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On the Road Debuts at Cannes

Kerouac adaptation 30 years in the making debuts

(Newser) - The film adaptation of On the Road has finally reached the screen, more than 30 years after producer Roman Coppola bought the rights to Jack Kerouac's Beat Generation classic. The movie, which stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, and Kirsten Dunst, made its debut at the Cannes film...

Battleship Misfires
 Battleship Misfires 
weekend box office
May 20, 2012 3:24 PM CDT

Battleship Misfires

'Avengers' keeps crushing the competition

(Newser) - Battleship barely raised anchor this weekend with a weak $25 million opening that could make it the next John Carter mega-flop. Even the action flick's $226 million international gross won't ease the pain unless domestic interest picks up, says the Hollywood Reporter . Avengers continued to wallop the domestic...

10 Best Movies Since 2000
 10 Best Movies Since 2000 
May 19, 2012 3:17 PM CDT

10 Best Movies Since 2000

The Artist, Hurt Locker, and Lord of the Rings make the list

(Newser) - What are the 10 best movies since the year 2000? Richard Corliss at Time rounds up the greatest film achievements of the millennium so far. Here's a sampling:

Coming Soon: Rebekah Brooks, the Movie

Fallen News Corp exec to get Hollywood treatment

(Newser) - Rebekah Brooks, the woman who ran Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper unit and is now facing criminal charges in its phone-hacking scandal, is going Hollywood. But not exactly in a good way. A new studio called BiteSize Entertainment is developing a feature film about Brooks and her fall from power,...

Midnight Shows Make Movies Worth Attending Again

Alexander Huls: Sick of talkers, texters? Try the midnight experience

(Newser) - Movie theater etiquette is dying , but there is still one tradition that makes for “a near-ideal cinematic experience,” writes Alexander Huls in the New York Times : “the midnight show.” It’s the first opportunity for passionate fans to see a new film, which means the...

Dark Shadows Has Charm, No Substance

 Dark Shadows 
 Has Charm, 
 No Substance 
movie review
May 11, 2012 9:33 AM CDT

Dark Shadows Has Charm, No Substance

Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton film

(Newser) - Critics aren't thrilled with Tim Burton's latest offering, inspired by the late-1960s cult TV show of the same name and starring Johnny Depp as an 18th-century vampire who is buried alive, only to be accidentally dug up in 1972. The film isn't sure what it wants to...

PG-13 Rating: Ticket to Box-Office Magic?

6 highest-grossing films all have it

(Newser) - One key to The Avengers' record success this weekend: its PG-13 rating. The top six highest-grossing movies ever made are all rated PG-13; the rating points to a film that's titillating enough for teens but isn't likely to offend adults, the Los Angeles Times notes. The rating has...

Avengers Opens to Whopping $200M

Marvel-Disney movie shatters domestic box office record

(Newser) - The Hunger Games is looking a little anemic this weekend: The Avengers swooped in and grabbed a record-bursting opening weekend of $200.3 million, reports the Hollywood Reporter , easily thumping the $169.2 million that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 took in last year in the previous...

Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast
 Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast 
movie review
May 4, 2012 7:37 AM CDT

Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast

Joss Whedon directs Robert Downey Jr. in superhero blowout

(Newser) - Sure, it's an effective moneymaking scheme: release movies about individual superheroes, then one about all of them. But with Joss Whedon at the helm, The Avengers really works. What critics are saying:
  • "Even if you don't particularly like comic-book adaptations, this film just might make a believer
...

Texting at Movies? Probably Just a Matter of Time

This tide seems impossible to stop: Patrick Goldstein

(Newser) - Patrick Goldstein hates—hates—when people text in movie theaters. He's a "purist," he writes in the Los Angeles Times , and can make an impassioned argument about how texters are missing out on the "awe and exhilaration" a great movie can provide if they're constantly...

Cops Sound Alarm on Project X Parties
Cops Sound Alarm on
Project X Parties
Apr 29, 2012 10:15 AM CDT

Cops Sound Alarm on Project X Parties

Teens inspired by film taking over homes for parties

(Newser) - Police are warning homeowners and parents of teenagers to ward off wild parties inspired by the destructive blowout featured in the movie Project X. Teens have taken over at least three vacant California mansions recently. Police found a DJ, drugs and booze when some 400 teens commandeered an empty $5...

Five-Year Engagement a Bit Drawn Out
 Five-Year 
 Engagement 
 a Bit Drawn Out 
reviews
Apr 27, 2012 11:13 AM CDT

Five-Year Engagement a Bit Drawn Out

Jason Segel, Emily Blunt star in truthful romantic comedy

(Newser) - The Five-Year Engagement clocks in at over two hours, which is a bit too long for many critics. But its honesty about relationships makes the Jason Segel-Emily Blunt rom-com stand out from the pack.
  • "Because it's so willing to drill down into Tom and Violet's misery, The
...

Think Like a Man Dumps Hunger Games

'Man' appeals to both sexes

(Newser) - Think Like a Man pulled in $33 million this weekend, unremarkable but for the fact that it ended the Hunger Games' four-week dominance of the box office, reports the Hollywood Reporter . "It worked because it is so damn funny," crowed a Sony exec of Man. "It doesn'...

How to Make a Memorable Movie Quote

First, come up with a weird word...

(Newser) - What is it that makes certain movie quotes stick with you forever? Cornell University researchers figured it out, the Washington Post reports: a combination of uncommon words ("Inigo Montoya") and general, rather than definite, syntax ("a" or "an" rather than "the") make movie quotes...

China Raises Ruckus by Banning Winslet's 3D Breasts

Official explanation is a fake, but decision still isn't going over well

(Newser) - Here's the naked truth: The Chinese will not get the full Titanic effect. Kate Winslet's bare breasts in the 3D version of the movie are being censored in China. "Considering the vivid 3D effects, we fear that viewers may reach out their hands for a touch, and...

American Reunion 'Should Be Last Slice of Pie'

'American Pie' cast returns for comedy about getting older

(Newser) - The latest installment in the American Pie franchise brings back Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott—but it doesn't bring anything new to the table. It's the same story of sexual anxiety, but this time with thirty-somethings.
  • "Remember American Pie? If you do, this movie is redundant
...

Trailer for Whitney's Final Film Debuts

'Sparkle' preview premieres on 'Today'

(Newser) - The trailer for Whitney Houston's final film is here. The Sparkle preview, or at least a portion of it, premiered on Today this morning. The movie is a remake of a 1976 film, and will feature Houston as the mother of three daughters who form a singing group; the...

Hunger Games Hits $251M
 Hunger Games Hits $251M 
BOX OFFICE
Apr 1, 2012 12:32 PM CDT

Hunger Games Hits $251M

Fastest non-sequel to cross the $250M mark

(Newser) - The Hunger Games swallowed the competition for a second weekend in a row , gobbling up $61.1 million to cross the $250 million threshold in just 10 days—the fastest ever for a non-sequel, notes the Hollywood Reporter . Hunger Games dwarfed new entrants on the scene Wrath of the Titans,...

Mirror Mirror Looks Great, Feels Flat
 Mirror Mirror 
 Looks Great, 
 Feels Flat 
movie reviews
Mar 30, 2012 11:40 AM CDT

Mirror Mirror Looks Great, Feels Flat

Julia Roberts stars as evil queen in Snow White spectacle

(Newser) - The latest retelling of Snow White (before June's Snow White and the Huntsman) is a lot like its vain queen: visually stunning, but kind of shallow. Critics aren't particularly impressed with Mirror Mirror:
  • Though director Tarsem Singh "knows how to make performers and sets look good, he
...

Jane Fonda Set to Play Nancy Reagan

In biopic of White House butler Eugene Allen

(Newser) - Jane Fonda, whose liberal views made her a scourge of the political right during the Vietnam War era, will play Nancy Reagan in an upcoming movie. The Butler chronicles the life of longtime White House butler Eugene Allen. Forest Whitaker is nearing a deal to play Allen, who worked under...

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