After months of rumors, CBS made it official today. Barry Allen from The Flash on The CW will be crossing over to visit Supergirl on CBS. The big episode will take place on March 28th. No word on if/when the girl of steel will make an appearance on the scarlet speedster's show.
Here's the press release:
The Flash (Grant Gustin) Will Cross Over To Join Forces With Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) In An Episode Of "Supergirl," Monday, March 28 On CBS
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Here's the press release:
The Flash (Grant Gustin) Will Cross Over To Join Forces With Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) In An Episode Of "Supergirl," Monday, March 28 On CBS
Read More…...
- 2/4/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Josh Charles received his second Best Supporting Actor nomination this morning for playing (the late) Will Gardner on CBS’s The Good Wife. Sick with a cold and cough, he went back to bed after getting up early to let out his dog, Zeus—and learned of his nod when he rolled over and saw a congratulatory email on his iPhone. “Nothing super fancy or exciting, sorry,” he jokes to EW. “I’m really excited about it even if my voice doesn’t sound normal.”
Entertainment Weekly: Lead and supporting actors don’t have to choose an episode to submit until after they’re nominated.
Entertainment Weekly: Lead and supporting actors don’t have to choose an episode to submit until after they’re nominated.
- 7/10/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
A review of tonight's "Hannibal" coming up just as soon as my dog likes applesauce... There was a point in "Yakimono" where I began to worry that the show was finally falling prey to the problem it had very graciously avoided until now: that in order for Hannibal to keep getting away with it, the heroes have to be stupid. Now, Bryan Fuller and company have done decently with the idea that Alana is both not a cop and someone with a longer history with Hannibal, but you're still watching her steadfastly side with the bad guy. And Jack seems to alternate at random between believing that Hannibal is the bad guy and that he's not. (Why on earth do you bring Miriam Lass to be hypnotized by the guy who may have brainwashed her?) Will always knows the truth, and that carries things to a point, but one of...
- 4/12/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
News
ABC Family has ordered additional seasons of Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy. Additionally, the channel is developing three more dramas, including one about brother and sister tennis stars.
While Arrow still won’t be airing an episode that previews the proposed Flash spin-off, fans will still get a first look as two Flash characters — the S.T.A.R. Labs scientists played by Danielle Panabker and Carlos Valdes — will appear in an Arrow episode. However, Grant Gustin‘s Barry Allen will not come out from his coma until Flash premieres (if it becomes a series).
Tyler Perry‘s latest movie, The Single Moms Club did terribly at the box office. However, that’s not going to stop Own from turning it into a TV series. Apparently, that’s what a The Haves and the Have Nots-sized hit gets you at Own.
The Boston Globe looks at shows that...
ABC Family has ordered additional seasons of Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy. Additionally, the channel is developing three more dramas, including one about brother and sister tennis stars.
While Arrow still won’t be airing an episode that previews the proposed Flash spin-off, fans will still get a first look as two Flash characters — the S.T.A.R. Labs scientists played by Danielle Panabker and Carlos Valdes — will appear in an Arrow episode. However, Grant Gustin‘s Barry Allen will not come out from his coma until Flash premieres (if it becomes a series).
Tyler Perry‘s latest movie, The Single Moms Club did terribly at the box office. However, that’s not going to stop Own from turning it into a TV series. Apparently, that’s what a The Haves and the Have Nots-sized hit gets you at Own.
The Boston Globe looks at shows that...
- 3/18/2014
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Chicago – There hasn’t been a new episode of Larry David’s brilliant comedy, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” in almost two years and the creator of the HBO program has yet to commit to ever doing a ninth season, saying recently to TV Guide to ask him again in six months.
I think “Curb” probably will return in late 2014. That’s my guess. However, if you need a little of David’s misanthropic mayhem, check out “Clear History,” an HBO original film premiering tomorrow night, August 10, 2013.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0
Directed by comedy vet Greg Mottola (“Superbad,” “Adventureland”) and featuring an all-star cast atypical for “Curb,” “Clear History” may seem at first to not be directly related to the sitcom but it’s not too long before one realizes that the sense of humor is virtually identical. When David’s character complains about replying to birthday emails because then it becomes a job...
I think “Curb” probably will return in late 2014. That’s my guess. However, if you need a little of David’s misanthropic mayhem, check out “Clear History,” an HBO original film premiering tomorrow night, August 10, 2013.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0
Directed by comedy vet Greg Mottola (“Superbad,” “Adventureland”) and featuring an all-star cast atypical for “Curb,” “Clear History” may seem at first to not be directly related to the sitcom but it’s not too long before one realizes that the sense of humor is virtually identical. When David’s character complains about replying to birthday emails because then it becomes a job...
- 8/9/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Seven years after its cancelation by the Fox Network, "Arrested Development" made its return Sunday on Netflix. The verdict's are still coming in, but the early notices are mixed. The premiere episode in the show's Season 4 was called "Flight Of the Phoenix," but all of the 15 new episodes are available for viewing now. Ardent fans welcomed Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Will Cross, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi and the rest of the Bluth's back beginning at 3 a.m. E.T. Sunday. Several critics saw the nature of on-demand online streaming as...
- 5/26/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Well, Wamg readers, it’s official. Disney has made history with its release of two $1 billion films in a single year.
Here’s the official press release:
Disney.Pixar.S Toy Story 3 Will Cross $1 Billion Today; Disney To Become First Studio With Two $1 Billion Films In One Year
Burbank, Calif. . August 27, 2010 . Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney.Pixar.s Toy Story 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining Alice In Wonderland as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios . the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney first crossed the $1 billion threshold with Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’S Chest in 2006. Toy Story 3 becomes the only animated film to reach this milestone and the seventh title in industry history.
.It.s been an incredible year as we saw the...
Here’s the official press release:
Disney.Pixar.S Toy Story 3 Will Cross $1 Billion Today; Disney To Become First Studio With Two $1 Billion Films In One Year
Burbank, Calif. . August 27, 2010 . Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney.Pixar.s Toy Story 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining Alice In Wonderland as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios . the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney first crossed the $1 billion threshold with Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’S Chest in 2006. Toy Story 3 becomes the only animated film to reach this milestone and the seventh title in industry history.
.It.s been an incredible year as we saw the...
- 8/28/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sometime today, Toy Story 3 crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. The latest Pixar sequel becomes the only animated film to reach this milestone and the seventh title in industry history. Disney becomes the first studio to ever have two $1 billion film in one year -- the other being Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Press release after the jump. For Immediate Release Disney•Pixar’S Toy Story 3 Will Cross $1 Billion Today; Disney To Become First Studio With Two $1 Billion Films In One Year Burbank, Calif. – August 27, 2010 – Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining Alice in Wonderland as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios – the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney ...
- 8/27/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
If your boyfriend offers to dress up like a girl in order to star in a movie with you, is it romantic or is it just plain strange? High School Musical star Zac Efron admits he wouldn't mind cross dressing in order to star in the upcoming film Sucker Punch with girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens. "I think it's an all-girl movie," he said. "But if there's any way to be in that film, I'd do it. I'd play a girl if I had to." If the couple wasn't always all over each other, we'...
- 6/2/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
Kate Moss was pretty giggly earlier today as she and her boyfriend Jamie Hince arrived at London's Heathrow airport. It was recently announced that Kate will be co-chairing next year's Costume Institute Gala, but right now they're heading to the Us, where Kate is rumored to be hosting a Halloween party. She was feeling festive earlier this week, and apparently she's on top of her costume — she and a friend are planning to be Tina Turner and Cher. Hopefully Jamie doesn't mind that they aren't dressing up as a couple, but clearly he's her preferred partner for traveling. To see more of Kate and Jamie as they begin their trip just read more. Flynet and Bauer-Griffin Online...
- 10/30/2008
- by Molly
- Popsugar.com
Tokyo International Film Festival
TOKYO -- Presented at the opening of Tokyo International Film Festival as a memorial screening of Sino-Japanese friendship, "Crossing Over" ("Feng Huang") is a co-production that is aimed more at the Japanese market than the Chinese one. Its outmoded subject and old-school directorial style signal a generation gap between 38-year-old director-writer Jin Chen and the crop of young talent that's remapping Chinese cinema in much more exciting and innovative ways. Anachronistically appropriating the early period pieces of 5th generation directors such as Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou, Jin only occasionally comes close to recreating their historic vision and insight into humanity.
Based on a true story and spanning more than three decades, the film represents prison as a microcosm of Chinese society -- its bureaucracy, factionalism, punitive control, barbarity, sexual repression and the Chinese's resilience, loyalty and altruistic love. At the same time, the prison is a subjective space sealed off from social reality. Outside, wars rage, governments fall and rise. Inside, life goes on in a time warp.
Liu Lang (Kiichi Nakai), a Japanese orphan brought up in China, is thrown into jail in the 1920s when he injured someone who threatened his lover's honor. There he befriends Liang Jianwang (Guo Tao from "Crazy Stone"), an innocent inmate with psychic abilities. Liang's predictions of calamity come true and Liu Lang suffers a great loss in his life. In the female quarters, there is a woman similarly stripped of all hope. Zhou Hong Miao Pu) has been sentenced to death for poisoning her abusive husband, but her pregnancy brings an unwanted reprieve.
Punishment in the form of cleaning pig pens gives them the unexpected chance to bond over shared odors. Even though the male and female prisoners are segregated, the two grow to savor every moment of being in each other's presence, no matter how far apart physically. They cling to an ancient legend about the phoenix signifying that their Zodiac destinies Will Cross. As a result, they survive decades of hardship and separation believing they can be together one day.
The relentless documentation of human suffering and tragedies both personal and en masse in an inclement natural and social environment makes the two hours running time seem like a life-sentence itself. Some "Papillon"-like escapades and outdoor scenes come as a welcome relief but they are as rare as amnesties.
Thankfully, distinguished Japanese actor Kiichi Nakai's impassioned performance helps to alleviate the heaviness of theme and content. Reducing dubbed Mandarin language to a minimum, Nakai delivers a world of eloquent emotions with his rich body language and complex facial expressions. He invests his character with dignity, demonstrating both stolid endurance, and a raging will to fight even when the match is completely rigged against him. Miao Pu also gives a demonstrative performance that generates sparks in their scenes together.
CROSSING OVER
New Wave Co/Kadokawa Pictures
Credits:
Writer/director: Jin Chen
Screenwriter: Shen Jie
Producers: Kiichi Nakai, Naoyuki Sakagami
Executive producer/producer: Shirley Kao
Executive producers: Cai Guanshen, Han Hongfei
Director of photography: Meng Xiaoqing
Production designer: Zhou Yisha
Music: S.E.N.S.
Cast:
Liu Lang: Kiichi Nakai
Zhou Hong: Miao Pu
Liang Jiawang: Guo Tao
Running time 121 minutes
No MPAA rating...
TOKYO -- Presented at the opening of Tokyo International Film Festival as a memorial screening of Sino-Japanese friendship, "Crossing Over" ("Feng Huang") is a co-production that is aimed more at the Japanese market than the Chinese one. Its outmoded subject and old-school directorial style signal a generation gap between 38-year-old director-writer Jin Chen and the crop of young talent that's remapping Chinese cinema in much more exciting and innovative ways. Anachronistically appropriating the early period pieces of 5th generation directors such as Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou, Jin only occasionally comes close to recreating their historic vision and insight into humanity.
Based on a true story and spanning more than three decades, the film represents prison as a microcosm of Chinese society -- its bureaucracy, factionalism, punitive control, barbarity, sexual repression and the Chinese's resilience, loyalty and altruistic love. At the same time, the prison is a subjective space sealed off from social reality. Outside, wars rage, governments fall and rise. Inside, life goes on in a time warp.
Liu Lang (Kiichi Nakai), a Japanese orphan brought up in China, is thrown into jail in the 1920s when he injured someone who threatened his lover's honor. There he befriends Liang Jianwang (Guo Tao from "Crazy Stone"), an innocent inmate with psychic abilities. Liang's predictions of calamity come true and Liu Lang suffers a great loss in his life. In the female quarters, there is a woman similarly stripped of all hope. Zhou Hong Miao Pu) has been sentenced to death for poisoning her abusive husband, but her pregnancy brings an unwanted reprieve.
Punishment in the form of cleaning pig pens gives them the unexpected chance to bond over shared odors. Even though the male and female prisoners are segregated, the two grow to savor every moment of being in each other's presence, no matter how far apart physically. They cling to an ancient legend about the phoenix signifying that their Zodiac destinies Will Cross. As a result, they survive decades of hardship and separation believing they can be together one day.
The relentless documentation of human suffering and tragedies both personal and en masse in an inclement natural and social environment makes the two hours running time seem like a life-sentence itself. Some "Papillon"-like escapades and outdoor scenes come as a welcome relief but they are as rare as amnesties.
Thankfully, distinguished Japanese actor Kiichi Nakai's impassioned performance helps to alleviate the heaviness of theme and content. Reducing dubbed Mandarin language to a minimum, Nakai delivers a world of eloquent emotions with his rich body language and complex facial expressions. He invests his character with dignity, demonstrating both stolid endurance, and a raging will to fight even when the match is completely rigged against him. Miao Pu also gives a demonstrative performance that generates sparks in their scenes together.
CROSSING OVER
New Wave Co/Kadokawa Pictures
Credits:
Writer/director: Jin Chen
Screenwriter: Shen Jie
Producers: Kiichi Nakai, Naoyuki Sakagami
Executive producer/producer: Shirley Kao
Executive producers: Cai Guanshen, Han Hongfei
Director of photography: Meng Xiaoqing
Production designer: Zhou Yisha
Music: S.E.N.S.
Cast:
Liu Lang: Kiichi Nakai
Zhou Hong: Miao Pu
Liang Jiawang: Guo Tao
Running time 121 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 11/29/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- The Festival de Cannes will be ringing in its 60th birthday with what promises to be a star-studded, U.S.-heavy official lineup as organizers announced the schedule Thursday.
The Riviera-set shindig will open with Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", finally putting to bed speculation that the director's first English-language title wouldn't be finished in time for a Cannes slot.
This year's lineup is a heady mix of fest vets and fresh faces after last year's lineup introduced a lot of newcomers. Of the 22 films In Competition, 13 are from directors who have never before vied for the Palme d'Or.
The lineup features a potpourri of international talent and, according to the festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux: "It's becoming more and more difficult to say what nationality each film is."
Returning to Cannes are previous Palme d'Or winners the Coen brothers with "No Country for Old Men" and Gus Van Sant with "Paranoid Park". Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to bring to the Competition lineup a version of "Death Proof" the helmer created specifically for the festival that is different from the "Grindhouse" cut Dimension Films released stateside this month.
In this year's Out of Competition category Brit Michael Winterbottom is the sole U.K. flagwaver, returning to Cannes for the sixth time with Paramount Vantage's Angelina Jolie starrer "A Mighty Heart".
Steven Soderbergh is back with his much-anticipated star-powered "Ocean's Thirteen" (Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore with his expectedly controversial health care documentary "Sicko" (the Weinstein Co.).
David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount /Warner Bros. co-production previously tipped to be the closing film, also Will Cross the Atlantic to compete for the fest's top prize.
While the American faces in official selection are recognizable, the selection committee opted for Gallic filmmakers never before seen In Competition, including Catherine Breillat for "Une Vieille Maitresse" and Christophe Honore for "Les Chansons d'Amour".
New York artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is bringing "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," while the black-and-white cartoon "Persepolis" will animate the Competition category.
Asian films are a noticeable minority In Competition this year, with only Korean Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine", Japanese Naomi Kawase's "Mogari no Mori" and Kim Ki-duk's "Breath" making the cut.
The Riviera-set shindig will open with Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", finally putting to bed speculation that the director's first English-language title wouldn't be finished in time for a Cannes slot.
This year's lineup is a heady mix of fest vets and fresh faces after last year's lineup introduced a lot of newcomers. Of the 22 films In Competition, 13 are from directors who have never before vied for the Palme d'Or.
The lineup features a potpourri of international talent and, according to the festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux: "It's becoming more and more difficult to say what nationality each film is."
Returning to Cannes are previous Palme d'Or winners the Coen brothers with "No Country for Old Men" and Gus Van Sant with "Paranoid Park". Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to bring to the Competition lineup a version of "Death Proof" the helmer created specifically for the festival that is different from the "Grindhouse" cut Dimension Films released stateside this month.
In this year's Out of Competition category Brit Michael Winterbottom is the sole U.K. flagwaver, returning to Cannes for the sixth time with Paramount Vantage's Angelina Jolie starrer "A Mighty Heart".
Steven Soderbergh is back with his much-anticipated star-powered "Ocean's Thirteen" (Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore with his expectedly controversial health care documentary "Sicko" (the Weinstein Co.).
David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount /Warner Bros. co-production previously tipped to be the closing film, also Will Cross the Atlantic to compete for the fest's top prize.
While the American faces in official selection are recognizable, the selection committee opted for Gallic filmmakers never before seen In Competition, including Catherine Breillat for "Une Vieille Maitresse" and Christophe Honore for "Les Chansons d'Amour".
New York artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is bringing "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," while the black-and-white cartoon "Persepolis" will animate the Competition category.
Asian films are a noticeable minority In Competition this year, with only Korean Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine", Japanese Naomi Kawase's "Mogari no Mori" and Kim Ki-duk's "Breath" making the cut.
PARIS -- The Festival de Cannes will be ringing in its 60th birthday with what promises to be a star-studded, U.S.-heavy official lineup as organizers announced the schedule Thursday.
The Riviera-set shindig will open with Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", finally putting to bed speculation that the director's first English-language title wouldn't be finished in time for a Cannes slot.
This year's lineup is a heady mix of fest vets and fresh faces after last year's lineup introduced a lot of newcomers. Of the 22 films In Competition, 13 are from directors who have never before vied for the Palme d'Or.
The lineup features a potpourri of international talent and, according to the festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux: "It's becoming more and more difficult to say what nationality each film is."
Returning to Cannes are previous Palme d'Or winners the Coen brothers with "No Country for Old Men" and Gus Van Sant with "Paranoid Park". Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to bring to the Competition lineup a version of "Death Proof" the helmer created specifically for the festival that is different from the "Grindhouse" cut Dimension Films released stateside this month.
In this year's Out of Competition category Brit Michael Winterbottom is the sole U.K. flagwaver, returning to Cannes for the sixth time with Paramount Vantage's Angelina Jolie starrer "A Mighty Heart".
Steven Soderbergh is back with his much-anticipated star-powered "Ocean's Thirteen" (Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore with his expectedly controversial health care documentary "Sicko" (the Weinstein Co.).
David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount /Warner Bros. co-production previously tipped to be the closing film, also Will Cross the Atlantic to compete for the fest's top prize.
While the American faces in official selection are recognizable, the selection committee opted for Gallic filmmakers never before seen In Competition, including Catherine Breillat for "Une Vieille Maitresse" and Christophe Honore for "Les Chansons d'Amour".
New York artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is bringing "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," while the black-and-white cartoon "Persepolis" will animate the Competition category.
Asian films are a noticeable minority In Competition this year, with only Korean Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine", Japanese Naomi Kawase's "Mogari no Mori" and Kim Ki-duk's "Breath" making the cut.
The Riviera-set shindig will open with Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", finally putting to bed speculation that the director's first English-language title wouldn't be finished in time for a Cannes slot.
This year's lineup is a heady mix of fest vets and fresh faces after last year's lineup introduced a lot of newcomers. Of the 22 films In Competition, 13 are from directors who have never before vied for the Palme d'Or.
The lineup features a potpourri of international talent and, according to the festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux: "It's becoming more and more difficult to say what nationality each film is."
Returning to Cannes are previous Palme d'Or winners the Coen brothers with "No Country for Old Men" and Gus Van Sant with "Paranoid Park". Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to bring to the Competition lineup a version of "Death Proof" the helmer created specifically for the festival that is different from the "Grindhouse" cut Dimension Films released stateside this month.
In this year's Out of Competition category Brit Michael Winterbottom is the sole U.K. flagwaver, returning to Cannes for the sixth time with Paramount Vantage's Angelina Jolie starrer "A Mighty Heart".
Steven Soderbergh is back with his much-anticipated star-powered "Ocean's Thirteen" (Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore with his expectedly controversial health care documentary "Sicko" (the Weinstein Co.).
David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount /Warner Bros. co-production previously tipped to be the closing film, also Will Cross the Atlantic to compete for the fest's top prize.
While the American faces in official selection are recognizable, the selection committee opted for Gallic filmmakers never before seen In Competition, including Catherine Breillat for "Une Vieille Maitresse" and Christophe Honore for "Les Chansons d'Amour".
New York artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is bringing "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," while the black-and-white cartoon "Persepolis" will animate the Competition category.
Asian films are a noticeable minority In Competition this year, with only Korean Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine", Japanese Naomi Kawase's "Mogari no Mori" and Kim Ki-duk's "Breath" making the cut.
- 4/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- The Festival de Cannes will be ringing in its 60th anniversary with what promises to be a star-studded, U.S.-heavy official lineup as organizers announced the schedule Thursday.
The Riviera-set shindig will open with Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", finally putting to bed speculation that the director's first English-language film wouldn't be finished in time for a Cannes slot.
This year's lineup is a heady mix of fest vets and fresh faces after last year's lineup introduced a lot of newcomers. Of the 22 films In Competition, 13 are from directors who have never before vied for the Palme d'Or.
The lineup features a potpourri of international talent and, according to the festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux: "It's becoming more and more difficult to say what nationality each film is."
Returning to Cannes are previous Palme d'Or winners the Coen brothers with "No Country for Old Men" and Gus Van Sant with "Paranoid Park". Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to bring to the Competition lineup a version of "Death Proof" the helmer created specifically for the festival that is different from the "Grindhouse" cut Dimension Films released stateside this month.
In this year's Out of Competition category Brit Michael Winterbottom is the sole U.K. flagwaver, returning to Cannes for the sixth time with Paramount Vantage's Angelina Jolie starrer "A Mighty Heart".
Steven Soderbergh is back with his much-anticipated star-powered "Ocean's Thirteen" (Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore with his expectedly controversial health care documentary "Sicko" (the Weinstein Co.).
With "Blueberry", "Sicko" and "Death Proof", the Weinstein Co. will have a particularly high profile at this year's fest.
"We are so proud to have three films premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Official Selection, especially these specific three films, which were all made by filmmakers who have a long history with the festival," Harvey Weinstein said. "We've never had this many films premiere in the Official Selection."
Said Moore, whose "Fahrenheit 9/11" took the Palme d'Or three years ago: "I'm honored to be asked again to Cannes. It's been a good luck charm for us and the perfect place to present our work to the rest of the world."
David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount /Warner Bros. co-production previously tipped to be the closing film, also Will Cross the Atlantic to compete for the fest's top prize.
The Riviera-set shindig will open with Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", finally putting to bed speculation that the director's first English-language film wouldn't be finished in time for a Cannes slot.
This year's lineup is a heady mix of fest vets and fresh faces after last year's lineup introduced a lot of newcomers. Of the 22 films In Competition, 13 are from directors who have never before vied for the Palme d'Or.
The lineup features a potpourri of international talent and, according to the festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux: "It's becoming more and more difficult to say what nationality each film is."
Returning to Cannes are previous Palme d'Or winners the Coen brothers with "No Country for Old Men" and Gus Van Sant with "Paranoid Park". Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to bring to the Competition lineup a version of "Death Proof" the helmer created specifically for the festival that is different from the "Grindhouse" cut Dimension Films released stateside this month.
In this year's Out of Competition category Brit Michael Winterbottom is the sole U.K. flagwaver, returning to Cannes for the sixth time with Paramount Vantage's Angelina Jolie starrer "A Mighty Heart".
Steven Soderbergh is back with his much-anticipated star-powered "Ocean's Thirteen" (Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore with his expectedly controversial health care documentary "Sicko" (the Weinstein Co.).
With "Blueberry", "Sicko" and "Death Proof", the Weinstein Co. will have a particularly high profile at this year's fest.
"We are so proud to have three films premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Official Selection, especially these specific three films, which were all made by filmmakers who have a long history with the festival," Harvey Weinstein said. "We've never had this many films premiere in the Official Selection."
Said Moore, whose "Fahrenheit 9/11" took the Palme d'Or three years ago: "I'm honored to be asked again to Cannes. It's been a good luck charm for us and the perfect place to present our work to the rest of the world."
David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount /Warner Bros. co-production previously tipped to be the closing film, also Will Cross the Atlantic to compete for the fest's top prize.
- 4/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2006 summer season winds down internationally with Walt Disney Co.'s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead 's Chest dominant for the ninth consecutive weekend, absconding with an estimated $11.8 million from 6,681 screens in 49 territories. With no significant competition Dead Man's Chest finished nearly 60% ahead of the weekend's No. 2 title, Miami Vice -- the film pushed its overseas gross total to a mighty $579.1 million, and to $991.9 million worldwide. Buena Vista International, which distributes Disney films, predicts Dead Man's Chest Will Cross the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales by next weekend. If that happens, it will join 1997's Titanic (worldwide boxoffice of $1.85 billion) and 2003's Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King ($1.12 billion) as the only three films in industry history to break the $1 billion boxoffice barrier. Whereas Titanic and Lord benefited by 11 Oscar wins each, Dead Man's Chest is "purely doing it on the basis of fan support," noted David Kornblum, BV's vp of international theatrical sales and distribution.
The 2006 summer season winds down internationally with Walt Disney Co.'s "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead 's Chest" dominant for the ninth consecutive weekend, absconding with an estimated $11.8 million from 6,681 screens in 49 territories. With no significant competition "Dead Man's Chest" finished nearly 60% ahead of the weekend's No. 2 title, "Miami Vice" -- the film pushed its overseas gross total to a mighty $579.1 million, and to $991.9 million worldwide. Buena Vista International, which distributes Disney films, predicts "Dead Man's Chest" Will Cross the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales by next weekend. If that happens, it will join 1997's "Titanic" (worldwide boxoffice of $1.85 billion) and 2003's "Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King" ($1.12 billion) as the only three films in industry history to break the $1 billion boxoffice barrier. Whereas "Titanic" and "Lord" benefited by 11 Oscar wins each, "Dead Man's Chest" is "purely doing it on the basis of fan support," noted David Kornblum, BV's vp of international theatrical sales and distribution.
Those pirates continue to rule as Buena Vista's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest led Friday's boxoffice returns. Boxoffice tracking site boxofficemojo.com estimates that the hit movie grossed an estimated $9.95 million Friday, setting itself up to score about another $30 million this weekend, its third weekend in release. While that number would represent a drop-off of about 50% from last weekend, when the movie picked up $62.3 million, there's no cause for alarm. Having grossed an estimated $296.6 million to date, Dead Man's Chest Will Cross the $300 million mark Saturday, its sixteenth day in release.
- 7/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Although four new wide releases will try to climb the boxoffice heights this weekend, they are facing a veritable Mount Everest in 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: The Meltdown", which established itself last weekend as the first bona fide blockbuster of the year when it opened to $68 million. The animated hit -- which already has reached beyond its core base of family audiences to bring in crowds in their 20s and 30s -- has been pulling in more than $3 million a day during the week and should hit the $80 million mark by the time multiplexes open today. "Meltdown" easily Will Cross the $100 million mark during the weekend as it looks to claim another big score. The sequel should produce a figure in the high-$30 million range or more. Two rookies are contesting for runner-up status. Sony Pictures' "The Benchwarmers" and New Line Cinema's "Take the Lead"could find themselves jostling for attention in the midteen millions.
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