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Hunger Games Takes in $20M Overnight

It's a midnight record for a non-sequel

(Newser) - Sold-out theaters scored a record-breaking $19.7 million for The Hunger Games at its midnight premiere last night. The box office receipts rank as the highest midnight total for a non-sequel, reports Entertainment Weekly , and the blockbuster is well on its way to an opening weekend above $100 million. The...

21 Jump Street Collars Box Office

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum flick snags top spot from 'The Lorax'

(Newser) - 21 Jump Street busted the weekend box office with a healthy $35 million take, appealing to both genders and drawing in viewers of all ages, the LA Times reports. No other film debuted nationwide, but in smaller markets Will Ferrell's Casa de Mi Padre banked a solid $2.2...

21 Jump Street Familiar, Funny
 21 Jump Street 
 Familiar, Funny 
movie reviews
Mar 16, 2012 12:32 PM CDT

21 Jump Street Familiar, Funny

Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill star in TV show remake

(Newser) - Don't expect much inspiration from 21 Jump Street—but be ready for plenty of laughs. The story of a pair of cops who go undercover as high school students, based on the 1980s TV show, has critics in a pretty good mood.
  • In the New York Post , Kyle Smith
...

New Service: Download Movies at Airports

Digiboo kiosks offer films for your USB stick

(Newser) - Tired of bad airline movies? Now you can pick your own before you get on the flight. A new service called Digiboo provides airport kiosks where you can download movies onto your USB 3.0 stick in a matter of seconds, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thanks to licensing deals...

Palin Aide: Accurate Game Change 'Made Me Squirm'

Nicolle Wallace refutes ex-governor's criticism of film

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has called Game Change a "false narrative," but a former top campaign adviser isn't so sure. Nicolle Wallace tells ABC News that the HBO film was "true enough to make me squirm." This "is a movie about the vast gray area where...

John Carter Bloated but Fun

 John Carter 
 Bloated 
 but Fun 
movie reviews
Mar 9, 2012 10:47 AM CST

John Carter Bloated but Fun

Taylor Kitsch stars in Martian epic

(Newser) - John Carter was burdened by production drama and bad press about its giant budget; now critics are getting a chance to see what the fuss was all about. It's no great work of art, but the story of a Civil War veteran turned Martian hero is reasonably exciting, they...

Lorax Busts Out Massive $70.7M Open

'Project X' takes second, beating 'Act of Valor' and 'Safe House'

(Newser) - The tree-loving furry thing in Dr. Seuss' The Lorax helped set a 2012 box office record by opening with $70.7 million this weekend, trouncing The Vow's $41 million open last month, the Los Angeles Times reports. Raunchy party flick Project X took second place with a solid $20....

Boring Lorax Does Green Message No Favors

Another Dr. Seuss film disaster

(Newser) - The Lorax may have a sound environmental message, but it's lost in a subpar movie that warps Dr. Seuss' original sentiment. One critic found the movie so vile he was inspired to write a Seuss-esque poem of his own:
  • "There’s no fun in The Lorax, no joy
...

Oscars Were Basically the Same Old Sequel

Billy Crystal brings the same old stuff

(Newser) - Last night's Oscars, like its Best Picture, was a throwback to a different time in film history. And though the show may have topped last year's Anne Hathaway-James Franco fiasco, it was boring and tired throughout:
  • "The whole night looked like an AARP pep rally," writes
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Sandler, Jack and Jill Rule Razzie Noms

Actor's 11 nominations more than double previous 1-year record

(Newser) - Adam Sandler dominated like no other would-be thespian that bane of awards season, the Razzie Awards nominations, pulling in 11 nods as an actor, writer, and producer, reports the LA Times . Among the lowlights this year:
  • Sandler's 11 nominations are more than twice as many as anyone else ever
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Ghost Rider Pretty Much a Joke
 Ghost Rider 
 Pretty Much 
 a Joke 
review roundup
Feb 17, 2012 11:19 AM CST

Ghost Rider Pretty Much a Joke

But Nicolas Cage seems to get it: critics

(Newser) - Critics agree: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is ridiculous. But they're divided over whether the silliness of the sequel, once again starring Nicolas Cage as the devilish superhero, is funny or just bad.
  • In the Merced Sun-Star , Roger Moore calls the movie "a profoundly silly mash-up of comic
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The Vow Pure Schlock
 The Vow 
 Pure Schlock 
review roundup
Feb 10, 2012 11:33 AM CST

The Vow Pure Schlock

Movie reviews: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum can't save amnesia romance

(Newser) - In The Vow, Rachel McAdams plays a woman who must learn to love her husband again after amnesia wipes her memory. It's no surprise it was released ahead of Valentine's Day: It's pure mushiness, critics say.
  • In the New York Daily News , Elizabeth Weitzman calls the film
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Bridesmaids Is Biggest Video-On-Demand Film

Kristen Wiig comedy snags another record

(Newser) - It's official: Bridesmaids has become the most popular video-on-demand movie ever, with 4.8 million rentals in four months, says the Hollywood Reporter . It's just the latest record for the sometimes raunchy female comedy, which is also the top-grossing movie in its genre ever made—$288 million worldwide....

Top 20 Films From Sundance
 Top 20 Films 
 From Sundance 
Feb 4, 2012 5:05 PM CST

Top 20 Films From Sundance

'The Surrogate,' 'Room 237,' 'For a Good Time, Call...' top New York's list

(Newser) - Film critics from New York braved the hobnobby world of Sundance and returned home with a list of their favorites. Many of these films, they note, have already secured distribution and will be coming to a theater near you:
  • The Surrogate. A handicapped writer (John Hawkes) employs a sex surrogate
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Sean Penn: Celebrity Is Obscene Disease

Turning away from stardom 'common sense,' says actor

(Newser) - Bad boy Sean Penn is at it again. The eternally angry actor is blasting celebrity as an "obscene disease." "I don't think it's an overstatement to say that it's an obscene disease of celebrity that's taken over far too much of the life...

11 Misquoted Movie Lines


 11 Misquoted 
 Movie Lines 
Jan 21, 2012 11:15 AM CST

11 Misquoted Movie Lines

It's not: 'Luke, I am your father'

(Newser) - Sam Greenspan's 11 Points blog runs down some of most commonly misquoted lines in movie history, including:
  • Wrong: If you build it, they will come (Field of Dreams)
  • Right: If you build it, he will come
  • Wrong: Luke, I am your father (Empire Strikes Back)
  • Right: Darth Vader: Obi-Wan
...

Here&#39;s Why Movie Revenue Is Down
 Here's Why Movie  
 Revenue Is Down 
roger ebert
Dec 29, 2011 12:41 PM CST

Here's Why Movie Revenue Is Down

High prices and few choices don't help: Roger Ebert

(Newser) - News that movie theaters had lackluster revenue in 2011 didn’t surprise Roger Ebert. He ticks off a list of the reasons why at his blog , including the lack of an Avatar-like blockbuster and usual suspects like too-high prices for tickets and refreshments. But also:
  • Distractions: Loud talkers and people
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10 Christmas Movies You Absolutely Shouldn't Watch

'60s B-movie 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' ranks worst: poll

(Newser) - What are the top 10 most cringe-inducing, holiday-ruining, Santa-offending Christmas movies of all time? Online ticket seller Fandango set out to find out, and polled its customers. Among the films that you probably shouldn't watch tonight:
  1. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians : a 1964 ultra-low budget fantasy flick; good luck
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Top Ten Movies of 2011
 Top 10 Movies of 2011 
OPINION
Dec 17, 2011 2:35 PM CST

Top 10 Movies of 2011

Caesar makes 'Planet of the Apes' one of the winners: Dana Stevens

(Newser) - Film critic Dana Stevens of Slate is out with her top-10 list for the year, though she says that pickings were generally slim in 2011. A sampling:
  • Buck : This documentary by Cindy Meehl about Buck Brannaman, the real-life inspiration for the Horse Whisperer, includes an encounter with a nasty stallion
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Twilight: Breaking Dawn Sucks in $62.3M
 Twilight Sucks in $62.3M 
BOX OFFICE
Nov 27, 2011 1:04 PM CST

Twilight Sucks in $62.3M

'Muppets' hit No. 2 with $42M

(Newser) - Breaking Dawn was busily sucking the life out of the box office for a second weekend, taking in another $62.3 million between Wednesday and today. That performance brings its total to $221.3 million, reports the LA Times. But Twilight wasn't the only draw at the box office,...

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