2 films attempt to oust Shutter Island from top spot

1 Comments | Posted on Friday, 26 February 2010 by Ben

This weekend at the U.S box office see's the release of The Crazies and Cop Out as they look to remove Shutter Island from the top spot after the thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese took over $40 million after debuting last week. Bruce Willis returns to the cop-flick in Cop Out after the huge success as John Maclean in the Die Hard franchise. Starring alongside Tracy Morgan as Brooklyn detectives that stumble upon a Mexican drug cartel while trying to r... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Baron Cohen was first choice to host Oscars

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 26 February 2010 by Ben

Bruno and Borat funnyman - Sach Baron Cohen was nearly put in charge of Hollywood's biggest event - the 82nd Academy Awards according to an ABC News report. Baron Cohen was apparently the first choice for Oscar producers but the decision was made to run with the duo of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. "The Acadamy swatted it down. They thought it was too big of a wild card" said show producer Adam Shankman. After the proposal was rejected, it's rumoured Hugh Jackman was again... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

WHAT IS NEXT FOR TARANTINO

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 25 February 2010 by Claire

What’s next for Tarantino you may ask? Well, he could win Best Picture at the Oscars, while The Hurt Locker may be the dark horse, there’s a feeling that Inglorious may snatch it out from under everyone’s nose. Hollywood is made up of a lot of Jewish people, and the vengeance on Hitler in that film was just superb!!! For everyone, not just for the Jews. But he has talked up the fact he would like to tackle a type of “western” next. Tarantino says” I'd like to do a Western. But r... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

How the Soccer World Cup will hurt Hollywood

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 25 February 2010 by Ben

The Soccer World Cup in South Africa is just around the corner and an interesting point was recently raised by Dave McNary of Variety about how the timing of the world's biggest sporting event will impact Hollywood. With the traditional roll-out of the big blockbuster films as the U.S hits summer in May/June/July - what have the big studios done to combat the timing of the World Cup due to kick-off on June 11 and run until July 11. My favourite Americanism from the story is... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Spielberg talks Tintin

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 25 February 2010 by Ben

Master director Steven Spielberg recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn which has been shot in a very similar way to James Cameron's Avatar. Spielberg is quite clearly passionate about the big screen adaption of the hugely popular Herge creation which is set to feature Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and others. "Herge wrote about a fictional people in a real world, not in a fantasy univers... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Spider-Man director meets with James Cameron

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 by Ben

Avatar producer John Landau recently told MTV that the director of the forthcoming Spider-Man film, due to hit cinemas in 2012, Marc Webb, met with Mr. 3D - James Cameron. With the unprecedented success of Avatar at the global box office, it was a no brainer for Sony Pictures and Webb to decide to shoot the next Spider-Man film in 3D. "Last week we met the director" Landau said. "[Webb] wants to do the next one in 3D, which they've announced that they want to do. So, we wan... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Affleck & Damon to re-unite?

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 by Ben

It looks like Mr. Ben Affleck and Mr. Matt Damon (can anyone get over the Team America pronunciation of Damon's name?) are set to re-unite for a Warner Bros film about a New York Yankees sex scandal in the 1970s. Following their breakthrough success together with Good Will Hunting and their subsequent Oscar win, The Trade would see the two appear as Yankee pitchers who caused a national scandal by swapping wives in the sexually-free 70s. The only obstacle could be the fact ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Scream 4 to begin shooting

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 by Ben

The Los Angeles Times has reported Wes Craven will begin shooting Scream 4 in May this year. With the original cast returning - Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, Craven will attempt to revive a 90's franchise to its glory years. With a director who seems to have a complete grip on the thriller theme after success with the earlier Scream films plus A Nightmare On Elm Street and Red Eye, will Scream 4 continue the success? ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

DiCaprio & Scorsese land in top spot

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 22 February 2010 by Ben

Shutter Island, directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio debuted in top spot at the U.S box office helping both men secure the biggest openings of their careers with the film taking an estimated $40.2 million. And in a similar trend seen at our local box office, Valentine's Day secured second spot with $17.2 million in week two of release while the film that won't go away, Avatar grabbed third spot with $16.1 million - this now means the film has grosse... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Shutter Island just beats Valentine's Day in Oz

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 22 February 2010 by Ben

Shutter Island has debuted in top spot at the Australian box office but only just after taking an estimated $2.770 million to the romantic comedy Valentine's Day which took $2.763 million in it's second week in release. Avatar continues to power along nicely with the action blockbuster taking $1.75 million to help push the overall gross to $105,338,630. I heard a new radio campaign which was focussed on seeing Avatar for a second or third time - wonder if it will work? How much $$$ wi... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Shutter Island to test the waters in U.S

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 19 February 2010 by Ben

This weeked at the U.S box office see's the release of the suspense film Shutter Island starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. After a huge weekend following the success of Valentine's Day as one of the largest debuts ever for a romantic comedy, Shutter Island is the story of a federal agent investigating a remote island housing an insane asylum where diobolical experiments on humans are reportedly taking place. Percy Jackson & The Olympians will remain... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

24 to hit the big screen?

1 Comments | Posted on Friday, 19 February 2010 by Ben

Variety recently reported 20th Century Fox film and TV studios were teaming up to bring the hit television series "24" to the big screen. With speculation Jack Bauer will head to Europe as part of the film, it's been speculated "24" star and executive producer Kiefer Sutherland is keen to turn the series into a feature franchise. With the concept of turning the high rating TV series into a feature film still in the early stages, it will be interesting to see whether Fox dec... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

James Cameron talks Avatar sequels

1 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 18 February 2010 by Ben

James Cameron recently spoke to comingsoon.net about the possiblility of Avatar sequels - here's what the great director had to say: Comingsoon.net - When you started writing the script for Avatar 15 years ago, did you have a vision for where the sequels would go? James Cameron - "No, but a lot of ideas for the sequels kind of evolved out of writing the story for Avatar. Anything that we designed, ideas that we had, if we couldn't figure out how to put them in the movie, we... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Cars 2 confirmed

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 18 February 2010 by Ben

Comingsoon.net have reported news direct from the mouth of Walt Disney Company's President and CEO, Bob Iger that Cars 2 will hit cinemas in the U.S on June 24, 2011 - a Australian release date would likely follow. In Cars 2, the world is a racetrack as superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe's fastest and finest. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills a... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Want to see Blind Side Early?

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 by Will

Just in case you didn’t know, THE BLIND SIDE, which releases nationally on Feb 25, will have advanced screenings in most cinemas from this weekend. Blind Side tells the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the te... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Tom Cruise signs on for Mission: impossible IV

1 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 by Ben

It's official - Tom Cruise has signed on the dotted line to star in Mission: Impossible IV and will also produce alongside J.J Abrams. Paramount Pictures have stated the release date will be Memorial Day weekend 2011 in the U.S. With a franchise that has grossed $1.4 billion globally, Paramount has lined up the film to compete against The Hangover 2 while Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens a week earlier on May 20th. Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO BRad G... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Love is in the air - Valentine's Day rules the Oz box office

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 15 February 2010 by Ben

Avatar is no longer the top film at the Aussie box office following the huge debut of the absolutely star-studded Valentine's Day, which took $7.46 million over the weekend. Slipping to second spot, the biggest film of all time took $2.8 million to push the overall gross in Australia alone to a jaw dropping $102,592,359 million - wow!!! The other films released last week were The Wolfman which took third spot with $1.86 million and Percy Jackson secured fourth with $1.6 mil... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Happy Feet 2 begins filming in Sydney

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 12 February 2010 by Ben

According to news.com.au, production has begun on Happy Feet 2 in Sydney with Hollywood stars Robin Williams, Elijah Wood and Hank Azaria in town to help record voice spots for the animated film. Following the release of the original in 2006 which took US$384 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Director George Miller was hoping to follow in it's older siblings footsteps but that nothing is guaranteed - "I have no confidence whatsoever, you just never... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

BE MY VALENTINE

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 11 February 2010 by Claire

Hollywood are always the first ones to do a remake of a really great foreign film, and totally stuff it up. While Valentine’s Day is an easy watch, and there are some funny moments, do not go into this film expecting anything like Love Actually. V-Day has tried to be the Hollywood version of Love Actually but fails to have the same warmth and wit of Love Actually. With Love Actually, you really got involved with the characters and you cared about them and what they were going through. The h... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

The Lost Symbol to be a film?

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 11 February 2010 by Ben

Variety has reported Columbia Pictures is set to move ahead with plans for the big screen adaption of Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' following the worldwide success of the Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. The question remains - will one Tom Hanks reprise his role as Robert Langdon? One would have to assume so as wouldn't it just be plain weird if someone else stepped in and played Langdon? The Lost Symbol was described as "a masterstroke of stroytelling - a deadly race thr... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

A film with TEETH!

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 11 February 2010 by Will

THE WOLFMAN is the latest in the never-ending line of Hollywood remakes, and as far as some of its predecessors go, it’s pretty damn good! Set in Victorian England, WOLFMAN tells the story of Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) who is a stage actor and somewhat estranged from his family, he returns to his home after the terrible news that his brother has been brutally murdered. Re-uniting with his father, played by Anthony Hopkins, and meeting his brothers now ex-fiancé, Emily Blunt, he launches ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Are we ready for another Fast and Furious?

1 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 9 February 2010 by Will

FAST FIVE is the tentative title that will re-team Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the franchise that made both of them. With the two leads already signed on as well as the producer Neal Moritz and director Justin Lin, and with late 2011 film schedule we may see it in cinemas as early as 2012. With last years FAST AND FURIOUS grossing over $350 million globally pushing the franchise towards the $1billion mark it makes sense that Universal would top up the tanks for one more crack. All t... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Super-Bowl Spots

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 9 February 2010 by Will

Who cares about Cokes new campaign, or what new Hybrid is the most fuel efficient car on the road, or the game for that matter! People watch the super bowl ads for one thing, FILMS! I’ve embedded this years ads. Personally, I’m hanging for Prince of Persia and Shutter Island, I saw The Wolfman last night and it did not disappoint! Lots of body parts removed from their respective owners  Alice in Wonderland Find out more...   |   0 Comments

BLINDSIDED! A MUST SEE TRUE STORY

2 Comments | Posted on Friday, 5 February 2010 by Claire

I think everyone was shocked to find Blindside opened in the number one spot in the U.S when it came out there. I thought this film was going to heavy on the American football. It’s not. I also thought it may be depressing. It’s not that either. I really, really enjoyed this film. Based on the book written by Michael Lewis, this is the true story of Michael Oher, a poor, oversized and under-educated black teenager, who is taken in by an affluent white family, the Touey’s. Sandra Bullock pl... Find out more...   |   2 Comments

Can Avatar hold onto top spot on Super Bowl weekend?

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 5 February 2010 by Ben

This weekend in the U.S see's one of the biggest sporting events on the planet take place - the Super Bowl. How will this affect the success of Avatar and it's complete dominance of the domestic U.S box office? With several big studios set to release the usual ground breaking advertisements, as is the norm for Super Bowl spots which generally cost millions, will the world of Pandora finally slip up and fall down the charts? With two new films releasing - Dear John and From Paris With ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

AC/DC to feature on Iron Man 2 soundtrack

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 by Ben

According to SuperHeroHype, music from one of Australia's greatest musical success stories, AC/DC, will feature in Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2, set for release in Australia on 29 April 2010. It's also been reported Columbia Records (Sony Music here in Oz) will release AC/DC: Iron Man 2 in April which is set to include 15 classic AC/DC songs specifically selected from ten of the band's studio albums. With an Aussie tour about the kick-off which has basically sold out, the inc... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Oscar nominations revealed

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 by Ben

The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards or as they've come to be known, the Oscars, have been revealed overnight with Avatar and The Hurt Locker both receiving 9 nominations each. Interestingly this pits ex husband/wife James Cameron (Avatar) and Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) directly against each other - who will clean up? The key nominations for the awards set to be held on Sunday March 7(Monday for us folms here in Oz) in Hollywood are: Actor in a Leading Role <... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Tron Legacy: The next AVATAR?

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 by Will

I have fond childhood memories of the Jeff Bridges filled TRON film, in which a computer hacker is accidentally turned into a piece of software and sucked into a malicious program. So I was quite excited when I heard of a sequel, albeit some 28 years on from the first instalment, but first glimpses are very impressive and recently the director, Joseph Kosinski, sat down and spoke to MTV about the project. When questioned on the nature of Jeff Bridges return to the franchise he says “J... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Avatar still smashing opposition

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 1 February 2010 by Ben

James Cameron's epic blockbuster, Avatar, once again well and truly dominated the U.S box office and is the number one film after 7 weeks of release, taking another $30 million to push the overall worldwide gross past the $2 billion mark (yes that's what I meant - BILLION!) and looks only days away from breaking the long held record held by Titanic of $600.8 million as the top domestic film of all time in the U.S Edge Of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson, debuted in second spot with a dis... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

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