Casting Corner: Jason Sudeikis, Mark Ruffalo and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, New Line, Paramount, Warner Bros, Drama, Independent, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Jason Sudeikis: The Saturday Night Live star may be on board for Going the Distance, a romantic comedy starring (exes?) Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. Sudeikis is in talks to play Box, a friend who thinks Justin’s long-distance relationship with Drew is a mistake. (Don’t we all?) Nanette Burstein (American Teen) has been tapped to direct the New Line movie.

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 9, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Weinstein Company, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• Crossing Over: DVD
• Fatal Attraction: Blu-ray
• Fired Up: DVD, Blu-ray
• Gran Torino: DVD, Blu-ray
• Indecent Proposal: Blu-ray
• The International: DVD, Blu-ray
• Predator 2: Blu-ray
• The Siege: Blu-ray
• Spinning Into Butter: DVD

Click here to see the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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Box Office Breakdown: Burn After Reading Smokes Past Competition

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, FOCUS, Lionsgate, Picturehouse, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists, New Releases

Around this same time last year, Tyler Perry was beating George Clooney in a battle at the box office. Now the Sexiest Man Alive is having his day.

This past weekend, cineplexes were kept busy with a handful of new releases. Although each film had a chance of reaching #1, Burn After Reading - starring Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand - emerged as the eventual winner. But the news wasn’t so bad for the other three contenders. Theatergoers clearly starving for fresh material placed all four wide release entries into the chart’s four top slots.

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In Theaters This Weekend: September 12, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Lionsgate, Picturehouse, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Musicals, Satire, Comedy, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Burn After Reading (R): starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand (directed by Joel and Ethan Coen)
• Righteous Kill (R): starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Carla Gugino (directed by Jon Avnet)
• Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (PG-13): starring Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates (directed by Tyler Perry)
• The Women (PG-13): starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes (directed by Diane English)

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