Box Office Breakdown: Ashton Kutcher Drives Past Speed Racer

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Family, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Books, Lists, New Releases

Despite arresting visuals and a $120 million budget, the Wachowski brothers were unable to bring Speed Racer to life.  The Warner Bros. movie - which many had already predicted would fall behind Iron Man - did even worse than originally thought.  At one point, it was believed the anime adaptation would debut in 2nd place.  Unfortunately, the final box office numbers placed the PG film in third.

Meanwhile, What Happens in Vegas became the second wedding-themed entry in the recent Top Ten.  The comedy, starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, replaced Made of Honor as the go to ‘chick flick’ of the week.  The movie grossed $20.1 million, a slim $1.6 million more than Speed.

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In Theaters This Weekend (5/9)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Magnolia, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Noir, Political, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Speed Racer (PG): starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman (directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski)
• What Happens in Vegas (PG-13): starring Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry (directed by Tom Vaughan)
• America the Beautiful* (R): starring Gerren Taylor, Ted Casablanca, Eve Ensler (directed by Darryl Roberts)
• Before the Rains* (PG-13): starring Linus Roache, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose (directed by Santosh Sivan)
• Bloodline* (NR): (directed by Bruce Burgess)
• The Fall* (R): starring Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell (directed by Tarsem Singh)

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2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (Film)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Picturehouse, FOCUS, Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Lionsgate, Picturehouse, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Independent, Music, Musicals, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Awards, Lists

Thanks to an interim waiver granted by the WGA, the 14th Annual SAG Awards telecast will air as scheduled on Sunday, January 27.  Since plans for the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards are still up in the air, this could be TNT’s most viewed awards show in quite some time.

This year’s film nominees are:

OUTSTANDING LEADING MALE PERFORMANCE

• George Clooney, Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
• Ryan Gosling, Lars And The Real Girl
• Emile Hirsch, Into The Wild
• Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

OUTSTANDING LEADING FEMALE PERFORMANCE

• Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Julie Christie, Away From Her
• Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
• Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
• Ellen Page, Juno

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‘No Country for Old Men’ Earns Big Honor

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Miramax, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Musicals, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Awards, Lists

Although there’s a large slate of movies yet to be released, the National Board of Review kicked off awards season this week with its list of honorees.  Joel and Ethan Coen’s film, No Country for Old Men, walked away with NBR’s prize for Best Film along with two other categories.

The NBR is not necessarily known for predicting Oscar success.  Nevertheless, the group consisting of educators, historians and film industry professionals did select Forrest Whitaker and Helen Mirren as its winners last year.

Here’s a list of the 2007 NBR honorees.  Even if you can’t use these selections in your Academy Awards betting pool, you now know which films you should become familiar with:

• Best Film: No Country for Old Men
• Best Director: Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd
• Best Directorial Debut: Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
• Best Actor: George Clooney, Michael Clayton
• Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her  (Read the FilmCrunch review here.)
• Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Gone Baby Gone

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