This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 23, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Magnolia, Lionsgate, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Biopics, Classics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Music, Period, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:
- The African Queen: DVD, Blu-ray
- Bigger Than Life: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Blind Side: DVD, Blu-ray
- Brothers: DVD, Blu-ray
- Damage: DVD
- Days of Heaven: Blu-ray
- Fantastic Mr. Fox: DVD, Blu-ray
- Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Men Who Stare at Goats: DVD, Blu-ray
- Red Cliff: DVD, Blu-ray
- The T.A.M.I. Show (Collector’s Edition): DVD
- Toy Story (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD/Blu-ray combo
- Toy Story 2 (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD/Blu-ray combo
- Yojimbo & Sanjuro: Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Box Office Breakdown: A Bloody Good Debut for New Moon
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
After months of endless promotion, New Moon finally opened this weekend to monster-sized numbers. But how exactly did the film compare to the other theatrical giants?
- Despite earning over $142 million since midnight Thursday, the adaptation’s debut still falls behind The Dark Knight ($158.4) and Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million).
- The sequel did, though, beat Knight for the best first day open ($72.7 compared to $67.2 million).
- It had the largest midnight opening ($26.3 million) to date. (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grossed $22.2 million.)
- Moon also topped Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire‘s 2005 November debut ($102.7 million).
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Box Office Breakdown: Christmas Carol Wins, Precious Soars
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
We’re still weeks away from Thanksgiving, but theatergoers already have Christmas on their minds.
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, the umpteenth version of the Charles Dickens tale, brought the story back to life with a visual rendition. Robert Zemeckis’ latest holiday creation earned over $30 million, surpassing Polar Express’ open by $7 million. Although the Jim Carrey film didn’t come close to its reported $180 million budget, Carol still has weeks to go before Avatar takes over 3D screens.
Meanwhile, a film with no bells or whistles made an impact just outside the Top 10. Precious, Sundance’s Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize winner, broke a record while in limited release. The 12th place entry averaged a whopping $104,025 this weekend over only 18 theaters. That’s the largest per screen average for any film opening in more than 10 locations.
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In Theaters This Weekend: November 6, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Universal, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Animation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- The Box (PG-13): starring James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella (directed by Richard Kelly)
- Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG): starring Jim Carrey, John Cleese, Gary Oldman (directed by Robert Zemeckis)
- The Fourth Kind (PG-13): starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton (directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi)
- The Men Who Stare at Goats (R): starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges (directed by Grant Heslov)
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Ewan McGregor’s Bond with a Goat
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Political, Satire, Comedy, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Ewan McGregor had a magical connection with the goat who starred in his latest movie. The Scottish actor had to work alongside the animal in upcoming film The Men Who Stare Goats and admits they became very close.
“There was a scene when George [Clooney] and I are lost, and we are sleeping in the desert. I am supposed to be awakened when a goat with a little bell walks by. I follow the goat and it leads us to water. It saves our lives. We did the first take and the goat just ran through,” Ewan said. “But in the second take, the goat looked at me and it stopped perfectly in the frame. It stood there looking at me for almost 30 seconds. I looked at the goat and the goat looked at me, then it was almost as if he nodded and just carried on. It was absolutely perfect.”
Ewan is not the only star of the movie to have praised the goat. George recently joked he wanted the Velvet Goldmine star to take acting lessons from the goat because it was more talented. “I’m now working with goats, we spent a lot of time together. The goat I had to stare out was a great actor - if you told him to do something he would. Now if I only I had got Ewan to take lessons from him we’d be onto a winner!” he quipped. “But although they were good, I don’t think I want to be working with animals again in the near future!”
The Men Who Stare at Goats opens Friday, November 6.
First Look: Clooney and Bridges Staring at Goats
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Political, Satire, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,
Considering George Clooney‘s upcoming film, The Men Who Stare at Goats, centers around cloud-busting, flying, Jedi-trained psychic killers hired by the government, I’m shocked that I haven’t heard about this film sooner.
With Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and J.K. Simmons rounding off the cast, I can’t say that I disagree with E! as they dub this movie the “Greatest Film Ever Made.” The goats drop when the eccentric comedy hits theaters November 6.
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Getting Into Character: George Clooney in Men Who Stare at Goats
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Casting,
Keep in mind, this mustachioed guy has twice been named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive”...
In Men Who Stare at Goats, George Clooney plans Lyn Cassidy, a soldier in the Iraq War. The film’s co-producer stars opposite Ewan McGregor, a reporter who learns about a secret army unit comprised of psychic soldiers through George.
Goats - an adaptation of Jon Ronson’s 2004 non-fiction book - also features Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.
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