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&#39;No Animals Were Harmed&#39;? Not Quite
'No Animals Were
Harmed'? Not Quite
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Nov 30, 2013 1:28 PM CST

'No Animals Were Harmed'? Not Quite

'Hollywood Reporter' expose says AHA often overlooks abuses

(Newser) - That "no animals were harmed" disclaimer that crops up at the end of movies courtesy of the American Humane Association seems straightforward enough. But an investigation by Gary Baum at the Hollywood Reporter finds that plenty of animals do, in fact, get harmed on sets—even for movies that...

Hunger Games Clobbers Thor in Epic Bow
 Hunger Games 
 Clobbers Thor 
 in Epic Bow 
box office
Nov 24, 2013 4:40 PM CST

Hunger Games Clobbers Thor in Epic Bow

Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi sequel beats expectations by $20M

(Newser) - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is no everyday sequel. The Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi pic defied expectations with a massive $161.1 million opening, thumping Thor: The Dark World ($14.1 million) and earning the best November debut ever, Variety reports. Meanwhile, The Best Man Holiday ($12.5 million) fell on...

Best Man Holiday Stuns in Debut
 Best Man Holiday 
 Stuns in Debut 
box office
Nov 17, 2013 1:49 PM CST

Best Man Holiday Stuns in Debut

'Thor 2' maintains lead, but never saw this coming

(Newser) - Thor: the Dark World ruled the weekend box office again, banking $38.5 million, but more exciting may be The Best Man Holiday—a black-American release that took second with a stunning $30.6 million debut, the LA Times reports. "There’s no crystal ball in guessing this stuff,...

Thor Bashes Jackass With $86.1M
 Thor Bashes 
 Jackass With $86.1M 
BOX OFFICE
Nov 10, 2013 12:22 PM CST

Thor Bashes Jackass With $86.1M

It wasn't really a close fight

(Newser) - Thor: The Dark World smashed its way to a hulking $86.1 million win at the weekend box office, easily swatting away Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa and its second-place $11.3 million, reports the AP . Thor's take was good enough for the fourth-biggest debut of the year, notes the...

Sweden's New Rating System: Is the Movie Sexist?

Cinemas experiment with the 'Bechdel test'

(Newser) - A handful of movie theaters in Sweden have rolled out a new rating system to let viewers know whether a movie is sexist, reports the AP . The simple test: Does it have at least two female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man? If so,...

Ender's Game Rules Box Office

Bad Grandpa still competing

(Newser) - Futuristic flick Ender's Game played its way to the top this weekend, though its $28 million isn't much to cheer about for Summit Entertainment, the Los Angeles Times reports; Ender aims to lead a new teen franchise, the Hollywood Reporter notes. In second place was the still-sprightly Bad ...

Stuntman on Brad Pitt Film Stabbed With Bayonet

He needed to be air-lifted to hospital

(Newser) - Things got a little too real for a stuntman on the set of Brad Pitt's war movie Fury. US Weekly reports that the 35-year-old got stabbed in the shoulder with an actual bayonet while filming a scene with a fellow stuntman. It's not life-threatening, though serious enough to...

Arch-Enemy of Movie Ads: Popcorn
 Arch-Enemy 
 of Movie Ads: 
 Popcorn 
study says
Oct 14, 2013 5:05 AM CDT

Arch-Enemy of Movie Ads: Popcorn

Chewing it prevents us from mouthing brand names: study

(Newser) - Want armor against an onslaught of advertising? Just chew some popcorn, a study suggests. Eating the stuff during movie ads leaves viewers "immune" to the cravings those ads might otherwise inspire, researchers say. That's because, as the Guardian reports, we typically subtly mouth brand names each time we...

Runner Runner &#39;A Vacant Excursion&#39;

 Runner Runner 
 'A Vacant 
 Excursion' 
movie review
Oct 4, 2013 2:02 PM CDT

Runner Runner 'A Vacant Excursion'

Critics maul Ben Affleck's new thriller

(Newser) - Unlike Gravity, which has critics swooning , the new online-poker thriller Runner Runner is flat-out tanking on Rotten Tomatoes . The film stars Justin Timberlake as Richie, a Princeton grad who puts himself through school by playing poker; when he goes belly up, he hunts down online mastermind Ivan (Ben Affleck) and...

As Clinton TV Projects Die, Hollywood Steps In

'Rodham' will tell love story of Hillary and Bill in their 20s—if it finds a backer

(Newser) - Both CNN 's documentary and NBC 's miniseries on Hillary Clinton were canned last week (as reported by the LA Times ), but hope that we will get to see the Hillary story on screen remains. A third project, a biopic called Rodham, is quietly gaining traction in...

Jackman&#39;s Prisoners Takes No. 1



 Jackman's 
 Prisoners 
 Takes No. 1 
BOX OFFICE
Sep 22, 2013 1:04 PM CDT

Jackman's Prisoners Takes No. 1

But Chris Brown's 'Battle of the Year' wasn't

(Newser) - Despite complaints about the ending , Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal had a winning weekend with their thriller, Prisoners, taking in $21.4 million to lead the box office, reports the LA Times . Last week's winner, Insidious: Chapter 2, slipped into the No. 2 spot with $14.5 million, adds...

Insidious 2 Scares Up Friday the 13th Win

(Newser) - In fitting news for the weekend of Friday the 13th, low-budget horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 frightened the box office with a $41 million opening—the second best September opening of all time, reports the Hollywood Reporter . The weekend's only other opening, mob comedy The Family, came in a...

Irate Movie Critic Calls 911 on Cell Phone Users

And this was at a screening for 'professionals'

(Newser) - A movie blogger irate about the use of cell phones during a Toronto International Film Festival screening called 911 to report the offense. At a midnight screening yesterday, FirstShowing.net blogger Alex Billington became increasingly annoyed by constant texting and emailing at a screening for press and film industry members....

Coen Brothers Marvel: We're 'the Mainstream Guys'

In NYT interview, Joel and Ethan surprised they're 'the establishment' now

(Newser) - Joel and Ethan Coen give an interview to movie critics AO Scott and Manohla Dargis of the New York Times in which they marvel at the fact that they are now "the mainstream guys," shed a bit of light on their collaborative writing, and even offer a defense...

Five Easy Pieces Star Karen Black Dead at 74

Actress co-starred with Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, and Peter Fonda

(Newser) - Karen Black, the prolific actress who appeared in more than 100 movies and was featured in such counterculture favorites as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and Nashville, died yesterday from complications from cancer. She was 74. Known for her full lips and thick, wavy hair that seemed to change color...

Lone Ranger a $160M Loss for Disney

Johnny Depp blames the critics

(Newser) - Who was that masked man, anyway? Perhaps it would have been better if Disney never found out. The company yesterday announced it has projected it will lose $160 million to $190 million on flop The Lone Ranger, which earned just $29 million in the US and Canada in its opening...

How Hollywood Caved to the Nazis
 How Hollywood 
 Caved to the Nazis 
NEW BOOK
Aug 1, 2013 12:00 PM CDT

How Hollywood Caved to the Nazis

Book excerpt gives details of Hollywood execs cutting films to meet Nazi demands

(Newser) - The 1930s may have been a golden age in Hollywood but it was a period tarnished by an alliance with the Nazis. In new book The Collaboration: Hollywood's Pact with Hitler, Ben Urwand discusses the hoops some studios—including MGM, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox—jumped through to please...

Way, Way Back: Same Old, Same Old ... but Charming

And funny, too: critics

(Newser) - The coming-of-age indie flick The Way, Way Back has been compared to Little Miss Sunshine and Adventureland. Starring Steve Carell, Allison Janney, and Toni Collette, it's certainly got the acting chops to make it a hit—but is it a hit with critics? The consensus is yes, even though...

Terminator Trilogy Coming, (Probably) With Schwarzenegger

1st of 3 to hit theaters in 2015

(Newser) - Paramount confirmed yesterday that a new Terminator trilogy is indeed in the works, reports AP . It isn't saying whether Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back in the lead role, but the star himself seems to have let that slip earlier this month, notes the BBC . "I'm very happy...

Coming Soon: Archie Movie
 Coming Soon: Archie Movie 
Jun 7, 2013 12:32 PM CDT

Coming Soon: Archie Movie

It will be the first in the comic's history

(Newser) - Archie's old Riverdale gang is headed to the big screen. Warner Bros. will produce a live-action film based on the comic's characters, including Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead. It will be the first feature film for the 72-year-old comic. No word yet on casting or a start date....

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