. Edgar, Eastwood assembled this dream team. We got a chance to talk with Eastwood and DiCaprio about the film, check it out…
There was a lot of entertainment news this week, from the cancellation of “The Playboy Club” to the unfortunate death of our era’s Edison, Steve Jobs. So, we’ve compiled a list of news bits for you to catch up.
The American Cinematheque in Los Angeles will open their doors to John Lithgow and John Waters this coming week. They’ll both get their own night to talk about their experiences in the movie business, and will share new projects. Tom Six‘s The Human Centipede II debuts this weekend in Los Angeles. We also have a few trailers to show you including My Week With Marilyn, where Michelle Williams channels one of the most famous faces of Hollywood’s Golden Era. Catch up below.
Leonardo DiCaprio. Clint Eastwood. J. Edgar. Is it Oscar time already? That’s the vibe coming off of Eastwood’s latest, which just had its trailer release. It fits a lot of bio-pic formulas, with Judi Dench playing his mother, and Armie Hammer playing his possible lover. Once revered as a feared lawman, now seen as corrupt as some of the people he went after, J. Edgar Hoover’s life is juicy subject matter, but it’s unknown how it’s been cooked. Check out the trailer…
Clint Eastwood likes to keep it in the family when it comes to casting his films. Matt Damon appeared in Invictus and Hereafter, Morgan Freeman was also in Invictus, Million Dollar Baby, and Unforgiven, and now Jeffrey Donovan (Changeling) is getting in on the repetitive casting. The star of the hit series “Burn Notice” will moonlight from his day job to appear in Eastwood’s highly anticipated drama, J. Edgar.
Earlier this week we brought you the first photos from Clint Eastwood’s upcoming biopic J. Edgar. They featured Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio as the title character, and he was dressed from head to toe in 1940′s garb. Today more paparazzi shots have made their way online and they feature Armie Hammer and Judi Dench. Take a look…
