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On the other hand, according to Variety , New Moon set a new record for Wednesday-before-Thanksgiving grosses.
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Normally, I don't put much stock in " anonymous critics ." But I must admit: When I saw TV ads for Avatar during football games yesterday... well, they looked to me like promos for a new video game.
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I think "politely respectful" might be the best way to describe the first reviews of Clint Eastwood's Invictus , a movie that, for the past several months, has been hyped by many pundits and prognosticators as sure-fire Oscar-bait. Were those predictions -- many of them issued even before ...
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Here's the latest from the folks who gave us Snakes on a Train and Transmorphers . Note the ad copy: "The classic story that inspired James Cameron's Avatar ." Oh, really? Do the folks at the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate know about that?
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I'm still playing catch-up after a few exhilarating days at the still-in-progress Starz Denver Film Festival , so I won't have my Mile High City wrap-up posted until Wednesday or Thursday. But I did want to make sure my faithful readers -- both of you -- knew about my two recent Variety reviews: ...
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A clever compilation of movie titles... as they're mentioned in the movies themselves. (Hat-tip to John Guidry and Steven Phelps .)
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Much like my Variety colleague Derek Elley , I enjoyed The Men Who Stare at Goats as a satisfyingly quirky mix of straight-faced, off-the-wall absurdism and darkly comical political satire, featuring splendid ensemble work by the exceptionally well cast George Clooney , Jeff Bridges , Ewan ...
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I have nothing but best wishes and hearty encouragement for the folks organizing the inaugural Cinema Arts Festival Houston , which got some nice coverage today in the Houston Chronicle . But talk about bad timing: The H-Town event takes place directly opposite the Starz Denver Film Festival -- ...
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The raves are rolling in for Hal Holbrook and That Evening Sun . Among the impressed: Stephen Hunter of The New York Times , Ben Steelman of StarNewsOnline.com , Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter , Pete Hammond of Backstage , Lou Lumenick of the New York Po st , Marshall Fine of The ...
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Dan Aykroyd doing the voice of Yogi Bear . Justin Timberlake doing the voice of Boo-Boo . I know: Sounds like a Saturday Night Live skit. But seriously, folks: The movie version of the cartoon is about to start shooting.
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Don’t misunderstand: Hal Holbrook is very happy and deeply grateful to receive the prestigious Excellence in Acting award next week at the Starz Denver Film Festival . But if you push the Emmy- and Tony-winning living legend on the subject, he’ll suggest that maybe, just maybe, the prize is a ...
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My first impression: Oscarcast producers made a very savvy move in selecting Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts for the 2010 awards ceremony. Martin was a pretty terrific solo host for the show in 2001 and ‘03. Indeed, I still chuckle whenever I remember his joke during the ’01 ...
