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James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" will open in theaters and IMAX everywhere Dec. 18, 2009, but until now, on one really knew the film's final running time. Now the answer is here: 150 minutes.
Twentieth Century Fox's Bruce Snyder told the Hollywood Reporter the movie would run 2.5 ...
Action
Avatar
James Cameron
Justin Long
Sigourney Weaver
It's done! " The Twilight Saga: New Moon " just beat the opening day gross of "The Dark Knight." Wait, what? No, this is not a mistake; "New Moon" did indeed score an amazing $72.7 million Friday.
The Chris Weitz-directed sequel to "Twilight" already pulled $26.2 million from midnight ...
Drama
New Moon
Twilight
The Dark Knight
Chris Weitz
The Box
Push
Seen on: November 20, 2009
The players: Director: Chris Weitz, Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning
Facts of interest: To be honest, I can't think of any.
The plot: Bella is devastated when ...
Drama
Twilight
Chris Weitz
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Bella
The vampires and wolves defeated the young wizard at the North American box office Thursday night, as "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" bagged a solid $26.27 million from midnight screenings yesterday.
Indeed, "New Moon" beat the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which ...
Drama
New Moon
Twilight
Chris Weitz
Harry Dean Stanton
Sally Potter
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
First of all, here is the reaction I experienced from a sold-out crowd at a midnight showing yesterday of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," when the Summit logo showed up: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Good job Summit, you've got millions of Twilighters on your side. Anyway, Kristen Stewart and ...
Drama
Twilight
New Moon
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Chris Weitz
Seen on: November 17, 2009
The players: Director: Werner Herzog, Writer: William M. Finkelstein, Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit
Facts of interest: Won the Christopher D. Smithers Award in Venice.
The plot: The film follows a corrupt New Orleans cop who's addicted ...
Other
Nicolas Cage
Werner Herzog
Eva Mendes
Val Kilmer
William Malone
Robert Pattinson stars in the upcoming Allen Coulter drama "Remember Me," and believe it or not, he's not playing a vampire. A trailer for the family drama has debuted online, and it follows after the jump.
The film was co-written by "Rachel Getting Married" scribe Jenny Lumet, and the ...
Comedy
Rachel Getting Married
Tyler Perry
Pierce Brosnan
Robert Pattinson
Brad Pitt and his Plan B production house have acquired the film rights to Capcom's upcoming video game "Dark Void," which will hit stores in North American and Europe in late January 2010.
The plan is to develop the game into a franchise, and Pitt may end up starring in the project as ...
Drama
Brad Pitt
Game
Chris Weitz's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has not yet officially kicked off its North American run in theatres, but the film is already scoring money and setting new records in several overseas markets.
Early numbers are in already, and the Hollywood Reporter says the sequel to ...
Drama
Twilight
New Moon
Chris Weitz
Australia
Star Wars
The Box
Carl Erik Rinsch is in talks to direct Universal's samurai action flick "47 Ronin," which already stars Keanu Reeves. This big-budget project will mark commercial director Rinsch's feature film debut.
The film follows a gang of samurai swordsmen who seek revenge for the death of their ...
Action
Keanu Reeves
Universal
Chris Morgan
Wanted
300
Good news for Alejandro Amenábar fans! The acclaimed filmmaker's latest movie "Agora" has finally found a buyer that will distribute the war epic in the United States. Thank you, Newmarket Films.
Newmarket will release the film in early 2010. It was produced on an estimated budget ...
Other
Alejandro Amenábar
Rachel Weisz
Anna Faris is in talks to join Robin Williams in Touchstone's upcoming romantic comedy "Wedding Banned." No director is on board yet, but Jack Amiel and Michael Begler wrote the script.
The film follows a divorced couple (Williams) kidnapping their daughter on her wedding day to prevent ...
Comedy
Anna Faris
Robin Williams
Touchstone Pictures
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Observe & Report
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Justin Theroux ("Mulholland Dr.") is keeping himself busy these days, and that's a good thing. The actor/writer/producer/director has just boarded Fox's upcoming romantic space comedy "Space Invader."
The Hollywood Reporter says the story follows a man who wants to space after he ...
Comedy
Justin Theroux
Tropic Thunder
Iron Man
I thought they were done casting Steve Antin's upcoming musical "Burlesque," but I guess I was wrong. The latest to join the party is Eric Dane, the Dr. Mark Sloan dude from "Grey's Anatomy."
Is that a bad thing? You tell me, because I never really watched that show. Anyway, Dane joins a ...
Other
Alan Cumming
Stanley Tucci
Cam Gigandet
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls") moves to South Africa in Darrell J. Roodt's upcoming film "Winnie," a drama focusing on Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie Mandela.
Based on Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography “Winnie Mandela: A Life," the film follows ...
Other
Jennifer Hudson
Kate Hudson
Miley Cyrus returns to the big screen in "The Last Song," and guess what: she won't show up as Hannah Montana. Trust me, it's true. A trailer for the drama is now online, and you can watch it below.
The film directed by Julie Anne Robinson is based on author Nicholas Sparks' new novel, ...
Other
Greg Kinnear
Kelly Preston
Julie Andrews
I'm among those who absolutely adored Rob Marshall's prestigious musical "Chicago," and therefore, I'm really looking forward to his next spectacle "Nine," due in theaters everywhere Dec. 25, 2009.
A new feature trailer for the movie has debuted online, and I encourage you to check it ...
Other
Daniel Day-Lewis
Chicago
Kate Hudson
Judi Dench
Nicole Kidman
Marion Cotillard
A new international "Avatar" featurette has debuted online, and you can check it out after the jump. This one takes some time introducing the central story line, as well as the numerous themes of the film.
James Cameron's 3D action epic opens Dec. 18, 2009, and as you can see in this ...
Action
Avatar
James Cameron
Michelle Rodriguez
Zoe Saldana
Sigourney Weaver
George Strait's 1992 film "Pure Country" will get a sequel, and director Christopher Cain will return to direct "A Pure Country Gift," which he and his son Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark") wrote together.
Country music star Strait will star in the film, which Cain said won't be a straight ...
