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Hollywood Box Office News: Scarlett Johanssen, Johnny Depp

Domestic Box Office Report: ‘The Avengers’ tops with $103.2-M, ‘Dark Shadows’ disappoints The Avengers cracks the $1-B mark worldwide in just 19 days, the 1st film in history to hit $100-M in its 2nd weekend at the domestic box office; “Dark Shadows” opens soft a $28.8-M. The Avengers broke another record by grossing $103.2-M during [...]

Hollywood Box Office The Avengers, IMAX and Disney Big Winners

Domestic box office record falls; “Avengers” opens at $200.3-M The Disney and Marvel Studios BigPic made history with the biggest opening of all time in North America and globally “Avengers” has earned $641.8-M in 12 days. Joss Whedon’s The Avengers has set the bar in opening to $200.3-M at the domestic box office, the largest [...]

The End of the Line Wins PUMA Awards

Today PUMA.Creative and the BRITDOC Foundation announced the jurors for the PUMA.Creative Impact Award 2012. The jury consists of Hollywood actors and activists, Danny Glover and Djimon Hounsou; director, Mira Nair; writer and campaigner, Jemima Khan; and Executive Director of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo. The second annual PUMA.Creative Impact Award, which honours the documentary films [...]

Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth Set Overseas Box Office Records NYSE:DIS

NYSE:DIS Box Office Report: ‘Avengers’ opens overseas breaking records Joss Whedon’s SuperHero mash-up opened Wednesday in Australia and Taiwan The Avengers is off to a strong start at the international box office, scoring the 2nd-highest opening of all time in Australia behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. The Marvel Studios and Disney [...]

Beijing International Film Festival Pics, Video

Beijing International Film Festival opens The 2nd Beijing International Film Festival opened Monday evening with an opening ceremony held at the National Convention Center. More than 260 films from across the Globe will be screened during the festival, which will run at various venues across Beijing from 23-28 April. Zhang Heping, vice chairman of the [...]

Russell Crowe to Play Noah

Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions jointly announced today that Academy Award®-winner Russell Crowe has been cast as Noah in Academy Award®-nominated director Darren Aronofsky’s feature film of the same name. Paramount will release the film on March 28, 2014. Said Aronofsky, “I’d like to thank Paramount and Regency for backing my team’s work to [...]

Film Review: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Film Review: Jiro Dreams of Sushi I am not generally a fan of documentary film, in the last month I have seen more of them than I have in 10 yrs, 2; Wim Winders’ Pina and last night David Gelb’s Jiro Dreams of Sushi. I enjoyed both, but Jiro best since I am a real [...]

Film Review: Lockout

Lockout. Here is my review of a entertaining sy-fy thriller… Looking at this film from a purely critical POV, Lockout is silly but it is Luc Besson. But then, it is a film designed to be over-the-top and very entertaining: Lockup is a sy-fy action film for movie goers raised on the genre, and the [...]

Hollywood Box Office: The Hunger Games Leads Again, Pics, Video

At the Movies with Monica Petrucci Box Office Report: ‘Hunger Games’ beats ‘Three Stooges’ and ‘Cabin in the Woods’ I saw the trailer for Battleship last night and I expect the big news this weekend will from the international markets, where Universal and Hasbro’s Summer tentpole “Battleship” is expected to open to $58-M from 26 [...]

Film Review: Damsels in Distress

Whit Stillman’s Damsels in Distress I saw Whit Stillman 4th film, “Damsels in Distress”, his 1st in 14 yrs, last night in Los Angeles, and like his other films “Metropolitan,” “Barcelona” and “The Last Days of Disco” it explores privileged (?) young people and their unique and funny POV’s. “Damsels” stars Greta Gerwig as Violet [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

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